University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/index.shtml
Contact Person:
Peter C. Gorman, Head
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center
Contact him at: (608) 265-5291
pgorman@library.wisc.edu
In early 2000, the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections was founded with the intent to provide access to digital resources that support research and educational needs, document the university, and explore Wisconsin heritage and history. All resources are free and publically accessible online. The content of the collections are extensive, encompassing such subjects as art, ecology, literature, history, music, natural resources, science, social sciences, and more. Featured in this post are two albums: the first from the Aldo Leopold Archives, and the second from the William J. Meuer Photoart Collection.
From the Aldo Leopold Archives, we present a photograph album documenting the Leopold families life 1913-1930. Born in Iowa, Aldo Leopold (1886-1948), went on to earn his B.Ph. (Bachelor of Philosophy) and M.F. (Master of Forestry) degrees from Yale in 1909. Then began a career that eventually led him to become one of the most influential minds in 20th century conservation.
From the William J. Meuer Photoart Collection, we present the first volume of the University of Wisconsin photographic history, spanning the years 1889-1910. The album has the feel of a yearbook, with carefully posed portraits of sport and social clubs, honor societies, and members of the faculty. Each page reveals a brief glimpse into life on campus in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Images courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections.
Entry compiled by: Nichole Chisholm.
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