Finding Aids
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Documenting the events, people and culture that make Gordon history, the official College Archives collects a wide variety of materials organized across more than fourty record groups. In order to prepare researchers for their visit to the Archives, a number of online finding aids are being made available for selected record groups and sub-groups. Researchers will find that most record groups listed below do not have online finding aids. However, more finding aids are available at our office for on-site visitors. Visitors should make an appointment with archives staff. More information is available on the Visiting the Archives page.
Record Groups
Record group arrangement is primarily based on the administrative organization of the institution. The bulk of the collection resides within record groups 1 - 100. Record Group 240 contains the records of Barrington College (now merged with Gordon), and most photographs can be found in Record Groups 905, 906 and 907.
Manuscript collections are generally in either Record Group 302 or 306, depending on the relationship of the individual to Gordon College. The records of College Presidents, however, are found in Record Group 1, including the manuscripts of founder A. J. Gordon.
| RG 1 | The Institution *Includes institution-level serials and other materials generally produced at the top level of the institution. |
| Gordon Catalog | |
| President | |
| A. J. Gordon Manuscripts | |
| Campus, Grounds and Buildings | |
| Princemere Estate | |
| Graduation | |
| RG 3 |
Gordon College Foundation |
| RG 5 |
Board of Trustees |
| RG 13 | Provost's Office |
| RG 17 |
Business Management |
| RG 21 |
Academic Programs |
| RG 23 |
Registrar |
| RG 25 | Student Development |
| RG 27 | College Planning |
| RG 29 |
Student Government |
| RG 33 |
Student Life |
| RG 37 |
Christian Life |
| RG 41 |
Development |
| RG 42 | Communications |
| RG 43 |
Alumni and Church Relations |
| RG 45 |
Admissions |
| RG 47 |
Financial Aid |
| RG 49 | Computing |
| RG 55 | Archives |
| RG 59 |
Gordon Museum Materials |
| RG 63 |
Graduate Education Program |
| RG 65 |
Graduate Music Program |
Record Groups 200 - 299 are set aside for centers, schools and programs associated with Gordon. Most importantly, this section includes the records of Barrington College.
| RG 200 | Center for Christian Studies |
| RG 215 | Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary |
| RG 225 | Reading Center / Center for Language and Learning Disabilities |
| RG 235 | Gordon Summer School |
| RG 240 | Barrington College |
| RG 250 | Gordon in Belize |
| RG 251 | Goron in Boston |
| RG 252 | Gordon in Orvieto |
| RG 255 | Gordon in Lynn |
Record Groups 300 - 399 are set aside for manuscript collections (personal papers), public information files on individuals, and materials on external organizations closely related to Gordon.
| RG 300 | Time Capsules |
| RG 301 | Public Information Files on Gordon Administration, Faculty, Staff and Trustees |
| RG 302 | Personal Papers of Gordon Administration, Faculty, Staff and Trustees |
| John Beauregard | |
| Lloyd G. Carr | |
| Arthur Hale Gordon | |
| Ernest Barron Gordon | |
| John Manning Gordon | |
| Maria Hale Gordon | |
| A-Z files | |
| RG 305 | Public Information Files on Students and Alumni |
| RG 306 | Personal Papers of Students and Alumni |
| Robert Boston Dokes | |
| Frank Alden Tobey | |
| Stanley A. Washburn | |
| RG 310 | Clarendon Street Baptist Church |
Record Groups 900 - 999 Photographs and audio-visual material
| RG 905 | Photographs - Persons, Groups and Teams |
| RG 906 | Photographs - Places, Equipment and Things |
| RG 907 | Photographs - Events |