Walter Scott Houston Photographs, circa 1930-1987 (bulk 1930s-1950s)
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Title: Walter Scott Houston Photographs
Inclusive Dates: circa 1930-1987 (bulk 1930s-1950s)

Creator:
  • Houston, Walter Scott
Call Number: PH 6741

Quantity: 1.4 cubic feet of negatives (4 negative boxes) and 0.2 cubic feet of photographs (2 folders)

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, primarily black and white negatives, circa 1930-1987 (bulk 1930s-1950s), relating to the life of Walter Scott Houston (1912-1993), an English teacher and amateur astronomer, consisting of images of Houston, his family and friends, locations in Milwaukee, Green Lake, Plum Lake, Rosendale, and Madison, Wisconsin, as well as telescopes and observatories at Michigan, Harvard University and elsewhere. Also included are print photographs, biographical materials, and a copy of a satirical newsletter for his friends in amateur astronomy titled “The Great Plains Disturber” (as opposed to his usual newsletter “The Great Plains Observer”).

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph06741
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