Salem Academy & College Archives
GRACE L. SIEWERS ARCHIVES ROOM Named in honor of Librarian Grace Louise Siewers (C '09), the Archives Room houses letters, personal papers, early library books and textbooks, photographs, yearbooks, newspapers, and other materials pertaining to the long history of Salem--as Girls' Boarding School, Female Academy, and finally as Academy and...
Mission Statement
The Salem Academy and College Archives is responsible for acquiring, managing, preserving and making accessible to the community as an educational resource, institutional materials and records of permanent historical value pertaining to the Academy and College. The Archives collect administrative and fiscal records, manuscripts, photographs, maps, architectural plans, scrapbooks, and letters from presidents, academic departments, student organizations, faculty, students and alumnae that help document and illustrate the history, programs, events and goals of the institution.
GRACE L. SIEWERS ARCHIVES ROOM
Named in honor of Librarian Grace Louise Siewers (C '09), the Archives Room houses letters, personal papers, early library books and textbooks, photographs, yearbooks, newspapers, and other materials pertaining to the long history of Salem--as Girls' Boarding School, Female Academy, and finally as Academy and College.
The Siewers Archives Room is accessible by appointment during regular weekday hours. Contact Kay McKnight, kay.mcknight@salem.edu
CLARENCE E. CLEWELL RARE BOOKS ROOM
The gift of Ruth Clewell ( A '28, C '34) in honor of her father, the Rare Books Room houses Salem's collections of rare and early imprint materials. Special collections include first editions of the works of Dr. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, Hogarth Press publications, and Southern women writers, as well as pamphlets and other materials pertaining to the nineteenth century slavery debate in the United States.
The Clewell Rare Books Room is accessible by appointment during regular weekday hours. Contact Dr. Rose Simon, (336) 917-5421.
