Each item has a distinctive bookplate. The Mildred Jeffrey Collection of Peace and Conflict Resolution, endowed in January 1991, assembles a collection of print and non-print materials on the topics of international peace, conflict resolution, and human rights. The purpose of the collection, an integral unit of the library system, is to serve the educational and research needs of the students and faculty of Wayne State University as well as the special needs of the community throughout the state and beyond. It is also intended to develop the collection so that it can serve as a resource for public forums, classroom instruction, and citizen debate. The collection has both an adult and a children's section, donated by the Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
All volumes have distinctive bookplates.
New items continue to be added to the juvenile collection. Mildred Jeffrey Collection of Peace and Conflict Resolutions. Center for Peace and Conflict Studies Items in this collection can be located using standard searches, or by searching under the collection's names as noted above. The Arthur L. Johnson Collection is a gift from WSU's former Vice President for Community Relations. It consists of books, videos, and other material related to African-American history.