The Otterbein Room - Archives
Mission
The mission of the Otterbein Room is to facilitate research related to the history of Otterbein University and the Evangelical United Brethren Church by acquiring, preserving and providing supervised access to historically significant materials.
The
Otterbein Library, second floor, Towers Hall
circa
1900
The Collection
The Otterbein Room maintains the recorded history of Otterbein University, through documents, photographs, artifacts, and publications of the students, faculty, staff, administration, and alumni of the University. The Otterbein Room also holds some materials pertaining to the United Brethren Church (later the Evangelical United Brethren), mostly that which has a direct connection to Otterbein University. A small amount of Westerville historical material that relates to Otterbein is also maintained. In addition, the Otterbein Room holds old, rare, and autographed books from the collection of the Courtright Memorial Library for preservation.
Otterbein
University Faculty
circa
1904
Hours
Monday
through Friday
10:00 A.M.
to 6:00 P.M.
Please Contact Us
Stephen D. Grinch
Archivist
The Otterbein Room
Courtright Memorial Library
138 West Main Street
Westerville, Ohio 43081
(614) 823 - 1761
E-mail SGrinch@Otterbein.edu
The
archivist, with one of his favorite (Non-Otterbein) artifacts:
1958
Edsel Ranger