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Archival materials are those related to the origins, history, aims, programs and development of The University of Tennessee, Memphis and all its predecessors and parts. Included are such materials as those listed below.

• Artifacts, memorabilia relating to the history of UT Memphis and its different periods
• Campus publications (newspapers, yearbooks, catalogs, bulletins, directories, faculty/staff rosters, student and faculty handbooks, alumni magazines, calendars, etc.)
• Correspondence relating to planning, development, programs, significant activities of departments, colleges, etc.
• Laboratory, hospital, or scientific instruments or equipment that are unique or of special significance
• Maps, blueprints, other plans depicting physical growth and development
• Minutes of any committees, faculty meetings that are over five years old (Permanent Records)
• Organizational charts and administrative listings
• Personnel records prior to 1970
• Photographs of events, individuals, programs & other notable items
• Policy manuals over five years old (Permanent Records)
• Program accreditation reports/supporting documentation over 5 years old (Permanent Records)
• Public addresses, resolutions, news broadcast videos and news releases
• Portrait, pictures, prints, busts, plaques, certificates
• Special studies and reports created by the University or about the University
• Statements of missions, goals, objectives
• University related non-print materials regardless of forma

Materials not to be retained in the archives include:

• Materials associated with the formal records management program
• Records of the UT System, which are not expected to be in high demand or of particular interest to UT Memphis
• Reprints normally maintained in the Library

For more Information contact Richard Nollan