West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center

The West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC) is on the fourth floor of Briggs Library in Room 420.

The WCHRC was established in 1971 under funding provided by the Minnesota Historical Society and contains materials from the greater west central Minnesota region. Counties represented in the collection include Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Traverse. Materials include oral histories, business and cooperative records, personal papers and government and institutional documents.

The WCMHRC collection operates under the direction of Professor of History Stephen Gross and is staffed by student workers and interns. Our facilities are open to the university community and to those members of the general public interested in local and regional history.

Research assistance is available during regular open hours. To make an inquiry or set up a special appointment please contact Archivist Steve Gross at (320) 589-6172 or grosssj at morris.umn.edu. [Replace the at with @]

To browse a list of items in the WCMHRC collection please visit Guide.

Several other Briggs Library Collections are also housed nearby. These include the UMM Archives, American Indian Boarding School, West Central School of Agriculture, Rare Books and UMM Scholarship Collections.