Libraries and Archives

 

Albion Public Library 
501 S. Superior Street 
Albion, MI 49224 
Phone: (517) 629-3993
Allen County Public Library
900 Library Plaza (corner of Wayne and Webster)
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Phone: (219) 421-1200
Fax: (219) 422-9688
Burlington Township Library
135 Elm Street
Burlington, MI. 49029
Phone: 517-765-2702
Fax: 517-765-2702
Library of Michigan
717 West Allegan Street
PO Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909-7507
(517)373-1580
Marshall District Library 
124 W. Green St.
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: (269) 781-7821
State Archives of Michigan
State Archives of Michigan 
717 West Allegan St. 
Lansing, Michigan 48918 
Telephone: (517) 373-1408 
FAX: (517) 241-1658 
Zhang Legacy Collections Center: Archives, Regional History and Special Collections
(formerly
Western (formerly Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections)
1650 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Telephone:  (269) 387-8490

The collection is located 25 miles west of Battle Creek and is a regional depository for southwestern Michigan. It is also an excellent source of census films for New York, Michigan and other Midwestern states.
They also have a good collection of atlases, plat maps and local histories. 
WMU's online catalog
WestCat is available on the library's Web page. 
Willard Library - Main Building
7 West Van Buren St
Battle Creek, MI 49017
Phone: (269) 968-8166
Willard Library - Helen Warner Branch - Local History
36 Minges Creek Place 
Battle Creek, MI 49015
Phone: (269) 968-8166
Newspapers Online (1846-1923) & (2011 - Present), City Directories (1890 - 1923),
Probate Index (1835 - 1915), Year Books (1894 - 2003)

 

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