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| Description: | Resolutions adopted by the Madison, Wisconsin post of the Grand Army of the Republic. The text on the top reads, "Grand Army of the Republic, Department of... |
| Date: | 05 03 1804 |
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| Description: | A certificate, signed by Joseph Wilson, that officially declares Matthias Varina a citizen of the United States of America. |
| Date: | 01 08 1863 |
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| Description: | Letter from John L. Mitchell to his mother describing combat and conditions at Camp Bradley near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. |
| Date: | 04 15 1865 |
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| Description: | Banner from newspaper from the day after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. |
| Date: | 04 15 1865 |
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| Description: | Newsprint extra about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It appeared on the back page of publication with a time line of events as they occurred. |
| Date: | 11 22 1963 |
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| Description: | Front page of "Milwaukee Journal" newspaper with the headline: "Kennedy Is Slain". Includes a portrait of President John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, ... |
| Date: | 12 28 1906 |
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| Description: | Newspaper article about the purchase of land for a park related to Man Mound in Sauk County accompanied by a line drawing of the mound. Article clipped fro... |
| Date: | 03 14 1812 |
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| Description: | A fur trade engagement for Charles St. Antoine dit Vacher, written in French. |
| Date: | 09 05 1963 |
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| Description: | From a group of letters written on toilet paper by Feingold and other prisoners arrested during a demonstration in Plaquemine, La. on September 1, 1963. Th... |
| Date: | 02 25 1956 |
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| Description: | A typed letter written to Myles Horton of Highlander Folk School from Rosa L. Parks. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Front page of sheet music to "Those Segregated Blues" words and music written by Milt Klamen. A song written about segregation and equal rights for all. |
| Date: | 11 05 1963 |
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| Description: | A typed letter written to Myles Horton of Highlander Folk School from Martin Luther King, Jr., who was President of the Southern Christian Leadership Confe... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | A detailed diagram showing the aspects of Natural Resources legislation and enforcement and its distribution among state agencies. On loan from the Wisc... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Summary of actions taken by the State of Wisconsin against Wallace A. Reinhardt, Andrew Morgan, and Nathaniel C. Rogers in the District Court of Milwaukee.... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Excerpt from Governor Davidson's investigation into the Wisconsin Medical Institute and the practices of Wallace, Willis, and F.A.H. Reinhardt. The documen... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Receipt for plants purchased by Nina Dousman from Oak Grove Green Houses for gardens at Villa Louis. |
| Date: | 08 28 1897 |
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| Description: | Receipt for trees and shrubs purchased from Commercial Nurseries of Council Bluffs, Iowa, by Nina Dousman for gardens at Villa Louis. |
| Date: | 04 23 1860 |
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| Description: | Receipt for trees and shrubs purchased from John M. Dunlop by Hercules Dousman for gardens at Villa Louis. |
| Date: | 10 10 1907 |
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| Description: | First page of a letter from Milwaukee County District Attorney, Francis McGovern to Governor James O. Davidson regarding an investigation into fraudulent m... |
| Date: | 01 17 1961 |
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| Description: | Portion of Wisconsin Senate Bill 16, S regarding Governor's Commission on Human Rights. |
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