• Archival Collections

  Collections include:

  • Administrative Records
  • Alumni listings from 1840-present
  • Alumni Records
  • Commencement Programs
  • Course CatalogsLink opens in new window, 1840-present
  • Ephemera on past events and guest speakers
  • Facility Records
  • Faculty Papers
    • Annabelle Melville CollectionLink opens in new window
    • Mary Jo Moriarty CollectionLink opens in new window
  • Faculty PublicationsLink opens in new window
  • Honors ThesesLink opens in new window, 1973-present
  • Master’s ThesesLink opens in new window, 1938-present
  • Newspapers
    • Campus CommentLink opens in new window, 1928-present
    • Hard Times, 1970-1976
  • Photographs
    • Early campus life to the present
    • Early buildings on campus
  • Presidential Collections
    • Nicholas Tillinghast CollectionLink opens in new window
  • Published histories of the University dating back to the 1800s
  • Student Records
  • Student Scrapbooks and Diaries
  • University Sports Collections
  • YearbooksLink opens in new window, 1899-present

Browse Our Collections

Our collections are available through ArchivesSpace which is a searchable database for unique, historical items such as letters, reports, diaries, scrapbooks, artifacts, meeting minutes, photographs, and Bridgewater State University records. Collection finding aids with descriptive inventories for manuscript collections can be found in the database.

Rare and unique book collections, master’s theses, and other published works can be found by using our search bar above. 

• Descriptions of Special Collections

  Lincoln Collection

  Monographs, pamphlets, periodicals and ephemera pertaining to Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Also materials that represent the history of Abraham Lincoln in popular culture of the United States.

  Dickens Collection

  Includes works by Charles Dickens, works about Dickens, works that represent London during Dickens’ lifetime, and works that interpret the writing of Dickens. Many first editions of Dickens’ works in both serial and novel form.

  Local and Regional History Collection

  Emphasizes Southeastern Massachusetts history – includes monographs, imprints, maps, city directories, and works by local authors.

  Education Collection

  Focuses on works representing the history of educational theory and practice, textbooks, and biographies about noted educators. Integral parts of the collection concern women’s physical education and the Normal School movement.

  Adeline Oakley Children’s Collection

  Children’s literature from the early nineteenth to the twentieth century: includes shape books, young adult books, picture books, periodicals, inscribed books, and literature on the study of children’s books.

  General Collection

  Wide range of books, pamphlets, and periodicals. Includes pre-1800 items printed throughout the world; pre-1876 American imprints; some post-1900 materials, especially those relating to Massachusetts.