Presented by Krista Grensavitch and Abigail Nye. Join us in the new Archives active learning classroom (Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor west wing, Room W315) to learn more about bringing the Personal Archive Assignment (PAA) to your own classroom! We …
By Kathy Quirk The UWM Libraries and the Roberto Hernandez Center have collaborated in a new podcast showcasing Latinx history at UWM and in Milwaukee. The podcast will be formally launched Oct. 5 at a HOLA Archives Podcast Project reception in the …
UWM Libraries’ Archives, UWM Films Studies Program, and UWM Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres present Home Movie Day on Saturday, October 14, 2023 from noon to 4 p.m. in Room B91 in Mitchell Hall, 3202 N. Downer …
The UWM Libraries are celebrating our greatly expanded and renovated Archives with an open house on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. The event will include remarks by UWM Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chia …
The UWM Libraries’ greatly expanded and renovated Archives Department is now open, providing the UWM community and others with modern and inviting spaces in which to pursue research and learning. An open house will be held on Wednesday, September 20 from …
The UWM Libraries will take part in Doors Open Milwaukee on Saturday, September 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit three collections located in the UWM Golda Meir Library and view some of our rare and fascinating treasures: The …
All three of the UWM Libraries’ Distinctive Collections–American Geographical Society Library, Archives, and Special Collections–will have pop-up exhibits, drawn from their collections, celebrating Latinx Heritage Month, September 15 to October 14, 2023.
Archives’ newest exhibit examines the WPA toy loan project in Milwaukee, which gained national recognition for its success and influenced communities in other states to start their own toy loan programs. From 1938 until 1941, children up to 16 years old could …
Presented by Shiraz Bhathena, UWM Libraries. Bing Crosby Enterprises gave the first demonstration of videotape in November 1951. Since then, it has become a predominant recording format globally and has documented a massive amount of history. Unfortunately, while the technology …
This past fall, the UWM Archives acquired a box of letters and documents belonging to Herman Weil (1905-1995), a former UWM professor and founder of the Honors College. Weil was a Holocaust survivor and many of the letters in this …
