Welcome to the River Falls Area Research Center & University Archives, one of fourteen research facilities in a statewide network coordinated by the Wisconsin Historical Society in partnership with the University of Wisconsin System....


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Collections housed at the Area Research Center (ARC) & University Archives are divided according to their designation as ARC Collections or University Collections. Browse manuscripts, photographs, court records, census records, land records, newspapers, maps, more...


Archives A to Z, links to online resources and record repositories, regional contacts, local history, research forms, genealogy, historic preservation, reference tools, lesson plans, more...


The Area Research Center and University Archives staff will perform limited research for patrons unable to visit the center.


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