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