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| Burlage, Robb, 1937- | Title: Robb Burlage Papers, 1956-1973 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 359 Abstract: Papers of Robb Burlage, a civil rights activist, prominent member of the Students for a Democratic Society, and resident fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. The collection has been alphabetically arranged as a subject file, consisting of Burlage's correspondence, some with fellow activists Rennie Davis, Todd Gitlin and Nanci Hollander, and Dick and Mickey Flacks; research notes and drafts for several articles, a textbook, and other writings; reference material collected by Burlage, primarily concerning the South; and other items. Also included are copies of pamphlets Burlage wrote for SDS distribution, his papers from the Port Huron convention, his college class notes and term papers, and news clippings. |
| Abramovitz, Robert | Title: Robert Abramovitz Papers, 1964-1967 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 183 Abstract: Papers of a vice-chairman of the New Haven, Connecticut, chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality, including routine administrative mail, arrangements for cultural events sponsored by the chapter, minutes, policy statements, and clippings. Much of the collection relates to the chapter's campaign to improve housing for urban blacks. |
| Altman, Robert, 1925-2006 | Title: Robert Altman Papers, 1969-1972 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 135AN Abstract: Papers of Robert Altman, a well-known writer, producer, and director of motion pictures, consisting of files on five films released from 1970 to 1973: Brewster McCloud (MGM, 1970), Images (Columbia, 1972), The Long Goodbye (United Artists, 1973), McCabe and Mrs. Miller (Warner Brothers, 1971), and M*A*S*H (20th Century-Fox, 1970). Present in varying quantities for these films are scripts, correspondence, production schedules and reports, and promotional material. One folder of general correspondence concerns script ideas and speaking engagements. |
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Lewis, Robert G., 1919-; Lewis, Martha Wells |
Title: Robert and Martha Wells Lewis Papers, 1889-2009 (bulk 1941-2009) Quantity: 37.5 c.f. (36 record center cartons, 4 archives boxes, and 1 oversize folder), 100 photographs, 4 transparencies, 1 cartoon and 1 piece of ephemera in 1 archives box, 141 negatives on 33 strips (9 envelopes), and 2 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 1072; PH 6647; Audio 1516A Abstract: Papers, mainly 1941-2009, of Robert G. Lewis, a nationally prominent agricultural economist, consultant, government official, and freelance writer, and his wife, Martha Wells Lewis. The papers contain: personal papers including his service during World War II and his management of a Wisconsin farm; professional papers documenting his appointments to various positions in the public and private sector dealing with agricultural issues; and his freelance writings on agriculture. Among the documented interests in agriculture that cut across his many professional associations are agricultural cooperatives, milk and dairy products, wheat and grains, international trade, rural development, and food policies both in the United States and abroad. The photographs consist of formal and informal portraits and images used for article illustration. |
| McFee family | Title: Robert and Twyla McFee Family Slides Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 097 Abstract: Robert “Bob” and Twyla McFee were residents of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Slides (1960-1989) of the Robert “Bob” M. McFee and Twyla G. (Henrickson) McFee (1925-1986) family include images of the Coulee Region in and around La Crosse, Wis. Included are aerial views; farm scenes; the La Crosse, Wis., area flood of 1965; miscellaneous images; the 1964 Oktoberfest Maple Leaf parade; unidentified people which may include images of the McFee family; and rural scenes. The art and buildings series contains images of the King Gambrinus statue outside City Brewery (formerly G. Heileman Brewery), the Hiawatha statute in Riverside Park, the WKBH/WKBT building, and the 3rd county courthouse shortly before it was torn down in 1965. |
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Gabriner, Robert S., 1941-; Gabriner, Vicki |
Title: Robert and Vicki Gabriner Papers, 1964-1966 Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (2 folders) and 4 tape recordings Call Number: SC 1203; Tape 840A Abstract: Papers primarily concerning Robert and Vicki Gabriner's work with the Fayette County, Tennessee, voter registration and education project. Included is correspondence with friends and family in the North, news clippings, a diary, and tape-recorded interviews with the Gabriners. |
| Andresen, Bob | Title: Robert Andresen Collection, 1976-1994 Contents: Mills Music Library Wisconsin Music Archives: 229 folders, 362 photographs and postcards, 2 framed photographs, 3,143 disc recordings, 80 tape recordings Unique Identifier: CSUMC0012-CG Summary: Robert Andresen (1937-1995), a graphic designer by trade, was a musician and self-taught folklorist from Duluth, Minnesota who throughout his lifetime amassed a large body of records, recorded interviews, radio shows, subject files, popular country song folios, photographs, and published articles related to folk music in the Upper Midwest. He also hosted Northland Hoedown, a 1980s radio show that aired on KUMD of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, WOJB in Reserve, Wis., KAXE in Grand Rapids, Minn., and WDAY in Fargo, N.D. Recorded interviews and research documents related to Upper Midwestern old-time musicians, such as Walter Eriksson, Leonard Finseth, Sulo Hackman, the Plehal Brothers, and Otto Rindlisbacher, figure prominently in this collection as do fiddling music and regional contests. |
| Asman, Robert, 1926- | Title: Robert Asman Papers, 1960-1993 Quantity: 4.4 c.f. (11 archives boxes) and 2 tape recordings; plus additions of 23.6 c.f. Call Number: U.S. Mss 134AF, Audio 639A; MCHC77-067; MCHC80-023; MCHC82-009; M84-319; M87-105; M89-233; M93-014; M97-117 Abstract: Papers of Robert Asman, an NBC news television producer, consisting of production files and a small quantity of miscellaneous material. The collection documents Asman's professional career with the network, and the Washington, D.C. news scene during the 1960s to the early 1990s. Although most files relate to news “specials,” there are substantial materials on the news series Congressional Report, Senate Hearings, and This is NBC News. Coverage is also good for Sunday, Sunday Report, A Conversation with the President, and The Loyal Opposition. |
| McCoy, Robert B. | Title: Robert B. McCoy Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 2.4 linear ft. (6 archives boxes) of papers and 0.1 linear ft. (4 folders) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 768 Abstract: Papers and photographs of the Robert B. McCoy, an officer in the 32nd Division during World War I after whom the military reservation in western Wisconsin is named. Collection contains an almost complete set of bulletins, memoranda, and orders for the 32nd Division while they were training at Camp MacArthur, Texas. These materials document training routines, supplies, reorganization of units, promotions, disciplinary actions, and preparations for the trip to the battlefields of France. Also included is correspondence relating to the organization of the 4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment in 1917. Letters asking for commissions, reporting on recruitment, and seeking to be regimental chaplain provide an interesting look at the assembly of an infantry regiment during the preparations for World War I. Other materials include a large number of blank forms the military issued to collect and document information about their soldiers. Newspaper clippings and letters of condolences relate the statewide importance of his 1926 funeral. Photographs include several shots of McCoy, both alone and with his sons who joined the military. |
| Beech, Robert, 1935- | Title: Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) and 136 photographs Call Number: Mss 945; PH Mss 945 Abstract: The papers of Robert Beech concern his experiences as a civil rights volunteer with the Delta Ministry in Hattiesburg, Mississippi from May 1964 to September 1967. The collection documents Beech's work with the Ministry as well as the social and political conditions of the rural African-American population of the Mississippi Delta region in the 1960s. The bulk of the collection is from the years 1964-1967, and consists of correspondence with other staff members, ministers, and leaders from other civil rights organizations. Much of the information regarding the conditions of rural African-Americans in Mississippi comes from the reports of former volunteers who wrote to Beech about their experiences in Mississippi and their reactions to the work being done there. There are also many official reports of the Delta Ministry and other civil rights groups such as the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC). The collection also includes newsletters, photographs, pamphlets, and other published materials of the Ministry and other organizations. |
| Bendiner, Robert | Title: Robert Bendiner Papers, 1934-1984 Quantity: 17 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 1109; Micro 1148 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1948-1969, of an editor, writer, and member of the New York Times editorial board, consisting of drafts, notes, research material, and correspondence for books and articles. Magazine articles, chiefly pertaining to politics and education, include manuscripts contributed to Collier's, Life, New Statesman, New York Times Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, Show, Redbook, and Reporter. There are also extensive files on four books: Just Around the Corner: A Highly Selective History of the Thirties (1967), Obstacle Course On Capitol Hill (1964), White House Fever (1960), and The Politics of the Schools (1969). Also present are a script for “Man in the Middle: The State Legislature,” which was aired as an NBC White Paper; a report on the performing arts prepared for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund; and research files for unpublished articles. Correspondence concerns Bendiner's interest in politics and civil liberties and includes letters to and from representatives of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, American Civil Liberties Union, American Jewish Committee, Americans for Democratic Action, Democratic National Committee, League for Industrial Democracy, International Ladies Garment Workers Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Society for Ethical Culture, and campaign committees supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adlai E. Stevenson, and John F. Kennedy. Individual correspondents include Paul H. Douglas, W. Averell Harriman, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jacob K. Javits, John V. Lindsay, James Loeb, Jr., Douglas MacArthur, Mike Monroney, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Theodore Sorenson, Norman Thomas, and Harry S. Truman. |
| Bloch, Robert, 1917- | Title: Robert Bloch Papers, 1953-1984 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Small Collection 36 Abstract: The collection contains the letters of science fiction novelist Robert Bloch, best known for his 1959 book Psycho. The letters, written to Vernon Shea and Bruce Walker, are of a personal nature, although they contain a good deal of information on the science fiction writing community of the time, particularly the writings of Harlan Ellison, Phillip Jose Farmer, H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, and other of Bloch's works. Included is a short screenplay by Vernon Shea and Bloch's critique. |
| Davies, Robert Bruce | Title: Robert Bruce Davies Research Files, 1957-1982 Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (2 record center cartons and 1 archives box), 70 photographs, 9 negatives, and 1 transparency Call Number: M87-301 Abstract: Robert Bruce Davies’ research files for his dissertation, “The International Operations of the Singer Manufacturing Company, 1854-1895,” and his book, Peacefully Working to Conquer the World: Singer Sewing Machines in Foreign Markets, 1854-1920. Included are research notes, photographs, advertising specimens from the company and other miscellaneous Singer and sewing machine industry documents (1846-1917), articles, clippings, and a copy of the dissertation. |
| Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee | Title: Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee Records, 1986-[ongoing] Quantity: 1.6 cubic ft. (5 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 196 Abstract: Records of a non-profit social and literary club dedicated to preserving the living memory of the 18th-century Scottish poet and songwriter Robert Burns. Records include meeting minutes, monthly newsletters, correspondence, photographs, song books, and newspaper clippings. |
| Zimmerman, Robert C., 1910- | Title: Robert C. Zimmerman Papers, 1940-1996 Quantity: 3.1 c.f. (3 record center cartons and 1 oversize folder), 79 photographs, and 2 drawings Call Number: M97-022 Abstract: Papers of former Wisconsin Secretary of State Robert C. (“Zim”) Zimmerman, who served from 1957 until his retirement in 1975. The papers consist largely of chronologically arranged scrapbooks assembled by Zimmerman and his wife, Dorothy. Included are clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs that reflect both his personal life (travel, marriage, golf) and his political life and involvement in Republican politics. |
| Cohen, Robert Carl, 1930- | Title: Robert Carl Cohen Papers, 1963-1978 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) and 9 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 52; Tape 885A Abstract: Papers of author-filmmaker Robert Carl Cohen largely relating to his unauthorized biography of revolutionary Robert Franklin Williams, the first black American to advocate armed self-defense. Included are various drafts of Black Crusader (1972), together with correspondence, clippings, speeches, and recorded interviews and transcripts. Regarding Cohen's work as a documentary filmmaker are fragmentary clippings and reviews. |
| Chester, Robert, 1912-1975 | Title: Robert Chester Papers, circa 1944-1976 Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes) and 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Mss 348; Micro 2043 Abstract: Papers of Robert Chester, a Socialist Workers Party organizer and educator. Included are obituaries, brief correspondence, speeches and writings, and subject files. The speeches and writings primarily document reports, speeches, and educational classes dealing with Stalinism, fascism, the Russian Revolution, and other aspects of party history and philosophy. Also represented are remarks by James P. Cannon, Farrell Dobbs, George Clarke, and Anne Chester. Correspondence and subject files document activities in the San Francisco branch of the SWP from the 1940s to the 1970s, local labor conditions, opposition to Gerald L. K. Smith, and the student strike at San Francisco State University, 1968-1969. There are also folders of SWP songs and skits, campaign literature of SWP candidate Myra Tanner Weiss, and a small amount of material pertaining to Chester's work as a set designer under the name Robert Chertov for the WPA Theatre. |
| Dwyer, Robert E. | Title: Robert E. Dwyer Papers, 1924-1982 (bulk 1954-1967) Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: M2009-070 Abstract: Papers, 1924-1982 (bulk 1954-1967), consisting of Robert Dwyer's correspondence with both the La Crosse, Wisconsin chapter of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLFE) as well as his employer, Burlington Northern Railroad, regarding payment disputes. The BLFE worked on behalf of railroad workers to improve salaries and working conditions. Also documented are Dwyer's time books, national railroad safety and sanitation guidelines, and pay rate guidelines. |
| Lee, Robert E., 1912-1993 | Title: Robert E. Lee Papers, 1953-1981 Quantity: 13.2 c.f. (28 archives boxes and 2 record center cartons), 3 tape recordings, 10 photographs, 45 transparencies, 1 film, and 1 videorecording Call Number: Mss 814; PH 3982; PH 3983; AC 589; VBB 316; Tape 1258A Abstract: Papers of Robert E. Lee, an FCC commissioner (1953-1981) and governmental official. Included are speeches and articles, correspondence, and dockets and subject files concerning obscenity in broadcasting, the development of UHF broadcasting, the Committee for the Full Development of All-Channel Television, congressional relations, the Catholic Apostolate of Mass Media which Lee helped found, and other topics. Photographs include images of Lee; a slide show concerns UHF broadcasting in New York City; a film contains interviews with Lee. |
| Tehan, Robert, 1905-1975 | Title: Robert E. Tehan Sr. Papers, 1936-1975 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box), 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), 4 disc recordings, and photographs Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 104; Milwaukee Micro 51; Micro 1081; Disc 180A; Audio 1139A; PH 3658 Abstract: Papers of Robert E. Tehan Sr., a liberal Wisconsin Democratic party leader, state legislator, and U.S. District Court judge consisting of biographical clippings (largely available on microfilm), fragmentary correspondence relating to his political and judicial career, and speeches. The biographical information focuses on the time Tehan spent in the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate (1936-1949), his leadership of the Democratic Party as state chairman, and his later career as a federal judge (1949-1975). The correspondence covers Tehan's legislative career and his years as a federal judge, including letters concerning his appointment, as well as two specific cases in which he was the judge--the Woodman Realty Company bankruptcy case and the Milton Margoles case. The collection also includes several of Tehan's speeches (one in recorded form), as well as financial records from 1951 to 1973. |
| Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887-1954 | Title: Robert Edmond Jones Designs, 1933, 1951 Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (oversize files) Call Number: U.S. Mss 54AN Abstract: Set designs by noted stage designer Robert Edmond Jones, including two sets of blueprints for a 1951 production of The Green Pastures, a ground plan for The Green Bay Tree (1933), and an unidentified watercolor. |
| Gard, Robert Edward, 1910- | Title: Robert Edward Gard Papers, 1946-1976 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 tape recording; plus additions of 0.8 c.f. and 27 films Call Number: Wis Mss WA; Audio 182A; M88-233; M2002-078 Abstract: Papers of Robert Gard, an educator, writer, and founder-director of the Wisconsin Idea Theatre of the University of Wisconsin (1945- ). The collection consists of plays based on Wisconsin history and folklore which were written or narrated by Gard for the Wisconsin College of the Air and the Wisconsin Idea Radio Theatre, two series broadcast by WHA, as well as books and films. One College of the Air production, Lost on the Lady Elgin, is available on tape. |
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Emmons, Norman; Eliot, Robert |
Title: Robert Eliot and Norman Emmons Papers, 1840-1882 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss EV Abstract: Business and personal correspondence of Emmons, a Milwaukee attorney and railroad executive, including correspondence relating to Indian claims at Mackinac, Michigan; letters from New York investor Russell Sage about his Wisconsin business affairs; and several Civil War letters. Also present is correspondence of Emmons' brother-in-law, Robert Eliot, concerning family matters; an 1852 letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Theodore Parker concerning the inscription on the Concord bridge; an 1854 letter of appointment to the rank of lieutenant from Commander Matthew C. Perry to Garret V. Denniston; and an account book, 1855-1858, from Eliot's business as an iron and produce commission merchant. |
| Froehlke, Robert F. | Title: Robert F. Froehlke Papers, 1968-1974 Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: M2002-164 Abstract: Papers of Robert Froehlke, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin law school and executive for Sentry Insurance Company who served as assistant Secretary of Defense (1969-1971) and Secretary of the Army (1971-1973). The papers document his time in Washington, D.C. (1969-1973) and his views on contemporary issues including the Vietnam War, the Nixon administration, and amnesty for draft evaders, a position which he supported in Congressional testimony in 1974. |
| Robert F. Roeming | Title: Robert F. Roeming Papers, 1959-2000 Quantity: 2.5 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 286 Abstract: The papers of Robert F. Roeming, a professor of French and Italian at Wisconsin State College (1941-1956) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1956-1980). This collection includes materials pertaining to Professor Roeming's time at UWM, including teaching materials, both lecture notes and course syllabi; correspondence and records relating to events held at and sponsored by UWM, including information on multiple UWM summer programs and records and photographs from the Aschenbach Memorial Sculpture; documents from academic and professional conferences Professor Roeming attended; correspondence with other university employees and officials, and documents of policy changes in the UW System and at UWM; and records of research projects and research grant proposals. The collection also includes his correspondence and personal records from his time serving as the editor of the Modern Language Journal and as a member of the Wisconsin State Nursing Board. Also included are records from his work on Camus: A Bibliography and assorted correspondence with elected and retired government officials and scholars. |
| Nixon, Robert G., 1905-1981 | Title: Robert G. Nixon Papers, 1936-1970 Quantity: 1.8 c.f. (6 archives boxes), 2 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 45 photographs Call Number: Mss 850; Micro 2047; PH Mss 850 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1936-1955, of Robert G. Nixon, a journalist and writer who worked for the International News Service (INS) from 1930 to 1956 and thereafter worked in the public relations field. Included are a copy of an oral history interview conducted for the Truman Library, a brief personal memoir about his experiences as a war correspondent during the Battle of Britain, expense statements, memorabilia, fragmentary correspondence, public relations products, biographical photographs, and writings. The collection primarily consists of printed and draft news stories and notes chiefly pertaining to his coverage of World War II military events in Europe and North Africa, 1939-1943, the Casablanca and Potsdam conferences, and the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. A few items relate to Merrill Mueller and other INS journalists. Nixon's free-lance writing is represented by unpublished books ghost written for Floyd Dominy, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation; Congressman Michael Kirwan; and General Harry Vaughan; and by a few fiction and non-fiction items. Public relations work includes a large file of press releases, brochures, and other printed items prepared for the National Council for Industrial Peace and a program prepared for the government of Iran. |
| Goralski, Robert | Title: Robert Goralski Papers, 1950-1986 Quantity: 5.6 c.f. (14 archives boxes) and 1 tape recording; plus additions of 1.6 c.f. and 64 photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 85AF; Tape 433A; M92-027; PH 3238 Abstract: Papers of Robert Goralski, a Washington, D.C., correspondent for NBC and public relations director for the Gulf Oil Corporation, documenting his professional activities. News scripts for radio and television (1961-1975) comprise the majority of the collections. Other writings, which include speeches, articles, and book drafts, are less well represented, although they demonstrate Goralski’s expertise on the Far East. Also part of the collection are correspondence and background material collected during the course of his association with NBC. |
| Estabrook, Robert H., 1918- | Title: Robert H. Estabrook Papers, 1947-1966 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 77AF Abstract: Papers of a journalist who served as editorial writer, chief foreign correspondent, associate editor, and United Nations correspondent for the Washington Post (1946-1971) and editor-publisher of the Lakeville (Conn.) Journal (1971-). Processed papers consist of correspondence on journalism conferences and trips abroad; diaries of trips to Asia (1959), Europe (1955), and the Soviet Union and Poland (1962); notes and reports on other trips in the 1960s to the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Scandinavia, and the Near East; free-lance articles for Atlantic Monthly, the CIO's Guild Reporter, Reporter, and The Nation; and speeches. Of special interest are files on the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the National Conference of Editorial Writers, and the American Press Institute. Also included is a manual for Post correspondents compiled and edited by Estabrook. |
| Fleming, Robert H. | Title: Robert H. Fleming Papers, 1935-1977 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) and 1 photograph (1 folder); plus additions of 1.4 c.f., 3 tape recordings, 1 disc recording, and 0.1 c.f. of photographs and negatives Call Number: U.S. Mss 109AF; PH 3-7275; M86-477; Tape 999A Abstract: Papers of Robert H. Fleming, a Milwaukee Journal reporter, ABC news broadcaster, and government official, including his tenure as Deputy Press Secretary to President Lyndon Johnson. The collection is mainly comprised of subject files on two topics -- Joseph R. McCarthy and freedom of the press -- and includes research, correspondence, and drafts and printed copies of resulting articles. Of particular interest within the freedom of the press section are files on Fleming’s involvement with the National Association of Broadcasters and the Radio-Television News Directors Association. |
| Gray, Robert H. | Title: Robert H. Gray Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 1.8 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 5 oversized folders) of papers and 0.1 linear ft. (6 folders) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 300 Abstract: Papers and photographs of Robert H. Gray, an officer in the medical corps of the Wisconsin National Guard during the Mexican Border War and the 107th Ammunition Train of the 32nd Division during World War I. The bulk of the collection consists of official papers, forms and documents that Gray received and used while serving in the United States military during the World War I era. Medical and quartermaster supply transfer forms, from Camp MacArthur in Texas and from the Western Front in Europe, document the types of supplies and materials that a World War I medical unit used to treat its patients. The collection contains a large number of circulated orders and memoranda from the 32nd Division headquarters during the occupation of Germany at the end of the war; these papers document commendations that were issued to various soldiers as well as training schedules, athletic activities, and orders to embark for home. The letters that Gray wrote to his sweetheart Norma Partridge, both during the war and the subsequent occupation of Germany, provide a personal side to the papers. Gray's letters discuss living conditions for the army in Europe, treating wounded soldiers from both sides of the conflict, the celebrations of the armistice, and his activities during the occupation. Among the photographs in the collection are eight of the 32nd Division, in post-war Germany, preparing for an inspection by General John J. Pershing. |
| Segal, Robert H., 1912- | Title: Robert H. Segal Papers, 1945-1971 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 714 Abstract: Scripts for radio dramas written, directed, or produced by Robert H. Segal, a cantor at Temple Beth-El in Cedarhurst, Long Island, together with collected files on other religious broadcasts sponsored by various Jewish organizations such as the Jewish Theological Seminary and the American Zionist Council. Most extensively documented is The Eternal Light (NBC) on which Segal was frequently featured as cantor. |
| Wills, Robert H. | Title: Robert H. Wills Papers, 1964-1991 Quantity: 5.4 c.f. (5 record center cartons and 1 archives box) Call Number: M94-384 Abstract: Papers of journalist Robert H. Wills, editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel and active member of several professional journalism organizations. The collection includes material from his participation in the National News Council (NNC) and the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE), including correspondence and minutes of board meetings for the NNC (1980-1985, the period during which he represented ASNE at board meetings); correspondence concerning ASNE's Ethics Committee; and material regarding the feasibility of establishing a Wisconsin News Council. Also included are many of Wills' speeches on a wide variety of media issues, and correspondence and memoranda on open records and freedom of information issues. Additional documentation concerns the civil disturbances in Milwaukee in 1967. |
| Cornell, Robert J., 1919- | Title: Robert J. Cornell Papers, 1966-2004 Quantity: 36.4 c.f. (84 archives boxes and 6 flat boxes) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 169 Abstract: Correspondence, subject, and legislative files of Robert J. Cornell, Democratic representative from the 8th Congressional District of Wisconsin. Cornell was one of only two Catholic priests to serve in the United States House of Representatives. The bulk of the collection covers the years he served in Congress, 1974-1978. The legislative and congressional files contain correspondence, voting records, and clippings. Subjects include both specific legislation with which he was involved, as well as a wide variety of national and local subjects such as natural resources, agriculture, taxes, abortion, labor, energy, development, health, education, federal agencies, and social security. In addition, there are press releases and correspondence documenting Cornell's post-congressional career. Scrapbooks contain clippings dated 1966-2004. |
| Crean, Robert J. | Title: Robert J. Crean Papers, 1947-1971 Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 95AN Abstract: Papers of a writer for television and theater whose work is known for its frequent exploration of religious themes. Scripts, notes, and correspondence relating to teleplays for Catholic Hour (NBC), CBS Playhouse, and N.Y.P.D. (ABC), comprise the bulk of the collection. There are, however, some produced and unproduced motion picture and theater scripts and a file of general correspondence containing exchanges with his friend Sir Tyrone Guthrie about dramatic theory and the general state of the theater. Many documents bear helpful annotations supplied by the donor. |
| Havighurst, Robert J., 1900- | Title: Robert J. Havighurst Papers, 1924-1983 Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 724 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1977-1983, of a scientist and educator concerning his involvement with the Alexander Meiklejohn Experimental College at the University of Wisconsin. Included is correspondence concerning planning for two alumni reunions, the establishment of the Alexander Meiklejohn Experimental College Foundation, and the Integrated Liberal Studies program at the University; a tabulation and report and writings concerning the impact of AMEC on its former students; and by-laws, minutes, memoranda, and financial records of the AMEC Foundation. Also included is a bibliography of Havighurst's writings, examples of unpublished writings, and miscellany. |
| McCormick, Robert K., 1911- | Title: Robert K. McCormick Papers, 1941-1968 Quantity: 4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes), 18 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 2 tape recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 23AF; Micro 658; Tape 332A Abstract: Papers of a journalist and NBC news correspondent consisting of an oral history interview with McCormick, correspondence, scripts, and subject files. Scripts, especially those for radio, comprise the majority of the collection. These include material for Monitor, News on the Hour, Today in Washington, Weekend Report, and World News Roundup; there are also a small number of television scripts. Content of the scripts reflects McCormick's changing assignments: the Pacific theater during World War II; Germany, 1951-1955; and the State Department and congressional affairs, 1955-1956. Subject files consist primarily of non-script material for NBC specials, background reports and memoranda to network executives, unused story ideas, and a small amount of material pertaining to his career with Collier's. Of particular interest is the material for two specials, one on the plight of American Indians (Kaleidoscope: “The American Stranger,” 1958) and another about Angola (NBC White Paper: “Angola: Journey to a War,” 1961). |
| Klein, Robert, 1941- | Title: Robert Klein Papers, 1978-1983 Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (8 archives boxes) and 53 tape recordings Call Number: M83-166 Abstract: Papers of Robert Klein, a New Mexico journalist, entirely consisting of recorded and transcribed interviews and research material for his book Wounded Men, Broken Promises: How the Veterans Administration Betrays Yesterday’s Heroes, which explored the problems of veterans hospitals in the post-Vietnam War era. Included is material on the Veterans Administration (VA), including interviews with Max Cleland and other top officials, internal circulars, news releases, and unpublished reports. |
| Bliss, Robert L., 1907- | Title: Robert L. Bliss Papers, 1950-1970 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) and 1 filmstrip Call Number: U.S. Mss 98AF Abstract: Papers of a public relations consultant, consisting chiefly of material on the International Public Relations Association, an organization of which he was a founder and president. The three boxes of IRPA material include correspondence, minutes, reports, bulletins, and working papers for the magazine Communique. A smaller group of papers relate to Bliss' activities in behalf of the Public Relations Society of America and the Third World Congress of Public Relations and to a public relations course taught at Cornell niversity. Also present are two folders of articles, addresses, and biographical clippings. |
| Pierce, Robert L., 1901-1968 | Title: Robert L. Pierce Papers, 1955-1968 (bulk 1960-1968) Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Stout Mss 6 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1960-1968, of Robert L. Pierce, a former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin (1953-1955). Included are correspondence, reports, agendas, newspaper clippings, and biographical material primarily concerning his involvement in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Republican national conventions. |
| Lasch, Robert, 1907- | Title: Robert Lasch Papers, 1940-1971 Quantity: 5.6 c.f. (13 archives boxes, 2 volumes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 81AF Abstract: Papers of a journalist who was editorial writer for the Chicago Sun-Times (1942-1950) and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1950-1957) and editor of the editorial page of the latter paper (1957-1971). Well known for his columns on civil liberties and McCarthyism, Lasch also wrote in opposition to the Vietnam War and in 1966 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his editorials on that subject. Correspondence, 1942-1971, is both general and from readers. Among the prominent letter writers are Herbert L. Block, Marquis W. Childs, Henry Steele Commager, J. William Fulbright, Hubert H. Humphrey, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Adlai E. Stevenson, and W. Stuart Symington. Office memoranda include exchanges with Joseph Pulitzer, Sr., Marshall Field III, and members of their respective staffs. Documenting his writings are editorial reprints; free-lance articles, particularly for The Progressive,The Reporter, and The Nation; and several unpublished manuscripts. Indicative of his research methodology are subject files and notes on civil rights, national defense, McCarthyism, pacifism during the Vietnam War, federal aid to education, the presidential campaigns of 1952 and 1956, the National Conference of Editorial Writers, and his Pulitzer Prize award. |
| Ball, Robert M., 1914-2008 | Title: Robert M. Ball Papers, 1935-2007 Quantity: 57.7 c.f., 75 tape recordings, 18 photographs, and 1 negative Call Number: M2000-009; M2003-040; M2010-048 Abstract: Papers, 1935-2007, of Robert Ball, a career official and commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), who guided the development of the social security system from 1962 to 1973. As commissioner, Ball presided over several reorganizations of the SSA, major expansions of benefits, and the passage of the Medicare Act in 1965, and also served as a member of a number of Advisory Councils for Social Security (1938-1997) and of the President's National Commission on Social Security Reform, which led to a number of amendments to the Social Security Act in 1983. The papers primarily document Ball's career in the SSA, but also concern his many other social insurance and social welfare policy-related activities. |
| La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925 | Title: Robert M. La Follette Sr. Papers, 1879-1910 Quantity: 57.6 c.f. (214 archives boxes, 18 black boxes, and 1 flat box) and 163 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Wis Mss QR; Micro 537; Micro 476 Abstract: Papers of Wisconsin statesman and politician Robert M. La Follette Sr. consisting of correspondence, governor's letterbooks, speeches and writings, records of the Wisconsin Republican Party, financial records, and miscellaneous records. La Follette served as a Wisconsin congressman, governor, and U.S. senator and was a crucial figure in the Progressive Movement of the early twentieth century. |
| Shaplen, Robert, 1917-1988 | Title: Robert M. Shaplen Papers, 1932-1988 (bulk 1941-1988) Quantity: 38.0 c.f. (22 record center cartons, 30 archives boxes, 1 card box, and 3 flat boxes), 1 disc recording, and 301 photographs in 1 archives box Call Number: Mss 675; PH 6677; Disc 194A Abstract: Papers, 1932-1988 (mainly 1941-1988), of Robert M. Shaplen, a foreign correspondent and writer for The New Yorker best known for his analytical reporting on the Vietnam War. The papers consist of general and family correspondence, drafts and printed articles, typed research notes, and reference material. Much of the foreign reporting concerns Vietnam, but there are also files about Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. These files include interviews, speeches, unclassified U.S. government documents, official English-language press releases issued by foreign governments, news stories, and academic papers. The papers also document Shaplen's involvement with American Friends of Vietnam, a Ford Foundation program for Southeast Asian writers, reporting for Newsweek during World War II, and draft and printed copies of freelance fiction and nonfiction. |
| MacNeil, Robert, 1931- | Title: Robert MacNeil Papers,
circa 1950-2007 Quantity: 8.6 c.f. (20 archives boxes and 1 record center carton), 70 tape recordings, 4 compact discs, 103 photographs and 5 negatives; plus additions of 39.4 c.f., 13 photographs, 1 film, 109 videorecordings and 15 DVD recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 115AF; Audio 1182A; PH 3682; M88-131; M89-124; M93-223; M94-304; M96-050; M2002-008; M2010-039 Abstract: Papers of Robert MacNeil, 1953-2007, broadcast journalist and author best known as co-anchor of public television's The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. The papers contain mostly professional papers consisting of scripts of programs, manuscripts of books and other publications, correspondence including viewer mail and other papers relating to his programs and publications including photographs, videos and sound recordings. Subjects covered include President Kennedy's assassination, the Goldwater presidential campaign, the Watergate hearings, Cuba, Ronald Reagan, September 11, 2001, as well as other world events from the 1960s through the beginning of the 21st century. Other subjects include journalism, television and politics, the English language, and Canadians and Americans. Scripts of programs include: NewsHour, The Story of English, Do You Speak American? and America at a Crossroads. Manuscripts of his fiction and nonfiction works include: Breaking News, Burden of Desire, Looking for My Country, The People Machine, The Right Place at the Right Time, The Voyage, The Way We Were, and Wordstruck: A Memoir. Also includes a small amount of personal material. |
| Adams, Robert McCormick, 1847-1925 | Title: Robert McCormick Adams Papers, 1869-1953 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: McCormick Mss L Abstract: Correspondence, receipts, and reports of R. M. Adams, son of Cyrus Hall McCormick's sister Amanda. Included are many letters from his wife and children; his brother, Edward S. Adams; and his sister-in-law, Grace C. (Mrs. James W.) Adams, and her sons. The papers, separated from the files of Nettie Fowler McCormick, Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr., and Anita McCormick Blaine, reflect many years of appeals by members of the Adams family for cash gifts and loans from the McCormicks due to financial reverses, medical costs, and the struggle to educate the Adams' children. |
| Fischelis, Robert P., 1891-1981 | Title: Robert P. Fischelis Papers, 1821-1981 (bulk 1911-1968) Quantity: 56.0 c.f. (140 archives boxes), 8 disc recordings, and photographs Call Number: Mss 619; Disc 198A; PH 3979; PH 3980; PH 3981 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1911-1968, of Robert P. Fischelis, a pharmaceutical administrator, educator, speaker, advocate and leader. The collection consists mainly of correspondence, and details Fischelis' career as dean and professor at New Jersey College of Pharmacy and Ohio Northern University; advocate for the professional status of pharmacy in the health field; organization administrator; and leader in the development of educational standards, legislation and regulation. The collection includes materials related to many pharmaceutical organizations and government agencies, especially the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and American Pharmaceutical associations; the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy, and U.S. Public Health Service; War Production Board; and the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare. Correspondents include H.V. Arny and Francis E. Stewart. Also included are personal papers of Fischelis and his wife, Juanita Deer Fischelis (1896-1983), and their families, including genealogies of the Deer and Reid families. |
| Knowles, Robert P., 1916-1985 | Title: Robert P. Knowles Papers, 1906-1985 Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (7 archives boxes), 2 tape recordings, 2 reels of microfilm (35mm), 282 photographs, 26 negatives, and 26 pieces of ephemera Call Number: River Falls Mss EF; Tape 1233A; PH River Falls Mss EF; River Falls Micro 169; Micro 2081 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1935-1976, of Knowles, a Wisconsin state legislator and Republican Party leader, together with some personal papers of his brother, Warren P. Knowles III, governor of Wisconsin, 1965-1971. About Robert Knowles there are biographical clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and an oral history interview conducted by Tim Ericson of the River Falls ARC; correspondence, orders, logs, a Normandy Invasion notebook, and training materials concerning experiences as an Army Air Force bomber pilot during World War II; speeches and press materials issued as a state legislator; records pertaining to his 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976 election campaigns; papers concerning his leadership in organizations concerned with improved legislative operations such as the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Citizens Conference on State Legislatures; and contracts and correspondence about his work as manager of National Republican conventions in 1960, 1968, 1972, and 1976. Among the prominent correspondents are Ray C. Bliss, Ody Fish, Ernest Keppler, and Stanley York. The Warren P. Knowles papers in this collection primarily relate to research on the Knowles, Nichols, and Blakeney families. Also included are some miscellaneous financial papers of Warren P. Knowles III and of Judge Warren Knowles, father of Robert and Warren. The personal and gubernatorial papers of Warren Knowles are separately catalogued. |
| Pickus, Robert | Title: Robert Pickus Papers, 1947-1969 Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 15 reels of microfilm (35mm), 32 photographs, 1 negative, and 22 pieces of ephemera Call Number: Mss 547; Micro 825; PH Mss 547; PH Mss 547 (5) Abstract: Papers of peace advocate Robert Pickus, primarily concerning two groups in which Pickus was a leader: the California-based Acts for Peace and its successor, Turn Toward Peace, a national organization. Included are personal and organizational correspondence, speeches and writings, biographical information, and organizational papers such as minutes, financial records, position papers, clippings, publicity, reports, flyers, memoranda, research material, a wide variety of publications, forms, ephemera, and photographs, including images of demonstrations, parades, and displays. The collection relates to a host of activities including education and public witness projects with churches, students and children, politicians, community peace centers (especially well documented are the Marin and Seattle Peace Centers), and conscientious objectors. Although Pickus is well known for his critique of the New Left during the anti-Vietnam War era, this aspect of his career is not well documented in the collection. |
| Pierpoint, Robert | Title: Robert Pierpoint Papers, 1943-1982 Quantity: 5.8 c.f. (5 cartons, 2 archives boxes, 1 flat box), 5 tape recordings, 1 disc recording, 3 films, 2 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 195AF; Audio 1120A; Disc 176A; AC 280-281; CA 904; Micro 1071; PH 3647-3648 Abstract: Papers of Robert Pierpoint, a journalist best known as a CBS White House correspondent. The papers document his professional career as a producer and broadcaster for the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation in the late 1940s; his initial affiliation with CBS as a stringer in Scandinavia (1949-1951), his years as a Korean War correspondent for the network (1951-1953) and Far East bureau chief (1953-1957), his assignment to the White House press corps (1957-1980), and his years covering the State Dept. (1980-1982). Included are manuscripts and other material relating to his book, At the White House: Assignment to Six Presidents (1981). The collection is supplemented by miscellaneous photographs, films, and sound recordings from various stages in his career. Of special note are slides of prisoner exchanges following the Korean War. |
| Rogers, Robert, 1931- | Title: Robert Rogers Papers, 1961-1988 Quantity: 6.6 c.f., 33 film reels, and 310 transparencies in 1 photo binder Call Number: M95-241; M97-029 Abstract: Papers of NBC producer and writer Bob Rogers documenting his career and the television documentary projects on which he worked. The collection provides information on the process of making television documentaries, and the interaction between producer and network in decision making. The topics covered by Rogers include CIA activities in developing countries, the political situation in Israel and South Africa, presidential candidates, marijuana use, and Latin America, particularly El Salvador. Later additions to the collection include copies of some of Rogers’ films and color transparencies related to film projects in the Middle East, Pakistan, and Laos. |
| Cowie, Robert S. (Robert Somerville), 1873-1951 | Title: Robert S. Cowie Papers, 1903-1948 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: La Crosse Mss V Abstract: Personal and professional papers of Robert S. Cowie, a lawyer and judge in Trempealeau County and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Included is correspondence to Cowie, 1903-1908, concerning family matters, Republican Party politics, and support for Robert M. La Follette in Wisconsin. Correspondence, speeches, financial records, and newspaper clippings, 1922-1924, document Cowie's successful campaign for circuit court judge; and other correspondence, 1934-1941, concerns cases heard by Cowie, his possible nomination to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and local and state political issues. Three 1935 letters from J. Edgar Hoover to Cowie concern the shooting of John Dillinger. |
| Gabriner, Robert S., 1941- | Title: Robert S. Gabriner Papers, 1961-1981 (bulk 1965-1979) Quantity: 9.2 c.f. (23 archives boxes), 858 images on 35 contact sheets and 2 photographs (in 1 folder), 66 negatives on 12 negative strips (1 folder) and 2 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 575; PH 6620; Audio 1480A Abstract: Personal and collected papers of Robert S. Gabriner, 1961-1981 (bulk 1965-1979), a radical activist and student at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison in the 1960s, later an instructor at Laney Community College in San Francisco, and staff member at the underground newspaper, the Leviathan. The collection contains materials documenting Gabriner's interest in several black liberation, feminist, and radical organizations, including position papers and reference articles of the Weather Underground, Laney (California) Community Organizing Committee, and Prairie Fire Organizing Committee; papers of the UW History Students Association; records relating to the People's Press; materials documenting his work in the Civil Rights movement in the south, particularly with the West Tennessee Voters Project and as a field collecting agent for the Wisconsin Historical Society; documents concerning the Wisconsin Draft Resistance Union and its Clearing House in Madison; personal papers documenting his activity in the Puerto Rican Liberation Movement, including his membership in the Puerto Rican Solidarity Committee; and photocopies of Gabriner's FBI files. |
| Starobin, Robert S. | Title: Robert S. Starobin Papers, 1960-1967 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 428 Abstract: Papers of New Left historian and social activist Robert Starobin, chiefly consisting of collected print and near-print material relating to the Free Speech Movement at the University of California-Berkeley where he was a graduate student and to a number of civil rights organizations. The limited amount of original material in the collection consists of annotated organizational draft proposals and handwritten directives of the Graduate Coordinating Committee and the Teaching Assistants Union. |
| Schilling, Robert, 1843-1922 | Title: Robert Schilling Papers, 1852-1922 Quantity: 0.3 c.f. (1 black box) Call Number: U.S. Mss 109A Abstract: Papers of Robert Schilling, a Wisconsin Greenback and Populist leader, newspaperman, and one-time president of the Coopers' International Union of the Knights of Labor. The papers reflect Schilling's general political concerns, interest in spiritualism, support of bimetallism, and opposition to prohibition and to American support of England in World War I. Included is a diary, 1863-1865, correspondence, articles and speeches, an autograph book from a Greenback meeting held in 1881, and two volumes containing names of workers for the Populist Party in Wisconsin, 1892, and other states, 1896. Prominent political correspondents include Victor L. Berger, J. H. Davis, Burton French, John W. Hayes, J. A. H. Hopkins, Henry Smith, and Edward Voigt. |
| Setz, Robert | Title: Robert Setz Financial Records, 1887-1952 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: Whitewater Mss X Abstract: Financial records of a Waterloo, Wisconsin, harness making shop owned first by Lyons and Seaver and next by Robert Setz, who also did shoe repairs. Included are daybooks and account books recording money transactions, yearly inventories, and summaries. |
| Sewell, Robert, 1798-1874 | Title: Robert Sewell Papers, 1838-1916 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Wis Mss KN Abstract: Family papers of the Reverend Sewell, a Congregational clergyman who emigrated from England in the 1830s and later settled in Wisconsin. Included are volumes of verse and prose articles; brief school records of his daughters, Mary Sewell Young and Anne B. Sewell; an account book with school expenses, 1875-1880, term announcements, and other items kept by Anne Sewell, principal of the Oconomowoc Select School; a diary kept by Reverend Sewell, 1871-1874; and some family papers of the Reverend A. A. Young. |
| Allen, Robert Sharon, 1900-1981 | Title: Robert Sharon Allen Papers, 1917-1980 (bulk 1932-1980) Quantity: 25.4 c.f. (21 record center cartons, 8 archives boxes, 2 card boxes, and 1 flat box), 1.0 c.f. of photographs (1 archives box and 1 flat box), and 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: U.S. Mss 15AF; PH 6627; Micro 2105 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1932-1980, of Robert S. Allen, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Journalism best known for his association with Drew Pearson, 1932-1942, in the nationally-syndicated column, “Washington Merry-Go-Round,” and for his own column, “Inside Washington,” published from 1949 to 1977. The collection includes mimeographed releases of his columns, microfilmed news stories written for the Philadelphia Record (1936-1942), a treatment for a film biography of General George S. Patton with whom Allen had served during World War II, freelance articles, radio scripts, and other writings. Several folders concern Allen's book, Lucky Forward, about the Third Army and the plagiarism suit he brought against Patton biographer Ladislas Farago. An extensive reporter's journal, 1941-1977, documents private conversations and interviews with the nation's leading political figures, 1941-1942 and 1949-1972. The photographs document both Allen's military and journalism careers. |
| Thompson, Robert, 1927- | Title: Robert Thompson Papers, 1969-1973 Quantity: 4.8 c.f. (12 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 993 Abstract: Legislative papers of Robert Thompson, a Democratic state representative who served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1970 to 1972. Known for his advocacy of environmental conservation and support of environmental education, the papers include bill files, subject files concerning various environmental issues, project reports, correspondence, questionnaires, memoranda, notes, and other materials regarding his legislative activities. The papers also include extensive files on public education funding including Assembly Joint Resolution 76, sponsored by Thompson, which proposed transferring the cost of elementary and secondary education from a property tax to a more progressive form of state funding. These files consist of a draft of AJR 76, correspondence, reports for Wisconsin education financing, news clippings, and background material on educational financing and property tax reform in other states. |
| von Neumann, Robert, 1888- | Title: Robert von Neumann Papers, 1957-1978 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box); 1 oversize folder Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 17 Abstract: Collection contains miscellaneous papers of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee art professor. Includes letters from von Neumann and his wife Hilde to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cooney which discuss personal family matters and von Neuwmann's exhibitions; a scrapbook which contains newsclippings and photographs of the von Neumann's and examples of their works; and other miscellaneous items. |
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Kingdon, Robert W., 1903-1981; Kingdon, Catherine M., 1906-1995 |
Title: Robert W. and Catherine Kingdon Papers, 1908, 1929-1987 Quantity: 15.8 c.f. (39 archives boxes and 1 card file box); plus additions of 69 photographs and 2 transparencies Call Number: Stevens Point Mss BS; M2003-092 Abstract: Papers, 1908-1987, of a Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Congregational minister, Robert W. Kingdon, and his wife, Catherine M. Kingdon. The papers reflect the Kingdons' long service to the Congregational Church and the United Church of Christ (UCC) in Wisconsin. |
| Chatterton, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Chatterton Film Chats, 1967-1981 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box), 55 films, and 10 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 759; Tape 1203A Abstract: Programs on motion picture history presented by a California film historian, consisting of excerpts from original motion pictures (1900-1978), background organ music to accompany silent film, brief program notes, and publicity. For one talk on Laurel and Hardy there is also a recorded version of Chatterton's commentary. |
| Dean, Robert W., 1923- | Title: Robert W. Dean Papers, 1958-1963 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 75 Abstract: Papers of a Wisconsin state senator, lawyer, and judge, Robert Dean, including legislative subject files which are primarily routine but include reports of the Conservation Commission and Highway Committee on which Dean served, and one folder concerning Menominee Indian termination proceedings. Correspondence is primarily from his constituents. |
| Desmond, Robert W., 1900-1985 | Title: Robert W. Desmond Papers, circa 1926-1969 Quantity: 4.8 c.f. (4 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes) Call Number: MCHC68-058 Abstract: Papers of Robert W. Desmond, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, journalism educator, and pioneer in the study of world press history and international communications. Desmond joined the faculty of the Department of Journalism at Berkeley as the first chairman in 1939 and served as chairman for more than 15 years. He was a member of the faculty until his retirement in 1968. During his career, Desmond worked on some of the nation's best-known newspapers--the Louisville Courier-Journal, the New York Times, Miami Herald, Paris edition of the New York Herald, and the Christian Science Monitor. |
| Dirks, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Dirks Papers,1942-1945, 1990 Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss CN Abstract: Letters written by Robert W. Dirks of Jackson County, Wis. to his future wife, Leatrice Sonenberg, during World War II and a reminiscence based on the letters written by Mr. Dirks in 1990. Dirks served from 1942 to 1945 with the 178th Signal Repair Company. He describes his training at Camp Shelby, Miss., the Midland Radio School in Athens, Ga., radio school in Lexington, Ky., and Camp Polk, La. After being shipped overseas, much of his duty time was spent installing radios in vehicles in England and driving supply trucks in France, Belgium, and Germany. The letters and reminiscence describe conditions and activities, and contain observations about his surroundings as well as glimpses into what was happening at home. |
| Eichelberg, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Eichelberg Papers, [circa 1890]-1983, bulk
1950-1960 Quantity: 5.2 cubic ft. (12 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 228 Abstract: The collection contains photographs and negatives of engines (locomotives), rolling stock, electric interurbans, and streetcars from various railroad and railway companies including the Chicago & North Western Railroad; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific (the Milwaukee Road); the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company; and the North Shore Line. Many were taken by Robert W. Eichelberg, who was an amateur railroad photographer and part-time employee of Chicago & North Western Railroad. The collection also contains some published rail-related items. |
| Kasten, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Kasten Papers, 1974-1992 Quantity: 26.0 c.f., 789 reels of microfilm (in 20 half record center cartons), 237 videorecordings and 1 film (in 11 record center cartons), and 3 tape recordings Call Number: M78-637; M93-010 Abstract: Papers of Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Republican Congressman from Wisconsin, 1974 to 1978, and then Senator from 1980-1992. Kasten served on the House Select Committee on Intelligence and the Small Business Committee in the Senate. Other legislative interests include product liability and environmental issues. The collection documents both Kasten's Congressional and Senate careers, although coverage for the latter is more extensive. |
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Kenny, Robert Walker, 1901-; Morris, Robert S., 1915- |
Title: Robert W. Kenny and Robert S. Morris Papers, 1940-1957 Quantity: 5.6 c.f. (14 archives boxes), 1 tape recording, and 6 disc recordings. Call Number: U.S. Mss 29AN; Disc 31A; Tape 455A; Tape 701A Abstract: Legal papers of two Los Angeles attorneys who served as counsel for the Hollywood Ten during appearances before the House Committee on Un-American Activities and during subsequent civil suits against the studios to recover losses from the blacklist. Included are correspondence with numerous attorneys and others involved in the cases including Leonard B. Boudin, Charles Katz, Carey McWilliams, Benjamin Margolis, and Alexander Meiklejohn, as well as with Lester Cole, Ring Lardner, Jr., John Howard Lawson, Adrian Scott, Dalton Trumbo, and other Hollywood Ten clients; transcripts of court proceedings and HUAC testimony; briefs and memoranda concerning points of law; exhibits; depositions from E. J. Mannix, Louis B. Mayer, Dore Schary, Jack Warner, and Darryl F. Zanuck; handwritten notes; and material (some in recorded form) pertaining to the national public relations effort in behalf of the Ten. Also included are legal papers for Michael Wilson, a blacklisted writer who was not a member of the Ten, and miscellaneous research materials concerning the Association of Motion Picture Producers, John E. Rankin, and other topics. |
| Warren, Robert W., 1925- | Title: Robert Warren Papers, 1965-1969 Quantity: 6.2 c.f. (6 record center cartons and 1 archives box) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 112 Abstract: Papers of a Republican Party leader who served as state senator (1965-1968), attorney general (1969-1974) and U.S. district court judge (1974-), consisting entirely of files pertaining to his legislative career. Included are correspondence from constituents, legislators, lobbyists, and advocacy groups; minutes; notes; position papers and informational material; biographical material; clippings; press releases; and registers of constituent opinion. Most extensive are files pertaining to committee assignments such as service on the Joint Committee on Finance, the Governor's Committee on Water Resources, the Temporary Committee on Governmental Reorganization (Kellett Committee), the Governor's Committee on Eminent Domain, the Joint Committee on Legislative Reorganization, and the Legislative Council's Judiciary and Mental Health Advisory committees. |
| Wild, Robert, 1875-1928 | Title: Robert Wild Family Papers, 1825-1937 Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (10 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss CJ Abstract: Papers of Wild, a Milwaukee attorney who was vice-president of the State Board of Bar Examiners and regent of the University of Wisconsin, accompanied by records of other members of his family. The collection consists essentially of papers of a German immigrant family that transplanted traditions and customs of the homeland to a new environment. The collection includes financial records of the Milwaukee West Seite Hoch Schule, 1871-1877; minutes of meetings of the Deutsche Gesellschaft von Milwaukee, 1880-1917; programs of German social and cultural activities; papers, 1846-1879, of Dr. Francis Huebschmann; and papers, 1844-1894, of Franz Anton Mohr, a family friend. Robert Wild's papers include letters from members of the legal profession in the state, from regents and faculty members of the University, particularly from the Department of German, and from leaders in German universities and institutes whom he met on a trip abroad in 1927; and also his articles and addresses on historical and literary subjects and on political measures he opposed, such as Prohibition and woman suffrage. The collection contains a diary, 1921, and some letters of Robert Wild's brother, George B. Wild. The latter, at one time business manager of the Toledo (Ohio) Baseball Club, corresponded with the club's patron, Noah Swayne, after 1915. There are also papers, 1825-1883, of Swayne's father, Noah Haynes Swayne, a United States Supreme Court justice, and his brother, General Wager Swayne. |
| Hernandez, Roberto, 1944-1994 | Title: Roberto Hernandez Papers, 1964-1994 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 274 Abstract: Papers of Roberto Hernandez, a prominent Latino leader in Milwaukee who helped establish the Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute (SSOI) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1970. Collection consists of photographs, articles, and other materials relating to his personal life and advocacy work. |
| Knowlton, Robin | Title: Robin Knowlton Papers, 1983-1987 Quantity: 2.1 c.f. (2 record center cartons and 1 oversize folder), 5 tape recordings, 48 photographs, 24 negatives, 54 transparencies, and 1 videorecording Call Number: M95-064 Abstract: Papers of California-based peace activist Robin Willis Knowlton, who served as a volunteer publicist for several groups and actions opposing nuclear weapons as well as government policy towards Central America, particularly Nicaragua. The papers document Knowlton's involvement with and the activities of Fast for Life (Oakland, 1983); Port Chicago and the Peace Navy (San Francisco Bay, 1983); the Pledge of Resistance campaign and the Emergency Response Network (San Francisco, 1984-1985); the Veterans Fast for Life (1986) and Veterans Peace Action Team; and the lobbying campaign against Contra funding which involved Senator Pete Wilson’s office (1986-1987). |
| Robinsonville United Presbyterian Church (Brown County, Wis.) | Title: Robinsonville United Presbyterian Church (Brown County, Wis.) Records, 1861-1972 Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 667; Green Bay Micro 14 Abstract: Records of a church founded by Belgian immigrants in 1861 in the Town of Green Bay as the French Presbyterian Church. Includes minutes, 1861-1965; registers, 1861-1972, listing pastors, elders, deacons, trustees, communicants, baptisms, marriages, and deaths; and a 100th anniverary pamphlet. Reel 1 is a positive copy of film produced by the Presbyterian Historical Society in 1978. |
| Rock County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors: Board Proceedings, 1839-1971 Quantity: 5.0 c.f. (18 volumes) and 8 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Rock Series 37 Abstract: Proceedings of the County Commissioners and Board of Supervisors including minutes of board meetings, committee reports, reports of county officers and commissions, financial reports, communications to the board, and other papers. There is substantial material pertaining to the county poor farm and asylum, the county's justice courts, the establishment of town governments, school districts, road building, and tax assessment. Also present are minutes of the Building Committee, 1869-1871. |
| Rock County (Wis.). Division of Environmental Health | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Division of Environmental Health: Records Pertaining to Water Quality of Badfish Creek and Rock River Basin, 1967-1991 Quantity: 8.0 c.f. (8 record center cartons) Call Number: C2009/004 Abstract: Records documenting the work of the Environmental Health Division, primarily related to the water quality of the Rock County portions of Badfish Creek and the Rock River Basin. Records seem to be those of David Holman, Director of the Division of Environmental Health, 1968 through circa 1991. The water quality in Rock County was affected by the way in which the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) treated its discharge; these records document efforts to improve treatment of the resulting wastewater flowing into Rock County waterways. |
| Rock County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Deeds, 1839-1901 Quantity: 63 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Rock Series 36 Abstract: Microfilmed warranty, quit claim, and other deeds for land located in Rock County. Records provide names of persons involved in land transfers, a description of the land, and the amount of money involved. |
| Rock County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Grantor/Grantee Index, 1849-1901 Quantity: 9 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Rock Series 35 Abstract: Alphabetical name indexes to Rock County deeds (Rock Series 36), including name of grantee and grantor, name of person to whom document was delivered, and volume and page of deed. (Deeds, 1839-1848, are not covered by this index.) |
| Rock County (Wis.). Superintendent of Schools. | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Superintendent of Schools: Records, 1913-1988 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes, 1 card box, 1 oversize folder, and 1 tube), 3 reels of microfilm (35mm), 2 films, and 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) of photographs, negatives, and transparencies Call Number: Rock Series 39; PH Rock Series 39; Film Rock Series 39 Abstract: Minutes, photographs, reports, correspondence, administrative documents, films, and photographs from the files of Rock County Superintendent of Schools Donald Upson, together with records collected about the activities of his predecessors and the history of Rock County schools. Also included is a set of school histories and architectural drawings and other material about the construction of new schools. Black and white photographs, negatives, and color slides--some identified--include many scenes of classroom activities and student life dating from the 1940s-1960s, and documentary photographs of schools. The photographs are of high quality and coverage of education and student activities is of value beyond its Rock County context. The films depict school bands and outdoor education. |
| Rock County (Wis.). Surveyor | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Surveyor: Plats and Survey Maps, 1850-1976 Quantity: 4 reels of microfilm (16mm) and 7 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Rock Micro Series 5 Abstract: Records include plats of various townships and subdivisions, an index to subdivision plats, plats of the county survey, and certified survey maps. |
| Serling, Rod, 1924-1975 | Title: Rod Serling Papers, 1943-1971 Quantity: 32.0 c.f. (80 archives boxes and 1 folder), 1 reel of microfilm (35mm), 2 tape recordings, 1 film, and 15 photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 43AN; SC 1053; Tape 318A; Micro 1010; AB 855; WCFTR Lot A87; WCFTR Lot A88 Abstract: Papers of Rod Serling, a television and motion picture writer best known for his tales of the supernatural. Included are correspondence, scripts, speeches and articles, reports, press releases, and clippings. Half of the collection consists of files on his produced and unproduced writings for television, motion pictures, radio, and the theater. Coverage of Twilight Zone (CBS), for which Serling was also executive producer, and anthologies such as Armstrong Circle Theatre (NBC), Bob Hope's Chrysler Theatre (NBC), Climax (CBS), Kraft Television Theatre (NBC), Lux Video Theatre (NBC), Playhouse 90 (CBS), Studio One (CBS), and United States Steel Hour (CBS) is most complete. Particularly noteworthy in the Playhouse 90 files are revisions of his Emmy Award-winning teleplays “A Town Has Turned to Dust” and “Requiem for a Heavyweight.” With the motion picture material is Serling's screenplay for the 1962 Columbia film version of the latter work. Among the other motion pictures represented are Planet of the Apes (20th Century-Fox, 1968) and Seven Days in May (Paramount, 1964). The remainder of the collection is made up of subject files and correspondence. The range of topics varies from discussions of Serling's practice of the writer's craft to marketing of his ideas and scripts, production difficulties (primarily censorship and violence on the air), his teaching and public speaking, financial records, and fan mail. |
| Róger Calero Defense Committee | Title: Róger Calero Defense Committee Records, 1987-2003 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 2 photographs, and 3 CD-ROMs Call Number: M2003-153 Abstract: Records of the Róger Calero Defense Committee (RCDC) documenting their efforts to prevent Calero, a permanent U.S. resident and journalist, from being deported. |
| Faherty, Roger, 1889-1967 | Title: Roger Faherty Papers, 1940-1965 Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 45 Abstract: Papers of Roger Faherty, Chicago attorney, including correspondence, clippings, news releases, minutes, and speeches concerning Republican politics, particularly the Presidential campaigns of Robert Taft; the Taft Memorial Foundation; and the 1953 appointment of William Howard Taft III as ambassador to Ireland. |
| Horowitz, Roger | Title: Roger Horowitz Papers, 1969-1989 Quantity: 6.8 c.f. and 58 tape recordings Call Number: M87-516; M91-214; M2004-023 Abstract: Papers of labor historian and political activist Roger Horowitz, documenting his activities as a student at the Fieldston School, the University of Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Information is particularly strong concerning South Africa, Central America, and various socialist movements. Also included is Horowitz's collection of oral history interviews with members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) which he made in 1987 in the course of completing research for a dissertation. A supplement to the UPWA Oral History Project, these interviews seek to learn more about the ethnicity, religious influences, and social characteristics of packinghouse workers' communities, circa 1920-1960. |
| Minahan, Roger | Title: Roger Minahan Papers, circa 1898-1990 Quantity: 5.7 c.f. (4 record center cartons, 1 flat box, and 3 archives boxes) Call Number: M91-092 Abstract: Genealogical research files collected and compiled by Roger Minahan during the 1960s to 1990 concerning the origins of the Minahan and Fitzgerald families of Ireland who eventually settled in Wisconsin, primarily in Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Oconto and Waukesha counties. Included are notes, correspondence, charts, family group sheets, news clippings, coats of arms, maps, and miscellaneous certificates. The collection also includes photographs and negatives, circa 1898-1980, of family members across the generations, family owned farms in Wisconsin, and Roger Minahan’s youth and activities at Mary Garrett’s School for the Deaf (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), where his mother Anna Minahan was employed as a teacher. |
| Greene, Roger Sherman, 1881-1947 | Title: Roger S. Greene Papers, 1906-1946 Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 431 Abstract: Papers of Roger S. Greene, a specialist in Far Eastern affairs. Included is correspondence relating particularly to his work for the Department of State, the China Medical Board of the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Citizens Association, and the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies; correspondence, financial papers, and minutes of the American Committee for Non-Participation in Japanese Aggression, 1938-1940; articles and speeches by Greene; his 1917 report on the flood at Tientsin, China for the Flood Relief Committee of the American Red Cross; and miscellaneous clippings and printed materials, 1937-1945. |
| Day, Roland B., 1919- | Title: Roland B. Day Papers, 1966-1996 Quantity: 6.8 c.f. (18 archives boxes) and 1 photograph Call Number: M96-194 Abstract: Papers of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Roland B. Day, documenting his judicial career (1974-1996) as well as his work as chairman of the Wisconsin Bicentennial Committee on the [U.S.] Constitution. Committee records compiled by Justice Day include agendas; minutes of local, state, and national planning meetings; correspondence; programming and activities information; financial records and budgets; newsletters; publications; speeches; and interim and final reports. Justice Day’s papers also include general correspondence; administrative memoranda, minutes, and reports in connection with his role as head of the Wisconsin state court system; speeches, both by Day and others; subject files; and a photographic portrait of Day. |
| Toole, Roland E. | Title: Roland E. Toole Dam Construction Photographs, 1940-1949 Quantity: 354 photographs (1 archives box and 2 oversize folders) and 1 piece of ephemera Call Number: M2003-061 Abstract: Photographs of four hydroelectric dam projects from the 1940s with which Roland E. Toole, a civil engineer, was involved. The projects include the Saxon Falls dam (Montreal River), Castle Rock dam (Wisconsin River), Petenwell dam (Wisconsin River), and Peavey Falls dam (Michigamme River). Also included is a diploma awarded to Toole by the American Society of Civil Engineers (1963). |
| White, Roland, 1908- | Title: Roland White Papers, 1920-1984 Quantity: 4.8 c.f. (12 archives boxes); plus additions of 12.4 c.f., photographs, and 2 tape recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 128A; M66-393; M77-142; M86-178; M88-060; M89-347; M90-167; M90-351; M91-228 Abstract: Papers of Roland White, member of the Iowa Socialist Party and editor of several newspapers including the Dubuque Leader, an Iowa labor newspaper; Peoria Labor News (Illinois), and the Daily Pantagraph of Bloomington, Illinois. White also authored the book, Milo Reno, Farmers Union Pioneer, in 1941. The collection documents White's professional and personal activities and touches on topics such as labor unions, farmers, the Socialist Party, newspaper publishing, and journalism. |
| Rosman, Rolf P.M. | Title: Rolf P.M. Rosman Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 oversized folder) of papers, 0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box, 2 flat boxes, and 2 folders) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 965 Abstract: Papers and photographs relating to the service of Rolf P.M. Rosman, an officer in the Wisconsin National Guard during the time between the Spanish-American War and the beginning of World War I. The majority of the collection pertains to the continuing military education of Rosman, who began the twentieth century as the captain of Company L, 1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment stationed in Beloit and received a promotion to major in 1909. Materials include correspondence course questions, distributed by the Wisconsin Adjutant General's Office, which posed questions of strategy and military administration to officers. Two of Rosman's answers can be found in the collection. These materials give an idea of the types of military strategy being discussed and taught between the Spanish-American War and World War I. Also included are materials pertaining to the administration of the Wisconsin National Guard during the early twentieth century. Military correspondence, orders, circular letters, memoranda, and other papers document promotions, resignations, soldiers being granted leave to attend to private business matters, inspections, and training exercises. Picture postcards show Camp McCoy and Guardsmen in various activities. The oversized folder contains two maps, one likely used for the correspondence course and the other showing Camp McCoy. Photographs include several shots of Rosman in uniform and many unidentified pictures of Wisconsin National Guardsmen marching, posing for group shots, and engaging in every day activities such as cutting hair and washing dishes. These include a cyanotype photograph of recruits at Cincinnati. There are some unidentified photographs that appear to be from the Spanish-American War era, but most were taken in the early twentieth century. A picture of a dog, labeled “Joe the war dog,” shows a canine wearing a vest that bears the symbol of the 32nd Division, a red arrow. The dog likely served as the mascot of some unit in that division, likely during World War I. |
| Kwasniewski, Roman B.J., 1886-1980 | Title: Roman B.J. Kwasniewski Papers, 1892-1953 Quantity: 1.7 c.f. (4 archives boxes, 1 oversize folder) and 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 22; Micro 911; Milwaukee Micro 38 Abstract: Partial papers of four generations of the Kwasniewski and Dyniewicz families, as collected by Roman Kwasniewski, a Milwaukee photographer, journalist, and business entrepreneur. The collection includes family, personal, and business correspondence; and business records of Roman Kwasniewski, of his father Jozef who ran a lithography and printing business, and of his mother Wanda who kept an art supply and flower shop. Also present are some personal financial records, records of cultural and fraternal societies to which family members belonged, copies of photographs, and genealogical records of the Kwasniewski and Dyniewicz families in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Poland. Also included are several pamphlets and programs from various organizations, two Polish-language songbooks, and a small volume written and published by Wladyslaw Dyniewicz. On microfilm are correspondence, printed articles, and reference news clippings collected by Jozef and Roman Kwasniewski for their use as editors of the agricultural page of the Milwaukee Kuryer Polski. |
| Kwasniewski, Roman B.J., 1886-1980 | Title: Roman B.J. Kwasniewski Photographs, 1907-1947 Quantity: 186.5 cubic ft. (313 boxes); 1 oversize folder; 1,037 nitrate negatives; 365 safety film negatives Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 19 Abstract: Roman B.J. Kwasniewski was a photographer who worked in Milwaukee's Polish-American community (Polonia). Kwasniewski took many of the images at his Park Studio, located on Lincoln Avenue, on Milwaukee's south side. Most of the studio photographs depict family events such as anniversaries, first communions, funerals, graduations, and weddings. Other images include scenes of accidents, fires, floods; fraternal organizations; homes; construction scenes; individual businesses, including Kuryer Polski; political parties; ceremonies such as church anniversaries, ordinations, and dedications; social events such as New Year's Eve celebrations and "Hard Times" parties which were popular in the 1920s; and sporting events. The result is a striking picture of Milwaukee's south side Polish-Americans and their contributions to the city in which they lived. The collection consists of over 29,000 negatives, 6,000 prints, 70 lantern slides, and documents. The documents, which were included with the negatives and prints, mainly consist of correspondence between the photographer and his customers concerning photo orders. The collection also contains an accounting ledger dating from 1921 to 1933. |
| McCrea, Ronald A., 1943- | Title: Ronald A. McCrea Papers, 1963-1989 Quantity: 4.6 c.f. (12 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Call Number: Mss 869 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1974-1986, of McCrea, a journalist known for his editorial work with the Madison Capital Times and the Madison Press Connection, a strike newspaper. He also worked as communications director/speechwriter for Governor Anthony S. Earl from 1983 to 1986. A complete run of annotated reading copies of Earl speeches comprise a large portion of the collection. Also included are press materials for the governor's trade mission to China including a typed diary by McCrea and a 1981 China diary by Tom Loftus; draft and printed articles and editorials by McCrea; minutes of the board of the Madison Press Connection; records pertaining to the strike against Madison Newspapers, Inc. which led to the creation of the Press Connection; records of National Labor Relations Board proceedings; miscellaneous files relating to the editorial management of the Press Connection; and clippings and correspondence documenting the public response to the Press Connection's controversial publication of hydrogen bomb information in 1979. An interview with reporter Cedric Parker is also present. |
| Davis, R. G., 1933- | Title: Ronald Guy Davis Papers, 1954-1974 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 131 Abstract: Papers of Ronald Guy Davis, a radical writer, actor, and director, who founded the San Francisco Mime Troupe, one of the first American “guerrilla theatre” groups. Davis, who was particularly interested in the study and performance of mime, also helped found the Artists' Liberation Front, Radical Booking Agency, and R.G. Davis Mime Troupe, all in San Francisco. The collection documents Davis's artistic activities and ideas, 1958-1970, and the history and daily workings of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, as well as provides an impression of the nature and scope of the avant-garde, radical, and anti-establishment atmosphere of San Francisco and the nation during the 1960's. Included are biographical materials and memorabilia regarding Davis; a writings file containing Davis's non-dramatic material and a draft of his book, The San Francisco Mime Troupe (1975); and an organizations file, with papers relating to various performing groups with which Davis was connected. Materials regarding the San Francisco Mime Troupe are most complete, and include records and photographs of many of its productions. |
| Johnson, Ronald | Title: Ronald Johnson Papers, circa 1930-1971 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons) Call Number: M80-665 Abstract: Files, 1930s through the early 1970s, collected by Ronald Johnson, concerning various labor union and related activities in Kenosha, including correspondence, background materials, and ephemera. |
| Tavel, Ronald, 1941- | Title: Ronald Tavel Papers, 1958-1973 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 173AN Abstract: Papers of Ronald Tavel, poet, lyricist, and writer of avant-garde plays and motion pictures. Included are manuscript drafts of a novel Street of Stairs (1968) and copies of three plays including his three-act verse Christina's World (1958). |
| - - - | Title: Room 222 Films, 1969-1973 Quantity: 15 film reels (16 mm) Call Number: DF 334-DF 348 Abstract: Fifteen episodes from all five seasons of the half-hour long dramatic-comedy television series Room 222, which aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974 and focused on American history teacher Pete Dixon (Lloyd Haynes) and his class at the fictional Walt Whitman High School in Los Angeles, California. |
| Wisconsin Folk Museum | Title: Rosemaling in the Upper Midwest Collection, 1987-1995 Contents: Wisconsin Historical Society Museum Division: 622 graphic images, 63 artifacts; Wisconsin Historical Society Archives: 48 folders; Mills Music Library Wisconsin Music Archives: 1 audiocassette; Janet C. Gilmore: ca. 1 c.f. exhibit photographs, text, artifact lists, and photographic documentation of exhibit installation Unique Identifier: CSUMC0004-CG Summary: The Rosemaling in the Upper Midwest collection documents the Norwegian-American folk painting tradition of rosemaling in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and the greater Upper Midwest region. Phil Martin and Jean Johnson of the Wisconsin Folk Museum interviewed rosemalers, while Martin and Lewis Koch photographed them and their work. Martin and Johnson borrowed, commissioned, and purchased artifacts, and produced several versions of a rosemaling exhibit, representing the work of more than 50 rosemalers. The first exhibit was installed in 1988 at the Folk Museum, and the last one ran into 1995. The book and exhibit catalog, Rosemaling in the Upper Midwest: A Story of Region and Revival, also resulted from this research. |
| Reeves, Rosser | Title: Rosser Reeves Papers, 1927-1971 Quantity: 11.0 c.f. (27 archives boxes), 78 photographs and 4 transparencies in 1 archives box, 4 tape recordings, 1 disc recording, 10 reels of 16 mm film, and 1 reel of 35 mm film Call Number: U.S. Mss 112AF; Disc 58A; Audio 399A; PH 3182; CA 500-502; GA 001; AC 952-958 Abstract: Papers of Rosser Reeves, an advertising executive who was chairman of the board of Ted Bates and Company, Inc. The collection documents his career in advertising, noted for his “hard-sell” philosophy and his induction into the Advertising Hall of Fame, and reflects his anti-Communist sentiments and his involvement in Republican politics, both nationally and in New York from 1952 to 1964. The visual materials include images of Reeves, his family and friends and images related to Ted Bates and Company. |
| Rosengren, Roswell P., 1902- | Title: Roswell P. Rosengren Papers, 1921-1966 Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 83AF Abstract: Papers of a U.S. Army public relations officer during World War II and the Korean conflict, consisting of correspondence, articles and addresses, and printed matter. The correspondence, which is intermittent, 1931-1966, is largely personal in character, but many outgoing letters contain information on his public relations work and observations on the events and people with whom he was involved. Of particular interest are notes on the visit of President-elect Eisenhower to Korea in 1952. Prominent correspondents include Bruce Barton, Edgar Bergen, Turner Catledge, Walt Disney, William O. Douglas, James C. Hagerty, Oveta Culp Hobby, J. Edgar Hoover, Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Edward R. Murrow, Richard M. Nixon, Arthur Radford, Harold E. Stassen, David Sarnoff, Leland Stowe, Arthur H. Sulzberger, Jr., and Wendell L. Willkie. Also included is a file of speeches, articles, and printed material by Rosengren, which appeared under or was delivered in his own name, and an extensive collection of speeches which he prepared for others such as Walter Bedell Smith. The remainder of the collection consists of printed matter concerning the occupation of Germany, military operations in the Far East in the 1950's, the U.S. Army Bureau of Public Relations, and the U.S. Army Supply and Maintenance Command. |
| Rotary Club of La Crosse (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: Rotarty Club of La Crosse Records Physical Description: 6.0 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 063 Abstract: The La Crosse chapter of Rotary International was chartered in 1919. The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; high ethical standards in business and professions; the application of the ideal of service; the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through fellowship. Records of the local La Crosse chapter include historical materials, board and committee materials, membership files, programs & events. Written historical sketches and some historical ephemeral items as well as many unlabelled photographs comprise the historical background. The board materials consist of a framed charter (1919), chapter constitution and bylaws, correspondence (bulk 1924-1927; 1938-1939), minimal financial materials (1961-1983; 1990-1998), and meeting minutes (1924-1975; 1977). |
| Rotary Club of Milwaukee | Title: Rotary Club of Milwaukee Records, 1912-2003 Quantity: 13.8 cubic ft. (13 boxes); 1 audio reel; 7 film reels; and 10 videocassettes Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 215 Abstract: Records of the Milwaukee branch of Rotary International, an organization formed with the purpose to improve the community, promote high ethical standards in business and professional life, and advance the cause of world peace by building bridges of knowledge and understanding among peoples of different nations. The collection contains weekly bulletins distributed to members, minutes from club meetings, club directories, audio and visual recordings from club events, photographs, artifacts, and miscellaneous materials involving the club. |
| - - - | Title: “Rough Riders” Films, 1958-1959 Quantity: 39 film reels Call Number: DB 455-493 Abstract: Thirty-nine episodes of Rough Riders, a half-hour western series that ran from 1958 to 1959 on ABC, about two Union officers and a Confederate officer who team up after the Civil War and journey west to start a new life. All the films are 16mm prints in black and white with sound. Each episode is approximately 950 feet long. |
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Evans, Rowland, 1921-2001; Novak, Robert D., 1931-2009 |
Title: Rowland Evans Jr., and Robert D. Novak Papers, 1945-2008 Quantity: 145.4 c.f. (132 record center cartons, 32 archives boxes, 1 card box, and 2 flat boxes), 148 tape recordings, 0.6 c.f. of photographs (1 archives box and 1 flat box), 120 videorecordings, and 6 DVDs Call Number: Mss 764; Audio 1457A; PH 6565; VDA 002-007; VBC 110-115; VHA 644-757 Abstract: Papers, 1948-2008, of Rowland Evans Jr., and Robert D. Novak, one of the nation's longest journalistic partnerships. Evans and Novak were best known for their newspaper column “Inside Report” and the Evans & Novak cable television program. Novak alone was known for work on the Crossfire and Capital Gang television programs. Documentation of their joint and individual writing and reporting includes a complete run of “Inside Report” with an index; transcripts and video and audio documentation of Evans & Novak; articles, newsletters, drafts, and research material for free-lance writings and books such as The Agony of the GOP, Lyndon B. Johnson: the Exercise of Power and Nixon in the White House, and Novak's lengthy autobiography, The Prince of Darkness. Supplementing the writings and reporting are extensive subject files containing additional interviews and primary and secondary research material on many topics. Research on the presidencies of Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and William Clinton is particularly strong. Also included are reader and viewer mail, general correspondence, political polls, scheduling files, and some separate files of Rowland Evans. |
| Rowley Family | Title: Rowley Family Papers, 1837-1967 Quantity: 4.4 c.f. (11 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss 53PB Abstract: An unusually complete set of business records kept by three generations of the Rowley family, physicians who practiced medicine in Wisconsin for nearly a century, at Verona, 1851-1864, and at Middleton, 1864-1948. From 1868 to 1880 the two elder doctors also operated a drugstore at Middleton. The papers include visiting lists recording cases treated; prescription books; and account books and daybooks for the drug business and for the medical practices of Newman C. Rowley, Antinous A. Rowley, and A. Gilbert Rowley. Essays on the drugstore and the three doctors by Jessica Rowley are also included. Family correspondence, diaries, family trees, and other genealogical information relate to the history of the Rowley, Wheelwright, and Campbell families. Also included are business papers relating to Antinous and Newman Rowley, and Antinous Rowley's Civil War letters to his parents. |
| Empey, Roy A., 1882-1955 | Title: Roy A. Empey Papers, 1919-1954 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss PN Abstract: Correspondence of Roy A. Empey, a locomotive engineer who was an official of and lobbyist for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and director of the United States Employment Service in Wisconsin from 1931 to 1933. The collection contains material on all facets of Empey's public career. Numerous letters deal with his political interests: his support of the La Follettes, his work as campaign manager for Wisconsin attorney general John M. Reynolds, 1928-1932, and cooperation between trade unions and the Progressive Party. Other papers pertain to his participation in John Hickey Lodge No. 266 of the Railroad Brotherhood at Green Bay and to his activities as a lobbyist at Madison. Correspondence concerning union grievances is scattered throughout the collection. The papers from 1931-1933 deal primarily with the work of the United States Employment Service. Also included are letters with information on technical aspects of railroading and on Empey's career with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Correspondents include John J. Blaine, John M. Reynolds, Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Philip F. La Follette, Solomon Levitan, Joseph D. Beck, William Evjue, Orland S. Loomis, and Daniel W. Hoan. |
| Mitchell, Roy E. | Title: Roy E. Mitchell Physician Business Records, 1913-1948 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss CG Abstract: Business records of an Eau Claire, Wis. physician providing a fairly complete view of the business operations and workload of a medical doctor. The records consist mainly of patient visit and payment daybooks (1919-1948) with date, head of household, brief notes, and charges. Also included is a financial record book of income received from other than professional services (1919- 1940); physician expense account books (1913-1939); a general ledger (1931-1940); a record book of opium and coca prescribed including patient name and diagnosis; and miscellaneous items. |
| Matson, Roy L., 1908-1960 | Title: Roy L. Matson Papers, 1903-1960 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) and 98 photographs Call Number: Mss 238; PH Mss 238 Abstract: Papers of Roy L. Matson, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal (1942-1960), in Madison, Wisconsin. Papers consist of correspondence, articles, speeches, memorabilia, and three subject files, including photographs. The subject files, which comprise the bulk of the collection, concern a Department of Defense-sponsored tour of Europe and the Near East in 1952, a 1958 seminar on the American press in India sponsored by the State Department, and a local controversy on the West Washington Avenue underpass. Included are correspondence, background information, newspaper clippings, and other related material. |
| Wilcox, Roy P., 1873-1946 | Title: Roy P. Wilcox Papers, 1890-1925 Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (8 archives boxes) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss AV Abstract: Papers of Roy P. Wilcox, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, attorney, Republican state senator from 1917 to 1920, and unsuccessful primary candidate for governor in 1918 and 1920 and for senator in 1925. The papers consist of materials from his political campaigns and his State Senate term, speeches, and a small subject file concerning the city commission form of government and workmen's compensation legislation. The political materials include lists of supporters, campaign literature, a few financial reports, and materials from the Guardians of Liberty. The 1925 correspondence is especially revealing of the daily inside operations of the campaign and of relationships with party leaders in Wilcox' race against Robert M. La Follette, Jr., for the senior La Follette's vacant Senate seat. |
| Fredrickson, Roy R., 1898-1994 | Title: Roy R. Fredrickson Papers Physical Description: 0.2 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 003 Abstract: The Roy R. Fredrickson papers include biographical information, information on the Mexican Border War of 1916, and papers dealing with recognition for Mexican Border Veterans and with the Mexican Border Veterans, Inc. |
| Meier, Roy R., 1902- | Title: Roy R. Meier Papers, 1881-1978 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Northland Micro 14; Micro 732 Abstract: Papers of a Price County, Wis., farmer and local historian including photographs of the Meier family about the turn of the century and in the 1970's; a farm ledger begun by Karl Meier and taken over by his son Roy in 1918; an essay by Meier on Germans and others who settled Price County in the l870's and l880's; and a “History of the Dairy Herd of the Spring Brook Farm.” |