The mission of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives is to collect, arrange, describe, preserve, and service records of enduring historical value for research, instructional, and administrative use. The archival and manuscript collecting program of the department is an extension of the spiritual, philosophical, and scholarly strengths of the university as a Christian, Catholic, and Jesuit institution.

  • Porthole Digital Collection
    New Digital Collection: Porthole Yearbooks
    Explore our latest digitized collection: Porthole, Marquette's Naval NROTC's yearbook.   
  • Marquette University History Online
    Explore MU HISTORY ONLINE
    Access thousands of images and texts documenting the history of the university.  
  • Tumblr
    Hidden Nuggets from the Archives
    Hear hidden stories behind the items in our collections in our latest Tumblr posts.   

Native America
Collections

Discover Native American Collections

Rare Book
Collections

Marquette's Rare Book Collection

Digitized
Collections

Connect to Digitized Collections

J.R.R. Tolkien
Collection

Marquette's Tolkien Collection

Dorothy Day
Catholic Worker

Connect to the Dorothy Day Collection

Women's
History

Sources on the History of Women

University
History

Discover more about University Records

A-Z Collection
Checklist

Connect to alphabetical index of collections.