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The Terry and Robert Wofford Laotian Image Collection consists of more than 300 images taken in Laos* between 1966 and 1972, during which time Ms. Wofford taught at the International School and Lao-American Association in Vientiane and married Robe…
The field notes and plat maps of the public land survey of Wisconsin are a valuable resource for original land survey information, as well as for understanding Wisconsin's landscape history. The survey of Wisconsin was conducted between 1832 and 18…
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…
This collection documents the Japanese at war, both from the perspective of the Japanese and their adversaries. Materials include posters, wood cuts, news releases, propaganda promoting relationships with allies or demonizing enemies, as well as ar…
Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids presents archival finding aids describing collections held at 19 repositories throughout Wisconsin. These finding aids describe unpublished primary resources held by the above institutions, …
In 1845 emigrants from the canton of Glarus in Switzerland, leaving their homeland because of dire economic conditions, established a colony in southern Wisconsin and named it New Glarus. Over the following years, more Swiss from various cantons se…
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…
The Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture collects and creates electronic resources for study and research of the decorative arts, with a particular focus on Early America. Included are electronic texts and facsimiles, image …