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The Madison LGBTQ+ Archive Collection Development Policy serves as a foundational document for guiding the acquisition, preservation, and accessibility of materials that […]

To learn more about what we collect and don’t collect, consult our Collection Development Policy. Some general guidelines for preparing paper records […]

UW-Madison’s University Archives began collecting digital and physical materials related to the local LGBTQ+ communities in the fall of 2015. Since then, […]

About the program The UW Archives Oral History Program collection currently encompasses nearly 2,500 interviews touching on all aspects of the University’s […]

The Oral History Program’s collection encompasses over 1,400 interviews touching on all aspects of the University’s history.

Interviews may be consulted by appointment at the Oral History Program at the UW-Madison Archives in Steenbock Library. Contact staff in advance of your […]

Audio oral history interviews are, by nature, not universally designed to be accessible to all. While the Oral History Program has transcribed […]

OHMS The UW Oral History Project uses OHMS (Oral History Metadata Synchronizer) to provide online access to selected oral history interviews. OHMS […]

About the Student Historian Program The Archives’ Student Historian Program provides undergraduate students at the UW-Madison the opportunity to conduct independent research […]

The Student Historian program has been in place since 2018, employing one or two students per year. These are the previous Student […]

Rena Yehuda Newman was Student Historian from 2018-2019. Their project centered on the Black Student Strike and Student Activism on Campus. More […]

T.J. Braxton was Student Historian from 2020-2021. His project centered on the diversity initiatives at the UW-Madison. More writings from T.J.:

Elisa Miller was Student Historian from 2022-2023. Her project explored Asian and Asian American Theater at the UW-Madison. The Asian Theater Program […]