More than 80 architectural drawings and sketches for eleven projects by Milwaukee architects Willis and Lillian Leenhouts.
Architecture
Barns of Winnebago County
260 images of Winnebago County barns captured by photographer Michael Cooney.
Belgian-American Research Collection
The Belgian-American Research Collection was established by the Cofrin Library, UW-Green Bay, to help preserve and make available original materials reflecting the character of the Belgian community in northeastern Wisconsin. An architectural survey was conducted to identify typical Belgian architecture including log, stone and brick houses and oral histories were recorded to document the Walloon language spoken in Brown, Door and Kewaunee Counties.
Beloit – College, City, and Environs
Images of buildings, streets and locations in Beloit as they looked in the past and present, woven into short video presentations.
CETA Arts Program Photographs
The exhibit of “The Spirit of Milwaukee” was a cooperative agreement between the Common Council’s Special Committee on Public Information and the students and faculty of the Milwaukee Center for Photography. The photographs were taken between February and May of 1976 in Milwaukee, documenting Milwaukee life during the 1976 Bicentennial. After the Bicentennial, the City of Milwaukee CETA Arts Program hired student photographers from the Milwaukee Center for Photography to take pictures and document Milwaukee. The Department of City Development would exhibit the photographs and other art created under the program.
Chamberlin Hall of Science Collection
In commemoration of the Chamberlin Hall of Science (1968-2008), the Beloit College Library compiled this digital collection, which combines 90 photographs and slides from the Beloit College Archives with 32 digital images captured by members of the Beloit College community.
Ferdinand L. Kronenberg Plans and Drawings Collections
Ferdinand L. Kronenberg’s (1877-1944) work spanned nearly five decades in Madison and many Kronenberg-designed buildings survive today. Together they give Madison much of its unique historic architectural identity. Some impressive Kronenberg residential structures survive, but many believe Kronenberg’s most exciting buildings were his commercial designs.
Jeypore Portfolio of Architectural Details
The Jeypore Portfolio of Architectural Details digital collections includes two of the twelve volumes from an original 1890-1913 publication. The volumes include volume IX, Dados, with a note on the process of fresco paintings in Jeypore and volume X, Parapets.
Kenosha and Racine Historic Photos
This collection of glass plate negatives captures the daily life of people in the Midwest between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Many of the subjects in this collection are from the Baldwin family who were prominent in the coal industry. The Baldwin Coal Company, founded by George Smith Baldwin (1835-1923), was the first of its industry in Kenosha. His son Harry Merrill Baldwin (1862-1950), the owner of the Baldwin house, was the father to Drew and Lawrence Baldwin, whose photos show up often in this collection. In addition to human subjects, prominently featured in this collection are photos of marine vessels ranging from schooners, to warships, to yachts.
Libraries and Schools in Marathon and Lincoln Counties
This collection documents schools and libraries in the central Wisconsin counties of Lincoln and Marathon. A project of the Central Wisconsin Digitization Project, a consortium of libraries, archives, museums and historical societies in Lincoln and Marathon counties. Part of the State of Wisconsin Collection, University of Wisconsin Digital Collections.
Madison Trust for Historic Preservation Archives
This collection includes materials from the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation’s archives. For more information about this organization and its work to celebrate and advocate for the preservation of historic places in the Madison, Wisconsin area, visit their website.
Martin P. Schneider Architectural Collection
Martin Peter Schneider was born in 1890 in Lodi, he graduated in 1912 with an engineering degree, and soon after that, he attended graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Later that same year, Schneider was back in Madison, starting his practice in his home. His impressive architectural work includes designs in most styles popular from the 1910s through the 30s. His designs include both residential and commercial buildings. Many of his buildings are still standing and are recognizable Madison landmarks today.
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.
Pearsons Hall Collection
Pearsons Hall was commissioned and built in the late 19th century to serve as Beloit College’s science hall. To oversee its construction, College officials sought renowned architect and urban planner Daniel Hudson Burnham. This collection contains over 70 letters, postcards and images documenting the early life of the building.
Pioneer Churches
Oshkosh Public Library partnered with Wisconsin photographer Michael Cooney to create this collection, which documents early church buildings still standing in Winnebago, Fond du Lac, Marquette, Calumet, and Waushara counties.
Portage Historic Homes
Turn-of-the-century photographs of historic Portage residences from the collection of the Portage Public Library.
Preservation Racine Newsletters
Preservation Racine, Inc. began publishing a newsletter in 1976, providing information about local events, local history, Century Building Certificates and historic buildings in Racine County.
Reedsburg Historic Survey Collection
This collection contains photos and surveys of architecturally and historically significant buildings in the city of Reedsburg which were compiled from 1983-1984.
Sauk City Property History
Research files on Sauk City residences and commerical properties, including photographs and notes, compiled by local historian Myrtle Wilhelm Cushing in the 1970s.
Winnebago County Rural Schools
Photographs of school buildings from across Winnebago County.
Wisconsin State Capitol Historic Structure Report
The Wisconsin State Capitol Historic Structure Report presents the architectural history of the state’s capitol building in six volumes published between 1995 and 2005.