In addition to holding student and administrative records on paper, the archive contains various physical items of historical significance such as:
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Letters, diaries, and manuscripts from former students, faculty and staff.
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Books including collections such as D.L. Moody’s personal library, The Alumni Collection, The Civil War Collection, and chapel hymn books.
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Photographs from tintypes to Polaroids; our collection of photographs are glimpses into the history of the school and the surrounding area.
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Scrapbooks featuring campus events, photographs and ephemera from daily student life.
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Teaching Materials from faculty such as realia and lecture notes.
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Newspapers such as The Hermonite and other student-generated publications dating as far back as 1888.
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Ephemera including programs for campus events, catalogues, student handbooks, curriculum guides, directories, calendars and other school-produced publications.