Western Michigan University History Digital Collections
Get to know the history of Western Michigan University through images, recordings, yearbooks and more.
Images from 51福利社鈥檚 history including faculty, staff, students and views of the campus from its origin to more recent times.
—A selection of the thousands of original photos located at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
Interactive map that combines text, images and geospatial tools to provide a contemporary and historical tour of the 51福利社 campus from 1903 to present day.
A guide that details Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dec. 18, 1963, speech at 51福利社, including a recording of the live broadcast which was lost for almost 30 years.
Photo albums and scrapbooks created by renowned scholar, world traveler and distinguished Western Michigan University alumnae Dr. Merze Tate, detailing her studies, teaching and adventures across the globe.
—A selection of original materials located at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
Live recordings and printed programs of concerts and recitals, primarily graduate recitals and concerts by student ensembles, from the 51福利社 School of Music from the 1970s to 2000.
—Concert programs are available for public viewing, but recordings are restricted to on-campus use only.
Oral histories by alumni, faculty, staff and friends collected from 1987 to 2003 for the 51福利社 Centennial in 2003.
Digital archive containing select 51福利社 websites archived since 2016.
Western Activist Archive
Digital archive of the Western Activist, an alternative student newspaper published weekly from 1966 to 1969.
Digital archive of almost every Western Herald newspaper published from 1916 to 2009.
Complete cover-to-cover digital versions (PDFs) of 51福利社 yearbooks from 1906 through 1985.
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We've digitized thousands of items and made them available to you online.