University Archives
Welcome!
University Archives & Historical Collections of Michigan State University is a place of discovery. More than 160 years of MSU history can be explored, including original letters and diaries, photographs, and oral histories. Our collections span the entirety of MSU’s history and also contain historical materials not related to MSU. Some of our collection highlights include materials that document the physical campus and grounds, early student life, the lumber industry, and the Civil War.
Public access to the University Archives & Historical Collections is provided at the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Reading Room located in the MSU Main Library building by appointment.
Documenting Covid-19
Michigan State University Libraries is documenting the experiences of MSU students, staff, faculty, and other members of the campus community during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and contributing them to the Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections (UAHC). We invite you to share your stories, photos, videos, and other documentation about the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
UAHC Update - Appointments Available
Public access to the University Archives & Historical Collections is provided at the Special Collections Reading Room located in the MSU Main Library building by appointment.
We will continue to provide email and telephone reference support, though responses may be delayed. Online resources are available at onthebanks.msu.edu and on Flickr.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
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University Archives & Historical Collections
Michigan State University
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Rm. 101
East Lansing, MI 48824-1327
Tel.: (517) 355-2330
E-mail: archives@msu.edu
Web: archives.msu.edu
The Sanctuary Story, circa 1950s
A motion picture film about MSU's W. K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary and its attractions. It is located in Augusta, Michigan.
