Donated papers are frequently used by students in classes held in the archives, including class sessions in our active learning classroom which was partially funded with financial gifts to the archives.
Contribute to the Preservation of Milwaukee History by Donating Your Papers
The UWM Archives welcomes donation offers for the papers of individuals, families, and organizations that speak to the history of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and select topics in the history of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. If accepted into the archives, your records will be preserved and shared with researchers locally and across the world along with the papers of hundreds of other people who have entrusted their papers with the UWM Archives Department.
Donated materials become part of our manuscript holdings. They are preserved in our climate-controlled secure storage area; arranged, foldered, boxed, and otherwise enclosed to slow deterioration; and described in an online inventory and the UWM Library’s catalog to facilitate research. Researchers can consult these materials freely in the archives reading room during the archives’ open hours.
If your papers are not ultimately accepted into the archives, we may be able to advise you on another repository that would be interested in them.
For more information, contact us.
Sustain the Archives with a Financial Gift
Financial gifts to the archives have supported renovation of our facility, funded internships to process new collections, purchased supplies to preserve records, and supported public programming. Your support of the UWM Archives helps us provide free, public access to the documentary history of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
For additional information, contact University Advancement.
Transfer University Records
The UWM Archives serves as the repository of records with long-term historical value created by UWM employees in the conduct of university business. Many of these records are transferred to the archives by offices and employees during routine disposition of records as part of the university’s records management program.
If you or your office has records you believe have historical value for UWM and are interested in transferring them to the archives for long-term preservation, see here for more information.