Archival Materials provide information about particular archival collections in which you will find information about your building. These collections include primary sources such as correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, ledgers and journals. These collections do not leave the archives, so it is important to make time to use them when the archives is open.
Special Collections and Archives (Room 306, Kent Library) is open:
Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
The collections listed below are meant to get you started with your research. There may be many other collections that will have information about your specific building in other collections in the archives.
University Buildings and Grounds Collection, 1906-1998
Historic Preservation Association (HPA) Brief History of the Campus, undated.
Three page history of some of the buildings on Southeast Missouri State University’s main campus, prepared by the Southeast Missouri State University Historic Preservation Association.
Southeast Missouri State University Library Records
This collection contains books, correspondence, reports, catalogs, pamphlets and scrapbooks pertaining to the daily functions, programs, events, and history of the Southeast Missouri State University library.