The University Archives serves as the repository for both non-current official Northwestern University records and a wide variety of other material including the papers of individual faculty members, the records of student organizations, holdings which pertain to individual students and alumni, photographs, and artifacts.
Of particular interest are complete runs of the Daily Northwestern, the school newspaper, and the Syllabus, the student yearbook.
The department also holds a considerable volume of material relating to campus culture including photographs documenting all manner of school activities.
The University Archives also holds the records, including the poster collection, of Amazingrace Coffeehouse.
The University Archives maintains thousands of motion picture films, videotapes, and audio recordings of Northwestern events.