Archives News

  • Scenes of Wisconsin: Cherry Harvesting Technology, 1960-1964

    Posted on December 2, 2015

    Enjoy a selection of photos that document cherry harvesting in Wisconsin (2015/283). Scenes of Wisconsin: Cherry Harvesting Technology, 1960-1964 Over the course of […]

  • UW (Madison) Homecoming 1960

    Posted on November 30, 2015

    We recently acquired a small collection of color slides documenting 1960 Homecoming activities at UW (Madison), Accession #2015/278. Thanks to UW alumni, Christopher […]

  • “Looking Back: The Vietnam Era in Madison” A Talk and Panel Discussion

    Posted on November 18, 2015

    Looking Back: The Vietnam Era in Madison, a special event co-sponsored by the UW-Madison Archives and Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries, will […]

  • From Books to Bombs: Student Romance in Peace & War

    Posted on November 5, 2015

    Little else sets our souls aflame at UW-Archives than finding a mysterious love letter. And nothing surpasses a love letter that mentions […]

  • Photo Gallery: Wisconsin budget repair bill protests (Feb. 2011)

    Posted on November 2, 2015

    This collection of photos documents protest activities in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, in February 2011. UW-Madison Teaching Assistant’s Association (TAA) as well as […]

  • Robert E. Gard Foundation Oral History Project

    Posted on October 12, 2015

    Robert E. Gard Foundation Oral History Project is a new collection of oral history interviews that commemorate the 50th anniversary of Gard’s “Arts in […]

  • Oral History in the Digital Age

    Posted on August 24, 2015

    Please join us for a workshop on collecting, editing, preserving, and disseminating oral histories in a digital environment. The workshop will be […]

  • Reeves selected for Humanities Council

    Posted on June 26, 2015

    UW Oral History Program head, Troy Reeves, was recently selected to serve on the Wisconsin Humanities Council. Reeves has led workshops and public conferences […]

  • All about the Archives

    Posted on June 24, 2015

    What do we do? The primary purpose of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives is to collect and preserve University records and information […]