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Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures and Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies Community home page

The Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures and the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies are sibling organizations committed to the languages and cultures of the region's peoples. The Max Kade focuses primarily on German-American immigration, history, culture, and language, while the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures is concerned with all of the region's cultural groups. Both units foster research and the preservation of archival collections, while producing educational and outreach programs for a broad public audience. They also assist community groups, classrooms, and scholars with projects.

Sub-communities within this community

• Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures

  Committed to the languages and cultures of the regions’ diverse peoples.

• Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies

  Promoting scholarly research, documentation, and educational outreach efforts that illuminate the interactions of German-speaking immigrants and their descendants with the North American environment and American culture and society.

Collections may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Consult the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures and/or the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies on use restrictions. Non-profit personal, educational, and research uses are permissible. Duplication for public presentation, publication, and production requires negotiation with CSUMC and/or MKI as well as the people documented or their representatives.