The Bentley Historical Library is the campus archive for the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

and is located on the

's North Campus in

Ann Arbor Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...

. It was established in 1935 by the

regents of the University of Michigan The Regents of the University of Michigan, sometimes referred to as the Board of Regents, is a state constitutional officer, constitutional office of the U.S. state of Michigan which forms the governing body of the University of Michigan, Univers ...

. Its mission is to serve as the official archives of the university and to document the history of the state of

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

, as well as the activities of its people, organizations and voluntary associations. The library is named after Alvin M. Bentley, a former regent and U.S. Congressman, whose widow, Arvella D. Bentley, endowed the library.Alvin M. Bentley, Shiawassee County Michigan History
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