Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

Container	Title
Mss 935	Series: Bennett Studio Records
	Correspondence
	General files
Box 12 Folder 1	1921, 1927-1928, 1938-1939, 1961
Box 12 Folder 2-4	1962
	1982-1992
Box 12 Folder 5-9	A-T
Box 13 Folder 1	U-Z
Box 13 Folder 2-8	1993-1997
Box 13 Folder 9-10	Miscellaneous, 1914-1988
	Subject Files
Box 14 Folder 1	Address book (H.H. Bennett and after)
Box 14 Folder 2	Advertising, 1972, undated
Box 14 Folder 3	Appraisals and assessments, 1946-1981
Box 14 Folder 4	Attendance figures, 1993-1998
Box 51A Folder 1	Beads, 1923, 1926
Box 14 Folder 5	Bennett Distributing Company, 1985-1998
Box 14 Folder 6	Bennett Gift Shop, 1963-1984
Box 77 Folder 4	List of Gift Shop companies, 1972-1973
Box 14 Folder 7	Bennett Foundation, 1977-1991
Box 14 Folder 8-9	Business cards, flyers, postcards, portrait flyers, 1910s-1998
Box 14 Folder 10	Business transfer documents, 1985-1986
	Calendars
Box 14 Folder 11	Notes of Evaline M. Bennett, 1931-1932
Box 14 Folder 12-13	1966-1968, 1972
Box 15 Folder 1	Cameras and repairs, 1954-1966, 1985
Box 65	Catalog of printed material, undated
Box 15 Folder 2-3	Centennial of studio, 1965
Box 15 Folder 4	Chamber of Commerce (Wisconsin Dells), 1955, 1986-1987
Box 15 Folder 5	City arguments, 1976-1980
Box 15 Folder 5A	Christie's, 1975
Box 15 Folder 6	Copyrights, 1903-1992
Box 15 Folder 7	Derleth, 1964 August
Box 15 Folder 8	Eddy Street buildings, 1973
Box 15 Folder 9	Employees, 1944-1994
	Exhibits
Box 15 Folder 10	Museum of Modern Art, 1963-1966
Box 15 Folder 11	State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1964-1967
Box 15 Folder 12	Milwaukee Art Center, 1972-1975
Box 15 Folder 13	PPA Convention, 1975
Box 16 Folder 1	Witkin Gallery, 1977-1986
Box 16 Folder 2	Milwaukee Art Museum, 1996
Box 77 Folder 3	Glaeve Gallery, “Images of the American Indians” poster, undated
Box 16 Folder 3-4	Fund drives, 1991-1997
Box 16 Folder 5	Grant applications, 1991-1993
Box 16 Folder 6	Guest book, 1994-1997
	Guidebook production
Box 16 Folder 7	Beautiful Dells of the Wisconsin River: annotated copy with negative numbers, 1965
Box 16 Folder 8	Bids, 1997
Box 16 Folder 9	Contracts, 1987-1992
Box 16 Folder 10	Correspondence, 1927-1942
	Dells of the Wisconsin River: dummies/mockups
Box 16 Folder 11-12	1928-1930s
Box 17 Folder 1	1950s
Box 17 Folder 2-8	Johnson Printing Company, 1952-1969
	W.A. Krueger Company
Box 17 Folder 9	1964-1971
Box 18 Folder 1	1978
Box 18 Folder 2-4	Krueger & Johnson, 1978-1991, 1996
Box 18 Folder 5	Max Lau colortype, 1930-1931
Box 18 Folder 6	“Old Days in the Dells,” text, 1926
Box 18 Folder 7-8	Hanson, Dave, 1975-1977
	History
Box 18 Folder 9	Studio, 1961-1996
Box 18 Folder 10	Miscellaneous, 1868-1988, undated
Box 19 Folder 1	Ice Carnival, 1976
Box 19 Folder 2	Independent Paper Company, 1952-1955
Box 19 Folder 3	Indian relics, 1934, 1958
	Inventories
Box 19 Folder 4	Gallery stock, 1874
Box 19 Folder 5	Chemicals, undated
Box 66-67	Wholesale and retail card file, Miriam E. Bennett, 1962-1967
Box 19 Folder 5A	Lobadie, Patrick, Milwaukee shipping notes
Box 19 Folder 6	Magazine Portraits Inc., 1985
Box 19 Folder 7	Mailing list, 1984
Box 19 Folder 8	Metcalf-Granof House, 1975-1983
	Minirama
Box 19 Folder 9	Advertising and publicity, 1960-1964
1440A/16	Chief Daybreak's remarks at Minirama, undated
Mss 935 Box 19 Folder 10	Colourpicture Publishers, 1954, 1963
Box 19 Folder 11	Contracts, 1959-1963
	Correspondence, 1959-1970
Box 19 Folder 12-17	A-L
Box 20 Folder 1-6	M-Z
Box 20 Folder 7	Daily reports, 1960-1961
Box 20 Folder 7A	Dells Associated Boat Lines, 1961-1962
Box 20 Folder 8	Dexter Press, circa 1960
Box 20 Folder 9	Hobby Shop, 1962
Box 20 Folder 10	Humor, undated
Box 20 Folder 11	Ideas wanted, 1964
Box 20 Folder 12	Inquiries and orders, 1961-1965
Box 20 Folder 13	Magazine articles about Minirama, 1961-1965
Box 20 Folder 14	Mailing lists, Inquiry sheets, 1960-1961
Box 77 Folder 5	Mayer, Roger, Planting plan for Bennett Enterprises, 1960
Box 20 Folder 15	Miscellaneous, 1960-1969
Box 20 Folder 16	National Model Railroad Association, 1961
Box 20 Folder 17	Notes and current problems, 1960-1962
Box 21 Folder 1	Other model displays and ideas, 1962-1964
Box 21 Folder 2	Photo captions, undated
Box 21 Folder 3	Priester, Adolph, 1961
Box 21 Folder 4	Rents, 1966-1970
Box 21 Folder 5	Sale inquiries, 1967-1969
Micro 2073 Reel 8 Frame 1	Scrapbook, 1959-1964
Mss 935 Box 21 Folder 6	Taxes, 1968-1970
Box 21 Folder 7	Unemployment, 1968-1970
Box 21 Folder 8	Visitor comments and inventory, 1960-1963, undated
Box 21 Folder 9	Negative classification system, 1890s, 1953, 1993-1995
Box 77 Folder 6	Milwaukee titles and numbers, undated
	Obsolete indexes
	#1
Box 78	110-155.3
Box 79	232-321 Germania
Box 80	321 Assorted steamboats-520 Kilbourn City
Box 81	520 Kilbourn (continued)-555
Box 82	560 Scenic River-Fox Lake
Box 83	610 Portraits
Box 84	610 Portraits, unknown-880
	#2 “In computer”
Box 85	110-250.3
Box 86	280-321
	#3
Box 87	H.H. Bennett numbers 1-2751
	#4
Box 88	Bennett Family members and groups
	#5 Place File
Box 89	A-Lone Rock
Box 90	Lower Dells-Witches' Gulch
	#6
Box 91	Vintage prints
Box 21 Folder 10	Panoramas and cycloramas, 1969-1985
Box 21 Folder 11	Photographic equipment, 1956, 1983-1987
Box 21 Folder 12	Photographic processes, 1984
Box 21 Folder 13	“Portrait of the Past,” Photographic Journal Through Wisconsin (Wisconsin Trails), 1971
Box 76	Portraiture scrapbook, undated
	Postcards
Box 21 Folder 14	Coloring notes, undated
Box 21 Folder 15	Correspondence, 1909-1931
Box 21 Folder 16	Remodeling post card shop, 1925
Box 21 Folder 17	Indian postcards, 1953-1974
Box 21 Folder 18-19	Johnson Printing Company, 1966-1971
Box 22 Folder 1	Miscellaneous, 1953-1967, undated
Box 22 Folder 2	Priester, Adolph, 1985
Box 22 Folder 3-5	Publication permissions, 1969-1999
Box 22 Folder 6	Rafting, 1880-1989, undated
Box 22 Folder 7	Rath, Sara, and Rick Smith (Pioneer Photographer), 1976-1986
Box 22 Folder 8	Red Wing Pottery/Table Talk Annex, 1952-1988
Box 22 Folder 9	Reese, Betsy on H.H. Bennett, 1975
Box 22 Folder 10	Restoration of studio, 1975-1977
	Retail correspondence
Box 22 Folder 11	1960-1962
Box 23 Folder 1	Color photography, 1960-1962
Box 23 Folder 2	Smithsonian Institution, 1969-1990
Box 23 Folder 3	Smoke damage/cleanup, 1983
Box 23 Folder 4-8	State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1926-1997
Box 23 Folder 9	Steamboats at the Dells, 1947-1980, undated
	Stereo cards
Box 23 Folder 10	By card number, 1976
Box 23 Folder 11	For sale, 1976
Box 23 Folder 12	Master list, 1980
Box 23 Folder 13	Miscellaneous, 1977-1998, undated
	Studio building
Box 24 Folder 1	Mortgage and lease records, 1868-1905
Box 24 Folder 2	Construction receipts, 1875-1876
Box 24 Folder 3	Description of improvements, 1938-1967, 1975-1976
	Tax documents
Box 24 Folder 4	Real estate, 1964-1986
Box 24 Folder 5-7	1980-1989
Box 24 Folder 8	Telephone log, 1981-1984
Box 24 Folder 9	2000 Committee, 1997
Box 24 Folder 10	“Views of a Cameraman” television film, 1981-1985
Box 24 Folder 11	White House slide sets, 1976-1986
	Wholesale
Box 24 Folder 12	Indian crafts, 1908, 1943-1960
Box 24 Folder 13	Inventories, 1976-1996
	Studio Publications
Box 25 Folder 1	Aristocats at the Dells, 1959
Box 25 Folder 2-5	The Beautiful Dells of the Wisconsin River, 1953-1996
Box 25 Folder 6	The Bennett Story: The Life and Work of Henry Hamilton Bennett, 1975
Box 25 Folder 6A	Bennett Studio brochure, undated
Box 25 Folder 7-11	Dells of the Wisconsin River, 1921-1957
Box 25 Folder 12	Dells of the Wisconsin River: Yesterday and Today
Box 25 Folder 12A	Legacy of H.H. Bennett: brochure only, undated
Box 25 Folder 13	Miniatures: the Dells of the Wisconsin,1904
Box 25 Folder 14	Minirama brochures
Box 25 Folder 15	Old Days in the Dells, 1926
Box 25 Folder 16	Old Trails and Duck Tails, 1959-1989
Box 25 Folder 17	Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial, 1959, 1963
Box 25 Folder 18	Stereo catalogs and proofs
	Wanderings by a Wanderer
Box 25 Folder 19-20	Early versions, 1890s
Box 26 Folder 1	Variant editions, 1890s
	Wisconsin Dells
Box 26 Folder 2	Early version, circa 1891
Box 26 Folder 3	Versions without text or added photographs, circa 1891-1893
Box 26 Folder 4	Versions without text but with added photographs, 1893, 1895
	Versions with text
Box 26 Folder 5	1893, 1895
Box 26 Folder 6	1896 Note: Incomplete
Box 26 Folder 7	1900 Note: 2 copies
Box 26 Folder 8	1908
	Publications using Bennett images
Box 26 Folder 9	Baraboo, Wisconsin
	Competitors' publications
Box 26 Folder 10	Brown's Studio, Wisconsin Dells, 1950
	Kropp
Box 26 Folder 11	The Dells of the Wisconsin River, circa 1948
Box 26 Folder 12	Picturesque Dells of the Wisconsin River, undated
Box 26 Folder 13	Wisconsin Dells, circa 1949-1950s
Box 26 Folder 14	L.G. Sharpe and Sons, The Guide, Wisconsin Dells, undated
Box 26 Folder 15	John Trumble, 1965
	Individual photographers' materials
Box 27 Folder 1	Ruth Bennett Dyer, exposure books and motto, 1943-1954
Box 62 Folder 8	Ruth Bennett Dyer and Oliver Reese, exposure book, 1954-1958
	Oliver Reese
Box 27 Folder 2	Boyd, Belle, 1955-1985
	Correspondence
Box 27 Folder 3-5	Ed Stluka, 1953-1958
Box 27 Folder 6-8	Magazine photography, 1954-1959
Box 27 Folder 9	Upper Dells lecture and manual for guides, 1946, undated
Box 27 Folder 10	Miscellaneous, 1951-1985, undated
	Reference Files
	Dells Area, 1870s-1960s
Box 28 Folder 1-2	Standard size brochures and miscellaneous literature
	Oversize items
Box 77 Folder 7	Old Settlers of Columbia County, undated
Box 77 Folder 8	Wisconsin Dells postcard, 1963
	American Indians Language: Some materials in Dakota, Lakota, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago), and Omaha-Ponca.
Box 28 Folder 3	1886-1906
Box 29 Folder 1-4	1914-1988, undated
Box 29 Folder 5-6	Miscellaneous, 1900-1991
	Financial Records
	Ledgers
Box 30 Folder 1-3	General, 1869-1938
	Wholesale
Box 31 Folder 1-5	1969-1973
Box 32 Folder 1-11	1974-1984
	Account books
Box 33 Folder 1	American Indian accounts, 1899-1947
Box 33 Folder 2	Studio accounts, 1923-1925
Box 33 Folder 3-4	Evaline M. Bennett business and home accounts, 1927-1942
Box 33 Folder 5	Post card shop, Ruth Bennett Dyer accounts, 1929-1939
Box 33 Folder 6	Stand Rock Trading Post accounts, 1932-1935
Box 33 Folder 7	Bennett Building accounts, 1946-1965
Box 33 Folder 8	Portrait accounts, 1961-1971
Box 34 Folder 1	Summaries, 1983-1988
Box 34 Folder 2-3	General, 1985-1995
	Day books
Box 34 Folder 4-8	1870-1876, 1887-1901, 1910-1919
Box 35 Folder 1-4	1920-1939
	Cash books
Box 35 Folder 5-9	1870-1889
Box 36 Folder 1-7	1890-1921
Box 74 Folder 3	Bennett buildings, 1966-1971
Box 37 Folder 1	Cash and receipt book, 1922-1931
Box 37 Folder 2	Receipts, 1980-1988
Box 72 Folder 1	Receipt summaries, 1929-1951
	Receipts and expenditures
Box 72 Folder 2-5	1926-1941
Box 73	1939-1964
Box 74	1965-1971
Box 75	1975-1988
	Sales
Box 37 Folder 7	General, 1870-1877
Box 37 Folder 8	Jewelry and luggage sales, 1961
Box 37 Folder 9	Studio sales record, 1966
	Wholesale sales
Box 38 Folder 1-4	General, 1973-1980
Box 38 Folder 5-8	Guidebook sales to boat companies, 1981-1989
Box 39 Folder 1-2	Studio sales, 1983-1984
Box 39 Folder 3-5	Sales, 1985-1989
Box 39 Folder 6	Studio sales log, 1990
	Orders
	Card index
Box 68	1924-1944
	1944-1952
Box 69	A-V
Box 70	W-Z
	1953-1961
Box 71	A-S
Box 71	T-Z
Box 70	1962-1970
	Customer orders
Box 40 Folder 1-8	1980, 1983-1992
Box 41 Folder 1-9	1993-1999
Box 37 Folder 3-5	General, 1894-1907, 1914, 1927-1935
Box 37 Folder 6	Historic suppliers, 1967-1983
Box 39 Folder 7-8	Portrait order books, 1915-1925
Box 39 Folder 9	Prints, summary totals, 1915-1948
Box 39 Folder 10	Ruth Bennett Dyer records about picture sales and loans, 1949-1967