Category Archives: UW Digital Collections
Go, Badgers!
John James Audubon (best known for his double-elephant folio Birds of America) drew a sharp distinction between the North American badger and the European badger. One difference, easily seen in […]
To Welcome Spring
To welcome the first day of spring tomorrow, we offer details of hand-colored engravings and distinctive bindings from our holdings. Our copy of Margaret Roscoe’s Floral illustrations of the seasons, […]
Polka!
We’re looking forward to the premiere this evening of Wisconsin Public Television’s Polka!, which includes an image of some lively dancing from our holdings: The image comes from Mrs. Perkin’s […]
A New Year’s Wreath (of Sorts)
New Year’s greetings! Decorative covers of some of our many gift books and annuals figure in the the online project Publishers’ Bindings Online, 1815-1930, including this volume entitled Christmas blossoms, […]
Special Collections Hours in Late December
In the last week of December and in early January, the Special Collections reading room and exhibit area will be open reduced hours: STATE HOLIDAY: DECEMBER 26 December 26 (Monday) — Closed […]
“Double, Double Toil and Trouble” — A Few of Shakespeare’s Witches
As anticipation builds for the opening later this week of the First Folio exhibition at the Chazen Museum of Art on campus, we can’t resist offering some witches from much […]
Shakespeare’s Global Reach
We celebrate this week’s campus kickoff of Shakespeare in Wisconsin 2016 with a page from a travel narrative by Anna Birge, part of the Cairns Collection of American Women Writers […]
Shakespeare in Wisconsin 2016
In concert with the celebration of Shakespeare in Wisconsin 2016, we are pleased to announce that our copy of Shakespeare’s Second Folio is now available in digitized form in the UW-Madison Libraries Digital Collections. For […]
Holiday Hours for Special Collections
Over the next two weeks, the hours for the Special Collections reading room and exhibit area reflect holiday closings and reduced hours: Monday, December 21 — open 9:00 am – 5:00 pm […]
Eiffel Tower: Historical Views
Recent images of the Eiffel Tower prompted us to explore manuscript and printed sources in Special Collections that help provide historical context for the prominence of the tower in views of […]