Directions:

Location:

Mary Church Terrell Main Library
148 W College St. Oberlin, OH 44074-1545

Parking:

The main visitor lot is the east Service Building lot, and the south row of the Carnegie Building lot for visitors to offices within that building.

Search Tools

Search.Libraries

Books, articles, scores, recordings, and films at Oberlin, OhioLINK, online, and beyond.

Databases A-Z

The Databases A-Z list provides a complete alphabetical list of searchable databases accessible to you through the Oberlin College Libraries. The databases range from those that cover multiple subject areas, e.g. JSTOR or Web of Science, to more narrow research topics, e.g. SOCIndex.

They contain both citations and full text for ebooks, peer reviewed journals, newspapers, magazines, data sets, images, music, primary documents, and more. You will want to use them for finding credible and scholarly materials required for your college research.

If you are unsure which databases are best for your research topic try using the subject and type filters, consult a subject or course guide, Ask a Librarian, or make a research appointment.

Course Reserves

Materials on reserve for a specific course. Search for course reserve lists by course instructor's name, course name, or course code.

Journals A-Z

Use to browse complete issues of a journal, magazine, or newspaper or to check Oberlin's access to a title. To find individual articles, use Search.Libraries.

OhioLINK

Books & ebooks, scores, videos, and audio available from OhioLINK institutions. Use this option to request physical items from other libraries.

WorldCat

WorldCat contains more than 43 million records describing books and other items owned by libraries around the world. You can search for popular books, music, CDs, and videos—all of the physical items you're used to getting from libraries. You can also discover digital content, such as downloadable audiobooks. Use InterLibrary Loan to order materials that you locate on WorldCat.

Research Guides

Course Guides

Course Guides are organized collections of resources created for the research and information needs of students in specific courses. Research strategies and library services are also included.

Source Type Guides

Oberlin College librarians have identified the best platforms for finding resources by source type, including newspapers, magazines, dissertations and theses, books, music, primary sources, and more. Some guides also provide search tips and techniques.

Subject Guides

Research guides are the gateway to library collections and resources. Created and maintained by Oberlin College & Conservatory reference and subject librarians, Guides by Subject are organized by their relevant subject areas to provide a detailed list of recommended scholarly sources, including: databases; internet and digital resources; and the libraries’ collections of books, journals, magazines, music, art, DVDs, etc.

Guides also help you develop search strategies, cite sources and manage bibliographic references, and lead to a librarian who can provide further assistance. Subject guides are displayed alphabetically.

Architecture of Oberlin College

Resources

Sources Consulted

Blodgett, Geoffrey. Oberlin Architecture, College and Town: A Guide to Its Social History. Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College, 1985.

Blodgett, Geoffrey. Oberlin History: Essays and Impressions. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2006.

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Cleveland, OH: Case University and the Western Reserve Historical Society, Web edition, 1998 with continuous updates.

General Catalogue of Oberlin College, 1833 [-] 1908. Including an account of the principal events in the history of the college, with illustrations of the college buildings. Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College, 1909.

Oberlin College Alumni Catalogue, 1833-1936. Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College, 1937.

McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

Oberlin College Archives. Map Collection (RG 52).

Oberlin College Archives. Photographs: Buildings (RG 32/4).

Oberlin College Archives. Photographs: Subjects (RG 32/5).

Oberlin College Archives. Records of the Office of Business and Finance (RG6).

Oberlin College Archives. Records of the Office of the Secretary (RG 5).

Oberlin College Archives. Aughenbaugh, Karl, with photographs by Geoffrey Blodgett. Unpublished report on College buildings and projects, ca. 1953. Oberlin File (RG 21), IV. A. College Miscellany.

Ohio State Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society. Ohio Historic Inventory forms, accessed from the City-wide Building Inventory on the Oberlin Heritage Center website.

College and Town History