We welcome you to our new exhibit, Plants Plantations Labor Trade: An Exhibit of Holdings of the UW-Madison Libraries and Wisconsin Historical Society […]
To commemorate Earth Day 2019 and to honor the UW-Madison Arboretum, which was just added to the National Register of Historic Places, […]
We call your attention to the new exhibit in Special Collections — “Aldo Leopold: Life, Land, Legacy.” Most of the photographs on […]
Unseasonably warm temperatures here in Madison have recently melted what little snow we have received this season. By way of what we’re missing, […]
One hundred years ago, at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, fighting in the war to end […]
We continue our exploration of so-called books of secrets (secreti italiani) in the Duveen Collection, recently digitized as part of the subcollection […]
Some of the smallest treasures of the Duveen Collection of Alchemy and Early Chemistry, cataloged under the collective title of “Miscellaneous […]
This year’s Madison Early Music Festival, with its theme “A Cabinet of Curiosities: Journey to Lübeck,” offers us the opportunity to showcase […]
John James Audubon (best known for his double-elephant folio Birds of America) drew a sharp distinction between the North American badger and […]
To welcome the first day of spring tomorrow, we offer details of hand-colored engravings and distinctive bindings from our holdings. Our copy […]
We’re looking forward to the premiere this evening of Wisconsin Public Television’s Polka!, which includes an image of some lively dancing from […]
New Year’s greetings! Decorative covers of some of our many gift books and annuals figure in the the online project Publishers’ Bindings […]