WMU Archives
Housed at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center, our WMU Archives contain items that document the history of Western Michigan University.
Collections
WMU History Print and Manuscript Collections
Print and manuscript materials documenting WMU’s history, including yearbooks, publications, scrapbooks, the Western Herald and historical records; some materials require departmental permission.
WMU Archives Photograph Collection
Photographs of WMU from campus construction in 1904 to today, including campus life and over 250,000 images from the Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications.
WMU History Digital Collections
Digital versions of yearbooks, music performances, oral histories, the Western Herald newspapers and websites that document WMU’s history.