University Archives
Special Collections Department - University Archives - Guidelines for Transfers and Donations - Alumni Papers
"Documenting the Lives of Iowa State University Alumni"
Materials Sought by the Iowa State University Archives:
- Audiovisual materials:
- photographs
- film
- sound and video recordings (analog and digital)
- Correspondence and letters:
- Professional: outgoing and incoming letters relating to all facets of one's career, including correspondence with colleagues, publishers, professional organizations, and students.
- Personal: letters to and from friends, relatives, other alumni, and business associates.
- Course materials:
- class notebooks
- student correspondence
- syllabi
- Family materials:
- diaries
- letters
- photographs
- scrapbooks
- Iowa State College/University correspondence and files:
- artifacts
- letters
- diaries
- drawings
- photographs
- lecture notes and assignments
- memorabilia
- posters and flyers
- student organizational records
- scrapbooks
- websites
- writings and publications providing documentation of the university experience
- Organizational records and correspondence relating to participation in professional and social associations, clubs, groups, and societies
- Speeches, presentations, and talks
- Summary financial records where relevant to business and career activities
Materials (in general) NOT to be considered for donation:
- General conference records
- Routine financial records, such as bank statements, cancelled checks or receipts
- Routine correspondence
- Duplicates and copies of publications
For further assistance, please contact:
Michele Christian, Associate Professor
University Records Analyst
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
Phone: (515)-294-4216
Email: michelec@iastate.edu
or archives@iastate.edu