The staff selects, preserves, and makes available the historical records of UT, documenting the university since its founding in 1872, including UT's role in the development of the Toledo community and the university's relationship to trends in American higher education. While not included in the library's on-line catalog, finding aids describing most of the collections are available. Researchers are encouraged to visit the archives and consult the University Archivist about their research needs. The archives is housed in the Ward M. Canaday Center , and hours of operation are the same as those of the Center. Representing the bulk of the archives' holdings, this material consists of the official files created during the daily operations of the university.
Most records are open to researchers under the provisions of Ohio's public records laws.
Records include those of the Board of Trustees, the Office of the President, all of the colleges, many student organizations, and university committees. Included in this material is a complete set of UT's student newspaper, as well as departmental newsletters, course catalogs, student yearbooks, and sports programs. These materials consist of the personal and professional papers of university faculty and administrators. Included are papers of former presidents and many well-known faculty members. University Authors Collection.