Special Collections & University Archives Finding Aids
Manuscript and University Archives collections in Special Collections & University Archives are listed alphabetically, by title of collection, on this page.
University Archives
Includes the non-current permanent records of enduring value for Colgate University from the 1810s to the present, as well as materials related to the activities of students, alumni, faculty, and staff. For more information see University Archives Collections.
- President
- Administrative Offices and Functions
- Academic Departments and Programs
- Committees, Councils, Task Forces and Working Groups
- Buildings and Grounds
- Athletics
- Student Life and Organizations
- University and Student Publications
- Audiovisual Materials and Realia
- Student and Faculty Papers
- Alumni Organizations
President
- Case, Everett Needham, 1913-1982
- Cutten, George B., 1914-2001
- Dodge, Ebenezer, 1800s
- Eaton, George W., 1789-1913
- President's Office, 1851-2010
- President's and Treasurer's reports, 1890-2006
Administrative Offices and Functions
- Administrative Staff Meeting Minutes, 1945-1969
- ALANA Cultural Center, 1970s-2014
- Annual Reports, 1941-2013
- Baptist Education Society of the State of New York, 1809-1927
- Board of Trustees, 1846-2014
- Chapel, 1941-1994
- Chaplains, Office of the, 1985-2012
- Commencement, 1821-2013
- Communications, Office of, 1930-2012
- Dean of the College, 1929-2004
- Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1832-2014
- Founders collection, 1809-1871
- Information Technology Services, 1982-2012
- Institutional Advancement, 1929-2009
- LGBTQ Initiatives Office, 1983-2013
- Libraries, 1802-2016
- Madison University letters, 1844-1882
- Provost and Dean of the Faculty, 1928-2012
- Seminary Church, 1845-1850
- Shaw Wellness Institute, 2004-2013
- Vice President for Administrative Services, 1985-2000
- Wills, Bequests, and Scholarships, 1834-1952
Academic Departments and Programs
- Africana and Latin American Studies, 2013-2014
- Art and Art History, 1924-2009
- Arts and Humanities Division, 1929-2014
- Biology, 1904-2006
- Chemistry, 1885-2000
- Classics, 1931-1980
- Colgate Academy, 1869-1912
- Community Education Program, 1943-1950
- Computer Science, 1968-1981
- Core Curriculum, 1929-1989
- Economics, 1920-1970
- Educational Studies, 1937-2002
- English, 1932-1970
- Geography, 1947-2010
- Geology, 1974-2003
- History, 1892-2001
- Music, 1889-1997
- Peace and Conflict Studies, 1940-1974
- Physics and Astronomy, 1929-1991
- Psychology, 1920-1990
- ROTC Program records, 1947-1970
- Social Sciences Division, 1932-2013
- Sociology and Anthropology, 1947-2009
- University Studies Division, 1940-1991
- Creative and Performing Arts records, 1968-2014
- Women's Studies, 1968-2014
Committees, Councils, Task Forces and Working Groups
- Academic Affairs Board, 1970-2014
- Academic Evaluation Committee, 1965-1967
- Admissions and Student Aid, Committee on, 1981
- Advancement of Scholarship, Committee on the, 1938-1939
- Affirmative Action Committee, 1974-1980
- All-University Council, 1943-1961
- American Foreign Policy, Conference on, 1943-1962
- Audio-Visual Aids Committee, 1953-1956
- Campus Planning and Physical Resources, Committee on, 1975, 2013
- Centennial celebration, 1919
- Civic Awards Committee, 1953-1980
- Coeducation, Committee on, 1965-1967
- College - Community Roundtable, 1965, 1975
- Committee on Registration and Calendar records, 1974
- Computer Committee, 1967-1969
- Curriculum Committee, 1947-1970
- Dean's Advisory Council, 1970-2014
- Educational Policy Committee, 1942-1970
- Academic Affairs, Faculty - Trustee Committee on, 1954-1956
- Faculty Affairs Committee, 1970-2014
- Five College Project, 1964-1968
- Freshman Seminar Steering Committee, 1980 August 6
- Freshman Year, Council on the, 1948-1951
- General Education Revision Committee, 1994
- Graduate Studies Committee, 1945-1961
- Grants Committee, 1976-1979
- Honorary Degrees and Civic Awards, Committee on, 1955-1964
- Humanities Committee, 1950-1959
- Independent Study and Honors, Committee on, 1958-1963
- Information Technology, Committee on, 2000-2001
- International Education Act, Committee on the, 1967
- January Program Committee, 1963-1964
- Library Committee, 1978-1979
- Long-Range Planning Committee, 1954-1976
- Middle States Accreditation reports, 1954-2018
- Minority Affairs, Committee on, 1977 April
- Off-Campus Relations, Commission on, 1970-1974
- Off-Campus Study Groups, Committee on, 1965,1980
- Post War College, Committee on the, 1937-1948
- Post-War International Problems, Committee on, 1943-1944
- Preceptorial Studies, Committee on, 1956-1961
- Residence, Committee on, 1951-1955
- Residential College, Committee on the, 1953-1965
- Sesquicentennial Committee, 1966-1969
- Sloan Foundation, 1962-1975
- Social Regulations Committee, 1966-1969
- Student Affairs Board, 1962-2002
- Twelve-Month Operation, Task Force on, 1965-1971
- University Council, 1970-1979
- Upper Class Studies, Committee on, 1950-1951
- World Affairs, Committee on the College and, 1962-1970
Buildings and Grounds
Athletics
Student Life and Organizations
- Adelphian Society, 1840-1883
- Aeonian Society, 1843-1871
- Alpha Psi Omega, 1940-1958
- Kappa Phi Kappa, Alpha Theta chapter, 1930
- American Veteran's Committee, Colgate University Chapter of the, 1946
- Association of Black Collegians Newspaper, 1972 April
- Athenaeum Society, 1854-1871
- Besmanbomara Literary Society, 1922
- Beta Delta Beta, 1894-1904
- Biological Society of Colgate University, 1914-1930
- Buffalo Club of Colgate University, 1914
- Burschen Club, 1932-1933
- CUTV, 1983-2007
- Campus Serenaders, 1948-1954
- Chemical Society, 1912-1948
- Chess Club, 1912-1948
- Chi Pi Mu, 1927-1959
- Christian Association, Colgate, 1881-1949
- Colgate Cosmopolitan Club, 1934
- Colgate Vikings photographs, 1932
- College Bowl, 1955-1969
- Commons Club, 1927-1960
- Concert series, 1931-1977
- Debate, 1914-1965
- Eastern Association, 1809-1871
- Festival of the Creative Arts, 1962-1965
- Fortnight of Active Arts, 1967-1968, 2006-2007
- Founders' Day Convocation, 1944-2014
- Future Teachers of America, 1940 April 25
- German Club, 1897-1904
- Glee Club, 1869-1976
- Independents, Association of Colgate, 1948 April
- Isle O'Blues Orchestra, 1925-1927, 1980
- Junior Exhibition Program collection, 1843-1884
- Junior Promenade collection, 1879-1932
- Konosioni Senior Honor Society, 1914-1981
- Laurie Club of Colgate University, 1894
- Little Theatre Group, 1945
- Maroon Raiders photographs, 1939
- Masque and Triangle, 1903-1967
- Mercury collection, 1900-1980
- Moving Up Day, 1929-1962
- Mu Pi Delta, 1936-1965
- Natural History Society, 1931
- Newman Club of Colgate University, 1913
- Oratorical and Essay Contests collection, 1867-1971
- Osborne Mathematics Prize, 1876-1948
- Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Chapter, 1878-1978
- Philomathesian Society, 1821-1945
- Philoponian Society, 1827-1832
- Physics Club, 1914-1972
- Pi Delta Epsilon, 1917-1959
- Political Science Club, 1920-1941
- Protest and activism collection, 1968
- Rod and Transit Club, 1912-1913
- Russian Studies Club, 1953
- Sacred Music Society, 1843-1848
- Salmagundi, 1883-2016
- Sash Factory, 1832-1851
- Scarab, Order of the, 1924-1928
- Society for Inquiry, 1837-1868
- Sociology Club, 1928
- Student Handbooks, 1898-2009
- Student life, Howard Williams collection on, 1850-1980
- Students' Association, 1835-1942
- Theological Lyceum of Madison University, 1854-1872
- Theta Delta Sigma, 1916
- Theta Nu Epsilon, 1912-1915
- Westchester Club, 1936
- Women at Colgate University, Howard Williams collection on, 1943-1946
- WRCU, 1948-2014
University and Student Publications
- Allegorical Athena, 1996-2013
- Alumni magazines, 1904-2015
- Association of Black Collegians Newspaper, 1972 April
- Baker's Dozen, 1992-1995
- Caliper, 1956-1967
- Children of the Sun, 1985
- Circa, 1973
- Colgate Academic Review, 2007-2011
- Colgate Banter, The, 1920-1956
- Colgate Consensus, 1967-1968
- Colgate Economist, 2011-2013
- Colgate Environmental Review, 1993-2003
- Colgate Harlequin, 1977-1983
- Colgate International, The, 2009-2011
- Colgate Journal of Philosophy, The, 1952-1988
- Colgate Literary Magazine, The, 1968-1969
- Colgate Moron, The, 1965-1968
- Colgate Political Review, The, 1985-1990
- Colgate Portfolio, 1989-2013
- Colgate Review, The [literary magazine], 1976-1984
- Colgate Review, The [political journal], 2005-2006
- Colgate This Week, 1985-2000
- Colgate University Journal of the Sciences, 1967-2003
- Colgate Voice, 2005-2010
- Confluence, 1993-1994
- Course Catalogues, 1839-2015
- Crescendo: examples of student literary work at Colgate University, 1975-1976
- Dana Arts Center bulletins, 1972-1989
- Directories, 1931-2012
- Face of the Sage, 1980-1983
- Faculty Handbooks, 1977-2016
- Forum, The, 2001-2005
- Hamilton Morning Express, 1870
- Hamilton Student, and Christian Reformer, 1846-1847
- In Alia Voce / In Another Voice, 2000, 2005
- Incunabulum, 1956-2008
- Inside Colgate: a faculty / staff newsletter published by the Office of Communications, 1979-1996
- Junior Daily, The, 1906-1916
- Lampoon, The, 1876 December
- Like It Is!!!, 1980
- Lorax, The, 1972
- Madison University Gazette, The, 1858 August
- Madison University Literary Annual, 1857-1858
- Mage, The, 1984-1990
- Monthly Rag, The, 2008-2013
- The Moon: Colgate's publication for, by and about women, 1992
- My Sister's Place, 1987
- Out and About newsletter, 2005-2012
- Overture: a magazine for the eclectic, creative, and insightful, 1996-1997
- Palette and Pen, 1987-1988
- Patriot, The, 1996
- Philobiblon, 1960-1994
- Pornocopia, 1969 April
- Prism magazine, 1987-2007
- Promotional material collection, 1900-2013
- Register of Weekly Events, The, 1947-1977
- Research Directory, Summer Undergraduate, 2001-2014
- Seminary Journal, 1892
- Society of Families, The, 1954-1962
- Speak, Brother, 1969
- Student Handbooks, 1898-2009
- Tesseract, 1980-1982
- Vortex, 1967-1971
- Willow Path, The, 1922-1931
Audiovisual Materials and Realia
- Blakeslee, Frederick Wallace, photograph album, undated
- Cole, A.H., photographs, undated
- Colgate University drawing, sketch, and painting collection, 1840-2000
- Colgate University Office of Communications records, 1930-2012
- Hill, Henry H., photographs, 1869 - circa 1910, 2001
- Media collection, 1930-2012
- Photograph collection, 1855-2000s
- Stereograph collection, circa 1860-1933
- Watson, Charles H., photograph album, 1873
- Wheeler, A.H., photographs, circa 1890s
- WRCU, 1948-2014
Student and Faculty Papers
- Allen family scrapbooks, 1897-1966
- American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Colgate University chapter, 1954-2000
- Andrews, Newton Lloyd, 1861-1970
- Baker, Ernest Hamlin, collection, 1908-1955
- Blakeslee, Frederick Wallace, photograph album, undated
- Brigham, Albert Perry, 1871-1934
- Brownson, Isaac K., 1837-1895
- Burnham, Sylvester, 1882-1899
- Case, Josephine Young, 1929-1991
- Cole, A.H., photographs, undated
- Colgate family, 1803-1984
- Colwell, Spencer, correspondence, 1937-1946
- Crawshaw, William H., 1882-1981
- Daniels, Earl, letters from Frederic Cushing and Paul MacDonald, 1942-1945
- Davis, James W. Jr., letters, 1943 March-1943 July
- Dodge, Homer L., 1847-1983
- Eaton, Eliza, diaries, 1860-1888
- Edmonston, William E., Jr., 1960-1994
- Eldred, George E., notebook, undated
- Estabrooks, George H., 1927-1963
- Fisk, Jacob, notebooks, 1825-1826
- Galpin, Charles Josiah, 1894-1970
- Going Co-ed Oral History Project, 1970-2000, bulk 1998-2000
- Greene, Joel H., notebooks, 1830s
- Greene, George F., Navy V-12 program collection, 1944-2009
- Hamilton Theological Seminary letters, 1822-1839
- Hanke family, 1904-1993
- Hanson, Reverend Ola, papers, 1911-1941
- Harvey, Hezekiah, 1843-1893
- Heffron, John L., diary, 1870, 1967
- Holbrow, Charles, 1920-1989
- Hughes, Charles Evans, letters, 1876-1878
- Judd family, 1850-1970
- Ketcham, John B., 1920s
- Korean War, circa 1950-1956
- Lasher, G.W., notebook, 1853-1855, undated
- Lewis, John James, 1839-1960, bulk 1860-1884
- Lloyd, Hinton Summerfield, 1856-1974
- Madison University student letters, 1830-1859
- Maginnis, John Sharp, lecture notes, circa 1838-1850
- Mangano, Antonio, 1922-1954
- Moore, Robert W., essays, 1893-1899
- Morgan, Kenneth W., papers, 1934-2011
- Nichols, Ernest Fox, 1893-1925
- Osborn, Lucien M., lectures, circa 1878
- Platt, Daniel, papers, 1824-1825
- Reid, William A., World War II correspondence, 1940-1948
- Saunders, George G., notebook, 1907
- Shortliffe, J. Melbourne, 1917-1956
- Spear, Philetus B., 1831-1891
- Spencer, Charles Worthen, 1818-1981
- Taggart family, 1733-1892, bulk 1826-1832
- Whitford family, 1882-1965
- Whitman family, 1825-1880
- Whitnall, Harold Orville, 1929-1968
- Women's Club, Colgate, 1927-1975
- World War I collection, 1917-1941
- World War II records, 1940-1958
Alumni Organizations
- Alumni Catalogue records, 1846-1924
- Alumni Class records, 1867-2007
- Alumni Corporation, 1871-1974
- Alumni magazines, 1904-2015
- World War II records, 1940-1958
Historical manuscripts
Includes a variety of historical collections unrelated, or only loosely related, to the history of Colgate University or the Hamilton, New York, region. For more information see Special Collections.
- Adolphe Philip Klier photographs of Burma, late 19th century
- Boyle, William L. Jr., collection on Warren G. Harding, 1919-2008
- Cigarette advertising collection, 1892-1998
- Cole, W. Sterling, papers, circa 1930-1984
- Dunlap, Orrin E., Jr., collection on radio and television history, 1897-1970
- Ege, Otto, Original Leaves from Famous Bibles, 1121-1935
- Fahrenholz, Phillip H., papers, 1916-1979, 1934-1946
- French political cartoon collection, 19th century
- Goble, Jonathan, papers, 1853-1994
- Hindus, Maurice, papers, 1910-1971
- Leaves from manuscript and early printed books, 13th century to 16th century
- McGregory, Joseph Frank, letters, 1863-1883
- Merrill, George Edmands, papers, 1872-1981
- Miscellaneous literary and historical manuscripts, 1766-1948
- Osborn, Thomas Ward, papers, 1861-1865
- Presidential campaign material collection, 1876, 1884-1889
- Presidential letters collection, 1796-1971
- Kay Rorer collection of LGBTQ materials, 1975-1981, 1999
- Ransohoff, Martin, screenplays, 1960-1995
- Russell, Andrew J., photos of the American Civil War, circa 1861-1865
- Sheet music collection, circa 1850-1950
- Speirs, Russell, papers, 1921-1987
- Stereograph collection, circa 1860-1933
- Treadway, W.R.H., letterbook, 1831-1835, 1977
- Prentice W. von Wettberg collection of matchbox labels, 1890-1933
Literary manuscripts
Includes non-book/unbound materials related to various authors and creative works. Related books/bound materials may be found in the rare books collection for select collections. For more information, see Rare Books & Manuscripts Collections.
- Chambers, Robert W., collection, 1894-1933
- Gann, Ernest K., papers, 1932-1985
- Judson, Emily Chubbuck, papers, 1846-1953
- Literary letters, Colgate University, collection, 1779-1985
- Mansfield, Katherine, collection, 1921-1934
- Meredith, William, letters, 1962-1988
- Miscellaneous literary and historical manuscripts, 1766-1948
- Morrison, Arthur, letters, 1892-1936
- Nye, Robert, collection, 1959-1966
- Scott-Snell, Edward, papers, 1885-1988
Local/Regional History collections
Includes subject collections, personal and family papers, and organizational records related to Hamilton, New York, and the greater Central New York region. For more information see Local/Regional History Collections.
- Chenango Canal collection, 1821-1984
- Edgarton-Bishop farm collection, 1797-1960
- Fairchild family papers, 1798-1897
- Fortnightly Club (Hamilton, N.Y.), 1894-2015
- Fountain Fire Company Number One (Hamilton, N.Y.) collection, 1948-1973
- Goodrich, Victor B., Genealogical Research Services records, 1798-1991
- Hamilton families collection, 1608-1992
- Hamilton houses collection, 1817-1992
- Hamilton history collection, 1800-1990
- Harter, Henry A., collection of New York State Railways photographs, before 1975
- Lawrence family papers, 1757-1859
- Locke, William P., papers, 1850-1889, 1924-1928, bulk 1875-1889
- Madison Baptist Association minutes, 1799-1980
- Maps collection, 1795-1973
- McGuire, Peter E. and Kelly, Joseph L., papers, 1862-1924
- Migrant workers in Madison County and Central New York collection, 1960-1971
- Milkshed Committee, New York, collection, 1933-1961
- Louis Anathe Muller and the Muller Hill collection, 1809-1998
- Oneida Indian Nation gaming collection, 1994-1995
- Payne family papers, 1885-1986
- Richmond, Daimon, papers, 1817-1881
- Robinson, Winfield W., railroad collection, 1831-1997
- Second Congregational Church (Hamilton, N.Y.) records, 1828-1929
- Senior Citizens Housing Project of Hamilton, New York, 1968-1975
- Stereograph collection, circa 1860-1933
- Terry, George B., papers, 1861-1976, 1861-1862
- Todd, Maria C., diary, 1840-1841
- Treadway, W.R.H., letterbook, 1831-1835, 1977
- Waterville Foundry and Manufacturing Company Inc. collection, circa 1900-1920
- Watson, Elkanah, papers, 1805-1981, 1805-1885
- York family papers, 1796-1933
- York, Galutia, Civil War letters, 1862-1868