Mission
The Old Westbury Library Special Collections & Archives supports the mission and guiding principles of SUNY Old Westbury to foster academic excellence and stimulate a passion and commitment for learning by creating and disseminating knowledge, advancing student learning, and supporting research and teaching.
The Library Special Collections & Archives selectively acquire and preserve collections that document Old Westbury College including primary and secondary source materials dating from the founding of the college through the present. In accordance with archival principles and standards, we preserve, organize, and create access to the materials collected.
The Special Collections & Archives department offers reference services to the SUNY Old Westbury community, including administrators, faculty, staff, students, and alumni, as well as the general public.