Manuscripts & Archives

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The manuscript and archival collections in Special Collections are here primarily in support of the printed collections. As a result, there are significant holdings of manuscript cookbooks, the literary papers of selected Michigan writers, early veterinary manuscripts, Africana materials, and the archives of progressive and radical political groups. There is also a growing archive documenting the history and culture of midwestern Latinos.

Online Resources

• Catalogue of Rare Veterinary Books and Allied Subjects in Animal Husbandry - Includes some manuscripts - A catalog of some of the more unique items in our Veterinary Medicine Collection
• Numerical List of Special Collections Manuscripts and Archives

Did You Know ...

• Included in the Manuscript Collection is the manuscript of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Independence Day, part of the Richard Ford Papers.
• The Manuscript Collection houses over 30 veterinary manuscripts with the earliest dating back to the mid-fifteenth century.
• Included in the Manuscript Collection is the manuscript of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Independence Day, part of the Richard Ford Papers.