The personal papers of Andrews University faculty help document the intellectual, administrative, cultural, and social environment of the institution. Faculty personal papers, separate from records associated with University business, contain information on teaching, research, and professional activities; thus, they should be preserved for future generations. The Center for Adventist Research (CAR) includes personal and professional papers of University officers, faculty, and other individuals with University relationships in its special collections. Public access to such papers will be subject to the donor’s wishes and the general policies of the Center for Adventist Research (CAR).

In general, faculty papers will be considered for acceptance by the Center for Adventist Research when the faculty member has made a significant contribution to scholarship and professional activities with precedence given to theological, cultural, educational, health-related, and historical contributions. Faculty are encouraged to contact the Director or Associate Director of the Center for Adventist Research (CAR) to discuss the possible preservation of their personal papers. Arrangements for the maintenance, proper transfer, and retention of their records can be made at that time.

1. Biographical material, including diaries, biographical and autobiographical sketches, memoirs, chronologies, genealogies, resumes, vitae, newspaper clippings, photo albums, scrapbooks, memorabilia, news releases, awards, certificates, and public statements.
2. Professional and personal correspondence of a substantive nature, including e-mail. Professional correspondence includes that relating to career activities such as correspondence with publishers, professional organizations, colleagues, and students. Personal correspondence with friends and relatives may also be preserved. NOTE: correspondence generated in the course of conducting University business belongs to the University and should be archived with office correspondence according to the appropriate records retention schedule. For example, records of departmental or University-wide activities which the individual coordinated, sponsored, or participated are records of University business and should be archived with similar records.
3. Classroom material, including lecture notes and curriculum materials. NOTE: Syllabi are University records and are preserved with college/school records.
4. Topical and/or subject files related to the individual’s work.
5. Legal documents.
6. Research related records, files, and notes including notebooks and journals, research designs, outlines, raw data, analyses, and reports of findings.
7. Published and unpublished reviews, articles, monographs, speeches, sermons, and books; this may include drafts and manuscripts of monographs and books.
8. Papers relating to the social, civic, political, or business relationships of the individual.
9. Audio-visual materials such as films, videos, audio tapes, electronic media, photographic images (paper or electronic) relating to professional and personal presentations may also have value.