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| Buss, Fran Leeper | Title: Fran Leeper Buss: Work and Family: Low Income and Minority Women Talk About Their Lives, undated Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (8 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 809 Abstract: Transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by Fran Leeper Buss with low-income and minority women of all ages and from various geographic areas. The interviews focus on the experiences of being poor and female. Especially strong on issues of employment and family life, they include information on sexual harassment, welfare programs, domestic violence, alcohol and drug abuse, and issues of race and class. The production and indexing of the transcripts was a collaborative project of the Southwest Institute for Research and Women at the University of Arizona and the Schlesinger Library on the History of American Women at Radcliffe College, with funding from the Ford Foundation. The interviews are indexed by ethnic/racial group, geographic area, and subject. |
| Stenberg, France Walker | Title: France Walker Stenberg Family Genealogies, 1846-1984 Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: Stevens Point Mss BU Abstract: Papers and correspondence, 1846-1984, documenting the Barber, Hamilton, Hilditch, and Walker families of Waushara County, Wisconsin. The papers consist of family trees, biographies, correspondence some of which has been transcribed, and other genealogical materials. Family members who first settled in Waushara County include William Henry Hilditch, James Poole Walker, his wife Joanna (Snell), their fives sons, and Chester Peter Barber and his wife Cecilia (Johnson). |
| Schwantz, Frances Goetsch, 1877-1968 | Title: Frances Goetsch Schwantz Papers and Photographs, 1856-1980 (bulk 1894-1968) Quantity: 1.9 c.f. (6 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder), 395 photographs and 8 negatives (in 4 archives boxes and 1 flat box), and 1.0 c.f. of scrapbooks (in 2 flat boxes) Call Number: Mss 1033; PH 6514 Abstract: Papers, 1856-1980, of Frances Loraine Goetsch Schwantz, documenting the Goetsch family's emigration from Germany to the area around Watertown, Wisconsin in 1845, Schwantz's education and work as a schoolteacher, her work for the State Board of Control under Mrs. Elizabeth Kading from 1923 to 1924, and the genealogy of her extended family. Included are correspondence, scrapbooks, memorabilia, account books, notebooks, clippings, photographs, and negatives, with the bulk of the items from 1894 to 1968. Some of the materials were used for the 1982 “Six Generations Here” exhibit organized by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin concerning the Krueger family, to which the Goetsch family is related. |
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Goodrich, Frances; Hackett, Albert |
Title: Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett Papers, 1927-1961 Quantity: 5.2 c.f. (13 archives boxes, 1 volume, 3 packages) Call Number: U.S. Mss 21AN Abstract: Papers of a husband-wife writing team who collaborated on many stage and motion picture productions. Included are scripts and drafts, clippings, correspondence, explanatory notes, and memorabilia. Especially well documented is The Diary of Anne Frank (1955), for which the Hacketts wrote both the Pulitzer Prize-winning play and the motion picture (20th Century-Fox, 1959). These files contain letters on the writing, translation, and production of both versions, variant drafts and scripts, financial records, publicity, and papers relating to the awards won by the play. Many letters exchanged between 1953 and 1961 by the Hacketts and Otto Frank, the father of Anne, offer insights into the couple's research and composition techniques. Other noteworthy screen credits which are represented in the collection are Ah, Wilderness (MGM, 1935), Easter Parade (MGM, 1948), Father of the Bride (MGM, 1950), Father's Little Dividend (MGM, 1951), Naughty Marietta (MGM, 1935), Rose Marie (MGM, 1936), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (MGM, 1954), several from the Thin Man series (MGM, 1935), and Watch on the Rhine (Warner Bros., 1943). |
| Lavine, Frances Hoffman, 1906- | Title: Frances Hoffman Lavine Papers, 1925-1983 Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 1 reel of microfilm (35mm), 38 photographs, and 4 negatives Call Number: Superior Mss Z; Superior Micro 4; Micro 2060; PH Superior Mss Z Abstract: Papers of Lavine, a Jewish actress and founder/director of the Children's Theatre of Duluth; relating to her theatrical work and civic activities in Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis. Microfilmed scrapbooks of newsclippings, programs, and photographs pertain to the Children's Theatre, the French River Dramatic Arts Club, the Little Theater of Duluth, dramatic presentations of the Senior Hadassah of the Temple Emanuel Congregation (Duluth), and Lavine's own one-woman dramatic performances and readings. |
| Gregorski, Francis E., 1899-1967 | Title: Francis E. Gregorski Papers, 1920-1967 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (2 folders) Call Number: Milwaukee SC 43 Abstract: Papers of Francis Gregorski, a District Court judge and prominent Milwaukee Polish-American; including newsclippings, photographs (1920-1960 and undated), and miscellaneous items regarding Gregorski's career and other activities. |
| McGovern, Francis E. (Francis Edward), 1866-1946 | Title: Francis E. McGovern Papers, 1909-1915, 1935 Quantity: 9.4 c.f. (47 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss OF Abstract: Papers of Francis E. McGovern, a progressive Republican governor of Wisconsin, 1911-1915, whose administration was notable for its social and administrative reforms. Correspondence relates to his election and service as governor, state politics, the state and national progressive movement, the University of Wisconsin, civil service, and elections. Other papers include applications and endorsements for state jobs, nomination papers for McGovern's second term, and personal financial records. Letters from the spring of 1912 primarily concern the Republican National Convention and the contest between Robert La Follette, William H. Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt for the presidential nomination. Correspondents include John J. Blaine, La Follette's campaign manager; William J. Barnes, New York Republican favoring Taft; and New York backers of Roosevelt. McGovern's strategy as head of the Wisconsin delegation in the convention caused a rift between him and La Follette, and the subsequent correspondence is largely a record of the rivalry which followed until 1914, when McGovern was defeated for U.S. senator. During his second term, the governor had personnel difficulties with La Follette men who were secure in their positions by virtue of the state civil service law. Many papers deal with this problem and with McGovern's efforts to depose some of them, notably insurance commissioner Herman L. Ekern. Letters between McGovern and president Charles R. Van Hise of the University of Wisconsin and Charles McCarthy of the Legislative Reference Library discuss the need for changes in the University to meet problems arising from the rapid industrialization of the country. The 1935 items are two letters by McGovern concerning the Barnes-Bashford election of 1908 and other past political developments. |
| Stewart, Francis Edward, 1853-1941 | Title: Francis Edward Stewart Papers, 1866-1938 Quantity: 7.6 c.f. (19 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 606 Abstract: Papers of a physician, pharmacist, and author who worked to establish standards for pharmaceutical preparations, change existing patent and trademark laws, and increase the level of cooperation between physicians and pharmacists. Stewart founded scientific departments at Parke, Davis and Company, Frederick Sterns and Company, and H.K. Mulford Company, and was active in numerous professional associations. The collection includes a large correspondence file and records pertaining to Stewart's employment, both as a physician and with pharmaceutical firms. It also contains correspondence, committee reports, articles, and research materials relating to Stewart's work with the American Medical Editors Association, the American Pharmaceutical Association, and the American Pharmacologic Society. There is a large amount of autobiographical material as well as many articles written by Stewart. Collection includes correspondence from Robert P. Fischelis, Henry T. Helmbold, Harold Lyons Hunt, William Williams Keen, James K. Stewart, and Theodore Weicker. |
| Bouda, Francis J., 1921- | Title: Francis J. Bouda Papers, 1968-1976 Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (1 record center carton and 3 archives boxes) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 81 Abstract: Papers of Francis Bouda, a Wisconsin attorney who represented the Interstate Alternative Association, a group of farmers and environmentalists that unsuccessfully opposed the construction of an interstate highway between Milwaukee and Green Bay. Included are correspondence, handwritten notes, and reference files containing legal briefs, environmental impact statements, notes from town meetings, and clippings. |
| Gurda, Francis S., 1895-1976 | Title: Francis S. Gurda Papers, 1886-1981 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 flat box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 49 Abstract: Papers of Gurda, a Milwaukee Polish American architect and engineer, containing architectural drawings of Milwaukee public and private buildings; a family tree and other papers of genealogical interest; and family photographs, including a World War I photo of Company K, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division. |
| Laurent, Francis William, 1901-1983 | Title: Francis W. Laurent Papers, 1936-1983 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (1 record center carton and 2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 728 Abstract: Papers of Francis W. Laurent, a naval officer from Thorp, Wisconsin, primarily concerning his career as a legal counsel for the Tennessee Valley Authority and as an official for the occupation of post-World War II Germany. Pertaining to work as assistant chief of the Decartelization Branch of the Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) are correspondence; reports; Laurent's personal statement to the Ferguson Committee, which investigated the decartelization program; and information on the Bosch Combine, one of the German businesses which Laurent studied. Tennessee Valley Authority work is represented by numerous memoranda on the Southern States Power Company and other litigation with which Laurent was involved, briefs, compilations of federal laws concerning water resource regulation, and reports. Work for the U.S. Navy concerning World War II contracts includes a compilation of relevant official documents and a draft war contracts manual. Other papers concern his legal career in Wisconsin and research on federal water resources legislation. |
| Aukofer, Frank A., 1935- | Title: Frank A. Aukofer Papers, 1957-2000 Quantity: 6.9 c.f. (15 archives boxes, 2 card boxes, 1 oversize folder), 8 sound recordings, and 9 video recordings Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 189; Tape 538A; Tape 1367A; VBC 025-032; VTA 027 Abstract: Papers of Aukofer, a reporter (1960-1989) and chief (1989-2000) of the Washington, D.C. bureau of The Milwaukee Journal, later the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Included are biographical information, correspondence with the general public, memoranda from Sig Gissler, Richard Leonard, Joseph Shoquist, and other Journal executives, as well as subject files containing memoranda, draft writings, clippings, reporter's notebooks, and research materials (some in recorded form). The latter concern reporting on automobiles, Arthur Bremer, Father James Groppi and the civil rights movement in Milwaukee, the trial of Eugene Hasenfus in Nicaragua, the Persian Gulf War, Watergate, and members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation. Other files concern The Freedom Forum, the National Press Club, of which Aukofer was president in 1978, the National Press Foundation, and other professional organizations. The videotapes include biographical interviews at the Newseum, congressional testimony about pooled coverage of the Persian Gulf War, and remarks at a 1996 symposium on the military and the media. |
| Krueger, Frank A., 1864-1959 | Title: Frank A. Krueger Papers, 1881-1959 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Green Bay Micro 7; Micro 505 Abstract: Papers of a pioneer settler near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; including diaries, notebooks, and reminiscences; concerning his family, neighbors, expenses, and activities while farming, teaching school, operating a cheese factory, and raising honey. |
| Adams, Frank, 1934- | Title: Frank Adams Papers, 1940-2009 Quantity: 8.8 c.f. (22 archives boxes), 27 tape recordings, 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), and 65 photographs; plus additions of 17.8 c.f., 8 tape recordings, and 4 videorecordings Call Number: Mss 343; Audio 824A; Micro 803; Audio 1230A; PH 3943; M91-067; M91-109; M92-311; M93-043; M94-057; M95-315; M97-193; M2000-146; M2001-151; M2010-065 Abstract: Papers, 1940-2009, of Frank Adams, a North Carolina author, journalist, educator, and community organizer. The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, interviews, and drafts of his writings. The subjects covered are: Southern social activism including material on James A. Dombrowski and the Highlander Research and Education Center; workers rights, unions, cooperatives, Employee Share Ownership Plans as well as papers relating to the Industrial Cooperative Association, and National Network of Forest Practitioners; education, adult and prisoner; and involvement with his alma mater, Goddard College. |
| Keefe, Frank Bateman, 1887-1952 | Title: Frank Bateman Keefe Papers, 1930-1973 (bulk 1940-1950) Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: Oshkosh Mss BW Abstract: Papers, mainly 1940-1950, of Frank Bateman Keefe, a former congressman from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The papers consist of brief constituent correspondence, minutes of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion, 1950; speeches; congressional newsletters; and extensive files from his membership on the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack. |
| Campenni, Frank, 1930-2000 | Title: Frank Campenni Papers, 1932-1977 Quantity: 3.4 cubic ft. (9 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 213 Abstract: The collection consists of materials of a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) English professor's research on Howard Fast, a prolific communist author. The significant areas of the collection focus on Howard Fast's political involvement with the Communist Party (1943-1956) and the anti-fascist movement (1945-1950). The collection contains photocopies of correspondence, copies of literary manuscripts (typescripts), newspaper clippings, oral history interviews, poems, political flyers and pamphlets, and a subpoena to appear before the United States Senate. Included is correspondence with Bette Fast, Steve Nelson, Albert Maltz, Morton Sobell, and various literary publishers. |
| Harding, Frank D., 1838-1902 | Title: Frank D. Harding Papers, 1833-1902 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: River Falls Mss AB Abstract: Papers of a Hudson, Wisconsin, man, including Civil War orders (1863-1866) about his service in Co. G, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry; as Captain of Co. H, 15th Regiment, Corps d'Afrique (1863-1866); and as officer of Co. C, 99th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops. Includes muster rolls of the 99th, and correspondence describing his service in Louisiana and Mississippi, including information on the surrender of New Orleans. Also includes personal correspondence, 1833-1875, with relatives in Connecticut and Rhode Island, especially Eddy Harding, Brooklyn, Conn.; business papers, 1848-1898, including warrantee deeds, an estate list (1849), and the will of Nathaniel Smith, Providence, R.I. (1860); and genealogical notes on the Jewell and Barnard families of Star Prairie, Wis. |
| Baker, Frank E., 1877-1961 | Title: Frank E. Baker Papers, 1932-1948 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss R Abstract: Papers of Baker, a Milwaukee educator and president of the Milwaukee Normal School, consisting of published articles and unpublished manuscripts for articles, speeches, and book reviews. As a pacifist, many of Baker's speeches before and during World War II deal with the impact of the war on higher education and students. Other speeches on social issues and education reflect Baker's liberal viewpoints. |
| Mason, Frank E., 1893-1979 | Title: Frank E. Mason Papers, 1931-1945 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 42AF Abstract: Papers of a NBC vice-president in charge of information who served as a special assistant to Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox during World War II. Included are correspondence, 1931-1945; telephone logs and appointment books, 1941-1944; speeches; and reports. The correspondence is primarily personal, but during 1939 and 1940 corporate matters become more prominent. Included here are letters and memoranda relating to NBC's development of short wave facilities, international broadcasting, and planning for wartime broadcasting. Some later letters refer to his activities in the Navy Department. Also part of the collection are speeches on newspaper-radio relations, short wave broadcasting, and propaganda; mimeographed copies of Knox's news conferences; and reports, not by Mason, concerning reconversion of industry after the war. |
| Girard, Frank | Title: Frank Girard Collected Papers, 1916-1996 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (2 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes) and 39 tape recordings Call Number: M2004-125 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1932-1972, related to the socialist movement in America, the bulk of which consists of correspondence between members of various organizations regarding common problems and materials related to Benson Perry and Frank Girard’s 1991 book The Socialist Labor Party: A Short History. Much of the material was accumulated by Perry through his involvement with socialist groups, especially in the Philadelphia area. The collection traces the evolution of an offshoot of Section Philadelphia of the Socialist Labor Party (SLP) as it and other splinter groups organized the Socialist Committee of Correspondence, eventually renamed Socialist Reconstruction, a loose federation of the various dissenting SLP sections. Also documented is the breakdown of Socialist Reconstruction and the development of the Philadelphia branch into an organization known as Philadelphia Solidarity. |
| Herlitzka, Frank | Title: Frank Herlitzka Composition Book Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 006 Abstract: Composition book kept by Frank Herlitzka of La Crosse, Wisconsin. |
| Huebsch, Frank | Title: Frank Huebsch Letter Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 041 Abstract: Photocopy of a letter written by Frank Huebsch, 1855 December 20, describing his trip from Germany to La Crosse, Wisconsin and his first few months living in La Crosse. |
| Italiano, Frank, (Francesco), 1915 | Title: Frank Italiano Biographical Material As Conductor of La Crosse Youth Symphony Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 109 Abstract: Biographical information on Frank Italiano's conducting career with the La Crosse Youth Symphony, 1979-1989. |
| Fuchs, Frank J. | Title: Frank J. Fuchs Papers, 1942-1945 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: La Crosse Mss CQ Abstract: Letters written to La Crosse (Wis.) resident Frank Fuchs from fellow members of La Crosse Aerie 1254, Fraternal Order of Eagles, serving in the U.S. armed forces during World War II, and other documents. |
| Young, Frank J., 1911-1968 | Title: Frank J. Young Papers, 1889-1968 Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons, 1 archives box, 1 oversize box) and 113 photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 78AN; PH 3629 Abstract: Fragmentary personal and professional papers of Frank J. Young, a New York publicist and journalist. Includes correspondence, resumes and press releases, drafts of public relations projects, and newspaper clippings about his career, New York social life, and Naval service. Also includes materials gathered for a book about the theater's Shubert family. Professional papers include publicity records, plans, and press kits done while with General Public Relations, Inc., for The Ann Sothern Show, December Bride, and The Loretta Young Show, promotional material for The Rifleman, a scrapbook of his Screen Gems promotional campaign for Father Knows Best, press releases for NBC, 1951-1952, and station and public relations records for WPIX-TV, 1948-1951, and WNEW radio, 1959-1962. The photographs relate to Young's professional activities and his personal life. |
| King, Frank, 1883- | Title: Frank King Cartoons, 1922, 1930, 1933-1955 (bulk 1933-1955) Quantity: 2000 items (in 26 flat boxes) Call Number: PH 1052 Abstract: Original pen drawings by Frank King, an American cartoonist from Wisconsin, for his popular comic strip Gasoline Alley, published by the Chicago Tribune. The bulk of the collection dates from 1933-1955; there are only 6 items total from 1922, 1930, and undated. |
| Nikolay, Frank L. 1922- | Title: Frank L. Nikolay Papers, 1959-1978 Quantity: 2 c.f. (2 record center cartons) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss AZ Abstract: Papers of an assemblyman from Clark County (1958-1966; 1968-1970) who served in a leadership capacity both on the floor of the Legislature and within the Democratic Party. Alphabetical subject files contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, speeches, press releases, committee records, and printed matter. Best are the files on various committee memberships including the Building Commission, Interstate Cooperation Committee, Judiciary Committee, Special Committee on Town Government Incorporation, Legislative Campaign Committee of the Democratic Party, and the 1960 Humphrey delegation to the national convention. For 1965-1966 there is a chronological file of constituent correspondence regarding proposed or pending legislation. |
| - - - | Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Ephemera Collection, circa 1955-circa 2003 Quantity: 1.5 c.f. (1 record center carton, 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder) and 6 videorecordings; plus additions of 0.1 c.f. and 13 items Call Number: Mss 1078; VHB 285-290; M95-131; M95-132; M97-099 Abstract: Miscellaneous material relating to Frank Lloyd Wright, his architecture, his associates, and his legacy, collected from various sources. Included are brochures, flyers, bumper stickers, posters, programs, reprints, and photocopied newspaper and magazine articles. The material primarily dates from after Wright's death (1959) and is arranged alphabetically by project and by subject. It most extensively documents the Imperial Hotel, Monona Terrace, Taliesin, and Taliesin West. Also included are 6 videotapes featuring several Wright projects and exhibits, some containing interviews with Wright associates. |
| - - - | Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Projects Photographs Quantity: 0.4 c.f (1 archives box) Call Number: PH 4274 Abstract: Photographs documenting built and unbuilt Frank Lloyd Wright projects. Included are images of structures, floor plans, elevations, other drawings, and models. |
| Stewart, Frank M. | Title: Frank M. Stewart Civil Rights Recordings, circa 1966-1967 Quantity: 26 audio recordings and 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) Call Number: M67-453; M2008-109; Audio 1376A; Audio 1459A Abstract: Recorded interviews, meetings, and Headstart programs, documenting Mississippi civil rights activities, circa 1966-1967. Interviews with faculty and students at Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi; recorded activities at Headstart Centers in Pace and Cleveland, Mississippi; meetings in Grenada and Gunnison; and interviews with Amzie Moore, Cleveland; Mrs. Annie Rankin, Jefferson County; Gentle Jackson, Tougaloo; and others. On paper are notes by Frank Stewart on the interviews. |
| Meinen, Frank, 1904-1991 | Title: Frank Meinen Papers, 1927-1989 Quantity: 7.0 c.f. (4 record center cartons, 4 archives boxes, and 2 flat boxes), 138 photographs, and 50 negatives Call Number: Eau Claire Mss BJ; PH 3912; PH 3912 (3); PH 3913 Abstract: Papers of a Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, farmer, electric fence manufacturer, and political conservative, including correspondence, financial records of the farm and a fence business, detailed agricultural production records from circa 1920 through circa 1975, family and other photographs, and subject files relating to Meinen's involvement with agricultural organizations such as the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America, St. Peter's Catholic Congregation (Tilden, Wisconsin), and various conservative and religious issues. Also included are papers written by Meinen while a student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1973-1982). |
| Graass, Frank N., 1885- | Title: Frank N. Graass Papers, 1917-1963 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 32 Abstract: Papers of a Wisconsin Republican and conservationist who served in the State Assembly from 1916 until 1961, including correspondence, reports, legislative bills, budget proposals, speeches, biographical materials, and newspaper clippings. The correspondence, primarily from constituents, focuses on the issues of patronage, military deferments, the Great Lakes fisheries, and other conservation issues. The correspondence includes an exchange with Governor Philip F. La Follette outlining political problems during 1935 and extensive communication with John Van Oosten of the U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Other prominent correspondents include Walter S. Goodland and Julius P. Heil. Additional materials document the Sturgeon Bay assemblyman's relationships with Governors Goodland (1943-1947) and Heil (1939) and with the Izaak Walton League. During his tenure in the state legislature, Graass also served on the Northern Great Lakes Area Council and the Great Lakes Fisheries Committee of the Council of State Governments. |
| Zeidler, Frank P. | Title: Frank P. Zeidler Papers, 1897-1977 Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss DJ Abstract: Papers of Frank Zeidler, a Milwaukee socialist and civic leader who served as mayor from 1948 to 1960. The collection consists mainly of materials (1950-1977) issued by various socialist organizations and a small amount of Zeidler's correspondence and writings about the Socialist Party and Social Democratic Foundation. Also includes various records of the national and state Socialist Party, and the Public Enterprise Committee, a socialist-leftist organization which promoted Zeidler for mayor. |
| Place, Frank, 1880-1959 | Title: Frank Place Scrapbooks of Trail Clippings, 1908-1950 Quantity: 17 volumes Call Number: AGSL Manuscript Collection 6 Abstract: This scrapbook collection contains trail clippings, collected by Frank Place, related to walking. The clippings are primarly from newspapers, magazines, and books from the New York and New Jersey area. |
| Neu, Frank R., 1920-1968 | Title: Frank R. Neu Papers, 1946-1972 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 163AF Abstract: Papers of a public relations director for the American Dairy Association, consisting of biographical material, speeches, publications issued by the ADA, and articles for non-ADA publications. |
| Stella, Frank R. | Title: Frank R. Stella Papers, 1928-1980 Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Parkside Mss 60 Abstract: Records collected by Stella while he was an officer of several organized labor groups in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Included are fragmentary records of the Union Co-Operative Publishing Company; Allied Council of Senior Citizens of Wisconsin; International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 34; Racine County Community Action Group; Ke-Nash-a Club; Kenosha Union Club, Inc.; Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America, Local 379; Kenosha AFL-CIO Council; and Kenosha Trades and Labor Council. There is also a little personal material in the collection. |
| Sinclair, Frank, 1895-1973 | Title: Frank Sinclair Papers, 1938-1964 Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 128AF Abstract: Papers of a Milwaukee Journal reporter. Organized as subject files, the papers include correspondence, clippings, and notes. Much of the material was gathered during the preparation of Blue Cross in Wisconsin published in 1964. Sinclair's articles on the plight of World War II veterans, which were instrumental in the passage of the G.I. Bill, are represented by copies of several speeches he made on the subject, though there are no notes nor correspondence relating to the topic. Other subjects documented are automobiles and public utilities. |
| Slingland, Frank | Title: Frank Slingland Papers, 1958-1984 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and 2 films Call Number: Mss 731; GA 195; AC 461 Abstract: Papers of Frank Slingland, a producer and director for NBC News documenting both the technical and creative aspect of news and sports production. Included for such programs as Meet the Press and David Brinkley's Journal are correspondence and interdepartmental memoranda, extensive script files, routines, and shooting schedules; advertising correspondence and copy; promotional scripts for other NBC programs; set designs; technical documents of various kinds, and films. |
| Kuehl, Frank W., 1894- | Title: Frank W. Kuehl Papers, 1896, 1911-1981 Quantity: 30.8 c.f. (77 archives boxes), 7 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 3 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 617; Micro 984; Tape 987A Abstract: Papers of Frank W. Kuehl, a teacher, lawyer, and bureaucrat active in the Progressive Republican movement in the first half of the twentieth century. He was Governor John J. Blaine's executive secretary and participated in a number of political campaigns in the 1920s, notably the Progressive Republican Al Smith for President Club of which he was secretary. After Blaine's election to the U.S. Senate, Kuehl served as assistant attorney general for the state of Wisconsin, stabilization director for the Banking Department during the early years of the Depression, and secretary to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Kuehl was Blaine's legal counsel during the latter's tenure on the board of governors of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) in Washington, D.C. Kuehl remained with the RFC until 1954 when he became attorney and Washington lobbyist for the American Medical Association. He later served as assistant to the director of the Office of Labor-Management and Welfare-Pensions Reports of the Department of Labor. Since his retirement in 1964, Kuehl actively participated on the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Rice Lake, Wisconsin; in the affairs of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Washington, D.C.; and in the planning and completion of the Peter J. Muhlenberg Memorial in Washington. The records document Kuehl's professional, political, and civic activities and also include comprehensive personal and family records, memorabilia, letters written between Kuehl and Marion Jeannette (Jane) Sattre before their marriage, and other correspondence with family and friends. |
| Matchette, Franklin J., 1863-1943 | Title: Franklin J. Matchette Papers, 1893-1958 Quantity: 7.6 c.f. (20 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 313 Abstract: Papers of Franklin J. Matchette, a successful hotel manager, inventor, and philosopher, relating primarily to his scientific interests and the development and propagation of his Absolute-Relative Theory as a metaphysical basis for the universe. Included is correspondence, notes, writings and speeches, and records of the Matchette Foundation which supported his theory after his death. Correspondents include Horace J. Bridges, Edward Macomb Duff, Mary Anita Ewer, I.I. Rabi, Alan W. Watts, and Dudley Zuver. |
| Aust, Franz A., 1885-1963 | Title: Franz A. Aust Papers, 1913-1966 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box), 5 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 37 drawings Call Number: Mss 144; Micro 1138; PH 3899 (7) Abstract: Papers, mainly 1913-1943, of Franz A. Aust, a University of Wisconsin professor of landscape architecture, consisting of speeches, radio talks, articles, and correspondence. The writings relate to interests in the fields of landscape design, rural planning, horticulture and gardening, roadside development and soil conservation, outdoor advertising, and aesthetics. Additional correspondence and related material relate to his early career at the University of Illinois under Wilhelm Miller, his long friendship with noted landscape architect Jens Jensen, and his role in the American Rural Planning Association, the Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape, and the Wisconsin Roadside Development Council. Also included are a few landscape plans, some course materials, and miscellany. The majority of the papers are available only on microfilm. The drawings are not on the microfilm. |
| Rickaby, Franz, 1889-1925 | Title: Franz Rickaby Papers, 1919-1947 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Wis Mss ET; Micro 877 Abstract: Papers of Franz Rickaby, a poet and collector of American folk songs. Two volumes contain Rickaby's journal of a ballad-collecting trip he made in the summer of 1919 from Charlevoix, Michigan, to Grand Forks, North Dakota, through northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. Among the biographical materials accompanying the journal are Vachel Lindsay's recollections of his friendship with Rickaby since their high school days in Springfield, Illinois, and a letter written by Lindsay in 1929. |
| Fraternal Order of Eagles. Hayward Aerie 1062 (Hayward, Wis.) | Title: Fraternal Order of Eagles. Hayward Aerie 1062 Records, 1905-1925 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 5 separate volumes) Call Number: Northland Mss 11 Abstract: Records documenting some of the social and economic programs of Aerie 1062. Included are constitutions and by-laws; minutes, 1910-1924; membership roll, 1905-1915; various financial records, 1905-1924, and a folder of correspondence, 1909-1910, 1923-1924. |
| Fraternity Buying Cooperative | Title: Fraternity Buying Cooperative Records, 1932-1994 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (1 record center carton, 1 archives box, and 3 flat boxes) Call Number: M2003-096 Abstract: Records, 1932-1994, of the Fraternity Buying Cooperative (FBC), one of the oldest student purchasing co-ops in the nation consisting principally of financial records. The cooperative is now known as the University Purchasing and Management Cooperative. |
| Risser, Fred A. | Title: Fred A. Risser Papers, 1956-2001 Quantity: 22.4 c.f. (20 record center cartons and 4 archives boxes) and 3 reels of microfilm (35 mm); plus additions of 17.8 c.f. and 4 disc recordings Call Number: Mss 391; Micro 1001; Audio 1561A; M2004-191 Abstract: Legislative papers of Fred A. Risser, a Wisconsin Democratic leader who represented the city of Madison in the Assembly, 1956-1962, and the Senate, 1962-. Documentation on his career includes correspondence from constituents and other legislators; subject files; committee files pertaining to participation on the State Building Commission, the Joint State of Wisconsin-City of Madison Planning Committee, and various other committee appointments; and press and campaign materials. Topics which are well covered include abortion, birth control, the Senate Democratic Caucus, the renovation of the state capitol, the Clean Air Act, legal definition of death, and the 1974 Committee for a Democratic State Senate. |
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Blair, Fred Bassett, 1906-; Blair, Mary Keith |
Title: Fred and Mary Keith Blair Papers, 1923-1994 Quantity: 3.2 c.f. (7 archives boxes), 1 tape recording, and 1 film Call Number: Mss 234; Tape 303A; AB 881 Abstract: Papers of a leader of the Wisconsin Communist Party, mainly consisting of correspondence, writings, biographical material, and subject files. Biographical material includes transcripts of two taped interviews (one of the tapes is in the collection) dealing with his views on politics and the Vietnam War and a film of a Great American Dream Machine (WNET-TV) episode based on his life. Correspondence, 1941-1979, is incomplete although it provides a picture of some party concerns. The later files are dominated by exchanges with a sister residing in Hungary. Writings, 1934-1979, include poetry and copies of speeches, articles, and press releases, many apparently written in behalf of the party. Of the subject files, the material on the Wisconsin Communist Party is most valuable. Here are included materials issued by the party which are not identified as having been written by Blair and clippings pertaining to the Wisconsin Gentile League and an advertisement placed in some Wisconsin newspapers. |
| Coe, Fred, 1914-1979 | Title: Fred Coe Papers, 1949-1975 Quantity: 19.0 c.f. (45 archives boxes and 3 flat boxes), 1 reel of microfilm (35mm), 11 tape recordings, 25 disc recordings, 119 films, and 6 video recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 198AN; Tape 1051A; Disc 162A; Micro 979 Abstract: Papers of Fred Coe, a producer and director in the media of theater, television, and film. Coe was involved with television from its early years, and became a well-known and influential producer of television drama, especially live broadcasts. The papers document Fred Coe's career and include a small amount of personal and biographical material; correspondence; production papers; scripts; publicity and reviews; and other papers. More than half of the collection relates to television, including files from the series Goodyear Television Playhouse,Philco Television Playhouse,Playhouse 90,Playwrights '56,Producer's Showcase, and Adams Chronicles. Also documented are the play Wait Until Dark, both the play and the film versions of A Thousand Clowns and The Miracle Worker, and other works both produced and unproduced. Recordings of the radio detective series Johnny Dollar, in which Coe was not involved, and material from a Robert Goldman television program on composer Norman Dello Joio are also included. Films, kinescopes, and videotapes document Coe's television and feature film work. |
| Lord, Fred D., 1864?-1954 | Title: Fred D. Lord Correspondence, 1893-1896 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: River Falls Mss AH Abstract: Correspondence of Lord, who operated an abstract office at Ellsworth, Wisconsin, and with County Surveyor S.A. Carpenter prepared and published plat maps of Pierce County, Wisconsin. Letters concern titles of land in Pierce County, publication and sale of his maps, a dispute with Carpenter, and local political matters. |
| Dickerson, Fred G., 1868-1922 | Title: Fred G. Dickerson Papers, 1847-1922 Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 171 Abstract: Miscellaneous papers of Dickerson, a Chicago inventor, manufacturer, and trustee of Lawrence College, who was born and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin. Fragmentary documentation about his inventions consists of advertising, a printed and a draft catalog for the Dickerson Milk Filler, engineering drawings, and a notebook about an inclined stair climber. Limited correspondence hints at development difficulties with his invention of the first practical method of canning evaporated milk, his most successful invention. Additional correspondence includes letters and legal documents about a partnership with J.M. Patterson of the Illinois-Georgia Pecan Company, and brochures, newspaper articles, and correspondence concern his advocacy of labor management cooperation, the “Chicago Way” to avoid strikes, in 1915. The career of Dickerson's father, Henry J. Dickerson of Appleton, also an inventor, is documented by broadsides about his process for welding steel patented in 1868, correspondence with individuals who leased the process, diaries about his later career, and agreements with William Johnson of Milwaukee to manufacture the “Dickerson shutter worker.” The collection includes plans for the family cottage at Three Lakes, Wisconsin, additional correspondence about the Dickerson and Porter families, and an assortment of high quality paper ephemera concerning Appleton, its churches and schools, and Lawrence College and its musical organizations. |
| Halstead, Fred, 1927- | Title: Fred Halstead Papers, 1956-1978 Quantity: 4.1 c.f. (10 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder), 1 tape recording, and 17 photographs (1 folder) Call Number: Mss 511; PH Mss 511; Tape 464A Abstract: Papers of Halstead, a Socialist Workers Party presidential candidate and leading opponent of U.S. involvement in the War in Vietnam. The collection consists of correspondence and research files for his book Out Now: A Participant's Account of the American Movement Against the Vietnam War (1978) and records of various anti-war organizations, most notably the Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee, New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC), National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE), and the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC). Also included are subject files containing publicity material, press releases, correspondence, agendas and proposals for individual conferences, demonstrations, and GI civil liberties. In addition there is a tape recording of an oral history interview given by Halstead about the origins of the anti-war movement and photographs of protests. |
| Holmes, Fred L., 1883-1946 | Title: Fred L. Holmes Papers, 1864, 1904-1946 Quantity: 3.2 c.f. (9 archives boxes and 3 flat boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss OC Abstract: Papers of Fred L. Holmes, a Madison, Wisconsin, writer and lawyer, founder of the Holmes News Service, and business manager or managing editor of the La Follette Weekly. As a newspaperman he wrote various authors for biographical material and photographs. Correspondence, 1904-1946, includes letters from Wisconsin political figures and well-known writers such as Zona Gale, Ray Stannard Baker, Hamlin Garland, and William Allen White. A large portion of the correspondence concerns the publication of Holmes' book The Voice of Trappist Silence (New York, 1941) and contains information on Trappist monasteries. Also present is correspondence, source materials, and manuscripts used by Holmes in writing Old World Wisconsin; radio speeches, mainly concerning his books; articles on local and state history written by Holmes; notes collected on Shaker communities; and clippings and congratulatory letters on Holmes' books. |
| Pederson, Fred. | Title: Fred Pederson Collection of United States Army Air Intelligence Materials Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 017 Abstract: These Army Air Intelligence materials consist of propaganda illustrations and Impact magazines from World War II. The propaganda illustrations are photographic reproductions of propaganda posters distributed by the U.S. Army and the War Department. The Impact magazines, dated 1943-1945, were publications produced by the Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence. The magazines contain information and photographs about airplanes, equipment, tactics, and mission results. There are no biographical documents or personal papers of Fred Pederson in this collection. |
| Richart, Fred | Title: Fred Richart Farm Records, 1940-1960 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Superior Mss S Abstract: Farm Family Record Books published by the Farm Security Administration and kept by Fred Richart for his Guernsey farm in Solon Springs, Wis. as a condition of the government loan which Richart had secured. Each volume contains information on the members of the household, budgetted and actual family expenses, estimates of farm production for the year, and reports of farm receipts and operating expenses. |
| Siebert, Fred S. (Fred Seaton), 1902?-1982 | Title: Fred S. Siebert Papers, 1934-1951 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 28AF Abstract: Papers of a professor of journalism and communications at the University of Illinois and Michigan State University, consisting primarily of material used for a course on World War II communications and censorship. Included are lecture materials; student papers; and news releases, bulletins, and other printed matter issued by wartime agencies such as the Division of Information of the Office of Emergency Management, the Office of Censorship, the Office of War Information, and the Press Branch of the War Department's Bureau of Public Relations. |
| Wittner, Fred, 1909-1972 | Title: Fred Wittner Papers, 1928-1972 Quantity: 5.6 c.f. (14 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 139AF Abstract: Papers of the founder of Fred Wittner Co., a New York advertising, marketing, and public relations firm which specialized in industrial clients. Over half the collection relates to the operation of this firm and consists of memos, advertising schedules and copy, clippings, company publications, client files, and a company diary kept by Wittner, 1944-1949. The client files primarily date from the 1960's, with coverage best for Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., and Moore Special Tool Co. Documenting Wittner's personal involvement with the company are articles, speeches, correspondence, and clippings. The remaining portion of the papers deals with Wittner's career prior to the foundation of his own firm in 1939. These records include sports stories sent to such periodicals as the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Daily Eagle, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated and American Golfer, and writings done in collaboration with other sports writers. Also located here are client files which document his early work as an independent consultant and as a member of the firms of Benjamin Sonnenberg and F. Darius Benham. Prominent clients during this period include George Palmer Putnam and Amelia Earhart. |
| Risser, Frederic E., 1900-1971 | Title: Frederic E. Risser Papers, 1925-1971 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 418 Abstract: Papers of a Madison, Wis., attorney and state senator, consisting of legislative and political papers, legal case and reference files, a subject file, and personal and miscellaneous papers. Also included are a small number of the political, professional, and personal papers of Risser's father-in-law, Ernest N. Warner (1868-1930), who was also a Madison attorney and state assemblyman. Included in the collection are Risser's constituent correspondence files, 1936-1949; notes for and copies of legislation introduced by Risser or considered by committees of which he was a member; correspondence concerning cases Risser handled as Dane County district attorney; and legal papers created while attorney for the Town of Madison. Items in the subject file show the involvement of both Risser and Warner in the Progressive movement in Wisconsin, in the development of parks in Madison and Wisconsin, and their interest in American and Wisconsin history including membership in the Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Correspondents include Risser's law partner John Shiels, and the materials make reference to Wisconsin Progressive Robert M. La Follette. |
| Bird, Frederick A. | Title: Frederick A. Bird Papers and photographs, Quantity: 0.9 linear ft. (2 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 2 oversized folders) of papers and 0.2 linear ft. (1 folder, 3 oversized folders, and 1 negative flap) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 7 Abstract: Papers and photographs of Frederick A. Bird, who served as a quartermaster for the 20th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. The majority of the collection consists of the quartermaster records compiled and collected by Bird from 1863 through the end of the war in 1865. The records document the types of supplies an infantry regiment used during the war as well as the frequency with which they used them. They also provide the terminology used to describe these supplies in the mid-nineteenth century. The supplies include clothing, tools, weapons, camp equipment, and pack animals. Some correspondence describes the wound Bird received at the battle of Prairie Grove and his need for time off to recover. A blank parole form for Confederate soldiers shows the conditions to which captured Rebels had to agree in order to be released from captivity. The draft exemption certificate reveals that men could avoid the draft if the had a documented medical condition. Photographs include various portrait poses of Bird in Union uniform and post-war shots with his G.A.R. pin prominently displayed. |
| Blossom, F. A. (Frederick Augustus), b. 1878 | Title: Frederick A. Blossom Papers, 1885-1974 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 322 Abstract: Incomplete papers of Frederick A. Blossom, a social activist, translator, and librarian active in a variety of areas. Included is correspondence, mainly with his mother Sarah, two of his three wives, and his daughter Sidney; his mother's diaries; brief financial papers; notebooks; a scrapbook; and a subject file documenting his many-faceted career and interests. Also present are files on his translations of works by Marcel Proust and Maxence van der Meersch, and concerning his work at the Library of Congress and his support of Margaret Sanger's birth control campaign, the Industrial Workers of the World, and the Southern Conference Educational Fund. Also represented are Blossom's connections with Scott Nearing and suffrage leader Elizabeth Stuyvesant. |
| Salomon, Frederick C. | Title: Frederick C. Salomon Papers, Quantity: 1.2 linear ft. (1 archives box and 2 oversized flat boxes) of papers Call Number: WVM Mss 1411 Abstract: Manuscripts pertaining to the service of Frederick C. Salomon, a Manitowoc, Wisconsin resident who served as a brigadier general and brevetted major general during the Civil War. The collection is comprised of commission certificates, correspondence, orders, assignments, and various military reports relating to his service during the war. Documents relating to Salomon's commissions include a certificate appointing him colonel of the 9th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (mentioned on the document as the 1st German Regiment by Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall), a certificate signed by Abraham Lincoln promoting him to brigadier general, and materials pertaining to his commission as brevet major general. Military orders are primarily campaign assignments that pertain to his command of the 13th Division (XIII Corps) during the Battle of Helena (Arkansas), with other documents outlining his commands in the Army of the Frontier, Department of Eastern Arkansas, and command of the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the XV Corps. Other orders pertain to unit instructions for both the Battle of Newtonia (Missouri) and the Battle of Helena. Most of the reports pertain to the Battle of Helena and include unit casualty and effective strength numbers, and an oversized list of officers recommended for promotion from individual units of the 13th Division. Other reports include an interesting medical inspection report of the 13th Division and Salomon's report on the Camden Expedition (Arkansas) during the Red River Campaign. Correspondence relate to Salomon's success as a commander and include a congratulatory letter from Brigadier General Leonard Ross praising Salomon and the 13th Division for successfully defending Helena, various recommendations for his promotion, and two letters praising Salomon for his command skills. Other manuscripts include farewell addresses from Major General Frederick Steele and Brigadier General Ross and documents concerning the mustering out of service for Salomon and his brother, Charles. Of particular interest is a letter written to Salomon while serving as commander of occupational forces from the commander of the 23rd Ohio Light Artillery Battalion requesting that Salomon release them from duty and allow the men to return home. Originally from Germany, Salomon settled in Manitowoc and was the highest ranking officer from the city during the war. Salomon was appointed surveyor general of Utah Territory after the war, and died in Salt Lake City in 1897. |
| Winkler, Frederick C., 1838-1921 | Title: Frederick C. Winkler Papers, 1864-1919 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss W Abstract: Scattered correspondence and documents of Winkler, a Milwaukee lawyer, politician, and soldier. Included is an unfinished letter (July 28, 1864) that Winkler apparently wrote to another officer describing the Battle of Peach Tree Creek; a manuscript describing fellow officer and friend Frank Haskell; two letters (1892) from William F. Vilas and John C. Spooner discussing politics and appointments; and a letter (May 8, 1916) from Woodrow Wilson with the president's appreciation for a telegram from Winkler. |
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Lascoff, Frederick D., 1900-1970; Lascoff, J. Leon, 1867-1943 |
Title: Frederick D. and J. Leon Lascoff Papers, 1907-1970 Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 637 Abstract: Papers of a prominent New York City pharmacist and his son who were partners in the firm J. Leon Lascoff & Son Apothecary and who were officers in many professional pharmacy organizations. Included are professional correspondence, biographical clippings, and numerous writings, speeches, and radio talks documenting their efforts to enhance the status of the pharmacy profession. |
| McMillen, Frederick Ewing, 1882-1959 | Title: Frederick Ewing McMillen Reminiscences, 1951 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Whitewater Mss CD Abstract: 405-page memoir by Fred McMillen describing his childhood in Walworth County, Wis., and his naval career, from his admission to the Naval Academy in 1900 to his retirement in 1946. The first chapter includes some genealogical information regarding the McMillen and Ewing amilies. Also included are inscriptions of World War I letters from McMillen to his family. |
| Olson, Frederick I. | Title: Frederick I. Olson Papers, 1941-1993 Quantity: 6.8 cubic ft. (10 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 26 Abstract: Papers (mainly 1960-1980) of a history professor at the Milwaukee State Teachers College, Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and the University of Wisconsin-Extension who taught from 1946 to 1985. The collection documents the professional and volunteer activities of Olson and contains teaching materials, personal and professional correspondence, book reviews and articles, and speeches and seminars given to local history supporters. Also contains materials concerning UWM committees on which Olson served such as the Golda Meir Collection Planning Committee, the University Appeals Committee, the History Department's Committee on Graduate Affairs, the Physical Environment Committee's subcommittee on Parking and Transit, the Presidential Search and Screening Committee and the On-campus Course Development Committee. Includes Olson's files on the preservation of the Milwaukee-Downer College buildings, especially Holton Hall. |
| Hoffman, Frederick John | Title: Frederick John Hoffman Papers, 1942-1955 Quantity: .6 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 141 Abstract: This collection of over 300 documents consists primarily of correspondence between Professor Frederick J. Hoffman (1909-1967) and various literary figures of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. The collection dates from 1942 through 1955 and includes letters from luminaries such as Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin, Ezra Pound, Lionel Trilling and Thomas Mann. The collection also contains Hoffman's notes on interviews that he conducted with several noted writers and literary critics, including Sinclair Lewis, Edmund Wilson and H.L. Mencken. |
| Straubel, Frederick L.G., 1861-1938 | Title: Frederick L.G. Straubel Papers, 1897-1969 Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 flat box), 3 reels of microfilm (35mm), 48 photographs, and 134 negatives Call Number: Green Bay Mss 109; Green Bay Micro 46; Micro 1101; PH 2667; PH 2791; WHi(S85); WHi(S86); WHi(S87) Abstract: Papers, mainly 1916-1956, of an inventor, business executive, and amateur photographer from Green Bay, Wisconsin, chiefly regarding the sale of the Automatic File and Index Company, the office equipment firm which he established in 1901; the patenting and licensing of several of the many patents which he held on filing devices; and the legally complex disposition of his estate by his son. Included are correspondence, which is available only on microfilm, and unfilmed financial records pertaining to the Automatic File and Index Company and the Straubel estate, patent sketches and information, several Automatic Index Company catalogues (also on film) and loose advertising materials, and information pertaining to an interest in the Weise-Hollman Co. of Green Bay. Few papers pertain directly to the Automatic File and Index Company except for correspondence, 1914-1921, between the Straubel firm and its Chicago retailer; annual operating statements, 1921-1935, and other miscellaneous financial records; and advertising material. Straubel's work as an accomplished financial records; and advertising material. Straubel's work as an accomplished amateur photographer is documented by Green Bay area views and original negatives. |
| Kessler, Frederick P., 1940- | Title: Frederick P. Kessler Papers, 1958-1992 Quantity: 11.6 c.f. (30 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 211 Abstract: Papers of Frederick P. Kessler, Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (District 10, 1960-62, 1964-72; District 12, 2004-present), and circuit and reserve circuit judge in Milwaukee County, Wis. (1973-2003). Documented subjects include Kessler's involvement with Wisconsin's legislative reapportionment in the 1970s and 1990s, Milwaukee County's court-system reorganization in the late-1970s, his involvement with the American Bar Association, Amnesty International, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union (WCLU). Also documented are Kessler's legislative and judicial campaigns, and his interactions with staff, colleagues, and constituents around numerous topics and issues with which he was involved throughout his career, including judicial reform, the environment, civil rights, and the Wisconsin state constitution. Significant correspondents include William Proxmire, Edmund S. Muskie, Gaylord Nelson, George Berdes, William J. Johnson, Paul McCormack, Henry S. Reuss, and August C. Backus. The documents consist primarily of correspondence and subject files, some published materials, scattered newsprint, bill drafts, reports, and a few speeches. |
| Packard, Frederick, 1827- | Title: Frederick Packard Papers, 1857-1864 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 13 Abstract: Papers of Frederick Packard, Appleton, Wisconsin, attorney, consisting of correspondence received (1860-1861) and letterpress copy books pertaining to legal cases and legal affairs; and a ledger describing lands sold for taxes in Outagamie County, 1859-1864. |
| Day, Frederick T., 1842-1920 | Title: Frederick T. Day Business Papers, 1855-1910 Quantity: 23.0 c.f. (9 archives boxes, 12 record center cartons, and 144 additional volumes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss M Abstract: Papers of Day, a Milwaukee real estate loan operator and president of the Plankinton Bank, consisting of letters received, 84 letter books, and 171 business record books relating to his business operations from the time he opened an insurance office in Milwaukee in 1867, through the years of the growth of the loan department which was eventually added to the insurance office, down to the voluntary assignment of Day for the benefit of his creditors in June, 1893. (See the Milwaukee Sentinel, June 4, 1893 for details.) The earliest letter books concern the insurance business, but the bulk of the collection relates to the operation of the loan business, especially mortgage loans on farm lands in the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. There is a vast quantity of correspondence with mortgagors, and with local agents stationed in the Dakotas and Minnesota, especially Melvin Grigsby, C. M. Harrison, Edward J. Hodgson, and George W. Wishard. The correspondence concerns the examination of applications for loans, collection of interest, commissions, security, abstracts of title, extensions of mortgages, foreclosures, and taxes. Scattered legal papers such as mortgages and commission agreements are in the papers. There are miscellaneous items and 8 letter books dealing with the administration of the assignee of the firm, William H. Momsen, after June, 1893. The business record books consist of cashbooks, interest registers, receipt books, blotters, ledgers, and miscellaneous volumes. |
| Ford, Frederick W., 1909-1986 | Title: Frederick W. Ford Papers, 1940-1982 Quantity: 8.0 c.f. (21 archives boxes) and 1 disc recording Call Number: Mss 402; Disc 196A Abstract: Papers, mainly 1958-1968, of Frederick W. Ford, an attorney, career government employee, and former Federal Communications Commission member and chairman. Included are speeches and writings; correspondence; biographical clippings; and subject files relating to equal time and political broadcasting, the fairness doctrine, UHF/VHF allocations, the Legislative Oversight Subcommittee's investigations of the FCC during the 1950's, and many other topics. Files dating both from his early legal career with the FCC and the Federal Security Agency include material on two of the most famous cases to come before the FCC: the Paramount anti-trust case and the George Richards news-slanting case. |
| March, Fredric, 1897-1975 | Title: Fredric March Papers, 1899-1970 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes), 4 reels of microfilm (35mm), 7 disc recordings, 3 tape recordings, 1692 photographs, 1 negative, 3 pieces of ephemera, and 1 drawing Call Number: U.S. Mss 123AN; Disc 39A; Disc 191A; Tape 189A; Tape 199A; Micro 1183; PH see contents list Abstract: Papers of the award-winning stage, screen, and television actor, including correspondence, scripts, and microfilmed clippings and scrapbooks. Coverage is best for the later years of March's career, with some papers also concerning the career of his actress-wife Florence Eldridge. Scripts, some bearing annotations bearing on character development, comprise the most important section of the collection. There are also numerous photographs and some miscellaneous production materials in the collection. Among the best represented productions are The Desperate Hours (1955), Hombre (1967), The Iceman Cometh (1973), and Gideon (1961). Similar files exist for radio and television performances. Several dramatic readings and speeches are available in recorded form. The correspondence is fragmentary and chiefly comprised of fan mail concerning One Foot in Heaven, Long Day's Journey into Night, and other productions. |
| Stare, Fredrick J., 1911- | Title: Fredrick J. Stare Papers, 1912-1935 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 594 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1930-1935, of Fredrick J. Stare, a biochemist and physician originally from Columbus, Wisconsin, entirely concerning his undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Wisconsin and his National Research Council fellowship at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Included are personal correspondence, records concerning the Kappa Sigma social fraternity, and research and professional material. The personal correspondence includes exchanges with his father, Fredrick A. Stare, and other family members; his fiancee (Joyce Love Allen, daughter of Governor Oscar Allen of Louisiana); numerous fraternity brothers such as University of Wisconsin Dean Scott Goodnight; and other friends. Kappa Sigma files, which make up half of the collection, include planning files for the 1933 national conclave held in Madison, correspondence, reports on individual students, and other documentation pertaining to his preceptorship in the fraternity house. The research files are incomplete but include exchanges with Conrad A. Elvehjem, his doctoral advisor, and other scientists at the University of Wisconsin and elsewhere. |
| Free Congregation of Sauk City (Wis.) | Title: Free Congregation of Sauk City Records, 1852-1974 Quantity: 1.2 c.f (3 archives boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Mss 425; Micro 334 Abstract: Records of a German congregation of the Freie Gemeinde movement, which became English-speaking in the 1930s and affiliated with the Unitarian Church in 1955. Includes minutes of membership and executive committee meetings, records of the Ladies Aid, Education, Theater, and Choral societies, lectures, pamphlets, photographs, and miscellaneous records. Part of the collection is in German script. |
| Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.) | Title: Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.): Collected Papers, 1964-1966 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 134 Abstract: Original and photocopied correspondence, minutes, press releases, publications, and reports concerning student free speech efforts at the University of California-Berkeley, all collected by Marston Schultz. |
| Freedom Information Service | Title: Freedom Information Service Records, 1962-1979 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box), 3 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 1 tape recording Call Number: Mss 515; Micro 780; Tape 415A Abstract: Records of a Mississippi communications clearinghouse where all forms of useful information were gathered, organized, and transmitted to the poor, rural, black population. Included are materials written and printed by FIS, and items created by allied Mississippi civil rights groups, all of which were distributed by the Service. In the collection are freedom primers; political handbooks concerning county and municipal government; leaflets and flyers on a variety of political, economic, and agricultural subjects; news releases; and a small file of correspondence and printed form letters. There are also copies of the proposal for organizing FIS, and a prospectus for later expansion; with small files regarding the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. From the 1970s are records created and collected by Jan Hillegas and Ken Lawrence, some of which were produced under the aegis of FIS. These later documents concern women's rights and feminism, the Republic of New Afrika, farm workers and labor, and racism in the military. On microfilm are papers and clippings which pre-date the organization of FIS, but which were deposited for use by FIS by the Council of Federated Organizations. These materials include WATS Reports; clippings, statements, and news releases concerning the disappearance and murder of Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman in 1964; and similar documentation of incidents of brutality and harassment. On tape is “A Visit to Sunflower County, Mississippi,” a recording made by FIS head of news and tape programs, Phil Lapsansky. |
| Freeman Drug Company (River Falls, Wis.) | Title: Freeman Drug Company Records, 1872-1947 Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: River Falls Mss C Abstract: Records of a River Falls, Wis., drug store; including cashbooks and other financial records, formula books, biographical information on owners R. S. and R. W. Freeman, and miscellany. |
| Freemasons. Kenwood Lodge No. 303 (Milwaukee, Wis.) | Title: Freemasons, Kenwood Lodge No. 303 Photographs, 1913-1915 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box); 1 oversize folder Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 36 Abstract: Photographs of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin fraternal organization. Includes portraits of the eleven men credited as being the "Builders of Kenwood Temple," and six photographs of the initial construction of the Kenwood Temple. The cornerstone of the Temple was laid on June 19, 1915. There is also one group photograph of the members who attended an organizational meeting at Thomson's Drug Store on March 25, 1913. |
| Freethinkers Society of Bostwick Valley (Barre Mills, Wis.). | Title: Freethinkers Society of Bostwick Valley Records Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 103 Abstract: The Freier Maenner-Verein in Bostwick Valley / Freidenker-Verien [Freethinkers Society of Bostwick Valley], La Crosse Co., Wisconsin (Barre Mills, Wis.) existed from 1869 to 1917. This group was a Freethinker or free thought congregation whose members were generally born in Hanover, Germany. Records include a membership log book, 1862-1905; a financial journal 1889-1917; a copy of translated and transcribed minutes, 1869-1917; and copies of newspaper articles related to the group or its members; and finally personal correspondence to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sander and their daughter Hulda, 1881-1949. Some materials are written in the German language. |
| French Family | Title: French Family Papers, 1678-1977 Quantity: 16.6 c.f. (41 archives boxes and 2 flat boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 154 Abstract: Personal and professional papers of various members of the French and Quarles families of Milwaukee, and the Thiers family of Kenosha, Wis. successively collected by matriarch Louisa K. Thiers, daughter Emma Quarles, and granddaughter Ethel French. Correspondence and family memorabilia comprise the collection's bulk and document the family life and activities of these socially prominent, well-educated Milwaukee and Kenosha families. Spanning five generations, the collection includes personal and family correspondence; diaries; European trip and fishing journals; photographs; genealogical materials and notes on the Capron, Mann, Thiers, Quarles, and French families; scrapbooks; lecture notes and other educational materials and memorabilia; reminiscences; materials of various fraternal, civic, and professional organizations; and other papers. Correspondence, patent applications, patents, sketches and notes, and legal records of Louis Osborne French, patent attorney and inventor, are present. Newsclippings about and tributes to Louisa K. Thiers (1814-1926), credited as the oldest person to have lived in Wisconsin and the last true daughter of an American Revolutionary War soldier, also are included. The Samuel W. French files include information on the Freemasons. The Cyril Maurice Owen files include information on the Arion Musical Club in Milwaukee. |
| Friedens United Church of Christ (Milwaukee, Wis.) | Title: Friedens United Church of Christ (Milwaukee, Wis.) Records, 1882-1968 Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and 2 photographs Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 163; PH Milwaukee Mss 163 Abstract: Records of the Friedens United Church of Christ, organized in Milwaukee, Wis. in 1869 as the Friedens Evangelical Church, a congregation of German Americans. The collection consists mainly of financial records which also include information about membership and clues about church activities. There is also a volume of baptism, confirmation, marriage, death, communion, and special offering records for the years 1914-1928. A scrapbook in the collection includes a 60th anniversary brochure with brief historical notes, and also includes clippings, orders of worship, and other memorabilia. Two photographs in the collection include an image of what is presumably the first church built in 1869 and an unidentified group of men in front of it. The earliest records are in German. |
| Meissner, Friedrich A., 1804-1899 | Title: Friedrich A. Meissner Papers, 1845-1899 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) and 1.04 megabytes of data Call Number: La Crosse Mss G Abstract: Papers of Meissner, a Cashton, Wisconsin, Postmaster, Town of Portland Justice of the Peace, farmer, and seed specialist, including fragmentary correspondence, letter books, diaries, account books, seed record books, and justice dockets. Entries in the justice dockets are in English, but many entries in the other volumes are in German. The collection includes translations of the German language correspondence, written mostly by Meissner, to family, friends, and business acquaintances in Germany. |
| Strauss, Friedrich L., (Fred), 1842-1916 | Title: Friedrich L. Strauss Papers Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 089 Abstract: Friedrich “Fred” L. Strauss lived in La Crosse from 1881 until his death in 1916. He was employed for many years at the Voight and Ritter wagon works. Papers include orders, receipts, and correspondence between Strauss and others. All are related to his personal business dealings. A collection of family photographs is also found in the collection. Most of the photographs are unidentified other than coming from Friedrich Strauss. |
| Friends of McGilvray Road (La Crosse County, Wis.) | Title: Friends of McGilvray Road Records, 1975-2000 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 80 photographs (1 folder) Call Number: La Crosse Mss CS; PH La Crosse Mss CS Abstract: Records of the Friends of McGilvray Road, a private non-profit organization. In conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the group is responsible for repairing, preserving and maintaining McGilvray Road (also known as the Seven Bridges Road) and its historic bridges, located in the Van Loon Wildlife Area, which is also known as McGilvray Bottoms. The records contain formal agreements between the Friends and other organizations, articles of incorporation, bylaws, a membership list, meeting agenda and minutes, financial reports, background information, newsletters, magazine and newspaper articles, correspondence, grant files, and publicity and fundraising materials |
| Friends of the Filipino People | Title: Friends of the Filipino People Records, 1973-1993 Quantity: 9.6 c.f. (9 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes) Call Number: M95-001 Abstract: Records of Friends of the Filipino People (FFP), an organization of U.S. citizens whose main purpose was to educate the American public about the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines and to influence the government to change its policy of support. Goals included the elimination of U.S. economic and military aid, and provision of support to all those in the Philippines who opposed the Marcos regime. The collection mainly documents the group’s projects and education strategies. |
| Friends of the La Crosse Public Library (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: Friends of the La Crosse Public Library Records Physical Description: 1.2 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 013 Abstract: Records of an organization initially called La Crosse Public Library Friends that began in April 1964. Encouraged by the library director and a board member, the group's initial goal was to help promote a referendum to build a new library facility in the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin. The group permanently reorganized as Friends of the La Crosse Public Library in June 1967. Designed to supplement funding beyond the parameters of the library budget, the Friends perform fund-raising activities in order to enhance service, equipment and materials of the La Crosse Public Library. Materials created before 1976 are severely lacking, but include by-laws, check stubs, an early membership lists, some meeting minutes (1967-1969), and promotional materials from the steering committee of 1964. Records since 1976 include by-laws, board minutes, financial records, newsletters and some membership lists. There is also legislative material 1969-1971 trying to promote the concept of a statewide public library system in Wisconsin. |
| Friends of the Wisconsin Historical Society | Title: Friends of the Wisconsin Historical Society Records, 1950-2003 Quantity: 12.7 c.f., 1 tape recording, 40 photographs, and 18 transparencies Call Number: M83-218, M2002-004, M2002-186, M2004-210, M2007-105, PH 464, PH 2581, M2009-116 Abstract: Records of a non-profit corporation which was created in September 1950 to assist the State Historical Society in conserving, advancing, and disseminating knowledge in the field of Wisconsin history. Originally incorporated as the Women's Auxiliary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the name was changed to Friends of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in 1983 which in turn changed to Friends of the Wisconsin Historical Society in 2001. The records include minutes, original and revised articles of incorporation and by-laws, treasurers' reports, minutes of committee meetings, and a list of its presidents. |
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Anneke, Fritz, 1818-1972; Anneke, Mathilde Franziska Giesler, 1817-1884 |
Title: Fritz Anneke and Mathilde Franziska Anneke Papers, 1791-1884 Quantity: 3.2 c.f. (8 boxes) and 7 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Wis Mss LW; Micro 951 Abstract: Correspondence, and manuscripts of articles, plays, poems, and addresses of Fritz Anneke, an exiled leader of the German Revolution of 1848, and of his wife Mathilde, an author and woman's rights advocate, who lived primarily in Milwaukee after 1849. The correspondence, practically all of which is in German script, contains much information on the opinions and activities of German-American intellectuals of the nineteenth century. Anneke was connected with reform newspapers in several American cities, went abroad in 1859 to serve as foreign correspondent during the Italian war, held a colonel's commission in the 34th Wisconsin Infantry during the American Civil War, and died in Chicago in 1872 while agent for the German-American Society. Madame Anneke was the author of poems, dramas, and many short articles; editor of a revolutionary newspaper in Germany and of a women's rights newspaper in America in the fifties; a lecturer; the head of a school for girls in Milwaukee for eighteen years; and a pioneer in the equal suffrage movement in Wisconsin. Much of the collection consists of correspondence between the Annekes, in which they discuss affairs of the family and their compatriots in America; their literary pursuits; the progress of the revolutionary movement; and world events. There is information on the antislavery agitator Sherman Booth; on Peter Engelmann, who conducted a rival English-German academy in Milwaukee; and on other persons prominent in early Milwaukee. |
| Rasmussen, Fritz William, 1833- | Title: Fritz William Rasmussen Papers, 1834-1942 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (9 archives boxes) and 9 photographs Call Number: Green Bay Mss 4; PH Green Bay Mss 4 Abstract: Papers of Rasmussen, a Danish immigrant to Wisconsin in 1847, who settled in the Town of New Denmark in Brown County and served in Company G, 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in 1864-65. The bulk of the collection is composed of Rasmussen's diaries, 1857-1911. Entries describe his farming activities, Civil War service, and local community events. The collection also includes some of his personal financial accounts, 1856-1876, manuscript histories of the Town of New Denmark and its Scandinavian settlers, minutes of the Evangelical Christian Society of New Denmark, 1871-1897, and minutes of the New Denmark Home Guard, 1876-1883. |
| Frohsinn Singing Society (La Crosse, Wis.) | Title: Frohsinn Singing Society Records, 1885-1931 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box including 6 volumes) Call Number: La Crosse Mss L Abstract: Records of the Frohsinn Singing Society of La Crosse, Wisconsin, including a copy of the constitution, 1887; a libretto of an opera performed by the society, 1891; secretary's minutes, 1885-1903; business accounts, 1906-1921; and a dues book, 1916-1931, all in German script. |
| Fromm Brothers, Inc. | Title: Fromm Brothers, Inc. Records, 1922-1987 Quantity: 80.6 c.f. (70 record center cartons, 1 archives box, 1 card file, and 8 flat boxes), 13 oversize volumes, 2 photographs, and 324 negatives (in 5 negative boxes) Call Number: M94-342 Abstract: Business records of Fromm Brothers, Inc., a major fur farm and ginseng grower located in Marathon County, Wisconsin. The collection documents the development of the Fromm Brothers' fox, mink, and ginseng industry; the history of the company's role in the international fur market; Fromm Laboratories' contributions to veterinary medicine and its contributions to the success of the fur industry; the Fromms' position as leaders in the industry; their importance to the local economy; and finally, the decline of the business. The Fromms operated under several business names and partnerships: Fromm Brothers, Inc.; Fromm-Green Research, Inc. (later Fromm Laboratories, Inc.); Fromm Brothers Silvercross Fox Farm, Inc.; Federal Silver Fox Farms, Inc.; and Fromm Brothers, Nieman and Company. |
| Fruit Growers Cooperative (Door County, Wis.) | Title: Fruit Growers Cooperative Records, 1933-1972 Quantity: 11.4 c.f. (28 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 1 oversize folder) and 3 films Call Number: Green Bay Mss 53; AB 908-910 Abstract: Records of a cooperative formed in 1933 to harvest, process, and market the cherries and apples grown in Door County, Wisconsin, which went bankrupt in 1972. Included are minutes, audits, tax records, stockholder lists, correspondence, plant layouts and specifications, two films, and many other records. |