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The following is a listing of the types of resources available in the Archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Archives contains a 1990 alumni directory as well as alumni magazines and newspapers dating from 1953 to the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College Catalogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>College catalogs from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries include the names of faculty, staff, and students, as well as lists of graduates and alumni directories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commencement Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Date from 1912 to the present. Can be used to verify graduation and degrees granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty\/Staff Newsletters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>51ÁÔÆæ Report<\/em>, dating from 1976 to the present, contains information about 51ÁÔÆæ faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about academic programs and campus events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photographs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 51ÁÔÆæ Photographic Services Collection, dating from 1898 to 1989, contains images of students, faculty, and staff, and includes photos relating to student organizations, school activities, and school sports, among others.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lib-collections\/uwm-photo-collection\/\">A selection&nbsp;of images <\/a>can be viewed online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School Newspapers and Magazines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Student newspapers and magazines date from 1920 to the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student, Faculty, and Staff Directories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Can be used to determine former addresses of students and degree programs that they were in, as well as courses that faculty taught and departments that faculty and staff were in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Organization Records<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Archives contains student organization directories, information about student organizations in collections of 51ÁÔÆæ administrative records, as well as records from numerous student organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yearbooks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Date from 1896-1968 (with several gaps). Yearbooks contain photographs and can also be used to determine if individuals belonged to any student organizations and clubs.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lib-collections\/uwm-yearbooks\/\">Yearbooks from 1942 to 1968<\/a> can be viewed online.<\/p>\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><\/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><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/genealogy-2\/court-ordered-name-changes\/\">Milwaukee County Court-ordered Name Changes, 1871-1977<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/genealogy-2\/research-aid-birth-death-and-marriage-records\/\">Research Aid: Birth, Death, and Marriage Records<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/genealogy-2\/research-aid-property-tax-rolls-and-assessment-lists\/\">Research Aid: Property Tax Rolls and Assessment Lists<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/genealogy-2\/name-change-records\/\">Name Change Records<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/genealogy-2\/uwm-records-and-publications\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">51ÁÔÆæ Records and Publications<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/genealogy-2\/genealogy-faq\/\">Genealogy FAQ<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/genealogy-2\/wisconsin-genealogical-resources-in-other-repositories\/\">Wisconsin Genealogical Resources in Other Repositories<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/genealogy-2\/church-cemetery-and-synagogue-records-request\/\">Church, Cemetery, and Synagogue Records Request<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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":43169,"menu_order":166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[23500]},"class_list":["post-32802","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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