Special Collections & Area Research Center
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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 Center1631 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.
Winter Intersession 2008/2009 Hours:
Wednesday, Dec. 17, CLOSED from 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 18-19, OPEN 12:00 - 3:30 p.m.
December 22, 2008 - January 4, 2009 CLOSED
Monday - Thursday, January 5 - 8; January 12 - 15 OPEN 12:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday - Thursday, January 20 -22 OPEN: 12:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Resume normal academic hours, January 26
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
- Paul Beck (608-785-8511) beck.paul@uwlax.edu
- Linda Sondreal (608-785-8511) sondreal.lind@uwlax.edu
Collections:
Photographs | Steamboat Collection Photographs | Ralph DuPaeArea 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