About the Concordia College Archives
Mission
The mission of the Concordia College Archives is to collect and preserve materials which record and exhibit the history and life of the College. To do so, the Concordia College Archives:
Materials in the Archives include, but are not limited to:
Managing Records
The Concordia College Archives is a collecting repository that preserves and makes accessible institutional records of enduring value as well as gathering collections with research and local historical value even if unrelated to Concordia. To accomplish this mission, we gather records through a records management program as well as individual solicitations and donations. The links below provide more detail about transferring institutional records (including the types of records we collect) and donating materials. When in doubt of transferring records to the Archives, please contact Allison Bundy, College Archivist, at 218.299.3180 or [email protected] before materials are destroyed.
The mission of the Concordia College Archives is to collect and preserve materials which record and exhibit the history and life of the College. To do so, the Concordia College Archives:
- Appraises, collects, organizes, describes, preserves, and provides access to materials of historical, legal, fiscal, and/or administrative value to the College.
- Serves research and scholarship by assisting and encouraging the use of its collections by members of the college community as well as the community at large.
- Promotes knowledge and understanding of the College’s origins, programs, and goals.
Materials in the Archives include, but are not limited to:
- College publications
- Photographs
- Faculty meeting minutes
- Student organization records
- Board of Regent minutes
- Presidential correspondence & records
- Faculty papers & publications
- Alumni papers & publications
- Departmental records
- Media (CDs, DVDs, etc.)
- Ephemera
Managing Records
The Concordia College Archives is a collecting repository that preserves and makes accessible institutional records of enduring value as well as gathering collections with research and local historical value even if unrelated to Concordia. To accomplish this mission, we gather records through a records management program as well as individual solicitations and donations. The links below provide more detail about transferring institutional records (including the types of records we collect) and donating materials. When in doubt of transferring records to the Archives, please contact Allison Bundy, College Archivist, at 218.299.3180 or [email protected] before materials are destroyed.