The NEC Archives retains materials from all areas of the Conservatory including those of administrative and academic departments, faculty, and students of the college division and the preparatory and continuing education division, as well as related community outreach programs. The Conservatory Archives also seeks to document the considerable contributions of NEC to the musical life of Boston and beyond, as well as the highly successful careers that many Conservatory alumni have achieved in their respective fields. Finally, the Archives oversees an institutional records management program to assist departments in formulating appropriate records retention and disposition schedules that are in compliance with state and federal requirements and other regulations.