Our digital collections
Browse through historically significant items from photographs and artwork to diaries and manuscripts that have been digitized and made available to you online.
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Projects that use technology and traditional humanities disciplines to create dynamic, interactive scholarship.
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100,000+ digital images from historical photographs of WMU to illustrations of mid-18th-century dress.
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Index maps and intermediate scale maps published by the Army Map Service.
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Monastic and medieval documents, manuscripts and more.
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Past issues of WMU-related and Kalamazoo-area newspapers.
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Images and documents that reflect the people and places of southwest Michigan.
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Digital showcase of the research, scholarly and creative output of members of the WMU community
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Photographs, diaries and other writings of World War I and II soldiers.
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Images, recordings, yearbooks and more that document the history of WMU.
Our physical collections
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Items that document the history of southwest Michigan and Western Michigan University.
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Materials to support the study and research of education.
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Non-traditional library items that can be borrowed, including electronics and household items.
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U.S. government materials, including paper documents, microfiche, CDs and DVDs.
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Maps and other geographic materials to support the research needs of our community.
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Materials to support the study and research of music and dance.
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Free vegetable, flower and herb seeds for aspiring or experienced gardeners.
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More than 43,000 unique items available for research, creative and academic projects.
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Materials produced by members of the Western Michigan University community.