Adonijah Strong Welch was the first president of the Michigan State Normal College in Ypsilanti, Michigan, serving from 1851 through 1865.

The Adonijah Strong Welch reference collection include such materials of press clippings, biographies compiled by scholars, and materials regarding his administration at the Iowa Agricultural College. Folders have been arranged alphabetically. Most of the items in the collection were produced during Welch's educational career, 1851 through 1889.