History of Wisconsin project files, 1964-1998.

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History of Wisconsin project files, 1964-1998.

Administrative files relating to the planning, publicity, awards, budget, and agreements with contributors and authors for the multi-volume "History of Wisconsin." Includes detailed files on the creation and publication of each volume including author notes, drafts, publicity, and correspondence.

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State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Division of Public History.

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The Division of Public History was created in 1996 within the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (WIHV85-A216). It was headed by the State Historian and replaced the Research Division (WIHV89-A677) which in recent years had been within the Division of Archives and Research Services. Moved into the new Division was the Editorial Division (WIHV85-A1849), the Office of Local History (WIHV97-A88), and the Office of School Services (WIHV94-A16). In 2005 the Division merged with the Historic Preser...

State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Research Division.

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A Research Division at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (WIHV85-A216) can be traced back to the 19th century. Around 1920 the Research Division was reorganized, transferring its direct responsibilities from the Library (WIHV86-A1853) to administration. In 1947 the Research Division was reestablished as a separate division. Responsibility for the manuscripts section was transferred from the Library to the division at this time. In 1962, the manuscripts section was moved to t...