Title: Senior Action Coalition Records
Inclusive Dates: 1960-1980

Creator:

• Senior Action Coalition (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 23

Quantity: 7 cubic ft. (7 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of a volunteer organization which promoted the health and well-being of older adults and encouraged them to be politically and socially active. The collection includes committee meeting minutes, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, grant proposals, reports, film and videotape. Most of the records are those of its presidents, William Kesselman and Anne Sery. Especially well-documented are the identification cards program, tax reform meetings, and work with the Milwaukee County Commission on Aging.

Language: English

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The Senior Action Coalition (SAC), organized as an outgrowth of the 1971 White House Conference on Aging, was an umbrella group for over seventy senior citizens groups in Milwaukee County, including recreational, civic, and religious organizations. Its purposes were to inspire the elderly to grow actively and continue to be vital forces in the community; and to work together to create meaningful social change that would promote the health, happiness and well-being of older adults. The coalition formally incorporated itself in the spring of 1973. Its membership included both volunteer and paid staff members. The organization originally started as an all-volunteer entity, but added government-funded personnel in 1975.

The Coalition dissolved on June 30, 1980 after its CETA funds were cut. SAC had first received CETA funds in 1975 to obtain staff to assist the organization with office management, grant writing, and day-to-day activities. Its volunteer members began to drift away as a result, and when the CETA funds were cut, no one was there to replace the staff.

SAC Presidents

1972-1974	William Kessleman
1974	Rev. William Shook
1974-1975	Edward Detwiler
1975	Sister Donata Lins
1975	Irene Lauder
1976-1980	Anne Sery

Collection documents SAC's administration and volunteer activities from 1972 to 1980, including its planning, proposals, and operations in improving the quality of life for older adults living in the Milwaukee area.

SAC presidents William Kesselman and Anne Sery and the administrative directors created the majority of these records. The collection contains minutes from the board of directors and other committees.

The records document SAC's efforts to reduce bus fares for the elderly during off-peak hours in starting in 1973, and lobby for Milwaukee County to purchase the private bus transportation system in July 1975. There are extensive files on the development of preventive health screening through two pilot centers; work with the Milwaukee County Commission on Aging to establish a county-wide health screening program; tax reform efforts undertaken during the Bicentennial; the construction of bus shelters for elderly riders with the help of state representative Harout Sansarian; and lobbying of state and local politicians on legislation affecting drug costs and pricing.

Extensive files exist on SAC's Over 60 Identification Card Program with the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, which provided discounts to senior citizens in their purchases of participating business' products. There is also a significant amount of information regarding SAC's Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) and Comprehensive and Employment Training Act (CETA) funding, and the results to the organization when that funding was cut.

The collection contains the scripts and videos of skits written and produced by SAC to highlight concerns of safety, crime and security to the elderly. There are files on the establishment and promotion of the Kesselman Senior Service Award for outstanding elderly community service in 1978 and 1979. Only limited information is available on the creation, preparation, and distribution of Life Alert Emergency Medical Information Packets, which were packages that were attached to the refrigerators of older adults containing information on health matters in case of an emergency. Newspaper clippings supplement the office records by providing an overview of the organization.

The records are arranged alphabetically by name, office, or by subject, and chronologically thereunder. Box 7 contains oversized and audio-visual material, including audio and video tapes of skits and tax reform. Some of this material is unidentified.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Fannie Kesselman of the Senior Action Coalition donated the collection to the Golda Meir Library sometime before 1989.

Processing Information

Mark Shelstad processed the collection in March-April 1992 in the Archives.

Box   1 Folder   1	Action News, 1974-1979
Box   1 Folder   2	Ad Council, 1975-1976
Box   1 Folder   3	Administration on Aging Proposal, 1976
Box   1 Folder   4	Aging Literature, 1974-1980
Box   1 Folder   5	American Lutheran Church Proposal, 1976
Box   1 Folder   6	Annual Meeting, 1976
Box   1 Folder   7	Annual Report, 1975
Box   1 Folder   8	Area Agencies on Aging, undated
Box   1 Folder   9	Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, 1973-1979
Box   1 Folder   10	Bereavement Committee, 1977
Box   1 Folder   11	Better Business Bureau, 1973-1975
Box   1 Folder   12	Bicentennial Certification of Recognition, 1976
Box   1 Folder   13	Bicentennial Commission, 1975-1976
Box   1 Folder   14	Board of Directors, Lists, 1974-1975
Box   1 Folder   15-16	Board of Directors, Meeting Minutes, 1973-1976
Box   1 Folder   17-18	Bus Shelter, 1977-1979
Box   1 Folder   19	Bus Shelter, Program, Sanasarian Donation, 1978
Box   1 Folder   20	Bus Shelter, Site 2, 1978-1979
Box   1 Folder   21	Campaign for Human Development Proposal, 1973-1975
Box   8	Card File Directory, 1975-1977
Box   1 Folder   24	Census Data of Elderly in Milwaukee, 1970
	CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act)
Box   1 Folder   25	Contract, 1975-1979
Box   1 Folder   26	Correspondence, 1978-1980
Box   1 Folder   27	Cutback, Persons Signing Petitions Against, undated
Box   1 Folder   28	Miscellaneous, 1979-1980
Box   1 Folder   29	Report Instructions, 1979
Box   1 Folder   31	Title II, Approved Grants, 1977-1979
Box   1 Folder   30	Title II, Financial Reports, 1977-1979
Box   1 Folder   32	Title II D, Approved Grants, 1979
Box   1 Folder   33	Title II D, Check Requests, 1977-1980
Box   1 Folder   34	Title II D, Financial Reports, 1979
Box   1 Folder   35	Title II D, Terminations and Applications, 1977-1980
Box   1 Folder   36	Title III, Disclosure Statement, 1977
Box   1 Folder   37	Title IV, Approved Grant, 1980
Box   1 Folder   38	Title IV, Financial Reports, 1980
Box   1 Folder   40	City Council Members and Aldermanic Districts, 1976
Box   1 Folder   39	City of Milwaukee, Correspondence, 1972-1973
Box   1 Folder   42	Coalition for Balanced Transportation, 1976-1977
Box   1 Folder   41	Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, 1975-1978
	Commission on Aging
Box   1 Folder   43	Adult Day Services Proposal Guidelines, 1976
Box   1 Folder   44	Area Plan, 1979
Box   1 Folder   45	Area Plan Summary, 1977
Box   1 Folder   46	By-Laws, 1975
Box   2 Folder   5	Community Advocates, 1977
Box   2 Folder   6	Community Care Organization, 1975-1976
Box   1 Folder   47	County, 1973
Box   1 Folder   48	Creation, 1973-1975
Box   1 Folder   49	Education Proposal, 1976
Box   1 Folder   50-51	Handicap Regulations, 1978
Box   1 Folder   55	Identification Card, Minutes, 1975
Box   1 Folder   52	Identification Card, Program Assessment, 1978
Box   1 Folder   53	Identification Card, Program Evaluation, 1977
Box   1 Folder   54	Identification Card, Proposal, 1979
Box   1 Folder   56	Miscellaneous, 1975-1976
Box   1 Folder   57	Newsletters, 1976-1978
Box   1 Folder   58	Program Service Analysis, 1978
Box   1 Folder   59	Program Specifications, Milwaukee County, 1979
Box   1 Folder   60	Programs, 1974
Box   2 Folder   1	Proposal Guidelines, 1975
Box   2 Folder   2	Proposal Guidelines for Identification Cards and Traveling Teachers, 1979
Box   2 Folder   3	Seed Money Proposal, 1976
Box   2 Folder   4	Traveling Teachers Program Analysis, 1978
Box   1 Folder   22	Concerned Consumers League, Proposal, 1976
Box   2 Folder   7	Concerned Consumers League, Proposal to Milwaukee Foundations, 1976
Box   2 Folder   8	Concerned Consumers League, Report of Consumer Education for the Elderly, 1976
Box   1 Folder   23	Concerned Consumers League, Report on Consumerism for Elderly, 1976
Box   2 Folder   9	Corporate Forms, 1973-1974
Box   2 Folder   10-25	Correspondence,1972-1978
Box   2 Folder   26	Correspondence, Dissolution, 1980
Box   2 Folder   27	Crime Prevention, 1976
Box   2 Folder   28	Crime Prevention, Program, undated
Box   2 Folder   29	Crime Prevention, Skits, undated
Box   2 Folder   30	Delegate Board Minutes, 1972-1980
Box   2 Folder   31	Department of Health and Social Services Survey, 1975-1976
Box   2 Folder   32	Deutsche, Henri, Traveling Teacher Program, UW-Milwaukee, 1980
Box   2 Folder   33	Discount Program, 1974-1979
Box   2 Folder   34	Discount Program, Milwaukee County, 1976
Box   2 Folder   35	Elderly Organizations in Milwaukee, 1972
Box   2 Folder   36	Emergency Medical Services Council, 1975-1976
Box   2 Folder   37	Evaluation Forms of Programs, 1974
Box   2 Folder   38	Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, 1973-1978
Box   3 Folder   1	Fifth Anniversary, 1978
Box   3 Folder   2	Financial Reports, 1974-1979
Box   3 Folder   3	Fire Chiefs, undated
	Fireside Theatre
Box   7 Folder   2 Audio   2	Don't Crush the Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers, undated Physical Description: Audio cassette
Box   7 Folder   2 Audio   1	How Can You Be Two Places At Once When You're Nowhere At All, undated Physical Description: Audio cassette
Box   3 Folder   4	Flyers, 1976-1978
Box   3 Folder   5	Foundations, 1977-1978
Box   3 Folder   6	Fund Raising, 1973-1975
Box   3 Folder   7	Fund Raising, Proposals, 1975-1977
Box   3 Folder   8	Funeral Practices, 1977
Box   3 Folder   9	Future Milwaukee, 1976
Box   3 Folder   10	Ganser, Herbert A., 1974
Box   3 Folder   11	Generic Drug, Bills in Wisconsin, 1973
Box   3 Folder   12	Generic Drug, Information, 1974-1976
Box   3 Folder   13	Golden Buy Pass Discount, Program, undated
Box   3 Folder   14	Golden Buy Pass Discount, Sign, undated
Box   3 Folder   15	Governor's Conference on Aging, 1976
Box   3 Folder   16	Great Lakes Senior Citizen Conference, 1975
Box   3 Folder   17	Half-Fare Bus Rides, 1973
Box   3 Folder   18	Health, 1973-1975
Box   3 Folder   19-20	Health Committee, 1973-1974
Box   3 Folder   21	Health Information Material, Multiphasic Screening, 1970-1973
Box   3 Folder   22	Health Screening for the Elderly of Milwaukee, Social Development Commission Proposal, 1974
Box   3 Folder   23	Health Screening Proposal, 1974
Box   3 Folder   24	Health Services for the Elderly, State Plan, undated
Box   3 Folder   25	Health Study Committee, Proposed Outline of Plans, 1973
Box   3 Folder   26	Heating Payments, 1977
Box   3 Folder   27	Housing, 1974
Box   3 Folder   28	Housing, Brown Deer Study, 1973
Box   3 Folder   29	Housing, Highrise 236 + 8, 1977-1978
	Identification Card Program
Box   3 Folder   30	Contractors Agreement, 1978
Box   3 Folder   31	Radio Advertisement, 1979
Box   3 Folder   32	Sites, 1979
Box   3 Folder   33	Title IX Older Americans Act, undated
Box   3 Folder   34	Installation Meeting, 1974
Box   3 Folder   35	Insurance Malpractice and Preventive Screening, 1973-1974
Box   3 Folder   36	Interest Area Surveys Issues, 1975
Box   3 Folder   37	Interfaith Program on the Elderly, undated
Box   3 Folder   38	Invitational List for Fools Parade, undated
Box   3 Folder   39	Issues Questionnaire, Proposed, 1975
Box   3 Folder   40	Junior League Proposal, 1978-1979
	Kesselman Award
Box   3 Folder   41	1980
Box   3 Folder   42	Door Prizes and Sponsor List, 1979
Box   3 Folder   43	Letters and News Releases, 1979
Box   3 Folder   44-46	Nominees, 1978-1980
Box   3 Folder   47	Publicity, 1978
Box   3 Folder   48	Survey Returns, 1979
Box   3 Folder   49	Leadership Training Seminar, 1973
Box   3 Folder   50	Ledger, 1974-1979
Box   3 Folder   51	Legal Services, 1975
Box   3 Folder   52	Legislative Update, Center For Public Representation Bulletin, 1974
Box   3 Folder   53	Letters to the Editor, Milwaukee Alliance of Concerned Citizens, SAC, Post Papers, 1975
	Life Alert
Box   3 Folder   54	Deutch, Sue, 1979
Box   3 Folder   55	Endorsements, 1978
Box   3 Folder   56	Expenses, 1979
Box   3 Folder   57	Letters, 1979
Box   3 Folder   58	Miscellaneous, 1979
Box   3 Folder   59	Trademark Application, 1979
Box   3 Folder   60	Line 911 Emergency Telephone, 1970-1976
Box   3 Folder   61	Lins, Sister Mary Donata, 1979
Box   3 Folder   62	Literature, Miscellaneous, 1974-1978
Box   3 Folder   63	Logo, undated
Box   4 Folder   1	Marquette University Talk, undated
Box   4 Folder   2	Media Letters, 1973-1975
Box   4 Folder   3	Media Letters, 1979
Box   4 Folder   4	Medical Drugs Information, 1973
Box   4 Folder   5	Medical Screening Newsletter, undated
Box   4 Folder   6	Membership, 1975
Box   4 Folder   7	Membership, Information, 1973-1975
Box   4 Folder   8	Membership, Lists, 1974
Box   4 Folder   9	Metropolitan Policy on Crime, 1976
Box   4 Folder   10	Milwaukee Associates in Urban Development, 1975
Box   4 Folder   11	Milwaukee Concerned Community Action Council, 1976
Box   4 Folder   12	Milwaukee County Area Plan for Programs on Aging, 1975
Box   4 Folder   13	Milwaukee County Preventive Screening Program, SAC Follow-Up, 1974
Box   4 Folder   14	Milwaukee County Task Force on Aging Resolutions, 1973
Box   4 Folder   15	Minutes of the Last Meeting, 1980
Box   4 Folder   16-18	Miscellaneous, Correspondence, 1975-1980
Box   4 Folder   19	Miscellaneous, Documents and Publications, 1980
Box   4 Folder   20	Mondale, Walter F. Visit, 1976
Box   4 Folder   21	National Council of Jewish Women Contracts, 1976
Box   4 Folder   22	Nelson, Doug, 1979
Box   4 Folder   23	Nelson, Mary, 1976
Box   4 Folder   30	News Releases and Publicity, 1979
Box   4 Folder   24-27	Newsclippings, 1972-1976
Box   4 Folder   28-29	Newsletters, 1973-1979
	Nursing Homes
Box   4 Folder   31	Hillhaven Information, 1974-1975
Box   4 Folder   32	Inspection Enforcement, 1976
Box   4 Folder   33	Patients' Rights, 1975
Box   4 Folder   34	Nutrition, 1973-1974
Box   4 Folder   35	Officer Biographies, 1976-1977
Box   4 Folder   36	Open Studio Channel 36, undated
Box   4 Folder   37	Opportunity, University of Wisconsin Extension WISN-TV Program, 1976
Box   7 Folder   3	Over Sixty and Safe, undated Physical Description: Videoreel (½ in.)
	Over 60 Identification Card Program
Box   4 Folder   38	1976
Box   4 Folder   39	Advancements/Reimbursements, 1977-1979
Box   4 Folder   40	Contracts, 1977-1979
Box   4 Folder   41	Expenditure Reports, 1977-1979
Box   4 Folder   42	Publicity Material, 1977-1978
Box   4 Folder   43	Seed Money Proposal, 1976-1977
Box   4 Folder   44	Service Reports, 1977-1976
Box   4 Folder   45	Sites, 1979
Box   4 Folder   46	Paramedic Information, 1976
Box   4 Folder   47	Pavlik, John, 1960-1979
Box   4 Folder   48	Penalties for Crimes Against Senior Citizens, 1975-1976
Box   4 Folder   49	Personal Safety Skit, undated
Box   4 Folder   50	Personnel Policy, 1975
Box   4 Folder   51-52	Photographs, 1973-1976
Box   4 Folder   53	Political Questionnaire, undated
Box   4 Folder   54	Position Papers, 1974-1976
Box   4 Folder   55	Preretirement Planning, undated
Box   5 Folder   1	Preventive Health Care, 1973
	Preventive Health Screening
Box   5 Folder   2	1974
Box   5 Folder   3	Council, 1975
Box   5 Folder   4	Material From and For Dr. Panagis, Commission of Health, 1974-1976
Box   5 Folder   5	Proposal to Milwaukee County Commission on Aging, 1974
Box   5 Folder   6	Position Paper, 1974
Box   5 Folder   7	Report, undated
Box   5 Folder   8	Resolution, undated
Box   7 Folder   4	Proclamations of Senior Citizens Day, 1973
Box   5 Folder   9	Project Turn Around, 1976
Box   5 Folder   10	Proposal Writing, 1977
Box   5 Folder   11	Proposals, 1975
	Protect the Elderly Through Prevention Board
Box   5 Folder   12	1974
Box   5 Folder   13	Centers, Code Book, undated
Box   5 Folder   19	Clinic Report from 16th Street Clinic, 1975
Box   5 Folder   14	Record Keeping Materials, undated
Box   5 Folder   15	Report by Larry Brants, 1977
Box   5 Folder   20	Report Requests, 1977
Box   5 Folder   16	Set-up Materials, undated
Box   5 Folder   17	Student Field Report, 1975
Box   5 Folder   18	Training Materials, undated
Box   5 Folder   21	Psychotropic Drugs and the Elderly, undated
Box   5 Folder   22-23	Public Service Employees Manual, 1980
Box   5 Folder   24-28	Publicity Material, 1975-1977
Box   5 Folder   29	Publicity Material, 1979-1980
Box   5 Folder   30	Press Releases, 1973-1980
Box   5 Folder   31	Questionnaire, Milwaukee Retired Teacher's Association, 1976
Box   5 Folder   32	Reader's Digest, 1974
Box   5 Folder   33	Real Estate Exam Board Move, SAC Statement, 1976
Box   5 Folder   34	Referral Directory for Senior Citizens, 1979
Box   5 Folder   35	Representative Assembly Meeting Minutes, 1973-1974
Box   5 Folder   36	Requests for Assistance, 1976-1977
Box   5 Folder   37	Retired Protest, 1973-1974
Box   5 Folder   38	Retirement Homes, 1975
Box   5 Folder   39	Sansarian, Harout O., News Release, 1977
Box   5 Folder   40	Schultz, Norma, 1975-1976
	Security
Box   5 Folder   41	Information, undated
Box   5 Folder   42	Programs, 1975-1976
Box   5 Folder   43	Projects, 1975-1978
Box   5 Folder   44	Proposals, 1975-1976
Box   5 Folder   45	Skits, 1975
Box   5 Folder   46	Seed Money Report, 1977
	Senior Action Coalition
Box   5 Folder   47	Dissolution, 1980
Box   5 Folder   48	Origins, 1972
Box   5 Folder   49	Workshop Orientation, 1974
Box   5 Folder   50	Senior Citizen Church Groups and Delegate Lists, 1977-1978
Box   5 Folder   51	Senior Rally Day, 1973
Box   5 Folder   52	Social Security, Disability Insurance Amendment, 1979
Box   5 Folder   53	Solomon, Rita, 1979-1980
Box   5 Folder   54	Speaking Engagements with Member Organizations, 1975
Box   5 Folder   55	Staff Report, 1974
Box   5 Folder   56	Steering Committee, 1974-1975
Box   5 Folder   57	Strives to Improve Health of the Elderly, undated
Box   5 Folder   58	Study Group Workshops, 1975-1976
Box   5 Folder   59	Supervisory Districts, undated
Box   5 Folder   60	Support Letters, 1973
Box   5 Folder   61	Survey of Services Available to Milwaukee County Residents over 60, 1978
Box   5 Folder   62	Tax Exempt Status, 1973-1975
	Tax Reform
Box   7 Folder   5	1975 Physical Description: Audio reel
Box   5 Folder   63	Booklets, 1976
Box   5 Folder   65	Booklets, Summary Replies, 1976
	Correspondence
Box   6 Folder   1-2	1975-1978
Box   6 Folder   3	Miscellaneous, 1975-1976
Box   6 Folder   4	Program Report, 1976
Box   6 Folder   5	Revenue Sharing, 1974
Box   6 Folder   6	Skits, 1976
Box   6 Folder   7	Speeches, 1975-1976
Box   6 Folder   8	Town Hall Meeting, 1975-1976
Box   6 Folder   9	Town Hall Meeting, Statements and Chair's Remarks, 1975-1975
Box   6 Folder   10	Workshops, 1975-1976
Box   5 Folder   64	Responses, 1977
Box   6 Folder   11	Taxes, IRS and State of Wisconsin, 1980
Box   6 Folder   12	Teachers, Retired, 1974
	Transportation
Box   6 Folder   13	Bill, 1975
Box   6 Folder   14	Elderly, Problems and Progress, 1975-1976
Box   6 Folder   15	Half Fare, Card Distribution, 1973
Box   6 Folder   18	Information, undated
Box   6 Folder   16	Issue, 1973
Box   6 Folder   19	Resource Material 1972-1973
Box   6 Folder   17	Study, undated
	Traveling Teachers
Box   6 Folder   20	Contracts, 1977-1980
Box   6 Folder   21	Evaluation Report, 1977
Box   6 Folder   22	Expenditure Report, 1977-1979
Box   6 Folder   23	Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, 1975
Box   6 Folder   24	Letters of Endorsement, 1976-1979
Box   6 Folder   25	Monthly Reports, 1979-1980
Box   6 Folder   26	Newsclippings, 1980
Box   6 Folder   27	Play Program, 1979
Box   6 Folder   28	Program Activity Narrative, 1977-1979
Box   6 Folder   29	Report of an Educational Outreach Program for Older Adults, 1979
Box   6 Folder   30	Service Reports, 1977-1979
	Unemployment Compensation
Box   6 Folder   31	Correspondence, 1978-1979
Box   6 Folder   32	Deutch, Henri, 1979-1980
Box   6 Folder   33	Information, 1976
Box   7 Folder   6	Unidentified, 1976 Physical Description: Videoreel (2 in.)
Box   7 Folder   7	Unidentified, undated Physical Description: Videocassette (U-matic)
Box   6 Folder   34	Union Groups, 1978
Box   6 Folder   35	United Community Services Proposal, undated
Box   6 Folder   36	Videotape, Paper Edits, 1975
Box   6 Folder   37	Visiting Nurse Association Advisory Committee for Maintenance Level Care, 1976
	Volunteers in Service to America
Box   6 Folder   38	1976
Box   6 Folder   39	Deutsch, Sue, 1976-1977
Box   6 Folder   40	Proposals, 1974-1975
Box   6 Folder   41	Quarterly Reports, 1974-1975
Box   6 Folder   42	Volunteers, 1975-1976
Box   6 Folder   43	Volunteers, 1973
Box   6 Folder   45	Whip Inflation Now Monthly Financial Report, 1974-1975
Box   6 Folder   44	White House Conference on Aging, 1972-1981
Box   6 Folder   46	Wisconsin Congress on Aging, 1978-1979
Box   6 Folder   47	Wisconsin Humanities Commission Proposal, 1976
Box   6 Folder   48	Workshop Orientation, 1974
Box   6 Folder   49	Youth and Elderly Together, 1976