The Rose Archives, located on the ground floor of Drake Memorial Library, stores documents, media, and artifacts dating back to the incep...

The Rose Archives is housed on the ground floor of the Drake Memorial Library.

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Finding Aids for the University Archives

This site houses the Finding Aids that describe in detail the scope and content of each of the Record Groups within the University Archives, our largest collection. New finding aids are added every month through October 2025.

Subject Heading Finding Guide

This downloadable document lists contents of the Rose Archives physical collection by subject. This version is from 2018. It does not contain references to online resources.

Online Resources

The Archives has an entire online resource dedicated to portraying our the history of the University. If you are unable to visit the archives in person, our digital resources can help you understand the depth of our history.

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Donations from alumni, staff or their families are accepted at the discretion of the archivist if the item(s) have historical significance to the institution, are unique and are not already in the collection.

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