Limnology Historical Archives

Explore the history of Limnology at UW-Madison through our audio/visual and image archives!

Please see the Archives User Guide for more information. The collections listed here do not comprise the entirety of the Center for Limnology Archives’ holdings. For more information on these or any other collections or to access any materials from the CFL Archives, please contact the CFL librarian at limlib@mailplus.wisc.edu.

• 16mm Film Reels

  This collection includes mostly silent film reels primarily featuring footage related to UW-Madison limnological research and outreach from between 1950 and 1983.

• Assorted Audio

  This collection contains audio recordings that do not fit into other collections. Title Description Creator Date Length Hans Schneider Research Audio Underwater […]

• Assorted Video

  This collection contains video recordings that do not fit into other collections. Title Description Creator Date Length Type Fishes Around a Drifting […]

• CFL Community Events

  This collection contains audio and video recordings of various CFL community events. Includes holiday parties, retirement celebrations, career retrospectives, and more. Title […]

• Historic Limnology Photographs

  This collection is composed of photographs from throughout the history of limnological study at UW-Madison, going back to the early 20th century, and covers a broad range of topics, including but not limited to, lab and field research, CFL facilities, and CFL academic and social events.

• Limnology Course Lectures, 1999

  This collection contains recordings of the course Zoology and Environmental Studies 315: Limnology–Conservation of Natural Resources from the Fall 1999 Semester, taught […]

• Media Interviews

  This collection contains radio and TV interviews done by CFL faculty and associates. Title Description Creator Date Length Type Secrets of Salmon […]

• Oral Histories

  This collection is composed of oral histories from current and former Center for Limnology faculty and employees created by UW-Madison’s oral history program.

• Staff Career Reflections, 1996-1997

  This collection contains a series of presentations given by Center for Limnology staff and faculty which typically focus on their backgrounds, roles at the Center, and research interests.

• Talks and Lectures

  This collection is composed of talks, lectures, and presentations given by CFL faculty and associates on a variety of limnological topics. Title […]

• University of Wisconsin Archives

  The University of Wisconsin Archives at Steenbock Library, 550 Babcock Dr., contains several collections related to the Center for Limnology.

• UWDCC History of Limnology Photograph Collection

  The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center includes a collection called the History of Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison which is composed of photographs from the history of the study of limnology at UW-Madison and the CFL.