About the Student Historian Program The Archives’ Student Historian Program provides undergraduate students at the UW-Madison the opportunity to conduct independent research […]

Mario Carrillo was hired to be Student Historian for the 2019/2020 academic year. Unfortunately, Mario had to leave the position but his […]

Sophia Abrams was Student Historian from 2020-2022 and her research centered on Black Student Artists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sophia wrote […]

Elisa Miller was Student Historian from 2022-2023. Her project explored Asian and Asian American Theater at the UW-Madison. The Asian Theater Program […]

Published September 4, 2025. Ana Shriver was Student Historian from 2024-2025. Documenting UW-Madison’s First-Generation Latine Immigrant Experience. About the Project: As one […]

Once you have done enough research that you’re ready to start writing, it’s time to consider how you will cite archival documents […]

UW Archives has relatively few items that are not manuscripts, or digital or film media. However, we do have a few “ephemeral” […]

Oral History Interview citation format if accessed online Interviewee last name, first name. “Title of interview (if any.)*” Interview by First Name […]

UW-Madison Oral History Program’s oral history project documenting the stories and memories of African-American Athletes.

Dr. Alice Ruth McPherson was a trailblazer. Born and raised in Canada, she completed her undergraduate and medical degrees here at UW-Madison

By Harvey D. Long (iSchool) for the UW-Madison Archives William Smith Noland graduated in 1875 as “a basically prepared student in the […]