The early college catalogs contains a plethora of information that incoming and current students would need to enroll in classes and live on campus. Originally boys aged 9 - 15 were eligible to enroll in classes. With the need for education, offerings were quickly expanded.
These catalogs also contained early graduation information with conferral of degrees and annual award winners listed. Catalogs were published regularly and also served as a form of advertisement to recruit new students.
The college catalog collection covers two time frames: 1890 - 1910 and 1919 - 1958.