Avery Lodge Records, 1966-2014

This collection consists of materials documenting the Avery Lodge cooperative house and is made up of cds, certificates, constitutions, correspondence, floppy diskettes, a guestbook, manuals, meeting minutes, member tracking cards, newsletters, photograph albums, photographs, a plaque, posters, printing stamps, scrapbooks, USB drives, and a VHS videotape. Scrapbooks and photograph albums constitute the bulk of the collection with the scrapbooks containing a combination of newspaper clippings, photographs, greeting cards, flyers, and invitations.

Numbering about 4895 images in total (2200 prints, 2600 negatives, and 95 slides), the photographs depict Avery Lodge residents in portrait/group shots and engaged in a variety of activities that include rafting trips, athletics, Halloween parties, Dad's/Mom's Weekend events, dances, and gatherings with other cooperative houses. The 3 floppy diskettes, 2 USB drives, and 1 cd contain born digital materials including photos, newsletters, member lists, and information for house maintenance/management. The videotape contains a slideshow of images reflecting the Inter-Cooperative Association during the 1999/2000 year.

The born-digital materials described in the preliminary container list on the left of this finding aid, including 3 floppy diskettes, 2 USB drives, a CD, and a videotape, require migration to a digital format and are not immediately accesible for patron use. Please see SCARC "Accessing Audio-Visual Content" policy for more information.