2005: Curious Collections
The Wisconsin Historical Museum
and the Library-Archives staff have selected some
items to highlight from collections acquired in 2005.
From the Wisconsin Historical Museum
- Green Bay Packers Football Jersey Worn
by Brett Favre During a Game Against the Chicago
Bears on January 2, 2005
(Museum object #2005.83.1)
Donated by the Green Bay Packers
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- Bonded Carbon/Aluminum Racing Bicycle,
Made by Trek Bicycle Corporation, Waterloo,
Wisconsin, 1988
(Museum object # 2005.135.1)
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- Deer Hide Jacket of Ruel Garnich Baldwin,
c. 1915
(Museum object #2005.147.1)
Donated by Margaret Pieplow
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- Winning Entry for the First Alice in
Dairyland Dress Design, 1948
(Museum object #2005.157.1)
Donated by Celia Demo
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- Evergleam Christmas Tree, Made by Aluminum
Specialty Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, c. 1964
(Museum object #2005.174.1)
More information coming soon
From the Library and Archives
- Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Album
This
bound album,
dating from 1911-1912, contains early and rare
photographs of the buildings at architect Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, his Spring Green home
and studio. The album includes photographs of the
landscape around Taliesin; the exterior of the
building including construction photographs and
the courtyard; interior views of the living room,
dining room, workroom and a dormitory space; and
a group of men, possibly workmen, in front of a
fireplace. All the images from the Taliesin
album can be viewed on Wisconsin
Historical Images.
- Philleo Nash Papers
The papers of this Wisconsin Rapids
native detail his life and career as lieutenant
governor of Wisconsin in the 1950s and his service
in important federal positions from the 1940s
to the 1960s. His career included work during
World War II analyzing racial unrest for the
Office of War Information. Working as a special
assistantfor President Truman, Nash was instrumental
in creating the policy to desegrate the Armed
Forces. Under President Kennedy he served as
commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
During the 1950s Nash fought off Senator Joseph
McCarthy's accusations of supposed Communist
leanings, and he was instrumental in reviving
and revitalizing the Wisconsin Democratic Party
organization.
- James Potter Photograph Collection
James A. Potter, an architect and native
Madisonian, combined his architectural background
and his skills as a photographer into a photo feature
for the Wisconsin State Journal titled "Have
you seen this Madison?" This popular feature
ran from 1969 to 1977. The photographs
captured the unusual and the ordinary, concentrating
on architectural details, often unnoticed by the
casual observer. The archives accepted
the collection, and work is underway
to scan and catalog more than 200 views.
Many of them are already online at Wisconsin
Historical Images.
- Department of Justice. Lac Courte Oreilles Treaty Rights Case Records.
These records created by the Wisconsin
Department of Justice begin with various hunting
violation cases of the late 1970s and span
the many phases of the treaty rights trial held
before the U.S. District Court for the Western
District of Wisconsin, which resulted in the 1991
final agreement. The records consist of correspondence,
legal briefs, witness testimony transcripts, and
historical research created and used by offices
of the various assistant attorneys general assigned
to the case. The final agreement settled questions
regarding the rights of tribes to use natural resources
including deer, fish and timber.
- Digital Back Files of the Chicago
Tribune, 1849-1985.
This digital resource was acquired in
cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Library System. As an electronic access tool, it
offers full-text searching and retrieval for every
single issue of the Chicago Tribune from 1849 to
1985. It is available to all patrons from any computer
located in the Society's library or anywhere else
on the UW-Madison campus.
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