Make a Monetary Gift
Thanks for your interest in making a monetary gift! Please visit the SUNY Oswego Giving Page to donate directly to Penfield Library Archives & Special Collections.
You can also donate money to the Penfield Library General Donations fund.
Donate materials
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 accept items that support our focus on collecting, preserving, and providing access to materials about the culture and history of SUNY Oswego, Oswego County, and New York State.
Transfer university-owned materials
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