This site contains selected items from historical collections housed in the Elmira College Archives in the Gannett-Tripp Library. Included currently are photographs illustrating the rich history of Elmira College from its founding in 1855 to the present. As this site progresses, it is planned to include textual materials and objects from the College Archive as well as unique and valuable pieces having to do with the life and times of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) from the Collections of Elmira's Mark Twain Archive.
Follow this link to access the EC Digital Collections. Other EC digital collections, including Elmira College Bulletins and Catalogues from 1855 are available on the New York Heritage site.
Visit NYS Historic Newspapers for access to searchable, digital versions of The Octagon from 1935-2016, and the Elmira College Weekly from 1917-1935.