Summary Information

Title: Black Settlers, Cheyenne Valley, Wisconsin Photographs
Inclusive Dates: circa 1875-circa 1975

Call Number: PH 4456

Quantity: 34 copy prints (1 folder) and 40 copy negatives (40 negative sleeves)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Photographs of members of the Black community in Cheyenne Valley, Vernon County, Wisconsin, circa 1875-1975, one of the two Wisconsin farming communities settled by migrant Blacks. Included are images related to the Shivers, Bass, Owens, Revels, Barton, and Arms families as well as several images of the Eastman school and its pupils. The images were collected by Zachary Cooper while working on his book Black Settlers of Rural Wisconsin.

Note:

Reference prints and photocopies for all copy negatives are available.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph04456

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