Visitor Information
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This page contains information on visiting the Social Welfare History Archives. Use the navigation details to the left to find the information you need.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the SWHA staff.
Location
The Social Welfare History Archives is located in 320 Elmer L. Andersen Library on the West Bank Campus of the University of Minnesota. The University campus is approximately one mile from downtown Minneapolis and eight miles from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
The street address for the Andersen Library is 222 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455. See map for location of the library and of nearby parking and housing options.
» See additional contact information.
» Link to more information about the Elmer L. Andersen Library.
Hours
The Archives are open for research from 8:30 - 4:30, Monday through Friday, and 9:00-1:00, Saturday. Saturday reference and retrieval services are limited. Appointments recommended. Contact archives staff for an appointment. Information about holidays and other schedule adjustments is available here.
Getting to Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota
The Social Welfare History Archives is located in 320 Elmer L. Andersen Library on the West Bank Campus of the University of Minnesota. The University campus is approximately one mile from downtown Minneapolis and eight miles from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. There are nearby stops for city buses, airport hotel shuttles, and (beginning late in 2004) light rail. There is no parking immediately adjacent to the library, but there are surface lots and parking ramps within 1-3 blocks.
Note: Directions are in Adobe Acrobat format. Download the free Acrobat Reader to view these files.
» Link to directions to nearby parking 
» Link to driving directions to Andersen Library (drop off guests, delivery of small packages)
» Link to driving directions to Andersen storage cavern (delivery of large shipments)
» Link to public transportation information (city buses, cabs, light rail, airport shuttles)
» Link to map of the West Bank Campus
Contact Us
» Link to information on contacting the SWHA staff.
Housing/Dining Options for Visitors
» Link to nearby housing and dining options, courtesy of Immigration History Research Center, in Elmer L. Andersen Library.
Clarke Chambers Travel Fellowship
Support for travel to do research in the Kautz Family YMCA Archives is available. Three or four Clark Chambers Travel Fellowships are awarded each year, with preference given to dissertation writers and early-career scholars. Travel fellowship funds may be used for transportation, lodging, meals, and (to the extent that funds permit) photocopying of archival documents.
» Link to the Clark Chambers Travel Fellowship information page.