Summary Information
Wetlands for Wildlife Records
1960-1966
- Wetlands for Wildlife (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Milwaukee Mss BV
4 boxes
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Records of a national conservation corporation formed to raise funds for acquisition of wetlands; consisting primarily of correspondence concerning the organization, its purposes, and membership requests. Also included are miscellaneous business papers including by-laws, mimeographed reports of various conservation committees and meetings, and material concerning the organization's Milwaukee Sports Show booth.
English
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Biography/History
Wetlands for Wildlife, Inc. was founded on October 12, 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a non-profit, charitable organization with national scope. The purpose of the corporation was “to solicit funds to acquire suitable wetlands, which will be transferred to federal or state agencies for exclusively public purpose to maintain and manage, to provide breeding, rearing, growing and holding or wintering spots for waterfowl, birds, fish, deer and fur-bearing animals, flowers, trees, shrubs, aquatic vegetation and other wildlife benefits that may occur.”
The founders of Wetlands for Wildlife included Ben L. Boalt of Cedarburg, William Frankfurth of Wauwatosa, Owen J. Gromme of Milwaukee, Arthur Molstad of Milwaukee, and Richard C. Bonner of Grafton.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by the Wetlands for Wildlife through the courtesy of George Toepfer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February, 1967.
Processed by Steve L. Hensen, March 21, 1967.
Contents List
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Correspondence
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Box
1
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1960, Feb.-1963, April
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Box
2
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1963, May-1963, Dec.
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Box
3
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1964, Jan.-1966, Feb.
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Box
3
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Miscellaneous Business Papers
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Box
4
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Miscellaneous Business Papers, continued
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