Reading Room

Due to budget constraints and staff limitations, the Archives reading room in Conrad Hall will be closed as of September 8, 2025.  Researchers may still view the Archives collections at the Main Library Murray & Hong Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room, 366 W. Circle Dr., East Lansing, Michigan. 

Appointments and requests for materials must be scheduled 3 business days in advance of the appointment to allow for the retrieval of the materials and transportation.

For more information on appointments and requesting materials, please visit our Appointments page.

Access and Restrictions Policy

Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections reserves the right to restrict access to materials due to factors such as the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), personally identifying information, or preservation concerns.

Conditions of Access

• Archival materials are non-circulating.
• Researchers must abide by the rules of the reading room.
• UAHC reserves the right to restrict access to materials deemed too fragile to handle and/or are valuable. Reasonable attempts will be made to provide access to reproductions of the originals.
• Researchers will give explicit credit and citation to "Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections" in any publication or other format to images, quotations, or data based on UAHC records.
• Researchers agree not to publish information in breach of the access policy if they find information inadvertently left in the collections.
• Photocopies or reproductions will not be transferred to other individuals or agencies without explicit prior written permission of UAHC.