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| Michael, Harold L., 1925- | Title: Harold L. Michael “Joe Must Go” Papers, 1954 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: River Falls Micro 2; Micro 287 Abstract: Papers of Michael, chairman of the Polk County, Wis., Republican Party organization, relating to the “Joe Must Go” movement for the recall of Senator Joseph McCarthy; including correspondence, a scrapbook of clippings, organizational materials, and publicity materials. |
| Michie, Norman | Title: Norman Michie: Historically Speaking Radio Recordings, 1953 Quantity: 25 tape recordings Call Number: Tape 114A Abstract: Tape recordings of the Wisconsin Historical Society's radio series Historically Speaking, the story of the activities and services of the Society, written, directed, and narrated by Norman Michie. |
| Michigan. Additional Court (Iowa County) | Title: Michigan. Additional Court (Iowa County): Minutes, 1824-1833 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 flat box) Call Number: Iowa Series 74 Abstract: Minutes of the Additional Court (created by an 1823 act of Congress for Brown, Crawford, and Michilmackinac counties, Michigan Territory) when seated in Prairie du Chien and Mineral Point. This court had concurrent civil and criminal jurisdiction with the Michigan Territory Supreme Court and was conducted by Judges James Doty (1824-32) and David Irvin (1832-36). Records include: copies of Doty's and Irvin's letters of appointment; decisions on the granting of tavern and ferry permits; naturalization oaths; and trial records. Trial records include names of plaintiffs, defendants, petit and grand jurors, and attorneys; charges; motions; and verdicts. Crimes include murder, assault, fornication, adultery, illegal sale of liquor and army uniforms, larceny, contempt of court, and trespassing. A copy of a letter from Michigan Territorial Governor Lewis Bass giving Judge Doty permission to try several Winnebago Indians indicted for murder is also included. |
| Mickelson, Sig, 1913-2000 | Title: Sig Mickelson Papers, 1947-1975 Quantity: 15.0 c.f. (15 record center cartons) and 39 tape recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 152AF; Tape 585A Abstract: Partially processed personal and professional papers of a broadcasting executive and journalism educator. Professional papers include subject files and correspondence amassed during Mickelson's employment with CBS News (1943-1961), Time-Life Broadcast, Inc. (1961-1973), and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University (1973-1975). Personal papers consist of correspondence about his book The Electric Mirror: Politics in an Age of Television (1972) and speeches, articles, and subject files relating to the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, the International Broadcast Institute, the National News Council, and communication satellites. |
| Middleton, Clara, 1852-1910 | Title: Clara Middleton: Middleton Family Photographs, circa 1892-circa 1920 Quantity: 0.2 c.f., 156 photographs and 140 digital prints in 1 archives box, and 153 negatives (7 boxes) Call Number: PH 6407 Abstract: Photographs and papers of the Middleton family made by Clara (Case) Middleton, her husband William Elwell, and her son Forest, circa 1892–1920. The majority of the images document the Middleton family in and around their apartment on 22 East Mifflin Street in Madison, Wisconsin but also include images of the extended Middleton family; members of the Gunsolus family, Clara's relatives; and friends of Forest from his childhood and his time at college. Images in the collection also document Madison, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, Capitol Square, public buildings and businesses, churches, residences, Tenney Park, Lakes Mendota and Monona, and buildings and grounds on the University of Wisconsin campus. There are also images of Middleton family pets, some of which show the pets dressed in human clothes. The papers include documentation of Clara's second prize win in 1908 for a photo contest celebrating the founding of the University of Wisconsin and an article she wrote that year entitled “Amateur Photography in a Flat.” A typed transcript of references from Forest Middleton's diary to photographs in the collection is also included. |
| Mid-Town Neighborhood Association (Milwaukee, Wis.) | Title: Mid-Town Neighborhood Association (Milwaukee, Wis.) Records, 1961-1980 Quantity: 2.5 c.f. (6 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 13 Abstract: Records of a group of Milwaukee residents and businessmen interested in rehabilitation and preservation of older neighborhoods, together with incomplete papers on several organizations with which MTNA cooperated. Administrative records include articles of incorporation and by-laws; minutes, memoranda, and membership records of the executive board; minutes of the general membership meetings; and lists of members. Extensive correspondence, primarily of MTNA official Father John Baumgartner, is present, but committee files and financial records are fragmentary. An interrupted run of MTNA's two newsletters is also included. Records of other organizations and programs represent the Midtown Conservation Project, a controversial urban renewal program; Milwaukee Alliance of Concerned Citizens; Westside Action Coalition; and Midtown Clergy. |
| Midvale Heights Community Association (Madison, Wis.) | Title: Midvale Heights Community Association Records, 1954-1977 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 745 Abstract: Records of the Midvale Heights Community Association, a Madison, Wisconsin, membership organization founded in 1954 to deal with civic problems and to promote the community's recreational, educational, and social life. Includes bylaws, minutes, newsletters, and scattered correspondence. |
| Midwest Archives Conference | Title: Midwest Archives Conference Records, 1972-[ongoing] Quantity: 39 cubic ft. (106 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 194 Abstract: This collection contains records of the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) from the organization's founding in 1972 until the present. Included are records from MAC's presidents, secretaries and treasurers, council, committees, meetings, publications, public information officers, and audio-visual materials and memorabilia. The collection documents activities of this regional archival association, particularly issues of concern, such as the appointment of the Archivist of the United States, developments in the field of archives, and the organization's bi-annual meetings. Publications include complete sets of MAC newsletters (1973-present) and journal, the Midwestern Archivist (1976-1991) and Archival Issues (1992-present). |
| Midwest Institute on Drug Use | Title: Midwest Institute on Drug Use Records, 1973-1978 Quantity: .8 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 80 Abstract: The collection contains correspondence (1973-1978) from the advisory committee for the Midwest Institute on Drug Use (MIDU), meeting minutes, work documents, grant applications, and proposals for the implementation of MIDU. The collection also contains several research papers, drafts and proposals including "Psychosocial Investigation of Drug Abuse in Industry" (1974-1977), "Labor Survey" (1975-1977), and "The Economic Determinants of Illicit Drug Use" (1975-1976). Also included are documents such as memos and announcements relating to staffing, budget and other administrative functions. |
| Mierow, John | Title: John Mierow Papers and Still Images, Quantity: 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder) of papers, 0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box, 1 flat box, and 5 folders) of photographs, 0.1 linear ft. (13 folders) of paper prints, 0.1 linear ft. (8 folders) of slides, 0.1 linear ft. (9 negative flaps) of negatives. Call Number: WVM Mss 1326 Abstract: Still images pertaining to the service John Mierow, an Augusta, Wisconsin resident who served with the military police in the 1993rd Airways and Air Communication Service Squadron during the Korean War. The collection include both black and white and color photographs, color slides, and color negatives taken by Mierow while he was stationed in South Korea showing airbases, aircraft, and destruction from the war. The airbases include K-13 at Suwon, K-14 at Kimpo, K-16 at Seoul, K-46 at Hoengseong/Wonju, and K-55 at Osan. The majority of images were taken while Mierow was stationed at K-46 Airbase. Included are images of the 1993rd AACS auxiliary site, tents used by Mierow and other servicemen while stationed at the base, various squadron headquarters, and Mierow posing at machine gun posts. Also included are images of F-51 Mustangs, both on the ground and in flight, from the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing stationed at the base. Of particular interest are several images taken of South African F-51's also stationed at the base. Images taken at K-13 show the bombing range and include F4U Corsairs and an F-80 Shooting Star on bombing runs and a helicopter taking off to partake in an offshore rescue. Other documented aircraft include B-29 Superfortresses at Suwon, F-86 Sabres stationed at Kimpo, and C-46, C-118, C-119, and C-124 cargo planes stationed at Seoul. Images taken at Osan show the construction of K-55 and the location of the 1993rd AACS auxiliary site. Mierow also took images of the 1st Shoran Beacon Squadron stationed at Seoul, and recorded some of the destruction throughout the city. Also included in the collection is a scrapbook of scanned prints taken from photographs and slides in the collection that was apparently used in an exhibit for another museum. Three photographs in the collection show parts of this exhibit. Photocopies of the scrapbook pages are included in the collection for preservation purposes. The color negatives are of identified color photographs in the collection and are of F-51 Mustangs stationed at K-46. |
| Mifflin Street Community Cooperative | Title: Mifflin Street Community Cooperative Records, 1968-2006 Quantity: 6.0 c.f. (5 record center cartons and 3 archives boxes), 3.0 c.f. of photographs, drawings, and ephemera (3 flat boxes and 1 archives box), and 4 rolled drawings Call Number: M2007-067 Abstract: Records of the Mifflin Street Community Cooperative, a cooperative grocery store which was organized in 1969 and ceased operation in 2006. The records include a detailed history of the early years of the co-op and documentation from other area food cooperatives. Also included are photographs, drawings, and ephemera documenting individuals involved with the store, advertising, the building, its mural, remodel (1993), historical displays, and neighborhood events such as the Mifflin Street Block Party, which the co-op sponsored from 1968-1991. |
| Millane Family | Title: Millane Family Photographs, circa 1861-1908 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box); 17 safety film negatives Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 130 Abstract: Photographs taken by various members of the Millane family, including churches, homes, mineral springs, parks, public buildings, and street scenes in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Also includes photographs of members of the 5th Wisconsin Civil War infantry regiment, the departure of Company A, 4th Wisconsin Infantry for the Spanish-American War, and their reunion in 1908. The photographs are copies of the originals which are still held by the family. |
| Miller, David Hewitt, 1918-2006 | Title: David Hewitt Miller Papers, 1946-1982 Quantity: 6.2 cubic ft. (7 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 159 Abstract: The collection contains the personal papers of David Hewitt Miller, emeritus professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The papers include Miller's doctoral thesis, research conducted during his tenure with the Cooperative Snow Investigations, and drafts of conference presentations and published articles. The collection also contains Miller's extensive collection of scholarly articles on a wide variety of subjects in the geosciences. |
| Miller, Ellen Spaulding, 1843- | Title: Ellen Spaulding Miller Papers, 1863, 1870-1887 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss BF Abstract: Papers of a woman who lived in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in the 1870s. The collection consists largely of letters, written principally by Ellen Spaulding Miller to family members who probably lived in New York. The letters reflect domestic life, family relationships, economic conditions, lumbering, religious revivals, and health conditions in the lumbering capital of northwestern Wisconsin. The Spaulding papers also include the booklet The Christian Minister's Affectionate Advice to a Married Couple (circa 1863), eight issues of Every Child's Paper - a children's Sunday School paper, and two photographs of Jefferson Miller, Ellen Miller's husband. |
| Miller, Gilbert, 1884-1969 | Title: Gilbert Miller Scripts, 1929-1958 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: U.S. Mss 16AN Abstract: Scripts for nine plays, including The Rope Dancers (1957), Under Milk Wood (1957), and Witness for the Prosecution (1954), which were produced or considered for production by Miller, a noted Broadway producer-director. |
| Miller, Raymond J., compiler | Title: Raymond J. Miller: Records of Greendale (Wis.), 1938-1970 Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 489 vintage prints and 227 digital prints in 1 box, and 680 negatives (2 negative boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 191; PH Milwaukee Mss 191 Abstract: Records collected by Raymond J. Miller, former president of the Village of Greendale, concerning the development of Greendale, Wisconsin, one of three Greenbelt towns constructed by the U.S. Resettlement Administration. Included are plans of the town, histories of its planning, photocopy of a scrapbook of news clippings and press releases, pamphlets advertising the town, and community newsletters. The photographs and negatives document the early history of Greendale. Included are images of recreational activities, parades, celebrations, public buildings, business, schools, utilities, and maintenance vehicles. |
| Miller, Willis H., 1918- | Title: Willis H. Miller Papers, 1860-1981 Quantity: 15.4 c.f. (34 boxes and 2 oversize volumes) Call Number: River Falls Mss BS Abstract: Papers of Willis Miller, a northwestern Wisconsin editor-publisher, local historian, and genealogist. Included are correspondence, diaries, memoranda, genealogical materials, minutes, newsclippings, and scrapbooks. Financial records for the “Hudson Star-Observer,” the “Hammond News,” and the Publishers Printing Service; family papers of Miller's parents and grandparents; and material relating to the Hudson, Wisconsin, area also are present. Most prominent among the materials on Hudson history are papers concerning the Hudson Toll Bridge, 1909-1917, documents on the Hudson Housing Authority, 1967-1979, and records of the St. Croix County Historical Society, 1945-1971. The correspondence contains exchanges with friends and relatives, business acquaintances, persons sharing genealogical information, letters to the editor, and people encountered in Miller's world travels. Included are letters on St. Olaf College, from people in military service and from Europeans and Americans abroad during World War II, and an extensive series of letters from prison inmates, 1960-1980. Also included are diaries written by Miller and his father Theodeus Kane Miller depicting brief descriptions of weather, friends' visits, and daily life, 1925-1926, 1981-1994. |
| Miller, Winston, 1910- | Title: Winston Miller Papers, 1936-1971, 1989 Quantity: 8.8 c.f. (22 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 106AN Abstract: Papers of Winston Miller, a screenwriter and television writer-producer, consisting primarily of scripts, some supplementary notes and production material, and an interview. Of Miller's many film credits, there are 15 scripts from Republic's Dick Tracy series, numerous scripts for westerns made during the 1940s such as My Darling Clementine (20th Century Fox, 1946), and a shooting script for Gone With the Wind (MGM, 1939). Television scripts are the largest part of the collection. Here the earlier materials are also in the western genre and include files for Cimarron City (CBS), Gunsmoke (CBS), Rawhide (CBS), The Virginian (NBC), Wagon Train (NBC), and other series. Later in his career Miller turned to producing, and the collection contains extensive files on two such credits: Ironside (NBC) and The Bold Ones (NBC). |
| Miller-Rasmussen Ice Company (Green Bay, Wis.) | Title: Miller-Rasmussen Ice Company Records, 1903-1975 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 100 Abstract: Records of a Green Bay, Wisconsin company engaged in the business of harvesting, buying, and selling ice at wholesale and retail. Included are files of general correspondence; articles of incorporation, 1903; dissolution papers, 1975; minutes; contracts; deeds; mortgages; an abstract; financial ledgers and statements; insurance records; tax returns; personnel files; union contracts; blueprints; and a few personal papers of a company founder, John C. Miller. |
| Millmann, Eugene, d. 1994 | Title: Eugene Millmann Motion Pictures, 1926-1972 Quantity: 3 videocassettes Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 87 Abstract: Videocassette copies of motion picture footage shot by Eugene Millmann of events in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as well as a few other locations, mostly dating from the 1920s to the 1930s. The collection contains twenty-six separate clips, including the 1927 Milwaukee parades for aviators Charles Lindbergh and Lester Maitland, the Washington Park Zoo, Milwaukee's 75th and 100th anniversary parades, the 1951 visit of Douglas MacArthur, and the Muirdale Sanitorium. The footage totals 77 minutes in length, is in both black and white and color, and contains no sound. The footage was originally on 16 mm film. |
| Mills, Edmund, 1864-1920 | Title: Edmund Mills Scrapbooks, 1834-1919 Quantity: .5 cubic ft. (1 box); 2 volumes Call Number: AGSL Manuscript Collection 16 Abstract: This collection contains four scrapbooks compiled by Edmund Mills. The scrapbooks largely focus on Arctic expeditions and explorers, and consist of newspaper and magazine clippings, illustrations, pamphlets, and book excerpts. |
| Mills, James C. | Title: James C. Mills Papers, 1941-1993 (bulk 1989-1992) Extent: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: M2009-015 Abstract: Papers, 1941-1993 (bulk 1989-1992), consisting of personal and organizational correspondence, essays, notes, newsletters, clippings and other documents of James C. Mills, a resident of Neenah, Wisconsin, and an adherent to the philosophy and teachings of the Urantia Book, and a trustee of the Urantia Foundation. Included are materials concerning the Urantia Foundation and related groups, such as financial records, court documents, minutes of the Board of Trustees, drafts of the Urantia Brotherhood Constitution, and dust jackets and hardcover proposals for a printing of the Urantia Book. |
| Mills, Joe | Title: Joe Mills Papers, 1963-1971 Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 archives box) Call Number: M95-150 Abstract: Papers of Joe Mills, a conservationist and chairman of the Wild Rivers Committee of the Sierra Club’s John Muir Chapter, concerning the passage in 1968 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, which pertained to three rivers in Wisconsin: the Wolf, St. Croix, and Namekagon. The papers also reflect Mills' personal outdoor ethic and his passionate argument for the preservation of wilderness. Reference files contain material on wild rivers in several states. |
| Mills, Joseph Trotter, 1811-1897 | Title: Joseph T. Mills Papers, 1856-1888 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 volume) Call Number: Wis Mss BP Abstract: Memorandum books kept by Judge Mills, Lancaster, Wis., assemblyman and attorney, containing notes on law cases and legislative proceedings, with records of various trips, one to Superior and surrounding territory and return by way of the Great Lakes in 1856. There is an account of his interview with President Lincoln; some Civil War and Reconstruction correspondence; and a letter book kept by Mills and David McKee, Potosi, Wis., merchant and attorney. |
| Milofsky, Ruth, 1917- | Title: Ruth Milofsky Papers, 1959-1979 Quantity: .6 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 34 Abstract: Miscellaneous papers of a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee art education professor. The majority of the collection are files pertaining to Milofsky's courses, including outlines, course plans, and study lists. |
| Miltimore, Ira, 1813-1876 | Title: Ira Miltimore Papers, 1838-1963 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Whitewater Micro 3; Micro 502 Abstract: Papers relating to the family of Ira Miltimore, a prominent pioneer settler of Chicago (1836-1845) and Janesville, Wis. (1846- ). Included is correspondence between Miltimore and his future wife, Margaret B. King, 1838-1839; a few Civil War letters from Miltimore while serving as captain of Co. E, 33rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, and from his son Claron, a private in Co. E, 22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (1862-64) and adjutant in the 37th Infantry (1864-65); account books kept by Margaret, 1881-89, 1897-99, covering years spent by some family members in South Dakota; clippings; photographs; and biographical and genealogical notes gathered by a descendent, Mrs. Hazel Elmslie. |
| Milton Society of America | Title: Milton Society of America Records, 1942-[ongoing] Quantity: 2.2 cubic ft. (5 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 104 Abstract: Records of the Milton Society of America, officially organized in 1948 to promote the advancement of scholarship on John Milton and his works. A nearly complete sequence of annual dinner and meeting programs, as well as the Milton Evening booklets which preceded them, document the society's main function, which was to bring together and honor scholars in the field, The correspondence primarily relates to the planning of the dinner and the gathering of Milton-related works for the society's library. The annual James Holly Hanford award for the best book and for the best article related to Milton is an ongoing function of the society for which it receives submissions. The collection also includes the Seventeenth Century News, the official organ of the Milton Society of America, from 1942 to 1988 with only occasional missing issues. This publication highlights recent Milton scholarship and also includes The Neo-Latin News beginning in 1954. |
| Milward, James G., 1881-1963 | Title: James G. Milward Papers, 1900-1962 Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 9 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 3 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 721; Micro 1115; Tape 265A Abstract: Papers of James G. Milward, a member of the University of Wisconsin Department of Horticulture and potato extension specialist who led the development of the potato industry in Wisconsin for over 50 years. Included are correspondence, reports, notes, speeches and writings, an oral history, subject files, educational material, and financial records concerning his wide-ranging activities. The documentation covers seed certification, field trial demonstrations, research, marketing, and improved production. Particularly extensive are the files on the Wisconsin Potato Growers Association, of which he was secretary for many years, and the annual reports and work plans for the Smith-Lever Act, which he directed in Wisconsin. All files except the student notes and teaching materials are available only on microfilm. |
| Milwaukee Area Radio Enthusiasts | Title: Milwaukee Area Radio Enthusiasts Records, 1976-1994 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 150 Abstract: This collection contains a nearly complete run of newsletters and a flyer from the Milwaukee Area Radio Enthusiasts, a group that is comprised of "fans of Old Time Radio." The newsletters contain minutes to their meetings, as well as membership lists and information about old time radio in Milwaukee and nationally. |
| Milwaukee Brewers' Association | Title: Milwaukee Brewers' Association Records, 1883-1894 Quantity: .4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 142 Abstract: This collection contains a general journal (1883-1894) and a general ledger (1883-1894) from the Milwaukee Brewers' Association. These volumes document the close relationship between several Milwaukee brewery owners, who committed to their community through philanthropic donations to local charities benefiting the poor or ill. They also gave money to religious, political, cultural, and educational organizations. Some of the more popular recipients included Turnverein Vorwaerts, Liegel, Milwaukee Infants House, St. Rosa's Orphanage, the Thirteenth Ward Catholic Church, and the Working People's Reading Club. |
| Milwaukee Cement Company | Title: Milwaukee Cement Company Records, 1875-1948 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 25 photographs (1 flat box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss AR; PH 257 (3) Abstract: Miscellaneous business papers, including minutes of stockholders' and board of directors' meetings of the Milwaukee Cement Company and the Milwaukee Cement Railway Company, 1875-1948; correspondence relating to management problems; stock certificates; lists of stockholders; and several maps of company property. Also included are a brief historical sketch of the company and photostatic copies of testimonial letters. Photographs, 1876-1909, show quarry workmen, a quarry locomotive, processing machinery, the cooperage shop, kilns, plant exteriors and interiors, and officials at directors' meetings and on inspection excursions. |
| Milwaukee Christian Center | Title: Milwaukee Christian Center, Inc. Records, 1925-1966 Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes) and 20 photographs (1 oversize folder) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 61; PH Milwaukee Mss 61 Abstract: Records of the Milwaukee Christian Center, Inc. (MCC), founded in 1921, documenting the social and spiritual mission of a neighborhood-based mutual aid organization, the daily functions of the MCC, and its interactions with its constituents. Included are administrative subject files consisting of financial, personnel, and meeting records, and an assortment of materials created and accumulated by Reverend Kenneth L. Smith. Also included are operations and activities subject files which document neighborhood development, missionary and charity work, the “Project 61” relocation campaign, youth leadership and camp activities, and community affiliations. Additionally, there are publicity and press subject files which include a comprehensive collection of MCC-published newsletters. |
| Milwaukee Citizens for Equal Opportunity | Title: Milwaukee Citizens for Equal Opportunity Records, 1960-1966 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro 16; Micro 670 Abstract: Records of a Milwaukee organization originally formed in 1960 to support the civil rights movement in the South, but which ultimately turned its attention to the problems of local housing discrimination and school segregation. Included are correspondence, minutes, newsletters, and miscellaneous papers. Also present are materials on involvements with groups such as the Citizens Committee for Fair Housing Practices, with which the MCEO ultimately merged; the Milwaukee Urban League; the Wisconsin Citizens for Fair Housing Practices; the Milwaukee Area Joint Committee for Equal Opportunity in Housing; and the Milwaukee Commission on Community Relations. |
| Milwaukee Cooperative Milk Producers | Title: Milwaukee Cooperative Milk Producers Records, 1907-1975 Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (8 archives boxes and 1 card file box) and 7 photographs Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 90; PH 4309 Abstract: Records of a Milwaukee-based agricultural cooperative which sought to stabilize dairy prices and improve production, quality, and sanitation in the dairy industry. |
| Milwaukee County Industrial Union Council | Title: Milwaukee County Industrial Union Council Records, 1938-1948 Quantity: 4.4 cubic ft. (11 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss DU Abstract: Records of the CIO-affiliated council which was formed in 1938. Records consist of meeting minutes, trial committee records, resolutions, correspondence with the membership and other organizations, financial records, attendance records, and newsletters and reports of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and the Wisconsin State Industrial Union Council. Included are World War II materials from the Milwaukee County Council of Defense, and resolutions condemning Nazism and demanding the start of a second front. The correspondence includes documentation on efforts to promote more housing in Milwaukee County, and a confidential memorandum on differences between the MCIUC and Wisconsin State Industrial Union Council (November 18, 1947), which discussed charges of Communist influence and improper representation of Local 1533 at Fairbanks, Morse and Company. There are some materials on the United Electrical, Radio 8 Machine Workers Local 1111 strike against the Allen-Bradley Company (1938-39) and the United Auto Workers Local 248 strike against the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company (1946). |
| Milwaukee County Mental Health Association | Title: Milwaukee County Mental Health Association Records, 1941-1966 Quantity: 5.2 c.f. (13 archives boxes) and 10 photographs Call Number: Milwaukee Mss BI; PH 3063 Abstract: Records of the Association, formed in 1949 as the Milwaukee County Mental Health Committee. Organized by local health administrators and professionals, the committee was formed to provide a county-level organization that would work with the Wisconsin Association for Mental Health. Included are subject files on an annual Mental Health Week, lectures and panel discussions, preparation of educational materials, and assistance of state and county mental health facilities. Photographs include portraits of committee members taken by the Milwaukee Journal newspaper, circa 1950-1952. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Lis Pendens, 1857-1886 Quantity: 16 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 21 Abstract: Microfilmed notices that an action has been commenced and is pending in court upon the complaint of the plaintiff against the defendant of the foreclosure of a mortgage. Documents show court of jurisdiction, document number and date of filing, name of plaintiff and defendant, date and identification of the mortgage, description of real estate involved, and signature of plaintiff's attorney. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Index of Lis Pendens, 1857-1902 Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 20 Abstract: An index to “Lis Pendens” (Milwaukee Micro Series 21), showing date of filing; names of defendants and plaintiffs; type of document; name of attorney; number assigned to document by register of deeds; legal description of real estate; time of attachment or sale; and amount of indebtedness. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Mortgages, 1836-1886 Quantity: 93 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 19 Abstract: Microfilmed record of mortgages. Each mortgage document contains name and address of the grantor and the grantee; the dollar amount of the debt and terms of repayment; the legal description of the property being mortgaged; and conditions, if any, of use of the mortgage property during the life of the agreement. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Grantee Index to Mortgages, 1836-1901 Quantity: 8 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 18 Abstract: Microfilmed index by mortgage recipient to “Mortgages” (Milwaukee Micro Series 19) providing name and address of grantee and of grantor; type of instrument such as chattel mortgage, partial release, or assignment of mortgage; instrument number; and volume and page where mortgage is recorded. The original volumes are numbered 1-6 and then the numbering sequence begins over again and the volumes are numbered 1-24. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Grantor Index to Mortgages, 1836-1876 Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 17 Abstract: Microfilmed index by mortgage grantor to “Mortgages” (Milwaukee Micro Series 19) providing name and address of grantee and of grantor; type of instrument such as chattel mortgage, partial release, or assignment of mortgage; instrument number; and volume and page where mortgage is recorded. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Deeds, 1835-1886 Quantity: 106 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 16 Abstract: Documents showing conveyance of real estate from grantor to grantee. Information includes date of recording; name and address of grantee and grantor; consideration paid by grantee; receipt acknowledged by grantor; legal description of land sold; encumbrances, if any; and signature of grantor. Volumes are designated A-V and 23-207. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Grantor Index to Deeds, 1839-1900 Quantity: 74 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 15 Abstract: Microfilmed index by seller to “Deeds” (Milwaukee Micro Series 16) giving names of grantor and grantee; date and time of recording of deed; legal description of land being conveyed to grantee; type of instrument used in conveyance; volume and page where deed is recorded; to whom deed was delivered after recording; and fees charged. Volumes are unnumbered from 1839 to 1850 and thereafter are numbered as volumes 1-217. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Grantee Index to Deeds, 1835-1907 Quantity: 9 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 14 Abstract: Microfilmed index by buyer to “Deeds” (Milwaukee Micro Series 16) giving name of grantee and grantor and volume and page where the deed is recorded. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Register of Deaths, 1852-1912 Quantity: 103 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 11 Abstract: Microfilmed records of deaths. Items shown include: full name of deceased; maiden name if wife or widowed; married, single, or widowed; color/race; sex; age; dates of birth and death; name and birthplace of father and mother of deceased; primary and secondary causes of death; duration of illness; name of place, city or township, and county in which person died; name and location of burial site; name and address of person returning certificate; date of certification; and date of registration. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Index of Deaths, 1872-1916 Quantity: 6 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 10 Abstract: Microfilmed index to “Register of Deaths” (Milwaukee Micro Series 11) showing name, date of death, and volume and page numbers where recorded. Some names in the Index are not in the Register and vice versa. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Court Ordered Name Changes, 1871-1977 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 9 Abstract: Microfilmed record of name changes ordered by the court, date and number of court order, and date of filing. Included also as marginal notations are occasional corrections of marriage date and establishment of date and place of birth. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Register of Births, 1854-1911 Quantity: 186 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 8 Abstract: Microfilmed birth registers. Information appearing on the register of births over the years remained very constant, though the format changed from time to time, particularly at the turn of the century. Items shown include: full name of the child; sex; color, later expanded to indicate race (White, Black, Mulatto, Indian, or Mixed White-Indian); names of other issue living; full name of father and occupation; names of mother before marriage and, much later, occupation; illegitimacy; stillbirth; hour, day of week, and year of birth; place, town or township, county in which born; name and residence of physician, midwife, or other person signing certificate, or on whose application registry was made; later, nativity of parents and still later, parent's birthplace; date of certification; and date of registration. The earliest dates of births registered was one in 1823, a few in the 1830s, and more in the 1840s. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Register of Marriages, 1836-1911 Quantity: 75 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 13 Abstract: Microfilmed marriage records. Information appearing on the register over the years remained constant, though the format changed from time to time, particularly after the turn of the century. Items shown, for both husband and wife: full name (wife's maiden name); residence; color or race; age; single, widowed, or divorced; number of marriages; birthplace; occupation; name and birthplace of parents; and maiden name of mother. Marriage data includes place, city or township, and county where marriage was contracted; time when marriage took place; by what ceremony contracted; certification; signature of person officiating and of witnesses; filing date and names of local registrar and county clerk; and recording date. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Index of Marriages, 1830-1918 Quantity: 9 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 12 Abstract: Microfilmed index to “Register of Marriages” (Milwaukee Micro Series 13) listing marriages in Milwaukee County; showing name of husband, name of wife before marriage, date of marriage, and volume and page number where recorded. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Certificates of Marriage, 1836-1876 Quantity: 14 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Series 39 Abstract: Microfilmed certificates of marriage from which the register of marriages was created. Contains the same information as the “Register of Marriages” (Milwaukee Micro Series 13) including for both husband and wife: full name, residence, color or race, age, previous marital status, birthplace, number of marriages, occupation, name and birthplace of parents, maiden name of mother, and place, date, and other information on the marriage. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Treasurer | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Treasurer: Tax Sale Books, 1837-circa 1867, 1888-1904 Quantity: 12.2 c.f. (27 volumes) Call Number: Milwaukee Series 15 Abstract: Books listing lands sold for delinquent taxes, recording for each piece of real property: year of sale, certificate number, land description, owner, amount sold for, whether redeemed, cancelled, or disposed of otherwise, date, and name of redeemer. Date listed in the volume list below is the year of sale; the year of tax delinquency is one year prior to the year of sale. |
| Milwaukee County (Wis.). Treasurer | Title: Milwaukee County (Wis.). Treasurer: Tax Rolls, 1868-1970 Quantity: 300.0 c.f. (circa 600 volumes) and 70 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Series 14 Abstract: Tax rolls for real and personal property in Milwaukee County cities, towns, and villages, giving name, property, taxes assessed, and amount paid. |
| Milwaukee Curling Club | Title: Milwaukee Curling Club Records, 1947-1992 Quantity: 1.8 cubic ft. (4 boxes, 1 scrapbook); 1 oversize folder Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 69 Abstract: Records of an organization (mainly 1969-1977) dedicated to sponsoring and managing events and teams involved in the sport of curling. The collection documents the administration of committees, the design and construction of a new curling facility in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, relations with the Ozaukee Country Club, and the merger with the Ozaukee Curling Club. Also included are copies of North American Curling News, yearbooks of club members, records of the kilties (women's curling team), a history of the club written in 1981, and photographs of banquets and tournament winners. |
| Milwaukee Does | Title: Milwaukee Does Scrapbooks, 1978-1980 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) and 210 photographs (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 178; PH Milwaukee Mss 178 Abstract: Scrapbooks of the Milwaukee Does, a women's professional basketball team affiliated with the Women's Basketball League (WBL) consisting of news clippings and photographs. As one of the first professional female sports teams, the Does were seldom taken seriously by the general public, and these attitudes were exacerbated by the team's consistently poor performance on the court. In the summer of 1980, in an effort to improve their image, they developed a new logo and renamed the team the Milwaukee Express. However, the team was disbanded before the 1980-1981 season. The clippings highlight the team's struggles to be competitive while the photographs consist of snapshots of various games in which they played. |
| Milwaukee Drug Clerks' Association | Title: Milwaukee Drug Clerks' Association Records, 1894-1895 Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (2 volumes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss S Abstract: Records of an association which endeavored to promote the study and practice of the science of pharmacy, to advance its members in the drug business, and to sponsor social entertainments. Records include minutes, articles of organization, and a list of members. |
| Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network | Title: Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network Records, 1987-1994 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box); 37 videocassettes Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 206 Abstract: Collection consists of regular and special programming produced by the Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network (MGLCN) from 1987 to 1994. MGLCN was established by a group of individuals who wanted to produce regular programming on local gay and lesbian issues using the newly available facilities of MATA (Milwaukee Access Telecommunications Authority) Community Media. MGLCN produced Tri-Cable Tonight, a monthly news and entertainment program; the New Tri-Cable, a panel discussion program; and Yellow on Thursday, a comedy show featuring shorts, skits, and parodies. |
| Milwaukee Grain Exchange | Title: Milwaukee Grain Exchange Records, 1848-1974 Quantity: 27.8 c.f. (39 archives boxes and 82 oversize volumes), 4 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and 79 photographs Call Number: Milwaukee Mss EB; Micro 466; PH 3678; PH 3679; PH 3679 (3) Abstract: Records of the Milwaukee Grain Exchange, one of the chief national markets for the trading and inspection of grain, which was closely linked with the early commercial history of Milwaukee. Also included are records of its forerunners, the Milwaukee Board of Trade, Milwaukee Corn Exchange, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, and the Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange. The records consist of charters and amendments, constitutions, rules, minutes, annual reports, committee and gratuity fund records, correspondence, financial and payroll records, grain shipping records, grain storage applications, inspection and weighing department figures, legal files and correspondence, membership records, and scrapbooks and memorabilia. On microfilm are minutes of the general meetings (1875-1917) and of the board of directors (1860-1906). Also present is a stock transaction book from the Ontario and Erie Ship Canal Company. The photographs show officers and other members of the grain exchange and interior scenes including the trading floor, offices, and sample tables. |
| Milwaukee Human Relations Radio-Television Council | Title: Milwaukee Human Relations Radio-Television Council Records, 1954-1973 Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 archives box) Call Number: M81-335 Abstract: Records, 1954-1973, of the Milwaukee Human Relations Radio-Television Council, including scripts, correspondence, and other information on the monthly public service series Human Rights, which was broadcast on WTMJ-TV; Council correspondence and meeting minutes, 1957-1973; and information on planning meetings and topic ideas for the radio talk show Conference Call, 1972-1973. |
| Milwaukee Humanities Program | Title: Milwaukee Humanities Program Records, 1977-1986 Quantity: 4.1 cubic ft. (9 boxes including 46 audio cassettes; 9 audio reels; and 2 videocassettes) Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 67 Abstract: Records of a federally funded project conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) to promote the humanities to the general public, largely compiled or created by Frederick I. Olson, last executive director of the program. The collection contains accounting, budget, and other financial records; correspondence files; and grant files concerning the National Endowments for the Humanities (NEH). The correspondence files contain letters to and from the executive director with NEH and UWM officials, and Milwaukee's historical community documenting program funding and activities. The community board's meeting files contain minutes documenting its focus on NEH funding, project development, bylaws, and budget reports. The minutes provide insight into the objectives of the program and the role of board members. The program's oral history and film projects, which focused on the history of Milwaukee's people, products, and geographic areas are well documented in the collection. |
| Milwaukee Independent School | Title: Milwaukee Independent School: Labor History Course Materials, 1970 Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and 13 tape recordings Call Number: Tape 1305A; Milwaukee SC 58 Abstract: A labor history curriculum prepared by students at the Milwaukee Independent School, concerning the United Auto Workers (CIO) Local 248 strike of the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, West Allis, Wisconsin, 1946-1947, and tape-recorded interviews with Local 248 members and leaders and its attorney. |
| Milwaukee Indian Education Committee | Title: Milwaukee Indian Education Committee Records, 1976-2009 Quantity: .8 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 245 Abstract: Records of the Milwaukee Indian Education Committee (MIEC), formed to promote and foster educational achievement among American Indian communities in Milwaukee and the surrounding area. The collection provides information on MIEC's goals, activities, and achievements. |
| Milwaukee Jewish Council | Title: Milwaukee Jewish Council Records, 1938-1953 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro 41; Micro 965 Abstract: Minute books of a council founded in 1938 to coordinate community-based Jewish activities and organizations; containing minutes of annual meetings, the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and several other committees. |
| Milwaukee Jewish Home (Wis.) | Title: Milwaukee Jewish Home Records, 1906-1981 Quantity: 2.0 c.f (5 archives boxes), 182 photographs, 15 negatives, and 2 drawings Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 135; PH 3964 Abstract: Records, mainly 1931-1969, of several women's organizations associated with an Orthodox nursing home founded in 1906 as the Milwaukee Home for Aged Jews. The Women's Aid Society (1924-1962), the Ladies' Auxiliary (1930-1962), and the Women's Service League (1956-1968), the Women's Auxiliary and Aid (1962-1970), and the Women's Service Auxiliary (1970- ) were established to serve residents and help finance, operate, and maintain the home. Documenting their organization and activities are bulletins, bylaws, clippings, financial records, historical accounts, minutes, and photographs. Also included are a few files containing by laws, legal documents, minutes, financial statements, and publicity materials relating to the construction and general administration of the home. |
| Milwaukee Journal Stations | Title: Milwaukee Journal Stations Records, 1922-1997 Quantity: 214.7 c.f. (61 boxes and 5,865 canisters of 16 mm film reels) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 203 Abstract: Materials pertaining to the Milwaukee radio and television stations owned by the Journal Company (now Journal Communications, Inc.). The stations operated for many years under the call letters WTMJ. The paper records include scripts for editorials read on radio and television, audience surveys, photographs, promotional materials, scripts for newscasts, as well as materials pertaining to the personnel, history, and operation of the radio and television stations. The approximately 2 million feet of 16 mm newsfilm is the original edited footage used on the air to illustrate news stories from 1950 to 1980. The collection includes footage of the Milwaukee Braves; the civil rights movement in Milwaukee during the 1960s; local businesses such as Allis-Chalmers, the Pabst, Schlitz, and Miller Breweries; and national and international politicians and celebrities who visited Milwaukee. |
| Milwaukee LGBT History Project | Title: Oral History Interviews of the Milwaukee LGBT History Project, 2003-2007 Quantity: .6 cubic ft. (2 boxes); 10 digital audio files Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 200 Abstract: Collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by the Milwaukee LGBT History Project with members of Milwaukee's LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community. The collection includes audio records and interview transcripts. Interviewees describe their coming out experiences, the Gay Liberation Movement in Milwaukee, early LGBT organizations, the impact of feminism on LGBT politics, and LGBT social activities. |
| Milwaukee (Milwaukee County, Wis.: Town) | Title: Town of Milwaukee Records, 1835-1955 Quantity: 20.1 c.f. (47 archives boxes, 48 volumes, and 6 folders) and 3 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Series 5; Milwaukee Micro Series 5; Milwaukee Series 9; Milwaukee Series 30; Milwaukee Series 31; Milwaukee Series 34; Milwaukee Micro Series 6 Abstract: Records maintained by the Town Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor, and other officers for the Town of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The town was created in 1838 and disappeared as a legal entity in 1955. Records document both the evolving forms and functions of town government and the transition of this local area from a sparsely settled agricultural frontier to a distinctly urban and suburban region. |
| Milwaukee Modern Dance Council | Title: Milwaukee Modern Dance Council Records, 1960-1986 Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 161 Abstract: Records of a Milwaukee organization formed in 1960 by former students of University of Wisconsin dance education pioneer Margaret D'Houbler in order to encourage the appreciation and study of modern dance; the organization disbanded in 1986. Included are by-laws, minutes of monthly board meetings, correspondence, financial reports, publicity and the Dance Abouts newsletter, workshop and class information, scholarship records, and records of the Moving Company, a performing group established by MMDC. |
| Milwaukee Peace Action Center | Title: Milwaukee Peace Action Center Records, 1971-1972 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 24 Abstract: Fragmentary records of the resource center and clearinghouse for anti-Vietnam War activities that were preserved by William O. Brown, first chairman; including minutes, financial statements, newsletters, center leaflets, correspondence, and staff and membership questionnaires. |
| Milwaukee Polish Millennium Committee | Title: Milwaukee Polish Millennium Committee Records, 1962-1991 Quantity: .8 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 45 Abstract: Records, largely consisting of correspondence, of a Polish American group which promoted the celebration of Poland's Millennium of Christianity (966-1966). Some of the primary events that were documented in the collection are the convocation of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert, and the establishment of Poland's Millennium Achievement Awards Program. The Millennium celebration was also used as a forum for protesting the political conditions facing the people of Poland. Many of the items in the collection denounce the activities of the communist government in Poland. Mrs. Leonne Wozinski, acting chairman of the committee, compiled the records. The later records are primarily newspaper clippings about the Poland's Millennium Achievement Awards Program, which was discontinued in 1989. Many of the records in the collection are in Polish. |
| Milwaukee Press Club | Title: Milwaukee Press Club Records, 1885-[ongoing] Quantity: 61.5 cubic ft. (51 boxes); 20 audio cassettes; 6 audio reels; 33 videocassettes; 50 safety film negatives Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 146 Abstract: Collection consists of the records of the Milwaukee Press Club, documenting the oldest continuously operating press club in North America. Founded on November 1, 1885, the Milwaukee Press Club brings together members of the print, broadcast and electronic news media and related professions. The centerpiece of the Milwaukee Press Club records is an extensive collection of autographed plaques that have been signed and dated during the Press Club's long history. Initially, the Press Club asked prominent visitors, such as Theodore Roosevelt, to sign the wooden walls of the club itself, but as the number of signers grew, they established the current tradition of chalk signatures on black matte boards. These autographed plaques feature prominent entertainers such as Bob Hope, Tony Bennett, and Gene Autry; political figures such as Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter, and William Jennings Bryan; journalists, including Walter Cronkite and Art Buchwald; and sports figures, such as Babe Ruth, Vince Lombardi, and Stan Musial. In addition to the plaques, the Milwaukee Press Club records include a large collection of photographs which date to the late nineteenth century, copies of the club's annual publication Once a Year, materials relating to the variety of honors awarded annually by the Press Club, and a wide selection of journalistic memorabilia. |
| Milwaukee Public Schools. Department of Municipal Recreation and Community Education | Title: Milwaukee Public Schools, Department of Municipal Recreation
and Community Education Scrapbooks, 1923-1989 Quantity: 28 cubic ft. (35 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 151 Abstract: The collection consists mainly of newspaper clippings, promotional materials, and photographs documenting the history of the Milwaukee Public Schools, Department of Municipal Recreation and Community Education. The clippings provide information on athletic events and social activities conducted by the department. Clippings concerning the early history of the department's recreational programs, which were primarily intended to counteract juvenile delinquency and as a means of cultural assimilation, are also included. Promotional materials and photographs relate primarily to events held at more than twenty social centers operating in Milwaukee under the auspices of the department. A handful of scrapbooks fall outside these subjects and deal with the Gold Medal Award, the Milwaukee Players, New Day, and Wilderness Encounter. |
| Milwaukee Repertory Theatre | Title: Milwaukee Repertory Theatre Records, 1953-1987 Quantity: 80.2 c.f. (150 archives boxes, 1 record center carton, and 48 oversize boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 95 Abstract: Records of a professional repertory company (1953- ), begun as a community theater. Included are correspondence, legal and financial records, operational files, photographs of performers and of plays, and a small amount of technical production materials and scripts pertaining to MRT and to Drama, Inc., its parent corporation. Also present are similar records for the Fred Miller Theatre League, a women's support group, and the company's School of Professional Arts. The records document the problems that beset a local theater while building an audience, maintaining good relations with the community, achieving financial solvency, and attaining administrative and artistic stability. The records of individual performances are limited to financial records, programs, reviews, scripts, and photographs. |
| Milwaukee Solvay Quarter Century Club | Title: Milwaukee Solvay Quarter Century Club Records, 1912-1983 Quantity: 2 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 57 Abstract: Records of the Milwaukee Solvay Quarter Century Club (1943-1983), an association of veteran employees of Milwaukee Solvay Coke Company, a manufacturer of coke and coke byproducts. The records document the club's activities and development, and include constitutions and bylaws, correspondence between club directors, membership lists, membership death notices, minute books, photographs of club activities and company facilities, secretary's reports, Christmas cards and Christmas party programs, company histories, and a small quantity of the papers of club historian Herbert Hinz. The club was devoted mainly to social activities and to the recognition of longtime company employees. The collection contains publications issued by Milwaukee Solvay and its parent companies, including the Schlesinger Interests' Conveyor (1914-1921), the Koppers Company's Koppers News (1928-1930), the Milwaukee Solvay News (1942-1962), the Pickands, Mather and Company Producer (1966-1972), and a catalog of the Newport Company (1921). The publications provide limited documentation regarding the operations of Milwaukee Solvay and its parent companies. |
| Milwaukee State Teachers College. Office of the President | Title: Milwaukee State Teachers College, Office of the President Records, 1925-1961 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 109 Abstract: Miscellaneous records from Frank E. Baker's administration as president of the Milwaukee State Teachers College. The collection contains biographical materials, correspondence, a history and prophecy statement to college alumni (1940), and several photographs of Baker, including one with J. Martin Klotsche, UWM's first chancellor. The correspondence documents the college curriculum, courses, and enrollment; activities and programs; budget and staffing. A manuscript of Baker's years at the college is also found in the collection. Post-1946 materials pertain to Baker's death in 1961. |
| Milwaukee Transgender Oral History Project | Title: Oral History Interviews of the Milwaukee Transgender
Oral History Project, 2011 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) and 7 digital audio files Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 302 Abstract: Interviews with eight individuals concerning Milwaukee's transgender community and its history. Among them are social activists, organizational leaders, healthcare workers, service providers, and performers. Individuals self-identify across a broad spectrum of gender identities, and some resist gender identification entirely. Topics covered include transgender people and the feminist movement, the intersection of transgender identity and sexual orientation, transgender healthcare, coming out, and community organizations. |
| Milwaukee Turners | Title: Milwaukee Turners Records, 1852-1944 Quantity: 4.0 c.f. (9 archives boxes and 4 separate volumes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss BM Abstract: Records of a social and political organization founded as the Socialer Turnverein by German immigrants, embodying their liberal beliefs. Turners' activities consisted of gymnastics, literary contests, drama, and social events such as picnics and band concerts. Includes correspondence (1928-1936); financial reports (1928-1932); printed histories and scrapbooks; and minutes of the recording secretary (1855-1944), the financial secretary (1855-1934), and the corresponding secretary (1854-1859). |
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Title: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee Records, 1964-1966 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 5 Abstract: Partial records of the Milwaukee United School Integration Committee (MUSIC), an organization which worked to end school segregation and other forms of racial discrimination in Milwaukee. Under the leadership of Milwaukee attorney Lloyd Barbee and Marilyn Morheuser, MUSIC sponsored a “Freedom Day School” on May 18, 1964, to teach black students about their heritage and history, and called for student boycotts of segregated schools in 1965 and 1966. Among MUSIC's other projects were Freedom Camps I and II, 1964; rallies for better housing and jobs, 1964; questionnaires sent to school board candidates in 1965; marches, demonstrations, speakers, and fund-raising events. |
| Milwaukee Urban League | Title: Milwaukee Urban League Records, 1919-1979 Quantity: 24.5 c.f. (24 record center cartons, 1 archives box), 5 reels of microfilm (35mm), 5 tape recordings, 1 film, 2 filmstrips, 2 disc recordings, and 140 photographs Call Number: Milwaukee Mss EZ; Milwaukee Micro 20; Micro 862; Micro 784; Milwaukee Tape 6; Tape 883A; DD 225; Disc 156A; PH 6530; PH Milwaukee Mss EZ Abstract: Administrative files, primarily from the tenure of executive director Wesley L. Scott (1959-1981), including minutes of the board of directors and executive committee; annual reports; newsletters; membership files; committee records; and correspondence with related local and state organizations. General reference material deals with Milwaukee minority opportunities, civil rights, and other topics. Records of the various League departments illustrate the different projects undertaken in the League's major program areas. Also contains files on the National Urban League, and copies of reports sent to the national office. On microfilm are minutes of the board of directors meetings, news clippings, and photographs illustrating community events (1957-1958). |
| Milwaukee (Wis.). Board of Harbor Commissioners | Title: Milwaukee (Wis.). Board of Harbor Commissioners: Records, 1934-1973 Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons, 3 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Series 50 Abstract: Records of the Milwaukee Board of Harbor Commissioners, a municipal board responsible for the Milwaukee public port facilities. The board is authorized to make plans for the improvement of all waterways within the city and to plan, construct, and operate facilities for aircraft. The records include articles and speeches of Director Harry Brockel, 1940-1966; general correspondence, 1960-1972; correspondence concerning regular board meetings, 1934-1936, 1961-1972; and special board meeting minutes, 1960-1973. |
| Milwaukee (Wis.). City Council | Title: Milwaukee (Wis.). City Council: Proceedings, 1846-1876 Quantity: 16 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro Series 2 Abstract: Minutes of the meetings of the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee. From April 9, 1858 to April 21, 1874, the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Councilors were kept separately. |
| Milwaukee (Wis.) Mayor | Title: Milwaukee (Wis.), Mayor: Records of the Emil Seidel Administration, 1910-1912 Quantity: .4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 79 Abstract: Contains miscellaneous records of Seidel's term as mayor of Milwaukee. Includes correspondence and reports on the origin and development of the Child Welfare Association of Milwaukee; efforts to create a municipal or "People's" university in the city; plans for modernizing the harbor; and the controversy over Seidel's appointment of a Health Commissioner. Also contains some preliminary plans for the University of Wisconsin's Institute of Municipal and Social Service; a personal memo from Judge Noyes stating his opposition to the building a life-saving station on the lakefront; and some of Seidel's speeches on labor, the breaking of trusts, police corruption, and his acceptance speech as the Socialist Party's 1912 vice-presidential candidate. |
| Milwaukee-Downer College | Title: Milwaukee-Downer College Records, 1840-1964 Quantity: 53.2 c.f. (136 archives boxes, 35 volumes, 1 oversize folder, and 3 packages; including extensive photographs, and 5 disc recordings) and 3 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss L; Milwaukee Micro 78; Micro 2095 Abstract: Records, mostly dating from after 1895, of Milwaukee-Downer College College and its predecessor institutions, Milwaukee College and Downer College. Collection includes correspondence, financial records, subject files of the alumnae association, business office, college presidents, dean of students, faculty, presidents of the board of trustees, public relations office, and registrar. Also includes bulletins and catalogs, copies of student publications, newspaper clippings, photographs, reports from student organizations and activities, transcripts, and some records of the predecessor institutions. The collection also contains correspondence between Increase Lapham and Catherine Beecher on their educational philosophy. |
| Minahan, Roger | Title: Roger Minahan Papers, circa 1898-1990 Quantity: 5.7 c.f. (4 record center cartons, 1 flat box, and 3 archives boxes) Call Number: M91-092 Abstract: Genealogical research files collected and compiled by Roger Minahan during the 1960s to 1990 concerning the origins of the Minahan and Fitzgerald families of Ireland who eventually settled in Wisconsin, primarily in Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Oconto and Waukesha counties. Included are notes, correspondence, charts, family group sheets, news clippings, coats of arms, maps, and miscellaneous certificates. The collection also includes photographs and negatives, circa 1898-1980, of family members across the generations, family owned farms in Wisconsin, and Roger Minahan’s youth and activities at Mary Garrett’s School for the Deaf (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), where his mother Anna Minahan was employed as a teacher. |
| Mineral Point Public Schools (Wis.) | Title: Mineral Point Public Schools (Wis.): Records, 1857-1957 Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Iowa Micro Series 37 Abstract: Papers include general correspondence, 1857-1957, pertaining to inspection of schools, distribution of state aids, compliance with state statutes regarding education, vacant teaching positions and the hiring of replacements; annual reports of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools containing financial statements and occasional information on enrollment, the courses of study, textbooks used, and the number and qualifications of teachers; school censuses, 1865, 1887-1916, which list the names of parents, the names and ages of children between ages 4 and 20 living in the district, and the number of children enrolled in public and private schools for at least 12 weeks; petitions requesting a return to the ordinary district system of school government, 1916, a referendum on annexing certain areas to the school district, 1951, and additional band instruction, n.d.; and a small amount of correspondence regarding the computation and collection of tuition for non-resident students. |
| Mineral Point Public Schools (Wis.) | Title: Mineral Point Public Schools (Wis.): Teacher's Daily Registers, 1866-1867, 1873-1874 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Iowa Micro Series 39 Abstract: Microfilmed volumes recording names and ages of pupils, parents' names, and daily attendance records; from teachers L. J. Jeffery (1866-67), and E. Ansley, W. A. James, A. Temple, and C. E. Smith (1873-74). |
| Mineral Point Public Schools (Wis.). Board of Education | Title: Mineral Point Public Schools (Wis.). Board of Education: Proceedings, 1878-1941 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Iowa Micro Series 38 Abstract: Microfilmed minutes of regular and special school board meetings pertaining to matters such as approving bills for the operation of schools; hiring teachers; salaries of teachers, janitors, and administrators; awarding contracts; purchasing equipment and furnishings for new schools; rules regarding the use of school buildings; drawing up the budget; and the election of school board officers. |
| Mineral Point (Wis.). Assessor | Title: Mineral Point (Wis.). Assessor: Assessor's Papers, 1933-1949 Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Iowa Micro Series 43 Abstract: Microfilmed appraisals of the value of city property including the municipal building and contents, high school, grade school, fire station, pumping station, city park buildings, and the city barns and shed, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1946, and 1949; and 1937 appraisals of residential and mercantile property including the street number; owner's or tenant's name; type of dwelling; dimensions; number of stories; type of foundation, exterior walls, roof, basement, floors, trim, interior walls, heating, lighting, and plumbing; the year built; general condition; assessed value of the land and improvements; and in some cases a sketch of the building. |
| Mineral Point (Wis.). Clerk | Title: Mineral Point (Wis.). Clerk: Trustees and Council Papers, 1837-1879, 1915 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Iowa Series 59 Abstract: Trustees and Council records, including bids, bills, orders, receipts, oaths and bonds, petitions and ordinances, reports, surveys, correspondence, and papers on school, election, and tax matters. |
| Mineral Point (Wis.). Clerk | Title: Mineral Point (Wis.). Clerk: Election Records, 1844, 1857-1938, 1944 Quantity: 7 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Iowa Micro Series 36 Abstract: Includes poll lists which indicate the names, and in some cases, the addresses of persons who voted in municipal, primary, general, and special elections; tally sheets and inspectors' statements which report the number of votes each candidate received; nomination papers which show the date, person nominated, and city office sought, 1893-1937; records of absentee voting by servicemen, 1944, listing their home and military addresses; and a few miscellaneous papers including reports of election expenses, 1898. |
| Mineral Point (Wis.). Clerk. | Title: Mineral Point (Wis.). Clerk: Chattel Mortgage and Conditional Sales Records, 1862, 1887-1934 Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Iowa Micro Series 35 Abstract: Chattel mortage records containing the names of mortgagor and mortgagee, amount of mortgage, dates of filing, date mortgage is due, and its release. Conditional sales records include dates of contracts and their filing, names of buyer and seller, and a description of goods sold. |
| Mineral Point (Wis.). Common Council | Title: Mineral Point (Wis.). Common Council: Proceedings, 1857-1938 Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Iowa Micro Series 40 Abstract: Microfilmed proceedings including minutes of meetings, resolutions and petitions presented to the Council and notes on their disposition, and reports to the Council by city officials and Council committees. |
| Mineral Point (Wis.). Public Library | Title: Mineral Point (Wis.). Public Library: Women's Reading Club Records, 1894-1911 Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Iowa Micro Series 48 Abstract: Records of the Women's Reading Club, organized in 1894 to equip and staff the public library, including minute books, 1894-1911; cash books and financial statements, 1895-1911, showing receipts from membership fees, subscriptions, fines, and piano rent and expenditures for books, postage, lights, and labor; book orders, 1895-1902, listing the titles of books purchased; contracts for performances by speakers, orchestras, and theatre companies, 1897-1904; annual programs listing books read and topics discussed by the Women's Reading Club; and miscellaneous papers, 1895-1905, including a small amount of correspondence. |
| Mineral Point (Wis.). Treasurer | Title: Mineral Point (Wis.). Treasurer: Financial Records, 1857-1917 Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Iowa Micro Series 34 Abstract: Microfilmed journal of receipts and disbursements, indicating persons paid, date, amount of payment, reason for payment, and voucher number. The ledger of accounts, 1857-1916, indicates balances in various funds and accounts, dates of transactions, and reason for the activity. |
| Mink, Robert | Title: Polish-Jewish Relations in Milwaukee Oral History Project Records, 1990 Quantity: .4 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 118 Abstract: Consists of seven oral history interviews conducted in 1990 with Jewish merchants and their descendants who were active on Milwaukee's Polish south. Interviews contain information on inter-ethnic relations, anti-semitism, the experience of Jewish immigrants, and conducting business with immigrant clientele. Transcripts, although not complete, exist for each interview. |
| Minnesota & La Crosse Plank Road Company. | Title: Minnesota & La Crosse Plank Road Company Articles of Incorporation Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 102 Abstract: Articles of incorporation (1873) of the Minnesota & La Crosse Plank Road Company. |
| Minnesota ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) | Title: Minnesota ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) Records, 1979-1999 Quantity: 8.4 c.f. Call Number: M95-103; M2002-084 Abstract: Records of ACORN’s Minnesota office consisting of general administrative and subject files with a Minneapolis-St. Paul focus, documenting organizing in the Twin Cities area as well as ACORN’s activities on specific local issues such as neighborhoods, rape, squatters, taxes, city government, and other topics. |
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Minnesota State Arts Board; Minnesota Historical Society |
Title: Minnesota Polka Project Collection, 1990 Contents: Minnesota Historical Society: 12 sound recordings, 52 documents; Wisconsin Historical Society Archives: 18 folders; UW-Madison Folklore Program: 12 copy sound recordings, 78 slides, 56 documents, 1 computer diskette Unique Identifier: CSUMC0008-CG Summary: The Minnesota Polka Project documents the polka music traditions of German-American, Czech-American, Slovenian-American, and Polish-American ethnic groups throughout Minnesota. Sixteen bands and 21 of the bands' musicians were documented, resulting in a 44-minute anthology of Minnesota polka recordings and an accompanying 20-page booklet in 1990. Available materials include recorded interviews with band leaders and members, color slides of musicians and performance venues, and artist files containing correspondence, tape logs, electronic versions of the tape logs, and news clippings. The project was co-sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota State Arts Board and was also known as the Minnesota Polka Oral History Project. |
| Minor Family | Title: Minor Family Papers, circa 1890-1994 Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) and 313 photographs, 1 negative, and 4 pieces of ephemera (in 2 archives boxes) Call Number: La Crosse Mss CL; PH La Crosse Mss CL Abstract: Papers of the Minor and related families of Vernon County, Wis. and La Crescent, Minn. The bulk of the collection concerns Walton E. Minor (1907-1989), a former machinist and, after retirement from that career in 1963, a farmer. The collection includes his account books (1940-1986), a brief autobiography, his diaries (1965-1989), divorce papers, military service records, awards, a book recording Christmas gifts he received in 1973, and records concerning his death. There are also histories of the Minor, Hayden, and Slater families; notebooks recording weddings, birthdays, and deaths; obituaries and funeral books and cards; detailed records concerning Martha Minor's bicycle accident in 1978; account books concerning the building of the Minors' home in 1973 and an appraisal of it and inventory of personal property prepared for auction in 1989; and other family memorabilia. Photographs in the collection are housed in Madison and are mainly portraits and snapshots of members of the Minor family, but also include images of related families, particularly the Ames, Hayden, and Slater families, and a few scattered images of houses and other significant places in the family's history. Other families represented include the Host, Hayter, Jordan, Morton, Olson, Reuter, Shaner, Stucy, and Alley families. |
| Minow, Newton N., 1926- | Title: Newton N. Minow Papers, 1954-1965 Quantity: 23.6 c.f. (59 archives boxes), 25 tape recordings, and 11 films Call Number: U.S. Mss 65AF; Tape 343A Abstract: Papers of a Federal Communications Commission chairman (1961-1963) who focused national attention on the responsibilities of the television industry with his “vast wasteland” speech to the NAB in 1961. Correspondence dating from his years as chairman predominates, with chief topics of interest being an abortive reorganization of the commission, development of the government's role in satellite communication, and the expansion of educational television. There is also mail from the general public expressing opinions about broadcasting and letters from educators and publishers concerning public reaction to programs and commercials. Correspondence of significance is present from William Benton, Al Capp, Emanuel Celler, Martin Codel, LeRoy Collins, Everett M. Dirksen, Lawrence S. Fanning, Fred W. Friendly, Harry Golden, Arthur J. Goldberg, James C. Hagerty, Herbert Hoover, Hubert H. Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, Nicholas Katzenbach, C. Estes Kefauver, and John F. Kennedy. Other significant correspondents include Robert F. Kennedy, Edgar Kobak, Lawrence B. Laurent, Herbert H. Lehman, Lee Loevinger, Clare Boothe Luce, Edward P. Morgan, Edward R. Murrow, Gaylord Nelson, Maurine B. Neuberger, Richard M. Nixon, William Proxmire, James Reston, Eleanor Roosevelt, Robert W. and David Sarnoff, Dore Schary, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Howard K. Smith, Merriman Smith, Lawrence E. Spivak, Frank Stanton, Sylvestor L. Weaver, Jr., James A. Wechsler, Adlai E. Stevenson, and many others. Other parts of the collection consist of articles, speeches, interview transcriptions, biographical press releases, speeches related to mass communications by individuals other than Minow, clippings, drafts of his book Equal Time: The Private Broadcaster and the Public Interest (1964), and three volumes of an organization and management study of the FCC, 1962. The film and sound recordings relate to Minow's many appearances before media organizations and on radio and television. |
| Mirisch, Walter, 1921- | Title: Walter Mirisch Papers, 1946-1969 Quantity: 12.8 c.f. (25 archives boxes, 10 packages), 13 disc recordings, and 21 reels of film Call Number: U.S. Mss 87AN; Disc 98A Abstract: Papers of Walter Mirisch, an Academy Award-winning motion picture producer and founder of the Mirisch Corporation, consisting of records of various films and television series produced by Mirisch or by his company. Present in varying quantities, the files include shooting scripts, stills, advertising and publicity kits, films, sound recordings, and set and costume designs. Among the Mirisch Corporation productions (all released by United Artists) are The Apartment (1960), The Children's Hour (1962), The Great Escape (1963), Hawaii (1966), The Horse Soldiers (1959), How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967), In the Heat of the Night (1967), Irma La Douce (1963), The Magnificent Seven (1960), One, Two, Three (1961), The Pink Panther (1964), The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966), Some Like It Hot (1959), Toys in the Attic (1963), Two for the See-saw (1962), and West Side Story (1961). Records of television work include shooting scripts, films, and budgets for Hey, Landlord (NBC), Peter Loves Mary (NBC), Rat Patrol (ABC), and Wichita Town (NBC). |
| Mississippi Council on Human Relations | Title: Mississippi Council on Human Relations Records, 1964-1976 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 tape recording Call Number: Mss 536; Tape 812A Abstract: Records of an organization of black and white Mississippians dedicated to the creation of better race relations through education and the use of public relations. Numbering 400 members in 1965, the MCHR sought to expand the economic, cultural, and civic opportunities of all state citizens. The records mainly consist of Xeroxed copies of the correspondence of Kenneth L. Dean, Executive Director of MCHR in 1965. Also included is a constitution, an annual report from 1975-1976, copies of notes and newspaper clippings regarding the shooting of MCHR supporter Rev. Donald Thompson in 1965, reports, and printed reference material. The tape records a group discussion of March 5, 1966, held with black students attending integrated colleges throughout the South. Transcripts of this tape, and of a speech of Senator Charles H. Percy, are also in the collection. |
| Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party | Title: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Records, 1962-1971 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Mss 586; Micro 788 Abstract: Records of a mass political party formed in 1964 by Mississippi blacks who were dissatisfied with the “regular” Democratic Party in the state. The MFDP organized blacks and poor people to register and vote, held an unofficial “freedom ballot” for governor in 1963, and in 1964, challenged the seating of Mississippi delegates to the Democratic National Convention. This challenge and a subsequent challenge of the seating of the Mississippi Congressional delegation in 1965 both failed; following these attempts the party turned to statewide organizing and voter registration campaigns. The collection consists of manuscript and microfilmed documents illustrating the organization of the party, its two challenges and subsequent law suits, its voter registration and community organizing work, and Mississippi politics in general. Included are correspondence and printed mailings, statements, and press releases; legal documents; reports and general papers; the proceedings of the Credentials Committee of the Democratic National Convention; election and registration materials; newsclippings; newsletters; materials concerning related organizations; and copies of a masters' thesis and other term papers written about the MFDP by historian Leslie B. McLemore. |
| Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Quitman County Chapter | Title: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Quitman County Chapter: Records, 1965-1966 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 539 Abstract: Records of an affiliate of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), which was active in local voter education and registration, elections and promotion of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and general desegregation work in Quitman County. Included with the papers are general, printed records of the MFDP and ASCS, and an undated draft constitution and printed voter education materials of the Mississippi Freedom Labor Union. There is also a folder of scattered correspondence, mostly undated; arrest records from picketing during the summer of 1965, and a folder of handwritten notes, containing lists of things to do, contacts and their addresses, and plans for proposed work and future projects. Little of the non-printed material in this collection is clearly labeled as to author, recipient, or date. |
| Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Sunflower County Chapter | Title: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Sunflower County Chapter: Records, 1965-1967 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 53 Abstract: Partial records of the Sunflower County branch of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, mainly consisting of census and welfare material collected as part of a voter registration project, plus miscellaneous meterial dealing with civil rights and school integration. |
| Mississippi Freedom Democrativ Party. Lauderdale County (Miss.) | Title: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County (Miss.): Records, 1964-1966 Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 55 Abstract: Records of a local chapter of the Freedom Democratic Party of Meridian, Mississippi, relating to the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), the Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee (SNCC), Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as a co-ordinator of projects sponsored by these organizations. The papers contain correspondence, memos, reports, affidavits, minutes and telephone log concerning the Freedom Registration project, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, the Meridian Community Center, local boycotts, and incidents of intimidation including the disappearance and deaths of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney who were connected with the Meridian office. |
| Mississippi Valley Public Service Company (La Crosse, Wis.) | Title: Mississippi Valley Public Service Company Records, Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 028 Abstract: Records of the Mississippi Valley Public Service Company based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, which operated the streetcar lines. Records are incomplete but include newspaper clippings (1932-1942); a franchise book (1883-1913); and personnel records (ca. 1914-1936). The franchise book includes copied agreements between four utilities and their shareholders and appropriate municipalities. The four companies are La Crosse City Railway Co. (1892-1908), La Crosse Water Power Co. (1905-1913), Winona Railway & Light Co.(1883-1909), and Wisconsin Railway, Light & Power Co. (1913). The personnel records are arranged alphabetically and include information such as birthdate and place of the employee and a summary of accidents incurred during employment. This set is not complete but is representative of typical streetcar employees. |
| Missouri ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) | Title: Missouri ACORN Records, 1983-2001 Quantity: 4.4 c.f. (4 record center cartons and 1 archives box) Call Number: M2002-111 Abstract: Records of the Missouri office of ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), an activist group which stressed community organizing work, documenting campaigns concerning jobs and wages, banks and banking, housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development policies, campaign finance reform, and the activities of the ACORN Political Action Committee. |
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Mitchell, Alexander, 1817-1887; Mitchell, John L. (John Lendrum), 1842-1904 |
Title: Alexander and John L. Mitchell Papers, 1859-1906 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Wis Mss OH Abstract: Correspondence of two generations of a distinguished Milwaukee family: Alexander Mitchell, a Scottish immigrant who became a financier and railroad promoter and served as congressman from 1871 to 1875; and his son John L. Mitchell, also a financier and political figure. Alexander Mitchell's letters pertain to his political activities, his railroad investments, and other financial enterprises. Among his correspondents were Salmon P. Chase, James R. Doolittle, Rufus King, and Charles H. Larrabee. Letters, 1862-1863, written by John Mitchell and by his cousin, Robert Chivas, describe their Civil War service in the Southwest in the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Most of John Mitchell's letters, however, are concerned with the panic of 1893 and the resultant failure of the Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company Bank. Among his correspondents were bank officials, Arthur MacArthur, and Jeremiah Curtin. |
| Mitchell, Gordon S., 1907- | Title: Gordon S. Mitchell Papers, 1946-1971 Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes) and 48 cans of film Call Number: U.S. Mss 175AN Abstract: Papers of Gordon Mitchell, a producer of documentary films and television commercials. The bulk of the collection relates to commercials made by All Scope Pictures, Inc., Mitchell's production company, on behalf of advertising agencies such as Batten, Barton, Durstine, and Osborn; McCann Erickson; Walter Sausy; and Young & Rubicam. Included in the production files are scripts, correspondence, budgets, contracts, and storyboards for commercials for such nationally-prominent clients as Chrysler Corp., E.J. Gallo Winery, General Electric, General Mills, Kaiser Aluminum, Lucky Lager Brewing Co., Max Factor and Co., Rexall Drug Co., W.A. Schaeffer Pen Co., and Standard Oil of California. Also present are correspondence and notes for three Movietone News features, including one about John F. Kennedy's 1960 California campaign, and fragmentary production files for several proposed television series and special purpose films. Miscellaneous correspondence includes a letter from Darryl F. Zanuck. |
| Mitchell, John L. (John Lendrum), 1842-1904 | Title: Mitchell Family Papers, 1847-1923 Quantity: 1 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 75 Abstract: The collection contains the miscellaneous papers of a prominent Milwaukee business and political family. The most extensive parts of the collection are John L. Mitchell's personal letters to his wife, Harriet, and her incoming correspondence from friends. The senatorial correspondence of John L. Mitchell is largely routine constituent correspondence or requests for support from fellow legislators, and includes letters from Frederick Pabst, William Jennings Bryan, Charles King, Arthur MacArthur, Alfred Thayer Mahan, William Rosecrans, Edward Salomon, William Tecumseh Sherman, and William F. Vilas. The collection contains some correspondence of Alexander Mitchell, including a request from Lyman Draper for Mitchell's financial support of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and copies of several campaign speeches. Also included is an invitation and brochure on the christening of the battleship U.S.S. Wisconsin in 1898. Contains a photograph of aviator Billy Mitchell at the age of four months, and letters (1894-1901) to his father, John L., largely concerning an appointment in the cavalry and a trip around the world. |
| Mitchell, Roy E. | Title: Roy E. Mitchell Physician Business Records, 1913-1948 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss CG Abstract: Business records of an Eau Claire, Wis. physician providing a fairly complete view of the business operations and workload of a medical doctor. The records consist mainly of patient visit and payment daybooks (1919-1948) with date, head of household, brief notes, and charges. Also included is a financial record book of income received from other than professional services (1919- 1940); physician expense account books (1913-1939); a general ledger (1931-1940); a record book of opium and coca prescribed including patient name and diagnosis; and miscellaneous items. |
| Mitchell, William Robert, 1949-1987 | Title: William Robert Mitchell Papers, 1963-1987 Quantity: 10.5 c.f. (8 record center cartons, 2 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, 2 card boxes, 1 photo box, and 1 oversize PH folder) Call Number: M88-028 Abstract: Papers of William Mitchell of Madison, a librarian at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Library, an avocational genealogist, and a victim of AIDS. The collection primarily consists of Mitchell's extensive genealogical research materials on the Mitchell, Nault, Gaffney, and Holquist families, including research notes, copies of public records (birth, death, and marriage certificates), correspondence, published genealogies, manuscripts, memorabilia, photographs, and slides. To a lesser degree the collection documents Mitchell's personal life and his battle with the AIDS illness through financial records, insurance papers, information on his medical history, diary entries, and correspondence. |
| Mitchell, William S., 1842-1863 | Title: William S. Mitchell Letters, 1861-1863 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 147 Abstract: The collection consists of transcriptions of Civil War letters written by Captain William Mitchell to his family in Milwaukee between 1861 and 1863. Mitchell wrote about his experiences in the war and inquired about family. Several letters discuss the action in battles that Mitchell saw with the 1st Wisconsin Regiment, including Perryville, Kentucky; Stones River, Tennessee; and Chickamauga where Mitchell was killed in action. |
| Mitchell, William, 1879-1936 | Title: William Mitchell Correspondence, 1888-1922, 1927, undated Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 293 Abstract: Correspondence of military leader William (Billy) Mitchell, including letters written as a grammar school student at Racine College, Racine, Wisconsin; as a commissioned officer in the Army Signal Corps from camps in the United States, Cuba, and the Philippines during the war with Spain, 1898-1901; and as an officer following the war from camps in mainland United States and from Alaska where Mitchell assisted in developing telegraph communications. The collection also includes incomplete correspondence from Mitchell as an officer serving on the General Staff in Washington, D.C. and on observation tours in Europe prior to World War I; as aviator, brigadier general, and head of the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps during World War I; and as publicity-minded Assistant Chief of Air Service following the war. Also present are several letters written by his first wife, Caroline Stoddard Mitchell, and his daughter Harriet; and a brief exchange with the D.A.R. Boulder Committee concerning a monument for a Revolutionary War ancestor. |
| Mittness, Lewis T., Jr., 1929- | Title: Lewis T. Mittness, Jr., Papers, 1964-1975 Quantity: 6.4 c.f.(16 archives boxes) and 1 tape recording Call Number: Whitewater Mss AN; Tape 599A Abstract: Papers of a former Democratic legislator best known for his advocacy of environmental issues who represented the Janesville area in the Wisconsin Assembly, 1965-1975. Included are chronological correspondence, press releases, subject files, newsletters, and biographical clippings. |