The Scholarships and Memorial Funds series contains brochures and mailings.

The Photography and Imaging Department records are mostly catalogs and brochures from the 1930s to the 1950s, which contain detailed information on faculty and classes taught. Also of note is a file related to former chair Charlie Potts, containing biographical information on him. There are also announcements and catalogs from the late 1990s-2000s.

A unique piece in the collection is a small book from 2005 created by Rene Sheret (PHOT 1954) featuring some of his student work digitally altered.

The Photography and Imaging materials were originally in the main collection of catalogs and brochures saved by the Library prior to the establishment of the Archives, plus a few items directly from the department.

The Office of Development collection contains records related to the various fundraising efforts of the College. Many of the files were created by the directors of the Development departments, namely Paul Millman (Director of Annual Giving in the mid-late 1980s), Jay Sanders (Director of Individual Giving, Assoc. Director of Corporate Relations, and Director of Annual and Special Giving), and Dyan Sublett. Many of the other files are mass-produced brochures and appeals. The Administrative files consist of donor correspondence, internal planning documents, giving statistics, and communications with the Art Center community. Of particular interest are records from the early 1980s related to the creation of the alumni annual giving program.

The files in the Appeals series and Campaigns series consist mostly of mass-produced mailings and reports documenting the outreach efforts and major College campaigns throughout the years. The publication Why Design? is an elaborately illustrated appeal for the 1987 campaign, consisting of two booklets entitled "Why Design?" and "Why Art Center?" and a "How to Participate" brochure.

The Campus Development series consists of case books, master plans, and planning documents related to the College's architectural projects including the Ellwood building construction and updates, South Campus, and the Design Research Complex.

The Donor Recognition series and the Events series contain mainly invitations to donor and fundraising events. The Event series contains all of the printed materials for the Car Classic series.

The few files in the Foundation Relations series contain correspondence with foundations regarding giving. Of note is the Fairchild Foundation which helped fund the construction of the Pasadena campus and Ellwood building.

The Giving Groups series contains a sub-series for each giving group including: Art Center 100, Art Center Circle, Art Center Partners, and Legacy Circle. The files mainly consist of appeals and invitations to events.

The Planned Giving series and the Scholarships and Memorial Funds series contain mainly brochures and mailings.

The Exhibitions fonds is a top level archival unit that encompasses everything in the Archives documenting the various exhibitions and galleries at ArtCenter, beginning in the 1930s. Under the fonds-level are the following collections: Exhibitions collection and the Exhibitions photograph collection.

This collection contains ArtCenter exhibition invitations, announcement, posters, and catalogs from the early 1930s to the present. The collection did not come from one source, and was compiled from years of various exhibitions. In addition, the collection represents all of the ArtCenter galleries, although exhibitions from the Williamson Gallery make up most of the collection beginning in 1992.

Series 1 has materials from Art Center's main exhibits, featuring many prominent artists. Some of these exhibits are traveling, and some are curated by Art Center staff and guests. There is a gap in our collection between 1955 and 1976. An exhibit on Richard Avedon's photographs was an important event for Art Center, shown just two months after the opening of the Ellwood building in 1976. Also historical was the Christopher Le Brun exhibit in 1992 that launched the new Alyce de Roulet Williamson gallery. Beginning in the early 2000s we began more partnerships with other Pasadena institutions, such as with Neuro, 2003 and ear(th), 2004 (both collaborations with Caltech), The Universe, 2001 (with related exhibits around Pasadena), and In the Dermisphere, 2007 (part of a Pasadena festival: SKIN: Art and Ideas).

Series 2 contains invitations and announcements for student exhibits from 1934 - 2004. The early records are mostly for an annual exhibit of student work from all departments. Most of the later records are for individual student MFA shows. This series is incomplete and contains records that were gathered together in 2003. Other materials for student shows may be found in individual department collections. The regular Grad Show announcements are found in the Graduation collection.

The Administrative Files include form letters used by the department.

The Morgan Sinclaire photographs are images of Art Center Photography Department field trips and studio assignments shot by Sinclaire while he was a student. Also included are photographs he took later in life while traveling.

This scrapbook covers Jergenson's freelance career as well as a trip to Japan for Art Center. Photographs, handwritten notes, and advertisements document the many projects he worked on including appliances, automobiles (American Motor Co.), airplanes (Pan Am), boats (Outboard Marine Co.), and advertising. In 1956, Jergenson travelled to Japan with Tink Adams and John Coleman to advise on the design of export items. They visited over 30 factories in six and a half weeks. Photos of the trip are accompanied by an itinerary, student lists, a Kabuki program, and a brochure for the Suehiro Grill in Tokyo. Also included are photographs of notable designers visiting Art Center.

Invitation