State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Collections Storage Conditions Photographs, 1948

Contents List

Container Title
PH 200
Headquarters building
Folder   34
Deterioration of plastered wall in museum
Folder   34
Storage of museum objects not on exhibition
Basement
Folder   1
Storage of early newspapers on floor and near steam pipes
Folder   2
One of two known sets of Nova Scotia provincial journals stacked next to steam pipes for lack of adequate rare book room
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   3
Books stacked in corners behind shelving
Note: Puzzle: Try to get one out from the bottom without removing (1) newspaper volumes (2).
Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   4
Spacious aisles in the annex to the Government Publications section
Note: Document storage in Bicycle Room.
Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   5-6
Emergency storage on the floor, Government Publications section
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   9
Basement storage, newspapers
Folder   10
Even the bases of the main support columns are stacked high
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   11
4,000 volumes in dead storage in spray paint room
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   18
Lumber storage and bulky museum items in area formerly occupied by ventilating system machinery
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   23
Adjutant General's papers
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   29
Receiving room
Note: This has got be put somewhere before the next delivery arrives. Storage area near stacks elevator.
Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Director's wash-room
Folder   25
Archives storage
Note: Adjutant General's papers.
Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Stacks
Folder   7
Students and faculty work under difficulties
Note: Microform reader in stacks, Newspaper Room.
Folder   8
Cozy corners for the scholar
Note: Balcony, cataloging room.
Photographer: Walt Harrison.
2nd floor
Folder   15
Where does the catalog expand from here?
Note: Catalog room balcony.
Folder   30
Mimeograph and shipping room
Note: No ventilation or natural light.
Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   31
Ideal working conditions in the main office
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   32
Six people work in the Order, Catalog and Accessions office
Note: Ruth Hayward seated at desk.
Photographer: Walt Harrison.
3rd floor
Folder   14
The balcony of the reading room has been converted into one of three emergency manuscript storage annexes
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   17
Unprotected museum storage in open corridor
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
4th floor
Folder   16
One of four (out of 14) galleries designed for exhibits in 1896 which are now retired for storage
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   19
Picture storage
University Law Library
Folder   12-13
Emergency storage for part of newspaper collection
Note: What happens if someone wants one of the bottom volumes?
What happens to bindings and even the print of the bottom volumes?
Attic of Agricultural Hall - a firetrap
Folder   28
The invaluable records of the Wisconsin Farm and Home Credit Administration
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Capitol basement
Folder   24
Early Treasury records
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   26-27
Archives storage
Note: Pity the poor researcher.
Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Outdoors
Madison
Folder   20
Carpenter's bench used in construction of Territorial Capitol at Belmont
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Janesville
Folder   21
Rare horse sweep
Note: Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   22
Early wooden roller, wheelwright's bench and other equipment
Note: Stored in decrepit barn.
Photographer: Walt Harrison.
Folder   33
Early horse-drawn farm machinery
Note: Stored in a barn.
Photographer: Walt Harrison.