The University Archives chronicle more than one hundred years of American University's history. Collections include documents (paper & electronic), films and videos, sound recordings, photographic images, maps, and more. Our digitized collections from the University Archives include materials documenting the University's early history and the buildings and grounds, University Publications and Student Publications, records documenting Academic Units, and Student organizations and campus life.

University Archives includes collections documenting the history of American University, the growth of the campus, and the activities of students, faculty, and staff. Selected digitized materials from these collections include AU publications created by students and by the University, collections documenting AU's early history, materials documenting academic units, the work and activities of AU faculty and staff, student and campus life, and more.

AU Historic Photographs & Prints Collection

American University: The Formative Years

The Eagle: American University's Student Newspaper

Washington College of Law Historical Collection

Explore the University Archives by subject via our collecting areas below, or browse all university archives collections.

AU Publications

University and Student newspapers, yearbooks, and other publications

Early AU History Collections

Prints & Photographs

Faculty & Staff Collections

Academic Units Records

Oral Histories

Film, Video & Audio Collections

Protest films, recordings of lectures, commencements addresses, and more

Our Internet Archive site contains digitized University Archives publications including American University Course Catalogs and Bulletins (1914-2009), AUCOLA and The Talon yearbooks (1927-1998), and The University Courier (1892-1926).

Our Archive-It site provides access to a searchable archived copy of American University's website including student organizations and online publications (2009-present).

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Archive-It

AURA is the Institutional Repository managed by the American University Library. This site provides access to research from faculty, staff, and students. Find archived theses and dissertations on a variety of topics from AU graduate students online.