Historic Photographs
The photograph collection of the Oberlin Heritage Center contains over 1000 records including daguerreotypes, cartes de visite, tin types, glass slides, original prints, copies and digital images. They focus primarily on Oberlin people and families, buildings, businesses, schools, events and celebrations from 1833 to the present.
- "Our Common Center" Online Collection - An online database of over 500 donated images dating from the 1860s to 2001. Click "Guest Account" and do not enter a name or password. Please see also our page Tips for Using the Databases.
- Resource Center - Use of the historic photos collection of the Oberlin Heritage Center for research is available by appointment only. Call Prue Richards at 440 774-1700 or e-mail history@oberlinheritage.org.
Photograph Reproduction
Those wishing to reproduce and use photographs from the collection please print out this photograph request form and mail or fax in.
Donations
Those having photographs of Oberlin they might be willing to donate or lend to be scanned, and be willing to grant permission to the Oberlin Heritage center to use, please contact Prue Richards at history@oberlinheritage.org. We are particularly interested in photographs of community events, downtown buildings, schools, organizations, businesses, churches, houses and photographs which depict people in our town over the years, especially identified people.
