Collections

The Beulah Culbertson Archives and Special Collections at the Fant Memorial Library currently holds over 700 linear feet of records including university office files, photographs, scrapbooks, social club memorabilia, framed artwork, and many other types of historical records. Materials in Archives and Special Collections are not available for borrowing, but visitors may consult records in the Archives by scheduling an appointment.

Collection Inventories (PDF)

Note: PDF inventories can be opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Types of records in the archives:

Leadership Records
Academic Departments
Non-academic/Academic Support Departments
Student Groups
Donated Papers
Special Format Collections

Leadership Records

The archives has records from presidents Frazer (1891-1898) through Miller (2018-), as well as a small collection of records from boards of trustees and the prior manifestations of the university, the Columbus Female Institute (1847-1884) and the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College (1884-1920).

Academic Departments

These are the faculty and administrative records of departments that instruct classes.

Non-Academic/Academic Support Departments

Departments on campus that do not instruct classes fall into this category. This includes Finance and Administration, Food Service, Fant Library, the Provost's Office, and others.

Student Groups

These collections pertain to the various student-led groups on campus that are affiliated with the university.

Donated Papers

The archives has received numerous donations from individual students, staff, faculty, and alumni over the years, as well as their family. Records from student and alumni groups, such the Revelers, Student Christian Association, and organizations outside of The W, such as the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and the American Association of University Women, also fall under this category.

Special Format Collections

A few media types that require special care and housing have been pulled from the collections and grouped together for ease of consultation and due to frequent lack of provenance information.