Manchester College Archives and Brethren Historical Collection
Manchester College Collection
_________________________________________________________________________
Title: Oaks Photograph Collection
Number: MC2003/368
Size/Location: 47 photographs/Photograph Boxes 3
Citation: Oaks Photograph Collection, MC2003/368, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana.
Access and Reproduction: Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials.
Provenance: unknown
Date of Accession: unknown
_________________________________________________________________________
Biographical/Historical Note:
Oaks history and locations:
|
Date |
Location |
Comments |
|
| 1 |
12 January 1944 |
601 College Ave-Mrs. Fair’s house |
Snack bar, meeting rooms, apartment for manager upstairs |
|
September 1946 |
(same) |
Enlarged and remodeled to include storeroom and more space for tables |
|
| 2 |
June 1947 |
Across from Administration Building on College Avenue (next door to current Intercultural Center, in what is now a parking lot) |
Federal Works Agency constructed new snack bar from reassembled government surplus barracks previously located at Camp Grant in Rockford, IL |
| 3 |
1965 |
Union—upper level |
Former Oaks (see above) was razed to make space for a visitors’ parking lot |
| 4 |
Parents' Weekend 1987 |
Oakwood Hall—basement |
Note: The Cellar was located in the basement of Oakwood Hall before the Oaks moved there in the fall semester of 1987. |
| ?? | (same) | Remodeled to add booths and raised area. Decor was pink. | |
| 5 |
1993 |
Union—lower level |
|
_________________________________________________________________________
Scope and Content Note:
All photos are black and white unless otherwise stated.
| Number | Size | Description | Identification |
| 1 | 5 x 7 | Interior of second Oaks. Five female staff members shown. | Labeled on back: Oaks on College Ave (across from Ad Bldg) |
| 2 | 5 x 7 | Interior of seating area of second Oaks. | None |
| 3 | 5 x 7 | Exterior of second Oaks | None |
| 4 | 3 x 4 | Eight woman and one man at counter of first Oaks | Labeled on back: The Oaks. Mrs. Fair's house (1st Oaks) |
| 5 | 8 x 10 | Group of men clustered at entrance of second Oaks. | Labeled on back: The Oaks. |
| 6 | 5 x 7 | Exterior of second Oaks from front of Administration Building. | Labeled on back: The Oaks. |
| 7 | 4.5 x 3.5 | Back portion of Oaks, showing signs indicating what to do with kitchen waste. | Labeled on back: The Oaks? |
| 8 | 2.25 x 3.5 | Color photo of staff member and patron of fourth Oaks. | Labeled on back: the Oaks in Oakwood. |
| 9 | 3.5 x 3.5 | Exterior of second Oaks. Four children and one man standing around steps | Labeled on front: Aug. 1960. Labeled on back: Former "Oaks" College Avenue |
| 10 | 5 x 7 | Patrons seated at tables in third Oaks. | Labeled on back: Manchester College Union "The Oaks." |
| 11 | 5 x 2.5 | Exterior of second Oaks. | Labeled on back: The Oaks. |
| 12 | 5 x 7 | Patrons seated at tables in third Oaks. | Labeled on back: "The Oaks" in the Union. |
| 13 | 5 x 7 | Three women seated in booth in fourth Oaks, with other patrons in background. | Labeled on back: At the Oaks in Oakwood. Aurora 1990. |
| 14 | 5 x 7 | Man cleaning table in fourth Oaks. | Labeled on back: Curt Beery in Oaks in Oakwood. 1989 Oakwood. |
| 15 | 3.5 x 5 | Color photo of four women seated in booth in fourth Oaks. | Labeled on back: The Oaks in Oakwood. Aurora 1990-91. l-r ?, Lara Stargardt, ?, ? |
| 16 | 3.5 x 5 | Color photo of person standing in fourth Oaks. | Labeled on back: Oakwood. The Oaks. Barb Leininger. Aurora 1992. |
| 17 | 3.5 x 5 | Color photo of two people seated at table in fourth Oaks. | Labeled on back: The Oaks Aurora 1992. Oakwood. |
| 18 | 5 x 7 | People seated at tables in third Oaks. | Labeled on back: Oaks in Union. |
| 19 | 5 x 7 | People seated at tables in third Oaks. | Labeled on back: 1980-81. Manchester College Union "The Oaks." |
| 20 | 5 x 7 | Four people performing on stage in third Oaks | Labeled on back: 1981-82. Tuesday Night in the Oaks. |
| 21 | 5 x 7 | Crowd of men and women seated in fourth Oaks. | Labeled on back: The Oaks in Oakwood 1987-88. |
| 22 | 5 x 7 | Six woman seated at booth in fourth Oaks. | Labeled on back: The Oaks in Oakwood. Aurora '91. |
| 23 | 5 x 7 | Entrance of fourth Oaks on snowy day. Woman walking in snow. | Labeled on back: walk in front of Oaks (Oakwood) 1989. |
| 24 | 3.5 x 3.5 | Color photo of seven women and one man wearing strange attire. | Labeled on back: A Christmas party at the Oaks. Dec. 1968. From Ruth Enyeart April 4, 1969. Also list of people pictured.* |
| 25 | 3.5 x 3.5 | (same as 24) | (same as 24) |
| 26 | 8 x 10 | Patrons in third Oaks, decorated with scarecrow & harvest theme | Labeled on back: Union Oaks. |
| 27 | 3.5 x 3.5 | Woman eating at counter of second Oaks. | Labeled on front: 1952. Labeled on back: Oaks. |
| 28 | 3.5 x 3.5 | Woman posed behind counter at second Oaks. | Labeled on front: At the Oaks. 1952. Mae Frantz. |
| 29 | 3.5 x 3.5 | Man standing in front of large coffee urns at second Oaks | Labeled on front: Lowell Thomas. 1952. |
| 30 | 3.5 x 3.5 | Man standing behind counter wearing coat and hat at second Oaks. | Labeled on front: Fred Kurtz our bread man at the Oaks. 1952. |
| 31 | 3.5 x 3.5 | Woman wearing apron in kitchen area of second Oaks. | Labeled on front: At the Oaks. 1952. |
| 32 | 3.5 x 3.5 | Color photo of tables with red and white checked tablecloths and a few patrons seated (third Oaks). | Labeled on back: Union Oaks. |
| 33 | 3.75 x 2.25 | Three patrons and one staff member in second Oaks. | Labeled on back: 1948 Aurora. Oaks. |
| 34 | 5 x 7 | Man playing guitar behind microphone in third Oaks. | Labeled on back: Tuesday Night at the Oaks. Dave Priser in Union. 1979-80 |
| 35 | 5 x 7 | Four people seated inside fourth Oaks. | Labeled on back: ?, Michelle Guise, Dan Byler, Dawn Crum. Aurora 1989. Oaks. |
| 36 | 5 x 7 | Exterior of fourth Oaks (entrance). Man and woman posed. | Labeled on back: Todd Tijerina and Laura Flory. Oct. 1989. Oaks. |
| 37 | 5 x 7 | Interior of third Oaks. People seated at tables. | Labeled on back: "The Oaks" in the Union. |
| 38 | 5 x 7 | Interior of fourth Oaks. Four women sitting at booth. | Labeled on back: Oaks in Oakwood Hall. Aurora '89 |
| 39 | 5 x 7 | Exterior of second Oaks from Administration Building | None |
| 40 | 5 x 7 | Exterior of second Oaks from Administration Building | None |
| 41 | 5 x 7 | Exterior of second Oaks from 2nd or 3rd floor of Administration Building | None |
| 42 | 5 x 7 | Exterior of second Oaks from 2nd or 3rd floor of Administration Building | None |
| 43 | 5 x 7 | Interior of fourth Oaks/The Cellar | Labeled on back: The Cellar/Oaks. |
| 44 | 5 x 7 | Interior of fourth Oaks/The Cellar | Labeled on back: The Cellar/Oaks. |
| 45 | 5 x 7 | Interior of fourth Oaks/The Cellar | Labeled on back: The Cellar/Oaks. |
| 46 | 5 x 7 | Interior of fourth Oaks/The Cellar | Labeled on back: The Cellar/Oaks. |
| 47 | 3.5 x 5 | Color photo of exterior of fourth Oaks (entrance). Snow. | Labeled on back: January 1991. Robert Cheeseman, photographer. |
*Photos 24 & 25: Harvey Badwear, Grace McNabney, Doris Ers, Mary Swinger, Evelyn Badwear, Ruth Burkhart, Ruth Enyeart, Mrs. Jesse Miller.
_________________________________________________________________________
Description prepared 7 December 2003 and last updated 20 January 2004 by Sara L. Smith
© Manchester College Archives
and Brethren Historical Collection