The Library Archives at the Wisconsin Historical Society: An Overview of Collections and Services

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The Library Archives at the Wisconsin Historical
Society An Overview of Collections and
Services

• Lori Bessler
• Microforms Librarian and Outreach Coordinator

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Collections and Accessibility

• Library
• North American History
• Many formats
• What loans and what doesnt?
• asklibrary_at_wisconsinhistory.org
• askarchives_at_wisconsinhistory.org
• Lori.Bessler_at_wisconsinhistory.org

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General Stacks/Pamphlets

• Genealogy (no loan unless we have a second set
  specifically for loaning)
• CDs (mostly no loan, email for specifics)
• Directories (no loan)
• Local History (some loan and some do not)
• Canadian History (most loan)
• Religious publications (most loan)
• Pamphlets (loan if over 50 pages, in good
  condition and not genealogical)

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Government Collection

• Federal
• Shared Regional Depository
• Currently 60 of all federal published materials
• Used to collect a lot more
• State
• Wisconsin State Depository
• Other states WHS has everything published in
  other states before 1930.
• Canadian
• Provincial and Canadian published materials back
  to 1700s.
• Today a Selective Depository for Canadian
  materials.

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Microfilm

• Periodicals and Newspapers
• 2nd only to the Library of Congress
• All available Wisconsin titles and most
  metropolitan newspapers in North America.
• 3 formats (all 3 types loan)
• Microfilm
• Microfiche
• Microprint

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Archives

• Public Records
• Manuscripts
• Maps/Atlases
• Never leave WHS building.
• Area Research Center System (web)
• Microfilm loans everywhere.
• WHS web to be revised soon.
• askarchives_at_wisconsinhistory.org

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How do you find these collections?

• Library
• MadCat (best to use for details)
• General Stacks (100 in MadCat)
• Periodicals/Newspapers (Wisconsin is complete,
  out of state titles are incomplete, originals do
  not loan)
• Pamphlets (mostly titles added since 1970).
• Microfilm (mostly film, very little of the fiche
  sets)
• Government Collection
• Federal (mostly in MadCat)
• State (mostly in MadCat, except serials)
• Other States (mostly in MadCat)
• Canada (mostly in MadCat)

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• Archives
• ArCat
• 100 of manuscript and public records are in
  ArCat
• Maps/Atlases not in ArCat but may show up in
  MadCat
• See registers online for details per box/reel.
• RLIN

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Other Online Resources

• WisCat
• No loads of WHS holdings for the last 4-5 yrs.
• BadgerLink
• Access to WorldCat and WisCat.
• Still no details. Use MadCat.

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Other Services at WHS

• Photocopying Services
• Try for full citation.
• Up to 100 pages from a book.
• Research Services (30 minutes)
• www.wisconsinhistory.org
• Wisconsin Name Index
• Wisconsin Vital Records Index
• Wisconsin Historical Images

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