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In the spring of 1959, UW alumni and staff member Lawrence G. "Larry" Monthey joined a tour of the Soviet Union and other European countries. Organized by the Wisconsin State Journal, participants visited cities in Norway, Finland, the Soviet Union…
The Eastern European Collection brings together, in digital form, primary and secondary materials relating to the study of this region including its history, literature, language, political science and more.
The first title in this group is a unique gem for genealogical researchers. Record of the Pioneers of Outagamie County is a wonderful collection of information, often including photos, about the individuals and families who lived in Outagamie Count…
From the shores of Lake Michigan to the banks of the Mississippi, the Wisconsin Local Histories collection showcases the awesome resources of public libraries and historical societies from across the state. Assembled and digitized over a nine-year …
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives maintains a sizable collection of student (and student organization) scrapbooks and photo albums that provide a unique view into the day-to-day lives of students on campus. Compiled by students, from dif…
A number of disparate primary sources were digitized to make up the Wisconsin Philippines Image Collection, which, along with the accompanying essay Orientalism of the Philippine Photograph: America Discovers the Philippine Islands provide a look i…
This digital collection represents a subset of the paper holdings of early 20th-century Russian political and satirical journals held in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries in the Department of Special Collections. These journals are, for…
Lucien B. Caswell spent the first nine years of his life in Vermont, but much of the rest of his life was spent in Wisconsin. Caswell was a lawyer in Fort Atkinson and went on to be elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly and later the United State…