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| Ela, Emerson, 1875-1956 | Title: Emerson Ela Papers, 1892-1987 Quantity: 4.2 c.f. (8 archives boxes, 1 card box, and 1 record center carton), 3 reels of microfilm (35mm), 38 photographs, and 199 transparencies Call Number: Mss 874; PH Mss 874; Micro 2053 Abstract: Papers, 1898-1958, of Emerson Ela, a Madison, Wisconsin attorney and advocate of marketing cooperatives who was also associated with many civic organizations, and the personal papers of his wife, Florence White Ela. Included are biographical and autobiographical materials, personal and business correspondence, diaries and journals (chiefly of Florence Ela), household accounts, records of his early law practice, and subject files about the Madison Dry League, the Madison Planning Trust, the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association, and other organizations. Most extensive are the files on Ela's chairmanship of the United War Work Campaign during World War I which include correspondence; a scrapbook documenting the work of Lee C. H. Orbach, state publicity director; additional clipping scrapbooks; and lantern slides issued by the national campaign to support its fundraising work. Records of the law practice include correspondence with clients such as Richard Lloyd Jones, Amos P. Wilder, and the Wisconsin State Journal, and speeches delivered in behalf of the Northern Wisconsin Cooperative Tobacco Pool. Other correspondents include Charles N. Gregory, Irvine Lenroot, and Verne Kaub. Photographs include images of Emerson Ela and Florence White Ela documenting their lives before and after their marriage. Included are images of Emerson in school at Rochester Academy, Beloit Academy, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Images of Florence include photographs from Beloit College and a scrapbook kept by Florence. |
| Ela, Richard E. (Richard Emerson), 1812-1888 | Title: Richard E. Ela Papers, 1830-1884 Quantity: 2.5 c.f. (5 archives boxes and 1 flat box, including 28 volumes) Call Number: Mss 834 Abstract: Correspondence and business records of manufacturer Richard Emerson Ela of Rochester, Wisconsin. Early letters to his family describe his efforts to establish himself in the West and discuss land speculation, financial operations, and agricultural prospects. Later business correspondence is mainly incoming mail from his agents who sold the Ela fanning mills, wagons, carriages, plows, and other agricultural implements from town to town or from their own hardware stores, and from wholesale manufacturers and a few individual customers. Further details of his business are found in journals, ledgers, cash books, agents' sales books, inventories, lists of customers, and miscellaneous volumes from the firms of Richard E. Ela & Co. and Thompson & Ela. In addition, the collection includes letters written to Ela by two young friends, William W. S. Bliss and Henry L. Kendrick, between 1830 and 1837 which describe student life at the U.S. military academy at West Point. |
| Eldred-Clinton-Highby Family | Title: Eldred-Clinton-Higby Family Papers, 1859, 1862-1897 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 114 Abstract: Papers of three related Milwaukee families, with some information on other extended relatives. The collection focuses mainly on the Eldred family, including some correspondence about family history, and the Civil War pension and discharge records of William H. Eldred. Collection also includes a map of family property in Milwaukee's historic Third Ward. |
| Elizabeth Sullivan, 1910- | Title: Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Sullivan, 1977 May 11 Quantity: 5 tape recordings Call Number: Tape 635A Abstract: Interview conducted by Dale Treleven of the Historical Society staff with Elizabeth Sullivan, former executive director of the Dairy Council of Milwaukee, an organization sponsored by farmers and dairies for the purpose of promoting health and good nutrition through the use of dairy products. Sullivan also discusses her work for Brownberry Ovens, circa 1960. |
| Elkins, Hillard, 1929- | Title: Hillard Elkins Papers, 1956-1979 Quantity: 33.2 c.f. (19 record center cartons, 34 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes) and 12 tape recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 137AN; Tape 1125A Abstract: Personal and professional papers of a theatrical and motion picture producer active in the United States, Canada, and England. The collection documents both Elkins' career and personal life, and to a lesser extent, the career and personal life of actress Claire Bloom, Elkins' wife from 1969 to 1976. Included are a general subject file of correspondence, agreements, clippings, and financial records relating to Elkins' work as an actors' representative and producer; personal papers of Elkins and Bloom; and fragmentary corporate records of Elkins' many production companies. Among the productions with the greatest documentation are the films Alice's Restaurant, A Doll's House, and Oh! Calcutta!; and stage plays Best Laid Plans, A Doll's House, Golden Boy, Oh! Calcutta!, The Rothschilds, the South African plays Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island, A Streetcar Named Desire, and This Winter's Hobby. Among papers in the general subject file are materials pertaining to Robert Culp, Alex Haley, John Ireland, Van Johnson, James Komack, John V. Lindsay, and Steve MacQueen. |
| Ellefson, Norval, 1906- | Title: Oral History Interview with Norval Ellefson and Related Papers, 1900-1976 Quantity: 6 tape recordings, 0.1 c.f. (1 folder), and 6 photographs Call Number: Tape 551A; SC 1113; PH 4287 Abstract: Oral history interview, 1975, conducted by Dale Treleven of the Historical Society staff with Norval Ellefson, long-time Dunn County, Wisconsin, farmer and chairman of the board of the Farmers Union Central Exchange, Inc. (CENEX); with information on changes in farming over the previous six decades, on farmers' problems during the 1930's depression, on community affairs and his experiences on the Dunn County Board of Supervisors, and on the growth of and directions taken by CENEX. Also present are photocopies of related papers, 1962-1976, including clippings, a statement by Ellefson, and two brief histories of CENEX. Photographs relate primarily to the farm of Louis Ellefson in Dallas, Barron County, Wis., 1900-1920. Images include exterior views of the farm fields, buildings, horses, a tractor and thresher, and individuals. |
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Ellinger, Albert J., 1861-1918; Ellinger, Flora Hofmeister, 1863-1966 |
Title: Albert and Flora Ellinger Papers, 1850-1976 (bulk 1895-1958) Quantity: 11.2 c.f. (27 archives boxes and 1 flat box), 24 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and 2 tape recordings Call Number: Parkside Mss 37; Parkside Micro 8; Micro 635; Audio 625A; Parkside Tape 1 Abstract: Papers, primarily dated from 1895 to 1958, of Albert and Flora Ellinger, manufacturing entrepreneurs of Chicago, Illinois and Racine and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Included are personal and business papers which provide information on the economic, political, and social milieus in which they lived. Business records are incomplete, documenting well only the Michigan Avenue Syndicate, a Chicago real estate holding company. The collection reflects the Ellingers' work together prior to their 1916 marriage; Flora Ellinger's “rich aunt” relationship with her family; occasional involvement by Albert with Wisconsin's Progressive Republicans; and Flora's patented inventions. Family photographs are also included. |
| Ellis and Merrill | Title: Ellis and Merrill Records1861-1911 Quantity: 14.0 c.f. (27 archives boxes and 8 flat boxes) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 79 Abstract: Correspondence and other records of a law firm established in Green Bay in 1890 by Eleazer Holmes Ellis and Carlton Merrill. The firm accepted all types of cases, but dealt primarily in corporate and property law. The records include files of correspondence with clients, 1890-1905; less complete information about the financial operation of the firm, 1879-1903; records of cases handled in circuit court, 1873-1894; and some records of real estate sales and the collection of rents by the attorneys, 1861-1895. |
| Elo Grange No. 666 (Elo, Wis.) | Title: Elo Grange No. 666 Records, 1925-1969 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Oshkosh Micro 9; Micro 619 Abstract: Records of a Winnebago County, Wisconsin, agricultural and social organization, including minutes, financial records, and a scrapbook concerning cooperative sales of binder twine, and community events such as sewing contests, lectures, dances, and dinners. Also present are histories of Elo and Utica, Wisconsin, written in 1964. |
| Elpern, Beth S. | Title: Beth S. Elpern The Way It Was Radio Broadcasts, 1969 Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and 14 tape recordings Call Number: SC 1050; Tape 469A Abstract: Scripts and recordings of a radio series, The Way It Was, by Beth S. Elpern, presenting “eye-witness” accounts of historical events, using material drawn from the files and papers of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; broadcast over WHA, University of Wisconsin station, Madison, and recorded April 3, 1969. |
| Elsner, Richard, 1859-1938 | Title: Richard Elsner Papers, 1854-1967 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 193 Abstract: Photocopies from a scrapbook and memoir of Richard Elsner, an early champion of both the trade union and Socialist movements in Milwaukee. Born in Germany, Elsner came to Milwaukee in 1880 and became a pioneer in the Brewery Worker's Union, a veteran of the Socialist Party, an attorney, and was elected as a civil judge, register of deeds, and a member of the Wisconsin legislature. The papers include photocopies of family materials, writings by Elsner, miscellaneous articles, and photographs of Elsner and his family. Also included is an undated biography of Elsner written by Charlotte Bleistein. |
| Ely, Richard Theodore, 1854-1943 | Title: Richard Theodore Ely Papers, 1812-1963 (bulk 1882-1939) Quantity: 81.8 c.f. (198 archives boxes, 3 cartons, 2 card file boxes, and 1 oversize folder) and 191 reels of microfilm (35 mm); plus additions of 0.6 c.f. and 42 photographs Call Number: Wis Mss MK; Mss 411; Mss 806; Micro 924; File 1875 June 25 Oversize; PH 801; PH 815; PH 816; PH 939; M2003-120 Abstract: Papers, dating mainly 1882-1939, of Richard Ely, an economist, educator, reformer, and faculty member at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Wisconsin, and Northwestern University. Also included are genealogical information and records of several academic, patriotic, and reform organizations which Ely helped found, including the American Association for Agricultural Legislation, American Bureau of Industrial Research, Christian Social Union, Ely Economic Foundation, Institute for Economic Research, Institute for Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities, League to Enforce Peace-Wisconsin Branch, and Wisconsin Loyalty Legion. |