Name/Title
The Iconographic CollectionScope and Content
THE ICONOGRAPHIC COLLECTION
Self Organizing Collections;
1. Albums of specialties
2. Name File -- Portraits and memorabilia of individuals and corporate groups.
21 Drawers
3. Place File --- Landscapes and townscapes listed by place names. 27 Drawers.
Classified File -- A general file organized according to a topical system designed by Paul Vanderbilt in 1942 and cataloged for the Farm Security Administration File. 24 Drawers.
Catalogued Collections.
5. The miniature and daguerreotypes collection. Separate alphabetical catalog.
6. The Archival lots and single entry oversize -- Over 4000 lots and 7000 single entry items with a shelf list. Chronological file and extensive subject matter cross classifications.
CLASSIFIED FILE OUTLINE
1. The Land - the background of civilization.
2. Cities and towns - as background.
3. People - as such - without emphasis, excepting in the case of children, on their activity.
4. Homes and Living conditions.
5. Transportation: Walking, animals, cycles, automobiles, taxis, trailers, trucks, road conditions, electric cars, railroads, freight, shipping, airplanes.
53-598. Work - the economic basis of survival.
6. Processing and Manufacturing.
666-687. Organized society - for security, justice, regulation and assistance.*
7. War; Fortifications, armed services, special groups, registration, recruiting.
8. Medicine, health, first aid, war casualties, etc.
8'4, Religion.
86. Intellectual and creative activity.
89. Social and personal activity.
906. Hotels, restaurants, etc.
91. Fairs, parades, etc.
92-93. Recreation.
94. Dissipation and crime.
96. Subjects not adequately covered above, but better arranged in alphabetical
order under subject headings.
*For Example Organized Society breakdowns as follows:
66. Labor organization, strikes, unemployment, relief, employment.
67-675, Government, legislature, elections, politics, law, courts, police, prisons, economic administration, treasury.
677. Foreign relations, diplomatic corps.
678•679. Non-governmental and semi-governmental organizations. Promotion.
68-6842, Government and other organized aid and security planning: agents,
meetings, planned communities, agricultural aid, relocation,
migratory labor, rehabilitation, tenant purchase loans, etc.
6844.686. Other aid organizations, welfare work (except medical), handicapped
people, education, aid in disasters.
687. Animal protection.
ALBUMS
1. Agriculture and Farming in Wisconsin.
2. Wisconsin towns and cities -- Early views.
3. Racine, Wisconsin -- Early views, city officials and miscellaneous groups.
4. Racine, Wisconsin -- Fire and Police Departments and miscellaneous groups.
5. Madison, Wisconsin -- Early views, from Capitol, downtown, business.
6. Madison, Wisconsin -- Residential streets, University, parks, lakes, suburbs.
7. The Wisconsin Capitol-Part I -- First, second and third capitols (1848-1913).
8.. The Wisconsin Capitol-Part II -- The present (fourth) Capitol (1906- ).
9. University of Wisconsin -- Part I.
10. University of Wisconsin -- Part II.
11. Villa Louis -- Exteriors and grounds.
12. Villa Louis -- Interiors.
13. Circus World Museum at Baraboo, Wisconsin.
14. Wade House, Greenbush, Wisconsin.
15. Stone field, Cassville, Wisconsin, State Farm and Craft Museum; Nelson Dewey
Estate.
16. Early American frontier forts.
17. The Civil War
Vol. I. - portraits, military camps, military training.
Vol. II.- buildings & sites, battles, naval history, prisons, etc..
Vol. III. - pre-war and war-time documents.
Vol. IV.- post-war documents, veterans' organizations and meetings, etc.
18. "Old Abe" - Wisconsin's Civil War eagle.
19. Lumbering
I. Sawmills.
II. Camps.
III. Cutting, forests, miscellaneous.
IV. Log drawing, rafting, marks, james, tows, booms.
V. Loading and hauling with oxen.
VI. Loading and hauling with horses.
20. Aeronautical History.
21. Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and family.
22. Phillip Fox La Follette and family.
23. River Steamboats.
I. Select photographs and wrecks.
II. Packets, Small river steamboats.
III. Rafters, tows, miscellaneous steamers, docks and levees.
IV. Captains and personnel; Excursion steamers; Interiors; Ephemera.
24. Railroads
I. Railroad wrecks.
II. Wisconsin Central railroad locomotives.
III. Wisconsin Central railroad - miscellaneous.
IV. Other railroads in Wisconsin.
V. Soo Line railroad locomotives.
VI. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
VII. Railroads - not Wisconsin.
VIII. Railroads - select early photos, mainly from Carl R. Gray, Jr. Collection.Acquisition
Accession
2015.0500Source or Donor
Waupun Heritage MuseumAcquisition Method
Donation
