Category: History

• Sigrid Schultz, Courage Revealed by U.K. researcher Dr. David Milne

  Posted on Feb 10th

  Sigrid Schultz is an American woman who reported in Germany as a bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune about the rise of the […]

• Scholars Reveal the “Special” in our Library Collections

  Posted on May 16th

  The average person sauntering down State Street understands that there is a wealth of knowledge held in Memorial and other campus libraries. […]

• THE LEARNING TREE Film with Discussion Led by Steve Ryfle – February 21

  Posted on Jan 23rd

  Honor African American History Month with this unique program sponsored by the Friends of UW-Madison Libraries: FREE EVENT – PUBLIC & STUDENTS […]

• Caroline Fraser, author of Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder comes to Madison on September 27

  Posted on Sep 12th

  The Friends’ annual Schewe Lecture, in partnership with the Wisconsin Book Festival, is pleased to announce 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser— […]

• Lessons Learned

  Posted on Nov 17th

  “The war not only encouraged self-sacrifice, but it also brought out the bullies, the super patriots, the true believers who found it […]