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Subject:        Latest Digital Project: Milwaukee Neighborhoods]
Date:   Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:06:39 -0600
From:   Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]>
Organization:   American Geographical Society Library





> Apologies for cross posting ... our latest digital collection with
> some maps...


>
>
> Milwaukee Neighborhoods: A New Digital Collection
>
> The UWM Libraries have recently completed an extensive online digital
> collection titled "Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps
> 1885-1992."  The collection presents 638 images of Milwaukee’s
> neighborhoods from the Far Northwest Side to the Far South Side,
> providing a visual documentation of the development of the city.
>
> Drawn from the collections of the American Geographical Society
> Library and the Archives Department at the UWM Libraries, the project
> includes photographs of residential and industrial facilities, local
> businesses, historic buildings, churches, and numerous Milwaukee
> parks, as well as 12 historic maps.  Judith Kenny, UWM associate
> professor of geography, contributed an article, “Picturing Milwaukee
> Neighborhoods,” to the site.
>
> Krystyna Matusiak, UWM Libraries Digital Projects Librarian, led the
> project, and was assisted by members of the Libraries staff and
> student workers.  The site may be accessed at
> http://www.uwm.edu/Library/digilib/Milwaukee/index.html.
>