|
|
Summary Information
Alonzo W. and Dorothy L. Pond Papers
1869-1989 (bulk 1913-1986)
- Pond, Alonzo, 1894-1986
- Pond, Dorothy L., 1900-1987
Mss 762; Micro 1178; Audio 1222A; M87-377; M91-178; M94-017; M99-047; M2000-158
13.6 cubic feet (28 archives boxes, 1 card box, and 2 flat boxes), 10 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 2 tape recordings, 36 videorecordings, and 11 films
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers, mainly 1913-1986, of Alonzo Pond, an archaeologist, writer, and Wisconsin resort owner, and his wife Dorothy, that document the full range of their joint and individual occupations and interests. Included are personal and professional correspondence; occupational records; many variant drafts of books and articles by the couple based on their experiences and acquaintances with people such as Halvor L. Skavlem and Dr. Kate Newcomb; diaries concerning service as an ambulance driver in World War I, travel, and other personal activities; and films and videos. Pond's archaeological work is represented by files on expeditions to Asia and Africa for the Logan Museum of Anthropology of Beloit College, 1924-1931; participation in the Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition, 1933, and work at Mammoth Cave. Involvement in Wisconsin tourism is documented by files on his work as a travel writer and lecturer; publicity written for the Cave of the Mounds, 1939-1945; and alphabetical subject files, financial records, and microfilmed scrapbooks pertaining to management and development of Wisconsin Gardens, Minocqua, Wisconsin, 1958-1968. Family papers include Civil War and Spanish-American War correspondence.
English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00762 ↑ Bookmark this ↑
|
