COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ARCHIVES
INVENTORY OF HISTORICAL RECORDS
1785-1970
Charleston, South Carolina
Revised November 1998
College of Charleston Archives
Papers, 1785-1970. 124 lin. ft.
The Archives of the College of Charleston is divided into two parts: (1) a historical
series of records covering the period from 1785-1970 and (2) current records from 1970
to the present. This historical series includes records of the creation of the College
primarily as an academy in 1785, of its reorganization and of the adoption of a
comprehensive college curriculum in1824 and 1825, of its existence as a municipal
college from 1837 to 1949; and of its separate existence as a private institution from 1949
until
it
became
a
state
institution
in
1970.
The minutes of the Trustees are complete from 1785 through the present. Among the
Presidents of the Trustees who are best represented in the historical records are Robert
Smith from 1786-1789, Mitchell King from 1847-1862, and M. Rutledge Rivers from
1925-1940. Another trustee who is well represented is the artist and historian Charles
Fraser
(Secretary
and
Treasurer
from
1817-1855).
Few presidential papers exist before 1863, but the records of presidents are essentially
complete or nearly so from 1897 to 1968. The three presidents who served during this
period were Harrison Randolph from 1897- 1942, George Daniel Grice from 1942-1966,
and Walter Raleigh Coppedge from 1966-1968. (All of President Theodore S. Stern's
papers are kept together in the post-1970 record group). The minutes of the trustees and
other records also provide substantial information about earlier Presidents including
Robert Smith from 1790-1797, Jasper Adams from 1825-1826 and 1828-1836, and
Nathaniel
Russell
Middleton
from
1857-1880.
The faculty minutes are complete from 1841 through the present. Among the members
of the faculty who are best represented in the historical records are John Bachman
(Natural History, 1848-1853), Thomas della Torre (Latin and Greek, 1898-1923), James
Harold Easterby (History, 1920-1952), Louis R. Gibbes (Mathematics and Natural
Philisophy, 1838-1892), Lancelot Minor Harris (1898-1941), Francis S. Holmes
(Geology and Natural History and head of the Museum, 1850-1869), Horatio Hughes
(Chemistry, 1923-1950), Gabriel E. Manigault (Natural History and Geology and head of
the Museum, 1873-1899), John McCrady (Mathematics, 1855-1861 and 1865-1873),
James Warley Miles (History of Intellectual Philosophy and Greek Literature, 1850-1854
and 1866-1871), and Frederick Adolphus Porcher (History and Belles Lettres, 18481888).
Among the most comprehensive sets of records are financial records, library accession
records (including inventories of several large Ante-Bellum libraries which have survived
nearly intact), and records of the Charleston Museum while it was part of the College
from 1850-1915. The most extensive set of student records was kept by the
Chrestomathic Literary Society from 1848-1957. There are also collections of
photographs, blueprints, early scientific instruments, memorabilia, printed ephemera, and
similar
material.
Eastern Connecticut State University
Mission Statement
The primary mission of the University Archives is to appraise, collect,
preserve, organize and provide access to records, print material,
photographs, memorabilia and other historically valuable materials relating
to the history of Eastern Connecticut State University. Archival material
supports administration, faculty, student and public needs for information
about ECSU.
Donations
The following is a list of the materials we desire:
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University records of permanent administrative, legal, fiscal, and historical
value.
Student and Other Campus Organizations: copies of student publications,
such as the Campus Lantern, as well as minutes or minute books, account
books, and correspondence of all student organizations.
Copies of Class publications such as yearbooks, commencement programs,
commencement speeches.
Honors essays and MA theses.
Course syllabi, college catalogs, student handbooks.
Photographs of students, faculty, staff, the campus and its buildings;
photographs of student life and activities, reunion activities. Also, individually
compiled student albums.
Correspondence: letters exchanged between students and family provide
insight into student and campus life at a particular moment in time; alumni
correspondence, etc.
The Archives staff is always interested in learning about ECSU related
material for addition to the collection. Of special interest is the acquisition of
student letters written to family, photographs, reunion materials and
memorabilia associated with the university. Such material, whether it be from
the 1890's or the 1990's represents an important resource for the study of
ECSU history and student life. The Archives is also interested in acquiring the
personal papers of long time faculty members and major administrators to
document their teaching, scholarship and service to the community.
Selected Holdings
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Board of Trustee minutes
Student yearbooks
College catalogs
Campus Lantern and other student publications
Courses syllabi
Records of student organizations and minutes of meetings
MA theses
Photographs
Commencement programs
Faculty papers
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE ARCHIVE
Archives are the corporate memory of the institution. Included are the business and
operational records of the College that are no longer actively in use in offices throughout
the institution. The materials available here must also be either of continuing
administrative, legal, or historical importance. Archives provide institutional researchers
with documentation on :
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past policy, procedures, and documentation of official activities on behalf of the
college.
activities of administrators, staff , faculty - includes personal papers of retired or
deceased administrators, faculty, and staff who have been part of the Evergreen
Community.
academic and leisure education programs - includes program histories.
student academic work and student organizatons - includes examples of individual
and student group academic work and the corporate records of campus student
organizations.
In addition, the TESC Archive holds several special collections that support some of the
frequently reiterated themes in the College's curriculum including:
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The Nisqually Delta Association Archives - the archives of the organization
dedicated to preserving the last remaining non-industrialized river delta in
Washington State.
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The Washington State Folklife Council Project Archive - Through the use of
photographs, video and audio tapes documents a variety of Washington State
resident creators of folk arts and crafts.
Chicano Archives - a collection of folk art and culture focusing on Chicano
culture.
Peoples of Washington - a cultural research collection which grew out of research
by Sid White and Pat Matheny-White into the diversity of Washington State's
population.
Washington Worm Growers Association
Ft. Lewis College has nothing on their websites in regards to archives.
The Georgia College & State University Archives includes university and student
publications, photographs, minutes, administrative reports, and other materials relating to
the history of the university.
Special Collections maintains a Vertical
File which includes articles, clippings,
student research papers, etc. pertaining to
Baldwin County and its contiguous
counties. The following is a partial listing
of materials that may be found in this file.
(Please note that this file will be updated
periodically.)
Local History FAQs
NOTE: Some local history research may also be found in the GC&SU Archives Graduate
Theses.
Looks like anything donated to the Georgia College Archives like historical papers
dealing with individuals or local history is put into a Special Collections category.
Keene State College Archives
Materials about Keene State College, including its former incarnations as Keene Normal
School and Keene Teachers College, which have not been published or printed for a wide
audience, are kept in the Archives. With collected material from the Library, the Office
of Alumni and Parent Relations, the Office of College Relations, and the Office of the
President, we have begun to gather the core of an Archive of documents that together tell
the story of the college. These include such items as newspapers, newsletters, annual
reports, Senate minutes and documents, reports of special committees, and accreditation
reports. These materials may not be represented at the item level in the library catalog.
Orang Asli Archive
The KSC Orang Asli Archive is a repository for unpublished documents, films, tapes and
other recordings relevant to Orang Asli peoples and cultures. The Orang Asli are the
indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia and comprise approximately 17 to 20 groups
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has nothing on their websites in regards to
archives.
Thesis Collection
Cook Library holds one bound copy of every thesis written by a New College graduate since the inception
of New College in 1965. The Thesis Room is commonly used by students researching topics in preparation
of developing their own thesis.
A searchable database of the thesis collection is maintained by Caroline Reed, the Library's Thesis
Coordinator. Access to the thesis collection is possible whenever the Reference Desk is staffed (SundayThursday 9:00am - 9:00pm; Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm; Saturday 10:00am - 6:00pm). Theses may not be
removed from this room.
To request a photocopy of a thesis please click here.
The library binds one copy of each thesis for our collection. Please see the instructions on
having a personal copy of your thesis bound.
Please see the Thesis Guide for additional information.
New College of Florida Archives
The archives house records pertaining to New College since its inception in 1960. These records
include campus publications, faculty publications, architectural plans and a broad spectrum of
reports generated by campus offices. For a more complete overview refer the the list of major
subject headings.
Major Subject Headings
Videos
Environmental Studies
Student Publications
Research using the Archives
Transferring Records to the Archives
Special Collections
Cook Library maintains a collection of historic resources including documents, photographs and
film, pertaining to the Ringling family and the campus' two turn of the century residences once
owned by members of Ringling family. The two buildings, Cook and College Hall are now utilized
as administrative and faculty offices as well as classrooms and meeting rooms.
United States Government Documents
The Jane Bancroft Cook Library became a Federal documents depository in February of 1996. The
Government Documents Collection contains more than 250,000 publications published by various agencies
of the United States Government. The collection is conveniently shelved adjacent to the reference desk and
the Library's public computer stations. Being a depository means that these materials are accessible not
only to the students and faculty at New College, but also to the public. The library receives 26% of the
documents published by the U.S. Government Printing Office. These publications provide information on
a vast range of subjects and in many formats, including print, microfiche, CD-ROM and floppy disks,
videotapes, and online resources. Most government documents are shelved by Superintendent of
Documents (SuDoc) number, which groups them by issuing agency rather than by subject. Assistance in
finding and using government publications may be obtained at the Reference Desk. Reference staff are
available to assist patrons in the use of government documents Monday-Thursday 8am-10pm, Friday 8am6pm, Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday noon-10pm. The government documents are cataloged and may be
searched in WebLUIS. Most may be charged out at the Circulation Desk.
The Virtual Library provides finding tools and extensive online government documents resources.
Florida Government Documents
The Jane Bancroft Cook Library became a Florida State government Documents depository in June of
1995. The Florida Documents Collection contains more than 250,000 publications published by various
agencies of the Florida State Government. The collection is conveniently shelved adjacent to the reference
desk and the Library's public computer stations. Being a depository means that these materials are
accessible not only to the students and faculty at New College, but also to the public. The library receives
all Florida documents that are distributed to state depository libraries.. These publications provide
information on a vast range of subjects and in many formats, including print, microfiche, CD-ROM and
floppy disks, videotapes, and online resources. Most government documents are shelved by Superintendent
of Documents (SuDoc) number, which groups them by issuing agency rather than by subject. Assistance in
finding and using government publications may be obtained at the Reference Desk. Reference staff are
available to assist patrons in the use of government documents Monday-Thursday 8am-10pm, Friday 8am6pm, Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday noon-10pm. The government documents are cataloged and may be
searched in WebLUIS. Most may be charged out at the Circulation Desk.
Ramapo College of New Jersey has nothing on their websites in regards to archives.
Sonoma State University has archives but there isn’t internet access to them.
The Archives at the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Library provides for the acquisition,
organization, description, preservation, and availability of unique materials. These include St.
Mary’s Projects; honors theses; and publications, papers, photographs and artifacts that
document the history of the College. We also hold the archives of the SlackWater/Southern
Maryland Documentation Project; the Southern Maryland Folklife Project; and the papers of
former Maryland State Senator and SMCM Trustee Emeritus J. Frank Raley, Jr.
Archival materials do not circulate and must be used in the Maryland Room. Please note that
the Archives will move to a newly renovated space in Calvert Hall in 2005.
Walk-in visitors are welcome, but appointments are encouraged.
The College Archives Collection focuses on the history of the College at Geneseo and
also includes some documents relating to the State University of New York as a whole.
The collection is not open for browsing, and materials are available for in-library use
only during hours when a reference librarian is on duty. Selected items are duplicated in
the Genesee Valley Historical Collection or the general circulating collection.
Good starting points for researching the College's history are the following secondary
sources: Rosalind Fisher's ...the stone strength of the past... (centennial history of the
College), Clayton Mau's Brief history of the State University Teachers College, Geneseo,
New York, and 50th Anniversary/The Lamron. Circulating copies of all three sources are
available in the general collection.
The College Archives Collection includes annual reports, yearbooks (with a nearly
complete collection also available in the circulating collection), undergraduate and
graduate bulletins, Lamron (the student newspaper), Compass (the College newspaper),
alumni newsletters, departmental newsletters, statistical reports from the College's Office
of Institutional Research, faculty publications, books published by alumni and students,
master's theses written to fulfill Geneseo degree requirements, senior and honors theses,
and primary source materials relating to student and faculty organizations.
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY
The Archives is composed of those items produced by the University as part of
its operations in fulfilling its educational mission. It includes business papers,
legal documents, official and unofficial (including student) publications,
departmental papers, newsletters, presidential papers, speeches, theses,
brochures, posters, programs, etc. The items come in various formats such as
handwritten documents, books or other printed materials, videos, sound
recordings, microforms, art, photographs, ephemera, etc. There are also some
things from other sources about or relating to the University which are not
technically "archival" documents.
Many of the published items in the Archives have been catalogued and appear
on the Library Catalogue, with "Truman Archives" as the location. Additional
copies of some publications may also be found in other collections throughout
the Library.
Finding aids to other materials are being converted to searchable on-line
versions and will be added to this page as time goes by. We're just getting
started on this project, so if what you need to know is not yet here, send us an
email or drop by and ask us in person.
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON
The UMF Archives, located in the basement of Mallett Hall, collects materials related to the
history of the University as well as faculty and alumni publications. Patrons wishing to use
archival materials may fill out the proper form at the Reference Desk. Please note that there is a
three day waiting period for all requests. Archival materials do not circulate but must be used in
the library.
UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON did not have info on their archives on
the internet
The West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCHRC) and
the University of Minnesota Morris Archives are housed together in Room
110 of the Rodney A. Briggs Library on the Morris campus. The WCHRC
was established in 1971 under funding provided by the Minnesota
Historical Society and contains materials from the greater west central
Minnesota region. Counties represented in the collection include Big Stone,
Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Traverse. Materials
include oral histories, business and cooperative records, personal papers
and government and institutional documents. The University of Minnesota
Morris Archives serves as the institutional memory of the campus and
includes material from the various administrative arms of the college,
records from the various divisions and disciplines, material provided by
student organizations and the personal papers of administrators and
professors. Both collections operate under the direction of Professor of
History Stephen Gross and are staffed by student workers and interns.
Our facilities are open to the university community and to those members
of the general public interested in local and regional history.
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO does not have their archive procedures online.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
PURPOSE:
The Special Collections Unit of D.H. Ramsey Library is the repository for records
of enduring value created by the University of North Carolina at Asheville. In
addition to university publications, such as campus newspapers, yearbooks,
catalogs, and literary magazines and senior research papers from the history and
literature departments, the archives also contain the papers of past chancellors
and vice-chancellors, news releases, scrapbooks, records of the meetings of the
Board of Trustees (Board of Trustees members), and photographs.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR does not have archive procedures
online.