The Department of Technology Collection consists of materials dating from the early 1960s to the mid-2010s. It is divided into two sets of materials: those that were in the collection prior to 2019 and those that arrived as part of a large acquisition from the department in 2019.

The pre-2019 materials date from c. 1964 to the 1990s and contain a variety of ephemeral content, such as brochures, publicity materials, and departmental newsletters, as well as administrative files including departmental meeting minutes, proposals for buildings, courses, and programs, etc. This grouping of materials also includes film reels and slides.

The 2019 acquisition contains materials dating from c. 1975 to 2014. The materials are similar in nature to those acquired earlier and are arranged into the following groupings: Promotional materials, Photographs, and Administrative Records.

The promotional materials consist of brochures, fliers, booklets, and magazines / publications largely focused on promoting the department and its mission, courses, and degree program offerings. The photographs include those of faculty, the industrial technology building, conferences, and classes / lectures.

Finally, the administrative records contain a mix of departmental-related and university-wide files. Included are departmental program proposals; building plans / blueprints for the industrial technology center; departmental policies and procedures; enrollment information (for both the university as a whole and at the department level); and Office of the Registrar data. Also note that some of the files contain handwritten annotations and notes. This is especially true for the “Schedule of Classes” booklets that were retained, which tend to be marked up with corrections and updates.

Please see the inventory for more specific information about the collection’s contents.