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Who we are Archives of the College

Official records, publications , photographs, College memorabilia, faculty publications, transcripts, course catalogs student newspaper from 1873, yearbook from 1883

Who we areSpecial Collections of the Library73 manuscript collections – primarily local

family papers, alumni and faculty papers, records of local organizations

8,000 rare booksPrintsMapsNewspapersWWI posters

Strengths of the collectionWell-rounded teaching collection with most

fields of human knowledge represented in rare books collection

Sampling of materials related to broader PA, American, and World history represented by prints, maps, WWI posters, newspapers and additional manuscript collections

Lancaster County and F&M related collections: including local history, county maps; collections representing German-American culture; papers of local families, organizations and alumni

Highlights of the CollectionOldest item- 2054 B.C.E Sumerian cuneiform

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Highlights of the CollectionOldest document- 1215 English land deed

Highlights of the CollectionOldest book- ca. 1450 Dutch Book of Hours

Highlights of the CollectionOldest printed book- Speculum, 1481

Prominent or unique research collectionsRawnsley Autograph CollectionReynolds Family PapersGerman-American imprints collection including:

books, farmer’s almanacs, newspapers, broadsides, fraktur- ca. 1730-1917

F&M alumnus film director Franklin J. Schaffner Collection

Linnaean Society of Lancaster County RecordsSeveral gem rare books

Rawnsley Collection

Schaffner Collection

Franklin imprint

Wilson- American Ornithology

DutiesOrganizePreservePromote use of collections

DutiesPromote use of collections through

1. website publication of finding aids, online catalog records, brochures, etc.

DutiesPromote use of collections through

2. digitization

DutiesPromote use of collections through

3. exhibits

DutiesPromote use of collections through

4. classroom instruction

Are the Collections used?

YES!

Use of the collectionsAdministrative staff and facultyAlumniStudentsPublic

Use of the collections 2009-10 User Statistics591 direct users plus 225 additional students

in library instruction classes 18% student patrons (40% if including

instruction)40% administrative, faculty, alumni patrons42% public patrons

Use of the collections 2009-10 Patron Statistics66% remote patrons34 % walk-in patrons

52% use College archives30% use Special Collections18% other

Use of the collectionsAdministrative staff and faculty users:DevelopmentAlumni RelationsCollege CommunicationsProvost’s officePresident’s officeCapital projects officeAthleticsOther academic and administrative offices

Use of the collectionsAdministrative staff, faculty and alumni use:

Informs institutional planning, policies, and continuity

Assists with publicity and developmentFosters an appreciation of the history of the

institution resulting in institutional pride.

Use of the collectionsFosters an appreciation of the history of the

institution

Use of the collectionsAssists with publicity and development

Use of the collectionsInforming institutional planning

Use of the collectionsStudent exposure and use through: Library instructionClassroom presentationsClass research projects

Use of the collectionsStudent users from:American StudiesHistoryEnglishClassicsArtArt HistoryAnthropologyFrenchGermanSummer research scholars

History 360 primary source workshop

History 360 transcription exercise

World War I Posters

World War I Posters

Art Class- Cabinet of Curiosities

Art Class- Cabinet of Curiosities

Student scholarship

Student scholarship

Use of the collectionsPublic patronsScholars and amateur scholarsGenealogistsOther institutions

ConclusionPatron projects “give back”Collections serve as cultural resource for the

region and connection to the communityInvaluable resource for institutional memory,

policy-making, anniversary celebrations and development/alumni relations

Collections serve as tangible “hands-on” teaching tool and/or resource for “practical projects”