Abstract
This chapter explores what happens to the archive of a college when it closes through the perspective of an institution that has acquired the records of two colleges, as well as partial documentation of a third college and the records of two K–12 schools. Transferring a college archive is often done in conjunction with the transfer of other special collections from a college library, so we also discuss some of the issues related to transferring these other unique library materials to another institution.
Keywords
college closure, archives, Special Collections
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2024
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Burns, Chris and Prudence Doherty. "Supporting Special Collections and Archives Work in a College Closure." In Closing a College Library, edited by Amber Hunt, Elizabeth Ruane and Stephanie Soka. Chicago: Association for College and Research Libraries, 2024.
