Archives – 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries /libraries/tag/archives/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:23:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Mothers of Milwaukee Modernism: Building the Layton School of Art /libraries/event/mothers-of-milwaukee-modernism-building-the-layton-school-of-art/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 /libraries/?post_type=tribe_events&p=47111 The traveling exhibit “Mothers of Milwaukee Modernism: Building the Layton School of Art” by Seth Ter Haar with Docomomo is now on display in the Archives Gallery through December 1. The exhibit details the roles of Charlotte Russell Partridge and …

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The traveling exhibit “Mothers of Milwaukee Modernism: Building the Layton School of Art” by Seth Ter Haar with Docomomo is now on display in the Archives Gallery through December 1. The exhibit details the roles of Charlotte Russell Partridge and Miriam Frink in the development and guidance of the Layton School’s Modernist artistic educational vision that would define a new cultural identity for Milwaukee.

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]]> Exhibit — The Art of Organizing in Latinx Milwaukee /libraries/event/exhibit-the-art-of-organizing-in-latinx-milwaukee/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 /libraries/?post_type=tribe_events&p=44282 Explore the visual culture of protest through art from Voces de la Frontera and earlier generations of Latinx activists.

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]]> Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin /libraries/event/strangers-no-longer/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000 /libraries/?post_type=tribe_events&p=44061 Join us for a talk at 3 p.m. on Thursday, October 10 by Sergio González, author of Mexicans in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Historical Society Press) and Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin (University of Illinois Press), as …

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]]> GraphicJoin us for a talk at 3 p.m. on Thursday, October 10 by Sergio González, author of Mexicans in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Historical Society Press) and Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin (University of Illinois Press), as he explores the enduring stories and challenges of Latino communities in Wisconsin. From farmworkers pivotal in Wisconsin’s agricultural growth to civil rights-era labor organizers to today’s diverse families, González highlights their resilience and contributions spanning over a century.

The talk will be held in the American Geographical Society Library, located on the third floor, east wing of the 51ÁÔÆæ Golda Meir Library, 2311 E. Hartford Ave.

For more information contact 51ÁÔÆæ Archives: askarch@uwm.edu

Sponsored by 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries’ Archives Dept. & 51ÁÔÆæ Roberto Hernández Center.

Image: “Strangers No Longer” by John Fleissner

 

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