Donating Faculty Papers
DOCUMENTING THE CAREERS OF NORTHWESTERN FACULTY: Materials Sought by the University Archives
- BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL: Resumes, vitae, bibliographies, biographical and autobiographical sketches, chronologies, genealogies, newspapers clippings, memoirs and financial records
- CORRESPONDENCE:
- Official: outgoing (copies and/or drafts) and incoming letters and memoranda generated in the course of conducting university business
- Professional: outgoing and incoming letters relating to all facets of one’s academic career, including correspondence with colleagues, publishers, professional organizations and students
- Personal: letters to and from friends, relatives and business associates
- DIARIES, NOTEBOOKS AND APPOINTMENT CALENDARS
- CLASSROOM MATERIAL:Lecture notes, syllabi, course outlines, reading lists, examinations, student papers and evaluations
- RESEARCH FILES: Outlines, research designs, raw data, notes, analyses and reports of findings
- DEPARTMENTAL AND COMMITTEE RECORDS: Agenda, minutes, reports, correspondence and related material
- DRAFTS AND MANUSCRIPTS OF ARTICLES, BOOKS, REVIEWS AND SPEECHES
- PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND MONOGRAPHS
- AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL: Tapes of lectures, speeches, discussions, interviews; videotapes and motion pictures
- PHOTOGRAPHS: Prints, negatives and slides
- MEMORABILIA
- NOTE: This list is by no means definitive or exhaustive. It is intended as a general approximation of materials which reflect and illuminate the careers of Northwestern University faculty members. Materials not specifically cited above which contribute toward documenting faculty careers are, of course, welcome.
