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Souvenir Stamps, c. 1916 Image courtesy of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives

What are Archives?
What do Archives do?
Who can use the Archives?
What is in the Archives?
Can I see any of the Archives on-line?

What are Archives? The University Archives (Hunt Library, 2nd floor) is the repository for official and unofficial university records documenting Carnegie Mellon's history. The Archives serves as the collective memory of the university and, as such, contains official records and personal papers generated by faculty, academic departments, administrative offices, and campus organizations which have historical or administrative importance. What do Archives do? The University Archives has two primary responsibilities. Collecting and preserving these collections and making them available for reference and research. Providing useful documentation of the policies, people, aims, achievements, and events of the university. Who can use the Archives? The Carnegie Mellon University Archives are open to the entire CMU community as well as researchers unaffiliated with CMU. The Archives are open: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 1:00pm to 5:00pm Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00am to 1:00pm By Appointment Monday through Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm What is in the Archives? The three major areas of collecting are: Staff and Faculty Papers Official University Records Special Collecting Interests Within those three areas are collections pertaining to the following research areas: Arts Humanities Business Engineering and Science Public Policy Social Science Can I see any of the Archives on-line? The Carnegie Mellon University Archives has made the following collections available on line: Allen Newell Collection Andrew Carnegie Image Collection (Caste Collection) Senator H. John Heinz III Archives Herbert A. Simon Collection

Research Specialists

Jennie Benford University/Heinz Archivist Adrian Y. Tinsley Archives and Art Inventory Specialist

	ARTISTIC PROPERTIES COLLECTION

All the paintings, prints, antique furniture and framed posters you see in offices and CMU buildings are part of the Artistic Properties collection-and there's more where that came from! Read this intro to find out what Artistic Properties is and how you can take advantage of this multi-media collection

	CURRENT ONLINE PROJECTS

Tartan/Focus Database
The Tartan has been Carnegie Mellon's student newspaper since 1906. A current project is cataloging issues of both The Tartan and Focus to provide an online searchable database.

Mind Models
Professors Herbert Simon and Allen Newell worked together to create "a thinking machine." This on-line exhibit examines their work in artificial intelligence using digitized items from their papers, photographs and videoclips.

	COMING SOON!

Using Images from The Archives
COMING SOON: The Carnegie Mellon University Archives are home to thousands of photographs. This on-line tutorial tells you how you can find and use images from the Archives in your project.