The Salem Academy & College Archives consists of files, records, and memorabilia related to Salem Academy & College from its founding to the present. Perhaps the most used items are the ledgers and day books. These volumes include, among other things, handwritten entires of student accounts (credits and debits), including special purchases for classes and amount, and the school accounts for operating expenses, salaries, etc.
Other items include:
Samplers and needlework
Diplomas
Scrapbooks (personal, clubs, and newspaper clippings)
Salem College and Academy Catalogs (1853-present)
Salem Academy and College Yearbooks (Sights & Insights, Quill Pen)
Student newspapers (The Salemite)
Salem Academy and College Student Writing publications (The Ivy, Incunabula, Quill Pencil)
Meeting minutes of various clubs and organizations
Salem College publications (newslettters, magazines, student writing)
Faculty Publications (articles, books, book chapters)
The first Salem library
