Battle Creek Archives

Contact us at (269) 986-5345 or email archives@hsbcmi.org.

The Battle Creek Archives (Photo By Rik Guenther)

The archives contains manuscripts, original artifacts, and out-of-print books regarding several topics involved in Battle Creek history, such as:

  • The founding of our city,
  • Underground Railroad
  • Social reformers.
  • Sojourner Truth
  • The Seventh-Day Adventists and the Sanitarium
  • Dr. John Harvey Kellogg
  • C.W. Post and the "Cereal Boom"
  • W.K. Kellogg
  • An Industrial Boom Town
  • Camp/Fort Custer


We are reimagining how we share Battle Creek’s history. Your gift helps us care for the Kimball House, preserve archives, and expand opportunities for the community.