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Keefe, Frank Bateman, 1887-1952	Title: Frank Bateman Keefe Papers, 1930-1973 (bulk 1940-1950) Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: Oshkosh Mss BW Abstract: Papers, mainly 1940-1950, of Frank Bateman Keefe, a former congressman from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The papers consist of brief constituent correspondence, minutes of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion, 1950; speeches; congressional newsletters; and extensive files from his membership on the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack.
Keenan Family	Title: Keenan Family Papers, 1862-1954 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 index card box) and photographs Call Number: Mss 755; PH Mss 755 Abstract: Papers of Harry A. Keenan (1877-1948), a prominent Stoughton, Wisconsin physician, and members of his family. Included are an obstetrical record containing medical information on births he attended (l905-l928); correspondence, diaries, and a scrapbook of his second wife, Martha Willson Keenan, concerning her life as a student perhaps at Stout Institute and as a teacher; correspondence of his son, Walter E. Keenan, concerning work as a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps, his military service and imprisonment during World War II, and his tour of duty during the U.S. occupation of Japan; and miscellaneous papers of other members of the family. Also included is an unpublished biography of Dr. Keenan by Elizabeth Keenan Coombs. The photographs are pictures taken for the 1943 Look article about Keenan and his small-town medical practice.
Keith, Alice, 1890-1962	Title: Alice Keith Papers, 1906-1962 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes, 3 volumes, and 1 package), 6 disc recordings, and 23 tape recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 52AF; Disc 34A; Tape 309A Abstract: Papers of the founder of the National Academy of Broadcasting, Inc., and a teacher of music in schools and on the radio. Included are correspondence, articles and addresses, scrapbooks, press releases, printed materials, scripts, and sound recordings. The correspondence is largely of a personal nature, but letters written during the 1930's occasionally display her efforts to become recognized as a pioneer in educational broadcasting. Scripts and teachers' manuals relate to her position as broadcasting director for CBS's American School of the Air. There are also scripts and recordings for several radio series used to promote NAOB, as well as other instructional materials such as How to Speak and Write for Radio (1944), which she developed to teach broadcasting techniques.
Kellar, Herbert Anthony, 1885-1955	Title: Herbert Kellar Papers, 1887-1955 Quantity: 78.8 c.f. (208 archives boxes) Call Number: McCormick Mss AC Abstract: Papers of Kellar, a historian, researcher in agricultural history, and curator for the McCormick Historical Association from 1915 to 1955. The papers consist of personal and professional correspondence; speeches, research notes, and bibliographies relating to Cyrus Hall McCormick, genealogy, the reaper, patent cases, and agriculture; correspondence and other materials documenting Kellar's active membership in professional organizations; and the papers of Solon Robinson, agricultural journalist, and Everett E. Edwards, agricultural historian.
Kellman Family	Title: Kellman Family Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 1.3 linear ft. (3 archives boxes and 2 oversized folders) of papers, 0.5 linear ft. (1 archives box and 3 oversized folders) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 1291 Abstract: Correspondence, military papers, and photographs pertaining to Vilas, Forrest, and Norris Kellman, three brothers from Galesville, Wisconsin who served in the Army during World War I. Vilas was the only brother to be sent overseas and was stationed with the Headquarters Department of the 62nd Field Artillery Brigade. He arrived in France soon after the signing of the Armistice in 1918 and served as part of the occupation force for six months. Forrest and Norris were stationed in the United States during the war. Forrest served as part of the Students' Army Training Corps and was stationed in Indianapolis as a mechanic. Norris was trained as a lieutenant at College Station, Texas, but was never attached to a specific unit. The collection includes military papers, correspondence, a diary, newspaper articles, military ephemeral, photographs, and postcards. Most of the manuscripts are letters written between the three brothers while they were serving in the Army. They also individually corresponded with their parents, Frank and Lizzie, other relatives, and a few neighbors in Galesville. In the letters, the brothers ask questions about the whereabouts of friends who were also serving in the military, how they felt about life in the Army, and engaged in small talk about their family in Galesville. Vilas and Forrest also asked Norris about his training as an officer and congratulated him when he became the youngest lieutenant commissioned in 1918. The letters also convey concern over Vilas being sent overseas. In one letter from Forrest to Norris (August 4, 1918), Forrest expressed his concern over Vilas's well being and instructs Norris to write to Vilas often in order to “keep his sprits up.” In another letter to Norris (November 8, 1918), Forrest writes how he wished he was overseas with Vilas to keep him company. Concern over the Spanish influenza is also a major theme within the letters and is discussed between the brothers, their parents, and their neighbors. Norris and Forrest describe the number of cases at their respective bases and what preventative steps were taken to stop the spread of the disease. Letters from their parents and relatives discuss the severity of influenza outbreaks in Wisconsin and around Galesville. The letters written by Frank and Lizzie mainly discuss life at home and the health of relatives and neighbors. By the end of the war they frequently asked if there was any news about when the brothers would return home. The diary was kept by Vilas and records a few short entries during his time overseas. It also includes some training notes. Other manuscripts include draft registration for all three brothers, military records for Vilas and Norris, and a newspaper article about Norris being commissioned as a lieutenant. Also included are manuscripts pertaining to Norris's attempt to receive a commission in the Army during World War II. These include correspondence with various military departments, Forrest, and his father. There are also some materials pertaining to Norris's active participation in Wisconsin politics as a member of the Republican Party, and his service as Sergeant at Arms for the State Assembly. The still images consist of photographs and postcards collected by the brothers during their service. Photographs include images of all three brothers posing in uniform and a few images taken after the war. Other photographs pertain to Norris and include images of him posing with family members, fellow soldiers, images taken at his graduation and commission, and buildings around College Station. Postcards include those collected by Vilas while in France, Camp Zachary Taylor (Kentucky), and Newport News (Virginia).There is also an interesting collection of postcards showing U. S. Navy battleships, and a series showing sailors on an unidentified Navy warship.
Kellogg, George J., 1828-1919	Title: George J. Kellogg Papers, 1846-1919 Quantity: 1.8 c.f. (4 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Call Number: Whitewater Mss BL Abstract: Papers of Kellogg, an early nurseryman of Rock County, Wisconsin; including business and family correspondence, diaries recording daily activities and weather observations, financial records of his nursery business, printed recollections of experiences during the California Gold Rush, and miscellaneous biographical and genealogical material.
Kellogg, Louise Phelps, d. 1942	Title: Louise Phelps Kellogg Papers, 1911-1941 Quantity: 10.4 c.f. (41 archives boxes and 2 card boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss HR Abstract: Papers of Louise Phelps Kellogg, a notable American historian and a staff member at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Included is personal and professional correspondence, reference and research correspondence handled as a Society staff member, a subject index to this reference correspondence, articles and lectures, research notes, drafts and other papers concerning several of her book-length publications and her other research, an unpublished popular history of Wisconsin, files concerning the Mississippi Valley Historical Association (which she served as president, 1930-31) and the American Historical Association, diaries, and genealogical data.
Kelly, Kathleen	Title: Kathleen Kelly Papers, 1971-1978 Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (1 record center carton), 7 photographs, and 4 posters (1 oversize folder) Call Number: M2010-067 Abstract: Papers, 1971-1978, consisting of materials related to the United States National Student Association (USNSA) during Kathleen Kelly's directorship and various social action campaigns including Vietnam War protests, the New American Movement, and the Stevens Court Tenants Alliance. The materials include correspondence, pamphlets, educational materials, memoranda, agendas, meeting notes, and financial materials. The USNSA-related materials also include copies of the newsletter and magazine, as well as booklets pertaining to various social action issues. Also included are documents regarding Kelly's 1977 trip to the USSR obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and Kelly's final project for graduation from the University Without Walls. Additionally, the collection contains four posters related to international events the USNSA participated in and seven photographs taken during Kelly's trip to the USSR.
Kemper Center, Inc. (Kenosha, Wis.)	Title: Kemper Center, Inc. Records, 1973-2003 Quantity: 1.8 c.f. (4 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and 1 videorecording Call Number: Parkside Mss 84; VCA 257 Abstract: Records of Kemper Center, Inc., a citizen group founded in 1975 to purchase the Kemper Hall property in Kenosha, Wis., which had been an Episcopal girls school until its closing in 1975. The group's goal was to preserve the buildings and to develop a cultural, recreational, and historic center operated and managed by Kemper Center, Inc. under the supervision of the Kenosha County Parks Commission. The records consist of Board of Directors' meeting files (1975-1980) which include minutes, financial information, correspondence, and charter, constitution, and by-laws; annual reports (1987-1999) which include summary reports, Board of Directors reports, strategic planning committee reports, membership information, publicity, and financial information; and master plan reports prepared by area architectural and design firms for Kenosha County Parks Commission and Kemper Center, Inc. Also included is a scrapbook documenting the founding of Kemper Center, Inc. and its efforts to preserve the Kemper Hall property consisting of local news clippings, brochures, photographs, and advertising literature. In the 1990's controversy developed over Kemper Center, Inc.'s management of the property and correspondence (1994-2000) and local news clippings documenting the controversy are also included. In addition, there is one videotape documenting dedication ceremonies for Kemper Center which took place in October of 1977.
Kemper Hall (Kenosha, Wis.)	Title: Kemper Hall Records, 1855-1977 Quantity: 12.4 c.f. (18 archives boxes and 13 flat boxes) and 2 photographs (1 folder); plus additions of 1.6 c.f. Call Number: Parkside Mss 41; PH Parkside Mss 41; M2008-065 Abstract: Records, 1855-1977 (bulk 1969-1975), of Kemper Hall, an Episcopal girls school for boarding and day students, founded in 1870 and named in honor of Bishop Jackson Kemper. From 1878 to 1969, the Sisters of St. Mary, an Episcopal women's order, operated the school, and in 1975 the school closed due to financial problems. The records document the administration of the school and its dissolution.
Kemper, Jackson, 1789-1870 [Digitized content]	Title: Jackson Kemper Papers, 1787-1972 Quantity: 16.2 c.f. (14 archives boxes, 50 volumes, and 1 oversize folder), 4 reels of microfilm (35mm), 24 photographs, 1 lithograph, and 1 piece of ephemera in 1 archives box Call Number: Wis Mss G; Micro 255; Micro 256; Micro 623; Micro 1094; PH 6584; File 1809 August 2 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1801-1870, of Jackson Kemper, the first missionary bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church and the first bishop of Wisconsin, together with papers of the Relf-Poyntell family, to whom Kemper was related by marriage. The collection includes correspondence; church minutes; diaries primarily covering the post-1835 years as a missionary bishop; and lists of sermon subjects, marriages and baptisms performed, notes on religious subjects, and fundraising records pertaining to the General Theological Seminary. In addition, the collection includes biographical information about Kemper; photographs of and related to Kemper, Elizabeth Kemper Adams, and the Adams and Relf families; and the papers of Kemper's two wives, Jerusha Lyman and Ann Relf Kemper; his daughter, Elizabeth Kemper Adams; and various in-laws.
Kennedy, D. D., 1879-1941	Title: D. D. Kennedy Papers, 1937-1941 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: River Falls Micro 144; Micro 551 Abstract: Papers of a Progressive assemblyman (1937-1941) from Amery, Wisconsin, consisting of correspondence to and from Polk County constituents, lobbyists, and political leaders; newsletters; and legislative information. Among the prominent correspondents are A.L. Berquist, Bennie Bye, Bernard Gehrmann, and Merlin Hull. Many of Kennedy's letters, which generally include comments on pending legislation and general political issues, also refer to his interest in farm cooperatives.
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.
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce (Wis.)	Title: Kenosha Chamber of Commerce Records, 1900, 1916-1972 Quantity: 10.4 c.f. (25 archives boxes and 1 flat box), 4 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 23 photographs Call Number: Parkside Mss 36; Parkside Micro 5; Micro 665; PH 4786 Abstract: Records of the Chamber including articles of organization, minutes, financial records, photographs, and a subject file containing clippings, correspondence, reports, and other documents. Included is information on the group's efforts to establish a local airport, to encourage Carthage College to move to the city, to develop the harbor, and generally to promote local business interests.
Kenosha County (Wis.). Clerk	Title: Kenosha County (Wis.). Clerk: Election Records, 1889-1904, 1936-1960 Quantity: 6.0 c.f. (15 archives boxes) Call Number: Kenosha Series 9 Abstract: Election records for Kenosha County filed by the county clerk, including the following types of records dating 1889-1904, 1942, 1953, and 1960: (a) Tally sheets and statements of election inspectors sent by local election officials to the clerk, showing the vote received within the precinct by each candidate and for and against each referendum question; (b) Scattered copies of the clerk's election return statements to the Secretary of State, showing total vote by precinct for each candidate and for and against each referendum question, in all elections except those in a district smaller than the county; (c) Poll lists, showing names and addresses of persons voting; and (d) Registers of electors, showing names and addresses of persons registered to vote (for most years, pertains only to the City of Kenosha). Also present are certificates of nomination, sample ballots, election notices, instructions from the Secretary of State, and other miscellaneous papers, 1936-1944, 1947-1951, and 1954-1956.
Kenosha County (Wis.). Clerk	Title: Kenosha County (Wis). Clerk: Clerk's General Records, 1858-1964 Quantity: 40.8 c.f. (94 archives boxes and 6 flat boxes) Call Number: Kenosha Series 7 Abstract: These records include materials prepared by the County Clerk in the performance of his duties or filed with him by the County Board, individual county officers, or private citizens. Most date before 1947 with only a few items after that date. Included are resolutions, petitions, tax papers, school censuses, bounty certificates, election records, correspondence, reports of county officers, yearly crop and dairy statistics, justice dockets, assessment rolls, and poll lists.
Kenosha County (Wis.). Coroner	Title: Kenosha County (Wis.). Coroner: Reports, 1911-1918, 1927-1929 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: Kenosha Series 43 Abstract: A few files from 1911, 1912, 1915-1918 and all files for cases handled from September 4, 1927 until June 13, 1929. Contents of a file depend upon the nature of the case. Some contain only a death certificate. Others have letters and other personal papers found on the dead person; newspaper clippings concerning the case; correspondence between the coroner's office and persons interested in the case; the autopsy report, if there was one; morgue photos; and if violence or foul play was suspected, a transcript of the coroner's inquest and a copy of the verdict. Documentation of suicides and the violent deaths of alleged organized crime figures often is extensive, as are the cases of automobile accidents.
Kenosha County (Wis.). Superintendent of Schools	Title: Kenosha County (Wis.). Superintendent of Schools: Annual Reports of School Districts, 1916-1964 Quantity: 9.8 c.f. (15 volumes and 17 archives boxes) Call Number: Kenosha Series 101 Abstract: Annual reports submitted by school district clerks and teachers to the Kenosha County Superintendent of Schools. Included are the Annual Reports of School Districts, School Census, and Teachers' Reports for high school, rural, and graded schools. Reports provide information on student enrollment and attendance, names of persons less than twenty years of age residing in the school district, names of teachers, details about particular schools, and school financial statements.
Kenosha County (Wis.). Treasurer	Title: Kenosha County (Wis.). Treasurer: Tax Rolls, 1856-1980 Quantity: 77.0 c.f. (593 volumes) Call Number: Kenosha Series 54 Abstract: Record of the assessed value of and the amount of taxes levied and collected on each parcel of real estate and from every individual with taxable personal property in Kenosha County. The tax roll typically gives a description of the property, the name of the owner, assessed valuation, tax levied, and a record of payments. Included are the rolls for the City of Kenosha for the years 1868-1900 and every fifth year thereafter, and for other municipalities, 1856-1900 and every fifth year thereafter.
Kenosha Service League (Wisconsin)	Title: Kenosha Service League Records, 1913-1973 Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (2 flat boxes and 1 archives box) Call Number: M81-240 Abstract: Records of the Kenosha Service League of Kenosha, Wisconsin, a social welfare charitable organization founded in 1910. The League focused on assisting families with financial difficulties and served as a resource to coordinate support, secure medical treatment, adequate housing and employment in addition to addressing mental health issues. The records consist primarily of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings which document press coverage of the organization and its activities but also include annual reports, brochures, mental health treatment program materials and the organization’s constitution and articles of incorporation. Additionally, the collection documents financial activities, the number of families or individuals assisted by type of need, and the changing attitudes that motivated the League’s social welfare activities from 1913 through the 1950s.
Kenosha Union Label Council (Wis.)	Title: Kenosha Union Label Council Records, 1936-1970 Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Parkside Mss 21 Abstract: Records of an organization formed by Kenosha union locals to encourage businessmen to stock union-made merchandise and to persuade citizens to buy only products which bore union labels. Most of the records were kept by Frank R. Stella in his capacity as secretary and treasurer. Included are correspondence, communications from national unions and the Union Label Trades Department, constitutions, a directory, minutes, scattered financial records, a few delegate files from conventions, and a lengthy run of the Kenosha Union Label Directory and Purchasing Guide, published by the Council to raise money and to promote the patronage of union businesses.
Kenosha (Wis.). City Attorney	Title: Kenosha (Wis.). City Attorney: City Attorney's File, 1924-1943 Quantity: 6.4 c.f. (16 archives boxes) Call Number: Kenosha Series 28 Abstract: Correspondence, opinions, contracts, ordinances, briefs, complaints relating to the services of the City Attorney and to cases in which he represented the city as plaintiff or defendant in such matters as enforcement of ordinances, personal injury, damages, licenses, delinquent taxes, and other matters including city funds in closed banks, WPA projects, and the Allen A. strike.
Kenosha (Wis.). Clerk	Title: Kenosha (Wis.). Clerk: City Clerk's General File, 1879-1953 Quantity: 3.2 c.f. (8 archives boxes) Call Number: Kenosha Series 34 Abstract: Records including agreements on construction and transportation; papers of the Board of Park Commissioners; reports from the Board of Education, the city attorney, the city manager, and various city offices; stipulations of the Public Service Commission; and petitions. Materials also relate to the Chamber of Commerce, employees' wages, judgments and claims against the City of Kenosha, lighting and power, and the renumbering and renaming of streets. Reports on city finance submitted yearly to the state give detailed information on the city's receipts and disbursements between 1918 and 1953.
Kenosha (Wis.). Clerk	Title: Kenosha (Wis.). Clerk: Assessment and Tax Rolls, 1850-1869 Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (9 volumes in 2 archives boxes, and 17 separate volumes) Call Number: Kenosha Series 32 Abstract: Rolls showing names of owners of property, location of property by town and range or by lot and block, and assessor's valuation. Assessment rolls also show equalized value and, for some years, assessments for special harbor and railroad taxes. Tax rolls also show amount of taxes levied and, for most years, payment of taxes.
Kenosha (Wis.). Police Dept.	Title: Kenosha (Wis.). Police Dept: Arrest and Complaint Files, 1932-1949, 1955-1958 Quantity: 9.4 c.f. (24 archives boxes) Call Number: Kenosha Series 4 Abstract: Forms showing dates, locations, names of complainants, names of investigating officers, and brief reports on primarily crime-related incidents. Included are Arrest Sheets, 1932-1949; Police Women's Arrest Sheets, 1938-1949: Detective Complaints, 1940, 1942-1945; Chief's Complaint File, 1943-1947; and General Complaints, 1940, 1942-1943, 1945-1946, 1955-1958.
Kenton, Simon, 1755-1836	Title: Draper Manuscripts: Simon Kenton Papers, 1755-1836 Quantity: 1.5 c.f. (13 volumes) Call Number: Draper Mss BB Abstract: Papers which Lyman Draper gathered for a proposed biography on Simon Kenton, a noted scout and Indian fighter. Included are biographical sketches by other writers; correspondence with surviving pioneers and Kenton descendants; narrative notes about Kenton and his associates; original manuscripts by Kenton's contemporaries; dispositions describing Kenton's military career; legal documents; and newspaper and periodical articles. Kenton's own papers are sparse; although he could sign his name, he never learned to read or write.
Kenyon, Kyle, 1924-1996	Title: Kyle Kenyon Papers, 1957-1972 Quantity: 7.2 c.f. (19 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 1030 Abstract: Papers of Kyle Kenyon, Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (Monroe County) from 1956 through 1972, consisting of legislative subject files and correspondence. The subject files include bills Representative Kenyon introduced or co-sponsored, campaign files, files on various laws and legislation, files related to branch banking and insurance, budget and taxes, Monroe County, education, state government, constituent issues, and individuals. Correspondence (1957-1964) documents interaction between Kenyon and his constituents; community, church, and business leaders; and other elected officials. The major correspondents include Congressman Vernon W. Thompson, Lieutenant Governor Jack Olson, and Public Service Commissioner Arthur L. Padre.
Kerr, Elizabeth Margaret, 1905-	Title: Elizabeth Margaret Kerr Papers, 1910-1987 Quantity: 4.6 cubic ft. (10 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 31 Abstract: Papers of an English professor at the Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee which include professional and personal correspondence, photographs, newspapers clippings, applications for research grants, reviews, notes, drafts of published works, and calendars. The calendars were used as a daily diary by Kerr. The majority of the collection concerns Kerr's study of the works of American author William Faulkner.
Kerr, Walter F., 1913-1966; Kerr, Jean, 1923-2003	Title: Walter and Jean Kerr Papers, circa 1920-1993 Quantity: 56.4 c.f. (111 archives boxes, 68 volumes, and 2 packages), 16 tape recordings, and 16 disc recordings; plus additions of 8.3 c.f., 36 photographs, and 6 tape recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 27AN; Audio 505A; Audio 1052A; Disc 108A; M2004-120 Abstract: Papers of Walter Kerr, playwright and drama critic, and his wife Jean Kerr, humorist and playwright; the collection documents their individual and their collaborative careers. For their New York productions such as King of Hearts (1954), Mary, Mary (1961), and Poor Richard (1964), there are scripts, musical scores and recordings, photographs, notes, clippings, correspondence, and financial records. Also included are materials relating to Walter Kerr’s teaching, and his career as a theater critic. Jean Kerr’s writings are represented by correspondence and financial and legal material for Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1957), and drafts of three collections of her free-lance articles. Among many prominent correspondents in the collection are W.H. Auden, Richard Burton, Carol Channing, Oscar Hammerstein II, Moss Hart, Helen Hayes, Hubert H. Humphrey, Elia Kazan, Clare Boothe Luce, Fredric March, Mary Martin, Groucho Marx, Richard Rodgers, William Saroyan, Gloria Swanson, and Tennessee Williams.
Kerry, Tom; Kerry, Karolyn	Title: Tom and Karolyn Kerry Papers, 1933-1983 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Mss 301; Micro 2042 Abstract: Papers of Tom and Karolyn Kerry, leaders of the Socialist Workers Party: he as an editor and national organizer and she as a labor activist and party worker. Included are biographical information, a bibliography, correspondence, speeches and writings, and miscellany. Among the correspondence are exchanges with various SWP leaders including James Cannon (1938) and Farrell Dobbs (1950s) about internal party matters. Correspondence with George Breitman, Louis Sinclair, and others concerns articles for The Militant and the International Socialist Review. Also represented are the activities of socialist youth leader Tim Wohlforth and San Francisco union leader Nat Weinstein. There is one letter from Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. Personal correspondence documents Kerry's shipboard experiences within the International Seamen's Union (1939-1941) and Karolyn Kerry's friendship with the wives of other SWP leaders.
Kessler, Frederick P., 1940-	Title: Frederick P. Kessler Papers, 1958-1992 Quantity: 11.6 c.f. (30 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 211 Abstract: Papers of Frederick P. Kessler, Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (District 10, 1960-62, 1964-72; District 12, 2004-present), and circuit and reserve circuit judge in Milwaukee County, Wis. (1973-2003). Documented subjects include Kessler's involvement with Wisconsin's legislative reapportionment in the 1970s and 1990s, Milwaukee County's court-system reorganization in the late-1970s, his involvement with the American Bar Association, Amnesty International, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union (WCLU). Also documented are Kessler's legislative and judicial campaigns, and his interactions with staff, colleagues, and constituents around numerous topics and issues with which he was involved throughout his career, including judicial reform, the environment, civil rights, and the Wisconsin state constitution. Significant correspondents include William Proxmire, Edmund S. Muskie, Gaylord Nelson, George Berdes, William J. Johnson, Paul McCormack, Henry S. Reuss, and August C. Backus. The documents consist primarily of correspondence and subject files, some published materials, scattered newsprint, bill drafts, reports, and a few speeches.
Keyes, Elisha W. (Elisha Williams), 1828-1910	Title: Elisha W. Keyes Papers, 1808-1809, 1818-1822, 1833-1910 Quantity: 32.0 c.f. (108 archives boxes, 2 card file boxes, 41 volumes, and 1 oversize folder) Call Number: Wis Mss N; File 1858 Oversize Abstract: Papers of Elisha W. Keyes, a prominent Wisconsin Republican leader, chairman of the State Central Committee (1868-1877), University of Wisconsin regent (1877-1889), and Madison postmaster (1861-1882, 1898-1910), consisting of correspondence, articles, addresses, and diaries.