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M. P. Dascomb's Recommendation for Louisa AlexanderDascomb's recommendation as President of Oberlin's Female Department for Louisa Alexander's acceptance as a teacher alongside Amanda Thomas Wall in…
Elizabeth Glenn PortraitThis 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 SchoolThis news article published in the Oberlin News-Tribune on November 5th, 1940, explains the controversy surrounding the placement of Betty Glenn…
$375,000 For African CarvingNewspaper clipping describing Sylvia Williams' acquisition of a $375,000 Yombe carving
Rev. Francis L. Cardozo's Letter to Samuel Hunt, Superintendent of Education of the AMAIn this letter Cardozo asks Hunt to respond and assure both Wall and Alexander that he had not in fact requested white teachers from the AMA as Hunt…
Report on the 31st Annual Meeting of The Association for the Study of Negro Life and HistoryThis journal article covers the topics of 31st annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History which was held in…
Letter from S. Frederick Starr to Frances Walker-SlocumThis 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…
Washington Post Obituary for Ruth Anna FisherThis is an obituary of Ruth Anna Fisher found in the Washington Post describing her life and work as a historian and archivist for the Library of…
Oberlin College Transcript of Ruth Anna FisherThe class schedule and transcript for Ruth Anna Fisher during her time at Oberlin College.
Memorial Tribute for Sylvia H. WilliamPamphlet handed out at Williams' Memorial service