Special Collections &
Area Research Center
Film of a 1913 La Crosse
parade
Location
The Special Collections department is located on the
main floor, north, in
the Murphy Library Resource Center. It includes the Area Research Center,
the rare book and Wisconsiana collections, as well as an oral history
collection, maps, photographs, and university archives.
Address/Contact Information
Murphy Library Resource Center
1631 Pine St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
phone: 608-785-8511
fax: 608-785-8639
email:
specoll@uwlax.edu
Hours
Hours during academic sessions are
Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m.-12:00
p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.,
and also Wednesday evenings 7:00-9:00 p.m.
We are not open on the weekends. Intersession and
summer school hours are as posted.
Summer Session 2008 Hours
May 19 - August 28
Monday - Thursday,
12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Researchers are always advised to call ahead of time
(608-785-8511) to confirm hours of operation, especially
during intersession periods and summer school. The
department is closed on and around holidays; researchers
should call the department during working hours for
details, or call for the library's recorded message at
608-785-8808.
Research Services
The entire collection is non-circulating and must be used in the
department's reading room. Visitors must register and provide positive
identification before proceeding into the reading room.
This department is primarily interested in, and used for, aspects of
local and regional history. The Special Collections staff, which includes
student assistants, can sometimes undertake limited search/research work
in readily indexed materials, subject to time available and up to one
hour. Student labor is charged at $10 per hour; librarian time is charged
at $40 per hour.
Staff
Collections:
Photographs
|
Steamboat Collection Photographs |
Ralph DuPae
Area
Research Center |
Rare
Books |
Wisconsiana
| Oral Histories |
University
Archives |
Primary Sources |
Wisconsin/Local
Resources
Area Research Center Research Network
Search ArCAT
(Archives Online Catalog) for descriptions of
manuscript and government records collections available
from all area research centers of the Wisconsin
Historical Society.
LA CROSSE IN LIGHT AND SHADOW: A PICTORIAL
RECOLLECTION OF LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN,
was published by Murphy
Library in 1992. It is edited by Douglas Connell and Edwin Hill, and
features 250 black-and-white images with brief captions and text.
This book was produced to commemorate the 150th year of La Crosse's
founding. The photographs, many of them rare and never before published,
help recapture and preserve the city's history and evolution. This book
makes a wonderful gift for anyone with La Crosse connections. Proceeds
from the sale of the book go to the Murphy Library Endowment Fund.
To order, send $40 plus $5 for postage and handling, to:
Special Collections Dept.
Murphy Library
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse WI 54601
Make check payable to: UW-La Crosse Foundation-Library
Or send check and contact by e-mail - beck.paul@uwlax.edu
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