College of Saint Rose Records, 1919-2024
Collection context
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Summary
- Creator:
- College of Saint Rose (Albany, N.Y.)
- Abstract:
- This collection documents history, campus administration, and events of The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York, founded in 1920 and closed in 2024. Despite the dates, the collection does not contain administrative materials encompassing the entirety of the college's history and the College of St. Rose did not donate administrative records from its last decade to the archives.
- Extent:
- 378.2 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, College of Saint Rose Records, 1919-2024. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the College of Saint Rose Records).
Background
- Scope and content:
- This collection includes institutional records of the College of St. Rose including the Office of the President, Vice President for Academic Affairs, course catalogs, various academic departments, alumni materials, yearbooks, and publications.
- Biographical / historical:
- The College of Saint Rose was a private college located in Albany, New York that opened in 1920. It was initially a Catholic, women only institution that was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. The school opened its enrollment to men in the 1969-1970 school year, the same year that the school became independent from the Sisters. The college closed in 2024 following financial difficulties.
- Acquisition information:
- Sister Honora Kinney, college archivist, facilitated the donation of all items in this collection on behalf of the College of St. Rose to the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives in October 2024.
- Processing information:
- The collection was initially inventoried in 2025 by Maggie Zehr. Five series (Office of the President, Office of the Vice President, Office of the Registrar, Publications and Alumni Materials) were processed in 2025 by Kathy Merring-Darling.
- Arrangement:
- The collection is arranged into twelve series. Five of them (Office of the President, Office of the Vice President, Office of the Registrar, Publications and Alumni Materials) are processed. All are arranged alphabetically except for the subseries Publications, Student Handbooks; Publications, Student Publications; and Alumni Materials, Directory which are arranged chronologically.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
Indexed terms
Using these materials
- Access:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- Restrictions:
- Access to the five processed series in the collection is unrestricted with the exception of any files specifically noted on the finding aid as they contain personally idetifiable information. Unprocessed series remain restricted. Please contact an archivist for more details.
- Rights and Permissions:
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- Preferred citation:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, College of Saint Rose Records, 1919-2024. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the College of Saint Rose Records).