The Bentley Historical Library is the campus archive for the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

and is located on the

's North Campus in

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. 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, are constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Michigan who collectively form the governing body of the University of Michigan, comprising the campuses a ...

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

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, as well as the activities of its people, organizations and voluntary associations. The library is named after Alvin M. Bentley, a former regent and

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, whose widow, Arvella D. Bentley, endowed the library.Alvin M. Bentley, Shiawassee County Michigan History
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Bentley Historical Library Home Page
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