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  • Department of Chemical Engineering Technical Papers

    The Department of Chemical Engineering Technical Papers were written by University of Wisconsin chemical engineers between 1900 and 1935. There are five volumes containing 190 papers. The papers have been made available online because they show the…

  • Artists' Book Collection

    This database is an illustrated, descriptive index to the Artists' Book Collection, located in the Kohler Art Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Presently, the Artists' Book Collection contains over 1400 titles. The database indexes nearly 1…

  • Jónas Hallgrímsson : Selected Poetry and Prose

    This collection presents the work of the Icelandic poet and natural scientist Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807-1845) through fifty selected works of poetry and prose, edited and translated with notes and commentary by Dick Ringler.

  • The Daily Cardinal

    The Daily Cardinal was founded by undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison more than 120 years ago, with the first issue appearing April 4, 1892. "We believe the University is in need of a daily paper," explained the founding e…

  • Historical County Plat Maps from South Central Wisconsin and Early Madison City Directories

    This digital collection of historic plat books, city directories, and atlases provides accessibility to early information about South Central Wisconsin, specifically Columbia, Dane, Portage and Wood counties. A variety of the oldest plat books, atl…

  • 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.…

  • History of Women at the University of Wisconsin

    The History of Women at the University of Wisconsin augments the general histories of the University by focusing on the roles and activities of women students, faculty, and staff and on the development of women's studies throughout the System. The …

  • Beloit Local History Collection

    The Beloit Public Library (BPL), in partnership with the Beloit Historical Society (BHS) and the Beloit College Library Archives Department (BCL), has rare and historic books unique to Beloit. These include the earliest City and telephone directori…