The Madonna University Archives collects the following materials:
- Records of Institutional Standing Committees, Faculty Standing Committees, ad-hoc and other committees or organizations relating to the University as a whole. This may include minutes, supporting documentation and other related material.
- Records of departments to support activities and actions, such as the vision, minutes, special reports, project planning notes, organizational charts, etc.
- Reports of accreditation and self-studies.
- Magazines, newsletters, yearbooks, student newspapers, directories, etc. that are publications about or distributed in the name of the institution.
- Records of discontinued programs/degrees/certifications.
- Transcripts of speeches/presentations for special events, such as commencement, Baccalaureate mass, lecture series, convocation, anniversaries, etc. This includes PowerPoint presentations and other such materials.
- Office Files: correspondence and memoranda (incoming and outgoing) and subject files concerning projects, activities, and functions.
- Historical Files documenting policies, decisions, committee and task force reports, questionnaires.
- Personal papers of students, faculty and staff that relate to the work of the University.
- Media (books, films, etc.) about, related to, or produced/created by Madonna University.
Materials should be transferred to the University Archivist in the order in which they were created and maintained in the campus office. A letter briefly identifying the material and describing the activity to which it relates should accompany the transfer.
