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La Crosse, Wisconsin, Commission on Historic Sites Slides

 Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 007

Scope and Contents

The photographic archive of La Crosse architecture consists of one thousand color slides of two hundred architecturally significant structures, including residents, commercial buildings and churches, located in La Crosse. Additional documentation provided includes a master list of sites photographed arranged alphabetically by street name with numbered streets first, identification cards which describe each slide, and data research cards which describe the architectural significance of each site. Further information is available in the brief “Guide to Photographic Archive of La Crosse Architecture” prepared by project photographer Barbara Conway.

Documentation of the project itself is also provided, including the project proposal and budget.

Dates

  • 1985

Creator

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Historical Note

Proposed initially in 1979 by the staff of the Area Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with support of key UW-L faculty, this photographic survey of La Crosse historical architecture was eventually funded by the city’s Commission on Historic Sites through the block grant program. Barbara “Babs” Conway of Barbara Associates was the freelance photographer hired to document the sites on 35mm slide film. It is unclear exactly when the project was begun, but it took nearly three years to complete.

Extent

1.2 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Barbara Conway was the freelance photographer hired to document the historical architecture in the City of La Crosse in the early 1980s. The project was funded by city block grant money administered through the city’s Commission on Historic Sites project. The photographic survey was led by project director Edwin Hill of the Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and took three years to complete.

This photographic archive of La Crosse, Wisconsin, architecture consists of one thousand color slides (35mm) of two hundred architecturally significant structures in La Crosse. Identification cards with relating data and project proposal, budget and summary are also included.

Acquisitions Information

(Accession no. 1986.003) Donated by Commission on Historic Sites via Barbara Conway, Dec. 1985

Existence and Location of Originals

The full original collection including notes by the author is housed at the Area Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The La Crosse Public Library received copies of the slides and data cards in 1985.

Physical Description

3 archives boxes

OCLC Number

46337590

Processing Information

Processed by Amy Groskopf, March 1986

Title
Guide to the La Crosse, Wisconsin, Commission on Historic Sites Slides, 1985
Status
Completed
Author
Amy Groskopf
Date
1986 March
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository

Contact:
800 Main St.
La Crosse Wisconsin 54601
(608) 789-7136