Founded in 1903 as Western State Normal School, it became Western State Teacher's College in 1927, Western Michigan College of Education in 1941, Western Michigan College in 1955 and in 1957 Western Michigan University became Michigan's fourth public university.
Browse the Western Michigan University Collections:
Faculty Contributions (1950-1981)
Histories of Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo Normal Record (1910-1918)
Office of Information Technology
Stampede: E-newsletter for students
Western Michigan College News Magazine (1943-1956)
Western Michigan College News Magazine (1943-1956) Gallery
Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)
Western Michigan University Fact Books
Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980)
Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980) Gallery
Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)
Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present) Gallery
Western Michigan University News Magazine (1957-1962)
Western Michigan University Yearbooks (1906-1985)