Category Archives: Library/Archives

From the Library: “Men Who Own Big Libraries”

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

“Men Who Own Big Libraries: Milwaukeeans Who Delight in Collecting All Manner and Kind of Books” (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 18, 1901). A title not to be passed up, wouldn’t you say? Who are these men, you ask? I had to … Continue reading →

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From the Beautiful Box: Tarbell and Hand-Painted Glass Slides

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

In my last blog post, I shared with you the secrets of a lovely wooden box which contained a collection of glass lantern slides from about 1920.  While most of the slides are black and white, a few colorful slides … Continue reading →

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From the Brooks Stevens Archive: “Looka’ that slide, isn’t she a honey!”

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

One of my job responsibilities is to be the curatorial liaison with the Museum’s Brooks Stevens Archives, a repository of renderings, photographs, and ephemera from Milwaukee’s preeminent industrial designer. Today I was searching for information on a custom Packard “woodie” … Continue reading →

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Beautiful boxes often hold beautiful things…

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

I’ve always felt that beautiful boxes should hold beautiful things, and that is the case for one small, graceful box stored in the Audio Visual Library at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Made of a dark, lustrous wood and elegant enough … Continue reading →

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Listen to Frank–”The past always hangs to the future by a thread”

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

“… Remember this, that society always continues. That the past always hangs to the future by a thread. And organic architecture and the thought behind it and the philosophy it represents is going to be that thread. I am sure … Continue reading →

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