{"id":32592,"date":"2022-05-11T09:21:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T14:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/?page_id=32592"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:58:19","slug":"plan-your-visit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/about-the-archives\/plan-your-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan Your Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/visit-the-archives\/\">request an appointment<\/a> so that we can have your materials ready for your arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All researchers must <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/about-the-archives\/archives-registration-form\/\">register<\/a> to use our collections. Members of the public are welcome to research our collections. Photo ID is required for access to archival records. Visitors are also encouraged to wash their hands before handling archival materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-location\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 51ÁÔÆæ Archives is located on the third floor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Library. To reach the third floor, visitors may either use the main library elevator, located to the right in the coffee shop area, or the main library stairs, located to the left behind the Welcome Desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Accessible entrances<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>There are ramps and curb cuts leading from the Hartford Ave. parking lot to the main entrance. The main entrance to the library has push-button access, and from the entrance there are multiple elevators to the 3rd floor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Refreshments<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>The library has a coffee shop (The Grind) onsite next to the main entrance that serves drinks and a few food items. Please be aware of <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/dining\/options\/#h-retail-dining\">The Grind&#8217;s hours<\/a> which differ from the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also vending machines on the first floor to the right of the research help desk. Food and drinks may be brought into the archives reception area and kept with other possessions in lockable lockers there while researching in the reading room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a bubbler\/water fountain and bottle refilling station by the bathrooms just around the corner from the Archives Gallery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Bathrooms<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>There are two gender-neutral single-occupancy bathrooms around the corner from the Archives Gallery, and additional bathrooms down the hall in the foyer of the American Geographical Society Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bathrooms on the second floor by the main stairwell have accessible entrances and changing stations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Storing Items<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>The archives offers a coat rack and lockable lockers in the reception area for researchers to stow their possessions while researching in the reading room. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Phones, Devices, and Wifi<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Electronic devices including phones and laptops may be used (silently) in the reading room. The Golda Meir Library has guest Wi-Fi available for researchers, and there are electrical outlets at each table in the reading room to keep devices charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the reading room and the 3rd floor outside of the archives are designated quiet study areas. The Archives Reception Room, however, offers seating for visiting with others or taking phone calls during your research visit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-hours\"><strong>Hours<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Monday-Friday<\/td><td>9:00 a.m. \u2013 4:30 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturday-Sunday and Holidays<\/td><td>Closed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-campus-map-and-parking\"><strong>Campus Map and Parking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/map\/\">campus map<\/a> is located on 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Website; the campus <a href=\"https:\/\/modii.app\/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee\">parking finder app<\/a> includes directions and parking locations. Patrons are advised to use public parking facilities, as on-street parking is extremely limited and difficult to find. Please contact 51ÁÔÆæ Transportation Services at (414) 229-4000 for more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/transportation\/parking\/\">parking at 51ÁÔÆæ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-street-address\">Street Address<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Golda Meir Library<br>Archives Dept.<br>2311 E Hartford Ave<br>Milwaukee, WI 53211-3175<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-mailing-address\">Mailing Address<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Golda Meir Library<br>Archives Dept.<br>PO Box 604<br>Milwaukee, WI 53201-0604<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-phone\"><strong>Phone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>(414) 229-5402<\/td><td>Main Line<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(414) 229-6980<\/td><td>Archives Department Head<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4\" id=\"h-email\">Email<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"mailto:askarch@uwm.edu\">Ask an Archivist<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-32529\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/\">Archives Department<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/about-the-archives\/\">About the Archives<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/about-the-archives\/plan-your-visit\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Plan Your Visit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/about-the-archives\/archives-registration-form\/\">Archives Registration Form<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/about-the-archives\/staff\/\">Staff<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/about-the-archives\/reading-room-guidelines\/\">Reading Room Guidelines<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/about-the-archives\/access-policy\/\">Access Policy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/events-and-exhibitions\/\">Events and Exhibitions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/research\/\">Research<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/services\/\">Services<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/instruction\/\">Instruction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/genealogy-2\/\">Genealogy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/records-management\/\">Records Management<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/giving\/\">Giving<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/ask-an-archivist\/\">Ask an Archivist<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":34223,"parent":32587,"menu_order":128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[23500]},"class_list":["post-32592","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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