Part 1 (PH 3589, PH 2627, WHi(G5), WHi(G51)): Original Collection, 1880s-1964 (bulk 1910-1961)
Physical Description: 3084 negatives in 30 negative boxes and prints in 8 boxes 
Arrangement of the Materials: Reference prints are alphabetical by town name.

Reference prints
Note: See Appendix for more information.

Wisconsin

Ableman-Blue River

Boaz-Crandon

Cross Plains-Gays Mill

Genoa-Leslie

Lima Center-Montfort

Monticello-Preston

Readstown-Yuba

Other states

Oversize prints
Note: Includes Mt. Horeb, Shullsburg, and Waterloo, Wisconsin; Church, Iowa; and East Dubuque, Illinois.

Negatives

Town views of southwestern Wisconsin

Original 4 x 5-inch nitrate base negatives
Note: See Appendix for more information.

Original 5 x 7-inch nitrate base negatives
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Original negatives used for promotional postcard publication of vacation resorts and cottages at Wisconsin Dells by Sherwin Gillett, circa 1930-1939

Part 2 (M85-213): Additions, 1935-1961
Physical Description: 0.2 cubic feet (1 archives box), 73 prints, and 195 negatives (1 archives box, 2 negative boxes and 1 oversize folder) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1935-1961, consisting of family papers and photographs, including approximately 40 letters written by Gillett to his son, Lorin Gillette. The letters, 1935-1961, are quite detailed about family affairs and Muscoda, Wisconsin, events and contain some detail about the local war effort during World War II. Photographs include family photographs and scenes of Muscoda, Wisconsin, 1880s-1950s, and images made by Lorin Gillette, 1946-1964, including exterior views of Taliesin and the Robie House.