Archives: Contribute to Our Collections

Contribute To Our Collections

   Donations and Gifts

Salve Regina University Special Collections collects materials that have significance to the institution and its programs or that support teaching and learning at the University.

If you are interested in donating materials, please contact the University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian: archives@salve.edu. All donors will need to sign a deed of gift.

For more information on donation considerations and process, check out these guides:

• Donating Your Personal or Family Records to a Repository
• Donating Your Organization's Records to a Repository

   University Records Transfers

The University Archives collects physical and digital materials from Salve Regina offices, departments, programs, and personnel documenting the history, teaching, operations, and activities of the institution.

What To Send (some examples):

• Documents

  • Meeting agendas and minutes

  • Correspondence and office records of senior administrators, deans, and policy makers

  • Annual reports

  • Summary budgets and financial reports

• Publications

  • Brochures

  • Catalogs

  • Handbooks

  • Directories

  • Newsletters

• Identified photos related to your office's activities

• Video or audio of important University events

• University branded promotional items and ephemera

What Not To Send:

• Anything still in use by your office

• Draft reports and correspondence

• Routine financial records

• More than 2 copies of anything

• Blank forms

Process:

1. Please fill out a Transfer Form.

2. The Archivist will contact you to discuss any issues and coordinate the transfer.

   Oral Histories

Launched in 2008, Salve Regina Memory is an oral history project that tells the stories of alumni and other University community members by documenting the experiences of students, faculty, and administrators over the years.

Alumni interested in contributing an oral history can contact the University Archivist: archives@salve.edu.

Completed an oral history interview? Please submit a Release Form.