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Wojtczak, Pelagia	Title: Pelagia Wojtczak Papers, 1937-1976 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (2 folders) Call Number: Milwaukee SC 103 Abstract: Jubilee albums and newsclippings collected by Wojtczak, long-time state president of the Polish Women's Alliance. Included are PWA Group 116 (the Marya Konopnicka Society) jubilee albums from 1951, 1956, and 1961; albums from Council No. 1 for 1937, 1953, and 1963; and a 1948 album of national golden jubilee celebrations in Milwaukee. Most of the materials are in Polish.
Wolf, William F., 1875-1967	Title: William F. Wolf Papers, circa 1820-1967 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes and 1 flat box), 370 photographs and 1 drawing in 1 archives box, and 78 negatives (1 negative box) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 182; PH Green Bay Mss 182 Abstract: Papers, circa 1820-1967, of William F. Wolf, an Outagamie County historian, amateur archaeologist, and curator of the historic Charles A. Grignon House museum in Kaukauna. Included are letters concerning operations of the museum, an application for WPA restoration funds; “Dawn of a New Day,” an unpublished manuscript about early Wisconsin; transcriptions of miscellaneous Grignon Family papers, some of which are original documents; and photographs. Single letters of note among the original Grignon papers concern Cutting Marsh, Morgan L. Martin; and Josiah A. Noonan. Wolf's own papers include letters from Constance W. Deer concerning J. G. Frechette of the Menominee Indian Advisory Council. The photographs include interior and exterior views of the Grignon House before and after its restoration, archaeological excavations at the site, and activities of the Outagamie Pioneer and Historical Society.
Wolfe, Wolfe and Reid Law Firm.	Title: Wolfe, Wolfe and Reid Law Firm Records Physical Description: 6.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 130 Abstract: William F. “Billy” Wolfe (1868–1917), Albert C. “A. C.” Wolfe (1885–1955) and Lucien Reid (1891– unknown) were prominent La Crosse, Wisconsin, attorneys at the turn of the 20th century. After William F. Wolfe’s untimely death in 1917, Albert C. Wolfe and Lucien Reid operated the practice briefly as Wolfe & Reid, then dissolved the partnership and practiced law independently. The majority of this collection is comprised of the law firm’s routine correspondence; however, William Wolfe’s personal and political correspondence dating 1899-1918 is a valuable piece in looking at Wisconsin’s Progressive Era state political history. Wolfe, an avid Democrat, became politically prominent in the 1910s, holding different offices. He had just been appointed Federal District Attorney when he suddenly suffered a stroke and died shortly afterwards at the height of his career. This collection shows the daily operations of a law firm during the early 1900s, and also the Progressive Era in Wisconsin, through Wolfe’s 1910-1917 correspondence with some of the state’s most prominent Democratic politicians, including John Aylward and Joseph E. Davies.
Wolff, Perry	Title: Perry Wolff Papers, 1945-1989 Quantity: 3.2 c.f. (8 archives boxes), 27 photographs, 7 films, and 109 videorecordings Call Number: Mss 830; PH Mss 830 Abstract: Papers of Perry Wolff, a writer and producer of award-winning television documentaries best known for his work for CBS News. Included are scripts and videotapes for many television and film documentaries such as Air Power, CBS Reports, Conversations with Eric Sevareid, and Of Black America. For a few programs and films such as The Italians, Kamikaze, 1968, and A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy, there is also correspondence, draft scripts, and other production material. Also part of the collection is general correspondence and memoranda exchanged with CBS executives, a printed copy of his history of the 334th Infantry during World War II, a book of his poetry, some WBBM radio scripts, other speeches and writings, and biographical miscellany.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Barron, Wis.)	Title: Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Barron, Wis.) Records, 1921-1956 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Stout Mss Q Abstract: Secretary's books, two treasurer's books (1930-1944), and a few letters and news releases.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Delavan, Wis.)	Title: Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Delavan, Wis.) Records, 1902-1960 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Whitewater Mss AV Abstract: Records of the Delavan, Wisconsin, chapter of the WCTU, organized in 1874. Records document work for women's suffrage, Sunday gospel gatherings, music programs, youth activities, speakers, voters programs, fund-raising for overseas missionary work, and dinners and socials. Records consist of two minute books and two dues and cash books.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Evansville, Wis.)	Title: Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Evansville, Wis.) Records, 1889-1964 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Whitewater Mss AO; Whitewater Micro 8; Micro 699 Abstract: Records of the Evansville, Wisconsin, affiliate of the WCTU, an organization advocating total abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, and narcotics. Records include minute books; a treasurer's book, 1930-1947; convention programs, 1953-1964; histories of temperance activities in Rock County; biographical materials about temperance leaders Frances Willard, Genesee Wesleyan, and Lillian Stevens; education and program materials, 1951-1964; materials from WCTU institutes; and a treasurer's book from the Rock County WCTU, 1889-1950. On microfilm are two scrapbooks, 1944-1946 and 1950-1951, and a few loose clippings pertaining to temperance and religious issues.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Milton, Wis.)	Title: Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Milton, Wis.) Records,1889-1960 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Whitewater Mss AU Abstract: Records of the Milton, Wisconsin, chapter of the WCTU, consisting of minute books of monthly meetings, 1949-1959; a treasurer's account and cash book, 1889-1922; and two cash books, 1922-1960, documenting the organization's anti-alcohol campaigns and work with the other local chapters in Rock County.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Milwaukee, Wis.)	Title: Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Milwaukee, Wis.) Records, 1926-1950 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 2 Abstract: Records of several Milwaukee area Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizations, including the Milwaukee County Union and the First Milwaukee, Lillian Stevens, and Willard chapters. The work of the chapters included temperance and allied social reform activities, and was carried on through monthly meetings; programs, speakers, and county conventions dealing with alcohol and narcotics; and community and school education work. Records comprise scattered correspondence, minutes, secretaries' books, and other records.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Wisconsin	Title: Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Wisconsin Records, 1881-1956 Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (2 cartons and 1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 512 Abstract: Treasurer's records, including ledgers of local chapters' financial relations with the state WCTU, cashbooks of receipts and disbursements, a record of receipts for special funds, subscription lists (1928-1946) for Union Signals, and other records.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Rice Lake, Wis.)	Title: Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Rice Lake, Wis.) Records, 1898, 1922-1976 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Stout Mss P Abstract: Secretary's books (1928-1969), a WCTU songbook (circa 1924), minutes and convention programs of the Tri-County Board, and other items.
Woman's Club of Madison (Wis.)	Title: Woman's Club of Madison Records, 1893-1978 Quantity: 13.0 c.f. (3 record center cartons, 3 archives boxes, and 24 flat boxes) and 19 photographs Call Number: M95-265 Abstract: Records of the Woman's Club of Madison, a club organized in 1893 “to promote agreeable and useful relations among women” and “to aid in the development of their intellect by the consideration and discussion of all subjects of interest, moral and social.” Included are a constitution and bylaws, year books, minutes, department and committee records, financial records, membership information, scrapbooks, papers presented at club meetings, a small amount of correspondence, and a folder of photographs primarily of dramatic productions. Also included are records of the Law Enforcement League, of which the club was a member, and the Woman’s Building Association, formed by the club to purchase a building.
Woman's Club of Wisconsin	Title: Woman's Club of Wisconsin Records, 1870-[ongoing] Quantity: 26.5 cubic ft. (30 boxes); 2 oversize folders Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 221 Abstract: This collection contains records from the Woman's Club of Wisconsin and the affiliated organizations of the Athenaeum Stock Company, the Guardian Realty Stock Company, the League of Patriotic Women, and the Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation, Inc. The records mainly consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, committee files, legal papers, architectural drawings, programs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, yearbooks, and photographs of the club and its members.
Woman's Fortnightly Club (La Crosse, Wis.).	Title: Woman's Fortnightly Club (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Yearbook Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 053 Abstract: Yearbook kept by the Woman's Fortnightly Club in La Crosse, Wisconson, 1898. The Woman's Fortnightly Club was an organization for women to study and discuss literary topics, specifically focusing on American authors.
Woman's Industrial Exchange of La Crosse (La Crosse, Wis.).	Title: Woman's Industrial Exchange of La Crosse, Wisconsin Records Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 039 Abstract: Records of the Woman's Industrial Exchange of La Crosse, Wisconsin, an organization of women who worked to develop a retail outlet for their handcrafted goods. Materials include a constitution, bylaws, lists of officers, and meeting minutes and range in date from 1893 to 1895.
Woman's Relief Corps. Department of Wisconsin	Title: Woman's Relief Corps. Department of Wisconsin Records and Photographs, Quantity: 8.0 linear ft. (15 archives boxes and 1 flat box) of papers, 1 folder of photographs, and 1 folder of paper prints. Call Number: WVM Mss 2 Abstract: Records and photographs of a patriotic women's organization devoted to the care and recognition of Union Civil War veterans. The bulk of the collection consists of administrative and financial records of the Department of Wisconsin, from its creation in 1884 through the 1920's. Also included are the registers of delegates and visitors to national and departmental conventions in the early twentieth century. Some records pertain to local corps within the Department of Wisconsin; these records include meeting minutes, financial records, and rolls of members. The collection contains particularly complete records for Corps No. 25 (Wyocena), Corps No. 31 (Waunakee), and Corps No. 79 (Palmyra). The patriotic concerns of the Women's Relief Corps are reflected in the materials relating to the national organization, such as a pamphlet concerning the authorship of the “Pledge of Allegiance.”
Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Dept. of Wisconsin	Title: Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Dept. of Wisconsin: Records, 1883-1984 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 folder), 21 reels of microfilm (35mm), 9 photographs, and 9 pieces of ephemera Call Number: Micro 1151; SC 174; PH 3805; PH 3806 Abstract: Records of local Wisconsin chapters of a national women's organization, the auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic, established in the state in 1884. Although also concerned with general charitable endeavors and patriotic education, the corps was primarily concerned with aiding veterans and their dependents, particularly those at the Grand Army Home at King, Wisconsin. Microfilmed records include minutes of groups at Columbus, Delavan, Evansville, Fond du Lac, La Crosse, Monticello, Neenah, Omro and other communities, as well as a few charters, financial records, scrapbooks, and correspondence. From the department headquarters there are histories, sample forms, and copies of general orders and circular letters pertaining to Wisconsin. The photographs include images of individuals and groups associated with the Woman's Relief Corps. Also included are holiday cards from the corps, an envelope imprinted with “Corps 1090,” and a ribbon from a candidate for national president of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Robert Chivas Post No. 2 (Milwaukee, Wis.)	Title: Woman's Relief Corps, Robert Chivas Post No. 2 Records, 1885-1947 Quantity: 1 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 193 Abstract: This collection contains cash books (1885-1940), meeting minutes (1885-1944), member account books (1885-1914), and a roll of members (1921-1940) for the Milwaukee chapter of the Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. This chapter was founded in 1885 by wives and daughters of men having served in the Robert Chivas Post No. 2 (Milwaukee, Wis.), a branch of the Grand Army of the Republic. Its aim was to commemorate the deeds of American soldiers and army nurses and to give aid to war widows and orphans. These volumes document the charitable and patriotic activities of the society and explicate the roll Corps members aspired to as the female counterparts to the male body of the Grand Army of the Republic. In addition, the cash books and account information detail the corps' spending activities as well as individual member initiation dates, activities, and dues paid. Also included in the collection is a 1945 roster for the Wisconsin Department of the Woman's Relief Corps, and General Orders, No. 1 and No. 2 for the year 1947. These documents list state-wide membership information and the names and addresses of executives and officers. They also indicate the locations for all extant Wisconsin branches and detail organizational activities and goals.
Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Willian Evans Corps No. 7 (Menomonie, Wis.)	Title: Woman's Relief Corps. William Evans Corps No. 7: Records, 1901-1953 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Stout Mss G Abstract: Minutes, 1936-1951; dues books, 1904-1920 and 1928-1938; cashbooks, 1902-1920 and 1929-1953; roll calls of officers, 1901-1947; a volume containing recipes, party ideas, and a record of chapter social events, 1931-1936; and miscellaneous papers.
Women Against Violence Against Women	Title: Women Against Violence Against Women Records, 1976-1978 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 570 Abstract: A photocopied handwritten journal kept by WAVAW coordinator Julia London, with a few additional leaflets and press releases, of a coalition of women formed in March 1976. Strongest in California, the group also had chapters throughout the country, which formed in opposition to the movie Snuff, portraying the supposed dismemberment on screen of an actress. Following the successful curtailment of the movie's run, WAVAW turned its attention to record album covers with abusive images of women, in particular those of Warner Brothers, Elektra, and Atlantic records, and the 1978 Rolling Stones cover and billboard, “Black and Blue.” London's journal includes notes concerning organizational strategies used in the movie and record cover campaigns, media coverage and involvement, and cooperation with other women's groups. Drafts of press releases are also included, as are names and addresses of friends and supporters. A separate folder contains printed press releases, flyers, and leaflets of WAVAW.
Women for a Peaceful Christmas	Title: Women for a Peaceful Christmas Records, 1971-1974 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 861 Abstract: Correspondence, newsclippings, press releases, newsletters, pamphlets, flyers, planning materials, scattered financial materials, and memorabilia of a Madison (Wis.)-based organization which encouraged a three-way protest over the Vietnam War, pollution, and Christmas season commercialization by urging economic boycott and purchase or creation of simple, ecological, and non-commercial Christmas gifts. With the slogan, “No More Shopping Days 'til Peace,” the organization's efforts were featured in nationwide media including the Christian Science Monitor and Woman's Day magazine. The group produced bumper stickers, buttons, notecards, and a booklet suggesting alternatives to commercial gift giving. A yearly Peace Festival featuring crafts people and artisans was held in Madison from 1971-1974. Correspondence consists primarily of requests for materials and information. Those requests containing statements of opinion and philosophy regarding the Vietnam War, ecology, Christmas commercialization, and family Christmas celebration practices were retained and form the collection's bulk. There is also some materials of Women Uniting to End the War (Ann Arbor, Michigan) from which the Madison group sprang as well as newsletters and flyers primarily from Vietnam War protest organizations offering similar activities and focus.
Women for Meaningful Summits	Title: Women for Meaningful Summits Records, 1984-1997 Quantity: 2.9 c.f. (7 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder), 32 photographs, and 1 tape recording Call Number: Mss 1026; PH 6517; Tape 1438A Abstract: Records of Women for Meaningful Summits, a social action organization based in Washington D.C. and initially established in 1985 as Women for a Meaningful Summit (WMS) to promote political responsibility and ensure a meaningful outcome of the 1985 Geneva summit meetings between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and the leader of the former Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. WMS became fully incorporated as a non-profit in 1987 and the name changed to Women for Meaningful Summits/USA. Along with establishing themselves as a presence at international summits, WMS became a clearinghouse for the activities of other social action groups, peace organizations, and feminist organizations. The collection contains meeting minutes, bylaws, articles of incorporation, correspondence, financial records, summit and event materials, international relations information, media coverage, and records of partner organizations.
Women Strike for Peace	Title: Women Strike for Peace Records, 1958-1969 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 433 Abstract: Records of the Washington, D.C., chapter of a women's peace organization founded in 1961, and of its founder, Dagmar Wilson. Chapter records include correspondence, committee and activity files, clippings, and printed and near-print material relating to WSP opposition to the arms race, nuclear weapons proliferation, and later, to the Vietnam War. Twice during the early 1960's WSP was investigated by the House Committee on Un-American Activities; a major portion of the records relate to these confrontations. Wilson's papers include correspondence, speech notes and biographical data. A few records of other chapters of WSP are also present.
Women's Army Corps and Veterans' Association. Milwaukee Chapter	Title: Women's Army Corps and Veterans' Association. Milwaukee Chapter: Records, 1947-1964 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 123 Abstract: Records of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin chapter of an organization open to honorably discharged members of the Women's Army Corps and Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, whose object was to promote the general welfare of all veterans, especially those of the WAC and WAAC. The records include brief historical outlines, 1947-1964; minutes, 1947-1956; financial records, 1949-1956; and a small amount of correspondence and national material. Activities documented by the records include social activities and visits to area hospitals.
Women's Christian Temperance Union. Central Union (Madison, Wis.)	Title: Women's Christian Temperance Union. Central Union (Madison, Wis.): Records, 1880s, 1914-1962 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 1 photograph Call Number: Mss 443; PH Mss 443 (5) Abstract: Records of a WCTU Madison, Wisconsin chapter founded in 1880, including a minute book (1934-1944), an historical sketch of the Central Union, and other materials. Also included are minutes, 1940-1955, of the Loyal Temperance Union, a youth group; a file on the Wisconsin Temperance Federation; and a banquet photograph of the 1952 Annual Meeting of the National Women's Christian Temperance Union which includes members of the Central Union.
Women's Coalition, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.)	Title: Women's Coalition, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.), 1972-1987 Quantity: 2.6 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 177 Abstract: Minutes, newsletters, miscellaneous print and near print materials of an umbrella group of women's organizations in Milwaukee (Wis.) whose activities included advocating for battered women, “Take Back the Night” rallies, running a women's crisis line, and fighting for other feminist goals. Their subject files concern topics such as women's health issues, the Equal Rights Amendment, sex role stereotyping, legal issues, and pornography.
Women's Court and Civic Conference (Milwaukee, Wis.)	Title: Women's Court and Civic Conference Records, 1930-1974 Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 122; Milwaukee Micro 62; Micro 1172 Abstract: Records of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, organization formed to unite community women's groups to work cooperatively for the improvement of the courts and public institutions and to increase awareness of civic issues. The records include bylaws; minutes, 1930-1974; financial reports, 1942-1960; scrapbooks, 1930-1974; and miscellaneous files on activities. Included are files documenting the Conference's project to amend the state constitution to allow direct state legislation.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Madison Branch (Wis.)	Title: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Madison Branch: Records, 1924-1977 Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss WS; Mss 129 Abstract: Records of the Madison, Wisconsin chapter of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, an organization formed during World War I. Records consist of correspondence, minutes, newsletters, articles and speeches, treasurer's reports, and leaflets. Subject files, 1967-1977, document the League's anti-Vietnam war, anti-draft, and amnesty work, and there are administrative and general papers of both the national and Midwest offices of the WILPF, which were collected by Judy Sikora, chairperson of the Madison branch and member of the League's national board.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Milwaukee Branch (Wis.)	Title: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Milwaukee Branch: Records, 1954-1998 Quantity: 2.1 c.f. (6 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) and 166 photographs and 24 transparencies (in 1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 23; PH Milwaukee Mss 23 Abstract: Organizational records, project files, and subject files of the Milwaukee branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), a women's group committed to the prevention of armed conflict and advocating resistance to the draft and nuclear disarmament. The records include files related to major events and projects conducted by the league as well as subject files detailing issues in which members took an active interest. Other records include news clippings, flyers, newsletters, and correspondence between members as well as letters addressed to local and national political and corporate figures.
Women's League of the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee	Title: Women's League of the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee Records, 1934-1956 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 196 Abstract: Consists mainly of minutes, social notices, and correspondence documenting the educational, social and charitable activities of the Women's League of the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. The league was a social organization dedicated to encouraging social and professional intercourse among members.
Women's League of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Title: Women's League of UW-Milwaukee Records, 1955-1991 Quantity: .6 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 161 Abstract: Consists mainly of minutes, newsletters, and correspondence documenting the educational, social, and charitable activities of the Women's League. The collection also contains information on the Senior-itas which was one of the league's interest groups. The league's mission was to provide service to the university, create friendship within the university, and promote the interests of the university.
Women's National Abortion Action Coalition	Title: Women's National Abortion Action Coalition Records, 1969-1973 Quantity: 4.5 c.f. (12 archives boxes), 2 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 18 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 423; Micro 766; Tape 786A Abstract: Records of a national pro-abortion organization launched in 1971 to promote women's rights to control their reproduction. Major activities included demonstrations, publicity, dissemination of information and court actions. The collection contains administrative records, regional files, subject files, and legal records. Much of the material deals with events occurring in New York State where one of the first liberal abortion laws was passed, and in New York City, where WONAAC national headquarters were located. Records of three national conferences and plans for the International Abortion Tribunal are also present. Another major effort of WONAAC was the support given to Shirley Ann Wheeler, a Florida woman convicted on manslaughter charges after an illegal abortion. Numerous clippings regarding WONAAC activities and the abortion question have been microfilmed. Tapes accompanying the collection document meetings, conferences, and rallies.
Women's Networking Organization (La Crosse, Wis.).	Title: Women's Networking Organization (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 033 Abstract: The Women's Networking Organization Records contain information gathered by the organization about services available to women in the La Crosse, Wisconsin area. Materials range in date from 1985-1986.
Women's Oral History Project	Title: Women's Oral History Project of Madison WEAC Insurance Trust Interviews, 1977-1982 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box), 63 tape recordings, and 18 photographs Call Number: Mss 420; PH 3907; Tape 877A; Tape 896A; Tape 900A; Tape 917A; Tape 938A; Tape 945A; Tape 979A; Tape 988A; Tape 997A; Tape 998A; Tape 1002A; Tape 1003A; Tape 1005A; Tape 1006A; Tape 1007A; Tape 1008A Abstract: Oral history interviews conducted by supporters Cindy Costello, Cathy Loeb, and others, on a 1979 strike by the women clerical workers in the United Staff Union at the Wisconsin Education Association Council Insurance Trust, Madison, Wis. Also present are related miscellaneous papers including questionnaires and newsletters. The fifteen interviewees discuss the problems at the Trust, the treatment of workers that lead to the strike, the strike itself, retaliation by management after the strike, and how the strike eventually changed conditions.
Women's Overseas Service League. Madison Unit	Title: Women's Overseas Service League. Madison Unit: Records, 1926-1943 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 215 Abstract: Fragmentary records of the Madison, Wisconsin Unit of the Women's Overseas Service League, a group organized to promote the welfare of women who had served overseas during World War I. Included is correspondence, minutes, and reports of the Madison Unit, and materials from the national organization and the regional Sixth Corps Area. These records were collected by Maude Webster Middleton primarily during her terms as president (1926-1928) and secretary (1942) of the Madison Unit and as service chairman (1928) of the Sixth Corps Area.
Women's Rights Movement	Title: Women's Rights Movement Videorecordings, 1970s-1980s Quantity: 26 videorecordings (in 2 record center cartons) Call Number: M2004-158 Abstract: Videotapes of various speakers and events related to the Women’s Movement throughout the 1970s and 1980s, in particular the attempt to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified. Two of the most recognizable speakers are Holly Near and Sonia Johnson. Performer/activist Holly Near spoke out on gay/lesbian rights, women’s right to choose, domestic violence, and other women’s issues regarding oppression and violence. Sonia Johnson discusses her active support of the ERA which resulted in her being excommunicated from the Mormon Church in December of 1979. She continued working for equal rights for women after her excommunication, running for president on the Citizens Party ticket in 1984. She is also the author of six books, the most well-known being From Housewife to Heretic which documents her activism for the ERA.
Women's Service League (Milwaukee, Wis.)	Title: Women's Service League Records, 1939-1955 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 27 Abstract: Miscellaneous records, including a constitution, routine correspondence, minutes of meetings, and programs, documenting the efforts of a college organization which helped orient freshmen women to campus life. The League ceased to exist in 1955 after it became a committee of the University Women's Association of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Women's Trade Union League of Milwaukee	Title: Women's Trade Union League of Milwaukee Records, 1948-1956 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 26 Abstract: Records of a group founded in 1949 to promote industrial democracy in the trade union movement and to secure the equality of women within labor unions. Specific activities included obtaining a medical health plan, securing equal rights in industry and government, and supporting local unions on strike, which are illustrated by files of correspondence, minutes, financial and membership records, conference reports and notes, and printed material. The League disbanded in 1956.
Womyn's Cultural Community Center	Title: Womyn's Cultural Community Center Records, 1992-1994 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 247 Abstract: This collection documents the history, creation, and fundraising activities of the Milwaukee-area Womyn's Cultural Community Center. It includes meeting minutes, board membership lists, flyers, financial reports of fundraising activities, as well as by-laws and articles of incorporation.
Wood County Teachers College (Wis.)	Title: Wood County Teachers College (Wis.): Records, 1903-1965 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: Wood Series 20 Abstract: Minutes and proceedings of the boards of the county Teachers College and College of Agriculture and Domestic Science; and the correspondence and subject file of the secretary of the school boards.