{"id":48647,"date":"2026-06-30T11:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/?page_id=48647"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:13:54","slug":"visitor-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/about\/visitor-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Visitor Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>Please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/visit-the-archives\/\">request an appointment<\/a>&nbsp;so that we can have your materials ready for your arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All researchers must\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/about\/register\/\">register<\/a>\u00a0to use our collections. Members of the public are welcome to research our collections, and photo ID is required for access. Visitors are also encouraged to wash their hands before handling materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-location\">Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Archives and Special Collections is located on the third floor of the Golda Meir Library. To reach the third floor, visitors may either use the main library elevator, located to the right in the Grind coffee shop area, or the main library stairs, located to the left behind the Welcome Desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Accessible Entrances<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>There are ramps and curb cuts leading from the Hartford Ave. parking lot to the main entrance of the Golda Meir Library. The entrance to the library has push-button access, and from the entrance there are elevators to the third floor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Refreshments<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>The library has a coffee shop (The Grind) onsite next to the main entrance that serves drinks and a few food items. Please be aware of <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/dining\/options\/#h-retail-dining\">The Grind&#8217;s hours<\/a> which differ from the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also vending machines on the first floor to the right of the research help desk. Food and drinks may be brought into the Archives and Special Collections reception area and kept with other possessions in lockable lockers there while researching in the reading room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a bubbler\/water fountain and bottle refilling station by the bathrooms just around the corner from the Archives and Special Collections Gallery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Bathrooms<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>There are two gender-neutral, single-occupancy bathrooms around the corner from the Archives and Special Collections Gallery, and additional bathrooms down the hall in the foyer of the American Geographical Society Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bathrooms on the second floor by the main stairwell have accessible entrances and changing stations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Storing Personal Belongings<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Archives and Special Collections offers a coat rack and lockable lockers in the reception area for researchers to stow their possessions while researching in the reading room.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Phones, Devices, and Wi-Fi<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Electronic devices including phones and laptops may be used (silently) in the reading room. The Golda Meir Library has guest Wi-Fi available for researchers, and there are electrical outlets at each table in the reading room to keep devices charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the reading room and the third floor outside Archives and Special Collections are designated quiet study areas. The Archives and Special Collections reception area, however, offers seating for visiting with others or taking phone calls during your research visit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hours\">Hours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Monday-Friday<\/td><td>By Appointment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturday-Sunday and Holidays<\/td><td>Closed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-campus-map-and-parking\">Campus Map and Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/map\/\">campus map<\/a> is located on UWM\u2019s Website; the campus <a href=\"https:\/\/modii.app\/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee\">parking finder app<\/a> includes directions and parking locations. Patrons are advised to use public parking facilities, as on-street parking is extremely limited and difficult to find. Please contact UWM Transportation Services at (414) 229-4000 for more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/transportation\/parking\/\">parking at UWM<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-street-address\">Street Address<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Golda Meir Library<br>Archives and Special Collections<br>2311 E Hartford Ave<br>Milwaukee, WI 53211-3175<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-mailing-address\">Mailing Address<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Golda Meir Library<br>Archives and Special Collections<br>PO Box 604<br>Milwaukee, WI 53201-0604<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contact-information\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Archives and Special Collections Main Phone Line<\/td><td>414-229-5402<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Archives and Special Collections Head Phone Line<\/td><td>414-229-6980<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Archives and Special Collections Email Address<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:askarch@uwm.edu\">askarch@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-32529\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">Archives and Special Collections<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/about\/\">About<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/about\/visitor-information\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Visitor Information<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/about\/appointment\/\">Make an Appointment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/about\/register\/\">Registration Form<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/about\/staff\/\">Staff<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/about\/reading-room-guidelines\/\">Reading Room Guidelines<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/research\/\">Research<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/services\/\">Services<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/instruction\/\">Instruction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/genealogy-research\/\">Genealogy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/records-management\/\">Records Management<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/giving\/\">Giving<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives-special\/ask\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":38833,"featured_media":34223,"parent":32587,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-48647","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - 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