Collections

WPI Archives & Special Collections holds many unique treasures of significant historical value--both to the WPI community and external scholars. Our collections span three repositories: University Archives, Manuscripts, and Rare Books (+ other Special Collections). 

The University Archives repository features records from WPI offices, boards, and student organizations, university photographs and publications, regalia and assorted ephemera from past graduating classes, campus artwork, and more. Highlights from our Manuscripts repository include the personal and professional papers of notable alumni, such as Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry, and Theo Brown, one of the principal engineers and designers at John Deere, as well as four distinguished collections on Charles Dickens. Our Special Collections range from various rare books to WPI staff or faculty-authored works and beyond. Learn more about each repository by visiting their respective subpages.