Collection Overview 

Scope and Content Notes

The Kenyon College Subject Files collection is a growing collection containing materials related to all aspects of the College’s history and ongoing life from its founding to present. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, meeting minutes, event posters, syllabi, programs, brochures, A/V materials, and more. The collection demonstrates the breadth of student, faculty, and staff involvement and activities within and outside the community as well as records relating to the physical campus.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation: SF[series number].[box number].[file number].[item number], Kenyon College Subject Files. Special Collections and Archives, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio.

Acquisition Information: The majority of materials were deposited to the archives directly from the creators or owners (college offices, student groups, alumni, etc.).

Finding Aid Information:

Created by: Abigail Tayse, College Archivist

Date: October 2019

Revision History: March 2020 July 2022 January 2024

Arrangement of Collection 

• Series I: Academics

  • Sub-series 1: Academic Departments

  • Sub-series 2: Academic Programs and Publications

  • Sub-series 3: Awards and Scholarships

  • Sub-series 4: Commencement and Baccalaureate

  • Sub-series 5: Affiliated Schools and Academies

• Series II: Offices and Staff

  • Sub-series 1: Administration, Faculty, and Staff Offices

  • Sub-series 2: Administration, Faculty, and Staff Organizations, Committees and Reports

  • Sub-series 3: Affiliate Groups, Organizations, Events, and Publicity

• Series III: Athletics

  • Sub-series 1: Associations, Teams, and Sporting Events

  • Sub-series 2: Affiliates and Camps

• Series IV: Campus Life

  • Sub-series 1: Student Body and Alumni

  • Sub-series 2: Groups, Organizations, and Clubs

  • Sub-series 3: Events, Lectures, Concerts, and Publicity

  • Sub-series 4: Publications

• Series V: Community

  • Sub-series 1: Gambier

  • Sub-series 2: Mount Vernon, Knox County, and Ohio

  • Sub-series 3: The United States and International

• Series VI: Kenyon College

  • Sub-series 1: Grounds and Buildings

  • Sub-series 2: History and Tradition

  • Sub-series 3: Policy, Future Plans, and Campaigns

  • Sub-series 4: Board of Trustees

• Series VII: General Topics