University Archives & Special Collections: Donate to the Archives

The Susquehanna University Archives collects materials in all formats, including books, bound periodicals, manuscripts, audio and video tapes, motion picture films, and artifacts of physical culture, including paintings, prints, drawings, diplomas, athletic jackets and other college memorabilia including hats, pennants, pins, seals, rings, plaques and plates.

The Susquehanna University Archives is the repository for the following institutions:

• The Missionary Institute of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (1858-1895)
• Susquehanna University (1895-Present)

As such, the SU Archives collects the following types of documents related to those institutions:

• Administrative, legal, financial records including but not limited to board minutes, course catalogs, student handbooks, faculty handbooks, official and unofficial correspondence of Presidents and other staff members, gradebooks, syllabi and faculty meeting minutes.
• Published and unpublished books or manuscripts produced by or about past or present presidents, staff, faculty or students.
• Records of sports teams and student organizations, including but not limited to photographs, audio/video recordings, meeting minutes and statistics.
• Records of student life and culture including but not limited to photographs, audio and video recordings, films, yearbooks and artifacts of physical culture.
• Personal papers and effects of past presidents, staff, faculty and alumni, including letters, diaries, artifacts of physical culture and photographs relating to their personal lives or their professional lives at either the Missionary Institute or Susquehanna University.
• Records of religious life and affiliation including student bibles, catechisms, faith statements and religious texts produced or collected by faculty, staff and students.
• Records of the connections and interactions between the students and employees and the town of Selinsgrove, PA, and the impact of the institution(s) upon the town.