Items not needed by the Carroll University Library may be disposed of through exchange, donation or physical destruction.  The Library does not have the resources to prepare detailed inventories of gifts and by law the Library can assume no responsibility for estimating the value of gifts.

The following conditions apply to gifts:

1. Gift materials should contribute to the history of the university.
2. The archives will not accept gifts with conditions as to their disposition or location except by expressed permission of the library director.
3. The Archives and Special Collections does not accept duplicate copies of materials.
4. Items requiring preservation attention beyond the capabilities of this university will not be accepted.
5. The archivist cannot legally appraise gifts for tax or inheritance purposes.
6. Material to be deaccessioned may be returned to the donor, gifted to a more appropriate repository, or discarded.

Archives Wish List:

• Anything Carroll-related from the 1840s-1920s
• Carroll student newspapers from 1857-1874 & 1878-1894
• Photographs of campus, students, faculty, and activities
• Carroll related memorabilia
• Student writing and documents
• Faculty papers