Please see our donations policy listed in the policies section below. For any further questions, please contact us.

Access to the archives is available by appointment.

The archives are located in the lower level of the Lorette Wilmot Library, across from the Writing Center.

Donations: If you are interested in giving donations please see our donations policy.

Unidentified Photos: Check back often to see if you have any clues about our unidentified photos, featured on the main archives page and the history of Nazareth page.

The holdings are frequently growing and expanding, especially as time and labor allows for previously held but uncatalogued items to be added to the collection. The Finding Aids provide the most detailed information about current holdings.

Yes, the archives are available to anyone who is interested in learning more about the history of Nazareth.

Items of enduring historical and research value will be acquired by the Nazareth Archives. Items of enduring value include those which help paint the 'Nazareth portrait' as related to its academic, physical, social, and cultural legacy. These items show Nazareth's organizational growth, policies, procedures, operations, and activities. Trustee, administrator, faculty, staff, student, and alumni histories and publications are also considered items of value.

• Does the item significantly document some aspect of Nazareth or the Nazareth community?
• Who created the item? (What is the position of the creator: highly placed official, hold a key position or role? Involvement in the events recorded? Knowledge about the events recorded? Do the records exhibit a bias?)
• Is the item of relative importance?
• Does the Archives already have an identical item? No more than 3 copies, in general, of an item will be retained.
• What is the condition of the item? Can the Archives care for it properly? Will its preservation require expense that is beyond the means of the Archives budget?
• If the item is a donation or bequest, is it clear that the donor has legal ownership and the right to offer the item to the Archives?
• Is this material available elsewhere?

All items acquired, transferred or donated to the Nazareth Archives will become sole property of the Archives and no longer belong to the originating office, individual, or organization. Donors will be encouraged to transfer copyright as well, in order to aid researchers. The Archives will have final authority about use, arrangement, and disposition of accessioned materials.

Materials of any medium that can be adequately stored, cared for and preserved by the Archives will be acquired. This includes all types of printed materials, visual images, audio and video recordings and memorabilia.

This policy is currently under construction. Check back soon for more information.

Restricted or confidential materials will only be acquired on a limited scale. Items will be deemed restricted by the Archivist in conjunction with the Library Director/or legal counsel through the President's Office.

At some future time, the Archives may decide to digitize or otherwise reformat donated collections for preservation and access purposes. In this instance, the original material may be kept, returned to the donor, or destroyed according to the terms of the donation agreement.

Any item the Archivist deems no longer relevant to the collection may be de-accessioned. De-accessioning will not take place without the written approval of the Library Director and the originating office of the documents, according to records management policies, in consultation with administrative officers when appropriate. All information pertaining to the de-accessioning and disposition of material will be retained in the Archive records. Any item that the Archives can no longer adequately or safely care for may be de-accessioned.