View of Arch "A" - Oberlin, Ohio

Title

View of Arch "A" - Oberlin, Ohio

Description

Photograph of the Oberlin College (View of the Arch)

"Both the college and the town of Oberlin were founded in 1833 by a pair of Presbyterian ministers...Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the country...It is also the oldest continuously operating coeducational institution, since having admitted four women in 1837."

Creator

R.W. Johnston Studios

Date

c 1909

Source

NY Times

Relation

Rights

Library of Congress

Publisher

Library of Congress

Contributor

R.W. Johnston Studios

Format

Medium: Photograph

Language

English

Type

Public Architecture

Identifier

Architecture

Coverage

Ohio

Files

22xp-oberlin-articleLarge.jpg

Reference

R.W. Johnston Studios, View of Arch "A" - Oberlin, Ohio, Library of Congress, c 1909

Cite As

R.W. Johnston Studios, “View of Arch "A" - Oberlin, Ohio,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 24, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/7.