The Hiram College Archives

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The Hiram College Archives

• Welcome

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• The Hiram College Archives collects preserves
  and provides access to the permanently valuable
  records of Hiram College since its founding in
  1850 as the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute.
  These records include minutes of the Board of
  Trustees the papers of several principals of the
  Western Reserve Eclectic Institute and presidents
  of Hiram College complete files of Hiram College
  publications records of Hiram College
  departments, offices, committees, task forces,
  and student organizations and papers of
  individual faculty members and photographs.

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• The Archives also maintains the Mildred
  Bennett Memorial Collection of Local History
  Materials. Through an agreement with the Hiram
  historical Society, records, manuscripts and
  documents donated to the Society are deposited in
  the Hiram College Archives for preservation and
  access. In addition to the institutional
  archives, research collections include numerous
  collections of personal papers of persons
  connected in some way with Hiram College, and
  special collections of books and/or manuscripts
  connected with the institution or the Western
  Reserve area of Ohio.

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• Historical materials do not circulate and
  must be used with care, under the supervision of
  the Archivist in the Arndt Reading Room (north of
  the Pritchard Room). No book bags, briefcases,
  duffle bags, food, or beverages are allowed in
  the reading room.

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• Scanning and photocopying services are
  available to researchers for a fee, but the
  department reserves the right to refuse
  reproduction if circumstances warrant.

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• Finding aids for many collections are
  available online at the Archives website,
  http//library.hiram.edu/Archives. All other
  finding aids are available through the Archivist
  and reference assistance is provided.

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• The Archives is open 900am 1200pm
  100pm 400pm, Monday through Friday. However,
  due to staffing constraints, all patrons are
  encouraged to make appointments to use the
  archival and special collections to insure that
  they receive maximum assistance with their
  research on each visit.

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• Any questions regarding materials or
  historical information, please contact the
  Archivist, Jennifer Morrow, at 569-5361 or
  morrowjs_at_hiram.edu.