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.

Download this Faculty Checklist in PDF format [1].