The Wisconsin Science Festival opens September 27-30 at venues across the state. To celebrate, we’re highlighting a couple of university library-related events and exhibitors with a special series called Exploring the Wisconsin Science Festival. Today’s science-related feature comes to us from the University Archives. A new online exhibit examines the work of cancer researchers and [...]
For you history and architecture buffs out there, here’s a terrific article in the Isthmus about a recently discovered collection of historical documents relating to the Wisconsin Union Theater: Historic Wisconsin Union Theater materials are unearthed by Jay Rath The materials, which are from a 1937 exhibit, are “very important” according to University Archives director [...]
The University Archives acquired a fascinating diary, written by UW alumnus Chandler F. Young and his brother, entitled “Seeing the British Isles in 1929.” Read and view highlights from the diary on “Found in the Archives,” the department’s Tumblr. The acquisition was made possible by a grant from the Friends of the Libraries.