University Archives
Special Collections Department - University Archives - Guidelines for Transfers and Donations - Faculty Papers
"Documenting the Lives of Iowa State University Faculty"
Materials Sought by the Iowa State University Archives:
- Biographical material:
- resumes
- vitae
- bibliographies
- biographical and autobiographical sketches
- chronologies
- genealogies
- newspaper clippings
- memiors
- 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
- evaluations
- Research files:
- outlines
- research designs
- raw data
- notes
- analyses
- report of findings
- Departmental and committee records:
- agenda
- minutes
- reports
- correspondence
- related material
- Drafts of manuscripts of articles, books, and speeches
- Published articles and monographs
- Audiovisual materials:
- tapes of lectures
- speeches
- discussions
- interviews
- videotapes
- motion pictures
- Photographs:
- prints
- negatives
- slides
- Memorabilia
This list is by no means definitive or exhaustive. It is intended as a general approximation of materials which reflect and illuminate the lives of Iowa State University faculty members. Materials not specifically cited above which contribute toward documenting faculty activities are, of course, welcome.
For further assistance, please contact:
Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Head
Special Collections/University Archives
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
Phone: (515) 294-6648
Email: tzanish@iastate.edu
-or-
Michele Christian, Associate Professor
University Records Analyst
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
Phone: (515)-294-4216
Email: michelec@iastste.edu