Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries

Records Management Background

September 1974

  • WSU Board of Trustees establishes a general policy and procedure on records management (Policy No. 2501, The Wright Way, according to Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 149, sections, 149.33B, 149.34, 149.35).
  • WSU Board of Trustees Resolution 75-3, dated September 24, 1974, officially establishes the WSU Records Management Program under the direction of the university archivist. The General Policy and Procedure on Records Management states:
    • "The university archivist or his/her staff shall visit offices, survey records, and recommend transferring them to the University Archives or Health Sciences Library Archives, or retaining them for specific periods of time, or destroying them."


WSU Board of Trustees Proceedings

Copy of WSU Board of Trustees Proceedings

1992

WSU follows the records retention guidelines outlined in the "Records Retention for Public Colleges and Universities in Ohio: A Manual", 1992 (developed by the Inter-University Council of Ohio, the Ohio Technical and Community College Association, and the Information Requirements Clearinghouse).