The Hankey Center: C. Elizabeth Boyd ’33 Archives

The Hankey Center was made possible through the generosity of the Hankey family, including Capt. Joan R. Hankey ’59, U.S.N. Ret., and family. The center was dedicated on June 7, 2003, and today houses the C. Elizabeth Boyd ’33 Archives (the college archives) and the Barron Blewett Hunnicutt Classics Gallery. It also is home to the offices of the Hankey Center director, and the director of the Wilson College Institute for Women in Science, Math and Technology (WISMAT). The archives, named for registrar emerita and former college archivist C. Elizabeth Boyd, preserves the institutional memory of the College through official college records, personal papers and memorabilia, and is thus a rich source of information regarding the history, traditions and culture of Wilson College. The Hankey Center provides spaces appropriate for researchers, classroom instruction, presentations and exhibits of archival materials and the classics collection. A climate-controlled storage facility helps ensure preservation of Wilson’s history. Staffed by a professional archivist, the center works closely with the teaching faculty to provide primary sources necessary for student research.