If you are (or were) a member of the faculty, staff, or administration of KSU, you are an important part of our history! The primary mission of the University Archives is to document and preserve the history of Kennesaw State University. In order to capture the richness of the institution in its institutional, social and cultural dimsensions, we are interested in collecting a variety of records from faculty, staff, administrators, and student organizations. The following is a list of some of the common types of records we are interested in collecting. Remember, a record may be paper or electronic, such as computer files or digital images.

1. Autobiographical Records. These include: curricula vitae, award,honors, oral histories, biographies.

2. Administrative Records. Budget and financial records, project and program planning documents, reports, departmental correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, historical files of the department or unit, departmental publications.

3. Professional Contact Files. Correspondence with KSU and non-KSU individuals and anything pertaining to these individuals.

4. Committee and Organization Records. Includes agendas, minutes, reports, supporting documents, and notes.

5. Speeches and Presentation Files. Typescripts, notes, electronic presentations (e.g. Powerpoint), handouts.

6. Reference and Research Files. Subject files, articles, clippings, publications, bibliographies, notes.

7. Teaching Files. Syllabi, lecture notes, handouts, exams, supporting documents.

8. Special Media. Photographs (paper and digital), audio and video recordings, CDs, slides, negatives, drawings.

9. Artifacts and Memorabilia pertaining to Kennesaw State University, including but not limited to banners, flags, commemorative tee-shirts, and figurines.

Transferring Records to the Archives

1. Contact the Archives (x6289) to determine the suitability of records for inclusion in the Archives.

2. Transfer the records to standard records boxes, being careful to preserve the original order of the files as they were stored. Label the boxes and number them consecutively. OR, call the Archives and we will box the records for you!

3. Make a list of the contents of each box, including the titles of each file folder.

4. When the boxes and lists are ready, call the Archives and we will arrange for the records to be picked up.