Scope and Content: From the Collection: The Vertical Files contain a wide range of materials including official Wilkes College and Wilkes University documents, historical references, building plans, State and Federal paperwork, tourism information and guide pamphlets, photographs, correspondence, financial paperwork, personal documents, and academic and extracurricular program history. The files contain more than a century of data in this multitude of subjects, with the earliest files dating to 1910 and the latest to 2017.