From the Archives...Coe has an Archive?

Student: Coe has an archive?

Archives Assistant (Sara): Yes! The George T. Henry College Archives (Coe's archives) is located in the basement of Stewart Memorial Library.

Student: What is an archive?

Sara: An archives is a library that contains primary documents (original material such as correspondence, meeting minutes, newspapers, and manuscripts) and collections about people, places or things.

The Coe Archives specializes in collections about or relating to Coe College, including its history, its students, its alumni, and all things Coe related.

Student: Who is this George guy?

Sara: George T. Henry was the college photographer for 50 years.  You can still occasionally see him taking pictures around campus today, even though he’s retired.  The archive holds over 10,000 negatives of photographs taken of Coe by George.  You can see a sampling of these photographs on the archive’s walls.

Student: Can I use the archives?

Sara:  Yes, Yes, YES (I am so glad you asked).  Students, faculty, and staff can use the archive for research, projects, or papers.  We have material from poets, WWII correspondents, Physics professors, and on any number of topics.  Our material is listed in the Library Catalog, or you can ask a librarian to help you find something in our collections.

~Sara