The University of Wisconsin Collection

Badger Chemist (1953-2003)
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.BadgerChemist

The Badger Chemist is a newsletter publication of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry. Initiated in 1953, The Badger Chemist is published annually and features articles, commentary, news items, and photographs concerning students, faculty, and alumni of the Department of Chemistry.

Badger Yearbooks
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.UWYearBks

The first yearbook of the University of Wisconsin was published in April 1884 and called the Trochos, which is a Greek word for badger. The second yearbook, also called Trochos, was not published until 1887. The first Badger was published in February 1888, and the Badger was published until 2003, with one hiatus in 1973-74. The Alumni Association helped publish volumes for those two years which basically only contain student photographs.

A confusing fact is that until 1932 the yearbooks were done by the junior class and the date on the cover is the class year of the junior class. Thus the first Trochos has '85 on the cover, and the first Badger, although published in 1888, is called the '89 Badger. This means, for example, that a person who was a senior in 1910 would have their senior photograph in the 1911 Badger. Also, the yearbooks covered athletic and social events of the year, or even two years, before the date on the yearbook. In 1932, the yearbook became a senior class publication; there are two 1932 yearbooks, and afterwards the date on the yearbook is of the senior class.

Also remember that many people did not have photographs in the yearbook, so you may not find a senior picture, although you may find a person in a group photograph of a fraternity, sorority, sports team, etc. Also, because the Badgers were often printed on colored paper, with various type fonts, images on pages with text over them, etc., the search engine may not work well. You may want to browse individual years of the Badger.

The Cultural Landscape of the UW-Madison Campus
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.UWCulturalLand

This photo gallery was developed as a research tool to support a two-year effort to inventory and assess cultural landscape resources on the University of Wisconsin-Madison main campus. The study will culminate in November 2005 with the publication of a Cultural Landscape Resource Plan. This plan will provide university administrators with direction for preserving and managing these culturally significant places. <more>

The Experimental College
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.MeikExpColl

Free Speech and its Relation to Self-Government
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.MeikFreeSp

The University of currently provides access to two important works by noted philosopher and educator Alexander Meiklejohn. Meiklejohn was, among other things, the founder and director of the Experimental College at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he pursued his vision of exploring innovative (and sometimes radical) approaches to teaching and learning. The two works included here are: "Free Speech and its Relation to Self-Government" which was published in 1948 and "The Experimental College" which was published in 1932.

Noteworthy features of this distinguished work, the first edition, include the use of cross-refrences; the Dedication to the King, George II, and the compiler's "Plan of the Work," within the prefatory section, volume one.

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The History of Limnology
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.LimnHist

The Center for Limnology is a research facility affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Center for Limnology was established in July 1982 to plan, conduct, and facilitate inland freshwater research. The Center grew out of almost one hundred years of limnology at the University initiated by E.A. Birge and Chancey Juday, who founded limnology in North America through extensive descriptive and comparative studies. Our roots were further developed by Arthur D. Hasler, who led the way in experimental limnology and facilitated four decades of aquatic studies at Wisconsin. Our present program builds on these approaches and has expanded to include long-term studies, synthesis, modeling, Great Lakes research, and application to resource management and environmental issues.

The History of Women at the University of Wisconsin
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.UWWomen

The History of Women at the University of augments the general histories of the University by focusing on the roles and activities of women students, faculty, and staff and on the development of women’s studies throughout the System. The initial collection consists of seven works published by the University. Four are part of a series of essays entitled University Women. The parts are They Came to Learn, They Came to Teach, They Came to Stay; Wisconsin Women, Graduate School, and the Professions; and Women Emerge in the Seventies, all edited by Marian J. Swoboda, and Audrey J. Roberts in 1980; and Women on Campus in the Eighties: Old Struggles, New Victories, edited by Marian J. Swoboda, Audrey J. Roberts, and Jennifer Hirsch in 1993. Transforming Women’s Education: The History of Women’s Studies in the University of Wisconsin System, a collaborative project of and by the University of Wisconsin System Women’s Studies Consortium (1999), presents the history in a topical/chronological arrangement, with chapters of the early history of women at the University of Wisconsin, the work of UW-Extension, the beginnings of women’s studies, and the work of the Systemwide Women’s Studies Consortium.

University of Wisconsin Hoofers Club
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.HoofersClub

The scrapbooks in this collection were created by members of Hoofers to document their organization. Through photographs, newsletters, newspaper clippings and other memorabilia, the scrapbooks detail the group’s outings and activities from the 1930s through the early 1960s.

The University of Wisconsin: A History
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.CurtiUWHist

There have been many histories written of the University of Wisconsin and its schools, colleges, and departments. The University is fortunate to have a major, scholarly 4 volume history covering 1848 to 1971. The first two volumes, covering 1848-1925, were written by Merle Curti and Vernon Carstensen and basically defined the genre of university histories. The second two volumes (1925-1945, 1945-1971) were written by E. David Cronon and John W. Jenkins.

University of Wisconsin Alumni Directory, 1849-1919
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.AD18491919

The alumni directory published in 1921, which covers 1849-1919, is considered to be the most complete of the early directories. It lists graduates alphabetically by name (including degree granted, date, and where he/she was living in 1920/21), by year of graduation, and by state or country of origin. It also includes a directory of faculty members and officers up to 1919.

University of Wisconsin Archive Images
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.UWArchives

The University Archives is digitizing photographs and other images of university history. Currently there are collections dealing with the Chancellors and Presidents, Memorial Union, Student Activities, Student Protest, and Athletics. To access the collections, click on Search the Catalog. You will see a series of thumbnails which you can click on to browse the images. You can also search by keywords, e.g. football, Sterling Hall, women, etc.

University of Wisconsin - Madison Athletic Department Collection
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.UWAthletics

The University of Wisconsin - Madison Athletic Department Collection contains photos and archival materials that document a variety of sports, coaches and student athletes, and their experiences competing for the UW-Madison teams.

William J. Meuer Photoart Collection
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.MeuerAlbums

The William J. Meuer Photoart Collection is an outstanding visual history of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its surrounding community. The collection was compiled by renowned local photographer William J. Meuer who with his brother, Roman, opened the Meuer Photoart House on State Street in 1916. Dating from 1888 to 1935, 25 large bound albums contain nearly 27,000 individual prints.

Wisconsin Alumni Magazine
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.WAM

The Wisconsin Alumni Association has published a magazine continuously since October 1899. The publication was called the Wisconsin Alumni Magazine from 1899 to 1935 (volumes 1-37), the Wisconsin Alumnus from 1936 to 1988 (volumes 38-89), and the Wisconsin Alumni from 1988-90 (volumes 90-91). In 1990 the publication became On Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Engineer
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.WIE

The Wisconsin Engineer was first published in June 1896 by the College of Engineering of the University of Wisconsin, and it continues to this day. For recent issues, see Wisconsin Engineer.