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| Buffalo County (Wis.). Clerk. | Title: Buffalo County (Wis.). Clerk: Reports and Papers, 1853-1911 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Buffalo Series 5 Abstract: Records including county board proceedings and papers (1854-1911); county officers annual reports (1856-1905); Soldiers Relief Commission proceedings and relief applications (1887-1893); county board communications, petitions, and legal opinions (1853-1905); jail specifications and bids (1867-1868); road and bridge papers (1854-1908); town boundary papers (1857-1903); statements of taxes and indebtedness (1902-1904); militia lists from the towns within the county (1858-1859); jury lists (1850, 1874); notices of town officers elected (1874); bonds, oaths, and appointments (1855-1898); and annual reports of the Fountain City Mutual Farmers Fire Insurance Company. |
| Buffalo County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Buffalo County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Deeds and Indexes, 1854-1964 Quantity: 18 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Buffalo Series 16 Abstract: Documents showing conveyance of real estate, which include deeds and may include warranties, tax deeds, and foreclosure documents. Entries show names of persons involved in land transfer, legal description of land, and amount paid. The indexes contain names of grantors (sellers) and grantees (purchasers) noted in the real estate deeds. Indexes show date and time the deed was recorded, names of grantor and grantee, type of instrument, description of the property, and volume and page number of the deed record where the instrument is recorded. This microfilm was produced by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983. Originals are in the Buffalo County Register of Deeds office, Alma, Wis. |
| Bureau of Jewish Education (Milwaukee, Wis.) | Title: Bureau of Jewish Education Records, 1939-1949 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 134 Abstract: Records of an organization formed in 1944 to promote and coordinate Jewish education in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Also included are records of its predecessors, the Joint Committee on Jewish Education and the Milwaukee Talmud Torah Association. The files are those of George Laikin, an officer of each organization. They contain articles of incorporation, by-laws, correspondence, minutes, and reports, documenting the reorganization of the Milwaukee Talmud Torah Association and the formation of the Joint Committee in 1940; the formation of the Bureau of Jewish Education in 1944; and the 1947 consolidations of its affiliated schools: the Beth Israel and United Hebrew Schools, the Milwaukee Talmud Torah, and the Yiddish Folk Shule. Also included is a comprehensive survey and evaluation of Jewish education in Milwaukee sponsored by the Milwaukee Jewish Welfare Fund in 1941. |
| Hershey, Burnet, 1896-1971 | Title: Burnet Hershey Papers, 1913-1970 Quantity: 14.8 c.f. (14 record center cartons, 1 archives box, and 1 flat box), and 0.6 c.f. of photographs (1 archives box, 1 flat box, and 1 tube) Call Number: Mss 1069; PH 6628 Abstract: Papers, 1913-1970, of Romanian-born dramatist, war correspondent, and freelance writer Jacob Bughici Hirsch, who was best known by his professional name, Burnet Hershey. Photocopied clipping scrapbooks are the chief documentation of Hershey's reporting during World War I and II. The script materials primarily document his work for Vitaphone Studio. Also included are files on Hershey's proposed films, plays, books, and other writings, as well as his public relations work and correspondence related to his leadership of the Overseas Press Club. |
| Burnett County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors | Title: Burnett County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors: Proceedings, 1874-1958, 1969-1980 Quantity: 9.0 c.f. (3 record center cartons, 10 archives boxes, and 3 volumes) Call Number: Burnett Series 30 Abstract: Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors including minutes of board meetings, resolutions, committee reports, reports of county officers and commissions, financial reports, and communications to the board. The 1877-1881 volume is a photocopy of the original. (The original was charred in a courthouse fire prior to 1887; after photocopying it was discarded.) Volume A is an exact transcription of official proceedings as published in the Burnett County Sentinel. The original volume for some of these years was destroyed in the courthouse fire. |
| Burnett County (Wis.). Treasurer | Title: Burnett County (Wis.). Treasurer: Property Tax Rolls, 1865-1912, 1915-1980 Quantity: 55.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes and 627 volumes) Call Number: Burnett Series 8; Burnett Series 33 Abstract: Tax rolls showing name of property owner, land description, acreage, valuation of real and personal property, amounts of taxes, date and amount of payment, and by whom paid. Beginning in 1915, rolls are retained for every fifth year only. |
| Jones, Burr W., 1846-1935 | Title: Burr W. Jones Papers, 1873-1940 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss KO Abstract: Papers of Burr W. Jones, a Madison, Wis., attorney, Democratic Party leader, and Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, consisting of correspondence while a member of Congress, 1883-1895, a volume of autographs of members, and later congratulatory letters; articles and addresses; and personal account books, 1874-1927. |
| Phillips, Burr W., 1892-1960 | Title: Burr W. Phillips Papers, 1940-1956 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 46 Abstract: Papers of Burr Phillips, a University of Wisconsin professor of history and education, including articles, lectures, reports, and correspondence chiefly concerning post-World War II education in Germany. The papers also include correspondence relating to Phillips' tenure as editor of the “Teacher's Section” of the Mississippi Valley Historical Review. |
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Burrows, George B., 1832-1909; Richardson, James, d. 1893 |
Title: Burrows and Richardson Business Records, 1836-1915 Quantity: 27.0 c.f. (85 archives boxes and 12 flat boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss AQ Abstract: Records of Burrows and Richardson, a Madison, Wisconsin, real estate firm that was established in the early 1850s by James B. Richardson and operated under varying titles and partners--Abraham H. Palmer, Napoleon B. Van Slyke, Timothy Brown, Levi B. Vilas, and Leonard Farwell--until 1868 when it was taken over by George B. Burrows, who continued it until his death. The firm also acted as an investment, loan, and collection agency for other land companies and for individuals, including Charles Doty. The records document the firm's work with similar agencies in the state and its banking operations from the late 1850s to 1863, as well as its real estate transactions. |
| Benjamin, Burton | Title: Burton Benjamin Papers, 1957-1966 Quantity: 8.8 c.f. (22 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 74AF Abstract: Papers of a CBS vice-president and producer of news and documentaries, relating to his work on the award-winning CBS documentary series The Twentieth Century, 1957-1966, and other news projects. Production files contain research materials; scripts; transcripts and notes from interviews with Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Robert Dole, Patty Hearst, Eric Sevareid, and others; a transcript of CBS coverage of the assassination and funeral of John F. Kennedy; files on the 1980 presidential election, and other materials. General files contain publicity, distribution figures, press releases, memoranda between Benjamin and production staff, and seven and nine-year reports. Also included are several undated scripts for Robert Montgomery Presents (NBC) and Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (CBS). |
| Fisher, Burton R., 1917- | Title: Burton R. Fisher Papers, 1930, 1933-1967 Quantity: 14 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Green Bay Micro 26; Micro 821 Abstract: Papers created and collected by a University of Wisconsin sociology professor who was a member of the Menominee Indian Study Committee. Created by the Wisconsin Legislature in 1955, the Committee's purpose was to study and advise on the problems arising from termination of federal supervision over the Menominee Indians. Members of the Committee included the attorney general, state agency staff, legislators, representatives of the university and of the Oconto and Shawano county boards, and members of the Menominee Indian governing councils. The collection includes a variety of material created by Fisher and used for reference purposes. Major sections of the papers are a file of legislation and related papers, consisting of federal and Wisconsin bills, drafts, reports of hearings, and other items; an extensive run of minutes and announcements of meetings of the Menominee Advisory and General Councils; and a large reference file of reports and papers regarding the economic, political, and social history and conditions of the Menominee Indians. Other papers include correspondence; scattered records of the Committee, Menominee Enterprises, Menominee Mills, and the Menominee Indian Agency; copies of the Menominee Indian Tribal Roll; and news clippings. Many of the papers have been annotated by Fisher. |
| Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company | Title: Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company Records, 1895-1946 Quantity: 14.2 c.f. (40 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 99 Abstract: Records of Busch-Sulzer Brothers, a St. Louis, Missouri manufacturing firm which produced diesel engines. Founded by beer magnate Adolphus Busch as the Diesel Motor Company of America, 1898-1901, then the American Diesel Engine Company, 1901-1911, this firm was the first to manufacture diesel engines in the United States under the patent of German scientist Dr. Rudolph Diesel. In 1911, the company merged with the Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company, a Swiss manufacturer. The records include correspondence, reports, blueprints, drawings, and legal records documenting the early development of the diesel engine, improvement of the locomotive engine, submarine engine production during World War I, engine production during World War II, and general industrial manufacturing; financial records documenting assets and liabilities, production costs, and engine orders; and corporate records including minutes of Board of Directors and stockholder meetings. Also of interest is one folder relating to the company's relations with labor during the 1920s and data on employee wages and working conditions, advertising publications, and operating handbooks. |
| Business and Professional Women's Club (La Crosse, Wis.) | Title: Business and Professional Women's Club (La Crosse, Wis.) Records, 1916-1998 Quantity: 6.2 c.f. (14 archives boxes and 2 flat boxes) and 22 photographs Call Number: La Crosse Mss BK; PH La Crosse Mss BK Abstract: Records of a membership organization formed in La Crosse in 1916, and dedicated to elevating standards for women in business and the professions and working for social and economic legislation. The collection includes articles of incorporation, by-laws, histories, a constitution, membership records, correspondence, fragmentary committee and program records, financial materials, minutes, scrapbooks, annual directories, and photographs. Also included are similar records of the Coulee Region Business and Professional Women's Club; and scattered records of Coulee Region District 4 and its affiliate BPW clubs (Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah, and Vernon Area), the Wisconsin Federation, and the National Federation. Photographs include award and scholarship recipients, member participation in state and national conventions, officers, and group shots taken during the sixtieth anniversary. |
| Business and Professional Women's Club of Kenosha (Wis.) | Title: Business and Professional Women's Club of Kenosha Records, 1928-1980 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (4 archives boxes and 1 flat box), 25 photographs, and 1 film reel (8mm) Call Number: Parkside Mss 88; PH Parkside Mss 88; EA 066(R) Abstract: Minutes, annual reports, scrapbooks, yearbooks (directories), history, articles of incorporation and bylaws of a Kenosha, Wisconsin, social, cultural, and community service organization made up of working and retired woman business owners, professionals, managers, civil servants, and office staff. Founded in 1928, the BPW of Kenosha affiliated with the Wisconsin Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (Southeastern District No, 9) and the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club, Inc., in 1931. The collection primarily documents club meetings and activities. Scrapbook material includes newspaper clippings; programs from Kenosha, neighboring group, and district meetings; and photographs. Photographs depict officers, members, and events such as the 1970 March of Dimes radio auction and a 1968 “Fashions in Nonsense” fashion show. There is a short home movie segment from an unidentified meeting, circa 1966. Summaries of members' vocations or job titles and places of employment can be found in scattered yearbooks, membership lists, and membership committee annual reports. A year-by-year history of the group to 1956 is included in the collection, as well as an abridged history which appears at the beginning of the 1952-53 yearbook. |
| Business and Professional Women's Club of Madison (Wis.) | Title: Business and Professional Women's Club of Madison (Wis.) Records, 1919-1980 Quantity: 5.2 c.f. (2 record center cartons, 3 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, and 1 oversize volume) Call Number: Wis Mss SL Abstract: Records of the Madison membership organization affiliated with the Wisconsin Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. The Madison group was organized in 1919 and dedicated to peace and the economic interests of business and professional women. The group adopts yearly themes advancing the status of local women in economic, political, and social aspects. The collection consists of the constitution and by-laws, citations, committee materials including annual reports, financial records, executive board and monthly meeting minutes, a history, membership lists, loan and scholarship material for the Leora Westlake Memorial Loan Fund and Trees for Tomorrow, a complete run of the monthly newsletter Commentator, activity programs, yearbooks, and scrapbooks. Also included are scattered programs from the North Central Regional Conference conventions and donation records for the National Building Fund. |
| Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee | Title: Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee Records, 1920-1998 Quantity: 3.8 cubic ft. (4 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 127 Abstract: The Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee records document the organization's role in improving the conditions for working women through education, participation in community affairs and legislative action. Covering the years 1920-1998, the collection contains an almost complete run of the organization's newsletters, the Bulletin (1922-1948) and the Broadcaster (1948-1998), as well as executive committee minutes, committee reports and correspondence files; these files comprise the bulk of the collection. Also included, but to a lesser extent, are membership lists, handbooks, by-laws, annual report files and histories compiled for anniversary celebrations. The collection's photographs document the club's activities and members. Subject files also contain specific information regarding the organization's efforts to secure passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, influence state legislation, and its role in founding the Milwaukee Art Museum War Memorial Center. |
| Business and Professional Women's Club of River Falls (Wis.) | Title: Business and Professional Women's Club of River Falls Records, 1947-1982 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: River Falls Mss DL Abstract: Records of the women's club, including minutes, bylaws, membership reports and lists, correspondence, scrapbooks, scholarship and legislative files, and papers from the state and national parent organizations. |
| Business Improvement District No. 2 (Milwaukee, Wis.) | Title: Business Improvement District No. 2 Records, 1984-1997 Quantity: 3.4 cubic ft. (4 boxes); 11 oversize folders Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 102 Abstract: Records of the Business Improvement District (BID) which worked to promote and manage development by means of special tax assessments within the Historic Third Ward area of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The collection documents the BID's close relationship with the Historic Third Ward Association, which developed the overall planning and development of the area. The collection includes operating plans, which provide details on the goals and activities of the District, and minutes and background materials of the board of directors. The records of the parking structure contain extensive documentation of the design, planning, and construction of the parking and retail structure sponsored by the BID. The BID's Streetscape Project (sometimes called "Streetscaping") was an effort to improve the physical appearance of the district. The project began in April 1989 and was completed in 1992. The collection contains extensive documentation concerning the project, including correspondence with City of Milwaukee officials, especially the Department of Public Works, Renner Architects, and others about the streetscape plan and implementation. |
| UWP Archives | Title: Business Record Survey Records 1975-1980
Quantity: 4.8 cubic ft. 16 boxes Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection Abstract: Survey of records of businesses of Racine and Kenosha. Includes inventories taken by employees of UW-Parkside and questionnaires completed by representatives of the company. |