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Schiesser, Linda; Schiesser, Elda	Title: Elda and Linda Schiesser Scrapbooks, 1928-1973 Extent: 1.8 c.f. (1 record center carton and 3 archives boxes) and 383 photographs (1 archives box and 1 oversize folder) Call Number: M2006-066 Abstract: Scrapbooks of Elda (Strahm) Schiesser and her daughter Linda Schiesser documenting the projects they completed as members of the Green County 4-H. Elda Schiesser's scrapbooks, 1928-1936, document her projects in sewing, canning, baking, interior decorating, gardening, and photography. Linda Schiesser's scrapbooks document her projects between 1957 and 1964, including food and nutrition, clothing, photography, home furnishing, junior leadership, and house plants; and her attendance at the National 4-H Club Congress in 1964 in Chicago as a nominee for the National Home Economics award. Additionally, there is a scrapbook detailing Linda’s activities as a member of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls-Mount Horeb Assembly (1957-1972).
Knoche, Eldon	Title: Eldon Knoche Collection of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mayoral Campaign Radio Ads, 1988 Quantity: 11 audio recordings Call Number: Audio 1880A Abstract: Radio spots prepared for the candidates in the 1988 mayoral campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and collected by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor Eldon Knoche. Included are political advertisements for William O'Donnell, John Norquist, and Martin Schreiber.
Murray, Eldon [Digitized content]	Title: Eldon Murray Papers, 1938-2007 Quantity: 4.2 cubic ft. (10 boxes) 7 safety film negatives 1,974 digital files (194 GB) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 256 Abstract: Eldon Murray's papers include correspondence, photographs, writings, and files that document his pioneering role in the national gay rights movement. Collection also includes extensive clippings files compiled by Murray dating from 1947 to 1974 on the topic of homosexuality.
Klauser, Eldred, 1888-	Title: Eldred Klauser Papers, 1861-1935 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)and photographs Call Number: Green Bay Mss 106; PH 3668 Abstract: Fragmentary records of the manager of a farm owned by the Anson Eldred Co., Stiles, Wisconsin, consisting of business letters concerning farm questions and the construction of a greenhouse, a few of Klauser's progress reports of the Stiles farm, 1911-1912, and scattered financial records, mainly related to the greenhouse. Family papers include personal letters from Klauser's mother and others, a partial personal diary, and memorabilia. Photographs depict the exterior and interiors of the Eldred-Klauser family home in Milwaukee, family members (some participating in amateur theatricals), and scenes of family at Wisconsin Dells.
Eldred-Clinton-Highby Family	Title: Eldred-Clinton-Higby Family Papers, 1859, 1862-1897 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 114 Abstract: Papers of three related Milwaukee families, with some information on other extended relatives. The collection focuses mainly on the Eldred family, including some correspondence about family history, and the Civil War pension and discharge records of William H. Eldred. Collection also includes a map of family property in Milwaukee's historic Third Ward.
Fowler, Eldridge M. (Eldridge Merrick), 1833-1904	Title: Eldridge M. Fowler Papers, 1805-1931 Quantity: 11.9 c.f. (24 archives boxes, 9 flat boxes, and 3 oversize folders) Call Number: McCormick Mss N Abstract: Papers documenting the lumber and land-related business activities of Eldridge Fowler, brother of Nettie Fowler McCormick. Fowler was a highly successful timber baron in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. His companies included Fowler & Chapman of Bay City, Michigan. He was also president of the St. Anthony Lumber Company in Minnesota, and vice-president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Other business interests included investments in office buildings and docks in Chicago and Duluth; the H.W. Fowler Car Wheel Company; and the Tin Mountain (mining) Company in South Dakota.
Piel, Eleanor Jackson, 1920-	Title: Eleanor Jackson Piel Papers, 1954-1992 Quantity: 21.8 cubic feet (21 records center cartons and 2 archives boxes) Call Number: M2010-079 Abstract: Papers of Eleanor Jackson Piel, a New York City attorney known for handling civil rights and civil liberties cases, together with some papers of fellow attorney Philip Wittenberg that were in her custody. Selected based on legal or historical importance, the files represent a variety of types of litigation ranging from Sandra Adickes v. Kress, a precedent-setting civil rights case appealed to the Supreme Court, to numerous cases of discrimination based on gender, a Florida death penalty appeal, and numerous criminal cases of special note.
Marsh, Eleanor, 1896-	Title: Eleanor Marsh Papers, 1902-1998 Quantity: 1.8 cubic ft. (5 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 162 Abstract: The collection contains the papers of Eleanor Marsh who was raised on and ran a farm with her husband Elwin for over forty years. The personal journals detail her daily life as a farm wife in rural Winnebago County, Wisconsin. The early journals were sporadically kept and contain mostly farm and household accounts. The collection also contains school composition books used by Marsh and an older sister, a few letters from family and friends written after she was no longer running the farm, and newspaper clippings from her 100th and 102nd birthdays.
Williams, Eleazer, 1787-1858	Title: Eleazer Williams Papers, 1634-1964 Quantity: 4.4 cubic feet (11 archives boxes) and 7 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 76; Green Bay Micro 19; Micro 844 Abstract: Papers of Eleazer Williams, an Episcopal missionary to the Oneida Indians in New York and Green Bay, Wisconsin, who was of mixed English, French, and Indian lineage and claimed to be the “lost dauphin” of France. Williams, who lived in or near Green Bay from 1822 until 1850, was instrumental in encouraging some members of the Oneida and Stockbridge Indian tribes to immigrate to Wisconsin during the 1820s. The papers consist of materials by Williams including correspondence, 1801-1856, which pertains to his efforts to secure land for the New York Indians; his connections with land companies and French fur traders; his relationship with church and government officials; his repudiation by the Oneida Indians in 1832; and the “lost dauphin” controversy. Other materials written by Williams include autobiographies covering his life to about 1833; notes about Great Lakes geography and early exploration, fur trade, and missionary activities among the Indians, especially the Six Iroquois Nations; journals and journal fragments; sermons and notes; and a few speeches. Materials about Williams include a scrapbook, clippings, pamphlets, a small amount of correspondence to Lyman Draper from acquaintances of Williams, and an article about Williams by Albert G. Ellis. Materials in the collection collected by Williams include journals, narratives, and sermons of several of Williams' ancestors; two diaries of Mrs. Williams, 1834-1839 and 1858-1878; journals of two acquaintances, Albert G. Ellis and John Sargeant; dictionaries and documents in an Indian language, presumably Mohawk or Iroquois; fur trade accounts of Grignon, Lawe, and Porlier, 1818-1832; and almanacs, pamphlets, and books from Williams' library.
Milwaukee Public Library	Title: Election Candidate Exhibit, 1962-1984 Quantity: 1.4 cubic ft. (3 boxes) 1 oversize folder Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 2 Abstract: This collection contains information on election candidates.
Milwaukee (Wis.). Election Commission.	Title: Election Commission Records, 1870-2012 Quantity: 1.2 cubic ft. (3 boxes) 1 volume Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 58 Abstract: Election Commission of Milwaukee records, whose responsibilities cover the administration of absentee voting, voter registration, voting machine maintenance, Election Day poll-worker designation, and oversight of City election laws. Contains reports and other publications.
University of Wisconsin--Madison. College of Agricultural and Life Sciences	Title: Electric Research Farm collection Quantity: 9 Linear Feet 6 record storage cartons, one oversized box, one glass negative box, and two film reels Photographs, glass lantern slides, paper records, film reels Call Number: uac176 Abstract: The Wisconsin Electric Research Farm was an experimental farm established in 1946 by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Agricultural Engineering to study the impact of electric light, heat and power on dairy farm operation. This collection includes reports, correspondence, visitor logs, photographs, program files, films, and glass lantern slides documenting the program from 1947-1962.
Brooks, Lynndon A.	Title: Electric Research Farm records Quantity: 4 Linear Feet 4 record cartons Collection includes papers, pamphlets, post cards, brochures, blueprints, photographs, newspaper clippings. Call Number: Accession 1987/078 Abstract: Collection includes: internal and external correspondences (letters, memos); advertising materials (pamphlets, post cards, brochures); invoices and contracts for services and utilities including electricity; data on production yields per year; data on soil sampling; blueprints, design plans, and diagrams for building the electric farm and crop rotations; photographs from events; newspaper clippings; budgetary information; manuscripts for journal articles and other publications; edits and notes; academic journal submissions.
Abbe, Elfrieda.	Title: Elfrieda Abbe Papers, 1982-2003 Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) Call Number: M2022-009 Abstract: Papers of Elfrieda Abbe, a writer, editor, and film critic from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Included are Abbe's film articles written for various magazines and newspapers. Also included are issues of the journal Angles: Women Working in Film and Video, as well as flyers, brochures and other materials related to screenings and other events organized by or featuring Abbe.
Hooker, Eli, 1820-1889?	Title: Eli Hooker Papers, 1846-1889 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Oshkosh Mss AG; Micro 239 Abstract: Papers of Hooker, a Waupun, Wisconsin, attorney, land owner, and businessman. Fourteen diaries, 1846-1889, comprise the bulk of the collection and tersely record Hooker's day-to-day activities. Two of the volumes contain material relating to an oil company in which he held an interest. An expense book, 1867-1888, lists daily household expenditures. There is also one volume on the family's genealogy.
United Artists Corporation Eagle-Lion Films, Inc.	Title: Elijah Brien Domestic Sales Files: United Artists Corporation Records, Series 13G, 1948-1951 Quantity: 1.0 cubic foot (3 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 99AN/13G Abstract: Files of Elijah "Lige" Brien documenting Eagle-Lion's sales operations in the United States. Only films dating from 1948-1950 that began with the letters A and B are represented by correspondence with sales staff and theater management, material concerning exploitation campaigns, commercial tie-ins and contests, playdate records, official billings, synopses, press releases, and reports on newspaper advertising. Records of The Big Cat and The Black Book (formerly Reign of Terror) are particularly extensive.
Holmes, Elisabeth, 1900-	Title: Elisabeth Holmes Papers, 1852-1976 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 118 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1960-1965, of a former English professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, consisting of speeches; school district reports and studies; and correspondence, minutes, reports, and clippings of the Committee on Appointment and Instruction, the Special Committee on Equality of Educational Opportunity, which studied segregation within Milwaukee schools, and other committees of the board. Also included are project proposals, reports, and research council minutes concerning the Great Cities Program for School Improvement which studied the problems of migrant and transient students in Milwaukee.
University of Wisconsin--Madison. School of Library and Information Studies	Title: Elisabeth Wittman collection Quantity: .5 Linear Feet One letter document box Syllabi, newsletters, and film posters Call Number: uac149 Abstract: This collection includes course syllabi, newsletters, and a colloquium schedule from the University of Wisconsin Library School and course syllabi from 1972 to 1976. Courses covered cataloging, reference, and book history. The collection also includes three small posters for movies shown in various campus locations.
Morrow, Elisha, b. 1819	Title: Elisha Morrow Correspondence, 1840-1943 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 179 Abstract: Papers of Elisha Morrow, an early resident of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and receiver for the U.S. Land Office, consisting of correspondence between Morrow and Maria Bemis (whom he eventually married), Sarah Stevens, and other miscellaneous correspondence. Also included is a letter by John Mills Smith, who traveled with Elisha Morrow, detailing his first impressions of Wisconsin (1854) and a letter from Eleazer Holmes Ellis to Morrow seeking housing for several French travelers (1856). Later correspondence consists of letters of condolence to Elisha's daughter Helen after his death (1898) and other miscellaneous family correspondence, principally to Helen.
Keyes, Elisha W. (Elisha Williams), 1828-1910	Title: Elisha W. Keyes Papers, 1808-1809, 1818-1822, 1833-1910 Quantity: 32.0 c.f. (108 archives boxes, 2 card file boxes, 41 volumes, and 1 oversize folder) Call Number: Wis Mss N; File 1858 Oversize Abstract: Papers of Elisha W. Keyes, a prominent Wisconsin Republican leader, chairman of the State Central Committee (1868-1877), University of Wisconsin regent (1877-1889), and Madison postmaster (1861-1882, 1898-1910), consisting of correspondence, articles, addresses, and diaries.
Bardwell, Elizabeth	Title: Elizabeth Bardwell Papers, 1935-2002 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons), 2 videorecordings, and 3 film reels Call Number: M2000-014 Abstract: Papers of Elizabeth Bardwell, a Madison, Wisconsin environmentalist and journalist. Bardwell was especially concerned with urban restoration and beautification, and limiting uncontrolled urban growth. Her activities included advocating for bike paths and lanes, hiking and bridle paths, and organizing local environmental groups. She formed Capital Community Citizens in 1964. As a study of urban expansion and with the assistance of Capital Community Citizens, Bardwell researched and published the book, More is Less, in 1973. Bardwell also served as chairman of the Wisconsin Natural Beauty Council and attended the United Nations Habitat Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1976.
Comstock, Elizabeth, 1875-1972	Title: Elizabeth Comstock Family Papers, 1779-1970 Quantity: 7.2 cubic feet (13 archives boxes, 1 records center carton, and 2 flat boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm); plus additions of 207 photographs and 5 drawings Call Number: La Crosse Mss A; Micro 1006; PH La Crosse Mss A; PH 2861 Abstract: Family papers of Elizabeth Comstock, a physician at Arcadia, Wisconsin. Although the collection contains a few items on medical topics, the bulk of the papers consists of correspondence, diaries, business records, scrapbooks, and genealogical notes by and about her forebears in the Comstock and Durrin families. The major portion of the papers relates to her uncle, Cyrus Ballou Comstock (1831-1910), a prominent army engineer. Also in the collection are papers of Dr. Comstock's father, Noah D. Comstock (1832-1890), who emigrated from New York State before the Civil War, went to California in 1858, then returned east to settle in Arcadia. Other portions of the collection include Civil War letters from Walter Comstock, a lieutenant in Company A, 25th U.S. Infantry, at the time of his death; and letters written by Elizabeth Comstock's brother Adam (1871-1898) while a student at the University of Wisconsin and at Gottingen University in Germany. Two record books of the S.T. and F.A. Robertson General Store at Humbird, Wisconsin, are also present.
Corbett, Elizabeth Frances, 1887-1981	Title: Elizabeth F. Corbett Papers, 1883-1981 Quantity: 7 cubic ft. (20 boxes) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 8 Abstract: Elizabeth F. Corbett was an author, poet, suffragist and speaker who grew up on the grounds of the National Soldiers’ Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where her father worked. The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, draft manuscripts and poetry, clippings, ephemera, scrapbooks and photographs.
Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley	Title: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Papers, 1917-1923 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: New York Mss L; Micro 491 Abstract: Correspondence of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a prominent New York communist mainly relating to her work as an organizer for the Workers Defense Union to secure justice for political prisoners, anarchists, labor agitators, and others accused of subversion during World War I. Of special note are a series of letters from persons confined in federal prisons awaiting deportation.
Herfurth, Elizabeth, died 1928	Title: Elizabeth Herfurth Papers, 1907-1921 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss GW Abstract: Papers of Elizabeth Herfurth, a Madison, Wisconsin, teacher, organizer and president of the Teachers' Retirement Fund Association, and secretary of the board of trustees to administer the fund. The correspondence shows the organization of the drive for the passage of the law, attitudes toward it, queries concerning its administration, rulings of the attorney general, and efforts to repeal and amend the law. With these are drafts of the bill, petitions, and questionnaires, and material on pension laws in other states.
Boardman, Elizabeth Jelinek, 1917-	Title: Elizabeth Jelinek Boardman Papers, 1954-1999 Quantity: 3.2 cubic feet (3 records center cartons and 1 archives box), 0.5 cubic feet of photographs (1 archives box and 1 oversize folder), and 3 tape recordings Call Number: M2012-119; Audio 1748A Abstract: Papers of Elizabeth "Betty" Boardman, author and pacifist, consisting of correspondence, news clippings, research notes and drafts, travel diaries, and photographs. In 1966, Boardman participated as a member of the pacifist Quaker Action Group, a group traveling by ship on the Phoenix of Hiroshima to provide medical assistance to the North Vietnamese. The United States government tried to block the group, but did not succeed until they returned and their passports were suspended. Boardman continued to advocate against the Vietnam War through speeches. In 1985, Boardman's book, The Phoenix Trip: Notes on a Quaker Mission to Haiphong, was published. The collection consists of research for the book, lectures and speeches, news clippings, pamphlets and newsletters, a travel diary from the trip, a scrapbook, campaign materials, and photographs from the book taken by Ivan Massar. Also included are tape recordings of Boardman talking about the Phoenix trip and interviews with the Phoenix crew.
Kerr, Elizabeth Margaret, 1905-	Title: Elizabeth Margaret Kerr Papers, 1910-1987 Quantity: 4.6 cubic ft. (10 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 31 Abstract: Papers of an English professor at the Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee which include professional and personal correspondence, photographs, newspapers clippings, applications for research grants, reviews, notes, drafts of published works, and calendars. The calendars were used as a daily diary by Kerr. The majority of the collection concerns Kerr's study of the works of American author William Faulkner.
Mertz, Elizabeth University of Wisconsin--Madison. Law School	Title: Elizabeth Mertz papers Quantity: 2.02 cubic feet One record carton and two letter document boxes Collection materials include papers, bound publications, and magazines. Call Number: uac58 Abstract: The Elizabeth Mertz papers contains New Legal Realism materials (papers, notes, and proposals); scholarship, service, and committee work undertaken by Mertz while she was professor of law at University of Wisconsin-Madison; class materials (syllabi, lecture notes, etc.) from her time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Princeton, and law review publications.
Martinez, Elizabeth Sutherland, 1925-	Title: Elizabeth Sutherland Martinez Papers, 1964-1966 Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 790 Abstract: Papers of Elizabeth Sutherland Martinez, editor of the book Letters from Mississippi (1965) which concerned the civil rights activities of Freedom Summer and particularly the COFO voter registration drive. Present are editorial correspondence, letters from volunteers, research material, drafts, and promotional material relating to the book.
Baird, Elizabeth T. (Elizabeth Thérèse), 1810-1890	Title: Elizabeth T. Baird Papers, 1795, 1827-1899 Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet (1 archives box and 3 oversize folders) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 206 Abstract: Papers of Elizabeth Thérèse Fisher Baird including correspondence, land records, and newspaper articles written by Baird. The correspondence contains letters from Baird to the Waring family discussing life in and around Green Bay from 1869-1876 including a letter written after the Peshtigo Fire. The newspaper articles were from a series entitled "O-De-Jit-Wa-Win-Wing ---- Contes du Tempes Passe" published in the Green Bay State Gazette, recounting her life on Mackinac Island, Michigan and in early territorial Wisconsin. The legal records include a 1795 pension record, an indenture certificate and other legal land documents. Also includes letters in German from C.A.L. Tanks while in Fort Howard to his sister Mrs. Otto Tanks from 1875 to 1888.
Wickenden, Elizabeth, 1909-2001	Title: Elizabeth Wickenden Papers, 1885-2001 (bulk 1932-1989) Quantity: 15.4 cubic feet (15 records center cartons and 1 archives box), 1 tape recording, and 5 photographs (1 folder); plus additions of 3.7 cubic feet and photographs Call Number: Mss 800; PH 6692; Audio 1274A; M99-098; M2001-090; M2001-165; M2005-100 Abstract: Professional papers, mainly 1932 to 1989, of Elizabeth Wickenden, a social welfare and Social Security policy consultant, analyst, and writer, and professor of public policy and urban studies. The papers document her professional positions as well as her activities as a consultant to national social welfare organizations, and her leading role in the Study Group on Social Security and the Save Our Security coalition. Also reflected are her activities as Professor of Urban Studies at the City University of New York (1966-1974) and at Fordham University (1979-1983). Issues with which she was concerned include transiency, poverty, welfare reform, welfare rights, welfare law, child protection and child welfare, Social Security and Medicare legislation, national health insurance, and unemployment compensation. There is also a small quantity of personal records and photographs, including school papers and four diaries from the 1920s and 1930s.
Ruddy, Ella Giles, 1851-1917	Title: Ella Giles Ruddy Papers, 1861-1916 Quantity: 0.9 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 1 volume) Call Number: Wis Mss VU Abstract: Correspondence, poetry, and scrapbooks kept by Wisconsin author Ella Giles Ruddy. Correspondence for 1887 contains letters from Clara Barton, Edward Everett Hale, Rutherford B. Hayes, and others addressed to Mrs. Ruddy's father, H. H. Giles, a member of the Wisconsin State Board of Charities and Reform; and a scrapbook of clippings, 1877-1886, relates to Mr. Giles' career in public welfare work. However, most of the letters were written to Mrs. Ruddy by other contemporaries in literature and the arts: Rasmus B. Anderson, Hjalmar H. Boyesen, Hiram Corson, Zona Gale, Charles Noble Gregory, Hattie Tyng Griswold, Vinnie Ream Hoxie, Aubertine Woodward Moore, Eben E. Rexford, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and Robert Wilson Burns. Original signed manuscripts of poems were written by Robert Wilson Burns, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Sarah D. Hobart, Minnie Stebbins Savage, and Mrs. Ruddy.
Miller, Ellen Spaulding, 1843-	Title: Ellen Spaulding Miller Papers, 1863 , 1870-1887 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss BF Abstract: Papers of a woman who lived in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in the 1870s. The collection consists largely of letters, written principally by Ellen Spaulding Miller to family members who probably lived in New York. The letters reflect domestic life, family relationships, economic conditions, lumbering, religious revivals, and health conditions in the lumbering capital of northwestern Wisconsin. The Spaulding papers also include the booklet The Christian Minister's Affectionate Advice to a Married Couple (circa 1863), eight issues of Every Child's Paper - a children's Sunday School paper, and two photographs of Jefferson Miller, Ellen Miller's husband.
Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899	Title: Elliott Coues Papers, 1820-1914 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: U.S. Mss AZ; Micro 457 Abstract: Papers of Elliott Coues, an ornithologist, author, and founder of the American branch of the Gnostic Theosophical Society, including correspondence, 1863-1898, relating to the society and to Helena Blavatsky and Henry Olcott, founders of the Theosophical movement. The collection also includes correspondence, 1820-1829, of Coues' mother, Charlotte Ladd Coues, and of his father, Samuel Elliott Coues, 1832-1860, relating to the establishment of the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane and to his work as president of the American Peace Society.
Ellis and Merrill	Title: Ellis and Merrill Records1861-1911 Quantity: 14.0 c.f. (27 archives boxes and 8 flat boxes) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 79 Abstract: Correspondence and other records of a law firm established in Green Bay in 1890 by Eleazer Holmes Ellis and Carlton Merrill. The firm accepted all types of cases, but dealt primarily in corporate and property law. The records include files of correspondence with clients, 1890-1905; less complete information about the financial operation of the firm, 1879-1903; records of cases handled in circuit court, 1873-1894; and some records of real estate sales and the collection of rents by the attorneys, 1861-1895.
Usher, Ellis B. (Ellis Baker), 1852-1931	Title: Ellis B. Usher Papers, 1850-1917 Quantity: 9.8 c.f. (15 archives boxes, 20 flat boxes, and 1 card box) Call Number: Wis Mss DA Abstract: Papers of Ellis Baker Usher, a La Crosse, Wisconsin, newspaperman, historian, and Democratic Party leader, consisting of political correspondence, and records of his newspaper business and of several local organizations with which he was involved. Most of the incoming correspondence is for the years 1887-1888, and deals primarily with details of the management of the William Henry Harrison Presidential campaign, and includes letters from Edward C. Wall, William F. Vilas, and Frank P. Coburn. Usher's correspondents in 1896 and shortly after included an increasing number of Stalwart Republican leaders in Wisconsin, among whom were Joseph Babcock, Ira Bradford, John Esch, and Elisha Keyes. Other correspondents include Wendell Anderson, Edward Bragg, Will Brawley, Joshua Dodge, Charles Felker, Charles Jonas, John Knight, John L. Mitchell, George Peck, and Clarence Snyder. The Journalism papers, 1872-1899, concern the La Crosse Liberal Democrat and its successor, the La Crosse Morning Chronicle. The early records were created by Usher, but the volumes of letters sent and financial records dating from the 1890s were created by Manager T. A. Goodrich. Papers dealing with La Crosse history include correspondence from John Esch, James H. Davidson, and others concerning the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association and from Charles E. Brown about the Wisconsin Archaeological Society; there are also clipping scrapbooks concerning both organizations. Records which were collected rather than created by Usher include a register of federal ad valorum taxes paid by La Crosse businesses during the Civil War which give individual occupations, the value of items produced, and the assessment.
Ellison Family	Title: Ellison Family Papers and Still Images, Quantity: 1.5 linear ft. (3 archives boxes and 4 oversized folders) of papers and, 1.8 linear ft. (1 photo box, 1 slide box, 3 flat boxes and 2 negative boxes) of still images and, 1 sound disc (32 minutes) and, 2 visual discs (109 minutes). Call Number: WVM Mss 1947 Abstract: Manuscripts, still images, audio and visual recordings pertaining to the service of Robert Ellison, who photographed the Vietnam War, and his father, Albert Ellison, who served during World War II. Robert Jackson Ellison was a freelance photographer who was killed in a plane crash while covering the war in Vietnam. Materials pertaining to Robert include letters to his family and friends, as well as letters he received from family and friends. Robert kept letters he received and underlined important things he wanted to answer or address, then stapled these to copies of the letters he sent to his family and friends. Most of his letters focus on his work in Vietnam and his opinions of the war and the country. Also included is Robert's diary, in which he recorded his daily activities and opinions of Vietnam. The large part of Robert's materials are photographs, photonegatives, slides and publications. Of interest are images from Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, featuring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his companions. Robert took many photographs of the Civil Rights movement all over the United States, including a Neo-Nazi, White-Power rally in Illinois. Other important events Robert photographed include a 1964 anti-war rally in Washington, D.C. with World War I and II veterans protesting the Vietnam War. Other photographs and negatives include images from his time in Vietnam, mostly pertaining to specific stories he worked on. A few color photographs capture his last weeks at Khe Sanh. Color slides include his time at school, including wildlife and car racing, the Korean Crisis during the Vietnam war and Jackie Kennedy's visit to Cambodia. Publications include Newsweek, Time, Ebony and True Magazines, all of which contracted with Robert and purchased his photographs for publication. Albert Jackson Ellison, an Ames, Iowa, resident served in the 511th Airborne as a paratrooper during World War II. Materials pertaining to Albert Ellison are mostly letters written to his family and his wife, Miriam. Letters to Miriam cover his boat journey to New Guinea in 1944, training he received in New Guinea and his life in the Philippines. A telegram from December 1944 was sent to Miriam to inform her that Albert had been wounded. Other materials pertaining to Albert's service include a photograph and several negatives of Albert, most likely while he was stationed in the South Pacific. In July 1945, Albert was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action.
Beck, Elmer A.	Title: Elmer A. Beck Manuscript, 1976-1988 Quantity: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 1 Abstract: Draft manuscript of The Sewer Socialists.
Groth, Elmer H.	Title: Elmer H. Groth Diary,1916–1919 Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 376 Abstract: Elmer H. Groth was a local attorney in the 1920s and 1930s and he served as a City of Milwaukee assistant attorney.
Winter, Elmer L.	Title: Elmer L. Winter Papers, 1958-2009 Quantity: 2.2 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 266 Abstract: Papers of Elmer L. Winter, co-founder of Manpower Inc. and founder of the Committee for Economic Growth of Israel (CEGI). The collection contains publications and compilations of the CEGI, including an entire run of CEGI's newsletter (1976-2009). The collection also includes numerous self-publications pertaining to Winter's personal life and his family history, and speeches he gave as president of Manpower.
Winter, Elmer L.	Title: Elmer L. Winter Papers, 1960-2009 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: M2013-105 Abstract: Papers of Elmer L. Winter who, with law partner Aaron Scheinfeld, founded Manpower Inc., a temporary employment agency founded in 1948. The bulk of the collection, however, relates to his work with the Committee for Economic Growth of Israel (CEG-I) which he established in 1976 with the goal of expanding trade relations between Israel and the United States. The papers consist principally of the bulletins put out by CEG-I promoting business and trade opportunities between the United States and Israel. Also included is a brief biography of Winter, history of Manpower Inc., speeches, and CEG-I meeting minutes.
Henderson, Elmer W., 1913-2001	Title: Elmer W. Henderson Papers, 1937-2001 Quantity: 3.5 c.f. (3 record center cartons, 1 archives box, and 1 oversize folder) and 16 photographs Call Number: M2002-058 Abstract: Papers, 1937-2001, of Elmer Henderson, a Baltimore native and lawyer who served on Roosevelt's Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) (1941-1948) which was responsible for integrating black workers into war industries. The bulk of the collection relates to Henderson's work with the FEPC, principally his role as a regional director in Chicago (1942-1946). Also included are materials from Henderson's work with the Illinois State Commission on the Condition of the Urban Colored population, the American Council on Human Rights (ACHR), and political involvement with the Democratic National Committee and Stevenson's 1956 presidential campaign with regard to African-American issues.
Elo Grange No. 666 (Elo, Wis.)	Title: Elo Grange No. 666 Records, 1925-1969 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Oshkosh Micro 9; Micro 619 Abstract: Records of a Winnebago County, Wisconsin, agricultural and social organization, including minutes, financial records, and a scrapbook concerning cooperative sales of binder twine, and community events such as sewing contests, lectures, dances, and dinners. Also present are histories of Elo and Utica, Wisconsin, written in 1964.
Koelling, Eloise	Title: Eloise Koelling Papers, 1954-1985 Quantity: 5.8 cubic ft. (7 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 54 Abstract: Collection of former UW-Milwaukee music professor and composer Eloise Koelling who spent the majority of her career at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1947-1969). The collection includes various musical scores, primarily suites, sonatas, and concertos for orchestra, as well as children's music, which Koelling composed between 1954 and 1969. The collection also contains scrapbooks (1956-1985), consisting of letters to Koelling, mainly from other UWM professors and composers; concert programs, containing many of her compositions; newspaper clippings describing Koelling's career along with awards she received for her work; and miscellaneous correspondence.
Ulbricht, Elsa Emile, 1885-1980 [Digitized content]	Title: Elsa Emile Ulbricht Papers, 1905-1978 Quantity: 1.6 cubic ft. (4 boxes) 1 oversize folder 2 audio reels 5 audio cassettes 19 digital audio files (7.83 GB) 985 digital image files (143 GB) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 59 Abstract: Miscellaneous personal papers of the former Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee professor and chair of the Art Department, including audio cassette tapes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and slides. The majority of the papers document Ulbricht's involvement with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Handicraft Project in Milwaukee, which employed workers to make draperies, books, dolls, costumes, furniture, rugs, and prints. Some files were contemporary with the Handicraft Project; others were produced at a later date. Ulbricht's records of the Handicraft Project include scrapbooks on the design and use of marionettes and puppets for project staff and general administrative files. Ulbricht's correspondence files, dating from 1909 to 1978, contain letters to and from friends and colleagues on a variety of topics, including personal and professional activities and some discussion of the Handicraft Project. The collection also contains Ulbricht's notes, text, and drawings and plates for an unpublished book entitled A Crafts Philosophy, and files on her activities at the Summer School of Painting in Saugatuck, Michigan, which she directed.
Seewald, Elsbeth M.	Title: Elsbeth M. Seewald Papers, 1975-2000 Quantity: 1.2 cubic feet (3 archives boxes) Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 30 Abstract: Papers, awards, plaques, and other material concerning Elsbeth M. Seewald's work to promote recognition of German-American heritage.
McCullough, Elsie	Title: Elsie McCullough Scrapbooks on Peace and World Affairs, 1983-1988 Quantity: 2 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 18 Abstract: Collection of a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alumnae who was a social activist, containing notes and letters from world leaders, Congressmen, and others in response to McCullough's letters on peace, the environment, and world affairs. The items were placed in six scrapbooks, which also contain some newspaper clippings.
Strong, Elwin A., d. 1963	Title: Elwin A. Strong Papers, circa 1920-circa 1941 Quantity: 9.2 cubic feet (9 records center cartons and 1 archives box) Call Number: MCHC64-088 Abstract: Scripts and theatrical materials collected by Elwin A. Strong, a theatrical manager associated with various local troups and touring companies in the Midwest including the Madison Civic Theatre, the Elwin Strong Select Players, and various Federal Theatre Project groups in Nebraska. Included are printed and mimeographed scripts distributed by play services and some scripts in handwritten form thought to be by Strong. Some include scripts for individual parts and property lists. Also included are scripts, advertising material, and sheet music distributed by the T.S. Denison Company for minstrel shows.