Welcome to the WMU Archives & Regional History Collections

The Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections consists of historical University, regional, and local governmental records. The holdings total over 28,000 cubic feet, making the WMU Archives the largest facility of its type in southwestern Michigan and one of the largest in the state.

Detailed finding aids exist for the manuscript collections. In addition to the manuscript collections, the unit has oral histories, census records, a research collection of books, magazines, and newspapers, and several large photographic collections.

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Library guides

Archives | Genealogy | Regional History

Contact information

• Phone: (269) 387-8490 or (269) 387-8497 | Fax: (269) 387-8484
• Location: East Hall, First Floor, Room 0111