Twentieth Century

Letter From John Franklin Jameson to Waldo G. Leland

Jameson reaches out to Leland to introduce Ruth Anna Fisher, his employee, and ask Leland to assist her in any way possible.

Oberlin College Transcript of Ruth Anna Fisher

The class schedule and transcript for Ruth Anna Fisher during her time at Oberlin College.

Frances Walker 1975 Carnegie Hall Recital Program

This document includes a photograph of Frances Walker-Slocum, previous reviews of her piano performances (serving as a biography), and the…

Letter from S. Frederick Starr to Frances Walker-Slocum

This letter is from Oberlin College president S. Frederick Starr who wrote to apologize to Walker-Slocum for missing a dinner in her honor. He goes on…

Memorial Tribute for Sylvia H. William

Pamphlet handed out at Williams' Memorial service

$375,000 For African Carving

Newspaper clipping describing Sylvia Williams' acquisition of a $375,000 Yombe carving

A Glance at the Past and Looking into the Future

Newspaper clipping in which Williams describes the connection that Black americans have to an African art museum

Betty Glenn Thomas Interviewed By Eva Schlesinger

This oral history interview with Betty Glenn Thomas was done be Eva Schlesinger for the Oberlin Oral History Project on April 25th, 1985. In the…

Elizabeth Glenn Portrait

This portrait of Thomas was taken before she was married and took her husband's last name.

School Board Receives Protest: Petition Presented Claiming Racial Discrimination at Centennial School

This news article published in the Oberlin News-Tribune on November 5th, 1940, explains the controversy surrounding the placement of Betty Glenn…