The University Archives serves as the official repository for all UW-Madison, UW-System Administration, UW-Extension, and UW Colleges records.

The Archives maintains a small collection of artifacts, memorabilia and ephemeral materials that document aspects of UW campus history. Artifacts are typically […]

The University Archives maintains historic audio and film collections that document various aspects of our campus history including faculty lectures, building dedications, […]

There are many excellent online collections and resources which contain key and detailed information about the history of this great university. The […]

Archives staff can help you research and share a campus history-related story.

Sydney Tang was Student Historian from 2021-2022. Their project centered on the Experiences of Students of Color in the Wisconsin Union Directorate. […]

About Chloe Chloe was a junior at UW-Madison when she first started her Student Historian tenure, majoring in History, Computer Science, and […]

There are many other resources that offer materials and services, useful for researching a topic related to UW history. Departments UW Athletics UW-Madison: […]

The following is an example based on a MLA citation best practices for manuscript collections. Manuscript collections can include a variety of […]

IntroductionAll patrons requesting duplication of known items in the collections of the University Archives at the University of Wisconsin-Madison must complete a […]

The UW-Madison Archives may have genealogical information on former faculty, staff and students. If your ancestor was not connected to the University […]

Introduction The staff of the UW-Madison Archives and Records Management department within the larger Special Collections Division strives to facilitate and provide […]

We welcome the UW-Madison community and the public to visit our reading room during business hours. There are several things to consider […]