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Minority Student Records at Oberlin College

Listings and statistics of Black former students and graduates of Oberlin College beginning in 1835.

Abbreviations

A.B.–Bachelor of Arts

acad.–Academy, known as Preparatory Department until 1892

A.M.–Master of Arts (College)

A.M.t.–Master of Arts (Theology)

art–Drawing and Painting Department

B.D.–Bachelor of Divinity

c.–College of Arts and Sciences

coll.–College of Arts and Sciences

cons.–Conservatory of Music

Cons.–Conservatory of Music

D.B.–Bachelor of Divinity

dup.–duplicate entry (also in different department or class year)

Ed.Mus.B.–Bachelor of Music Education

gr.–Graduate

G.S.T.–Graduate School of Theology, also known as the Seminary

h.–Honorary

hon.–Honorary

L.B.–Bachelor of Letters

lit.–Literary Course

Lit.–Diploma in the Literary Course

Litt.D.–Honorary Doctor of Letters

L.H.D.–Honorary Doctor of Letters

LL.D.–Honorary Doctor of Laws

M.A.–Master of Arts

M.A.T.–Master of Arts and Teaching

M.R.E.–Masters in Religous Eduation

Mus.B.–Bachelor of Music

Mus.M.–Master of Music

Ph.B.–Bachelor of Philosophy

prep.–Preparatory Department, changed to Academy in 1892

Sch.Mus.B.–Bachelor of School Music

Sem.–Seminary, also known as Graduate School of Theology

S.T.M.–Master of Sacred Theology

su.–Summer Session

t–Graduate School of Theology (Seminary)