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| Date: | 08 24 1934 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Margaret Phillips, secretary of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, seamstress, writer, and a Madison activist. |
| Date: | 05 23 1933 |
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| Description: | Janette Serrec, lecturer and writer on the "Fine Art of Successful Living," standing beside a Hawthorne bicycle from Ward's. She is wearing jodhpurs and bo... |
| Date: | 05 22 1933 |
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| Description: | Janette Serrec, University of Wisconsin graduate, lecturer and writer on the "Fine Art of Successful Living," standing beside a Pontiac automobile she drov... |
| Date: | 06 24 1944 |
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| Description: | Romance Koopman and her son, Bobby Koopman. She did freelance writing and radio scripts, and was a winner of five national awards for writing. Her mother w... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Four Madison authors are shown together holding books they have written. Seated are Francis F. Bowman and Prof. William Hesseltine. Standing are Miss Emil... |
| Date: | 09 1966 |
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| Description: | Writer August Derleth with Governor Warren Knowles. Knowles had presented Derleth with the Wisconsin Arts Award. |
| Date: | 03 30 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Joe Mercedes of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He was the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Tourist Bureau and publisher of at least 23 editions of ... |
| Date: | 04 28 1956 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Cockefair sit for a portrait while holding the book "The Story of You" that they authored. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Informal portrait of William Hesseltine, University of Wisconsin History Professor (1932-1963) and President of the Wisconsin State Historical Society (19... |
| Date: | 09 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Three women are attending an autographing tea at Graham's Book and Stationary Store, 3238 University Avenue. They are, left to right: Helen Fairchild, Hele... |
| Date: | 09 21 1957 |
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| Description: | William F. Steuber Jr. autographs a copy of his book, "The Landlooker," for Mrs. Robert Cromey at an autographing tea at Graham's Book and Stationary Store... |
| Date: | 09 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Tere Rios (Mrs. H.J. Versace), left, chatting with the store proprietor who holds a copy of her book "An Angel Grows Up." They are at an autographing tea a... |
| Date: | 04 17 1959 |
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| Description: | Advice columnist Ann Landers is shown with two writers who received awards at the Ladies of the Press breakfast. Standing left to right are: Ann Landers, M... |
| Date: | 04 30 1961 |
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| Description: | Ethel Parker, center, holds the Writer's Cup which she was awarded for outstanding work in communications at the annual Ladies of the Press breakfast. Ethe... |
| Date: | 07 23 1964 |
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| Description: | Betty Friedan, author of the best-seller, "The Feminine Mystique," spoke on "The Crisis in Women's Identity-A Challenge to Education" in the Great Hall of ... |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | Angela Lobo-Cobb is sitting sideways in a chair in front of a desk at a window. She is looking down at papers in her hands. On the desk is a typewriter. Tw... |
| Date: | 06 13 1975 |
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| Description: | A man is looking at a copy of E.E. LeMasters' book, Blue-Collar Aristocrats, at a book signing party at the Club Tavern. The author is holding the b... |
| Date: | 06 13 1975 |
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| Description: | A group of three men and one woman sitting in a booth at the Club Tavern with author E.E. LeMasters, who is wearing a sport coat. Copies of the author's bo... |
| Date: | 06 13 1975 |
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| Description: | Two men and a woman discussing E.E. LeMasters' book, Blue-Collar Aristocrats, with the author, who is wearing a sport coat, at a book signing party ... |
| Date: | 06 13 1975 |
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| Description: | View from behind bar towards people sitting and standing. One man is chatting with E.E. LeMasters (wearing a sport coat), the author of the book, Blue-C... |
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