About the Wisconsin Magazine of History Archives
The Wisconsin Magazine of History is a quarterly journal published by the Wisconsin Historical Society since September 1917. The Wisconsin Magazine of History Archives is fully digitized and contains more than 2,000 feature articles totaling more than 30,000 pages. These range from popular essays to scholarly investigations, from brief eulogies to multi-chapter autobiographies, and from personal reflections to primary documents. Many issues of the Magazine also feature photographs, maps, and other images.
How the Wisconsin Magazine of History Archives Is Organized
Online
All past issues are searchable by entering a topic, county, community, or personal name. You can also browse by volume and scan article titles.
Browse digitized issues of the Wisconsin Magazine of History
View all online issues of the Wisconsin Magazine of History in the Society's collections.
Physical
Original magazines are available for viewing in the Society's Library. Check availabililty in the University of Wisconsin Library Catalog.
Checking Out Materials
Some issues of the magazines are available for check out in the Society's Library. Check availabililty in the University of Wisconsin Library Catalog.
Purchasing Copies
Photocopies of documents are available for a fee. High quality reproductions suitable for framing may be available for purchase from the Wisconsin Historical Society. For more information about purchasing a reproduction or licensing for commercial use, email the Library Archives staff.
How to Cite
Bibliographic data will appear below each online document. Copy and paste the bibliographic data into your preferred citation manager.
Rights and Permissions
Any online issue may be printed or downloaded at no cost for nonprofit educational use by teachers and students, or for private use by individual researchers. Nothing may be reproduced in any format for commercial purposes without prior permission from the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Contact Sara Phillips, Editor of Wisconsin Magazine of History, by phone at 608-264-6549 or by email below:
Have Questions?
Contact our Library and Archives staff by email.