Archival Collections

Update: We're in the process of moving our collection information into a new collections management system, go to https://archives.wesleyan.edu to search our collections!

The following table contains a brief alphabetical listing of individual collections housed in the Wesleyan University Archives. Collections fall mainly into four major types: administrative records, alumni papers & documents, faculty collections, and a small group of non-Wesleyan manuscript collections. Please note that several administrative collections may have access restrictions placed upon them. Ask the SC&A staff for more information on individual collections. Some of our collections have online finding aids. Others have preliminary inventories that are posted online or available on site.

Key to the Table Headings:

• Title: Name of the collection and, where possible, the date range of its contents.
• Collection Number: This is the "call number" used to identify each individual collection.
• Size: Listed in linear feet.
• Physical Description: Number and type of containers housing the collection. Paige boxes (abbreviation: P.) are large archival containers and Hollinger boxes (Holl.) are smaller containers of varying size. Other abbreviations: envelopes (env.), oversized (OS), and manuscripts (MSS).
• Processed: Indicates whether collection has been arranged for researcher use. Unprocessed collections can still be viewed, but may be disorganized.
• Finding Aid: Additional forms of description such as contents lists, registers, preliminary inventories (pre inv.), or individual folder listings may exist for each collection. Online finding aids and preliminary inventories are available through links.
• Restriction: A restricted collection is not open for research due to student, employee, university, or other privacy restrictions.

For additional information about collections, please contact us.

2/10/2017