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About Our Labor Collection

See an overview of the Society's Labor Collection.
General Information

Acquisitions and Collection Development

Library-Archives
Explore the wide range of subjects collected by the Wisconsin Historical Society Library-Archives.
Historical Essay

Highlander Folk School - Image Gallery Essay

View an extensive image collection about this early social leadership center that focused on labor organization, and later, civil rights.
Historical Essay

Heg, Col. Hans Christian (1829-1863)

Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Politician
Read about the Norwegian immigrant who became colonel to the predominately Norwegian 15th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War.
Historical Essay

Seamen's Union Knotwork Plaque

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Plaque commemorating the passage of the 1915 Seaman's Act. (Museum object #1942.530)
Historical Essay

Senator William Proxmire (1915-2005)

Read a short biography about this U.S. Senator famous for his penny-pinching attitude toward government spending and his courage in taking unpopular stands
Historical Essay

Victor Berger Campaign Banner

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
United States Senate campaign banner for Milwaukee Socialist Congressman Victor L. Berger, April 1918. (Museum object #1992.168)
Historical Essay

First Practical Typewriter

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Sholes & Glidden typewriter developed by Christopher Latham Sholes of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and marketed c. 1874. (Museum object #1964.31)

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