Requests for assistance in gaining access to archival material should be directed to Peter J. Knapp, Special Collections Librarian and College Archivist, whose office is located in the Watkinson Library. Mr. Knapp's telephone number is 860-297-2269. Please address e-mail inquiries to:

peter.knapp@trincoll.edu

There are two broad categories of material in the College Archives: general and administrative records; and records relating to students, faculty, staff and alumni.

General and Administrative Records:

• Material concerning the College's founding in 1823 and its relocation from downtown Hartford to the Summit Campus in 1878, descriptions of the campus, and data on College buildings
• Architectural drawings and records
• Photographs, including portraits of alumni, faculty, staff and trustees; views of Trinity, including
• College buildings, campus events, undergraduate organizations, and athletic teams
• Official College publications
• Administrative reports and general records
• Minutes and reports of the Faculty and of selected Faculty committees
• Minutes and reports of the Board of Trustees
• Papers of Trinity's presidents

Records Relating to Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni:

• Undergraduate campus publications, selected undergraduate research papers, senior and masters theses, and scrapbooks kept by undergraduates and alumni
• Records relating to athletic competition and to student organizations and activities
• Biographical data on deceased alumni, 1827 to the mid-20th century, including honorary degree recipients
• Publications by and about Trinity faculty, staff and alumni
• Papers of faculty and alumni

For additional information about the archival collections, click on the following:

research use guidelines

archival classification system

Last modified March 2003 by Peter J. Knapp, Watkinson Library, Trinity College