Archives Department of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries

University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee
P.O. Box 604
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0604
(414) 229-5402
http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/arch/index.html

The Archives Department has the two-fold mission of documenting the history of UWM and providing access to primary sources, largely from the metropolitan Milwaukee area, that have long-term research and instructional value for UWM academic programs. We also respond to the information needs of researchers worldwide, provide instruction sessions for UWM courses, host an annual lecture on local history, and display our holdings on campus and in the community.

The Archives serves the university’s historical needs by preserving and making accessible the records of UWM and its predecessor institutions. We acquire records from all levels of the university, including administrative and governance units; schools, colleges, and academic departments; athletic programs; and student organizations. The Archives also has a rich photograph collection, blueprints for most campus buildings, student newspapers, a complete run of yearbooks from 1896 to 1968, athletic films, and taped interviews with campus administrators. To assist in the preservation of UWM’s history, we administer the campus records management program.

The Archives supports research and instruction at UWM by providing access to historically significant papers and records created or collected by individuals and organizations in the course of their activities. Collection strengths pertain to the following subject areas: social justice; racial, ethnic, and other underrepresented populations; Milwaukee's brewing industry; and the historical development of the archives profession in the United States.

The Archives provides further access to primary sources by serving as an Area Research Center (ARC) of the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS). The Milwaukee ARC Collection includes birth, death, marriage, naturalization, probate, and property records for Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha counties. By participating in this statewide network of ARCs, the Archives is able to provide local access to the holdings of the WHS and other ARCs via the ARC transfer system.



UWM Homecoming, 1957. UWM Photographic Services Records (UWM Archival Collection 6)


Plant of the Pabst Brewing Co., pre-1915. Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection (UWM Manuscript Collection 171)


Black Student Protest, 1969. UWM Photographic Services Records (UWM Archival Collection 6)

Images courtesy of the Archives Department of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.

Entry compiled by Casey Coleman