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The University Archives in the library is the unit of Archives and Records Management (LISASC) that houses the University’s permanent records. The Records Management division within the State Archives section of the Secretary of State’s Office schedules records for all State agencies. The University Archives in the Academic Library is the repository for the permanent records our schedules require. In addition to permanent State records, the University Archives also contains additional University material of enduring value the University Archivist selects to complement the official records.
The repository also collects community archival and historical material selected to add to the University’s history and to document and make possible research in important aspects of our community’s history and development.
The University Archives and Records Management administration represents the application of the State Records Act on campus. As such, the unit works with all offices to lead and share the responsibility for management of and accountability for the State records we create. The University Archives division holds and cares for the permanent records of the University available for research.
The units holdings permit acquiring knowledge about University history through research in original records. This research also fosters a sense of the evolution of the University’s organization and campus, and of its programs and goals.
ACS manages all its materials and programs addressing selecting, preserving and providing research access to materials of enduring worth according to the standards of the Society of American Archivists for College and University Archives and the Association of Records Managers and Administrators together with the requirements and advice of the State Records Commission with regard to preserving the records of the people of Illinois.
Members of the Chicago State community and external researchers are encouraged to contact the division prior to visiting to help refine research questions and discuss availability of archives that may be brought to bear on particular questions.
