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Accession #MC2003/368
TopicFood Service: The Oaks, Photographs,
TitleOaks Photograph Collection
Size47 photographs
LocationPhotograph Boxes 3
CitationOaks Photograph Collection, MC2003/368, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana.
AccessResearchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials.
ProvenanceUnknown
Scope and Content

The Oaks Photograph Collection.  All photos are black and white unless otherwise stated.

NumberSizeDescriptionIdentification
15 x 7Interior of second Oaks.  Five female staff members shown.Labeled on back:  Oaks on College Ave (across from Ad Bldg)
25 x 7Interior of seating area of second Oaks.  None
35 x 7Exterior of second OaksNone
43 x 4Eight woman and one man at counter of first OaksLabeled on back:  The Oaks.  Mrs. Fair's house (1st Oaks)
58 x 10Group of men clustered at entrance of second Oaks.Labeled on back:  The Oaks.
65 x 7Exterior of second Oaks from front of Administration Building.Labeled on back:  The Oaks.
74.5 x 3.5Back portion of Oaks, showing signs indicating what to do with kitchen waste.Labeled on back:  The Oaks?
82.25 x 3.5Color photo of staff member and patron of fourth Oaks.Labeled on back: the Oaks in Oakwood.
93.5 x 3.5Exterior of second Oaks.  Four children and one man standing around stepsLabeled on front:  Aug. 1960.  Labeled on back: Former "Oaks" College Avenue
105 x 7Patrons seated at tables in third Oaks.Labeled on back:  Manchester College Union "The Oaks."
115 x 2.5Exterior of second Oaks.Labeled on back:  The Oaks.
125 x 7Patrons seated at tables in third Oaks.Labeled on back:  "The Oaks" in the Union.
135 x 7Three women seated in booth in fourth Oaks, with other patrons in background.Labeled on back:  At the Oaks in Oakwood.  Aurora 1990.
145 x 7Man cleaning table in fourth Oaks.Labeled on back: Curt Beery in Oaks in Oakwood.  1989 Oakwood.
153.5 x 5Color photo of four women seated in booth in fourth Oaks.Labeled on back:  The Oaks in Oakwood.  Aurora 1990-91.  l-r ?, Lara Stargardt, ?, ?
163.5 x 5Color photo of person standing in fourth Oaks.Labeled on back:  Oakwood.  The Oaks.  Barb Leininger.  Aurora 1992.
173.5 x 5Color photo of two people seated at table in fourth Oaks.Labeled on back:  The Oaks Aurora 1992.  Oakwood.
185 x 7People seated at tables in third Oaks.Labeled on back:  Oaks in Union.
195 x 7People seated at tables in third Oaks.Labeled on back:  1980-81.  Manchester College Union "The Oaks."
205 x 7Four people performing on stage in third OaksLabeled on back:  1981-82.  Tuesday Night in the Oaks.
215 x 7Crowd of men and women seated in fourth Oaks.Labeled on back:  The Oaks in Oakwood 1987-88.
225 x 7Six woman seated at booth in fourth Oaks.Labeled on back:  The Oaks in Oakwood.  Aurora '91.
235 x 7Entrance of fourth Oaks on snowy day.  Woman walking in snow.Labeled on back:  walk in front of Oaks (Oakwood) 1989.
243.5 x 3.5Color 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.*
253.5 x 3.5(same as 24)(same as 24)
268 x 10Patrons in third Oaks, decorated with scarecrow & harvest themeLabeled on back:  Union Oaks.
273.5 x 3.5Woman eating at counter of second Oaks.Labeled on front:  1952.  Labeled on back: Oaks.
283.5 x 3.5Woman posed behind counter at second Oaks.Labeled on front:  At the Oaks.  1952.  Mae Frantz.
293.5 x 3.5Man standing in front of large coffee urns at second OaksLabeled on front:  Lowell Thomas.  1952.
303.5 x 3.5Man standing behind counter wearing coat and hat at second Oaks.Labeled on front:  Fred Kurtz our bread man at the Oaks.  1952.
313.5 x 3.5Woman wearing apron in kitchen area of second Oaks.Labeled on front:  At the Oaks.  1952.
323.5 x 3.5Color photo of tables with red and white checked tablecloths and a few patrons seated (third Oaks).Labeled on back: Union Oaks.
333.75 x 2.25Three patrons and one staff member in second Oaks.Labeled on back:  1948 Aurora.  Oaks. Lydia Yoder, Joan Hershberger, Merle Hoover and William Pettit.
345 x 7Man playing guitar behind microphone in third Oaks.Labeled on back:  Tuesday Night at the Oaks.  Dave Priser in Union.  1979-80
355 x 7Four people seated inside fourth Oaks.Labeled on back:  ?, Michelle Guise, Dan Byler, Dawn Crum. Aurora 1989.  Oaks.
365 x 7Exterior of fourth Oaks (entrance).  Man and woman posed.Labeled on back:  Todd Tijerina and Laura Flory.  Oct. 1989.  Oaks.
375 x 7Interior of third Oaks.  People seated at tables.Labeled on back:  "The Oaks" in the Union.
385 x 7Interior of fourth Oaks.  Four women sitting at booth.Labeled on back:  Oaks in Oakwood Hall.  Aurora '89
395 x 7Exterior of second Oaks from Administration BuildingNone
405 x 7Exterior of second Oaks from Administration BuildingNone
415 x 7Exterior of second Oaks from 2nd or 3rd floor of Administration BuildingNone
425 x 7Exterior of second Oaks from 2nd or 3rd floor of Administration BuildingNone
435 x 7Interior of fourth Oaks/The CellarLabeled on back:  The Cellar/Oaks.
445 x 7Interior of fourth Oaks/The CellarLabeled on back:  The Cellar/Oaks.
455 x 7Interior of fourth Oaks/The CellarLabeled on back:  The Cellar/Oaks.
465 x 7Interior of fourth Oaks/The CellarLabeled on back:  The Cellar/Oaks.
473.5 x 5Color 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.

Date of AccessionUnknown
Bio History 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

 

 

The 8" x 10" Photograph #5 is published in the 1960 "Progress" campaign booklet, pg. 6.  This publication was for "the March of Progress " fundraising program through which a new Student Center was envisaged. This publication is found as a supplement to Large Box 64 (IIS).

Archivist Note

*Note:  Boxes 166 a, b, c, 167 and Box 138 have been combined into two large boxes in the photo shelves. Faculty and staff are stored in alphabetical order.  "Foodservice" is included in these boxes and most Foodservice staff are found within the folder labeled "Foodservice."

Description prepared 7 December 2003 and last updated 20 January 2004 by Sara L. Smith.

On 5 September 2017 Zoe Vorndran, student worker in the archives, scanned several of "The Oaks" images from 1952.

 


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