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• The Women Who Transformed Wisconsin

  Posted on Mar 8th

  The University of Wisconsin is largely built on the courage of women who refused to accept the status quo. From the first […]

• From Silos to Sunscreen: A Century of UW-Madison Inventions

  Posted on Feb 13th

  Franklin H. King Develops the Round Silo (1881) Born on June 8, 1848, on a farm in La Grange, Wisconsin, Franklin H. […]

• Oral History: What is it? And how do I do it?

  Posted on Feb 2nd

  Interested in doing an oral history interview or project or just wondering what it actually is? This 90-minute workshop, presented by UW’s […]

• The Expansion of UW – Madison

  Posted on Jan 14th

  After joining the Union on May 29, 1848, Wisconsin’s first governor, Nelson Dewey, approved the founding of the University of Wisconsin. The […]

• UW-Madison Concerts

  Posted on Dec 8th

  As many Badger alumni and Wisconsin natives are aware, concerts have a deep history on campus and in Madison. UW-Madison has regularly […]

• Check In With Student Historians – Haleigh and V

  Posted on Nov 10th

  The Archives’ Student Historian Program provides undergraduate students at the UW-Madison the opportunity to conduct independent research with support from Archives staff. […]

• UW-Madison Buildings and Their Namesakes

  Posted on Nov 5th

  At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, many of our buildings are named in honor of individuals who were affiliated with the University and […]

• Check-in with Student Historians: Marena Fox Baker

  Posted on Dec 20th

  December 2024 Semester 1 Reflection: Reflecting back on my semester as student historian, it has been a journey! I initially came into […]

• Grants to Scholars, Deadline December 31, 2018

  Posted on Aug 16th

  2019 Call for Proposals – Deadline December 31, 2018! The Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries is pleased to offer grants intended to offset expenses for out-of-town scholars wishing to utilize the rich resources held by the UW-Madison General Library System.

• Archives and Special Collections Account

  Posted on Jul 18th

  IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! Beginning in August 2018 the University Archives will be implementing a new system to help patrons request materials from the Archives as well as the Department of Special Collections, Mills Music Library, and the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives.

• Friends of the Libraries Grants to Scholars, Deadline March 1, 2018

  Posted on Jan 9th

  Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries Grants to Scholars 2018 Call for Proposals – Deadline March 1, 2018 The Friends of […]

• LGBTQ Archive Open House

  Posted on Apr 29th

  The University Archives is hosting an open house on April 28, 2017 from 5 pm to 8pm on the first floor of […]