Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 119

Photograph

Food Drive for Thanksgiving

Date: 11 18 1965
Description: Elementary school students collect nonperishable food to be distributed by the Salvation Army.
Historical Object

12th Annual Midwest Shrine Game Ticket

Date: 08 26 1961
Description: A ticket for the 12th Annual Midwest Shrine Game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. The game, which took place at Milwaukee County Stadiu...
Photograph

Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 01 08 1960
Description: Roundy's Fun Fund collected $10,362, breaking all records. Members of the Roundy's Fun Fund committee receiving the check from Roundy (Joseph L. Coughlin),...
Photograph

Veterans of Foreign Wars Contributes to Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 01 28 1960
Description: This group of men from the VFW Booster Club present a check for $100 to Roundy (Joseph L. Coughlin) for Roundy's Fun Fund. Left to right are: William Roger...
Photograph

YWCA Benefit Smorgasbord Planning

Date: 03 28 1960
Description: Three women, one wearing Scandinavian folk clothing, are examining a globe while making plans for the U.W. YWCA's benefit smorgasbord. The event will help ...
Photograph

Inter-Sorority Council Dance

Date: 04 18 1960
Description: Group portrait of six high school girls planning to attend the Inter-Sorority Council dance to raise money for charity. Left to right are: Kay Hoebel, Shar...
Photograph

Travelers' Aid Helps Young Man

Date: 04 1960
Description: When this young man arrived in Madison for a spring vacation visit and no one met him at the bus station, Travelers' Aid stepped in to help. Travelers' Aid...
Photograph

We Saw You at YWCA Garden Tea

Date: 06 14 1960
Description: Four members of the Madison Folk Dancers, part of the YWCA dance program, perform at the YWCA garden tea in an annual benefit for the World Fellowship Fund...
Photograph

On-the-Job Pledging for United Givers Fund

Date: 09 08 1960
Description: Findorff Construction project foreman Paul Thering (left) receives materials and instructions for a new method of United Givers solicitation. Giving out th...
Photograph

On-the-Job Pledging for United Givers Fund

Date: 09 09 1960
Description: Construction worker John Ripp (left) receives a pledge card and brochure on United Givers Fund Red Feather services from Findorff Company engineer William ...
Photograph

Gifts For Neurological Patients

Date: 09 29 1960
Description: Pauline Dubner, a patient at the Wisconsin Neurological Foundation, poses in her hospital bed next to a new record player in a case. Behind her stand the f...
Photograph

West Side Business Men's Association Auction

Date: 10 25 1960
Description: West Side Business Men's Association president W. James Atkins (left) and auction chairman B.E. Miller present checks for money raised at the association's...
Photograph

Hadassah Plans Eye Bank Luncheon

Date: 10 31 1960
Description: Some of the planning chairmen of the Hadassah Eye Bank fund-raising luncheon pose around a couch and chairs. They include, left to right: Elizabeth Woods, ...
Photograph

Roundy Presents Gavel at West High Girls Club

Date: 11 08 1960
Description: Joseph "Roundy" Coughlin stands with his arm around the shoulders of Jane LaCourt as he presents a gavel to her as 23 members of the West High Girl Club lo...
Photograph

Goodman's Empty Stocking Christmas Party

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: Richard and Jean Potter and Judith and Ron Schenk attend a Christmas party thrown by Robert and Irwin Goodman for the employees of Goodman Jewelers. The Go...
Photograph

Goodman's Empty Stocking Christmas Party

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: Irene Dunne, Bernie Ehrman, Francine Ehrman, and Maxine Johnson attend a Christmas party thrown by Robert and Irwin Goodman for the employees of Goodman Je...
Photograph

Goodman's Empty Stocking Christmas Party

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: Robert Goodman, left, and Irwin Goodman, right, are shown with their mother Belle Goodman, during a Christmas party thrown for the employees of Goodman Jew...
Photograph

Goodman's Empty Stocking Christmas Party

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: Irma Kress, Francis Kress, Henry Hron and Lilah Hron Richard and Jean Potter attend a Christmas party thrown by Robert and Irwin Goodman for the employees ...
Photograph

Hospital Decorations By Junior Women's Club

Date: 12 01 1960
Description: Members of the newly formed American home group of the Junior Women's Club of Madison are making Christmas trees and wreaths for rooms of the patients at t...
Photograph

We Saw You Entertaining VA Patients

Date: 12 19 1960
Description: The women's chapter of B'nai B'rith took care of the entertainment of patients and guests at the VA hospital on Christmas morning. Alma Sweet, longtime lia...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: