Learn about the University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives’ duplication and use policy, including request forms, fees, copyright responsibilities, and citation guidelines.
Research genealogical information on former UW-Madison faculty, staff, and students using university archives, directories, yearbooks, and records. Guidance on how to begin your search.
Plan your visit to the UW Archives. Find information on registration, reading room guidelines, accessibility, and temporary construction alerts for Steenbock Library.
The UW–Madison Oral History Program celebrates 100 years of the Art History Department through interviews with six professors, documenting the history of the department and museum.
The Badger Veterans project archives oral histories from UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff who served in the U.S. military, documenting experiences from WWII to the present.
Explore the history of Badger Village (1946–1951), a Wisconsin housing community for student veterans, through oral history interviews, podcasts, and archival records.
Explore the history of “On, Wisconsin!”, the iconic university fight song that became the official state song in 1959. Learn the story behind this century-old tradition.
Learn about Biddy Martin, who served as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2008 to 2011 before becoming president of Amherst College.
Donna Shalala served as the first female chancellor of UW–Madison (1988–1993). This page highlights her career, the “Madison Plan,” and her roles in government and academia.
Fred Harvey Harrington served as President of the University of Wisconsin from 1962–1970, overseeing campus expansion, administrative reorganization, and the Vietnam War protest era.