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| Deer, Ada Elizabeth, 1935- | Title: Ada Deer Papers, 1969-1978 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 120 Abstract: Biographical newsclippings and general correspondence of Ada Deer, a Menominee Indian leader who was a founding member of DRUMS, a lobbyist to restore federal aid and reservation status to the Menominee tribe in Wisconsin, and Menominee tribal chair (1975-1977). |
| Garvey, Ada, 1893-1981 | Title: Ada Garvey Papers, 1910-1945 Quantity: .4 cubic ft. (1 box ) 1 oversize folder 40 nitrate negatives Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 212 Abstract: Papers of a Red Cross and public health nurse from Wisconsin. The collection consists of Ada Garvey's correspondence about her experiences in post-World War I France and rural Wisconsin, writings describing the work of public health field nurses, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs and postcards, and World War I ephemera. |
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James, Ada Lois, 1876-1952
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Title: Ada James Papers, 1816-1952 Quantity: 6.8 c.f. (30 archives boxes) and 6 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Wis Mss OP; Micro 848 Abstract: Papers of Ada James, a social reformer, humanitarian, and pacifist residing in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Family correspondence, 1816-1904, contains material on her parents, David G. James and Laura Briggs James; these papers reflect her father's interest in employment for women, woman suffrage, spiritualism, birth control, and socialism. Among the volumes are also diaries, 1865, 1882-1904, and proceedings of the meetings of the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Association, 1885-1903, kept by her mother. Ada James' correspondence dates 1890-1952 and documents her suffrage activity in the Political Equality League, the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Association, and the National Woman's Party; and her work on behalf of pacifism, prohibition, and progressivism. After 1925 her correspondence deals principally with social work, particularly the founding and development of the Children's Board of Richland County. |
| Bartosz, Adam, 1894-1980 | Title: Adam Bartosz Papers, 1917-1980 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm); plus additions of 0.2 c.f. Call Number: Micro 908; Milwaukee Micro 35; Stevens Point Micro 18; M82-157 Abstract: Poetry, plays, literary writings and newspaper articles by and about Bartosz, editor-in-chief (1954-1973) and editor (1937-1954) of the Stevens Point Gwiazda Polarna. Among the newspaper articles is a series which comprises his 1931 “History of the Polonian Press” in the United States, articles about prominent individuals connected with the Polish press, and his compilation of Gwiazda Polarna news clippings, circa 1968, entitled “60 Years of Gwiazda Polarna, Stevens Point and 105 Years of Polish Press in America.” There is also a run of Bartosz's weekly column in the Gwiazda Polarna, 1938-1940, 1959-1970. Bartosz's personal writings include a short play, a one-act sketch, typewritten poems, and a handwritten volume of poetry, dated 1917. Most of the material is in Polish. Also included is correspondence, as well as other records related to Polish heritage activities. |
| Schesch, Adam | Title: Adam Schesch Papers, 1965-1974 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 3 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 534; Tape 823A Abstract: Papers of Schesch, a Madison anti-war activist, containing correspondence, reports, minutes, writings, and printed matter pertaining to a variety of organizations with which he was prominently involved. Among these are the Madison Committee to End the War in Vietnam, the National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam, the Student Peace Center, the University of Wisconsin Committee to End the War in Vietnam, and the Vietnam Civic Action Research and Education Project. The tapes are an oral history interview concerning his experiences with the above organizations and a 1973 press conference concerning experiences during the September, 1973 coup in Chile. |
| Adams County (Wis.). Clerk | Title: Adams County (Wis.). Clerk: Reports and Papers, 1883-1954 Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes) Call Number: Adams Series 4 Abstract: Reports and papers filed with the county clerk, including annual reports of county officers, supervisors' oaths, reports of county board committees, claims, ordinances, petitions, communications, and resolutions. |
| Adams County (Wis.). Treasurer and Clerk | Title: Adams County (Wis.). Treasurer and Clerk: Tax Sale Records, 1854-1896 Quantity: 3.5 c.f. (13 volumes) Call Number: Adams Series 15 Abstract: Records of lands sold for unpaid taxes. Includes date of sale, tax certificate number, property description, name of persons assessed taxes, amount of taxes, name of redeemer, purchase price, and date of redemption. Content of entries may differ depending on whether they were created by the County Treasurer or the County Clerk. Entries in Volume 4 are arranged by lot description and section number of property. |
| Adams County (Wis.) Treasurer | Title: Adams County (Wis.). Treasurer: Tax Rolls, 1858-1940 Quantity: 18.0 c.f. (332 volumes) Call Number: Adams Series 5 Abstract: Rolls giving date, town, owner, land description, acreage, valuation of real and personal property, amount of taxes, and record of payment. |
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Howie, Adda F., 1852-1936
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Title: Adda F. Howie Papers, 1904-1926 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Wis Mss QL Abstract: Letters received and speeches made by Adda F. Howie, a woman agricultural leader in cattle breeding and in dairying in Wisconsin, lecturer at the Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes at the University, and first woman appointed to the State Board of Agriculture. |
| Bly, Adelbert M. | Title: Adelbert M. Bly Papers, 1862-1910 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Wis Mss 88S Abstract: Correspondence of Adelbert M. Bly with family and friends in Fond du Lac and Green Lake counties, Wisconsin, first while a school teacher at Metomen, Wisconsin, but primarily while serving with Company B, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 1862-1865. |
| Germer, Adolph | Title: Adolph Germer Papers, 1898-1966 Quantity: 10.4 c.f. (26 archives boxes and 1 package) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: U.S. Mss 125A; Micro 676 Abstract: Correspondence (1901-1958), diaries (1931-1958), speeches, reports and other union records, and printed matter of labor organizer and leader and Socialist Party leader Adolph Germer; concerning the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and activity with the United Rubber Workers (URW), the United Auto Workers (UAW), and the International Woodworkers (IWA). |
| Nelson, Adolphus P., 1872-1927 | Title: Adolphus P. Nelson Papers, 1908-1926 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss KR Abstract: Correspondence of Adolphus Nelson, a Republican Congressman from Grantsburg, Wis., 1918-1923, relating to national legislation of these years, and particularly to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway project. Included are numerous copies of letters addressed to President Coolidge in 1924 in behalf of Nelson's appointment to the International Joint Commission. Other subjects are soldier legislation, the Soldiers' Land Bill, adjusted compensation, and war risk insurance; agricultural legislation, including amendment to the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916, proposed rural credits legislation and the Norbeck-Nelson Bill, Muscle Shoals Dam appropriation, and other topics of concern to farm organizations; and prohibition. Miscellaneous correspondence relates to the appropriation for the United States Employment Service in 1919, proposed tariff legislation in 1920-1921, postal rates legislation and postal employees' salaries, rivalry between Superior and Duluth in regard to customs collections, personal election campaigns, local issues, services for constituents, and speeches. There are occasional letters from officials and faculty members of the University of Wisconsin to Nelson in his capacity as president of the Board of Regents, and a few letters from clergymen of the Methodist Episcopal Church. |
| Spies, Adrian, 1920-1998 | Title: Adrian Spies Papers, 1949-1969 Quantity: 10.8 c.f. (27 archives boxes) and 4 reels of film Call Number: U.S. Mss 61AN; DC 720-723 Abstract: Papers of Spies, a writer for television and film, consisting of notes, synopses, scripts, scene breakdowns, correspondence, clippings, and miscellaneous writings. The majority of the collection focuses on his television and motion picture work and concerns television programs such as Climax (CBS), Desilu Playhouse (CBS), Dr. Kildare (NBC), Robert Montgomery Presents (NBC), Studio One (CBS), The Walter Winchell File (ABC), The Bold Ones (NBC), Felony Squad (ABC), A Man Called Shenandoah (ABC), and Star Trek (NBC); and motion pictures such as Dark of the Sun and Guns for San Sebastian. Also included are many outlines and pilot scripts for other series. A file dealing with the Star Trek series includes several memoranda from Gene Roddenberry, the series creator, which offer general guidelines for writers who authored early scripts and which discuss topics such as the personalities of the running characters, sets, technological devices of the future, and storylines. The films are recordings of his award-winning teleplays “Edge of Truth” for Studio One and “Island in the City” for Climax. |
| Advanced Harvesting Systems | Title: Advanced Harvesting Systems Records, 1977-1997 Extent: 3.2 c.f. (8 archives boxes) Call Number: M2006-105 Abstract: Records of Advanced Harvesting Systems (AHS), a company created and funded by International Harvester to secretly develop a combine that could perform protein extraction from alfalfa in the field. The company was led by Bob Alverson and employed International Harvester engineers, including Ralph Baumheckel. The company eventually produced a working prototype. Records include reports, memoranda, and correspondence. |
| - - - | Title: “Adventure at Scott Island” Films, 1957-1958 Quantity: 26 film reels Call Number: DA 001-DA 026 Abstract: Twenty-six episodes of Adventure at Scott Island, a half-hour adventure/drama series that ran in 1957 on CBS, and in 1958 on ABC. The series followed the attempts of David Scott, harbormaster at Scott Island in Massachusetts, to curtail crime and aid those in distress. The name of the series was changed from Harbourmaster to Adventure at Scott Island in 1958 when the program was dropped by CBS and picked up by ABC. All the films are 16mm prints in black and white with sound. Each episode is approximately 920 feet long. |
| Baker, George S., collector | Title: Advertising Ink Blotters, circa 1900-circa 1950 Extent: 6.3 c.f. (17 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) Call Number: M2006-028 Abstract: Advertising ink blotters dating from the first half of the 20th century and consisting of 72 albums and miscellaneous loose blotters collected by George S. Baker. A significant portion of the collection consists of blotters from Milwaukee and other Wisconsin locales but blotters from other states are also represented. Subjects include automobiles and services, clothing, food, household goods, manufacturing, medicine (remedies and tonics), politics, and transportation. There are several folders and albums labeled miscellaneous which represent other advertising. The two oversize blotters are from Chevrolet and Union Mutual Life Insurance. |
| Advertising Women of New York | Title: Advertising Women of New York Scrapbooks, 1912-1951 Quantity: 13.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 18 flat boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 49AF Abstract: Scrapbooks, 1912-1951, of the Advertising Women of New York (AWNY), a women's professional and service organization formed in 1912 and originally known as the League of Advertising Women. Some of the scrapbooks chronicle club history (1912-1949); contain invitations and meeting announcements; cover special events such as the 1931 Advertising Federation of America Convention, the club's 1940 consumer conference, and its Pan American fiesta in 1941. The remaining scrapbooks consist of award submissions to the Advertising Federation of America (1945-1951); some are fine examples of scrapbook art as well as highlighting the organization's public service and educational activities. Loose materials from the scrapbooks include many copies of the club newsletters, Advertising Women and Ab Libber, as well as membership rosters. |