Summary Information

Title: Anthony Wise Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1883-1995

Creator:

• Wise, Anthony, 1921-1995

Call Number: M97-051; M97-070; M97-140; Micro 2051; PH 488

Quantity: 17.5 cubic feet, 2 tape recordings, 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), 7.5 cubic feet of photographs, 7 posters, 8 film reels, and 22 videorecordings

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:

Papers, 1883-1995, of Anthony Wise, entrepreneur and developer of the Telemark Ski Area near Cable, Wisconsin and of the annual American Birkebeiner cross-country ski race. The papers document the development of Telemark and related businesses and events, and Wise's strong interest in history. Included are files on the Lumberjack World Championship, Historyland, the Sawyer County Historical Society, and Hayward, Wisconsin. Audio and visual materials, including extensive photographs, document Wise and other family members, tourism and development, and the American Birkebeiner and Lumberjack World Championships.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m97051

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