Main categories of the LHC collection

• Newspapers representing the communities of: Allegan, Bangor, Berrien Springs, Bloomingdale, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Coloma, Covert, Decatur, Dowagiac, Gobles, Hartford, Lawrence, Lawton, Marcellus, Niles, Otsego, Paw Paw, South Haven, Watervliet
• Census (Federal & State) - counties of Van Buren, Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph 1820-1930 [all of Michigan 1850-1870]
• Vital records, tax, naturalization and court records for Van Buren County and it's adjacent counties Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties
• Other microfilm: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Probate Records, WWI Draft Registration Cards, Plat Books & Atlases, Land Records, Military Discharges & Burials
• Local History Master Index (LHMI)
• Southwest Michigan Obituary Collection
• Historical platbooks and atlases
• Oral history transcripts and recordings
• Periodicals (Locality, Family, Historical & Instructional)
• Church and school histories
• Family histories
• Family files and local history files
• Michigan Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War - 46 volumes and index
• Michigan Pioneer Collection - 40 volumes
• Michigan History Magazine - 1917 to date
• American State Papers - 10 volumes
• Southwest Michigan Pioneer Certificate Project
• Southwest Michigan Military Registry
• Bess Britton Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse Collection  [Add to the collection online using the Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse Collection Survey]
• Yearbooks
• Directories and Telephone Books
• Maps
• Picture Collection
• CD-Rom Collection and Station (Currently 40+ titles with more being added all the time)