It is the responsibility of the Archives to acquire and maintain the following materials:

Material generated by Denison University All publications of the University. Records of administrative offices and academic departments. Records of all administrative and academic committees. Records of student, faculty and other college-related organizations. Histories of the University.

Material related to Denison University Publications in which the University is described or mentioned or which provide background for the history of the University. Biographical and bibliographical information about Denison alumni and personnel. Personnel records of individual faculty and staff members including: application and resume, appointment letters, employment record, changes of status, significant professional activities, community service, current vitae. Professional and personal papers of emeritus faculty whose careers were substantially at Denison. Papers of individual alumni from their student days, selectively. Papers of distinguished alumni generated after graduation, at our discretion. Records and papers will be selected for acquisition according to their administrative and/or historical research value. They may come in any form: paper, unpublished or published; photographs; audio and videotapes and films; electronic records, computer tapes, disks and printouts; oral histories, newspapers, clippings; artifacts.

The Archives will not acquire, except in unusual circumstances: duplicate publications; publications better suited for the general library collection; clothing; large items, better suited for museum display; moldy or damaged items; material unrelated to Denison University.