Online resources for researching historic properties and interiors
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This document summarizes several online resources for researching historic properties and interiors in Wisconsin. It describes the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database which contains information on over 1,100 decorative art objects from Wisconsin museums. Each record includes photos, descriptions, provenance, biographies of makers, and resources for further research. It also discusses Recollection Wisconsin, a digital collection of over 225,000 resources from Wisconsin libraries and archives, and the Digital Public Library of America which will include Wisconsin collections starting in 2016. Both resources provide access to documents like city directories, manufacturer's catalogs, and photographs useful for historic research.
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- 1. Online Resources for Researching Historic Properties & Interiors Emily Pfotenhauer Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS emily@wils.org Slides: http://recollectionwisconsin.org/histpres15
- 2. Online research (beyond Google!) The usual (excellent) suspects Wisconsin Historic Preservation Database and other resources from the Wisconsin Historical Society The unknowns Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database Recollection Wisconsin Digital Public Library of America
- 3. Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database 1,132 entries from 54 Wisconsin museums and historical societies and 5 private collections Furniture, ceramics, textiles, metalwork, folk art, etc. Made in Wisconsin between approx. 1820-1930 http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/wda
- 4. Project background Grew out of research on early cabinetmakers in Mineral Point Inspired by MESDA fieldwork Active 2006-2011 Supported by Chipstone Foundation (Charles Hummel Fellowship) and Kaufman Americana Foundation Hosted by Wisconsin Historical Society Project blog: http://wisconsinobject.wordpress.com
- 5. Furniture manufacturers represented include… Matthews Brothers and others, Milwaukee Upham Manufacturing Co., Marshfield Morse, Hanson & Co. and others, Janesville Wisconsin Chair Co, Port Washington Phoenix Chair Co., Northern Furniture Co., and others, Sheboygan North Western Furniture Co., Fort Atkinson Kiel Furniture Co. Wisconsin Historical Society http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/299
- 6. Each record includes… Photographs Physical description Documentation of provenance when available Biography of maker/company Analysis of historical context/significance Resources for further research http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/wda
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- 11. More than 225,000 resources from 200+ Wisconsin libraries, archives, historical societies and museums Plat maps City directories County histories Sanborn maps Manufacturers’ catalogs Photographs of streets, residences, interiors http://recollectionwisconsin.org
- 13. Sheboygan County Historical Documents Mead Public Library/University of Wisconsin Digital Collections http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.Sheboyga nLocHist
- 14. Belgian-American Research Collection UW-Green Bay/University of Wisconsin Digital Collections http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.BelgAmrCol
- 15. Barns of Winnebago County Pioneer Churches Oshkosh Public Library http://box2.nmtvault.com/Oshkosh/jsp/RcWebBrowseCollections.jsp
- 16. Mimi Bird Collection Whitefish Bay Public Library http://content.mpl.org/cdm/landingpage/c ollection/wfb
- 17. Preservation Racine, Inc. newsletters http://content.mpl.org/cdm/landingpage/c ollection/prdl
- 18. More than 11 million resources from 2000+ cultural heritage institutions nationwide Wisconsin collections will be added beginning early 2016 http://dp.la
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- 25. Thank you! Emily Pfotenhauer Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS emily@wils.org Slides: http://recollectionwisconsin.org/histpres15
Editor's Notes
- Good morning everyone. Joe DeRose invited me here today to share some information about resources available to you online for researching historic properties in Wisconsin, and particularly historic interiors. To start with a little information about me: I’m the Program Manager for Recollection Wisconsin, which is a collaborative statewide initiative to bring together digital collections from Wisconsin libraries, archives, historical societies and museums. I’m based here in Madison and I work for WiLS, Wisconsin Library Services, which is a small non-profit that provides consulting and other services for all types of libraries across the state. M.A. Art History and Material Culture, UW-Madison (2006)
- So today, I’m going to spotlight a few digital resources that you may not be aware of that can help you in your research work. I’m sure you’re all well aware of the excellent online resources that the Wisconsin Historical Society makes available to historic preservation consultants, including the Wisconsin Historic Preservation Database and the Architecture and History Inventory. Today I’m going to share three sources that may not be on your radar.
- More than 1,000 catalog entries for objects from 54 Wisconsin museums and historical societies, including major collections such as Old World Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Wisconsin Historical Museum, as well as dozens of small local collections -- hidden treasures such as the North Wood County Historical Society in Marshfield, the Koskela House Finnish Museum in Brantwood, and the Hearthstone Historic House Museum in Appleton.
- The project grew out of the research I undertook for my master’s thesis to find and document the work of early cabinetmakers in Mineral Point. The approach was modeled on the fieldwork undertaken by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in the 1970s and 80s to locate and document thousands of early regional objects and craftspeople in seven southern states, creating an indispensable research archive for the study of the decorative arts and material culture of the South. One goal of the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database was to bring MESDA’s template into the digital age through a publicly accessible online resource. The Chipstone Foundation provided the funding for the initial development of the project via the Charles Hummel Fellowship, with additional support provided by grants from Chipstone and the Kaufman Americana Foundation. The Wisconsin Historical Society provided technical support and software resources, as well as connections to local organizations through the Field Services program.
- The most useful catalog entries for your work will probably be those about manufactured furniture. Wisconsin, particularly the southern and eastern areas of the state, had a thriving furniture industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and many of these manufacturers produced moldings and other interior fittings as well as furniture. These materials were used by builders throughout the state and across the Midwest.
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- Use Basic Search to search across all collections by keyword, name or place Use Guided Search to search by phrase or other, more complex, searches Our search engine searches only the descriptive information (metadata) provided by partners. To search the full text of books or other documents, open a specific item or collection and then run a second search within that item or collection. Good strategy: start with the map.