Political
What we collect:
Collections that document politics at the state, national, and international level.
Examples of existing collections:
Science, Engineering and Technology
What we collect:
Collections relating to the University’s disciplinary fields such as automotive science.
Examples of existing collections:
Textile Industry / Materials Science / Packaging Science
What we collect:
Collections relating to both material and packaging science, as well as collections that support the history of the textile industry that long dominated Clemson’s, and the State’s, economy.
Examples of existing collections:
Rare and Special Books
What we collect:
SCA seeks to expand our rare and special book collection by adding more items that support and complement our university archives and manuscript collecting areas, as well as the history of the Upstate and South Carolina. We also collect books for teaching the history of the book, as well as University publications, including books published by Clemson University Press.
Examples of existing collections:
- Behrend book collection
- Copernicus
- Galileo
- Audubon
Artifacts
What we collect:
SCA seeks to expand its collection of artifacts by adding unique materials that support and complement our university archives and manuscript collecting areas, as well as our exhibition program. Priority will be given to those artifacts that provide a distinctive viewpoint on or story relating to the collection or collecting area it relates to.