http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/ A Blog describing and featuring digital collections @ MPL en Copyright 2010 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:00:04 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss MPL was designated as the official archives of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad in 1981, when documents were first received from the Railroad. Additional material was received in 1985, after the CMStP&P was incorporated into the Soo Line Railroad. MPL's Milwaukee Road Archives are extensive and the various collections include corporate records, photographs, drawings and a small selection of employee records. The records covered in the Milwaukee Road Archives digital collection relate to those Milwaukee Road employee records. This collection represents the initial stage in providing electronic access to these various materials included in the Milwaukee Road Archives. In this initial stage, the digital collection includes indexes to the selection of employee records that are part of the physical Milwaukee Road Archives. The records themselves come from nine different collections of employee records. The dates covered by these collections range from 1817 through 1985. While the records are by no means a comprehensive listing of every employee who ever worked for the Milwaukee Road this digital collection is a great resource for researchers, historians, hobbyists and family genealogists with an interest in, or a connection to the Milwaukee Road. Check MPL's website for this and more digital collections.]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2010/01/milwaukee_road_records_collect.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2010/01/milwaukee_road_records_collect.html New collections Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:00:04 +0000 We have added more street photos to the Milwaukee Historic Photos collection. To view some of the street photos that have been added click on the street names below: Branting Lane Bremen Street Brisbane Avenue Broadway Brown Street Bruce Street Buffalo Street Burleigh Street Burnham Street Burrell Street Cambridge Avenue Canal Street Capitol Drive Cass Street]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/09/more_street_photos_added.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/09/more_street_photos_added.html Additions to Milwaukee Historic Photos Additions to collections Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:46:30 +0000 Milwaukee Historic Photos over the past few weeks. These photos are from a number of different subject areas. The new subject headings from which photos have been added are: Markets Orphanages Victory Gardens]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/08/new_additions_to_milwaukee_his.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/08/new_additions_to_milwaukee_his.html Additions to Milwaukee Historic Photos Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:18:26 +0000 In this category, photos of Milwaukee's electronic media are available. Photos of Milwaukee's historic radio stations include WTMJ, WISN, and WOKY. For Milwaukee historic television stations, the stations WMVS-TV and WMVT-TV, WISN-TV, WITI-TV, and WTMJ-TV are included. The photos include pictures of facilities, news casts, programming and more. Make sure to browse through the available photos on Radio and Television. ]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/radio_television_added_1.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/radio_television_added_1.html Additions to Milwaukee Historic Photos Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:23:20 +0000 Wisconsin Heritage Online project. If you enjoy the digital collections found on the MPL website, you may also enjoy seeing how our images fit into the big picture of other collections from libraries, museums and historical societies located all around the state. To see which institutions participate in Wisconsin Heritage Online click here. Genealogists, in particular, may find treasured nuggets of information from the rich collection of local history documents that are indexed in Wisconsin Heritage Online. ]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/more_historic_images_than_you.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/more_historic_images_than_you.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:15:55 +0000 Remember When digital collection. Find out more about the growth of St. Mary's and St. Luke's Hospitals. Visit the corner of Clybourn Street that used to be the Northwestern Furniture Store and is now transformed into Joey Buona's Pizzeria. Get up close and personal with Kupper Jewelers or gaze at the enormous department store of bygone days, Chapman's. Reminisce about killing time in the TMER&L waiting room or going to the movies on Villard Avenue. No matter which captures your fancy, you'll return to learn things you never knew about Milwaukee.]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/new_remember_when_records_adde_1.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/new_remember_when_records_adde_1.html Additions to Remember When Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:21:06 +0000 digital collections continue to grow, the majority of the photos that will be included in these collections still only exist in physical form. At this date, the photos in the Milwaukee Historic Photos digital collection number somewhere around 950 images. Currently, the estimated size of the Historic Photo Archives is closer to 50,000 images, so the Historic Photos digital collection represents a very small percentage of the photos available. The remaining, non-digitized portion of the collection is available for viewing. The Historic Photo Collection Subject Index is arranged by subject headings and sub-headings. The sub-headings break down the major subject headings and give a specific idea of what is held in the collection. Each sub-heading refers to a specific folder or area of one of the many collections included in the Historic Photo Archives. Each folder may contain one to a few hundred images. The subject heading index can be found with the rest of the Finding Tools for MPL's special collections and unique resources. For more questions about the Historic Photo Archives, call the Humanities Department at (414) 286-3061. Questions can also be addressed through MPL's Ask?Away email service.]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/index_to_historic_photo_collec.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/index_to_historic_photo_collec.html New services Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:24:01 +0000 Milwaukee Mayors. This collection includes photos or drawings of all but one of Milwaukee mayors, past and present. A biographical sketch of each mayor is also included. This is a great way to see what the leaders of the City of Milwaukee looked like, and also learn a little about them. Most of the information, and many of the images for this collection come from the book Biographical sketches of the mayors of the City of Milwaukee, a volume of images and information put together by MPL's staff over the years. Additional photos were pulled from the Humanities Department's Historic Portrait Collection, which has portraits of many prominent Milwaukee citizens and visitors. ]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/mpls_newest_digital_collection.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/mpls_newest_digital_collection.html New collections Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:55:19 +0000 Milwaukee Historic Photos digital collection has now been around for more than a year. In that time the collection has grown from the 150 photos that were available when the collection launched, to the more than 800 that are now available. The first group of photos to start being digitized have been photos under the subject heading of Historic Buildings. We are coming to the end of the subject heading, and are now starting to digitize photos under the subject heading of Streets. In MPL's physical photo collection, Streets is the most heavily used portion. As a result, we are very excited to have started this area of the collection. As well as being the most heavily used portion of the collection, it is also the most extensive; so while this process may take some time, it will be well worth it. The streets that have been added so far are: Adler Street Aldrich Street Appleton Avenue Arthur Avenue Astor Street Atkinson Avenue Barclay Street Bay Street Becher Street Bluemound Road Brady Street To see what other Milwaukee streets are available to view at the library, but haven't been digitized, check out the Streets heading in the Historic Photo Collection subject heading index, now available to view from the Finding Tools page on the MPL website.]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/streets_of_milwaukee.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/streets_of_milwaukee.html Additions to Milwaukee Historic Photos Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:37:04 +0000 Milwaukee Historic Photos digital collection. The images that have been added include photos and drawing of the buildings and grounds of the Soldier's Home, and range from the late 19th century through the 1950's. More recent photos will be added shortly. To see the photos of the Soldier's Home in Milwaukee Historic Photos, click here.]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/national_soldiers_home_photos_added.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/national_soldiers_home_photos_added.html Additions to Milwaukee Historic Photos Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:58:42 +0000 Welcome to the digital collections blog! This blog will follow updates and developments to the Milwaukee Public Library's digital collections. MPL now has a number of different digital collections. Some of those collections are ongoing projects, and some are finished. Digital Collections @ MPL will keep you apprised of what is happening with the ongoing projects, when new projects are unveiled, as well as other information relating to the digital collections. The four collections that are currently available are: Remember When Shipshape Milwaukee Historic Photos Milwaukee Waterways]]> http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/new_blog_about_digital_collect.html http://blog.mpl.org/digitalcollectionsatmpl/2009/07/new_blog_about_digital_collect.html New services Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:07:45 +0000