Massey University Archives
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10536Keywords:
University Archives, Tertiary Institutions, Massey University, Palmerston NorthAbstract
Massey University Archives is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024. The university itself traces its origin back to 1927 when the Massey Agricultural College was established in Palmerston North. Establishing a university archive was not a fast process at Massey
University. The movement to establish an archive began in 1964, the year Massey gained full university status. In that year, the library first raised its concern at the lack of an archive repository for the university and the disparate state of storage of historical records and
materials of the university.
A university archive was eventually established in 1984 to put the management of the university’s archival and historical records on a sound footing. This overview will look at the history of the Archives, its spaces and facilities, the collections in its care and the systems used for intellectual control and access.
