This collection illustrates the role Lake Michigan and Milwaukee’s rivers have played in the history of Milwaukee. Photographs of the harbor and ships from around the world show the variety of materials that passed through the Port over time. Other images illustrate the role the rivers played in the commercial development of the city.
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Mineral Point 1971 Slide Collection
A photographic study of buildings in Mineral Point, conducted by Phil Lewis and students in his Landscape Architecture course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971.
Mineral Point Glass Plate Negative Collection
Glass plate negatives from 1875 to circa 1910 documenting buildings and people in Mineral Point and vicinity.
Mineral Point Library Archives
Images of early vernacular buildings in Mineral Point, including stone and brick residences dating to the early settlement period of the 1830s-1850s.
Monticello Public Library
The Monticello Public Library has partnered with the Attica Historical Society to preserve old local documents for our community.
Mount Horeb Area History
A variety of resources depicting the early 20th century in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin including church histories, family memoirs, books about the historic Norway Building, and information about Mount Horeb’s production of Song of Norway. Centennial books from the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society, Perry Historical Center, and Springdale Township are also included.
Mount Mary College Student Yearbooks
Student yearbooks of Mount Mary College, a Catholic women’s college in Milwaukee. Arches was published from 1930 through 1970 with the exception of 1939 when it was published as The Autobiography of a College. EXIT was published from 1971 to 1995.
Mount Mary University Digital Fashion Archive
The Digital Fashion Archive is intended as an educational and research resource that will allow users to study fashion as it evolved in the classroom, on the runway, and in the world at large. Created by professionally photographing garments and accessories in the Fashion Archive, the Digital Fashion Archive provides users with 360° views and the ability to zoom in to examine items in detail.
Moving Picture Collection
UW-La Crosse Murphy Library Special Collections houses numerous analog historical moving pictures, some of which are featured in this collection.
MPL’s Own Archives
MPL’s Own Archives contains the history of the Milwaukee Public Library system. Encompassing written records, photographs, and film the collection offers a look back at how the library has served the community of Milwaukee since its founding. This online portion of the collection contains an interview with Toni Morrison, a handful of PSAs, informational videos, and a partial episode of “Library Playhouse”, a library created TV program.
