Acknowledgments
Themes:
The Lane Rebels and Early Anti-Slavery at Oberlin; The Underground Railroad and the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue; Nisei at Oberlin in the World War II Years; Carpenters for Christmas: Civil Rights in Mississippi; Anti-War Protest and the Kent State Shootings
Exhibit:
Oberlin College contribution to Courage and Compassion: Our Shared Story of the Japanese American World War II Experience, Oberlin, 2018
Partners & Team
Tim Elgren, former Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences; Alexia Hudson-Ward, Director of Libraries; Ken Grossi, College Archivist; Anne Salsich, Associate Archivist; Megan Mitchell, Academic Engagement & Digital Initiatives Coordinator/Team Leader, Instruction; Emily Crawford, Office of Communications; Louisa Hoffman, Archival Assistant; Marla Thompson, Administrative Assistant to the Director of Libraries; Kate Diamond '17, Student Assistant; Jacob MacDonnell '19, Student Assistant
GRANT FUNDED PHASE (2019-2020)
Themes:
South Africa and Oberlin: Protesting Apartheid; The Overground Railroad
Exhibit:
Oberlin Sanctuary Project traveling exhibit
Partners
Alexia Hudson-Ward, Director of Libraries; Ken Grossi, College Archivist; Meredith Gadsby, Associate Professor of African Studies and Comparative American Studies; Gina Perez, Professor of Comparative American Studies; Liz Schultz, Executive Director, The Oberlin Heritage Center; Caitlin Merikallio '20, Student Researcher/Assistant
Public Programming Partners
Darren McDonough, Director, Oberlin Public Library; William Bradford, Manager, Cleveland Public LIbrary-Langston Hughes Branch; Kendal at Oberlin
Funding
Council of Independent Colleges, Humanities Research for the Public Good
Research & Content Development
Ken Grossi; Caitlin Merikallio; Anne Salsich, Associate Archivist
Site Development
Anne Salsich; Megan Mitchell, Academic Engagement & Digital Initiatives Coordinator/Team Leader
Editing
Ken Grossi; Anne Salsich
Digital Imaging
Anne Salsich; Heath Patten, Curator, Visual Resources Collection
Metadata
Anne Salsich; Caitlin Merikallio
Logo Design
Lindsey Felice, Discovery & Metadata Services Assistant; Heath Patten
Traveling Exhibit Design
Heath Patten