Donate or Transfer Materials

Thanks for your interest in donating to Archives & Special Collections! Here's how you can donate:

1. Click the 'SUNY Oswego Giving Page' link below.
2. Under "Please select your area of support", select Other or multiple.
3. In the pop up that appears, search for Penfield. Select Penfield Library Special Collections.
4. Click "Continue" and follow the rest of the on-screen instructions.

We accept a wide variety of item types, including but not limited to:

• Personal items (papers, letters, journals, scrapbooks, photographs, etc.)
• Publications (written by an Oswego faculty, staff, student, alumni, or about Oswego)
• Records from student organizations (meeting minutes, photographs, promotional flyers, etc.)

We don't accept all donations; our focus is on collecting, preserving, and providing access to materials about the culture and history of SUNY Oswego, Oswego County, and New York State.

Certain physical and digital records, made or received by SUNY Oswego, contain historical and archival value and should be considered for permanent retention. Here are a few examples: 

• Presidents’ annual reports
• Minutes of campus councils
• Governance organization minutes or handbooks
• Inaugural or commencement records
• Strategic plans
• Accreditation reports