Harper College Archives

The William Rainey Harper College Archives collects, preserves, exhibits, and provides access to materials of enduring value that document the development, growth and operation of Harper College and the activities of the diverse College community. Please see our current Collection Policy and Mission Statement for more information.

The Archives is working to make many collections digitally available. Examples of these digital items include documents, photographs, videos, student publications, exhibits, and more. Please see the below databases to begin your research.

Finding Aids
Digital Collections
- Harper College Digital Archive- Please note, we are currently going through a software transition and some items may be temporarily unavailable. Please visit the Institutional Repository as an alernate database. If you need assistance in accessing material that is no longer digitally available during transition, please contact the Archivist for assistance at archives@harpercollege.edu.
- CARLI Digital Collections- Harper College
- Internet Archives- Harper College

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Access

The Archives is located in Building F, 3rd Floor, Room 359 within the Library.

The materials in the Harper College Archives are available to administrators, faculty, students, staff, alumni and members of the community by appointment and during the following hours:

Fall Hours Open Building and Virtual Hours (August 18, 2025 - December 12, 2025):

Monday: 11:30AM-1:30PM

Tuesday and Thursday: 9:30AM-3:30PM

Friday: REMOTE AVAILABILITY; BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

CLOSED: 1 September 2025, 26-30 November 2025

Winter Break: The Archives will be closed for Winter Break effective 13 December 2025 - 11 January 2026 and will re-open for the

Spring Semester on Tuesday, 13 January 2026.

Spring Hours Open Building and Virtual Hours (January 12, 2026 – May 15, 2026):

Tuesday and Thursday: 9:30AM-3:30PM

Friday: REMOTE AVAILABILITY; BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

CLOSED: 19 January, 12 February, 23-29 March (Spring Break), 2-3 April 2026.

All research will be by appointment only. Please contact archives@harpercollege.edu to request an appointment during open hours.

The Archives is a non-circulating, closed-stack research collection so archival materials must be used on-site in the Archives reading room. The Archivist reserves the right to restrict access to records. Some archival materials are available digitally and may be accessed online. To make an appointment to visit the Archives, please email archives@harpercollege.edu.