Penn State University Archives

Collections in the Penn State University Archives (Paterno Library, first floor) include a wide variety of materials about the University and the local area. Users can consult many University and student publications, including back issues of the Daily Collegian, La Vie, and the Penn State undergraduate catalog back to 1859. In its role as the archives for the University, its holdings include minutes of the Board of Trustees' meetings, Faculty Senate documents, University administrative records, and the papers of the Penn State Presidents and notable faculty members. Books by Penn State faculty members and a collection of books published by our University Press are also housed here.

A large collection of photographs and portraits going back to daguerreotypes of the first students and their mules in front of Old Main is available. Films produced by Penn State and videotapes of a number of WPSX television programs and intercollegiate athletic researchers. There are also cartographic materials available for viewing by researchers. There are also cartographic materials available such as campus and local maps and floor plans for campus buildings.

Some of the items in the collection can be found in the Penn State Libraries Catalog, "The Cat," but any question dealing with the University or Centre County is worth a visit to the University Archives. Materials do not circulate and must be used in the room, although photocopy services are available. For more information contact Jackie Esposito (814) 865-7931.

The Penn State University Archives features over 1200 individual collections documenting the history of the University.

Alphabetical List of all Collections

Academic Records

Administrative Records

Affiliations w/Penn State

Alumni Papers

Athletics

Author Biographical Files

Events

External Organizations

Faculty & Administrator's Papers

General Vertical Files

Internal Organizations

Manuscript Vertical Files

Moving Image & Sound

Oral History Collections

Photograph Collections

Presidential Papers

Student Organizations

Town & Environs

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