Great Cities, Small Treasures : The Ancient World of the Indus Valley

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  • Japanese Illustrated Books from the Late Edo Period

    Fifteen titles of Edo-period (1600-1868) Japanese woodblock-printed books are included in this online collection. The books are predominantly pictorial, with illustrations designed by artists such as Nishikawa Sukenobu, Katsushika Hokusai, Kono Bai…

  • United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia: UNTAC Archives

    The UNTAC Radio Archive is a unique collection. It can be considered a Cambodian historical item. The collection features the democratic transition in Cambodia in early 1990s, after the end of Cold War. The radio program was established in October …

  • Wisconsin Union Collection

    The Wisconsin Union, often referred to as "the heart and soul" of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has enhanced the lives of members and visitors since it was founded in 1907. This collection consists of a sampling of brochures, documents, imag…

  • Latin American Cartonera Publishers Collection

    The cartonera publishing phenomenon began in Buenos Aires in 2003 and was spearheaded by writers and artists interested in reconfiguring the conditions in which literary art is produced and consumed. They came up with a progressive new publishing …

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections

    This collection presents a variety of materials selected from the Department of Special Collections in the UW–Madison Libraries. Items have been chosen to showcase the department's holdings, highlight specific collections, and provide broader acces…

  • Ravenstein Atlas des Deutschen Reichs

    The Atlas des Deutschen Reichs by Ludwig Ravenstein is relatively rare in libraries of the United States. Besides Germany, the maps of this atlas also cover the bordering portions of present-day Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France…

  • Carl Rakosi Papers and Audio

    Carl Rakosi (1903-2005) was a social worker, psychotherapist and poet, best known for his affiliation with the "Objectivists," a group of poets assembled by Louis Zukofsky in the early 1930s and championed by Ezra Pound. Other "Objectivists" includ…

  • History of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Collection

    The History of UW-Green Bay Collection includes 400 images that represent a cross-section of this campus's history and evolution.  They document the campus selection site, construction of all campus buildings, student life, academic activities, pol…