Merrill Library has held the permanent
records of the University since the Archive's beginnings in 1955. The archival collection
includes published materials concerning the University, as well as papers of faculty
members, and the historical materials generated by the eight colleges and forty-five
academic departments which make up the campus. University Archives endeavors to collect,
preserve, and make accessible published materials and research data from the University's
various research facilities which operate both within the scope of one of the eight
colleges on campus, or independently as part of University Research.
Appraise, collect, organize, describe, make available, and preserve records of historic
value to the institution.
To provide storage facilities which are adequate to accomplish the preservation of
those records.
To be a source for information concerning the historical development of the
institution.
To be a resource to help stimulate creative thinking and learning.
To serve researchers and scholars by making archival materials available to students,
staff, faculty, and the community at large.
To promote the goals, aims, programs, and origins of the institution by fostering an
understanding of the institution’s historical development.
