What Materials to Donate

General Comments

• The Archives accepts collections from individuals and organizations.
• The Archives accepts records in various formats: paper, digital, audio-visual.
• The lists below are not comprehensive. If you have any questions about the value of any record, please contact:

  Phil Bantin
  Indiana University Archives
  (812) 855-5897
  bantin@indiana.edu

Types of Documents to Include

• Administrative Files of Officers or Project Leaders
• Committee and Working Group Files
• Conferences — Planning Documents and Publicity Material
• Correspondence Files
• Grant Proposals and Supporting Material
• Minutes and Agendas of Meetings
• Planning Documents
• Policy Documents
• Project Files
• Reports
• Speeches and Presentations
• Surveys
• Vitae of Individuals with Primary Role in the Organization

Types of Publications to Include (working list)

• Articles
• Audio Visual materials**
• Booklets
• Books
• Conference Papers
• Conference Proceedings
• Curriculum Materials (both in handbooks and loose leaf binders)
• Directories
• Doctoral Theses
• Journals
• Lesson Plans
• Manuscripts - published or not
• Newsletters
• Newspaper Clippings**
• Photo/Slide Sets**
• Power Point Presentations
• Program brochures
• Publication Catalogues
• Reports
• Student handbooks
• Teacher's Manuals (both in handbook and loose leaf binder form)
• Textbooks
• Training Manuals

  ** Will require preservation