Summary Information
Wayne J. Hood Papers
1947-1968
Mss 355; Micro 1116
0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 8 reels of microfilm (35mm)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of a La Crosse, Wisconsin, industrialist and leader in the Wisconsin Republican Party consisting largely of information on his activities as chairman of the state party (1950-1953), as a member of the Republican National Committee, and as state chairman of the Wisconsin Goldwater presidential campaign. Included are correspondence with party leaders including Thomas Coleman, Claude Jasper, Glenn Davis, Henry Ringling, Joseph R. and Jean Kerr McCarthy, and Vernon Thomson; numerous reports of the state finance committee; transcripts and minutes; resolutions; press releases; and biographical information. Also included is information on various committees and organizations with which he was associated including the Outdoor Recreation Act Program Advisory Committee and the Wisconsin Industrial Growth Organization.
English
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Biography/History
Wayne Joris Hood was born on July 23, 1913, in Waupun, Wisconsin, the son of Ben and Ruth Kastein, but he was later adopted and reared by Frank G. Hood. He received his Ph.B. from the University of Wisconsin in 1934 and his LL.B. from the same institution three years later. After Admission to the Wisconsin Bar, Hood practiced law in Waupun and Ripon, Wisconsin until 1939. In that year Hood married Helen Trane and began employment at the Trane Company, a manufacturer of heating and air conditioning equipment in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
During World War II Hood served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves. After the war he returned to the Trane Co., where he was made executive vice-president in 1947. By 1955 he was the company's treasurer and a member of the board of directors of Trane Co., Canada Ltd.
In addition to his business career, Hood was a leader in the Republican Party in Wisconsin. He was chairman of the Third Congressional District Republican organization from 1946 to 1950. From February, 1950, to July, 1953, he served two terms as state chairman. In this position, he also served on the Republican National Committee and as its executive director from 1952 to 1953. A staunch conservative, Hood supported Robert A. Taft in the presidential race in 1952, but after Taft's defeat in the Republican National Convention, Hood supported Eisenhower and was elected executive director of the Republican National Committee and the Eisenhower presidential campaign.
Hood left his position on the national committee when he resigned as state chairman in July of 1953. Nevertheless, he continued to be active in GOP politics. In 1956 he was personal campaign manager for Glenn M. Wise, the Republican candidate for Secretary of State. He also headed the Glenn Davis senatorial campaign in 1956, and he served as delegate-at-large to the 1956 National Convention. In September, 1963, Hood became Wisconsin chairman for the Draft Goldwater for President Committee. In March, 1964, he was appointed director of Region III in the Goldwater for President organization, and after the national convention he became Goldwater's national director of campaign organization. As a result, he was appointed national director of field organization by the Republican National Committee, and he continued to work in this capacity until Goldwater's defeat. Because of his prior experience in field organization Hood was appointed director of Region V of the Nixon for President Committee in April, 1968.
In addition to his political activities, Hood served on various state governmental committees during the 1960's including the Legislative Reapportionment Committee (1962) and the Wisconsin Committee on Improved Expenditure Management (1965-1966). He was also designated as first chairman of the Governor's Outdoor Recreation Act Program Advisory Committee (1966-1967). He was also a member of several non-governmental committees including the Wisconsin Industrial Growth Organization (1961) and the “Yes” for Forestry Committee (1968).
Scope and Content Note
The Hood Papers consist mainly of correspondence and financial reports with smaller quantities of transcripts, minutes, resolutions, press releases, and biographical information. The collection deals entirely with his political life from 1946 through 1968. There is no documentation concerning his employment as a lawyer, his service in World War II, or, most disappointingly, his work at the Trane Company. The collection has been arranged into four series: Republican Party of Wisconsin, Republican National Committee, Goldwater for President Organization, and subject files. Removed from the files were several boxes of publications, newsletters, etc. which concerned the Goldwater campaign but not Hood's involvement in it. These files were donated to the Arizona Historical Foundation in Tempe which holds the Barry Goldwater Papers. In addition, several boxes of records on the Conservation Commission which duplicated commission records held by the society were discarded. Records concerning his service on the Legislative Compensation Council and the Temporary Reorganization Committee were removed and separately catalogued as public records series. Except for the ORAP files, the entire Hood collection is available only on microfilm.
The REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN files briefly concern Hood's service as chairman of the Third Congressional District Republican organization (1946-1950), with the focus of the documentation on his tenure as state chairman from 1950 to 1953. In addition to substantial correspondence with county and district chairmen, the Republican National Committee, and the state executive committee, there is a long run of correspondence and reports of the state finance committee. Prominent correspondents include Thomas Coleman, C.O. Wanvig, Henry E. Ringling, Claude J. Jasper, Jack L. Spore, Warren P. Knowles, and Joseph R. McCarthy. The files also contain correspondence, platform, rosters, press releases, and other material relating to Republican state conventions from 1949 through 1955. The finance committee records are of particular interest, as they thoroughly document the solicitation and distribution of funds during Hood's tenure. Such records are absent from the Republican Party of Wisconsin records held by the Society. Included in the finance committee correspondence are names of donors, amounts contributed, information on methods of fundraising, and minutes of meetings.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE files concern three periods in which Hood was involved with the national committee and national conventions. The first period substantially coincides with Hood's term as executive director of the Republican National Committee. Included are executive committee minutes, correspondence with committee members, resolutions, and press releases. The second period (1956) documents his personal involvement as a Wisconsin delegate-at-large to the National Convention. The third period (1963-1964) documents, although incompletely, his interaction with the members of the national committee during service as national director of field organization for Goldwater's presidential campaign.
The GOLDWATER FOR PRESIDENT ORGANIZATION files document Hood's service as state chairman in the Draft Goldwater for President committee, his service as director of Region III in the Goldwater for President organization and as national field director for the Goldwater campaign. The material consists mainly of material at the state level, with some documentation divided into files on the ten congressional districts and the finance committee. Also included are financial statistics for the state committee and limited
correspondence with the leaders in the national organization. Documentation as field director for Goldwater is extremely limited and it is presumed that such information is contained in the Goldwater papers at Tempe.
SUBJECT FILES contain documentation on various political campaigns and political figures with whom Hood was associated such as Glenn Davis, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and Joseph R. McCarthy. Also included is information on many state committee and organizations with which he was associated including the Land and Water Conservation Council, the Outdoor Recreation Act Program Advisory Committee, the Wisconsin Industrial Growth Organization, and the “Yes” for Forestry Committee.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Wayne J. Hood, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1965-1986. Accession Number: M65-370, M68-268, M86-407
Processed by James Greve (FGH intern-1986) and prepared for microfilming by Randal Sivertson and Carolyn J. Mattern, 1987.
Contents List
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Micro 1116
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Series: Biographical Material, 1950-1965
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Series: Republican Party Of Wisconsin
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34
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Executive Committee minutes, 1947-1953
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Correspondence
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69
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1947
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126
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1948
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215
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1949
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291
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1950
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736
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1951
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2
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1
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1952
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227
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1953
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561
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1954
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733
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1955
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846
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1956
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1
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1958-1964
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Finance Committee
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Correspondence and reports
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226
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1947-1949
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277
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1950
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616
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1951
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1952
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869
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January-May
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June-December
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89
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1953
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169
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1954
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250
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1956-1964 records, 1948-1964
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395
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La Crosse contributors list, 1952-1956
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441
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1951 Finance Campaign reports, 1952
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984
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Minutes, 1950-1951, 1959-1962
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1013
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1962 fundraising procedures outline
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State conventions
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1949, La Crosse
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72
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1950, Milwaukee
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126
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1951, Wisconsin Rapids
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193
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1952, Milwaukee
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274
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1953, Madison
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288
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1954, Milwaukee
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291
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1955, Ripon
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Series: Republican National Committee
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326
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Executive Committee minutes, 1952-1953
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Correspondence
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401
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1950-1959
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482
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1964-1965
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570
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Douglas Wheelock, 1964-1965
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Republican National conventions
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612
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1956
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629
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1963-1964
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Series: Goldwater For President Organization
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673
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National correspondence, 1963-1965
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850
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State correspondence, 1963-1964
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District correspondence, 1963-1964
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1st District
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63
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2nd District
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138
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3rd District
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172
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4, 5, & 9th districts
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256
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6th District
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283
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7th District
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375
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8th District
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398
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10th District
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Finance Committee
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424
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Correspondence, 1963-1964
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543
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Statistics
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625
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Membership lists, 1963-1964
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Series: Subject Files
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679
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Advisory Platform Committee, 1951-1952
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702
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Camp McCoy, 1953-1954
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721
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Coleman, Thomas, 1957-1963
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774
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Dane County Women's Republican Club, 1952
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750
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Davis, Glenn, 1956-1958
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921
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Eau Claire County Taxpayers Association (Speech), 1966
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968
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Eisenhower presidential campaign, 1952-1956
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Expenditure Management, Wisconsin Committee on Improved, 1964-1967
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124
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Federal appointments, 1952-1953
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258
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Forestry Advisory Council, Minutes, 1966-1967
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278
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Founder's Day dinner, 1951
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320
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Land and Water Conservation Committee, 1965-1968
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489
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League of Women Voters, 1951
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497
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Legislative Compensation Council, 1968
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503
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McCarthy, Joseph R., 1950-1956
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552
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Midwest Rocky Mountain Republican State Chairmen's Association, 1950-1959
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742
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Miscellaneous campaign, 1959-1967
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811
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NYBS
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836
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Nixon campaign, 1958-1959, 1968
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Outdoor Recreation Act Program Advisory Committee
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Mss 355
Box
1
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1-6
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General files, 1966-1967
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Box
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7-8
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Task Force minutes, 1966-1967
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Micro 1116
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953
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Porter, Foster, 1950-1956
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963
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Reapportionment, 1952-1953
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1
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Reapportionment, Legislative Council Committee on, 1962
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54
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Reorganization Commission, 1966-11967
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97
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Ringling, Henry E., 1955
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106
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Stassen, Harold E., 1951
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111
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Thomson, Vernon, 1955-1964
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248
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Wiley, Alexander, 1950-1956
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290
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Wisconsin Industrial Growth Organization, 1960-1961
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483
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Racine Manufacturers Association strike manual
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502
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“Yes” for Forestry Committee, 1968
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519
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Young Republicans of Wisconsin, Organization Manual, 1952
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