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Graphic collage of collections
This is a growing resource of digital collections such as photographs, maps, diaries, artwork, etc. These unique collections have never been this accessible. Primarily from WMU Libraries holdings they are designed for faculty and student Internet access under 'Fair Use' guidelines. See copyright page
New!
Yearbooks of Western Michigan University, in process
Many yearbooks are now digital as searchable pdf files, (some large), 1906
through 1975 when completed.
Complete access
(External)
PhotoSlices
Ward Morgan Photography Collection
A collection of commercial
photographs showing mid 20th century culture
in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area.
View in (External)
ContentDM
or (External)
Making
of Modern Michigan
web
interface
(External)
diarySlices
United
States Civil War Collection
Diaries and more from the mid 1860s,
with full transcriptions, extensive metadata, and helpful browse categories. View in (External)
ContentDM
(View: page & text) or (External)
DLXS
at U of M
small graphic slice, Freedmen
African American History Book
'Michigan Manual of Freedmen’s Progress' book, 1915 edition,
fully
digitized including photographs, charts, and searchable text in a pdf format.
Links
and more
small graphic of index map
Index Map Collection
Index maps for map series and sets, like AMS (Army Map Service),
visually annotated to show local WMU Libraries
holdings.
Link
(External)
Everyman's House blueprint slice
Caroline Bartlett Crane Everyman’s House Collection
National home design winner, built in Kalamazoo, Michigan
by Caroline Bartlett Crane: a mixed collection of blueprints, letters,
and photos.
Complete access
graphic for print portfolio
Print Images Portfolio Collection
Depicting print methods history with analysis and technical information. (Complete selection is not available due to copyright)
Link
Image catalog graphic
Image Catalog
NEW
For locating art images for instruction and research.
Thousands of slide and digital images from the Visual Resouces Library collection. Need BroncoNet ID.
Link
portfSlice
Portfolio
Collection
(coming soon)
Varied images of
diverse items demonstrating
Digitization Center services. It contains copyrighted materials.
small graphic of manuscript
Medieval Document Collection
A sampler of Cistercian and other materials: antiphonary, glossed Bible pages, legal scroll, etc. - restricted in consideration of
owners rights. See medieval document digitization
services
brochure
Making of Modern Michigan Collection
A collective of over 50 libraries in Michigan (External)
http://mmm.lib.msu.edu/
MeL
Michigan eLibrary (External)
http://mel.org/SPT--BrowseResourcesNewMeL.php
David Rumsey Maps Collection
Over 18,000
rare 18th and 19th century maps (External)
http://www.davidrumsey.com
Other Visual Collections
Over 300,000 images from over 50 collections (External)
http://www.davidrumsey.com/collections/