The Wisconsin Historical Society houses an extensive collection of special interest periodicals, including ethnic newspapers, labor, military base, prison, social action, religious, and Cuban refugee camp publications.

The bibliographies and collection guides below can help you explore some of these collections.

Online

• Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833-2004 by Donald E. Oehlerts and James L. Hansen.

• Wisconsin Ethnic Newspaper Collection, 1833-2004

• Prison Newspaper Collection by Randi J. Ramsden

• Cuban Refugee Camp Newspaper Collection by James P. Danky and Randi J. Ramsden

Print

• African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: a National Bibliography by James P. Danky, editor ; Maureen E. Hady, associate editor. Call Number: PN4882.5 A47 1998, Memorial Library Reference Stacks, 2 South (non-circulating)

• Ethnic Newspapers: Guide to the Holdings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library (1975). by compiled by Susan Bryl. Call Number: Z6945 E75, Memorial Library Stacks Regular Size Shelving

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