Sarcophagus with Allegory of the Four Seasons

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  • James Joyce Scholars' Collection

    The selected works compiled in the James Joyce Scholars' Collection (JJSC) all share two characteristics: 1) all the books are currently out-of-print and 2) they are valuable, perhaps indispensable, to those who seek a more complete understanding …

  • Secrets Reveal'd : Early Modern Printed Books of Alchemy and "Chymistry"

    The Duveen Collection of early chemistry and alchemy is part of the holdings of the Department of Special Collections at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Here one can find selections from that collection which have been digitized in their entirety.…

  • South African Voices

    Harold Scheub was the Evjue-Bascom Professor of the Humanities in the Department of African Languages and Literature at UW-Madison. He specialized in African oral traditions and written literatures. South African Voices is a three-volume work that …

  • The Aldo Leopold Archives

    Aldo Leopold is considered by many to have been the most influential conservation thinker of the 20th Century. Leopold's legacy spans the disciplines of forestry, wildlife management, conservation biology, sustainable agriculture, restoration ecolo…

  • American Libraries During World War I

    This collection consists of materials relating to the role of libraries during the period of American involvement in World War I, from 1917 to 1918. The materials include a pair of scrapbooks that document the American Library Association's involve…

  • Wisconsin Emergency Management Images and Historic Materials

    This collection presents images taken by emergency management officials in the aftermath of numerous disasters that have hit Wisconsin. It also includes images of emergency response training and other historic materials related to emergency prepar…

  • Maps and Atlases of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and the Upper Mississippi River

    This group of materials includes maps and atlases of La Crosse County of a variety of types, including plat (rural land ownership), highway, soil, topographic; city of La Crosse (Wisconsin) including zoning, parks, and street; other La Crosse Count…

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Department Collection

    The University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Department Collection contains photos and archival materials that document a variety of sports, coaches and student athletes, and their experiences competing for the UW-Madison teams. Media Guides The Wi…