The Lesley University Archives

Our Holdings Search the Collections Collection Description Search the Collections EDITH: Digital Repository EDITH, our online catalog, stands for Essential Digitized Image and Text Holdings. This database contains descriptions of all materials held by the Lesley University Archives, including Finding Aids, and our digital library, which consists of images, audio files, movies, and electronic files like PDFs that are official records of the University. Please search the EDITH collections.

"John Lennon and Yoko Ono relax on the Lesley campus. The former Beatle and his wife were participants in the first International Feminist Planning Conference held at Lesley College, hosting feminists from 27 countries." The Current, July - August 1973. (enlarge photo)

Collection Description

University Records
These materials are comprised of records created by administrators, faculty, staff students, and alumni in their various official capacities. The collection consists of historical records of each of Lesley University's programs and departments, including the Art Institute of Boston. The collection also contains publications by the University and Lesley students. Titles include but are not limited to, The Current, The Lantern, The Educator, Lesley Magazine, and the Lesleyan Yearbook.

Photographs
The photograph collection includes black and white and color photographs, slides, film negatives, and contact sheets from the early twentieth century to the present for both Lesley University and the Art Institute of Boston. Subjects range from student life, building projects, faculty and staff, commencement, and campus and alumni events.

Book Collection
This collection contains rare books on a variety of subjects, including rare art magazines and published artist folios from the Art Institute of Boston Collection.

Audio Visual Collection
This collection is composed of video and audio tapes of various campus events, including commencement, Lesley-related on-air interviews, and media stories.

Manuscripts
The manuscript collections are comprised of materials donated or loaned to Lesley University.