The University Archives was established in 2004 in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the institution. According to Robert Wolk, the Cheng Library's Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at that time, an archive "is vital to any institution that desires to preserve its traditions and heritage as a way of developing a distinct identity. William Paterson University has a long and proud history in its community and in the state of New Jersey. The Archive will certainly facilitate access to these varied historical materials." For information about the Archives & Special Collections, visit our Archives Policy page. Many resources are available online: The Beacon Pioneer Times William Paterson University Yearbooks William Paterson University History William Paterson University Undergraduate Course Catalogs William Paterson: Conservative Revolutionary in an Age of Crisis - by R. B. Bernstein The Early Career of Governor William Paterson Robert A. Roe Archive: Photos and Artifacts Robert A. Roe Press Clippings Inventory to the Local and State Government Papers of Robert A. Roe Inventory to the Robert A. Roe Papers NJ & Federal 1966 - 1980 WPUNJ Artifacts WPUNJ Clothing Box #1 WPUNJ Clothing Box #2 Guide to the Nicholas Martini Collection, 1931-1991 Cheng Library newsletter "Connections" Fall 2003 article Archives Brochure William Paterson Papers - Finding Aid William Paterson University: Arcadia Campus History Inventory to the Records of the Student Government Association, 1961-2004 Guide to the Falkner/Faulkner Family Collection, 1770s-1980s Guide to the Papers of the Chaucer Guild Guide to Theater and Movie Related Artifacts in the New York New Jersey Area Guide to the Letters from Louis Ginsberg to Donald Duclos and Related Press Clippings Guide to the Local Area’s Newspaper Clippings Documenting the Paterson State Teacher’s College and Paterson State College’s History, September 1944-December 1963 Guide to the William Paterson Distinguished Lecturer Series Autograph Collection, February 1968- March 1994 Lorraine Cheng Digitization Center