We're interested in your games, and the equipment used to play them, to add to our Computer and Video Game Archive.

Donation: $100-$1,000

This richly illustrated manuscript explains a system of combat with sword and shield. This 2 volume set would complement our early modern military history collection. 

Donation: $1,200

Help us acquire materials that require funds beyond our Special Collections Research Center budget — items like rare books, manuscripts, maps, papyrus, and other archival materials.

Donation: $1,000-$50,000

We'll publish an ebook open-access (free of charge to users) to relieve students of textbook costs, enable access for scholars, and dramatically expand global readership.

Donation: $5,000 – $10,000

We'll renovate a popular, enclosed study carrel in the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library with new carpeting, fresh paint, a reading lamp, a comfortable chair — and a plaque with your name on it.

Donation: $15,000 – $20,000 per carrel

Soundproof pods (single-user and large accessible group pods) are semi-private (and very popular) spaces where students can make phone calls, attend video classes, or collaborate in hybrid meetings.

Donation: $22,000 for single or $45,000 for group

Help publish a U-M Press series — in political science, disability studies, poetry, classical studies, or performing arts — as open-access (free of charge) to relieve students of costs, enable access for scholars, and expand global readership.

Donation: $20,000 – $30,000

Spaces throughout the library that support a range of disciplines and activities are awaiting renovation. Choose a space that enhances scholarship in any area of interest to you. 

Donation: $50,000 and up

Fund student internships, fellowships, and residencies in a variety of disciplines. Students gain experience in communication, leadership, teamwork, designing programs, and working professionally.

Donation: $50,000 and up

Endow the curation and leadership necessary to steward and grow the oldest publicly-accessible archive in the U.S. that documents social protest movements and marginalized political communities.

Donation: $1.5 to $2 million

Endowing this position is a crucial step to ensure that the Special Collections Research Center has the leadership and expertise necessary to maintain its prominence and relevance for students and researchers.

Donation: $2.5 to $3 million

The library is in a period of rapid growth as it adapts to the changing needs of users. Endowing the deanship helps us continue to explore new ways of providing the finest content, access, and expertise.

Donation: $5,000,000