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Books and periodicals

L.G. Harter, John R. Commons: His Assault on Lassiez Faire. Oregon State University Press: Corvallis, Oregon, 1964.

John R. Commons, Myself: The Autobiography of John R. Commons. University of Wisconsin Press: Madison, 1964.

Clifford L. Lord, Clio's Servant: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1846-1954. State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Madison, 1967.

Carolyn J. Mattern, "A Centennial: Francis W. Grant and the Society's Headquarter's Building." Wisconsin Magazine of History. 84.1 (2000): 20-29. Learn more about the behind-the-scenes drama that accompanied the construction of the State Historical Society building.