{"id":33351,"date":"2022-06-06T12:21:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T17:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/?page_id=33351"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:58:57","slug":"special","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/special\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Special Collections<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Special Collections at the UWM Libraries is the premier public collection of rare books and special printed materials in southeastern Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our collections and services are open to all groups, organizations, and individuals. 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Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/special\/collections\/\">collections<\/a>&nbsp;support a broad range of research and teaching activities in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2022\/10\/special-collections-explore.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors explore open books in Special Collections.\" class=\"wp-image-36154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2022\/10\/special-collections-explore.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2022\/10\/special-collections-explore-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center size-h4 heading-separator uwm-u-text--center\" id=\"h-follow-us-on-social-media\">Follow us on social media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"uwm-p-navigation-icon\" aria-label=\"Secondary\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UwmLibrariesSpecialCollections\">\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon uwm-c-icon--sm\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\nFacebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uwmspeccoll\/\">\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon uwm-c-icon--sm\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\nInstagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwmspeccoll.tumblr.com\/\">\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon uwm-c-icon--sm\"><i class=\"fab fa-tumblr fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\nTumblr<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Fuwmspeccoll.bsky.social&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cburgermm%40uwm.edu%7Cd5e71dbf241a4c3c725d08dd9e108477%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638840515956397914%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Pjx9%2BYP6pE35V9TQTikbOMIDLiWsn8Rt%2BXGOOFlRB2A%3D&amp;reserved=0\">\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon uwm-c-icon--sm\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-b fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\nBluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray-dark uwm-u-py-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--9\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center size-h5 uwm-u-pt-30 uwm-u-mb-0\" id=\"h-special-collections-hours\">Special Collections Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center size-p-md uwm-u-my-0 uwm-u-pb-30\">Monday &#8211; Friday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center uwm-u-pt-30 uwm-u-mb-0 size-h5\" id=\"h-address\">Address<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center size-p-md uwm-u-my-0 uwm-u-pb-30\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/UWM+Golda+Meir+Library\/@43.0767674,-87.8807049,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xde6b172703f3d6b0!8m2!3d43.0767674!4d-87.8807049\">2311 East Hartford Avenue<br>Milwaukee, WI 53211<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center uwm-u-pt-30 uwm-u-mb-0 size-h5\" id=\"h-contact\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center size-p-md uwm-u-my-0 uwm-u-pb-30\">(414) 229-4345<br><a href=\"mailto:libspecial@uwm.edu\">libspecial@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1458,"featured_media":32054,"parent":0,"menu_order":77,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-33351","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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