The College Archives are comprised of various materials dealing with the college from its start as a normal school to the present. The materials can be divided into two categories: historical and organizational.  Historical items include photographs, year books, school newspapers, scrapbooks, educational games, ephemera and blueprints. Organizational materials, both past and present, include records of various academic and non-academic departments, organizations and groups associated with the college, as well as correspondence, faculty publications, course schedules and descriptions, policies, event programs and catalogs. The archives do not include personal student or personnel information. The archives are not open for browsing and any individual interested in viewing archival materials or needing information contained in the archives should consult Susan Denault or Linda Kaufmann at 662-5325.

The Hoosac Valley Collection for Local History was established 35 years ago at MCLA. Gradually, additional materials have been added, largely through donations.  The collection is not open for browsing, but individuals interested in the collection should contact Linda Kaufmann or Susan Denault at 662-5325. Materials in the collection cannot be borrowed in person or through interlibrary loan. Below is a general list of materials in the Hoosac Valley Collection. Local history books in the collection can be searched through our online catalog at http://wmars.cwmars.org/search~S36. 

·         Historical atlases of Berkshire County (1858 (cd-rom), 1876, 1904) 

·         Historical & modern maps (Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for Berkshire County, topographical maps) 

·         Census materials (1790 bookform, microfilm - 1800-1930 for Berkshire County) 

·         Published town, county and Mass. histories (not every town available) 

·         Local newspaper clippings (people, places, events, college) 

·         Local newspapers (microfilm - Transcript 1844-1945; Hoosac Valley News 1857-1896; Advocate - bound issues from the 1980's-present) 

·         Local area photographs - (historical), including the Randy Trabold Photograph Collection

·         Local publications (business, religious, historical, cultural) 

·         Oral history interviews - (1970's, 1980's) 

·         City directories (book form & microfilm - limited years) 

·         Student papers (local topics) 

·         Local architectural resources -(surveys, photographs, publications) 

·         Blackinton family (copies of diaries, deeds, papers) 

·         Hoosac Tunnel (original materials - newspapers, pamphlets, diagrams, photographs etc.) 

·         Mt. Greylock (historical, annual reports, Greylock Glen materials) 

·         Mohawk Trail (photographs, booklets, articles) 

·         Sprague Electric (Sprague Logs, published materials, oral interviews) 

·         Local mills (plans, entry books, histories, newspaper clippings, etc.) 

·         Diaries, letters (misc.) 

·         Ledgers (local businesses) 

·         City Records (limited/older - pauper records, court records, annual reports, school & selectmen's reports) 

·         Various published historical resources (i.e. local authors, about local places, about local people such as Susan B. Anthony) 

·         Historical postcards (local places) ·         Historical prints - bird's eye views of North Adams & Adams

·         Berkshire County land records (18^th & 19^th c. original deeds)