College records are generally organized by the department which produced them, and then chronologically within the department. Most departmental records are restricted to members of that department for twenty-five years from their date of creation. The College Archives are organized in the following manner:
HCA: College Governance
HCB: Administration and Administrative Services
HCC: Business Affairs
HCD: Financial Records
HCE: Academic Affairs
HCF: Student Affairs
HCG: Admissions and Aid
HCH: Development, Alumni Records, Alumni Relations
HCI: Special Events and Occasions (includes commencement programs)
HCJ: Haverford College Reports
HCK: Communications Department Records
HCL: Publications
HCM: Student Scholarship
HCQ: Haverford Student Life
HCR: Faculty/Staff Organizations and Activities
HCS: Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Papers
HCT: Graphic, Audio, and Visual Materials
HCU: Haverford College Artifacts
Some major administrative records groups are described in further detail on this page.
Special Collections holds the papers of most of the Presidents of Haverford College. Some of these papers may include personal, academic, and other interests in addition to materials from their time as President of the College. Other presidential materials may also be found in the administrative papers of the college.
Faculty Meeting Minutes
We hold Faculty Meeting Minutes from 1835 onward. Those from 1945 to present are available online. Faculty meeting minutes from the past five years are restricted to Haverford College faculty members.
Other Faculty Materials
Records of faculty committees are also available in Special Collections, as are faculty listings and handbooks. Records of some departments may also be available for certain eras. The papers of various faculty members may also be held in Special Collections; a search of our finding aids is the best way to tell whether we hold a faculty member's papers.