University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center

Overview This majority of this collection is composed of the administrative documents of the office of Academic Affairs, dating back to its establishment in 1968. In addition, a number of documents dating from 1916 to 1968 are also contained within this collection and chronicle the administration of academics at the college before an official Office of Academic Affairs was created. Six series have been created to divide and organize this extensive collection and include restricted materials, curriculum...

Overview The Directories Collection, 1927 to present, contains telephone and address directories for campus, faculty, administrative and staff offices. The collection contains two series; the campus directories, and the faculty/staff directories.

Overview The Library Services collection contains a variety of information produced by the library at Minnesota State University, Mankato and its employees since 1911, though most of the collection is dated from the 1970s to the present. The collection is primarily composed of meeting minutes and agendas, newsletters, correspondence, and photographs, although numerous miscellaneous materials related to the library are also present.

Overview This collection, large in subject matter and physical size, covers the President's activities, correspondence, and concerns since the creation of the higher institute of learning in Mankato in 1868. Though the majority of the collection is composed of materials from 1990 to the present, earlier materials also constitute a significant collection of materials chronicling the development of the university from its roots as a normal school.

Overview The University General Records collection is a collection of general information about Minnesota State University and its predecessor institutions. This collection contains meeting minutes and general information that does not fit in with any other particular collection. Some of the information contained within the collection is information about the funds that started the Mankato State Normal School, the seventy-fifth and centennial celebrations, as well as different activities supported by...