Abstract: Papers of James O. Davidson, a Wisconsin state treasurer, 1899-1903; lieutenant governor, 1903-1906; governor, 1906-1911; and president of the state board of control, 1915-1919. The bulk of the collection comprises correspondence, speeches, and letter books, and deals with state political affairs for the years 1906-1910.

Abstract: Papers of Clinton Edwards, a geographer who specialized in different types of primitive watercraft and the role they played in geographical discovery, particularly in Latin America. Collection contains correspondence, notes, research materials, writings, and reprints of early manuscripts.

Abstract: Nellie McKay joined the faculty at UW-Madison in 1978 and helped establish an African-American literature curriculum in the department of Afro-American studies. In 1996, she co-edited the Norton Anthology of African-American Literature with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. which was one of the first works to canonize black American literature. McKay's papers include personal and professional correspondence, course descriptions, manuscripts and writings, research files, and teaching materials.

Abstract: Records of the Madison Altrusa Club, a service organization of and for professional and business women founded in 1923 in Madison, Wisconsin. The records document club meetings, finances, membership, project and program materials, committee work, publicity, and social and professional activities.

Abstract: Records for state banks: Certificates of Authority to Commence Business, Bank Charters, Charter Certificates, Cancellations of Charter, Articles of Incorporation, By-laws and amendments to by-laws, and applications with supporting documents for new state banks, new state bank branches, state bank mergers, and trust powers. Also includes the initial application, resolution, merger agreements, shareholder notices, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Federal Reserve approval, Bank Review Board approval, and investigation.