About the University Archives
The University Archives houses a collection of materials relating to Binghamton University, including publications (catalogs, yearbooks, directories, bulletins, reports, student and faculty/staff newspapers, and departmental newsletters and publications), photographs, building plans, original copies of Binghamton PhD dissertations and master's theses, recordings of concerts and recitals given on campus, minutes of the Faculty Senate and Harpur College Council, and some records of other University organizations and departments. Digital and hard copies are collected. For the policies and procedures for transferring University records, contact the University Archivist.
Books written, translated or edited by Binghamton faculty, are cataloged within the “Faculty Archives” collection. In addition, some collections of faculty papers are held by University Archives including those of African-American playwright Loften Mitchell, world-renowned sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein, prolific poet Maria Mazzioti Gillan, and other distinguished scholars in art history (Kenneth Lindsay), archaeology (Albert Dekin and William Isbell), and English (William V Spanos and John Vernon). The papers of poet and author, alumna Molly Peacock, are also part of the University Archives.
Further information about the collecting scope and policies of University Archives can be found here:
Selected Digital Collections
Binghamton University Archives Photographs
The collection features five hundred selected photographs of students, faculty and
staff, student organizations, events, activities, and campus buildings at Triple Cities
College in Endicott, NY and Harpur College, Vestal campus. The photographs are from
1946-1996 with the majority from 1946-1970.
Binghamton University Annual Security and Fire Reports
Statistics must be compiled by the University on certain crimes and student conduct
referrals. The Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Report is coordinated by the
University’s Clery Act Coordinator, with the assistance of several other offices.
Binghamton University Bulletins
The official university publication describes the programs and policies in a given
academic year. Bulletins from 1997 to 2019 are available digitally.
Binghamton University Commencement
This collection comprises undergraduate and graduate graduation ceremonies which typically
include processions, awards and speeches given by administrators, special guests and
students. This collection of materials compliments a group of ceremonies from later
years which are publicly available via the Binghamton University YouTube channel.
Binghamton University Photographs
The collection include photographs of campus events, administrators, alumni, and student
life from 2001-present and were taken by University photographers.
Binghamton University Yearbooks
This collection was published under several different titles. It was first called
The Colonist in 1948, then became The Yearer in 1970, Pegasus in 1973 and finally
Binghamton University in 2004. This Digital Collection includes digitized yearbooks
from 1948-1972.
Dateline
Dateline is the official listserv for staff and faculty and contains daily news briefs
and campus-wide announcements. Issues dating from 2008 to 2017 are available digitally.
Harpur College Council Meeting Minutes
The Harpur College Council (formerly called the Harpur College Faculty Council) is
a legislative body of ex-officio administrators and elected faculty members and students.
The presiding officer is the Dean of Harpur College. The Council’s first meeting was
April 30, 1968 and the body continues today. The Council has several standing sub-committees,
including the Curriculum Committee (formerly part of the Faculty Senate) and the Educational
Policy and Priorities Committee (EPPC). Minutes are comprised of deliberations of
the Council and of these two named sub-committees. The Harpur College Council is
responsible for the establishment of the College’s educational programs and policies.
This includes review and approval of the College’s academic regulations and requirements
and approval of new permanent courses and programs.
Inside Binghamton University
Inside Binghamton University is Binghamton University's weekly newspaper. Issues dating
from 2003 to 2014 are available digitally.
Pipe Dream (formerly Colonial News)
Pipe Dream (formerly Colonial News) is the main student newspaper that has been running
throughout the entirety of Binghamton’s history. Its content is the best representation
of what was happening at the University from the point of view of the student journalists.
Complete issues of The Colonial News (1946-1970) and Pipe Dream (1970-1974) are available
for searching and browsing at the NYS Historic Newspapers project website,
Statistical Fact Books
The Statistical Fact Books for the State University of New York at Binghamton provide
statistical information about the institution’s academics, students and faculty. They
include listings of all current programs of study, as well as numbers of degrees and
advanced certificates granted; applications, admissions, and enrollment numbers and
student demographics; faculty lines appointed, faculty headcounts, faculty/student
ratio, and student credit hours; and outside funding awarded to divisions, schools
and programs.
Student Handbooks
Student Handbooks have been published since 1948, the time of Triple Cities College,
for the purpose of orienting new and returning students to their institution and campus.
Handbooks contain histories, maps, directories, calendars, and rules and regulations.
Their lists include services available to students, student clubs, faculty members,
academic and administrative departments and personnel, areas of study, and more.
Digital Collections in Progress
The Nature Preserve at Binghamton University collection includes materials from various sources on the subject of the nature preserve, which was dedicated on campus in 1972. Types of items that can be found in this collection include reports, correspondence, maps, brochures, meeting minutes, news releases, and other materials.
