University Archives
The University of Dayton Archives was established in 1973 for the purpose of preserving the University's history. The collection includes materials dating from 1850, when St. Mary's Institute was founded as a grammar school for boys, to the present. It chronicles the University’s development into a well-known Catholic and Marianist institution of higher learning.
The Materials
The collection includes records created by University offices, departments, and centers; records of student organizations; University publications; faculty and alumni papers; student theses and dissertations; and photographs and audiovisual recordings.
Access
The University Archives is open to the University community and the public; however, access to materials pertaining to University administration may require the permission of the originating office. Researchers may use materials in the reading room. All materials are non-circulating.
