Summary Information
Layton School of Art and Design Records
1888-1980
- Layton School of Art and Design
Milwaukee Mss 168; PH Milwaukee Mss 168
9.0 c.f. (21 archives boxes and 2 oversize boxes) and 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes and 1 oversize box) of photographs
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Official records of the Milwaukee, Wis. art school which was established by Charlotte Partridge and Miriam Frink in 1920 and closed due to financial insolvency in 1974. At its closure, the school was regarded as one of the top five art schools in the country and enjoyed a historical reputation for innovative methods in art education. Included are minutes of the Board of Trustees/Directors; correspondence; and administrative, financial, curricular, legal, historical, public relations, building, registrar's, and student-related materials which provide a broad look at the school's operations and methods. Records primarily cover the period from 1954 to 1974 and coincide with administrative terms of Layton directors Edmund Lewandowski (1954-1972) and Neil Lieberman (1972-1974). Files pertaining to the faculty union established at the school in 1971 and subsequent grievances and lawsuits indicate increasing hostilities between Layton administration and its faculty. Much of the material, including a separate file maintained by Board chair Carl Moebius records the school's traumatic closing. Photographs, mostly dating from 1954 to 1974, document Layton classrooms, art education, student projects, and some of the exhibitions held at the school. There are also views of the building, faculty, Layton Art Gallery, and student life.
There is a restriction on access to a portion of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.
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Biography/History
From its inception the Layton School of Art coupled John Dewey's educational theories with the design needs of America's industries. Layton's educational methodology stressed development of the natural aesthetic creativity and feeling for design inherent in each person, followed by training which enabled the application of these natural abilities to practical and modern industrial uses. The school's mission was to produce skilled, creative artists who could actually earn a living in the world of business, industry, or education.
Viewed by some as one of the most progressive art schools in the country, Layton made design the core of its curriculum and pioneered several movements now considered standard practice in art education. It was the first professional art school to require a year of foundation courses prior to specialization. One of these foundation courses was appreciation of literature, thereby exposing students to different means of artistic expression. It abolished an old taboo by conducting its life drawing (nude) classes with male and female students together. Courses were arranged to allow students exposure to the methods and viewpoints of different instructors.
Charlotte R. Partridge founded the Layton School of Art in 1920. She graduated from the nontraditional Emma M. Church School of Art in Chicago and had taught at the progressive Frances Parker School and Chicago Kindergarten College. Partridge was head of the Fine Arts Department at Milwaukee-Downer College when her former teacher and mentor, Emma M. Church, asked her to take over the Church School of Art . Unwilling to move to Chicago, Partridge decided to start her own school in Milwaukee and purchased Church's equipment with a $900 loan from her brother-in-law.
Trustees of the Layton Art Gallery offered the gallery's ground floor to the fledgling school. The gray pillared building stood behind a wrought iron fence on the corner of Jefferson and Mason streets. The trustees saw the school as a lasting memorial to Frederick Layton, the gallery's founder and a pioneer Milwaukee meat packer. Layton provided the vision and financing for the gallery. Architect G. A. Audsley designed the building, which opened in 1888, and it was said to resemble the Petit Trianon at Versailles. Layton sought out a British artisan to fashion the iron fence and traveled the European continent appraising, selecting, and purchasing the finest art available for his new gallery.
With facilities for the school assured, ten citizens donated 250 dollars each to remodel the Gallery's basement. Miriam Frink, Partridge's friend and a Milwaukee-Downer English teacher, joined her as co-director, assuming responsibility for business and financial affairs. The Layton School of Art was incorporated as a non-profit institution of higher learning in August of 1920, governed by a board of trustees. The doors opened in the fall of 1920 with 26 students enrolled for day classes and another 60 for evening school.
The first faculty member hired was Gerrit Sinclair, followed by Helen Hoppin. Dudley Crafts Watson, director of the Milwaukee Art Institute, donated his time to teach art history; Emma Church gave a series of lectures on the psychology of art; architect Harry Bogner taught architectural drawing and design; Miriam Frink taught literary appreciation and psychology; and Partridge taught composition. The school's aim was to prepare its students in two years to be effective workers in industrial art, commercial art, interior decoration, costume design, illustration and “normal” art.
Layton faculty members were carefully selected by Partridge, who looked for practicing artists with both outstanding reputations in their fields and teaching philosophies agreeable to her nontraditional approach. Over the years, Layton faculty included: Boris Lovett-Lorski, Stella Harlos, Gerhard Bakker, Knute Heldner, Girolamo Piccoli, William Owen, Walter Quirt, Richard H. Jansen, John David Brcin, Ruth Grotenrath, Emily Groom, Forrest Flower, George A. Dietrich, Rudolph A. Jegart, Schomer Lichtner, Ruth Muhlmeier, Frederick Muhs, George Niedecken, Joanna Poehlman, Karl Priebe, Kempert Quabius, John Waldheim, Marianne Willisch, Santos Zingale, and Hugh Townley.
Originally a two-year program, the school began offering a three-year diploma in 1925. Accredited teacher training was added to the academic program, which included interior design, illustration, advertising, fine arts, and education.
Special programs were also offered, including an innovative occupational therapy program, an architecture program, and a popular series of children's art classes that averaged about 200 students a week. The children's programs concentrated on development of imagination and observation. Children's Saturday classes began in 1920 and were free until 1945, when a fee was imposed.
The architecture program became Wisconsin's first unofficial school of architecture. It operated with only one full-time instructor, with Milwaukee architects donating their time and expertise in what eventually became a formalized apprenticeship system. Training included classroom lectures, drawing table practice, and practical field experience on building sites. Partridge complemented the school's academic program by bringing a variety of exhibits to the Layton Art Gallery, thereby exposing the students to the latest developments in architecture and other art fields.
The other academic programs also emphasized practical experience. Layton students competed in design and graphics competitions and they won commissions to produce posters, letterhead, and Christmas cards. There were many opportunities to produce practical industrial designs. Partridge herself developed a demand for Layton graduates in the businesses and industries in and around Milwaukee. From the beginning, Partridge devoted careful attention to advertising, focusing on student recruitment with news of school and student accomplishments and activities.
The school soon outgrew its quarters and additional space was rented. The school needed its own building, however, and in the spring of 1929 a group of interested women began a fundraising campaign. The onset of the Depression put an untimely end to the campaign, but Dr. Ernest Copeland, one of the original trustees, bequeathed one-third of his estate and this helped carry the school through the Depression years.
Around 1933, Mrs. Malcolm Whyte formed the Layton Art League to provide financial assistance for the school and work towards the ultimate goal of funding a new building. A later fundraising effort was thwarted by U.S. involvement in World War II. The need for a building became imperative after World War II, when a flood of students subsidized under the GI bill caused enrollment peaks. Admission waiting lists became the rule and the Board of Trustees approved new building construction. Nonetheless, by 1950 more than 1,110 students attended both day and evening sessions, still utilizing facilities at the Layton Art Gallery.
Then Helena Camp Lane donated the Camp family home site on North Prospect Avenue, which provided a suitable building site. Completed in 1951, the new five-story Layton School of Art building was designed by faculty members Edgar Bartolucci and John Waldheim. Employing cantilever construction and walls of glass block, it stood on a wooded bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, close to the heart of downtown Milwaukee. This building was hailed as the most modern, picturesquely situated, and functionally beautiful art school in the country.
The Layton Art Gallery did not fare as well. Losing its only paying tenant resulted in financial difficulties and in 1955 it was sold under court order. The art collection, hereafter called the Layton Art Collection, became a part of the Milwaukee Art Museum. A parking lot replaced the old gallery building which was torn down in 1957.
Another major change occurred in 1954. In a highly controversial move, the Board of Trustees voted to “retire” Director Charlotte Partridge and Co-Director Miriam Frink. Carried out over the objections of Partridge and Frink, and those of many faculty, students, and alumni, the retirement was effective immediately. Edmund Lewandowski had already been chosen to replace them.
A Layton graduate and former faculty member, Edmund Lewandowski was a controversial choice. Some felt he was chiefly interested in promoting himself. Lewandowski came to Layton from Florida State University in Tallahassee where he served as its Art Department Director. Lewandowski was an established artist whose work included magazine covers and illustrations. His mural art included the Miller Brewery office building, the entrance facade of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, and a mosaic mural at Marquette University.
A decade of success ensued under Lewandowski's directorship and the leadership of Board Chair Malcolm Whyte. Layton became known as one of the top five art schools in the country. Lewandowski's accomplishments included increasing the school's visibility through a comprehensive advertising and publicity campaign, a half-hour television series called The Layton Story which originated from WTMJ-TV studios, and a new industrial design degree program. He also brought a series of exhibits to the school intended to broaden student horizons and display contemporary art and design.
The school received a staggering blow in 1966 when the Milwaukee County Expressway Commission voted to buy and tear down the Layton school building in order to construct a freeway along the lakefront. The situation deteriorated further after the 1967 death of long-time Board chair Malcolm Whyte who had operated largely as a one-person board. Efforts to save the building failed and the school found a new home outside Milwaukee city limits on the former Riverview Middle School site in Glendale when downtown lots proved too expensive. Some have posited that it was the move away from Milwaukee's downtown area which started the school on its downward slide.
Furthermore, problems between Lewandowski and the faculty surfaced after the move. Many faculty members felt that Lewandowski had little respect for them-- his decisions were arbitrary, little input was requested of professional staff, and salaries were kept purposively low. Eventually Lewandowski allowed a faculty senate to form, but he appointed its officers. A turning point was reached in 1971 when the discontented Layton faculty voted (18 to 1) to form American Federation of Teachers Local 2149.
One of the last actions taken during Lewandowski's tenure was to change the name of the school to the Layton School of Art and Design. Amid growing concerns over his ability to lead due to personal problems, Lewandowski retired in 1972. Neil Lieberman took the school's helm that same year. Formerly art department chair at the Philadelphia College of Art, Lieberman set to work improving the school's facilities and faculty. He also focused on improving and updating existing academic programs and introducing new ones.
Initial rapport between the Layton president and faculty soured in 1973 when Lieberman, citing his intentions to “improve the quality of instruction,” announced that five (later increased to seven) full-time faculty members would not be rehired. Union representatives accused the school of union busting tactics and initiated legal action. In October a federal arbitrator ordered the teachers reinstated. Legal action continued, however, because the discharged faculty had not been reassigned to their old positions. For example, Paul Nelson, who had been department chair of Industrial Design, was put in a shop handing out tools.
In August of 1973, the Board's executive committee recommended that, due to financial problems, Layton not open for the upcoming school term. After the recommendation was overturned by the full board, merger talks commenced with Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, but they were not productive. Faculty-administration tensions continued and, on February 7, 1974, the Board announced that due to ever increasing costs, the school would close at the end of the academic year. Faculty, parents, and students were stunned and angry. The students planned their final commencement and did not include Neil Lieberman in their activities. Charlotte Partridge and Miriam Frink were invited to participate. Partridge was unable to attend due to poor health, but Frink read the graduates' names during the commencement ceremonies.
Many faculty and students claimed that financial considerations were not the real reason for the school's closure. Throughout the school's history, Board members had provided funding to the school in times of financial crisis. However, the Board did not raise any funds at the end. Ongoing administration-union friction has been put forward as a possible reason. The ongoing union lawsuit and eventuality of union and faculty participation in the school's decision making process may have contributed to the Board's unwillingness to contribute money. Most members were invited to the board service due to wealth or position in the community, not because of commitment to the school or to art education. They may not have fully appreciated the school's national standing and reputation.
Scope and Content Note
These are the official records of the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wis. Although there are earlier materials, the bulk of the collection covers the period from 1954 to 1974 which coincides with the administrations of Edmund Lewandowski (1954-1972) and Neil Lieberman (1972-1974). When Partridge and Frink were forced into retirement in 1954 by the Layton Board of Trustees, they took the bulk of the school's administrative files with them. Researchers are advised to consult the Charlotte R. Partridge and Miriam Frink Papers (Milwaukee Mss 167) for further information about the school's early history.
The Layton School of Art Records are not complete and coverage of the Lewandowski and Lieberman administrative eras is spotty. The collection is organized into three series: PRESIDENT'S GENERAL FILE, CARL MOEBIUS' FILE ON LSA CLOSING, and PHOTOGRAPHS.
The PRESIDENT'S GENERAL FILE (1888-1975) comprises the bulk of the records. Included are administrative, financial, curricular, historical, publicity, building, registrar's, and student-related materials. Most complete are school publications and brochures, including a run of the school catalog, and various brochures and flyers related to student recruitment, the day and evening schools, summer classes, and children's programs. School catalogs and brochures located in the Partridge and Frink Papers were removed and placed in this collection to facilitate research use. Some contain notes and comments written by Partridge or Frink.
There is an extensive news clipping file. Although the curricular materials are generally spotty, there is quite a bit of material relating to the establishment of a freshman and sophomore comprehensive studies program. Original and later editions of the school's articles of incorporation and bylaws are contained in the series, as are minutes of the Board of Trustees. There are significant gaps in the Board minutes. Correspondence is thin and what remains is primarily with individual Board members and some faculty.
Files relating to the faculty union and subsequent grievances are present as are materials pertaining to the school's facilities and properties. Some records of the Layton Art Gallery and Layton Art League survive as do scattered records relating to a variety of state and national organizations and agencies including American Federation of Arts, Art Directors' Club of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County War Memorial, Polish Fine Arts Club, and others. Additional materials document the school's history and its closing. Merger proposals with Marquette University, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, news clippings, correspondence, and other items pertain to the school's closure.
Registrar and graduation records include a register of graduates (1921-1974), commencement programs, enrollment reports, policies and procedures from the Registrar's Office, and information about financial aid and scholarships. Student-related materials are patchy, but do include copies of notices sent to all students, Student Council materials, and documents pertaining to projects and competition in which Layton students were involved. Some student thesis project books are included which provide a glimpse into products created by Layton students.
CARL MOEBIUS' FILE ON LSA CLOSING (1954-1980) contains records used by Moebius, who served as chair of the Layton Board of Directors at the time of closure. Included are correspondence, Board meeting minutes, financial records, and a range of materials pertaining to the administration and disposition of various school obligations, assets, and properties. There are also records concerning the faculty union and libel action brought by seven Layton faculty members against the school. The Board continued to meet after the school's closing to fulfill its legal and financial obligations and administer the school's assets (which totaled two million dollars in 1980). Its meeting minutes extend to 1980.
PHOTOGRAPHS of the Layton School of Art and Design document the operations and educational approach of the school. Most of the photographs were taken between 1954 and 1974. Although there are views of the physical plant, faculty, Layton Art Gallery, and student life; the bulk of the photographs pertain to a variety of art classrooms and activity therein, student art projects, and an array of temporary exhibitions displayed at the school. Exhibits included African sculpture, Olivetti, Northwest Coast Indian, Architectural Steel, Illustrators and Designers of Milwaukee, Good Design Is Ageless, and the 1948 Wisconsin State Centennial exhibition.
Administrative/Restriction Information
The grade book in Box 23 is restricted under the 1974 FERPA federal legislation.
Presented by the Layton School of Art and Design via Carl Moebius, Milwaukee, Wis., 1986, 1987, and 1988. Accession Number: M83-256, M87-130, and M88-067
Processed by Gayle Martinson, 1998.
Contents List
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Milwaukee Mss 168
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Series: President's General File
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School History and Background
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Box
1
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1
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Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws, 1920-1971
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Box
1
Folder
2
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C.P. Vogel's Important Documents, 1921-1948
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Box
1
Folder
3
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History of the School, 1908-1972
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Lewandowski, Edmund L., 1958-1972
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Lieberman, Neil, 1972-1974
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Academics
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Box
1
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6
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Accreditation, 1961-1974
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Art History Slide Collection, undated
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Class Schedules, 1960-1974
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Committees
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Box
1
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9
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Academic Standards, 1973
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Educational Planning, 1972-1973
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Box
1
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11-12
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Curriculum, 1952-1973, undated
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Box
1
Folder
13
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Art Therapy Program, 1972-1973
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Box
1
Folder
14
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Ceramics Program, 1973
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Box
1
Folder
15-16
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Course Outlines, 1972
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Electives, 1971-1973
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Freshman/Sophomore Program, 1972-1974
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Box
2
Folder
3-4
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History of Art Courses, 1948-1971
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Lectures, 1956-1965
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Marquette University Courses, 1967-1970
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Papermaking Courses, 1973
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Box
2
Folder
8
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Photography Program, 1968-1969
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Box
2
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9
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Printmaking Courses, 1960-1963
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Box
2
Folder
10
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Special Courses, 1930-1969
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Box
2
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11
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Sophomore Comprehensive Studies Program, 1972-1974
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Box
2
Folder
12
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Junior/Children's Classes, 1948-1959
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Box
2
Folder
13
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Library, 1941-1964
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Box
2
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14
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Summer & Pre-College Programs, 1972
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Box
2
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15
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Tours, 1956-1960
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Box
2
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16
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Alumni, 1963
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Box
2
Folder
17
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Alumni Association, 1972-1973
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Box
2
Folder
18
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Alumni Newsletters [Imprint], 1961-1963
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Alumni Questionnaires, 1961
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Board of Trustees/Directors, 1955-1976
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Meetings of Trustees & Executive Committee
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Box
3
Folder
3
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Agendas and Supporting Materials, 1972-1975
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Box
3
Folder
4-6
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Minutes, 1920-1959, 1975
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Box
3
Folder
7
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Civil Defense, 1952-1953
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Box
4
Folder
1
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Closing of Layton, 1973-1974
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Box
4
Folder
2
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Layton Book Collection Disposition, 1974
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Merger Proposals
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Box
4
Folder
3
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Marquette University, 1973
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Box
4
Folder
4
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1973
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Box
4
Folder
5
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1974
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Box
4
Folder
6-9
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Correspondence, 1954-1975
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Box
4
Folder
10
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Board Members, 1972-1973
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Box
4
Folder
11
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Joseph, Jules, 1971-1973
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Box
4
Folder
12
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Moebius, Carl, 1973-1974
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Box
4
Folder
13
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Scott, Fitzhugh, 1972-1973
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Box
5
Folder
1
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Faculty, 1956-1974
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Box
5
Folder
2
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Baker, Gerhard, 1973
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Box
5
Folder
3
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Polska, Roland, 1964-1966
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Box
5
Folder
4
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Frink, Miriam, 1973-1974
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Lewandowski, Edmund L.-Personal, 1958-1969
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Facilities
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Building Plans, 1967-1973
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Box
5
Folder
7
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Dormitory, 1954-1964
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Box
5
Folder
8
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Freeway, 1965-1969
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Box
5
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9
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New Building, 1952-1970
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Box
5
Folder
10
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Penthouse/Lane Estate, 1951-1954, 1971-1974
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Box
5
Folder
11-12
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Annual Court Financial Account, 1956-1974
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Box
5
Folder
13
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Properties, 1970-1975
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Box
5
Folder
14
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Faculty, 1954, 1971-1973
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Biographical Data, A-Z, 1953-1973
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Box
6
Folder
2-3
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Faculty Federation of the Layton School of Art & Design,
Local 2149, 1971-1974
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Box
6
Folder
4
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Grievances, 1973-1974
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Box
6
Folder
5-7
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Grievances of Dismissed Faculty, 1966-1973
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Box
7
Folder
1
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Faculty Lists, 1974-1972
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Box
7
Folder
2
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Faculty Meetings, 1956-1974
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Box
7
Folder
3
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Faculty-Administration Meetings, 1971-1972
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Box
7
Folder
4
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Faculty Senate, 1970-1972
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Box
7
Folder
5-6
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Memoranda & Notices to Faculty, 1959-1973
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Box
7
Folder
7
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Outside Commissions, 1953-1962
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Parties, 1948-1964
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Box
7
Folder
9
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Personnel Files, A-Z, 1972-1974
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Box
7
Folder
10
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Retirement Plan, 1958
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Box
7
Folder
11
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Sabbaticals, 1961-1963
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Box
7
Folder
12
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Salaries, 1970-1971
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Box
7
Folder
13
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Finances, 1958-1973
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Box
7
Folder
14-15
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Audit Reports, 1954-1958, 1972-1975
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Box
22
Folder
1
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Cash Receipt Book, 1973-1974
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Box
7
Folder
16
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Charity [Charitable Giving], 1950-1968
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Box
7
Folder
17
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Fundraising, 1928, 1950-1972
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Box
8
Folder
1
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Donations for New Building Fund, 1954, 1964-1965
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Box
8
Folder
2
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Foundations, 1959-1964
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Box
8
Folder
3
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Memorials, undated
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Box
8
Folder
4
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Insurance, 1972
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Box
8
Folder
5
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Layton Art Trust, 1949
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Box
8
Folder
6
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Retirement Trust, 1954-1959
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Box
8
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Graduation, 1958-1970
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Box
8
Folder
9
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Commencement Invitations, 1939-1974?
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Box
8
Folder
10
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Commencement Programs, 1955-1970
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Box
8
Folder
11
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Diplomas [samples], 1950-1971
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Graduates
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Box
8
Folder
12
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Lists, 1971-1973
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Box
8
Folder
13
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Miscellaneous Records, 1948-1960
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Box
8
Folder
14
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Record of Graduates, 1921-1958
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Box
8
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15
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Register of Graduates, 1921-1974
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Box
8
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16
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Statistics on Graduates, 1970
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Box
8
Folder
17
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Honorary Degree for John Luedtke, 1973-1974
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Box
8
Folder
18
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Layton Art Gallery, 1888-1972
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Box
9
Folder
1
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Christmas Art Sale, 1958-1970
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Box
9
Folder
2-4
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Exhibitions, 1955-1972
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Box
9
Folder
5
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Faculty, 1955-1961
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Box
9
Folder
6
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Senior Students, 1955-1963
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Box
9
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7
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Painting Collection, 1954-1966
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Box
9
Folder
8-10
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Layton Art League, 1948-1972, undated
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Organizations, Agencies, Etc.
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Box
10
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1
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American Federation of Arts, 1958-1964
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Box
10
Folder
2
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American Institute of Decorators, 1957-1962
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Box
10
Folder
3
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American Institute of Interior Designs, 1959-1963
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Box
10
Folder
4
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Art Directors' Club of Milwaukee, 1960-1965, 1970
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Box
10
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5
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Art Schools & Associations, 1959-1967
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Box
10
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Illustrators & Designers of Milwaukee, 1957
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Box
10
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Industrial Commission of Wisconsin, 1935, 1952
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Box
10
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8
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Milwaukee Council for Adult Learning, 1958, 1970
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Box
10
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Milwaukee County War Memorial, 1952-1966
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Box
10
Folder
10
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Milwaukee Organizations, 1952-1970
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Box
10
Folder
11-12
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National Association of Schools of Art, 1964-1974
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Box
10
Folder
13-14
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National Association of Schools of Art & Design, 1950-1966
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Box
10
Folder
15
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Pen & Brush Club, 1973
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Box
10
Folder
16
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Polish Fine Arts Club, 1953-1958
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Box
10
Folder
17
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Professional Organizations, 1937, 1951-1958
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Box
10
Folder
18
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Rotary Club, 1958-1963
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Box
10
Folder
19
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U.S. Department Of Health, Education & Welfare, 1955-1965
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Box
10
Folder
20
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Wisconsin Organizations, 1952-1961
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Box
10
Folder
21
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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 1938-1939, 1964
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Public Relations
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Box
10
Folder
22
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Advertisement Scrapbook, 1928-1941
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Box
11
Folder
1
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Advertising, 1956-1972
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Clippings Scrapbooks
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Box
11
Folder
2-7
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1952-1964
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Box
12
Folder
1-3
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1964-1975
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Box
12
Folder
4
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Public Relations, 1960-1972
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Box
12
Folder
5
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Publicity, 1959-1963
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Box
12
Folder
6
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Radio/TV Spot Announcements, 1968
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Publications and Printed Materials
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Brochures and Flyers
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Box
12
Folder
7
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Day School, 1920-1971
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Box
12
Folder
8-10
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Evening Classes, 1921-1974, undated
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Box
13
Folder
1-2
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Junior and Pre-college Classes, 1925-1973
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Box
13
Folder
3-4
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Recruitment, 1923-1968, undated
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Box
13
Folder
5
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Summer Classes, 1923-1972, undated
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Box
13
Folder
6
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Calendar and General Information, 1965-1971
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Catalogs
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Box
13
Folder
7
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Catalog [Information], 1955?
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Catalog of Courses
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Box
13
Folder
8
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1921-1930
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Box
14
Folder
1-6
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1930-1973
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Box
15
Folder
1
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“The Last Catalog”, 1974
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Box
15
Folder
2
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Fact and Fiction [weekly bulletin], 1972
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Registration Office
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Box
15
Folder
3
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Degree Information, 1968
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Box
15
Folder
4
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Enrollment Reports, 1942-1960, 1970-1974
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Box
15
Folder
5
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Financial Aid, 1970-1972
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Box
15
Folder
6
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Student Loans, 1959-1962
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Box
15
Folder
7
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Work-Study Programs, 1964-1965
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Box
15
Folder
8
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Forms and Policies, 1956-1971
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Box
23
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Grade Book, 1926-1930
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Box
15
Folder
9
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Recruitment, 1971-1973
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Box
15
Folder
10
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Registrar [Richard Hagen], 1970-1972
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Box
15
Folder
11
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Registration, 1957-1974
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Box
15
Folder
12
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Scholarships, 1958-1974
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Box
15
Folder
13
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External, 1954-1961
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Box
15
Folder
14
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Ozaukee County Art Show, 1954-1963
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Box
15
Folder
15
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Students, 1961-1973
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Box
15
Folder
16
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Foreign Students, 1948-1973
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Box
15
Folder
17
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Orientation [freshman], 1958-1960
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Box
15
Folder
18
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Phi Beta Delta [Sorority], 1959
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Box
15
Folder
19
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President's Letters to the Students, 1973
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Box
15
Folder
20
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Student Activities, 1953-1968
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Box
15
Folder
21
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Boat Race, 1969
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Box
15
Folder
22
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Layton International Film Festival, 1971-1973
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Box
16
Folder
1
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Student Council, 1950-1956
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Box
16
Folder
2
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Student Mimeo Notices, 1956-1968
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Box
16
Folder
3
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Student Newspapers, 1956-1957
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Box
16
Folder
4
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Student Projects and Competitions, 1955-1973
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Box
16
Folder
5
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Alcola Project, 1960-1965
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Box
16
Folder
6
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Allen Bradley Project, 1960
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Box
16
Folder
7
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Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1956, 1965-1968
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Box
16
Folder
8
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St. Regis Paper Co., Annual Collegiate Packaging Design Contest, 1962
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Box
16
Folder
9
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Thesis Projects, 1957-1958
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Box
16
Folder
10
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Baumgartner, Paul and Myron Schindler. “Milwaukee Y.M.C.A.” [photography], undated
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Box
16
Folder
11
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Boyd, James. “North Shore Line” [Railroad] [photography], 1962
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Box
22
Folder
3
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Brenzel, Sarah. “Children of Art”, 1959
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Box
16
Folder
12
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Flech, Al, 1971
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Box
16
Folder
13
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Froemming, Bruce, 1972
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Box
22
Folder
7
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Hoerth, William H. “Ten Big Steps to Successful Farming” [photography], undated
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Box
22
Folder
4
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Horton, Robert E. “Sentry” [grocery shopping] [photography], undated
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Box
22
Folder
5
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Johnson, Alaine. “This Is Our Life: Milwaukee Protestant Home” [photography], undated
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Box
17
Folder
1
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Leonard, Nan [painting], 1970
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Box
17
Folder
2
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Lum, Enoch [painting], 1968
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Box
22
Folder
6
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Mack, John T., undated
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Box
17
Folder
3
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Neuzil, Lori [painting], 1968
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Box
17
Folder
4
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Poska, R. “Problems of a Garbage Collector”, 1966
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Box
17
Folder
5
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Schwarer, Eugene. “Ornamentation” [Milwaukee Architecture], undated
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Box
18
Folder
1
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Weaver, Josephine [painting], 1968
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Box
18
Folder
2
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White, Thomas Glover [painting], undated
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Box
18
Folder
3
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Zudowski, Cynthia, 1973
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Box
18
Folder
4
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No name. “Farm Work” [photograhpy], undated
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Box
22
Folder
2
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No name. “Light and Color”, undated
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Box
18
Folder
5
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Student Senate, 1954-1957, 1970-1972
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Box
18
Folder
6
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Veterans, 1973-1974
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Box
18
Folder
7
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Korean War, 1946-1956
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Box
18
Folder
8
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Governor's Educational Advisory Committee, World War II Veterans, 1947-1957
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Box
18
Folder
9
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Governor's Advisory Committee, Korean Veterans, 1947-1956
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Box
18
Folder
10
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V.A. Contracts, 1954-1969
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Series: Carl Moebius' File LSA Closing
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Box
18
Folder
11
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Art Collection, 1974-1976
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Box
18
Folder
12
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Bequests and Wills, 1974-1977
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Board Meeting
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Box
19
Folder
1
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Agendas and Supporting Materials, 1973-1976
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Box
19
Folder
2
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Minutes, 1972-1980
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Box
19
Folder
3
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General Correspondence, 1959-1977
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Box
19
Folder
4-5
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Financial, 1973-1978
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Box
19
Folder
6
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History, 1960, 1973
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Box
19
Folder
7
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Insurance, 1975-1978
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Box
19
Folder
8
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Lawsuit, 1974-1977
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Box
19
Folder
9
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Legal Services, 1974-1977
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Libel Action
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Box
19
Folder
10
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1973-1975
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Box
20
Folder
1
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1976-1979
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Box
20
Folder
2
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Lieberman, Neil, 1972-1976
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Box
20
Folder
3-4
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Milwaukee Hilton Inn, 1972-1977
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Box
20
Folder
5
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Milwaukee Jewish Federation, 1974-1976
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Box
20
Folder
6
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Milwaukee School of the Arts, 1974-1977
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Box
20
Folder
7
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Minahan, Roger C. (Secretary, Board of Directors), 1971-1973
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Box
20
Folder
8
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Pension Fund, 1972-1973
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Box
20
Folder
9
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Retirement Fund (for Partridge & Frink), 1954-1974
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Box
20
Folder
10
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Retirement Income Plan, circa 1972
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Box
20
Folder
11
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Scholarship Fund, 1976
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Box
20
Folder
12
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School Closing, 1971-1974
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Box
20
Folder
13
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Student Loan Fund, 1973-1977
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Box
20
Folder
14
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Students and Transcripts, 1974-1976
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Box
21
Folder
1
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Taxes, 1975-1979
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Box
21
Folder
2
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Terminations (Severance Benefits), 1974-1975
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Box
21
Folder
3
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Unemployment Compensation, 1972-1977
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Box
21
Folder
4
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Wisconsin Federation of Teachers, 1972-1975
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|
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PH Milwaukee Mss 168
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Series: Photographs
|
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Board of Trustees
|
|
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Box
7
Folder
1
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Charlotte Partridge [oversize]
|
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Buildings
|
|
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Box
7
Folder
2
|
Oversize
|
|
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Box
1
Folder
2
|
Original Building [Layton Art Gallery]
|
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Box
1
Folder
3-4
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Second Building
|
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Grounds Breaking Ceremony
|
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Box
1
Folder
6-7
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Building Construction
|
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Dormitory
|
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Box
1
Folder
9-10
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Classes
|
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Box
7
Folder
3
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Oversize
|
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Anatomy Class
|
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Box
1
Folder
12-13
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Children's and Junior's Classes
|
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Box
1
Folder
14-17
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Design Classes
|
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Box
1
Folder
18-19
|
Advertising Design Seminar, 1965
|
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Box
1
Folder
20
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St. Regis Paper Co., Annual Collegiate Packaging Design Contest
|
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Box
1
Folder
21
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Industrial Design Classes
|
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Box
1
Folder
22
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Drawing Classes
|
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Box
1
Folder
23-24
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Painting Classes
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Box
1
Folder
25
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Printmaking Classes
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Box
1
Folder
26
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Printmaking Facilities
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Box
1
Folder
27
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Photography Classes
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Box
1
Folder
28
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Pottery Classes
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Box
1
Folder
29-30
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Sculpture Classes
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Box
1
Folder
31
|
Exhibitions
|
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Exhibitions, continued
|
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Box
7
Folder
4
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Oversize
|
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Box
2
Folder
2-3
|
Construction of Exhibitions
|
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Individual Exhibitions
|
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Box
2
Folder
4
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African Sculpture
|
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Architectural Steel
|
|
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Good Design is Ageless
|
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Box
2
Folder
7
|
Illustrators and Designers of Milwaukee
|
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Box
2
Folder
8
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International Photo
|
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Box
2
Folder
9
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Northwest Coast Indian
|
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Box
2
Folder
10
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Olivetti
|
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Box
2
Folder
11
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Pre-Columbian
|
|
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Box
2
Folder
12-13
|
Student Shows
|
|
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Box
2
Folder
14-16
|
Wisconsin State Centennial Exhibition of Contemporary Art, 1948
|
|
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Box
2
Folder
17
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Faculty
|
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Box
2
Folder
18
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Work of Gerrit Sinclair
|
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Box
2
Folder
19
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Field Trips
|
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Box
2
Folder
20
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Layton Art Gallery
|
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Box
2
Folder
21-24
|
Student Life
|
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Box
2
Folder
25
|
Student Projects
|
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Box
3
Folder
1-6
|
Student Projects, continued
|
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Box
3
Folder
7-10
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Basic Drawing Projects
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Basic Techniques Projects
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Box
3
Folder
12
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Composition Projects
|
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Box
4
Folder
1
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Composition Projects
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Box
4
Folder
2-4
|
Design Projects
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Box
4
Folder
5-7
|
Advertising Design Projects, 1965
|
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Box
4
Folder
8-9
|
Advertising Design Projects
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Box
4
Folder
10
|
Fashion Design Projects
|
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Box
4
Folder
11-12
|
Industrial Design Projects
|
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Box
4
Folder
13
|
Interior Design Projects
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Box
4
Folder
14-15
|
Drawing Projects
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Box
5
Folder
1-2
|
Drawing Projects, continued
|
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Box
5
Folder
3-8
|
Life Drawing Projects
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Box
6
Folder
1-2
|
Life Drawing Projects, continued
|
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Box
6
Folder
3
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Printmaking Projects
|
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Box
6
Folder
4
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Photography Projects
|
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Box
6
Folder
5-6
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Sculpture Projects
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Box
6
Folder
7
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Students
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Box
6
Folder
8
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Symbols
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