Photographs, newspaper articles, postcards, pamphlets and catalogs of businesses that once flourished in Oshkosh, including Deltox Rug Co., Oshkosh Trunk Co., and Stein’s clothing store.
Browse All Collections
Oshkosh City Directories
Browse or search the collection to discover all kinds of interesting facts about historic Oshkosh as well as sketches of prominent people, local businesses and their advertisements, and views of Oshkosh. Each directory has been divided into sections: surnames, businesses, street directories, and more. Some directories include Menasha, Neenah, Omro, and Winneconne. Funding for the project was obtained from a grant from the Alberta Kimball Foundation.
Oshkosh Local History Books
Books documenting the history of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, published between 1887 and 1919.
Oshkosh Yearbooks
This collection contains 138 issues of The Index, the Oshkosh High School student publication, dating between 1906 and 1940. The Index began as a monthly school publication containing poetry, short creative writings, editorials, alumni information, student photos, sports statistics and summaries, and other writings and reporting about various school events and issues. Winter and Spring issues included photos of graduating students. The Index became an annual yearbook in 1926.
Oshkosh, Omro, and Winnebago County, Wisconsin – Atlases and Histories
Resources concerning Winnebago County, Wisconsin and the communities of Oshkosh and Omro in the 19th century, including county histories, local histories, atlases, maps and photographs.
Owen J. Gromme Field Notes 1914-1989
Twenty-two volumes of the writings, studies and sketches of Owen Gromme, an artist, author, biologist, botanist and zoologist.
Ozaukee County Local History Collection
Personal reminiscences of growing up in Ozaukee County, reflections of local residents who served during wartime, histories of various local communities, and histories of public services and groups in those communities, including fire departments and women’s clubs.
Paramount Records Discography
This collection is a discographical database with information and label scans of the Paramount 78rpm recordings held by the Mills Music Library. Titles, performer names, release dates and numbers, matrix numbers, and other details are all keyword searchable. Information is being added on an on-going basis. Broadway, Famous, and Puritan recordings are included, as they were also produced by the New York Recording Laboratories (NYRL) of Port Washington, Wisconsin.
Pardeeville Military Newspaper Clippings
Newspaper clippings from the Pardeeville-Wyocena Times about residents from Pardeeville, Wisconsin and surrounding areas who served in the military in World War II.
Past and Present
A pictorial and descriptive history, from 1870 through 1970, of some of Wisconsin’s Independent colleges and universities, including Alverno, Edgewood, Lakeland, Mount Mary, Ripon, Silver Lake, and Viterbo.
