College Archives
We can go confidently into the future and accept the change that growth demands
only if we have firm roots in the past, in a living tradition. —Leonard Foley, OFM
The college archives holds selected records from administrative, academic, social and cultural sources at the Chalon and Doheny Campuses. Record series date from the foundation of the college in 1925 to the present.
In addition to textual records, archival series include photographs, flyers, clippings, scrapbooks, yearbooks, programs and catalogues. Along with this primary source material we have various histories of the college and its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
About Us
The MSMC Archives collects, preserves and provides access to materials of historical, research and administrative interest. The College Archives are located on the Chalon Campus, 12001 Chalon Road, Los Angeles, CA, 90049. Housed in the Charles Willard Coe Memorial Library, the archives are on the first (ground) floor in the Spearman Room.
Policies, finding aids and other information can be found on the MSMC Portal, welcome.mount.msmc.la.edu/
Archives Mission Statement
The Archives preserve the official memory of the College, consisting of documents that are deemed to be of enduring value: records that contain evidence of and information about the mission, history, organization and operations of Mount St. Mary's College.
Digital collections
Selections form the Mount's historic photography and digitized publications are viewable on our digital repository at stmary2.sdlhost.com. Complete runs of the yearbook, literary journals, and catalogs have been digitized and can be searched at www.archive.org/details/mountstmaryscollege.
Blog and social media
Archivist Vicky McCargar blogs about the archives and College history at the Mount Archives Blog (http://mountarchives.blogspot.com; opens in same window). Comments are welcome.
Follow Archives happenings on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MSMCArchives and Twitter at Follow @MountArchives.
Hours and contact
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. and by appointment.
Victoria McCargar, M.A., MLIS, College Archivist
(310) 954-4377
vmccargar@msmc.la.edu
