Special Collections is comprised of The Area Research Center, Special Collections, and University Archives. The Area Research Center is the official repository for the Wisconsin Historical Society’s collections of manuscripts and public records relating to northeastern Wisconsin. Special Collections includes print materials pertaining to Northeastern Wisconsin history. Types of materials include books, census records, photographs, oral histories, Belgian-American research materials, and maps. University Archives contains complete files of virtually every university-generated publication; departmental and administrative records, and the records of individual faculty members.