Collections in the University Archives consist of non-current materials that document the administration, people and programs of Wichita State University since its founding as Fairmount College in 1895. The papers of past presidents, administrators and distinguished faculty, publications by and about the University, catalogs, photographs, student newspapers, and the yearbooks chiefly comprise the holdings.

The University Archives are arranged in Record Groups that reflect the origin of the materials and are the major administrative divisions of the overall collection. Within these Record Groups are distinct collections of materials, some of which are further described in detailed finding aids or inventories.

The Archives Classification Guide (.pdf) lists all collections in the University Archives, the contents of which range from numerous boxes to a single document.

To read about the university's history, click here.

Fairmount Hall, c. 1897

• Academic Affairs and Research, Vice President for
• Academic Resource Development, Vice President for (abolished 1992)
• Administration and Finance, Vice President for
• Athletic Corporation, WSU Intercollegiate
• Government Relations
• Institute of Logopedics
• Presidents
• Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, Vice President for (abolished 1989)
• Student Affairs, Vice President for
• University -- General
• University Advancement, Vice President for
• Vice President, Senior
• Vice President and General Counsel

Finding aids for other manuscript collections related to the university and/or its history:

Faculty

• Isely, M. Alice (Library)
• Lieurance, Thurlow (Music)
• Malone, Henry (American Studies)
• Palmer, Martin F. (Logopedics)
• Petroff, Alexander (Aeronautical Engineering)
• Rydjord, John (History)
• Santos, Bienvenido (English, Poet-in-residence)
• Skaggs, Jimmy (American Studies, Economics)
• Staples, Clayton Henri (Art)
• Tasch, Paul (Geology)
• Taylor, Ross (American Studies)
• Teall, Mary Jane (Theater)
• Tomayko, James (NASA Consultant)
• Wall, Hugo (Urban Studies, Political Science)

Departments and organizations

• American Studies Department Student Papers
• Archives of the Council of University Women
• Fairmount Library Club
• Glenn Bakkum Collection of Urban Sociology Class Papers (1929-1934)
• Archives of the Wichita State University Dames

People. places and events

• Afghanistan Students File, Office of the Registrar, 1938-1941, University of Wichita
• Erotic Art Society Collection, Wichita State University
• Football Team Airplane Crash Collection, Wichita State University
• KAKE-TV News Archives
• Manuscript of a History of the University of Wichita
• Lester Spong Papers (Omnibus College)
• Sunflower Index, 1986-1992 (student newspaper)
• W. A. Webb Papers (Fairmount College student's diaries)
• Work Progress Administration (WPA) Projects on the University of Wichita Campus, Records of
• Louis A. Zutavern Papers (Fairmount College student's diaries)