We will plan to meet at 9:00am next Wednesday at the circulation desk in the reading room. The reading room is on the second floor of the Historical Society. It would be great if people had questions ahead of time--if you are able to email them to me, then I can get them to Nancy and Ron ahead of time and they can incorporate them into the tour.
For a little background information: the newspaper collection at WHS is second in volume only to the Library of Congress. WHS collects serials in specific subject areas throughout North America, such as the labor movement; political publications ranging from libertarians, the religious right, to anarchists; genealogy newsletters; military papers; ethnic newspapers and lifestyle magazines; and more! WHS is also unique in that it is the library for the state, and is a government depository, and it's also the official library of the UW Madison History Dept. So there are some distinct user groups and special collecting areas that WHS serves.
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