Access
The C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives is open to all individuals with an interest in understanding the varied and changing aspects of Wilson history. Individuals and groups are welcome to use the materials held in its collection. Some records in the C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives have restrictions placed on them for various reasons that include privacy, state and federal regulations, and issues of fragility and preservation. These restrictions are noted in the various access tools available to researchers.
Hours
The reading room of the C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives and the Wilson Archival Collections are open for research use by appointment. Please contact us at hankeycenter@wilson.edu or 717-262-2049 to set up a research appointment.
Closed all campus holidays
Directions
The C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives are located in the Hankey Center. You can enter through the main entrance which is wheel-chair accessible. The Hankey Center has its own parking conveniently located outside the main entrance. See Campus Map for location.
The records of Wilson College are organized in a way that reflects its hierarchy over time. The Wilson College Archives Collections List provides an easy way to see how the records are organized. When you do research in the C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives you may have to think about what office, department, or grouping of records may best help answer your questions.
RG001 Wilson College & Chambersburg Area History
RG002 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes
RG003 Office of the President
RG004 Academic Dean's Office
RG007 Finance & Administration
RG008 Office of Advancement
RG009 Student Organizations
RG010 Memoribilia
RG011 Audio-Visual
RG012 Records of the Save Wilson Committee
MS1 Faculty, Staff & Administrator Papers
MS2 Alumnae & Student Papers
Interns at the Hankey Center and the C. Elizabeth Boyd ’33 Archives have the opportunity for hands-on work with a variety of materials including correspondence, newspapers, photographs, scrapbooks, textiles, and artifacts. Students from all majors are encouraged to apply, especially those interested in gaining experience in archives, women's studies or public history. Please click on one of the links below for information about how to apply.
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Records are evidence of what the institution does. They capture its activities and transactions and are assets to the College. Effective records management ensures the information that has value and importance is retrievable, authentic and accurate. Records come in many different forms: paper, electronic, web site, and databases. Files can contain memos, contracts, emails, digital images, reports and graphics among others. Files can reside in file drawers, on desktops, on servers and flash drives.
Records and the information contained in them are everyone's responsibility! Each employee has an important role to play in protecting the College and ensuring its future by creating, using, organizing, retrieving and disposing of records according to established guidelines.
If you have questions about the records management policy, or wish to discuss your participation in the records management program please contact: College Archivist at 717-262-2049.
Reference Services
For more information about the history of Wilson College contact:
College Archivist
Phone: 717-262-2049
Amy Ensley, Director of the Hankey Center
Email: hankeycenter@wilson.edu
Phone: 717-264-4141 x3279
Class and Campus Presentations
The Hankey Center staff actively wants you to understand Wilson history. Faculty members at Wilson work with staff of the Hankey Center to incorporate historical Wilson material in their courses. In the past students from history, sociology, environmental studies, art, dance, French, and mass communication have used our materials. Our historical materials document Wilson’s important role in many disciplines.
Amy Ensley, Director of the Hankey Center
Coordinator of WISMAT
717-264-4141, Ext: 3279
mailto:amy.ensley@wilson.edu
or
College Archivist
717-262-2049
http://celizabethboydarchives.wordpress.com/