Archives

First Graduating Class of Educators ca. 1962
Sancta Maria Junior College  (now Trocaire College)

What are Archives?

"Archives are business records of an individual or public or private entity preserved because of their value either as evidence of transactions and or because of information they contain about people places and things." 
SOURCE: Managing Archives and Archival Institutions. James Gregory Bradsher, ed. University of Chicago Press, 1980, p. 2-3.

This is a general listing of collections found in the Trocaire College Archives. It is not a comprehensive listing of all archival holdings. The list is meant solely to act as a guide for those seeking materials from the archives.

The history of Trocaire College since its founding in 1958 may be traced through its various college records. College Records holdings include materials such as Administration Records, General Academic Records, College Programs, and Departmental Affairs.

Included within this collection are records of student clubs, student publications, and student activities such as convocations, commencement and student government.

This collection encompasses Trocaire history, newspaper and magazine articles about Trocaire, awards received by College personnel and students, buildings, and college events that encompass areas such as cultural, social, and anniversary celebrations.

Despite its small size, the audiovisual collection features slides and  VHS productions of concerts, receptions, graduations along with Trocaire’s promotional CD.

MEMORABILIA COLLECTION

Included within this collection are such diverse items as pennants, trophies, glassware, and proclamations.

PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Virtually every aspect of Trocaire’s operations, history, staff, students, buildings including the original Mt. Mercy Convent Building, and campus activities are imaged from 1958 to present in these holdings. 

See Also Publications about the Sisters of Mercy owned by the University of Detroit Mercy.

For more information please contact 
Mark Bialkowski, MLS <bialkowskim@trocaire.edu>