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The Oberlin Sanctuary Project provides a forum for research, reflection, and discussion of what it means to be a sanctuary campus or community. The exhibit documents Oberlin's history of providing a safe haven or help for humankind. Topics include…

Kenji Okuda was one of the nearly forty Japanese American students who studied at Oberlin College and Conservatory during World War II, many of them, like Okuda, coming to Oberlin directly from internment camps. Okuda gained national attention when…

This student projectfocuses on the Oberlin College chapter of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) during the World War II era. During the war, the Oberlin YWCA reprioritized its activities, shifting away from an emphasis on domestic skills…

Eleanor "Bumpy" Stevenson was first lady of Oberlin College from 19461956. She and her husband, Bill Stevenson, had served I with the Red Cross in Europe and North Africa during World War II. While at Oberlin, Eleanor used her free time to become a…

A 3-page history of the construction of World War II Memorial Garden, which was built in 1995 to honor Oberlin alumni who died in the war.

This tour includes an introduction to Oberlin’s historic cemetery, local reactions to the nation’s involvement in various wars and conflicts dating back to the Civil War, and stories of Oberlinians who served in the military and war relief efforts.

The World War II era of Oberlin, Ohio (1939-1945) is chronicled here

Erected in 1943 in the midst of World War II, the Oberlin War Memorial incorporated the marble tablets removed from an early war memorial that had been dismantled in 1934 in response to strong pacifist sentiment. Tablets on the monument's brick wall…

One of the most recent monuments erected in Oberlin, this placque remembers nine men with links to Oberlin who served in the Tuskeegee Airmen during World War II. The Tuskeegee Airmen were the first black pilots allowed to fight in the US military;…

The World War II memorial garden commemorates the 75 Oberlin college alumni who were killed in World War II. Unusual for a war memorial, the Oberlin memorial lists the names of all alumni who died in the war--including Masura Nakamura, who fought for…