The Grand Valley State University Archives is the repository for official and supplemental historical records created by the University's administration, academic departments, faculty, students, and campus organizations. It exists to help meet the University's legal responsibility to preserve and make its records available in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and to assist the University community's effort to document its actions and decisions. The University Archives collects paper and digital records, photographs and negatives, audio, video, and digital media that document and support the university's mission to contribute to the enrichment of society through excellent teaching, active scholarship, and public service.

View GVSU Photographs

Digitized historical images of the people, places, and events of Grand Valley State University from its founding in 1960 as a 4-year college in western Michigan. Additional photographs and negatives are stored in the University Archives.

Visit the GVSU Web Archives

Beginning in January 2017, the University Archives teamed up with the Internet Archive's Archive-It program to collect and preserve Grand Valley's internet history. Use the link above to explore previous versions of Grand Valley's website, collected by the University Archives. For earlier versions, search the Wayback Machine.