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Mission Statement Hours of Operation Location Donating Materials to the Archives Honor Theses Rules Contact Information The Davidson College Archives is a place where the past and the present meet. In the Archives, researchers will find records of historical value and significance. These records relate to the history of the College, the town of Davidson, and the surrounding geographical areas. The holdings in the Davidson College Archives provide a sense of Davidson's past and of its foundations for the future. The Archives exists primarily for use by the students, faculty and staff of Davidson College, although outside researchers are welcome as well. As the official repository for the records of Davidson College, the Archives collects, preserves, maintains, and makes available college records of administrative, legal, fiscal or historical value. The Archives also collects books, articles, brochures and pamphlets written by or about former students and faculty of Davidson College for use in its Davidsoniana Collection. In the following pages, you will find information on the Manuscript Collections, the Archives Collections, and the Photograph Collection of the Davidson College Archives. Although these three collections share common interests and uphold the goal of preserving historically valuable materials, each collection contains its own unique information. In addition, information has been provided on the history of the college and on special exhibits produced by the staff of the Davidson College Archives. Mission Statement The Archives serves the Davidson College community in the preservation and administration of institutional records and manuscript collections. The primary purpose of the Archives is to collect, preserve, maintain and make available institutional records of administrative, legal, fiscal or historical value. The Archives also serves as a repository for manuscript collections which are related to the College and the town of Davidson, or relevant to the College's curriculum. In conjunction with the preservation of historically valuable records, the Archives administers the College's records retention program overseeing the offsite storage, reference use of inactive records, and timely destruction of outdated records. Hours of Operation The Archives Department is open during the following hours:   Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm Tuesday 7pm-10pm (during academic year) Location The Archives is located on the second floor of the E. H. Little Library. The library is situated directly behind Chambers Building in the center of the Davidson campus. Parking is available within a short walking distance of the library. Donating Materials to the College Archives The Davidson College Archives welcomes donations that are related to the College and the town of Davidson, or are relevant to the College's curriculum. Of special value to the Archives are Davidson College publications, records of Davidson College student and faculty organizations and committees, office records, diaries, faculty publications, class notebooks, and photographs. In addition, the Archives welcomes donations of manuscript collections related to the history of Davidson College. If you have materials that you wish to donate, please visit the Davidson College Archives on the second floor of E. H. Little Library on the campus of Davidson College or call (704) 894-2632 or email jablodgett@davidson.edu. Honors Theses Rules Contact Information The staff is happy to help researchers answer questions about the history of Davidson College, its students, faculty and staff, the college's programs and policies, and the history of the town of Davidson. Our mailing address is: Davidson College Archives, E.H. Little Library, Davidson College P.O. Box 7200, Davidson, North Carolina 28035-7200. Telephone:(704) 894-2632 FAX:(704) 894-2625. Dr. Jan Blodgett College Archivist & College Records Management Coordinator e-mail: jablodgett@davidson.edu phone: (704) 894-2632 Mr. Mark Grotjohn Archives Fellow e-mail: magrotjohn@davidson.edu phone: (704) 894-2421 Please send reference questions to: archives@davidson.edu

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