Collection Development -- University Archives

The University Archives holds the institutional memory of the University of Connecticut and is the largest and most comprehensive source of information on the history and cultural heritage of UConn and its predecessor institutions. As the collective memory of the university, the Archives contains official and historical records including documentation of governance, policy, operation of administrative offices, research, programs, and publications. Unpublished materials in the Archives include photographs, films, memorabilia, administrative records of major university offices, and the papers of presidents, administrative officers, and members of the faculty. Special collections have also been established to document such important events as UCONN 2000 and the men's and women's national basketball championships. Formats accepted include manuscripts, diaries, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, ephemera, administrative records, sound recordings, moving images, accessible/supported electronic records. Departmental minutes, publications and programmatic information are accepted.

The Dodd Research Center collects:

Records of the administration of the institution (Dean and above)
University publications (at all levels)
Records of student and faculty organizations, with a stronger emphasis on the student experience. Individual student and faculty records will be reviewed and acquired selectively on an individual basis with a focus on filling gaps in the documentation of University publications, committees, and reports
Consideration will be given to individual collections, or portions thereof, that document significant events, actions and activities in the history of the institution

For inquiries about the collection or possible donations please contact the curator, Betsy Pittman or (860) 486-4507.

A brochure describing the collection is also available [Adobe Acrobat reader required, 191KB PDF].

This page is maintained by B. Pittman