Support provided by the UW-Madison General Library System, the University of Wisconsin and dedicated donors enables the Archives to collect, preserve and share the priceless evidence of our esteemed campus history.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives preserves and collects university history. This policy outlines our collection scope, donation guidelines, and deaccessioning procedures.
The Madison LGBTQ+ Archive Collection Development Policy guides the acquisition, preservation, and accessibility of LGBTQ+ materials reflecting Dane County’s history and community.
Learn how to transfer historical records and materials to the UW-Madison University Archives with our step-by-step guide for both campus partners and external donors.
Explore oral history resources, including guides for conducting projects, profiles of academic pioneers, Madison LGBTQ+ activism stories, and archives of UW athletic history.
Access the UW-Madison Oral History Program collection. Learn how to consult interviews, request digital or print copies, access transcripts, and secure usage permissions.
The Oral History Program is working to make audio interviews accessible. Patrons with disabilities can request transcripts, which are provided within 10 business days.
The UW Oral History Program uses OHMS to provide searchable online access to interviews. It also highlights the program’s involvement with The Oral History Review.
Explore the UW-Madison University Archives’ collection of over 2.5 million images documenting campus history, traditions, people, and the local community. Visit us to learn more.
Schedule presentations or group visits with the UW Archives. Our staff offers expertise on campus history, oral history, records management, and archival research. Contact us to book.
The UW-Madison Archives’ Student Historian Program empowers students from marginalized communities to conduct independent research on campus history and share their findings.
Rena Yehuda Newman served as a 2018–2019 Student Historian at UW–Madison Archives, researching the Black Student Strike and student activism through personal and archival inquiry.
Mario Carrillo served as a 2019/2020 Student Historian at UW-Madison, where he intended to research the Chicano Civil Rights Movement in Madison. Learn more about his background and work.
T.J. Braxton served as a UW-Madison Student Historian (2020-2021). Explore his research on the university’s diversity initiatives and his experience documenting Black student identity.