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| Burlage, Robb, 1937- | Title: Robb Burlage Papers, 1956-1973
Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 359 Abstract: Papers of Robb Burlage, a civil rights activist, prominent member of the Students for a Democratic Society, and resident fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. The collection has been alphabetically arranged as a subject file, consisting of Burlage's correspondence, some with fellow activists Rennie Davis, Todd Gitlin and Nanci Hollander, and Dick and Mickey Flacks; research notes and drafts for several articles, a textbook, and other writings; reference material collected by Burlage, primarily concerning the South; and other items. Also included are copies of pamphlets Burlage wrote for SDS distribution, his papers from the Port Huron convention, his college class notes and term papers, and news clippings. |
| Roberge family | Title: Roberge Family Historical Notes Quantity: 0.02 cubic foot (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 265 Abstract: The Roberge Family Historical Notes include newspaper clippings and handwritten recordings of events pertaining to members of the Roberge family, namely marriages, births, and deaths. These events were recorded on the blank pages of a book (clippings were attached to the pages). While these entries contain date information concerning when each event occurred, it is unclear whether events were recorded at the time they happened over time, or whether the information on events was written collectively at one later time. The majority of events recorded took place in La Crosse, Wisconsin. |
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Anderson, Robert A.; Milwaukee (Wis.). Common Council. |
Title: Robert A. Anderson Aldermanic Records, 1968-1996
Quantity: 2.3 cubic ft. (7 boxes) Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 34 Abstract: Records of Common Council Alderman Robert Anderson, who served Milwaukee's 13th District from 1964-1996. Contains correspondence, photographs, and reports. |
| Bonin, Robert A. | Title: Robert A. Bonin Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 1.1 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 oversized flat box) of papers and 0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box and four oversized flat folders) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 1696 Abstract: Manuscript and photographic materials pertaining to the service of Robert Alexander Bonin, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, resident who served in the Navy during World War II and was commander of the submarine USS Gudgeon when it disappeared in the spring of 1944. Robert Bonin's manuscripts are broken into four sub-series: biographical information, education, military service and personal memorabilia. Biographical materials include a transcript of an oral history done by several of Bonin's siblings after his death. School materials are from his civilian and military education. Civilian materials include certificates and diplomas, a piece of engineering work, and photographs, and his military school papers include graduation invitations and photographs from graduation and Annapolis. Military service includes correspondence from Bonin to another submarine commander, his final V-Mail to his wife, Regis, and the telegram informing her Bonin had gone missing. Also included in correspondence are letters informing her of the progression from missing to presumed dead, then being declared dead and condolence letters from friends and family. Included in his awards and honors are several letters and certificates for Bonin's service in the Navy. Also included in this grouping are materials from when Bonin's wife, Regis, and his two children, Jean and Robert went to the commissioning of the new Gudgeon and were awarded a Samurai sword for his service. Personal memorabilia include papers from his wedding to his wife, Regis, as well as photographs from that day. Most of the material in the collection is in the research materials from Bonin's family. Their research and activities include meetings and correspondence with submarine veterans around the country. The family series includes newsclippings about memorials and veterans meetings, letters and photographs from other veterans and research done on submarines and submarine warfare. |
| Leopold, Aldo, 1886-1948 McCabe, Robert A. (Robert Albert), 1914-1995 | Title: Robert A. McCabe Collection of the Writings of Aldo Leopold Quantity: 6.75 Linear Feet 8 letter document boxes, 1 legal document box, 2 flat boxes, 1 narrow slide box, 1 map case folder Call Number: zh Abstract: The Robert A. McCabe Collection of the Writings of Aldo Leopold contains materials written by and about Aldo Leopold (1886-1948), collected by Robert A. McCabe. Included in the collection are handwritten manuscripts and typescripts for published and unpublished works, miniature field diaries, speeches, correspondence, and course material. Materials about Leopold include newspaper clippings, offprints, photographs, and McCabe's own manuscripts of "Aldo Leopold: the Professor". Some other materials relate to or are by other members of the Leopold family. Individually cataloged titles can be found in the UW Madison library catalog under the call number "Coll. ZH". |
| Winston, Robert A. (Robert Alexander), 1907- | Title: Robert A. Winston Manuscript, 1939
Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 349 Abstract: Robert Alexander Winston had a career in the military, and was an author and reporter. He worked for several newspapers including the New York Times, contributed articles to publications and wrote five books. This collection contains a draft manuscript of his book, Dive Bomber. |
| Abramovitz, Robert | Title: Robert Abramovitz Papers, 1964-1967
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 183 Abstract: Papers of a vice-chairman of the New Haven, Connecticut, chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality, including routine administrative mail, arrangements for cultural events sponsored by the chapter, minutes, policy statements, and clippings. Much of the collection relates to the chapter's campaign to improve housing for urban blacks. |
| Altman, Robert, 1925-2006 | Title: Robert Altman Papers, 1969-1972
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 135AN Abstract: Papers of Robert Altman, a well-known writer, producer, and director of motion pictures, consisting of files on five films released from 1970 to 1973: Brewster McCloud (MGM, 1970), Images (Columbia, 1972), The Long Goodbye (United Artists, 1973), McCabe and Mrs. Miller (Warner Brothers, 1971), and M*A*S*H (20th Century-Fox, 1970). Present in varying quantities for these films are scripts, correspondence, production schedules and reports, and promotional material. One folder of general correspondence concerns script ideas and speaking engagements. |
| - - - | Title: Robert and Donna Rae Clasen papers Quantity: 3 Linear Feet 3 record storage cartons 3 linear feet of papers, bound volumes. One VHS, three CD ROMs, one audio reel, and 12 audio cassettes. Call Number: uac102 Abstract: The Robert and Donna Rae Clasen papers contains research and teaching materials created by professors Robert (UW-Madison) and Donna Rae (UW-Whitewater) Clasen. Their work concerned teaching and curriculum preparation, instruction for talented and gifted students, head start programs, and evaluation for educators. The collection contains publications and course materials as well as audio recordings of radio broadcasts hosted by Robet Clasen in the early 1990s. An inventory of this collection is available on request. |
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Lewis, Robert G., 1919-; Lewis, Martha Wells |
Title: Robert and Martha Wells Lewis Papers, 1889-2009 (bulk 1941-2009)
Quantity: 37.5 c.f. (36 record center cartons, 4 archives boxes, and 1 oversize folder), 100 photographs, 4 transparencies, 1 cartoon and 1 piece of ephemera in 1 archives box, 141 negatives on 33 strips (9 envelopes), and 2 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 1072; PH 6647; Audio 1516A Abstract: Papers, mainly 1941-2009, of Robert G. Lewis, a nationally prominent agricultural economist, consultant, government official, and freelance writer, and his wife, Martha Wells Lewis. The papers contain: personal papers including his service during World War II and his management of a Wisconsin farm; professional papers documenting his appointments to various positions in the public and private sector dealing with agricultural issues; and his freelance writings on agriculture. Among the documented interests in agriculture that cut across his many professional associations are agricultural cooperatives, milk and dairy products, wheat and grains, international trade, rural development, and food policies both in the United States and abroad. The photographs consist of formal and informal portraits and images used for article illustration. |
| McFee family | Title: Robert and Twyla McFee Family Slides Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 097 Abstract: Robert “Bob” and Twyla McFee were residents of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Slides (1960-1989) of the Robert “Bob” M. McFee and Twyla G. (Henrickson) McFee (1925-1986) family include images of the Coulee Region in and around La Crosse, Wis. Included are aerial views; farm scenes; the La Crosse, Wis., area flood of 1965; miscellaneous images; the 1964 Oktoberfest Maple Leaf parade; unidentified people which may include images of the McFee family; and rural scenes. The art and buildings series contains images of the King Gambrinus statue outside City Brewery (formerly G. Heileman Brewery), the Hiawatha statute in Riverside Park, the WKBH/WKBT building, and the 3rd county courthouse shortly before it was torn down in 1965. |
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Gabriner, Robert S., 1941-; Gabriner, Vicki |
Title: Robert and Vicki Gabriner Papers, 1964-1966
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (2 folders) and 2 tape recordings Call Number: SC 1203; Audio 840A Abstract: Papers primarily concerning Robert and Vicki Gabriner's work with the Fayette County, Tennessee, voter registration and education project. Included is correspondence with friends and family in the North, news clippings, a diary, and tape-recorded interviews with the Gabriners. |
| Andresen, Bob | Title: Robert Andresen collection Quantity: 16.75 Linear Feet 22 document boxes, two record cartons, three 45-rpm disc boxes, one flat archival box, one oversize folder Papers, audiotape reels, audio discs, photographs Call Number: csumc012cg Abstract: Robert Andresen (1937-1995), a graphic designer by trade, was a musician and self-taught folklorist from Duluth, Minnesota who throughout his lifetime amassed a large body of records, recorded interviews, radio shows, subject files, popular country song folios, photographs, and published articles related to folk music in the Upper Midwest. He also hosted Northland Hoedown, a 1980s radio show that aired on KUMD of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, WOJB in Reserve, Wisconsin; KAXE in Grand Rapids, Minnesota; and WDAY in Fargo, North Dakota. Recorded interviews and research documents related to Upper Midwestern old-time musicians, such as Walter Eriksson, Leonard Finseth, Sulo Hackman, the Plehal Brothers, and Otto Rindlisbacher, figure prominently in this collection as do fiddling music and regional contests. |
| Andresen, Bob | Title: Robert Andresen Collection, 1976-1994
Contents: Mills Music Library Wisconsin Music Archives: 229 folders, 380 photographs and postcards, 2 framed photographs, 3,143 disc recordings, 80 tape recordings Unique Identifier: CSUMC0012-CG Summary: Robert Andresen (1937-1995), a graphic designer by trade, was a musician and self-taught folklorist from Duluth, Minnesota who throughout his lifetime amassed a large body of records, recorded interviews, radio shows, subject files, popular country song folios, photographs, and published articles related to folk music in the Upper Midwest. He also hosted Northland Hoedown, a 1980s radio show that aired on KUMD of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, WOJB in Reserve, Wisconsin; KAXE in Grand Rapids, Minnesota; and WDAY in Fargo, North Dakota. Recorded interviews and research documents related to Upper Midwestern old-time musicians, such as Walter Eriksson, Leonard Finseth, Sulo Hackman, the Plehal Brothers, and Otto Rindlisbacher, figure prominently in this collection as do fiddling music and regional contests. |
| Asman, Robert, 1926- | Title: Robert Asman Papers, 1960-1993
Quantity: 4.4 c.f. (11 archives boxes) and 2 tape recordings; plus additions of 23.6 c.f. Call Number: U.S. Mss 134AF, Audio 639A; MCHC77-067; MCHC80-023; MCHC82-009; M84-319; M87-105; M89-233; M93-014; M97-117 Abstract: Papers of Robert Asman, an NBC news television producer, consisting of production files and a small quantity of miscellaneous material. The collection documents Asman's professional career with the network, and the Washington, D.C. news scene during the 1960s to the early 1990s. Although most files relate to news “specials,” there are substantial materials on the news series Congressional Report, Senate Hearings, and This is NBC News. Coverage is also good for Sunday, Sunday Report, A Conversation with the President, and The Loyal Opposition. |
| McCoy, Robert B. | Title: Robert B. McCoy Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 2.4 linear ft. (6 archives boxes) of papers and 0.1 linear ft. (4 folders) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 768 Abstract: Papers and photographs of the Robert B. McCoy, an officer in the 32nd Division during World War I after whom the military reservation in western Wisconsin is named. Collection contains an almost complete set of bulletins, memoranda, and orders for the 32nd Division while they were training at Camp MacArthur, Texas. These materials document training routines, supplies, reorganization of units, promotions, disciplinary actions, and preparations for the trip to the battlefields of France. Also included is correspondence relating to the organization of the 4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment in 1917. Letters asking for commissions, reporting on recruitment, and seeking to be regimental chaplain provide an interesting look at the assembly of an infantry regiment during the preparations for World War I. Other materials include a large number of blank forms the military issued to collect and document information about their soldiers. Newspaper clippings and letters of condolences relate the statewide importance of his 1926 funeral. Photographs include several shots of McCoy, both alone and with his sons who joined the military. |
| Beech, Robert, 1935- | Title: Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972 (bulk 1964-1967)
Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) and 136 photographs Call Number: Mss 945; PH Mss 945 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1964-1967, of Robert Beech, a civil rights volunteer with the Delta Ministry in Hattiesburg, Mississippi from May 1964 to September 1967, documenting his work with the Ministry as well as the social and political conditions of the rural African-American population of the Mississippi Delta region in the 1960s, and consisting of correspondence with other staff members, ministers, and leaders from other civil rights organizations. Much of the information regarding the conditions of rural African-Americans in Mississippi comes from the reports of former volunteers who wrote to Beech about their experiences in Mississippi and their reactions to the work being done there. Also included are many official reports of the Delta Ministry and other civil rights groups such as the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC), as well as newsletters, photographs, pamphlets, and other published materials of the Ministry and other organizations. |
| Bendiner, Robert | Title: Robert Bendiner Papers, 1934-1984
Quantity: 17 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 1109; Micro 1148 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1948-1969, of an editor, writer, and member of the New York Times editorial board, consisting of drafts, notes, research material, and correspondence for books and articles. Magazine articles, chiefly pertaining to politics and education, include manuscripts contributed to Collier's, Life, New Statesman, New York Times Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, Show, Redbook, and Reporter. There are also extensive files on four books: Just Around the Corner: A Highly Selective History of the Thirties (1967), Obstacle Course On Capitol Hill (1964), White House Fever (1960), and The Politics of the Schools (1969). Also present are a script for “Man in the Middle: The State Legislature,” which was aired as an NBC White Paper; a report on the performing arts prepared for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund; and research files for unpublished articles. Correspondence concerns Bendiner's interest in politics and civil liberties and includes letters to and from representatives of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, American Civil Liberties Union, American Jewish Committee, Americans for Democratic Action, Democratic National Committee, League for Industrial Democracy, International Ladies Garment Workers Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Society for Ethical Culture, and campaign committees supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adlai E. Stevenson, and John F. Kennedy. Individual correspondents include Paul H. Douglas, W. Averell Harriman, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jacob K. Javits, John V. Lindsay, James Loeb, Jr., Douglas MacArthur, Mike Monroney, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Theodore Sorenson, Norman Thomas, and Harry S. Truman. |
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Benjamin, Robert Saul, 1909-1979; United Artists Corporation |
Title: Robert Benjamin Papers: United Artists Corporation Records, Series 14G, 1946-1951
Quantity: 1.6 cubic feet (3 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and 4 audio recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 99 AN/14G; Audio 1971A Abstract: Papers of Robert Benjamin, the prominent attorney who, with Arthur B. Krim, eventually headed United Artists. This series consists of files pertaining to his earlier activities as the representative of the J. Arthur Rank organization in the United States and the virtual president of Eagle-Lion. In addition to some very frank correspondence about company personalities, policies, and finances the file contains an extensive set of financial reports, balance sheets, and accounts payable pertaining to Eagle-Lion operations in the United States and to Pathé, its parent company. |
| Bloch, Robert, 1917- | Title: Robert Bloch Papers, 1953-1984
Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Small Collection 36 Abstract: The collection contains the letters of science fiction novelist Robert Bloch, best known for his 1959 book Psycho. The letters, written to Vernon Shea and Bruce Walker, are of a personal nature, although they contain a good deal of information on the science fiction writing community of the time, particularly the writings of Harlan Ellison, Phillip Jose Farmer, H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, and other of Bloch's works. Included is a short screenplay by Vernon Shea and Bloch's critique. |
| Davies, Robert Bruce | Title: Robert Bruce Davies Research Files, 1957-1982
Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (2 record center cartons and 1 archives box), 70 photographs, 9 negatives, and 1 transparency Call Number: M87-301 Abstract: Robert Bruce Davies’ research files for his dissertation, “The International Operations of the Singer Manufacturing Company, 1854-1895,” and his book, Peacefully Working to Conquer the World: Singer Sewing Machines in Foreign Markets, 1854-1920. Included are research notes, photographs, advertising specimens from the company and other miscellaneous Singer and sewing machine industry documents (1846-1917), articles, clippings, and a copy of the dissertation. |
| Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee | Title: Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee Records, 1986-2020
Quantity: 1.6 cubic ft. (5 boxes) plus additions of .4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 196 Abstract: Records of a non-profit social and literary club dedicated to preserving the living memory of the 18th-century Scottish poet and songwriter Robert Burns. Records include meeting minutes, monthly newsletters, correspondence, photographs, song books, and newspaper clippings. |
| Albert, Robert C. | Title: Robert C. Albert and John Randal McDonald Collection, 1949-1951
Quantity: 3.3 cubic feet (3 oversize folders, 10 rolls, and 1 archives box) Call Number: PH 6906 Abstract: Records of partners Robert C. Albert, attorney and homebuilder, and John Randal McDonald, architect, located in Racine, Wisconsin. The collection includes original and reproduction drawings, newspaper articles, and client lists. Also includes Christmas cards designed by Edgar Tafel, the architect who designed Albert’s own home on Lighthouse Drive in Racine. |
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Randall, R. C. (Robert Carl), 1948-2001; O'Leary-Randall, Alice M. |
Title: Robert C. Randall and Alice O'Leary-Randall Papers, 1965-2006
Quantity: 5.4 cubic feet (5 records center cartons and 1 archives box), 42 negatives (1 folder), and 18.68 megabytes Call Number: M2014-074 Abstract: Papers, 1965-2006, of Robert C. Randall and his wife Alice O'Leary-Randall, documenting legal efforts for the use of medical marijuana in the treatment of Robert's glaucoma. Included are the records of the Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics (ACT), jointly operated by the couple; legal and subject files; and books written or edited by Robert Randall and Alice O'Leary-Randall. Also included are materials on Paralyzed Americans for Legal Medical Marijuana (PALM), Quilt Weekend, Marijuana AIDS Research Service (MARS), and the Therapeutic Use of Marijuana Official States Reports Index. |
| Zimmerman, Robert C., 1910- | Title: Robert C. Zimmerman Papers, 1940-1996
Quantity: 3.1 c.f. (3 record center cartons and 1 oversize folder), 79 photographs, and 2 drawings Call Number: M97-022 Abstract: Papers of former Wisconsin Secretary of State Robert C. (“Zim”) Zimmerman, who served from 1957 until his retirement in 1975. The papers consist largely of chronologically arranged scrapbooks assembled by Zimmerman and his wife, Dorothy. Included are clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs that reflect both his personal life (travel, marriage, golf) and his political life and involvement in Republican politics. |
| Cohen, Robert Carl, 1930- | Title: Robert Carl Cohen Papers, 1963-1978
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) and 9 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 52; Tape 885A Abstract: Papers of author-filmmaker Robert Carl Cohen largely relating to his unauthorized biography of revolutionary Robert Franklin Williams, the first black American to advocate armed self-defense. Included are various drafts of Black Crusader (1972), together with correspondence, clippings, speeches, and recorded interviews and transcripts. Regarding Cohen's work as a documentary filmmaker are fragmentary clippings and reviews. |
| Chester, Robert, 1912-1975 | Title: Robert Chester Papers, circa 1944-1976
Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes) and 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Mss 348; Micro 2043 Abstract: Papers of Robert Chester, a Socialist Workers Party organizer and educator. Included are obituaries, brief correspondence, speeches and writings, and subject files. The speeches and writings primarily document reports, speeches, and educational classes dealing with Stalinism, fascism, the Russian Revolution, and other aspects of party history and philosophy. Also represented are remarks by James P. Cannon, Farrell Dobbs, George Clarke, and Anne Chester. Correspondence and subject files document activities in the San Francisco branch of the SWP from the 1940s to the 1970s, local labor conditions, opposition to Gerald L. K. Smith, and the student strike at San Francisco State University, 1968-1969. There are also folders of SWP songs and skits, campaign literature of SWP candidate Myra Tanner Weiss, and a small amount of material pertaining to Chester's work as a set designer under the name Robert Chertov for the WPA Theatre. |
| Johnson, Robert Colton, 1894-1969 | Title: Robert Colton Johnson Papers and Photographs, 1917-1969
Quantity: 723 photographs and 242 negatives; plus additions of 1.8 cubic feet and 1.0 cubic foot of photographs Call Number: PH 1288-PH 1296; PH 4988; WHi(U621-U622); M2015-138 Abstract: Photographs and papers created and collected by Robert Colton Johnson related to his service with the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces (1918-1919), as the state director in Wisconsin of the Civil Works Administration (1933-1934), the United States Navy in Iwo Jima (1943-1945), and work with the Seisel Construction Company and Civil Works Administration in Milwaukee. |
| Dwyer, Robert E. | Title: Robert E. Dwyer Papers, 1924-1982 (bulk 1954-1967)
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) and 4 photographs Call Number: M2009-070 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1954-1967, consisting of Robert Dwyer's correspondence with both the La Crosse, Wisconsin chapter of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLFE) as well as his employer, Burlington Northern Railroad, regarding payment disputes. The BLFE worked on behalf of railroad workers to improve salaries and working conditions. Also documented are Dwyer's time books, national railroad safety and sanitation guidelines, and pay rate guidelines. |
| Lee, Robert E., 1912-1993 | Title: Robert E. Lee Papers, 1953-1981
Quantity: 13.2 c.f. (28 archives boxes and 2 record center cartons), 3 tape recordings, 10 photographs, 45 transparencies, 1 film, and 1 videorecording Call Number: Mss 814; PH 3982; PH 3983; AC 589; VBB 316; Tape 1258A Abstract: Papers of Robert E. Lee, an FCC commissioner (1953-1981) and governmental official. Included are speeches and articles, correspondence, and dockets and subject files concerning obscenity in broadcasting, the development of UHF broadcasting, the Committee for the Full Development of All-Channel Television, congressional relations, the Catholic Apostolate of Mass Media which Lee helped found, and other topics. Photographs include images of Lee; a slide show concerns UHF broadcasting in New York City; a film contains interviews with Lee. |
| Tehan, Robert, 1905-1975 | Title: Robert E. Tehan Sr. Papers, 1936-1975
Quantity: 8.4 cubic feet (1 archives box and 8 records center cartons), 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), 0.4 cubic feet of photographs (2 folders and 1 oversize folder), 1 poster (1 oversize folder), and 4 disc recordings Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 104; Milwaukee Micro 51; Micro 1081; Disc 180A; Audio 1139A; PH 3658 Abstract: Papers of a Robert E. Tehan Sr., Wisconsin Democratic party leader, state legislator, and U.S. District Court judge. Consists of biographical clippings, correspondence relating to his political and judicial career, speeches and one recorded speech, judicial administrative files, a small quantity of personal financial records, and photographs. |
| Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887-1954 | Title: Robert Edmond Jones Designs, 1933
, 1951
Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (oversize files) Call Number: U.S. Mss 54AN Abstract: Set designs by noted stage designer Robert Edmond Jones, including two sets of blueprints for a 1951 production of The Green Pastures, a ground plan for The Green Bay Tree (1933), and an unidentified watercolor. |
| Gard, Robert Edward, 1910- | Title: Robert Edward Gard Papers, 1946-1976
Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box), 1 tape recording, and 24 reels of film (16 mm); plus additions of 0.8 cubic feet Call Number: Wis Mss WA; Audio 182A; AE 029-AE 044; CC 170-CC 175; CC 991-CC 992; M2002-078 Abstract: Papers of Robert Gard, an educator, writer, and founder-director of the Wisconsin Idea Theatre of the University of Wisconsin (1945- ). The collection consists of plays based on Wisconsin history and folklore which were written or narrated by Gard for the Wisconsin College of the Air and the Wisconsin Idea Radio Theatre, two series broadcast by WHA, as well as books and films. One College of the Air production, Lost on the Lady Elgin, is available on tape. |
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Emmons, Norman; Eliot, Robert |
Title: Robert Eliot and Norman Emmons Papers, 1840-1882
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss EV Abstract: Business and personal correspondence of Emmons, a Milwaukee attorney and railroad executive, including correspondence relating to Indian claims at Mackinac, Michigan; letters from New York investor Russell Sage about his Wisconsin business affairs; and several Civil War letters. Also present is correspondence of Emmons' brother-in-law, Robert Eliot, concerning family matters; an 1852 letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Theodore Parker concerning the inscription on the Concord bridge; an 1854 letter of appointment to the rank of lieutenant from Commander Matthew C. Perry to Garret V. Denniston; and an account book, 1855-1858, from Eliot's business as an iron and produce commission merchant. |
| Froehlke, Robert F. | Title: Robert F. Froehlke Papers, 1968-1974
Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: M2002-164 Abstract: Papers of Robert Froehlke, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin law school and executive for Sentry Insurance Company who served as assistant Secretary of Defense (1969-1971) and Secretary of the Army (1971-1973). The papers document his time in Washington, D.C. (1969-1973) and his views on contemporary issues including the Vietnam War, the Nixon administration, and amnesty for draft evaders, a position which he supported in Congressional testimony in 1974. |
| Robert F. Roeming | Title: Robert F. Roeming Papers, 1959-2003
Quantity: 9.5 cubic ft. (10 boxes, including 250 audio reels) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 286 Abstract: Papers of Robert F. Roeming, a professor of French and Italian at Wisconsin State College (1941-1956) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1956-1980). This collection includes materials pertaining to Professor Roeming's time at UWM, including teaching materials, both lecture notes and course syllabi; correspondence and records relating to events held at and sponsored by UWM, including information on multiple UWM summer programs and records and photographs from the Paul Aschenbach Memorial Sculpture at the Milwaukee lakefront; documents from academic and professional conferences Roeming attended; correspondence with other university employees and officials, and documents of policy changes in the UW System and at UWM; records of research projects and grant proposals; and audio reels containing recordings of various conferences, colloquium, interviews, and conversations. The collection also includes correspondence and personal records from Roeming's time serving as the editor of the Modern Language Journal and as a member of the Wisconsin State Nursing Board. Also included are records from his work on Camus: A Bibliography and assorted correspondence with elected and retired government officials and scholars. |
| Nixon, Robert G., 1905-1981 | Title: Robert G. Nixon Papers, 1936-1970
Quantity: 1.8 c.f. (6 archives boxes), 2 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 45 photographs Call Number: Mss 850; Micro 2047; PH Mss 850 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1936-1955, of Robert G. Nixon, a journalist and writer who worked for the International News Service (INS) from 1930 to 1956 and thereafter worked in the public relations field. Included are a copy of an oral history interview conducted for the Truman Library, a brief personal memoir about his experiences as a war correspondent during the Battle of Britain, expense statements, memorabilia, fragmentary correspondence, public relations products, biographical photographs, and writings. The collection primarily consists of printed and draft news stories and notes chiefly pertaining to his coverage of World War II military events in Europe and North Africa, 1939-1943, the Casablanca and Potsdam conferences, and the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. A few items relate to Merrill Mueller and other INS journalists. Nixon's free-lance writing is represented by unpublished books ghost written for Floyd Dominy, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation; Congressman Michael Kirwan; and General Harry Vaughan; and by a few fiction and non-fiction items. Public relations work includes a large file of press releases, brochures, and other printed items prepared for the National Council for Industrial Peace and a program prepared for the government of Iran. |
| Geisel, Robert K., d. 2004 | Title: Robert Geisel Films, 1950-1980
Quantity: 29 film reels (16 mm), 1 videorecording (U-matic), and 80 film cans of printing elements (in 14 boxes) Call Number: M88-184, AE 114-AE 125, CC 158, CC 189-CC 201, DF 578, DF 790-DF 791, VBC 277 Abstract: Films produced and filmed by Robert Geisel of Geisel Studios (1951-circa 1970s) primarily for Wausau area business clients such as Drott Manufacturing Company, Employer's Mutual Insurance (Wausau Insurance), Marathon Electric, and Zimpro. Other films include scenes of the Wisconsin Valley Fair, circa 1956; raw footage of the Wolf River area and tornado damage cleanup of the Town of Rib Mountain; snowmobiling; and a film about the forest industry in northern Wisconsin, Of Time and Timber. |
| Goralski, Robert, 1928-1988 | Title: Robert Goralski Papers, 1950-1986
Quantity: 5.6 cubic feet (14 archives boxes), 0.3 cubic feet of photographs (1 archives box and 1 folder), and 1 tape recording; plus additions of 1.6 cubic feet (4 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 85AF; PH 3238; Audio 433A; M92-027 Abstract: Papers of Robert Goralski, a Washington, D.C., correspondent for NBC and public relations director for the Gulf Oil Corporation, documenting his professional activities. News scripts for radio and television (1961-1975) comprise the majority of the collections. Other writings, which include speeches, articles, and book drafts, are less well represented, although they demonstrate Goralski’s expertise on the Far East. Also part of the collection are correspondence and background material collected during the course of his association with NBC. |
| Green, Robert | Title: Robert Green Playbill Collection, 1944-1996 (bulk 1951-1996)
Quantity: 6.0 cubic feet (6 record center cartons) Call Number: M98-113 Abstract: Playbills collected by Robert Green, in most cases by attending a performance. New York City and Los Angeles productions are most extensively represented, but there are also significant numbers from San Diego, Chicago, and London. There are also playbills from the early 1950s for productions of the University of Wisconsin Haresfoot Club in which Green himself appeared. The genre range includes drama, revues, musicals, operas, operettas, ballets, and a few concerts. |
| Dott, Robert H., 1929- | Title: Robert H. Dott, Jr. papers Quantity: 12.29 cubic feet 9 record cartons, 2 letter document boxes papers (notebook and copier), maps, printed color photographs Call Number: uac7 Abstract: Robert H. Dott Jr. began his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1958 as an assistant professor in the Department of Geology. His pioneering research in sedimentary geology and well-attended lectures and field trips, along with many scholarly articles and a widely used and highly acclaimed textbook titled Evolution of the Earth (8th ed., 2010), combine to make him one of Wisconsin's foremost historians of geologic thought. This collection includes course materials, articles and papers, research notes, correspondence, and photos from the course of his career with the University. |
| Estabrook, Robert H., 1918- | Title: Robert H. Estabrook Papers, 1947-1966
Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 77AF Abstract: Papers of a journalist who served as editorial writer, chief foreign correspondent, associate editor, and United Nations correspondent for the Washington Post (1946-1971) and editor-publisher of the Lakeville (Conn.) Journal (1971-). Processed papers consist of correspondence on journalism conferences and trips abroad; diaries of trips to Asia (1959), Europe (1955), and the Soviet Union and Poland (1962); notes and reports on other trips in the 1960s to the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Scandinavia, and the Near East; free-lance articles for Atlantic Monthly, the CIO's Guild Reporter, Reporter, and The Nation; and speeches. Of special interest are files on the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the National Conference of Editorial Writers, and the American Press Institute. Also included is a manual for Post correspondents compiled and edited by Estabrook. |
| Fleming, Robert H. | Title: Robert H. Fleming Papers, 1935-1977
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) and 1 photograph (1 folder); plus additions of 1.4 c.f., 3 tape recordings, 1 disc recording, and 0.1 c.f. of photographs and negatives Call Number: U.S. Mss 109AF; PH 3-7275; M86-477; Tape 999A Abstract: Papers of Robert H. Fleming, a Milwaukee Journal reporter, ABC news broadcaster, and government official, including his tenure as Deputy Press Secretary to President Lyndon Johnson. The collection is mainly comprised of subject files on two topics -- Joseph R. McCarthy and freedom of the press -- and includes research, correspondence, and drafts and printed copies of resulting articles. Of particular interest within the freedom of the press section are files on Fleming’s involvement with the National Association of Broadcasters and the Radio-Television News Directors Association. |
| Gray, Robert H. | Title: Robert H. Gray Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 1.8 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 5 oversized folders) of papers and 0.1 linear ft. (6 folders) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 300 Abstract: Papers and photographs of Robert H. Gray, an officer in the medical corps of the Wisconsin National Guard during the Mexican Border War and the 107th Ammunition Train of the 32nd Division during World War I. The bulk of the collection consists of official papers, forms and documents that Gray received and used while serving in the United States military during the World War I era. Medical and quartermaster supply transfer forms, from Camp MacArthur in Texas and from the Western Front in Europe, document the types of supplies and materials that a World War I medical unit used to treat its patients. The collection contains a large number of circulated orders and memoranda from the 32nd Division headquarters during the occupation of Germany at the end of the war; these papers document commendations that were issued to various soldiers as well as training schedules, athletic activities, and orders to embark for home. The letters that Gray wrote to his sweetheart Norma Partridge, both during the war and the subsequent occupation of Germany, provide a personal side to the papers. Gray's letters discuss living conditions for the army in Europe, treating wounded soldiers from both sides of the conflict, the celebrations of the armistice, and his activities during the occupation. Among the photographs in the collection are eight of the 32nd Division, in post-war Germany, preparing for an inspection by General John J. Pershing. |
| Segal, Robert H., 1912- | Title: Robert H. Segal Papers, 1945-1971
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 714 Abstract: Scripts for radio dramas written, directed, or produced by Robert H. Segal, a cantor at Temple Beth-El in Cedarhurst, Long Island, together with collected files on other religious broadcasts sponsored by various Jewish organizations such as the Jewish Theological Seminary and the American Zionist Council. Most extensively documented is The Eternal Light (NBC) on which Segal was frequently featured as cantor. |
| Wills, Robert H. | Title: Robert H. Wills Papers, 1964-1991
Quantity: 5.4 c.f. (5 record center cartons and 1 archives box) Call Number: M94-384 Abstract: Papers of journalist Robert H. Wills, editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel and active member of several professional journalism organizations. The collection includes material from his participation in the National News Council (NNC) and the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE), including correspondence and minutes of board meetings for the NNC (1980-1985, the period during which he represented ASNE at board meetings); correspondence concerning ASNE's Ethics Committee; and material regarding the feasibility of establishing a Wisconsin News Council. Also included are many of Wills' speeches on a wide variety of media issues, and correspondence and memoranda on open records and freedom of information issues. Additional documentation concerns the civil disturbances in Milwaukee in 1967. |
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Hilton, Robert; United Artists Corporation |
Title: Robert Hilton Files: United Artists Corporation Records, Series 1L, 1932-1953
Quantity: 11.6 cubic feet (29 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 99AN/1L Abstract: Files of Robert Hilton, head of the United Artists Print Department, consisting of copyright certifications, continuity scripts, censorship reports from state boards, translations, and correspondence regarding printing and foreign and domestic shipment of various feature films and short subjects. The documentation varies greatly. Some titles are represented only by correspondence, while others include dialogue continuities and a few are represented by complete screenplays. The majority of the series is arranged alphabetically by film title. Well documented films include Comedy Carnival, Garden of Allah, The Ghost Goes West, The Great Dictator, Hangmen Also Die, Henry V, Hurricane, Lady of Burlesque, The Lion Has Wings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Major Barbara, Of Mice and Men, The Outlaw, Raffles, Rebecca, Red Salute, Spellboard, Stella Dallas, Turnabout, and 2000 Women. |
| Cornell, Robert J., 1919- | Title: Robert J. Cornell Papers, 1966-2004
Quantity: 36.4 c.f. (84 archives boxes and 6 flat boxes) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 169 Abstract: Correspondence, subject, and legislative files of Robert J. Cornell, Democratic representative from the 8th Congressional District of Wisconsin. Cornell was one of only two Catholic priests to serve in the United States House of Representatives. The bulk of the collection covers the years he served in Congress, 1974-1978. The legislative and congressional files contain correspondence, voting records, and clippings. Subjects include both specific legislation with which he was involved, as well as a wide variety of national and local subjects such as natural resources, agriculture, taxes, abortion, labor, energy, development, health, education, federal agencies, and social security. In addition, there are press releases and correspondence documenting Cornell's post-congressional career. Scrapbooks contain clippings dated 1966-2004. |
| Crean, Robert J. | Title: Robert J. Crean Papers, 1947-1971
Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 95AN Abstract: Papers of a writer for television and theater whose work is known for its frequent exploration of religious themes. Scripts, notes, and correspondence relating to teleplays for Catholic Hour (NBC), CBS Playhouse, and N.Y.P.D. (ABC), comprise the bulk of the collection. There are, however, some produced and unproduced motion picture and theater scripts and a file of general correspondence containing exchanges with his friend Sir Tyrone Guthrie about dramatic theory and the general state of the theater. Many documents bear helpful annotations supplied by the donor. |
| Havighurst, Robert J., 1900- | Title: Robert J. Havighurst Papers, 1924-1983
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 724 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1977-1983, of a scientist and educator concerning his involvement with the Alexander Meiklejohn Experimental College at the University of Wisconsin. Included is correspondence concerning planning for two alumni reunions, the establishment of the Alexander Meiklejohn Experimental College Foundation, and the Integrated Liberal Studies program at the University; a tabulation and report and writings concerning the impact of AMEC on its former students; and by-laws, minutes, memoranda, and financial records of the AMEC Foundation. Also included is a bibliography of Havighurst's writings, examples of unpublished writings, and miscellany. |
| Miller, Robert J. (Robert James), 1923-1994 | Title: Robert J. Miller papers Quantity: 0.25 Linear Feet Call Number: uac199 Abstract: The Robert J, Miller papers contain a small number of documents related to the activities of Professor Robert J. Miller at the Anthropology Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The documents, including meeting minutes, publications, and correspondence, concern the formation of the Buddhism studies program, some administration of the Anthropology Department, and Miller's efforts to create a history of the Anthropology Department at UW. |
| Jauch, Robert, 1945- | Title: Robert Jauch Papers, 1971-2014
Quantity:: 3.4 cubic feet (3 record center cartons and 1 archives box) and 1 tape recording Call Number: M2017-082 Abstract:: Papers of Wisconsin State Senator Robert Jauch (b. 1945) who represented the 25th Senate District from 1987-2015. Jauch also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1983-1987. The papers consist of correspondence, press releases, legislation, notes and speeches, and news clippings relating principally to autism awareness, gay marriage, healthcare reform, mining, and environmental issues. Jauch was one of the “Wisconsin 14,” a group of state senators who left Wisconsin during the 2011 Wisconsin protests in an effort to stop the passage of Governor Scott Walker’s Budget Repair Bill. |
| McCormick, Robert K., 1911-1985 | Title: Robert K. McCormick Papers, 1941-1968
Quantity: 4.5 c.f. (10 archives boxes and 1 flat box), 18 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 2 tape recordings, 4 reels of film (16 mm), and 2 videorecordings (3/4-inch U-Matic user copies) Call Number: U.S. Mss 23AF; Micro 658; Audio 332A; CC 588-CC 589; DG 084-DG 085; VBC 338-VBC 339; MCHC68-139 Abstract: Papers of Robert McCormick, a journalist and NBC news correspondent consisting of an oral history interview with McCormick, correspondence, scripts, and subject files. Scripts, especially those for radio, comprise the majority of the collection. These include material for Monitor, News on the Hour, Today in Washington, Weekend Report, and World News Roundup; there are also a small number of television scripts. Content of the scripts reflects McCormick's changing assignments: the Pacific theater during World War II; Germany, 1951-1955; and the State Department and congressional affairs, 1955-1956. Subject files consist primarily of non-script material for NBC specials, background reports and memoranda to network executives, unused story ideas, and a small amount of material pertaining to his career with Collier's. Of particular interest is the material for two specials, one on the plight of American Indians (Kaleidoscope: “The American Stranger,” 1958), included is a kinescope film copy of the program; and another about Angola (NBC White Paper: “Angola: Journey to a War,” 1961). |
| Olson, Robert K. (Robert Keith), 1925- | Title: Robert K. Olson Papers, 1875-2015 (bulk 1944-2015)
Quantity: 12.4 cubic feet (10 records center cartons, 5 archives boxes, and 1 flat box), 3.2 cubic feet of photographs (1 records center carton, 3 archives boxes, and 3 flat boxes), and 1 tape recording Call Number: Northland Mss 22; PH Northland Mss 22; Audio 1725A Abstract: Papers of Robert K. Olson, a former Foreign Service Officer. The collection contains papers documenting his career, as well as continued work in international relations and environmental issues following his retirement in 1976; correspondence with family, friends, professional, and to legislators and the media; writings on foreign affairs, the environment, and school papers; journals and other papers documenting his experience in Vietnam. Correspondence covers contemporary events such as September 11, 2001 and the aftermath. Also includes yearbooks and commencement programs; Olson and Uhrenholdt family histories; and papers relating to running the Uhrenholdt Farm following his retirement. Photographs and scrapbooks document his family, service during World War II, and Foreign Service years. Papers of Yvonne Olson, Robert's wife, as well as his parents, Sigurd F. Olson and Elizabeth Olson, are also included. |
| Kastenmeier, Robert | Title: Robert Kastenmeier Papers, 1950-1990 (bulk 1959-1990)
Quantity: 263.4 c.f. (255 record center cartons and 26 archives boxes), 0.2 c.f. of photographs, negatives, and transparencies (1 archives box), 27 tape recordings, 1 film, and 20 videorecordings (in 1 archives box and 2 video boxes) Call Number: M91-048; Audio 1644A; AE 220 Abstract: Papers of Robert Kastenmeier, a longstanding Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin's Second District, documenting his career in Congress (1959-1991). As a member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice, the papers reflect Kastenmeier's interests and work on copyright and patent laws, intellectual property rights, civil rights, civil liberties, the courts, criminal code, prison reform, and prisoners' rights. The papers also document Kastenmeier's involvement in the impeachment proceedings of Judge Harry E. Claiborne and President Nixon; and his leadership role in the Liberal Group and the Democratic Study Group. Included are correspondence files, bill files, publicity and press files, legislative and committee files, and campaign related materials (including sound, film and video recordings). |
| Klein, Robert, 1941- | Title: Robert Klein Papers, 1978-1983
Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (8 archives boxes) and 53 tape recordings Call Number: M83-166 Abstract: Papers of Robert Klein, a New Mexico journalist, entirely consisting of recorded and transcribed interviews and research material for his book Wounded Men, Broken Promises: How the Veterans Administration Betrays Yesterday’s Heroes, which explored the problems of veterans hospitals in the post-Vietnam War era. Included is material on the Veterans Administration (VA), including interviews with Max Cleland and other top officials, internal circulars, news releases, and unpublished reports. |
| Bliss, Robert L., 1907- | Title: Robert L. Bliss Papers, 1950-1970
Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes), 0.1 c.f. of photographs (1 folder), and 1 film strip Call Number: U.S. Mss 98AF; PH 4017 Abstract: Papers of Robert L. Bliss, a public relations consultant, consisting chiefly of material on the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), an organization of which he was a founder and president. The IPRA material includes correspondence, minutes, reports, bulletins, and working papers for the magazine Communique. A smaller group of papers relate to Bliss's activities on behalf of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the Third World Congress of Public Relations and to a public relations course taught at Cornell University. Also includes articles, addresses, biographical clippings, and photographs. |
| Pierce, Robert L., 1901-1968 | Title: Robert L. Pierce Papers, 1955-1968 (bulk 1960-1968)
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Stout Mss 6 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1960-1968, of Robert L. Pierce, a former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin (1953-1955). Included are correspondence, reports, agendas, newspaper clippings, and biographical material primarily concerning his involvement in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Republican national conventions. |
| Lasch, Robert, 1907-1998 | Title: Robert Lasch Papers1940-1991
Quantity: 5.6 cubic feet (13 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and 9 photographs (1 folder and 1 oversize folder); plus additions of 0.2 cubic feet (1 archives box) Call Number: U.S. Mss 81AF; PH U.S. Mss 81AF; M91-091 Abstract: Papers of Robert Lasch, a journalist who was editorial writer for the Chicago Sun-Times (1942-1950) and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1950-1957) and editor of the editorial page of the latter paper (1957-1971). Well known for his columns on civil liberties and McCarthyism, Lasch also wrote in opposition to the Vietnam War and in 1966 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his editorials on that subject. Correspondence, 1942-1971, is both general and from readers. Among the prominent letter writers are Herbert L. Block, Marquis W. Childs, Henry Steele Commager, J. William Fulbright, Hubert H. Humphrey, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Adlai E. Stevenson, and W. Stuart Symington. Office memoranda include exchanges with Joseph Pulitzer Sr., Marshall Field III, and members of their respective staffs. Documenting his writings are editorial reprints; free-lance articles, particularly for The Progressive, The Reporter, and The Nation; and several unpublished manuscripts. Indicative of his research methodology are subject files and notes on civil rights, national defense, McCarthyism, pacifism during the Vietnam War, federal aid to education, the presidential campaigns of 1952 and 1956, the National Conference of Editorial Writers, and his Pulitzer Prize award. |
| Ball, Robert M., 1914-2008 | Title: Robert M. Ball Papers, 1935-2007
Quantity: 57.7 c.f., 75 tape recordings, 18 photographs, and 1 negative Call Number: M2000-009; M2003-040; M2010-048 Abstract: Papers, 1935-2007, of Robert Ball, a career official and commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), who guided the development of the social security system from 1962 to 1973. As commissioner, Ball presided over several reorganizations of the SSA, major expansions of benefits, and the passage of the Medicare Act in 1965, and also served as a member of a number of Advisory Councils for Social Security (1938-1997) and of the President's National Commission on Social Security Reform, which led to a number of amendments to the Social Security Act in 1983. The papers primarily document Ball's career in the SSA, but also concern his many other social insurance and social welfare policy-related activities. |
| La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925 | Title: Robert M. La Follette Sr. Papers, 1879-1910, 1924-1929
Quantity: 57.6 c.f. (214 archives boxes, 18 black boxes, and 1 flat box) and 163 reels of microfilm (35 mm); plus additions of 1.5 c.f. and 0.6 c.f. of photographs Call Number: Wis Mss QR; Micro 537; Micro 476; M90-026; M2014-031; M2014-071 Abstract: Papers of Wisconsin statesman and politician Robert Marion “Fighting Bob” La Follette Sr. consisting of correspondence, governor's letterbooks, speeches and writings, records of the Wisconsin Republican Party, financial records, and other records. La Follette served as in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Governor of Wisconsin, and as a U.S. Senator. He was a crucial figure in the Progressive Movement of the early twentieth century running for President on the Progressive Party ticket in 1924. Also included are some photographs, news clippings, and scrapbooks. |
| Shaplen, Robert, 1917-1988 | Title: Robert M. Shaplen Papers, 1932-1988 (bulk 1941-1988)
Quantity: 38.0 cubic feet (22 records center cartons, 30 archives boxes, 1 card box, and 3 flat boxes), 1 disc recording, and 301 photographs in 1 archives box Call Number: Mss 675; PH 6677; Disc 194A Abstract: Papers, 1932-1988 (mainly 1941-1988), of Robert M. Shaplen, a foreign correspondent and writer for The New Yorker best known for his analytical reporting on the Vietnam War. The papers consist of general and family correspondence, drafts and printed articles, typed research notes, and reference material. Much of the foreign reporting concerns Vietnam, but there are also files about Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. These files include interviews, speeches, unclassified U.S. government documents, official English-language press releases issued by foreign governments, news stories, and academic papers. The papers also document Shaplen's involvement with American Friends of Vietnam, a Ford Foundation program for Southeast Asian writers, reporting for Newsweek during World War II, and draft and printed copies of freelance fiction and nonfiction. |
| MacNeil, Robert, 1931- | Title: Robert MacNeil Papers,
circa 1950-2007
Quantity: 8.6 cubic feet (20 archives boxes and 1 record center carton), 70 tape recordings, 4 compact discs, 5 films (16 mm), 103 photographs and 5 negatives; plus additions of 39.4 cubic feet, 13 photographs, 109 videorecordings, and 15 DVD recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 115AF; Audio 1182A; PH 3682; AC 274-AC 275; AE 354; CA 901; DD 401; M88-131; M89-124; M93-223; M94-304; M96-050; M2002-008; M2010-039 Abstract: Papers of Robert MacNeil, 1953-2007, broadcast journalist and author best known as co-anchor of public television's The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. The papers contain mostly professional papers consisting of scripts of programs, manuscripts of books and other publications, correspondence including viewer mail and other papers relating to his programs and publications including photographs, videos and sound recordings. Subjects covered include President Kennedy's assassination, the Goldwater presidential campaign, the Watergate hearings, Cuba, Ronald Reagan, September 11, 2001, as well as other world events from the 1960s through the beginning of the 21st century. Other subjects include journalism, television and politics, the English language, and Canadians and Americans. Scripts of programs include: NewsHour, The Story of English, Do You Speak American? and America at a Crossroads. Manuscripts of his fiction and nonfiction works include: Breaking News, Burden of Desire, Looking for My Country, The People Machine, The Right Place at the Right Time, The Voyage, The Way We Were, and Wordstruck: A Memoir. Also includes a small amount of personal material. |
| Adams, Robert McCormick, 1847-1925 | Title: Robert McCormick Adams Papers, 1869-1953
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: McCormick Mss L Abstract: Correspondence, receipts, and reports of R. M. Adams, son of Cyrus Hall McCormick's sister Amanda. Included are many letters from his wife and children; his brother, Edward S. Adams; and his sister-in-law, Grace C. (Mrs. James W.) Adams, and her sons. The papers, separated from the files of Nettie Fowler McCormick, Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr., and Anita McCormick Blaine, reflect many years of appeals by members of the Adams family for cash gifts and loans from the McCormicks due to financial reverses, medical costs, and the struggle to educate the Adams' children. |
| Meyer, Robert | Title: Robert Meyer Papers Quantity: 10 Linear Feet 10 record storage cartons Collection Includes: paper-based documents, negatives, photographs, and newspapers Call Number: uac105 Abstract: Robert P. Meyer was an American geophysicist who worked as a professor of Geosciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1957-1996. His research focused heavily on seismic studies and technological developments. While in the faculty at UW, Meyer participated in and facilitated many research projects with various institutions and professionals internationally. He was especially interested in controlled-source seismology and conducted controlled blast experiments. The Robert Meyer Papers (circa 1960s-1970s) contain various publications by Meyer and other scientists, field notes, departmental and personal correspondence and records, symposium and event materials, press releases and many other documents, photographs, and negatives. |
| Dick, Robert Neil, 1922-1996 | Title: Robert Neil Dick collection Quantity: 3.00 Linear Feet 3 records storage boxes Correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, fliers, brochures, and conference programs Call Number: Series 18/1/9 Abstract: Robert Neil Dick (1922-1996) worked for UW Extension from 1955-1990. He served as Director of Administrative Services, Director of the Community Programs Division, and Assistant Chancellor of UW Extension. The collection provides a snapshot of the programs and operations of the University Extension Division from 1962 to 1965, with emphasis on the Field Services Division, the Administrative Services Division, and new departments and programs established after the 1965 merger of the University Extension Division with UW-Madison extension units. The materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, fliers, brochures, and conference programs. |
| Fischelis, Robert P., 1891-1981 | Title: Robert P. Fischelis Papers, 1821-1981 (bulk 1911-1968)
Quantity: 56.0 cubic feet (140 archives boxes), 8 disc recordings, 3 cassette tapes, 394 photographs, and 22 negatives Call Number: Mss 619; Audio 2004A; PH 3979; PH 3980; PH 3981 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1911-1968, of Robert P. Fischelis, a pharmaceutical administrator, educator, speaker, advocate and leader. The collection consists mainly of correspondence, and details Fischelis' career as dean and professor at New Jersey College of Pharmacy and Ohio Northern University; advocate for the professional status of pharmacy in the health field; organization administrator; and leader in the development of educational standards, legislation and regulation. The collection includes materials related to many pharmaceutical organizations and government agencies, especially the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and American Pharmaceutical associations; the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy, and U.S. Public Health Service; War Production Board; and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Correspondents include H.V. Arny and Francis E. Stewart. Also included are personal papers of Fischelis and his wife, Juanita Deer Fischelis (1896-1983), and their families, including genealogies of the Deer and Reid families. |
| Knowles, Robert P., 1916-1985 | Title: Robert P. Knowles Papers, 1906-1985
Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (7 archives boxes), 2 tape recordings, 2 reels of microfilm (35mm), 282 photographs, 26 negatives, and 26 pieces of ephemera Call Number: River Falls Mss EF; Tape 1233A; PH River Falls Mss EF; River Falls Micro 169; Micro 2081 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1935-1976, of Knowles, a Wisconsin state legislator and Republican Party leader, together with some personal papers of his brother, Warren P. Knowles III, governor of Wisconsin, 1965-1971. About Robert Knowles there are biographical clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and an oral history interview conducted by Tim Ericson of the River Falls ARC; correspondence, orders, logs, a Normandy Invasion notebook, and training materials concerning experiences as an Army Air Force bomber pilot during World War II; speeches and press materials issued as a state legislator; records pertaining to his 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976 election campaigns; papers concerning his leadership in organizations concerned with improved legislative operations such as the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Citizens Conference on State Legislatures; and contracts and correspondence about his work as manager of National Republican conventions in 1960, 1968, 1972, and 1976. Among the prominent correspondents are Ray C. Bliss, Ody Fish, Ernest Keppler, and Stanley York. The Warren P. Knowles papers in this collection primarily relate to research on the Knowles, Nichols, and Blakeney families. Also included are some miscellaneous financial papers of Warren P. Knowles III and of Judge Warren Knowles, father of Robert and Warren. The personal and gubernatorial papers of Warren Knowles are separately catalogued. |
| Pickus, Robert | Title: Robert Pickus Papers, 1947-1969
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 15 reels of microfilm (35mm), 32 photographs, 1 negative, and 22 pieces of ephemera Call Number: Mss 547; Micro 825; PH Mss 547; PH Mss 547 (5) Abstract: Papers of peace advocate Robert Pickus, primarily concerning two groups in which Pickus was a leader: the California-based Acts for Peace and its successor, Turn Toward Peace, a national organization. Included are personal and organizational correspondence, speeches and writings, biographical information, and organizational papers such as minutes, financial records, position papers, clippings, publicity, reports, flyers, memoranda, research material, a wide variety of publications, forms, ephemera, and photographs, including images of demonstrations, parades, and displays. The collection relates to a host of activities including education and public witness projects with churches, students and children, politicians, community peace centers (especially well documented are the Marin and Seattle Peace Centers), and conscientious objectors. Although Pickus is well known for his critique of the New Left during the anti-Vietnam War era, this aspect of his career is not well documented in the collection. |
| Pierpoint, Robert | Title: Robert Pierpoint Papers, 1943-1982
Quantity: 5.8 c.f. (5 cartons, 2 archives boxes, 1 flat box), 5 tape recordings, 1 disc recording, 3 films, 2 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 195AF; Audio 1120A; Disc 176A; AC 280-281; CA 904; Micro 1071; PH 3647-3648 Abstract: Papers of Robert Pierpoint, a journalist best known as a CBS White House correspondent. The papers document his professional career as a producer and broadcaster for the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation in the late 1940s; his initial affiliation with CBS as a stringer in Scandinavia (1949-1951), his years as a Korean War correspondent for the network (1951-1953) and Far East bureau chief (1953-1957), his assignment to the White House press corps (1957-1980), and his years covering the State Dept. (1980-1982). Included are manuscripts and other material relating to his book, At the White House: Assignment to Six Presidents (1981). The collection is supplemented by miscellaneous photographs, films, and sound recordings from various stages in his career. Of special note are slides of prisoner exchanges following the Korean War. |
| Spitzer, Robert R., 1922- | Title: Robert R. Spitzer Papers, 1939-2009
Quantity: 39.4 cubic feet (38 records center cartons, 3 archives boxes, and 1 flat box) and 1.3 cubic feet of photographs (1 archives box, 1 flat box, and 1 oversize folder) Call Number: M2018-009 Abstract: Papers, 1939-2009, of Dr. Robert R. Spitzer (Burlington, Wisconsin) relating to his life and career as a businessman, author, educator, and an advocate for fighting world hunger. Contains files relating to Murphy Products Company, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), Roundy's Foods, Rotary International, Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA), and other organizations, personal and professional correspondence, drafts and research notes for books, speeches, college course notes, foreign travel material, and photographs. |
| Rogers, Robert, 1931-1989 | Title: Robert Rogers Papers, 1961-1988
Quantity: 6.6 cubic feet (6 records center cartons and 2 archives boxes), 63 film reels, and 310 transparencies (1 binder) Call Number: M95-241; M97-029; AE 678; AE 693-697; CD 099-108; CD 112-113; CD 115-118; CD 136-152; DG 254-258; DG 260; DG 262; FH 369-370; FH 373-387 Abstract: Papers of NBC producer and writer Robert "Bob" Rogers documenting his career and the television documentary projects on which he worked. The collection provides information on the process of making television documentaries, and the interaction between producer and network in decision making. The topics covered by Rogers include CIA activities in developing countries, the political situation in Israel and South Africa, presidential candidates, marijuana use, and Latin America, particularly El Salvador. Later additions to the collection include copies of some of Rogers’ films and color transparencies related to film projects in the Middle East, Pakistan, and Laos. |
| Cowie, Robert S. (Robert Somerville), 1873-1951 | Title: Robert S. Cowie Papers, 1903-1948
Quantity: 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) Call Number: La Crosse Mss V Abstract: Personal and professional papers of Robert S. Cowie, a lawyer and judge in Trempealeau County and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Includes correspondence to Cowie concerning family matters, Republican party politics, and support for Robert M. La Follette in Wisconsin (1903-1908); correspondence, speeches, financial records, and newspaper clippings documenting Cowie's successful campaign for circuit court judge (1922-1924); and correspondence concerning cases heard by Cowie, his possible nomination to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and local and state political issues (1934-1941). Also includes three 1935 letters from J. Edgar Hoover to Cowie concern the shooting of John Dillinger. |
| Gabriner, Robert S., 1941- | Title: Robert S. Gabriner Papers, 1961-1981 (bulk 1965-1979)
Quantity: 9.2 c.f. (23 archives boxes), 858 images on 35 contact sheets and 2 photographs (in 1 folder), 66 negatives on 12 negative strips (1 folder), and 2 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 575; PH 6620; Audio 1480A Abstract: Personal and collected papers of Robert S. Gabriner, 1961-1981 (mainly 1965-1979), a radical activist and student at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison in the 1960s, later an instructor at Laney Community College in San Francisco, and staff member at the underground newspaper, the Leviathan. The collection contains materials documenting Gabriner's interest in several black liberation, feminist, and radical organizations, including position papers and reference articles of the Weather Underground, Laney (California) Community Organizing Committee, and Prairie Fire Organizing Committee; papers of the UW History Students Association; records relating to the People's Press; materials documenting his work in the Civil Rights movement in the south, particularly with the West Tennessee Voters Project and as a field collecting agent for the Wisconsin Historical Society; documents concerning the Wisconsin Draft Resistance Union and its Clearing House in Madison; personal papers documenting his activity in the Puerto Rican Liberation Movement, including his membership in the Puerto Rican Solidarity Committee; and photocopies of Gabriner's FBI files. |
| Starobin, Robert S. | Title: Robert S. Starobin Papers, 1960-1967
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 428 Abstract: Papers of New Left historian and social activist Robert Starobin, chiefly consisting of collected print and near-print material relating to the Free Speech Movement at the University of California-Berkeley where he was a graduate student and to a number of civil rights organizations. The limited amount of original material in the collection consists of annotated organizational draft proposals and handwritten directives of the Graduate Coordinating Committee and the Teaching Assistants Union. |
| Schilling, Robert, 1843-1922 | Title: Robert Schilling Papers, 1852-1922
Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) Call Number: U.S. Mss 109A Abstract: Papers of Robert Schilling, a Wisconsin Greenback and Populist leader, newspaperman, and one-time president of the Coopers' International Union of the Knights of Labor. The papers reflect Schilling's general political concerns, interest in spiritualism, support of bimetallism, and opposition to prohibition and to American support of England in World War I. Included is a diary, 1863-1865, correspondence, articles and speeches, an autograph book from a Greenback meeting held in 1881, and two volumes containing names of workers for the Populist Party in Wisconsin, 1892, and other states, 1896. Prominent political correspondents include Victor L. Berger, J.H. Davis, Burton French, John W. Hayes, J.A.H. Hopkins, Henry Smith, and Edward Voigt. |
| Setz, Robert | Title: Robert Setz Financial Records, 1887-1952
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: Whitewater Mss X Abstract: Financial records of a Waterloo, Wisconsin, harness making shop owned first by Lyons and Seaver and next by Robert Setz, who also did shoe repairs. Included are daybooks and account books recording money transactions, yearly inventories, and summaries. |
| Sewell, Robert, 1798-1874 | Title: Robert Sewell Papers, 1838-1916
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Wis Mss KN Abstract: Family papers of the Reverend Sewell, a Congregational clergyman who emigrated from England in the 1830s and later settled in Wisconsin. Included are volumes of verse and prose articles; brief school records of his daughters, Mary Sewell Young and Anne B. Sewell; an account book with school expenses, 1875-1880, term announcements, and other items kept by Anne Sewell, principal of the Oconomowoc Select School; a diary kept by Reverend Sewell, 1871-1874; and some family papers of the Reverend A. A. Young. |
| Allen, Robert Sharon, 1900-1981 | Title: Robert Sharon Allen Papers, 1917-1980 (bulk 1932-1980)
Quantity: 25.4 c.f. (21 record center cartons, 8 archives boxes, 2 card boxes, and 1 flat box), 1.0 c.f. of photographs (1 archives box and 1 flat box), and 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: U.S. Mss 15AF; PH 6627; Micro 2105 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1932-1980, of Robert S. Allen, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Journalism best known for his association with Drew Pearson, 1932-1942, in the nationally-syndicated column, “Washington Merry-Go-Round,” and for his own column, “Inside Washington,” published from 1949 to 1977. The collection includes mimeographed releases of his columns, microfilmed news stories written for the Philadelphia Record (1936-1942), a treatment for a film biography of General George S. Patton with whom Allen had served during World War II, freelance articles, radio scripts, and other writings. Several folders concern Allen's book, Lucky Forward, about the Third Army and the plagiarism suit he brought against Patton biographer Ladislas Farago. An extensive reporter's journal, 1941-1977, documents private conversations and interviews with the nation's leading political figures, 1941-1942 and 1949-1972. The photographs document both Allen's military and journalism careers. |
| Robert Sheerin, collector | Title: Robert Sheerin Collection of Films, 1914-1984
Quantity: 383 reels of film (16 mm) Call Number: AE 706; CB 972; CB 977; CC 869; DF 601-DF 602; DF 613-DF 615; DF 618-DF 619; DF 623-DF 643; DF 681-DF 683; DF 707-DF 713; DG 132-DG 167; DG 756-DG 764; FG 125-FG 134; FG 679-FG 680; FG 733-FG 756; FG 760-FG 761; FG 763-FG 780; FG 801-FG 802; FG 835-FG 836; FG 898-FG 900; FG 920-FG 921; FG 924-FG 929; FG 933-FG 941; FG 944-FG 954; FG 957-FG 961; FG 965; FG 967-FG 997; FH 001-FH 058, FH 061-FH 086, FH 091-FH 101, FH 105-FH 118, FH 163-FH 164, FH 172-FH 175, FH 197-FH 199, FH 201-FH 208, FH 211-FH 226, FH 257-FH 261, FH 318-FH 329, FH 338-FH 341, FH 344-FH 346, FH 348, FH 352 Abstract: Shorts and feature films collected by Robert Sheerin. |
| Sasman, Robert T. | Title: Robert T. Sasman Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 2.2 ln. ft. (3 archives boxes and 2 flat boxes) of papers and 0.4 ln. ft. (1 folder and 2 flat boxes) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 695 Abstract: Papers and photographs of Robert T. Sasman, an officer in the Army during World War II and in the Army Reserve during the second half of the twentieth century. The collection consists largely of the letters that Sasman wrote home to his parents describing his stateside training and his occupation duty in the Philippines immediately following the Japanese surrender. He wrote about soldiers' reactions to the dropping of the atomic bombs and the end of the war, the independence of the Philippines and the inauguration of their president Manuel Roxas, and recreational activities available to soldiers in the Philippines. The collection also contains an autobiography, a diary from the Philippines, and military papers such as medical records, pay slips, and orders that fill in some details about both his World War II service and his later service with the Army Reserve. Two scrapbooks contain ephemeral items that he sent to his mother, Nina, including newspaper clippings, photographs, and programs from his time in the R.O.T.C. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison through his service in the Philippines. Several programs highlight the independence and inaugural celebrations in the Philippines in 1946. Photographs include two albums of soldiers, scenery, recreation, and ceremonies during his time in the Philippines. |
| Thompson, Robert, 1927- | Title: Robert Thompson Papers, 1969-1973
Quantity: 4.8 c.f. (12 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 993 Abstract: Legislative papers of Robert Thompson, a Democratic state representative who served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1970 to 1972. Known for his advocacy of environmental conservation and support of environmental education, the papers include bill files, subject files concerning various environmental issues, project reports, correspondence, questionnaires, memoranda, notes, and other materials regarding his legislative activities. The papers also include extensive files on public education funding including Assembly Joint Resolution 76, sponsored by Thompson, which proposed transferring the cost of elementary and secondary education from a property tax to a more progressive form of state funding. These files consist of a draft of AJR 76, correspondence, reports for Wisconsin education financing, news clippings, and background material on educational financing and property tax reform in other states. |
| von Neumann, Robert, 1888- | Title: Robert von Neumann Papers, 1957-1978
Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) 1 oversize folder Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 17 Abstract: Collection contains miscellaneous papers of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee art professor. Includes letters from von Neumann and his wife Hilde to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cooney which discuss personal family matters and von Neuwmann's exhibitions; a scrapbook which contains newsclippings and photographs of the von Neumann's and examples of their works; and other miscellaneous items. |
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Kingdon, Robert W., 1903-1981; Kingdon, Catherine M., 1906-1995 |
Title: Robert W. and Catherine Kingdon Papers, 1908, 1929-1987
Quantity: 15.8 c.f. (39 archives boxes and 1 card file box); plus additions of 69 photographs and 2 transparencies Call Number: Stevens Point Mss BS; M2003-092 Abstract: Papers, 1908-1987, of a Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Congregational minister, Robert W. Kingdon, and his wife, Catherine M. Kingdon. The papers reflect the Kingdons' long service to the Congregational Church and the United Church of Christ (UCC) in Wisconsin. |
| Chatterton, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Chatterton Film Chats, 1967-1981
Quantity: 0.2 cubic feet (1 archives box), 56 films, and 10 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 759; Audio 1203A; AC 497; CB 083-CB 085; DD 335-DD 337; DD 507; FE 416-FE 419; FE 422-FE 423; FE 440-441; FF 083-FF 122 Abstract: Programs on motion picture history presented by Robert W. Chatterton, a California film historian, consisting of excerpts from original motion pictures (1900-1978), background organ music to accompany silent film, brief program notes, and publicity. For one talk on Laurel and Hardy there is also a recorded version of Chatterton's commentary. |
| Dean, Robert W., 1923- | Title: Robert W. Dean Papers, 1958-1963
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 75 Abstract: Papers of a Wisconsin state senator, lawyer, and judge, Robert Dean, including legislative subject files which are primarily routine but include reports of the Conservation Commission and Highway Committee on which Dean served, and one folder concerning Menominee Indian termination proceedings. Correspondence is primarily from his constituents. |
| Desmond, Robert W., 1900-1985 | Title: Robert W. Desmond Papers, circa 1926-1969
Quantity: 4.8 cubic feet (4 records center cartons and 2 archives boxes) and 1 audio recording Call Number: MCHC68-058; Audio 1993A Abstract: Papers of Robert W. Desmond, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, journalism educator, and pioneer in the study of world press history and international communications. Desmond joined the faculty of the Department of Journalism at Berkeley as the first chairman in 1939 and served as chairman for more than 15 years. He was a member of the faculty until his retirement in 1968. During his career, Desmond worked on some of the nation's best-known newspapers--the Louisville Courier-Journal, the New York Times, Miami Herald, Paris edition of the New York Herald, and the Christian Science Monitor. |
| Dirks, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Dirks Papers,1942-1945
, 1990
Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss CN Abstract: Letters written by Robert W. Dirks of Jackson County, Wis. to his future wife, Leatrice Sonenberg, during World War II and a reminiscence based on the letters written by Mr. Dirks in 1990. Dirks served from 1942 to 1945 with the 178th Signal Repair Company. He describes his training at Camp Shelby, Miss., the Midland Radio School in Athens, Ga., radio school in Lexington, Ky., and Camp Polk, La. After being shipped overseas, much of his duty time was spent installing radios in vehicles in England and driving supply trucks in France, Belgium, and Germany. The letters and reminiscence describe conditions and activities, and contain observations about his surroundings as well as glimpses into what was happening at home. |
| Eichelberg, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Eichelberg Papers, [circa 1890]-1983
, 1950-1960
Quantity: 6.1 cubic ft. (14 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 228 Abstract: The collection contains photographs and negatives of engines (locomotives), rolling stock, electric interurbans, and streetcars from various railroad and railway companies including the Chicago & North Western Railroad; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific (the Milwaukee Road); the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company; and the North Shore Line. Many were taken by Robert W. Eichelberg, who was an amateur railroad photographer and part-time employee of Chicago & North Western Railroad. The collection also contains some published rail-related items. |
| Kasten, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Kasten Papers, 1974-1992
Quantity: 26.0 c.f., 789 reels of microfilm (in 20 half record center cartons), 237 videorecordings and 1 film (in 11 record center cartons), and 3 tape recordings Call Number: M78-637; M93-010 Abstract: Papers of Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Republican Congressman from Wisconsin, 1974 to 1978, and then Senator from 1980-1992. Kasten served on the House Select Committee on Intelligence and the Small Business Committee in the Senate. Other legislative interests include product liability and environmental issues. The collection documents both Kasten's Congressional and Senate careers, although coverage for the latter is more extensive. |
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Kenny, Robert Walker, 1901-; Morris, Robert S., 1915- |
Title: Robert W. Kenny and Robert S. Morris Papers, 1940-1957
Quantity: 5.6 c.f. (14 archives boxes), 1 tape recording, and 6 disc recordings. Call Number: U.S. Mss 29AN; Disc 31A; Tape 455A; Tape 701A Abstract: Legal papers of two Los Angeles attorneys who served as counsel for the Hollywood Ten during appearances before the House Committee on Un-American Activities and during subsequent civil suits against the studios to recover losses from the blacklist. Included are correspondence with numerous attorneys and others involved in the cases including Leonard B. Boudin, Charles Katz, Carey McWilliams, Benjamin Margolis, and Alexander Meiklejohn, as well as with Lester Cole, Ring Lardner, Jr., John Howard Lawson, Adrian Scott, Dalton Trumbo, and other Hollywood Ten clients; transcripts of court proceedings and HUAC testimony; briefs and memoranda concerning points of law; exhibits; depositions from E. J. Mannix, Louis B. Mayer, Dore Schary, Jack Warner, and Darryl F. Zanuck; handwritten notes; and material (some in recorded form) pertaining to the national public relations effort in behalf of the Ten. Also included are legal papers for Michael Wilson, a blacklisted writer who was not a member of the Ten, and miscellaneous research materials concerning the Association of Motion Picture Producers, John E. Rankin, and other topics. |
| Lockhart, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Lockhart Papers, Still Images and Audio Recordings, Quantity: 1.6 linear ft. (4 archives boxes, 3 flat folders and 1 oversized folder) of papers, and 1.4 linear ft. (2 archives boxes, 1 flat box) of still images, and 1 audiotape reel (64 minutes) of audio recordings. Call Number: WVM Mss 2060 Abstract: Papers, still images and audio recordings pertaining to the service of Robert W. Lockhart, a Montpelier, Ohio, resident who served in Company I, 86th Infantry Regiment, 10th Infantry Division and with the Army Security Agency (ASA) in the United States, and in the Army Security Agency Europe (ASAE) in Germany, serving from 1951 to 1953. Military service materials include correspondence, military papers, and still images. Letters written home describe life in training camps, training to be a part of the ASA during the Korean War. Transcriptions of these letters done by WVM staff are also included. Scrapbook materials span both Lockhart's service in the military and his veterans activities. These materials include photographs, papers, and souvenirs from Fort Riley, his European service, and reunions. Lockhart described his life in Germany, places he visited, and his observation about the towns and people, as well as his trips to other parts of Europe. Trips included Paris, Switzerland, Italy and London for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. Military papers include draft notices and orders. Still images feature a few images from training at Fort Riley, and personal and purchased photographs from Europe. Veterans Materials document Lockhart's efforts to organize and plan reunions the veterans of Company I, 86th Infantry Regiment, 10th Division who graduated from Fort Riley in February 1952. Of interest are the documents of Lockhart, the memorial chairman, and other chairmen searching the United States in a blanket effort to find other Company I veterans. Other materials include correspondence planning these events, paperwork from the reunions, memorial materials and souvenirs. A large amount of correspondence is focused on veterans passing away, memorializing veterans who died before the next of the 16 reunions. |
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Puente, Robert W.; Milwaukee (Wis.). Common Council. |
Title: Robert W. Puente Aldermanic Records, 1987-2015
Quantity: 0.8 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 65 Abstract: Records of Common Council Alderman Robert W. Puente who served Milwaukee's 9th District from 2004-2016. Collection contains correspondence, reports, subject files, clippings, and publications. |
| Wells, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Wells Manuscripts, 1970-1980
Quantity: 1.0 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 137 Abstract: Manuscripts of Robert W. Wells (1920-1995), author and writer for the Milwaukee Journal. Contains drafts, proofs, photographs, for his books This is Milwaukee and The Milwaukee Journal. |
| Warren, Robert W., 1925- | Title: Robert Warren Papers, 1965-1969
Quantity: 6.2 c.f. (6 record center cartons and 1 archives box) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 112 Abstract: Papers of a Republican Party leader who served as state senator (1965-1968), attorney general (1969-1974) and U.S. district court judge (1974-), consisting entirely of files pertaining to his legislative career. Included are correspondence from constituents, legislators, lobbyists, and advocacy groups; minutes; notes; position papers and informational material; biographical material; clippings; press releases; and registers of constituent opinion. Most extensive are files pertaining to committee assignments such as service on the Joint Committee on Finance, the Governor's Committee on Water Resources, the Temporary Committee on Governmental Reorganization (Kellett Committee), the Governor's Committee on Eminent Domain, the Joint Committee on Legislative Reorganization, and the Legislative Council's Judiciary and Mental Health Advisory committees. |
| Weigend, Robert, 1926-2009 | Title: Robert Weigend Papers, 1951-1967 (bulk 1958-1965)
Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (6 archives boxes), 203 transparencies (1 flat box), 38 photographs and 10 negatives (1 archives box), and 3 films (16 mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 221; PH Milwaukee Mss 221; AD 402-AD 403; CB 842 Abstract: Papers of civil engineer Robert Weigend, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin civil defense employee who specialized in fallout shelter surveying and planning. The collection documents his work on local civil defense efforts, especially relating to evacuation and fallout shelter planning in Milwaukee. Records date from 1951 to 1967 (mainly 1958 to 1965). Materials include civil defense informational handouts and pamphlets, assorted disaster plans, memos, agendas, maps, shelter information, research on creating a KP Corps, and other financial and administrative documents relating to the county and city’s civil defense procedures and preparations for nuclear attack. Also included are notes and research related to Weigend’s work for the Wisconsin Electric Power Company, as well as materials related to civil defense courses he taught to the general public and to architects and engineers. |
| Wetter, Robert | Title: Robert Wetter Papers, Still Images and Maps, Quantity: 0.8 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 5 oversized folders) of papers, 1.2 linear ft. (3 archives boxes and 1 oversized folder) [551 photographs] of still images, and 1.1 linear ft. (3 oversize folders) of maps. Call Number: WVM Mss 2058 Abstract: Papers, still images, and maps pertaining to the service of Robert Wetter, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, resident who served as a central fire control gunner on a B-29 Superfortress in the 883rd Bombardment Squadron, 500th Bombardment Group, 73rd Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force, during World War II. The majority of the collection was originally contained in three scrapbooks, which have been dismantled for preservation purposes. One scrapbook contained training and World War II materials, the second contained World War II and Reserves. Also included is a third scrapbook containing post-war, veterans materials, documenting his trip to Saipan and Iwo Jima during the 50th Anniversary of the War. Papers include military orders and correspondence, training materials, personal letters and notes, news clippings, and informational booklets. Of interest is a note written to his mother, which set up a code of corresponding cities in the United States and in other countries to inform his family of his location. Still images are comprised of personal photographs taken during training for World War II, his service, and involvement in the reserves and a return trip to Saipan and Iwo Jima. Of note is a series of photographs from a supply drop on a Prisoner of War camp in Japan. Maps include three maps from his service: a large map of a training camp, a silk (parachute) map of the Pacific islands, and a partial map featuring the Islands of Japan. Other materials include papers from Wetter's time as an employee of the Department of Defense, including service and educational certificates. |
| Wild, Robert, 1875-1928 | Title: Robert Wild Family Papers, 1825-1937
Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (10 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss CJ Abstract: Papers of Wild, a Milwaukee attorney who was vice-president of the State Board of Bar Examiners and regent of the University of Wisconsin, accompanied by records of other members of his family. The collection consists essentially of papers of a German immigrant family that transplanted traditions and customs of the homeland to a new environment. The collection includes financial records of the Milwaukee West Seite Hoch Schule, 1871-1877; minutes of meetings of the Deutsche Gesellschaft von Milwaukee, 1880-1917; programs of German social and cultural activities; papers, 1846-1879, of Dr. Francis Huebschmann; and papers, 1844-1894, of Franz Anton Mohr, a family friend. Robert Wild's papers include letters from members of the legal profession in the state, from regents and faculty members of the University, particularly from the Department of German, and from leaders in German universities and institutes whom he met on a trip abroad in 1927; and also his articles and addresses on historical and literary subjects and on political measures he opposed, such as Prohibition and woman suffrage. The collection contains a diary, 1921, and some letters of Robert Wild's brother, George B. Wild. The latter, at one time business manager of the Toledo (Ohio) Baseball Club, corresponded with the club's patron, Noah Swayne, after 1915. There are also papers, 1825-1883, of Swayne's father, Noah Haynes Swayne, a United States Supreme Court justice, and his brother, General Wager Swayne. |
| Yoakum, Robert, 1922-2016 | Title: Robert Yoakum Papers, circa 1932-2012
Quantity: 12.2 cubic feet (9 records center cartons, 7 archives boxes, and 1 flat box) and 0.4 cubic feet of photographs (4 folders) Call Number: Mss 1206; PH 7071 Abstract: Papers, circa 1932-2012, of Robert Yoakum, a writer, syndicated columnist, and humorist, whose twice-weekly "Another Look" column (1971 to 1986) ran in over 80 newspapers during its run. Also documented is his writing for publications such as Columbia Journalism Review and the The New Republic, particularly his articles on the censure of Senator Thomas J. Dodd, his work as a speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy and other Democratic Party campaigns, and his writings about Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). |
| Wells, Roberta | Title: Roberta Wells Manuscripts and Photographs, Quantity: 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 flat folder) of papers, 0.6 linear ft. (2 archives boxes 1 folder and 1 oversize folder) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 1776 Abstract: Manuscripts and photographs pertaining to Roberta Wells, a Madison, Wisconsin resident who served in the Women Marines during World War II. The collection includes materials from her service in the Marines and her political career after the war. The collection is mostly photographs from her time in the Marines. Manuscripts from her time in military service consist mainly of training materials and materials she collected while in service. Materials collected in service range from church bulletins and invitations to dances on base to a poem written by a fellow Woman Marine and sheet music written by a Marine she served with in Hawaii. The photograph collection includes official Marine Corps photographs of combat in Japan, Marines and Women Marines in Japan and on base in Honolulu and personal photographs. Photographs from her time in the Women Marines include candid images on base and during outings and more formal images taken by Wells and others of events on base. The range of photographs in her collection illustrates life as a Woman Marine during World War II. Also included in the collection are photographs from Milton Leidner, Wells' husband, who served in the 8th Air Force during World War II. Photographs include several images of himself and others in Europe. Materials from her political service are mainly articles Wells collected about issues she was involved in and concerned with. Wells served on the city board for Madison, Wisconsin and the transportation committee, making her main focus public transportation and the positive impact it could have on all of Dane County. |
| Hernandez, Roberto, 1944-1994 | Title: Roberto Hernandez Papers, 1964-1994
Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 274 Abstract: Papers of Roberto Hernandez, a prominent Latino leader in Milwaukee who helped establish the Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute (SSOI) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1970. Collection consists of photographs, articles, and other materials relating to his personal life and advocacy work. |
| Knowlton, Robin | Title: Robin Knowlton Papers, 1983-1987
Quantity: 2.1 c.f. (2 record center cartons and 1 oversize folder), 5 tape recordings, 48 photographs, 24 negatives, 54 transparencies, and 1 videorecording Call Number: M95-064 Abstract: Papers of California-based peace activist Robin Willis Knowlton, who served as a volunteer publicist for several groups and actions opposing nuclear weapons as well as government policy towards Central America, particularly Nicaragua. The papers document Knowlton's involvement with and the activities of Fast for Life (Oakland, 1983); Port Chicago and the Peace Navy (San Francisco Bay, 1983); the Pledge of Resistance campaign and the Emergency Response Network (San Francisco, 1984-1985); the Veterans Fast for Life (1986) and Veterans Peace Action Team; and the lobbying campaign against Contra funding which involved Senator Pete Wilson’s office (1986-1987). |
| Robinsonville United Presbyterian Church (Brown County, Wis.) | Title: Robinsonville United Presbyterian Church (Brown County, Wis.) Records, 1861-1972
Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 667; Green Bay Micro 14 Abstract: Records of a church founded by Belgian immigrants in 1861 in the Town of Green Bay as the French Presbyterian Church. Includes minutes, 1861-1965; registers, 1861-1972, listing pastors, elders, deacons, trustees, communicants, baptisms, marriages, and deaths; and a 100th anniverary pamphlet. Reel 1 is a positive copy of film produced by the Presbyterian Historical Society in 1978. |
| Rock County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors: Board Proceedings, 1839-1971
Quantity: 5.0 c.f. (18 volumes) and 8 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Rock Series 37 Abstract: Proceedings of the County Commissioners and Board of Supervisors including minutes of board meetings, committee reports, reports of county officers and commissions, financial reports, communications to the board, and other papers. There is substantial material pertaining to the county poor farm and asylum, the county's justice courts, the establishment of town governments, school districts, road building, and tax assessment. Also present are minutes of the Building Committee, 1869-1871. |
| Rock County (Wis.). Division of Environmental Health | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Division of Environmental Health: Records Pertaining to Water Quality of Badfish Creek and Rock River Basin, 1967-1991
Quantity: 8.0 c.f. (8 record center cartons) Call Number: C2009/004 Abstract: Records documenting the work of the Environmental Health Division, primarily related to the water quality of the Rock County portions of Badfish Creek and the Rock River Basin. Records seem to be those of David Holman, Director of the Division of Environmental Health, 1968 through circa 1991. The water quality in Rock County was affected by the way in which the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) treated its discharge; these records document efforts to improve treatment of the resulting wastewater flowing into Rock County waterways. |
| Rock County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Deeds, 1839-1901
Quantity: 63 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Rock Series 36 Abstract: Microfilmed warranty, quit claim, and other deeds for land located in Rock County. Records provide names of persons involved in land transfers, a description of the land, and the amount of money involved. |
| Rock County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Grantor/Grantee Index, 1849-1901
Quantity: 9 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Rock Series 35 Abstract: Alphabetical name indexes to Rock County deeds (Rock Series 36), including name of grantee and grantor, name of person to whom document was delivered, and volume and page of deed. (Deeds, 1839-1848, are not covered by this index.) |
| Rock County (Wis.). Superintendent of Schools. | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Superintendent of Schools: Records, 1913-1988
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes, 1 card box, 1 oversize folder, and 1 tube), 3 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 1 film, and 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) of photographs, negatives, and transparencies Call Number: Rock Series 39; PH Rock Series 39; CC 647 Abstract: Minutes, photographs, reports, correspondence, administrative documents, films, and photographs from the files of Rock County Superintendent of Schools Donald Upson, together with records collected about the activities of his predecessors and the history of Rock County schools. Also included is a set of school histories and architectural drawings and other material about the construction of new schools. Black and white photographs, negatives, and color slides--some identified--include many scenes of classroom activities and student life dating from the 1940s-1960s, and documentary photographs of schools. The photographs are of high quality and coverage of education and student activities is of value beyond its Rock County context. The film depicts school bands and safety patrol marching in parades. |
| Rock County (Wis.). Surveyor | Title: Rock County (Wis.). Surveyor: Plats and Survey Maps, 1850-1976
Quantity: 4 reels of microfilm (16mm) and 7 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Rock Micro Series 5 Abstract: Records include plats of various townships and subdivisions, an index to subdivision plats, plats of the county survey, and certified survey maps. |
| Wisconsin. County Court (Rock County) | Title: Rock County, County Court Branch II Civil Case Files, 1962-1978
Quantity: 15.0 cubic feet (15 record center cartons) Call Number: Rock Series 44 Abstract: Case files of civil actions tried before the County Court Branch II in Rock County between 1962 and 1978. Cases include, but are not limited to, permissions to remarry and garnishments. Range includes case file numbers 1-1278, but not all case files in that range were present at time of transfer. |
| Rockbridge County Merchants | Title: Rockbridge County, Virginia, Merchant Account Books, 1791-1889
Quantity: 10.0 c.f. (41 volumes) Call Number: McCormick Mss AT Abstract: An assortment of daybooks, ledgers, journals, and inventories kept by twenty-one different merchants in Rockbridge County, Virginia, most of them relating to the operation of general merchandise stores at Lexington, showing prices of commodities and purchases by county residents. Chief among the merchants and firms represented are John F. Caruthers, Caruthers and Patton, Caruthers and Shields, James Compton, H.M. Estill, William Finley, William McDaniel Jr., John Patton, Willson and Patton, James R. Willson, Samuel Willson, and William Willson. |
| Every, Rod | Title: Rod Every Bee Inspector Photographs and Negatives, circa 1930s, 1979
Quantity: 0.2 cubic feet of photographs (1 archives box) and 0.2 cubic feet of negatives (2 negative boxes) Call Number: PH 5045 Abstract: Photographs and nitrate negatives of Rod Every, circa 1930s, documenting apiary inspections, cleanings, and honey production. Every, a bee inspector for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Division of Entomology, also owned a small farm and apiary in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Also included is a short essay, "Memories of a Bee Inspector's Wife," by Carolyn Every, Rod Every's wife. |
| Serling, Rod, 1924-1975 | Title: Rod Serling Papers, 1943-1971
Quantity: 32.0 cubic feet (80 archives boxes and 1 folder), 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), 2 audio recordings, 1165 audio recordings (dictabelts), 2 film reels (16 mm), and 15 photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 43AN; SC 1053; Micro 1010; Audio 318A; Audio 1690A; AB 855; FH 330; WCFTR Lot A87-A88 Abstract: Papers of Rod Serling, a television and motion picture writer best known for his tales of the supernatural. Included are correspondence, scripts, speeches and writings, reports, press releases and clippings. The collection contains files and recordings of produced and unproduced writings for television, motion pictures, radio and theater, such as The Twilight Zone (Television series. CBS : 1959-1964) and Planet of the Apes (1968). The subject files and correspondence include topics such as his practice of the writer's craft, marketing, production difficulties, teaching and public speaking, financial records and fan mail. The audio, dictated by Serling, includes screenplays, speeches and writings and correspondence. He often dictated several versions of the same story. |
| Roddis family | Title: Roddis Family Papers, 1844-2007
Quantity: 10.6 cubic feet (10 records center cartons, 1 archives box, and 1 card file box) Call Number: Stevens Point Mss CA Abstract: Papers, 1844-2007, of the Roddis family of Marshfield, Wisconsin, beginning with William Henry Roddis, founder of the Roddis Plywood Corporation. The Roddis family collection includes correspondence, diaries, contracts, papers, speeches, tax documents, university activities and commencement materials, postcards, travel itineraries, menus, events schedules, household ledgers, and trusts and will documents. |
| Roddis Plywood Corporation | Title: Roddis Plywood Corporation Records, 1897-1967
Quantity: 12.2 cubic feet (11 records center cartons, 2 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 1 cardfile box) Call Number: Stevens Point Mss BY Abstract: Records of the Roddis Plywood Corporation, 1897-1967. First known as the Hattenberg Veneer Company, and later called Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company, before becoming the Roddis Plywood Corporation. The company was headquartered in Marshfield, Wisconsin with an additional sawmill in Park Falls, Wisconsin and warehouses and regional offices throughout the United States and Canada. The collection includes business records such as correspondence, minutes, annual reports, inter-office communications, ledgers, records of family members and employees involved in the corporation, product information, stockholder information, and union matters. |
| Blobaum, Roger, 1929- | Title: Roger Blobaum Papers,
1973-2014
Quantity: 16.6 cubic feet (16 records center cartons and 2 archives boxes), 0.2 cubic feet of photographs, negatives, and contact sheets (2 folders), 9 audio recordings, and 2.7 gigabytes Call Number: Mss 1169; Audio 1723A; PH 6898 Abstract: Papers, 1973-2014, of Roger Blobaum, a consultant on agricultural policy specializing in organic research and education with extensive involvement in over thirty regional, national, and international sustainable agriculture organizations including the World Sustainable Agriculture Association (WSAA), Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), International Organic Accreditation Services (IOAS), and the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF). As co-chair of the Organic Food Act Working Group, Blobaum actively participated in shaping the 1990 Organic Foods Production Act and seeing it through Congress. Related topics documented in the papers include solar and other renewable energy applications on farms, resource conservation, farmland preservation, corporate farming, the development of national and international organic standards, organic integrity, funding for organic research, and the role of faith-based organizations in promoting sustainable rural development. Also included are records of the Organic Farmers Associations Council (OFAC). |
| Róger Calero Defense Committee | Title: Róger Calero Defense Committee Records, 1987-2003
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 2 photographs, and 3 DVDs Call Number: M2003-153 Abstract: Records of the Róger Calero Defense Committee (RCDC) documenting their efforts to prevent Calero, a permanent U.S. resident and journalist, from being deported. |
| Faherty, Roger, 1889-1967 | Title: Roger Faherty Papers, 1940-1965
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 45 Abstract: Papers of Roger Faherty, Chicago attorney, including correspondence, clippings, news releases, minutes, and speeches concerning Republican politics, particularly the Presidential campaigns of Robert Taft; the Taft Memorial Foundation; and the 1953 appointment of William Howard Taft III as ambassador to Ireland. |
| Horowitz, Roger | Title: Roger Horowitz Papers, 1969-1989, 1997-1999
Quantity: 7.0 c.f. and 58 tape recordings Call Number: M87-516; M91-214; M2004-023; M2007-053 Abstract: Papers of labor historian and political activist Roger Horowitz, documenting his activities as a student at the Fieldston School, the University of Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Information is particularly strong concerning South Africa, Central America, and various socialist movements. Also included is Horowitz's collection of oral history interviews with members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) which he made in 1987 in the course of completing research for a dissertation. A supplement to the UPWA Oral History Project, these interviews seek to learn more about the ethnicity, religious influences, and social characteristics of packinghouse workers' communities, circa 1920-1960. |
| Minahan, Roger | Title: Roger Minahan Papers, circa 1898-1990
Quantity: 5.7 c.f. (4 record center cartons, 1 flat box, and 3 archives boxes) Call Number: M91-092 Abstract: Genealogical research files collected and compiled by Roger Minahan during the 1960s to 1990 concerning the origins of the Minahan and Fitzgerald families of Ireland who eventually settled in Wisconsin, primarily in Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Oconto and Waukesha counties. Included are notes, correspondence, charts, family group sheets, news clippings, coats of arms, maps, and miscellaneous certificates. The collection also includes photographs and negatives, circa 1898-1980, of family members across the generations, family owned farms in Wisconsin, and Roger Minahan’s youth and activities at Mary Garrett’s School for the Deaf (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), where his mother Anna Minahan was employed as a teacher. |
| Greene, Roger Sherman, 1881-1947 | Title: Roger S. Greene Papers, 1906-1946
Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 431 Abstract: Papers of Roger S. Greene, a specialist in Far Eastern affairs. Included is correspondence relating particularly to his work for the Department of State, the China Medical Board of the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Citizens Association, and the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies; correspondence, financial papers, and minutes of the American Committee for Non-Participation in Japanese Aggression, 1938-1940; articles and speeches by Greene; his 1917 report on the flood at Tientsin, China for the Flood Relief Committee of the American Red Cross; and miscellaneous clippings and printed materials, 1937-1945. |
| Day, Roland B., 1919- | Title: Roland B. Day Papers, 1966-1996
Quantity: 6.8 c.f. (18 archives boxes) and 1 photograph Call Number: M96-194 Abstract: Papers of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Roland B. Day, documenting his judicial career (1974-1996) as well as his work as chairman of the Wisconsin Bicentennial Committee on the [U.S.] Constitution. Committee records compiled by Justice Day include agendas; minutes of local, state, and national planning meetings; correspondence; programming and activities information; financial records and budgets; newsletters; publications; speeches; and interim and final reports. Justice Day’s papers also include general correspondence; administrative memoranda, minutes, and reports in connection with his role as head of the Wisconsin state court system; speeches, both by Day and others; subject files; and a photographic portrait of Day. |
| Toole, Roland E. | Title: Roland E. Toole Dam Construction Photographs, 1940-1949
Quantity: 354 photographs (1 archives box and 2 oversize folders) and 1 piece of ephemera Call Number: M2003-061 Abstract: Photographs of four hydroelectric dam projects from the 1940s with which Roland E. Toole, a civil engineer, was involved. The projects include the Saxon Falls dam (Montreal River), Castle Rock dam (Wisconsin River), Petenwell dam (Wisconsin River), and Peavey Falls dam (Michigamme River). Also included is a diploma awarded to Toole by the American Society of Civil Engineers (1963). |
| White, Roland, b. 1908 | Title: Roland White Papers, 1920-1984
Quantity: 4.8 cubic feet (12 archives boxes); plus additions of 13.0 cubic feet, 0.2 cubic feet of photographs, and 2 tape recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 128A; M66-393; M77-142; M86-178; M88-060; M89-347; M90-167; M90-351; M91-228; Audio 1875A Abstract: Papers of Roland White, member of the Iowa Socialist Party and editor of several newspapers including the Dubuque Leader, an Iowa labor newspaper; Peoria Labor News (Illinois), and the Daily Pantagraph of Bloomington, Illinois. White also authored the book, Milo Reno, Farmers Union Pioneer, in 1941. The collection documents White's professional and personal activities and touches on topics such as labor unions, farmers, the Socialist Party, newspaper publishing, and journalism. |
| Freese, Rolf | Title: Rolf Freese Papers Quantity: .25 Linear Feet 1 half legal document box Call Number: MS 403 Abstract: Over 200 letters written by a German non-commissioned officer, Rolf Freese, during World War II. The letters were written mostly to his parents and family members from the Russian Front between the years 1938 to 1943. Also included are letters to Rolf from various people, including his parents and family members. Lastly, there are wartime field post briefs that give brief accounts or updates on various soldiers that may have been sent to Rolf's parents. |
| Rosman, Rolf P.M. | Title: Rolf P.M. Rosman Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 oversized folder) of papers, 0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box, 2 flat boxes, and 2 folders) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 965 Abstract: Papers and photographs relating to the service of Rolf P.M. Rosman, an officer in the Wisconsin National Guard during the time between the Spanish-American War and the beginning of World War I. The majority of the collection pertains to the continuing military education of Rosman, who began the twentieth century as the captain of Company L, 1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment stationed in Beloit and received a promotion to major in 1909. Materials include correspondence course questions, distributed by the Wisconsin Adjutant General's Office, which posed questions of strategy and military administration to officers. Two of Rosman's answers can be found in the collection. These materials give an idea of the types of military strategy being discussed and taught between the Spanish-American War and World War I. Also included are materials pertaining to the administration of the Wisconsin National Guard during the early twentieth century. Military correspondence, orders, circular letters, memoranda, and other papers document promotions, resignations, soldiers being granted leave to attend to private business matters, inspections, and training exercises. Picture postcards show Camp McCoy and Guardsmen in various activities. The oversized folder contains two maps, one likely used for the correspondence course and the other showing Camp McCoy. Photographs include several shots of Rosman in uniform and many unidentified pictures of Wisconsin National Guardsmen marching, posing for group shots, and engaging in every day activities such as cutting hair and washing dishes. These include a cyanotype photograph of recruits at Cincinnati. There are some unidentified photographs that appear to be from the Spanish-American War era, but most were taken in the early twentieth century. A picture of a dog, labeled “Joe the war dog,” shows a canine wearing a vest that bears the symbol of the 32nd Division, a red arrow. The dog likely served as the mascot of some unit in that division, likely during World War I. |
| LGBTQ Archive Rodefeld, Rolf | Title: Rolf Rodefeld collection Quantity: .42 Linear Feet One letter document box. Catalog and unbound volume. Call Number: uac106 Abstract: This collection includes the unbound volume "AIDS Caring Community: A Guide for Spiritual Communitie" published by the Wisconsin Conference of Churches Task Force on AIDS in 1992 and the 1993 publication "Bijou Video: the Complete Reference Guide of Gay Adult Films," a listing of 3,500 titles available from the Chicago-based company Bijou Video. |
| Rynning, Rolf S. | Title: Rolf S. Rynning Correspondence with Joseph Hixon and Charles P. Crosby Regarding John and Ely Hixon Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 142 Abstract: Correspondence from Rolf S. Rynning to Joseph Hixon and Charles P. Crosby regarding John and Ely Hixon during the years of 1932 and 1934. |
| Gundersen, Adolf Slungaard, Rolv K. | Title: Rolv K. Slungaard Translated Typescript of Adolf Gundersen Diary, 1894-1895 Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 143 Abstract: Diary of Dr. Adolf Gunderson from the years of 1894-1895, which includes the chronological accounts of his medical cases. Gunderson was the founder of the Gunderson Clinic of La Crosse, Wisconsin. The diary was translated by Rolv K. Slungaard, M.D. in July of 1994. |
| Kwasniewski, Roman B.J., 1886-1980 | Title: Roman B.J. Kwasniewski Papers, 1892-1953
Quantity: 1.7 c.f. (4 archives boxes, 1 oversize folder) and 2 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 22; Micro 911; Milwaukee Micro 38 Abstract: Partial papers of four generations of the Kwasniewski and Dyniewicz families, as collected by Roman Kwasniewski, a Milwaukee photographer, journalist, and business entrepreneur. The collection includes family, personal, and business correspondence; and business records of Roman Kwasniewski, of his father Jozef who ran a lithography and printing business, and of his mother Wanda who kept an art supply and flower shop. Also present are some personal financial records, records of cultural and fraternal societies to which family members belonged, copies of photographs, and genealogical records of the Kwasniewski and Dyniewicz families in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Poland. Also included are several pamphlets and programs from various organizations, two Polish-language songbooks, and a small volume written and published by Wladyslaw Dyniewicz. On microfilm are correspondence, printed articles, and reference news clippings collected by Jozef and Roman Kwasniewski for their use as editors of the agricultural page of the Milwaukee Kuryer Polski. |
| Kwasniewski, Roman B.J., 1886-1980 | Title: Roman B.J. Kwasniewski Photographs, 1897-1959
, 1920-1931
Quantity: 186.5 cubic ft. (313 boxes) 1 oversize folder 1,003 nitrate negatives 313 safety film negatives Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 19 Abstract: Roman B.J. Kwasniewski was a photographer who worked in Milwaukee's Polish-American community (Polonia). Kwasniewski took many of the images at his Park Studio, located on Lincoln Avenue, on Milwaukee's south side. Most of the studio photographs depict family events such as anniversaries, first communions, funerals, graduations, and weddings. Other images include scenes of accidents, fires, floods; fraternal organizations; homes; construction scenes; individual businesses, including Kuryer Polski; political parties; ceremonies such as church anniversaries, ordinations, and dedications; social events such as New Year's Eve celebrations and "Hard Times" parties which were popular in the 1920s; and sporting events. The result is a striking picture of Milwaukee's south side Polish-Americans and their contributions to the city in which they lived. The collection consists of 29,153 negatives (glass and film), over 6,000 prints, 80 lantern slides, and 247 documents. The documents, which were included with the negatives and prints, mainly consist of correspondence between the photographer and his customers concerning photo orders. The collection also contains an accounting ledger dating from 1921 to 1933. |
| McCrea, Ronald A., 1943- | Title: Ronald A. McCrea Papers, 1963-1989
Quantity: 4.6 c.f. (12 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Call Number: Mss 869 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1974-1986, of McCrea, a journalist known for his editorial work with the Madison Capital Times and the Madison Press Connection, a strike newspaper. He also worked as communications director/speechwriter for Governor Anthony S. Earl from 1983 to 1986. A complete run of annotated reading copies of Earl speeches comprise a large portion of the collection. Also included are press materials for the governor's trade mission to China including a typed diary by McCrea and a 1981 China diary by Tom Loftus; draft and printed articles and editorials by McCrea; minutes of the board of the Madison Press Connection; records pertaining to the strike against Madison Newspapers, Inc. which led to the creation of the Press Connection; records of National Labor Relations Board proceedings; miscellaneous files relating to the editorial management of the Press Connection; and clippings and correspondence documenting the public response to the Press Connection's controversial publication of hydrogen bomb information in 1979. An interview with reporter Cedric Parker is also present. |
| Davis, R. G., 1933- | Title: Ronald Guy Davis Papers, 1954-1974
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 131 Abstract: Papers of Ronald Guy Davis, a radical writer, actor, and director, who founded the San Francisco Mime Troupe, one of the first American “guerrilla theatre” groups. Davis, who was particularly interested in the study and performance of mime, also helped found the Artists' Liberation Front, Radical Booking Agency, and R.G. Davis Mime Troupe, all in San Francisco. The collection documents Davis's artistic activities and ideas, 1958-1970, and the history and daily workings of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, as well as provides an impression of the nature and scope of the avant-garde, radical, and anti-establishment atmosphere of San Francisco and the nation during the 1960's. Included are biographical materials and memorabilia regarding Davis; a writings file containing Davis's non-dramatic material and a draft of his book, The San Francisco Mime Troupe (1975); and an organizations file, with papers relating to various performing groups with which Davis was connected. Materials regarding the San Francisco Mime Troupe are most complete, and include records and photographs of many of its productions. |
| Johnson, Ronald | Title: Ronald Johnson Papers, circa 1930-1971
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons) Call Number: M80-665 Abstract: Files, 1930s through the early 1970s, collected by Ronald Johnson, concerning various labor union and related activities in Kenosha, including correspondence, background materials, and ephemera. |
| Klett, Ronald | Title: Ronald Klett collection Quantity: 1.75 Linear Feet 1 half document box; 1 flat box unbound volumes; photographs; postcards Call Number: MML029 Abstract: The collection contains an unpublished book manuscript by Ronald Klett about Dutch conductor Willem Mengelberg's activities in the United States, and a small amount of photographs and postcards depicting Mengelberg. |
| McCrea, Ronald | Title: Ronald McCrea papers Quantity: 4.95 Linear Feet 3 letter document boxes, 1 folding flat box, 2 record storage cartons, 1 large flat folder black and white photographs, newsprint, handwritten notes Call Number: uac54 Abstract: The Ronald McCrea papers document the professional work and activism of Ronald Alan McCrea, a journalist, gay rights advocate and historian. McCrea's papers concern his professional work for a variety of newspapers around the United States as well as his work for various gay rights advocacy groups in Madison, Wisconsin. |
| Tavel, Ronald, 1941- | Title: Ronald Tavel Papers, 1958-1973
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 173AN Abstract: Papers of Ronald Tavel, poet, lyricist, and writer of avant-garde plays and motion pictures. Included are manuscript drafts of a novel Street of Stairs (1968) and copies of three plays including his three-act verse Christina's World (1958). |
| - - - | Title: Room 222 Films, 1969-1973
Quantity: 15 film reels (16 mm) Call Number: DF 334-DF 348 Abstract: Fifteen episodes from all five seasons of the half-hour long dramatic-comedy television series Room 222, which aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974 and focused on American history teacher Pete Dixon (Lloyd Haynes) and his class at the fictional Walt Whitman High School in Los Angeles, California. |
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Cameron, Rosa M.; Milwaukee (Wis.). Common Council. |
Title: Rosa Cameron Aldermanic Records, 2000-2003
Quantity: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 30 Abstract: Records of Common Council Alderwoman Rosa Cameron, who served Milwaukee's 10th District from 2000-2002. Contains correspondence, requests, and schedules. |
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Morris, Rosa; Kenosha Homemakers' Club |
Title: Rosa Morris Kenosha Homemakers' Club Scrapbook Collection, 1939-1979
Quantity: 1 cubic feet (1 records center carton) 1 box Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 39 Abstract: This collection includes correspondence, sales reports, company publications, photographs of employees, newspaper articles, and meeting minutes of Snap-on, a tool manufacturing corporation based in Kenosha, Wisconsin. |
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Churchill, Roscoe, 1916-2007; Churchill, Evelyn, 1918-1996; Gauger, Laura, 1956- |
Title: Roscoe and Evelyn Churchill Papers, 1967-2014 (bulk 1970-2007)
Quantity: 22.8 cubic feet (21 records center cartons, 3 archives boxes, and 1 flat box), 161 photographs, 34 transparencies, 42 tape recordings, 21 videorecordings, and 2 DVDs Call Number: Eau Claire Mss DE; PH Eau Claire Mss DE; Audio 1642A; VDA 175; VDA 349; VHB 441-VHB 459; VHB 931-VHB 932 Abstract: Papers documenting the efforts of Roscoe and Evelyn Churchill and Laura Gauger to prohibit copper mining operations near the Flambeau River in the Town of Grant, Rusk County, Wisconsin. The Churchills and Laura Gauger collaborated on The Buzzards Have Landed! The Real Story of the Flambeau Mine (2007), a book documenting these activities. The papers include notes and materials for the book arranged by chapter, correspondence with politicians and government agencies, letters to the editor, court documents and legal proceedings, publicity and public relations materials, petitions, background on the Flambeau Mine and Kennecott Copper Corporation, newsletters, speeches, information on state and local ordinances, and records of the Rusk County Citizen Action Group and the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council. |
| Wisconsin Folk Museum | Title: Rosemaling in the Upper Midwest Collection, 1987-1995
Contents: Wisconsin Historical Society Museum Division: 622 graphic images, 63 artifacts; Wisconsin Historical Society Archives: 48 folders; Mills Music Library Wisconsin Music Archives: 1 audiocassette; Janet C. Gilmore: ca. 1 c.f. exhibit photographs, text, artifact lists, and photographic documentation of exhibit installation Unique Identifier: CSUMC0004-CG Summary: The Rosemaling in the Upper Midwest collection documents the Norwegian-American folk painting tradition of rosemaling in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and the greater Upper Midwest region. Phil Martin and Jean Johnson of the Wisconsin Folk Museum interviewed rosemalers, while Martin and Lewis Koch photographed them and their work. Martin and Johnson borrowed, commissioned, and purchased artifacts, and produced several versions of a rosemaling exhibit, representing the work of more than 50 rosemalers. The first exhibit was installed in 1988 at the Folk Museum, and the last one ran into 1995. The book and exhibit catalog, Rosemaling in the Upper Midwest: A Story of Region and Revival, also resulted from this research. |
| Rosendale Agricultural Club (Rosendale, Wis.) | Title: Rosendale Agricultural Club (Rosendale, Wis.) Records, 1869-1895
Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box including 4 volumes) Call Number: Oshkosh Mss U Abstract: Constitution and by-laws, minutes of meetings, roll of charter members, and papers on agricultural topics presented before the club. |
| Lewis, Ross A. (Ross Aubrey), 1902-1977 | Title: Ross A. Lewis Drawings, 1952-1953
Quantity: 7 items Call Number: PH 6008 (3) Abstract: This collection consists of seven original editorial cartoons on fluoridation done for the Milwaukee Journal in 1952 and 1953 by Ross A. Lewis. |
| Ross, Hamilton Nelson | Title: Ross Family Home Movies, 1927-1936
Quantity: 14 reels of film (16 mm) and 4 videorecordings (U-Matic viewing copies) Call Number: AC 771; AE 386-AE 394; CB 278-279; CC 670; DE 129; VBB 425-428 Abstract: Amateur home movies of the Hamilton Nelson Ross family, circa 1927-1932. H.N. Ross was the author of La Pointe—Village Outpost, a book on the history of La Pointe. Most films contain footage of the Ross children playing outdoors at their Geneva, Illinois home and on Madeline Island, Wisconsin. Several films contain segments with adults, neighbors, friends and family visiting the Ross family. The collection includes shots of picnics, ball games, skiing, and other outdoor activities. CB 279 contains footage of President Calvin Coolidge visiting Wisconsin in 1928. |
| Reeves, Rosser, 1910-1984 | Title: Rosser Reeves Papers, 1927-1971
Quantity: 10.2 cubic feet (27 archives boxes), 5 tape recordings, 5 disc recordings, 78 photographs and 4 transparencies (1 archives box), 10 reels of film (16 mm), 1 reel of film (35 mm), and 1 video recording Call Number: U.S. Mss 112AF; Audio 399A; PH 3182; AC 952-958; CA 500-502; GA 001; VAA 001 Abstract: Papers of Rosser Reeves, an advertising executive who was chairman of the board of Ted Bates and Company Inc. The collection documents his career in advertising, noted for his “hard-sell” philosophy and his induction into the Advertising Hall of Fame, and reflects his anti-Communist sentiments and his involvement in Republican politics, both nationally and in New York from 1952 to 1964. The visual materials include images of Reeves, his family and friends and images related to Ted Bates and Company. |
| Rosengren, Roswell P., 1902-1988 | Title: Roswell P. Rosengren Papers, 1921-1966
Quantity: 3.6 cubic feet (9 archives boxes), and 21 photographs and 8 transparencies (2 folders) Call Number: U.S. Mss 83AF; PH 3203; PH 3204 Abstract: Papers of a U.S. Army public relations officer during World War II and the Korean conflict, consisting of correspondence, articles and addresses, printed matter and a few photographs. The correspondence, which is intermittent, 1931-1966, is largely personal in character, but many outgoing letters contain information on his public relations work and observations on the events and people with whom he was involved. Prominent correspondents include Bruce Barton, Edgar Bergen, Turner Catledge, Walt Disney, William O. Douglas, James C. Hagerty, Oveta Culp Hobby, J. Edgar Hoover, Joseph W. Martin Jr., Edward R. Murrow, Richard M. Nixon, Arthur Radford, Harold E. Stassen, David Sarnoff, Leland Stowe, Arthur H. Sulzberger Jr., and Wendell L. Willkie. |
| Rotary Club of La Crosse (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: Rotary Club of La Crosse Records Physical Description: 6.0 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 063 Abstract: The La Crosse chapter of Rotary International was chartered in 1919. The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; high ethical standards in business and professions; the application of the ideal of service; the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through fellowship. Records of the local La Crosse chapter include historical materials, board and committee materials, membership files, programs & events. Written historical sketches and some historical ephemeral items as well as many unlabelled photographs comprise the historical background. The board materials consist of a framed charter (1919), chapter constitution and bylaws, correspondence (bulk 1924-1927; 1938-1939), minimal financial materials (1961-1983; 1990-1998), and meeting minutes (1924-1975; 1977). |
| Rotary Club of Milwaukee | Title: Rotary Club of Milwaukee Records, 1912-2019
Quantity: 12.6 cubic ft. (14 boxes) 1 audio reel 7 film reels 10 videocassettes plus additions of .4 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 215 Abstract: Records of the Milwaukee branch of Rotary International, an organization formed with the purpose to improve the community, promote high ethical standards in business and professional life, and advance the cause of world peace by building bridges of knowledge and understanding among peoples of different nations. The collection contains weekly bulletins distributed to members, minutes from club meetings, club directories, audio and visual recordings from club events, photographs, artifacts, and miscellaneous materials involving the club. |
| ZIV Television (Firm) | Title: “Rough Riders” Films: ZIV-TV Productions, United Artists Corporation Records, 1958-1959
Quantity: 39 film reels Call Number: DB 455-DB 493 Abstract: Thirty-nine episodes of Rough Riders, a half-hour western series that ran from 1958 to 1959 on ABC, about two Union officers and a Confederate officer who team up after the Civil War and journey west to start a new life. All the films are 16 mm prints in black and white with sound. Each episode is approximately 950 feet long. |
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Evans, Rowland, 1921-2001; Novak, Robert D., 1931-2009 |
Title: Rowland Evans Jr. and Robert D. Novak Papers, 1945-2008
Quantity: 145.4 cubic feet (132 records center cartons, 32 archives boxes, 1 card box, and 2 flat boxes), 148 tape recordings, 0.6 cubic feet of photographs (1 archives box and 1 flat box), 120 videorecordings, and 6 DVDs Call Number: Mss 764; Audio 1457A; PH 6565; VDA 002-VDA 007; VBC 110-VBC 115; VHA 644-VHA 757 Abstract: Papers, 1948-2008, of Rowland Evans Jr. and Robert D. Novak, one of the nation's longest journalistic partnerships. Evans and Novak were best known for their newspaper column “Inside Report” and the Evans & Novak cable television program. Novak alone was known for work on the Crossfire and Capital Gang television programs. Documentation of their joint and individual writing and reporting includes a complete run of “Inside Report” with an index; transcripts and video and audio documentation of Evans & Novak; articles, newsletters, drafts, and research material for free-lance writings and books such as The Agony of the GOP, Lyndon B. Johnson: the Exercise of Power and Nixon in the White House, and Novak's lengthy autobiography, The Prince of Darkness. Supplementing the writings and reporting are extensive subject files containing additional interviews and primary and secondary research material on many topics. Research on the presidencies of Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and William Clinton is particularly strong. Also included are reader and viewer mail, general correspondence, political polls, scheduling files, and some separate files of Rowland Evans. |
| Rowley Family | Title: Rowley Family Papers, 1837-1967
Quantity: 4.5 cubic feet (11 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) Call Number: Wis Mss 53PB Abstract: An unusually complete set of business records kept by three generations of the Rowley family, physicians who practiced medicine in Wisconsin for nearly a century, at Verona, 1851-1864, and at Middleton, 1864-1948. From 1868 to 1880 the two elder doctors also operated a drugstore at Middleton. The papers include visiting lists recording cases treated; prescription books; and account books and daybooks for the drug business and for the medical practices of Newman C. Rowley, Antinous A. Rowley, and A. Gilbert Rowley. Essays on the drugstore and the three doctors by Jessica Rowley are also included. Family correspondence, diaries, family trees, and other genealogical information relate to the history of the Rowley, Wheelwright, and Campbell families. Also included are business papers relating to Antinous and Newman Rowley, and Antinous Rowley's Civil War letters to his parents. |
| Empey, Roy A., 1882-1955 | Title: Roy A. Empey Papers, 1919-1954
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss PN Abstract: Correspondence of Roy A. Empey, a locomotive engineer who was an official of and lobbyist for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and director of the United States Employment Service in Wisconsin from 1931 to 1933. The collection contains material on all facets of Empey's public career. Numerous letters deal with his political interests: his support of the La Follettes, his work as campaign manager for Wisconsin attorney general John M. Reynolds, 1928-1932, and cooperation between trade unions and the Progressive Party. Other papers pertain to his participation in John Hickey Lodge No. 266 of the Railroad Brotherhood at Green Bay and to his activities as a lobbyist at Madison. Correspondence concerning union grievances is scattered throughout the collection. The papers from 1931-1933 deal primarily with the work of the United States Employment Service. Also included are letters with information on technical aspects of railroading and on Empey's career with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Correspondents include John J. Blaine, John M. Reynolds, Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Philip F. La Follette, Solomon Levitan, Joseph D. Beck, William Evjue, Orland S. Loomis, and Daniel W. Hoan. |
| University of Wisconsin--Extension | Title: Roy Colbert, Chester Allen, John Gillen, Andrew Hopkins recordings Quantity: 0.25 Linear Feet 4 audio tape reels Collection includes 1/4 inch audio tape reels Call Number: uac150 Abstract: Audio recordings of the statements by Chester Allen, Roy Colbert, John Gillen, and Andrew Hopkins, which were taken by Professor Roger Axford when he prepared his history of correspondence courses and a biography of its first Director, William H. Lighty. |
| Mitchell, Roy E. | Title: Roy E. Mitchell Physician Business Records, 1913-1948
Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss CG Abstract: Business records of an Eau Claire, Wis. physician providing a fairly complete view of the business operations and workload of a medical doctor. The records consist mainly of patient visit and payment daybooks (1919-1948) with date, head of household, brief notes, and charges. Also included is a financial record book of income received from other than professional services (1919- 1940); physician expense account books (1913-1939); a general ledger (1931-1940); a record book of opium and coca prescribed including patient name and diagnosis; and miscellaneous items. |
| Martin, Roy L., collector | Title: Roy L. Martin Collected Railroad Photographs, circa 1871-1948
Quantity: 276 photographs (9 folders), 0.4 cubic feet of negatives (2 negative boxes), and 1.2 cubic feet of photographs, negatives and ephemera (3 archives boxes) Call Number: PH 191-PH 195; PH 544 (3); PH 2222; PH 2286; PH 2700; PH 2721; PH 2892; WHi(M302); WHi(M304); WHi(M3042); WHi(M305); WHi(M306) Abstract: Photographs of trains, depots, shops, roundhouses, bridges, track, personnel, wrecks, and railroad construction projects, collected by Roy Martin, circa 1871-1948. The photographs are primarily related to the Wisconsin Central and Chicago, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railroads. |
| Matson, Roy L., 1908-1960 | Title: Roy L. Matson Papers, 1903-1960
Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) and 98 photographs Call Number: Mss 238; PH Mss 238 Abstract: Papers of Roy L. Matson, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal (1942-1960), in Madison, Wisconsin. Papers consist of correspondence, articles, speeches, memorabilia, and three subject files, including photographs. The subject files, which comprise the bulk of the collection, concern a Department of Defense-sponsored tour of Europe and the Near East in 1952, a 1958 seminar on the American press in India sponsored by the State Department, and a local controversy on the West Washington Avenue underpass. Included are correspondence, background information, newspaper clippings, and other related material. |
| Wilcox, Roy P., 1873-1946 | Title: Roy P. Wilcox Papers, 1890-1925
Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (8 archives boxes) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss AV Abstract: Papers of Roy P. Wilcox, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, attorney, Republican state senator from 1917 to 1920, and unsuccessful primary candidate for governor in 1918 and 1920 and for senator in 1925. The papers consist of materials from his political campaigns and his State Senate term, speeches, and a small subject file concerning the city commission form of government and workmen's compensation legislation. The political materials include lists of supporters, campaign literature, a few financial reports, and materials from the Guardians of Liberty. The 1925 correspondence is especially revealing of the daily inside operations of the campaign and of relationships with party leaders in Wilcox' race against Robert M. La Follette, Jr., for the senior La Follette's vacant Senate seat. |
| Fredrickson, Roy R., 1898-1994 | Title: Roy R. Fredrickson Papers Physical Description: 0.2 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 003 Abstract: The Roy R. Fredrickson papers include biographical information, information on the Mexican Border War of 1916, and papers dealing with recognition for Mexican Border Veterans and with the Mexican Border Veterans, Inc. |
| Meier, Roy R., 1902- | Title: Roy R. Meier Papers, 1881-1978
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Northland Micro 14; Micro 732 Abstract: Papers of a Price County, Wis., farmer and local historian including photographs of the Meier family about the turn of the century and in the 1970's; a farm ledger begun by Karl Meier and taken over by his son Roy in 1918; an essay by Meier on Germans and others who settled Price County in the l870's and l880's; and a “History of the Dairy Herd of the Spring Brook Farm.” |