University of Minnesota Archives

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University of Minnesota Archives
Suite 218 Elmer L. Andersen Library
222 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Telephone: 612-624-0562
Email: uar@umn.edu

University Archives staff

From the Archivist

Occasional posts related to University history provided by the staff of the University of Minnesota Archives.

University Digital Conservancy

The Digital Conservancy is the "digital arm" of the University Archives and provides open access to digital scholarly and administrative records of the University of Minnesota.

UMN web archives

The University of Minnesota web archives document and preserve valuable online resources that complement existing collections and services in the University Digital Conservancy and the University of Minnesota Archives. 

Transfer your records

Detailed instructions for how to prepare your materials to transfer to University Archives.

Photograph collection

Discover over 20,000 images of University history including events, people, and campus scenes.

KUOM radio history

Browse, search, and listen to radio programs produced and aired on KUOM the University's radio station for the years 1940 to 1993. Learn more in our Radio and Television Broadcasting records.

Campus maps and blueprints

Campus plans, maps, and architectural designs documenting the everchanging look of the University of Minnesota.

Film and video collection

Browse digital copies of University events, lectures, guest speakers, and athletic games.

Commencement programs

Search University commencement programs beginning in 1873.

Course catalogs and bulletins

Access course catalogs, bulletins, and course guides for undergraduate, graduate, professional, and non-degree programs beginning in 1867.

News service press releases

Dating from 1922 to 2016, this collection includes official University News Service press releases, athletics press releases, letters to weeklies, and special releases.

The Green Revolution

A collection of correspondence, data, and photographs of those involved in what would become known as the Green Revolution. 

Seoul National University

A collection of documents, correspondence, and photographs depicting the University's partnership with Seoul National University in the 1950s and 1960s.

Morrill Hall Takeover documents

This collection documents the Afro-American Action Committee’s demands and events leading to and following the building occupation of Morrill Hall.

Alumni news magazine

Browse or search the University of Minnesota Alumni Association news publication beginning in 1901 through the current issue. 

The Gopher

Browse or search The Gopher student yearbook for the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) for the years 1888 to 1967. 

The Agrarian

Browse or search The Senior and The Agrarian yearbooks for the School of Agriculture (St. Paul) for the years 1910 to 1960.

Bisbila

Browse or search the Bisbila student yearbook for the University High School (Minneapolis) for the years 1915 to 1969.

Corn Tassel

Browse or search the Corn Tassel student yearbook for the Southern School of Agriculture (Waseca) for the years 1953-1973.

The Evergreen

Browse or search the Evergreen student yearbook for the North Central Experiment Station (Grand Rapids) for the years 1950 to 1963.

Academic Health Center History Project

A five-year project to document and preserve the institutional memory and historical events that chronicle the establishment of health sciences education and research at the University of Minnesota.

Academic Health Center Oral History Project

The AHC Oral History Project preserves the personal stories of key individuals who were involved with the formation of the university's Academic Health Center.

Campus History

Explore campus through time using an interactive application that includes maps, aerial images, building photographs, and data layers.

Exploring Minnesota's Natural History

The project focuses on three major collections that contain unique photographs, slides, notebooks, correspondence, and departmental records that document Minnesota’s natural history from the 1870s to the early 20th century.

Gone into History

The exhibit celebrates the 90th anniversary of the University Archives with a look at the major events and challenges the university has faced and how they are documented in the archives. 

In The Public Interest

An account of community service rendered in a statewide emergency during the 1946 polio epidemic by the University radio station KUOM.

Memorial Stadium History

A digital exhibit honoring the history of Memorial Stadium, the athletes, pageantry, and the research conducted inside the University's Brickhouse from 1924-1992.

Minnesota Landscapes

Minnesota Landscapes is a project to highlight archival collections focused on Minnesota's natural resources, water, flora, fauna, agricultural land, urban growth, conservation efforts, and climate change.

Open Heart

A digital exhibit of correspondence, articles, photographs, and ephemera contained within collections at the University Archives documenting the history and development of open heart surgery at the University of Minnesota.

U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial

A podcast with University Archives staff featuring radio programs and recordings from KUOM and WMMR — the original professional and student-run radio stations at the University of Minnesota.

The WAM Files

A blog documenting the processing, description, and discovery of WAM's history beginning in the 1930s as the University Gallery to the move to the Frank Gehry designed Weisman Art Museum in the 1990s.