In
Spring semester 2013, Carol Lasser, Professor of History, and Ken Grossi,
Oberlin College Archivist, developed a research project for students in History
213, First Wave American Feminism. The students worked in teams to collectively write
an introductory essay, and each individual transcribed, introduced and
annotated a single historical document. The results were astounding, both in
terms of the quality of the projects, and in the engagement of students with
the work. Professor Lasser encouraged her students to document their
achievement by making their materials, often drawn from little-used
collections, more broadly available to a wider world via the Archives
website. Lasser and Jennifer Graham (OC 2013), Associate Editor, reviewed
and edited the student projects that are now available at http://www.oberlin.edu/archive/teaching/projects/hist213.html.