The Wells College Archives, located on the third floor of the Louis Jefferson Long Library, houses material documenting the history of Wells College from 1868 to the present. In addition to many collections, the Archives is also home to a growing collection of senior theses.
This collection primarily contains financial records from Aurora Inn Inc., miscellaneous correspondences, and photographs from Wells in the early 20th century.
This collection contains correspondence, photographs and ephemera from Jane Morgan's student life at Wells College. Additionally, there are also news clippings and reunion materials contained within it.
The Jean S. Davis collection contains personal notes related to Wells College, Aurora, Auburn Prison, Dr. Macmillan, George Morgan Ward, Helen Fairchild Smith, Robert Peter Tristram Coffin, Frances Folsom Cleveland, and many professors from Wells.
The Temple Rice Hollcroft Collection contains an array of primary documents of the history of Wells College, Henry Wells, E.B. Morgan, and the various companies established by the two men. In addition, documents relating to the history of Cayuga County are included as well as numerous notes and correspondence collected by Mr. Hollcroft during his tenure at Wells College.
This collection contains materials relating to Welles’s time as a student at Wells College and the Alumnae Association in the years after she graduated. The collection includes correspondence written to Welles and members of her family from representatives of the college, including Helen Fairchild Smith, Anna Piutti, President Frisbee, and Edward French, student publications, college catalogs, and correspondence relating to the business of the Alumnae Association.