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SUNY Erie Library Resource Center

College Archives

Archival materials available for use at the Richard R. Dry Memorial Library

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College Archives Collection Policy

The College Archives are dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to materials that document and/or represent the ever-changing history of the college. 

What we collect:

  • College publications​
  • Administrative or departmental records
  • Photographs of college faculty/staff, students, campuses, buildings, and events
  • Select audiovisual materials
  • Select blueprints, maps, and architectural drawings
  • Select faculty papers
  • College histories 
  • Biographical information about faculty and staff
  • Published material by faculty
  • Select college ephemera and memorabilia
  • Select miscellaneous print items (posters, pamphlets, flyers, brochures)

What we don't collect:

  • Duplicates of items already in the College Archives
  • Materials with personally identifiable information (PII), including personnel and student records
  • Materials better suited to general library collection
  • Materials easily accessible elsewhere

If you have materials you would like to donate or transfer to the Archives, please contact us at questions@ecc.libanswers.com.