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- - -	Title: Wichita Town Films, 1959-1960 Quantity: 25 film reels (16 mm) and 1 videorecording Call Number: DC 541-DC 565; VBC 107 Abstract: Twenty-six episodes of Wichita Town, a half-hour western series that ran on NBC from 1959 to 1960, about a marshal and his deputy in Wichita, Kansas. All the episodes are 16 mm film prints in black and white with sound, with the exception of “Paid in Full” which is a 3/4 inch videotape in black and white with sound. Each episode is approximately 950 feet long.
Wickham and Farr Law Firm (Eau Claire, Wis.); Farr, Frank R., 1860-1932; Wickham, James, 1862-1944	Title: Wickham and Farr Law Firm Printed Cases and Briefs, 1888-1909 Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (24 volumes in 3 record center cartons) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss BA Abstract: Printed Wisconsin Supreme Court cases and legal briefs prepared by the Eau Claire, Wisconsin law firm of Wickham and Farr, and by opposing attorneys. The cases span the dates of James Wickham's law practice from 1888 until 1909, when he was appointed circuit court judge for Wisconsin's newly-created 19th circuit. In 1889 Wickham was joined in practice by Frank R. Farr. Wickham and Farr undertook cases from all of the counties surrounding Eau Claire. The cases represented in the collection are comprised of appeals of all types to the Wisconsin Supreme Court with two to the U.S. Supreme Court, a few to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, and one each to the Minnesota and Illinois Supreme Courts.
WICOCA (Organization)	Title: WICOCA Records, circa 1987-1999 Quantity: 1.4 cubic feet (1 records center carton and 1 archives box) Call Number: M2011-111 Abstract: Records of the Wisconsin Interfaith Committee on Central America (WICOCA), a peace organization that called for the end of civil war and violence, and instead asked for cooperation in the countries of Central America, primarily in El Salvador.
Berget, Wilbur C.	Title: Wilbur C. Berget Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 1.2 linear ft. (3 archives boxes and 2 oversize folders) of papers and 0.6 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 flat box) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 64 Abstract: Papers and photographs of Wilbur C. Berget, a non-commissioned officer who received extensive stateside training and later served with the 12th Armored Division in Europe during World War II before dying tragically in a car accident while awaiting a transfer home. The majority of the collection consists of letters Berget, a Gratiot, Wisconsin native, wrote home to his parents and siblings during the war. The letters are long and very descriptive in chronicling Berget's service from his initial training through the war in Europe and up to a week before his death in December 1945. They are full of observations about military and social activities during the war years and cover major events such as the bombing of Pearl Harbor and subsequent mobilization, the condition of blacks in the segregated South, fighting in Europe, and the liberation of a concentration camp. Also included are Berget's military papers and records relating to his death, burial overseas, and reinterment in Wisconsin. Photographs include three chronological albums that detail his military service.
Cohen, Wilbur J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1913-1987	Title: Wilbur J. Cohen Papers, 1930-1987 Quantity: 109.8 cubic feet (279 archives boxes) and 4 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 789; Audio 1237A Abstract: Papers, mainly 1935 to 1979, of Wilbur J. Cohen, an official in the Social Security Administration (1935-1956), assistant secretary, undersecretary, and secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1961-1969), professor of social work (1956-1960), professor of education and public welfare and dean of the School of Education at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (1969-1979), and founder and co-chairman of the Save Our Security coalition. Included are appointment books, personal and professional correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, draft legislation, testimony, task force material, draft presidential messages, press releases, printed material, clippings, memoirs, writings and speeches, interview transcripts, photographs, and sound recordings. The files document the expansion of the Social Security system; the establishment of the Medicare program; social welfare policy and legislation during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations; Cohen's career as a federal official, academic, and expert and consultant on Social Security; and his activities as a writer, speaker, and advocate of government health, education, and social programs.
Austin, Wilbur M.	Title: Wilbur M. Austin Photographs, 1957-1982 Quantity: 365 photographs and 603 negatives (2 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 1 negative box) Call Number: M2004-246 Abstract: A collection of photographs and negatives taken between 1957 and 1982 in and around Janesville, Wisconsin, by Wilber W. Austin. Included are photographs from weddings, documentation of the Miss Wool of Wisconsin contest and related activities, the 1967 Janesville strike, water ballet, the Tommy Bartlett Water Show, underwater portraiture, album and assorted oversized prints, some produced for use in Janesville area photography exhibitions and contests.
Zelinsky, Wilbur, 1921-2013	Title: Wilbur Zelinsky Papers, 1945-2013 Quantity: 22 cubic ft. (30 boxes; including 13,683 slides) 13 oversize folders Call Number: AGSL Manuscript Collection 32 Abstract: Papers of Wilbur Zelinsky, a geographer who specialized in culture and population. He taught for many years at The Pennsylvania State University. The collection contains primarily correspondence of both a personal and professional nature, reflecting Zelinsky's work in various areas of geography. Also contains maps, research data, writings, and Zelinsky's extensive slide collection.
Wild Heritage	Title: Wild Heritage Records, 1965-1992 Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes) and 34 photographs Call Number: River Falls Mss EV; PH 6615 Abstract: Records, 1965-1992, of Wild Heritage, a conservation group headquartered in Hudson, Wisconsin, consisting of internal documents, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and other materials. The collection documents the group's efforts to preserve the natural environment of Hudson and the area near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border.
Haines, Wilder H.	Title: Wilder H. Haines Papers, 1917-1918 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 549 Abstract: Papers of Wilder H. Haines including numerous reports prepared and collected by Haines while he was an employee of the United States Food Administration during World War I. Included also are minutes and resolutions from meetings of the Agricultural Advisory Committee, for which Haines acted as secretary. Also present are reports, tables and charts, and handwritten notes of Haines and of Cecil H. Smith, written for the Food Administration, and concerning food and agricultural production in the United States, Australia, Great Britain, France, and other countries.
Kraegel, Wilfred A.	Title: Wilfred A. Kraegel Papers, 1956-2010 Quantity: 3 cubic ft. (5 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 137 Abstract: Papers of a Milwaukee actuary, futurist, and founding member of Goals for Greater Milwaukee 2000. The collection includes presentations made by Kraegel in his capacity as an actuary for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company; correspondence and minutes covering Goals for Greater Milwaukee 2000 and its creation; correspondence and reports from Action for Goals 2000; papers relating to his doctorate in urban social institutions; notes and syllabi from classes he taught at UWM; and minutes from the World Future Society-Milwaukee Chapter.
Ramthun, Wilhelm, circa 1838-1863	Title: Wilhelm Ramthun Papers, 1862-1863 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 651 Abstract: Eight Civil War letters written in German Gothic script with transcripts and translations, Feb. 23, 1862-July 28, 1863, from Wilhelm Ramthun, a Private in Co. K, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, including descriptions of army life and the Battle of Fredericksburg. Also includes an 1861 baptismal record.
La Budde, Wilhelmine D. (Wilhelmine Diefenthaeler), 1880-1955	Title: Wilhelmine D. La Budde Papers, 1924-1959 Quantity: 8.8 cubic feet (22 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss BC Abstract: Papers of Wilhelmine D. La Budde, a Milwaukee clubwoman and conservationist, including articles, speeches, radio scripts, reports of the Conservation Committee of the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs, and clippings on conservation subjects and correspondence. La Budde campaigned for compulsory conservation education, the restoration of Horicon Marsh, a resident fishing license bill, preservation of tracts of virgin timber and reforestation, and improved Native American welfare. Letters include correspondence with members of the Wisconsin legislature, with congressmen from most Wisconsin districts, with Wisconsin senators and governors, and with other conservationists such as Charles Broughton, Louis Radke, and Haskell Noyes.
Rockett, Will H.	Title: Will H. Rockett Papers, 1946-1993 Quantity: 2 cubic ft. (2 boxes) 3 audio cassettes Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 66 Abstract: Papers of a former UW-Milwaukee dean of the School of Fine Arts, largely consisting of unpublished manuscripts, drafts of published works, radio documentary scripts, research materials, as well as lectures, and course outlines and class notes.
Ross, Will, 1888-1951	Title: Will Ross Papers, 1914-1980 Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 1 reel of microfilm, and 44 photographs Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 111; Milwaukee Micro 55; Micro 1119; PH 3693; PH 3694 Abstract: Fragmentary papers of Will Ross, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin businessman, civic leader, and tuberculosis health care activist. Included are biographical information and microfilmed clippings; correspondence; articles and several versions of his autobiography, I Wanted to Live, which concerned his determined recovery from tuberculosis; and subject files primarily concerning his involvement in state and national tuberculosis associations and the interest of his widow in the Will Ross Medal and other memorials to her husband. The correspondence includes examples of the monthly mimeographed letters which he sent to friends and business associates between 1926 and 1951, concerning his hospital supply firm, Will Ross, Inc., which was established while Ross was still a patient in a tuberculosis sanitarium.
Motley, Willard, 1909-1965 Haydn, Hiram, 1907-1973 Loomis, Robert D. (Robert Duane), 1926-2020 Random House (Firm)	Title: Willard Motley papers Quantity: 1.7 Linear Feet 4 letter document boxes Call Number: MS 129 Abstract: The papers of Willard Motley, an African-American author from Chicago, Illinois, best known for his novels, "Knock on Any Door" (1947) and "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" (1958). Included are professional and personal correspondence, working notes, manuscripts, and book reviews. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence with Motley and his editor for "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" as well as five years worth of correspondence with Motley's literary agents. Additional correspondence with notable figures such as Lil Armstrong and Langston Hughes, also included.
Draheim, William A., 1898-1976	Title: William A. Draheim Papers, 1938-1976 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box), 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), and photographs Call Number: Oshkosh Mss CX; PH Oshkosh Mss CX; Micro 2101; Oshkosh Micro 24 Abstract: Fragmentary papers of William A. Draheim, a small businessman, veteran, and Republican state senator from Neenah, Wisconsin. First elected to the Senate in 1950 as a Democrat, Draheim became a Republican in 1953, but throughout the remainder of his political career he maintained a reputation for his independent position within the Republican Party. Included are chronologically-arranged clippings available only on microfilm (1938, 1948-1970), speeches and press releases (1951-1968), miscellaneous correspondence, and subject files. The clippings focus on Draheim, with a large portion concerning his tenure as chair of the Joint Finance Committee, 1959-1961. Original photographs removed from the scrapbooks are available in the Visual Materials Archive in Madison.
Jones, William A. (William Arthur), 1844-1912	Title: William A. Jones Papers, 1873, 1892-1911 Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 495 Abstract: Papers of William A. Jones, U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1897-1905. Included is correspondence, some with Theodore Roosevelt; reports on reservation conditions, materials on the 1902-1904 special investigations involving land leasing controversies at the Standing Rock Reservation (North and South Dakota) and the Uinta and Uncompahgre Reservations (Utah), travel notebooks, and other documentation of Indian affairs; and a few personal papers relating to Jones' political activities and work for the Mineral Point Zinc Company, New Jersey Zinc Company, First National Bank of Mineral Point, and the Mineral Point and Northern Railroad.
Jones, William A. (William Arthur), 1844-1912	Title: William A. Jones Photographs, 1897-1905 Extent: 391 photographs (6 archives boxes) Call Number: PH Mss 495 Abstract: Photographs documenting the agencies, schools, reservations, and Native Americans under the jurisdiction of William A. Jones while he was U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1897-1905. The collection consists of images of educational and religious institutions, important events during Jones' tenure as Commissioner, and portraits of Native Americans, Jones, and others. These images provide insight into the treatment of Native Americans by the United States government at the turn of the century, especially the government's attempt to “civilize” Native American children through education. Several photographic series within the collection document important events including the Ojibwa-Pillager Battle at Sugar Point, Minnesota, in 1898, and the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898. Images by well known photographers, such as T. Croft, J.H. Bratley, G.W. Parsons, and Frank A. Rinehart, are found throughout the collection.
Kasten, William A., 1956-	Title: William A. Kasten Papers, 1982-1986 Quantity: 4.8 c.f. (12 archives boxes) Call Number: Stevens Point Mss BM Abstract: Legislative papers of William A. Kasten, a Republican representative of Wisconsin's 62nd and 86th Assembly Districts from 1982 to 1986. The collection mainly consists of subject files arranged alphabetically, with emphasis on agricultural topics such as Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH), groundwater contamination, dairy price supports, and agricultural waste runoff. Files include correspondence, clippings, brochures, reports, press releases, speeches, and notes. There is also a small series of general correspondence dating 1984-1986 with constituents, staff, lobbyists, and other legislators.
Roberts, William A., 1900-	Title: William A. Roberts Papers, 1942-1956 Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss AJ Abstract: Files kept by the Washington law firm of Roberts and McInnis in the civil suit filed in 1951 by Drew Pearson against Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, Fulton Lewis, Jr., Westbrook Pegler, Morris A. Bealle, Edward K. Nellor, Donald Surine, George Waters, and the Washington Times-Herald on charges of libel, slander, and conspiracy to damage the plaintiff's business. William A. Roberts served as senior attorney for Pearson.
Solien, William A.	Title: William A. Solien Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 0.8 linear ft. (2 archives boxes) of papers and 0.2 linear ft. (4 folders and 1 flat box) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 691 Abstract: Papers and photographs of William A. Solien, who went through officer training and served stateside during World War II. The letters exchanged among Solien, wife Elayne, and their parents make up the majority of this collection. Solien wrote about his experiences in the Army, both at classes and in service. The letters between husband and wife are filled with proclamations of love and affection and often contain sentences in Norwegian. His family relayed events from home such as marriages and deaths. Also included in the collection are Solien's discharge certificates and war ballots for the 1944 primary elections in Wisconsin. Photographs include many shots of Solien and Elayne from his furloughs home along with unidentified shots of family and friends.
Steiger, William A., 1938-1978	Title: William A. Steiger Papers, 1941-1979 Quantity: 93.2 cubic feet (28 archives boxes and 83 records center cartons), 13 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 0.4 cubic feet of photographs, 117 tape recordings, 2 reels of film (16 mm), and 3 videorecordings; plus additions of 8 reels of film Call Number: Oshkosh Mss DB; PH Oshkosh Mss DB; Micro 970; Audio 1064A; AC 271; CC 657; VBA 507; VBA 509; VBB 190; M89-298 Abstract: Papers of William Albert Steiger of Oshkosh, a congressional representative from Wisconsin's Sixth Congressional District (1967-1978), who gained national attention for his work on capital gains and safety in the workplace. Files contain correspondence, correspondent indexes, legislation working files, grants and projects, case files, press material and publicity including audio recordings of radio messages, reference materials, as well as a small amount of personal papers. Subjects covered in the collection include files on the Williams-Steiger Bill establishing OSHA; the Steiger Amendment reducing the capital gains tax; the Manpower Act; legal services for the poor; services to the elderly; voluntary military service; clear lakes bill establishing protection of the Great Lakes; abortion; Watergate; Vietnam and Vietnamese immigration and orphans; and secondary education. The collection contains a small amount of campaign material. Also includes films from the 1960 Rose Bowl and Parade between the University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Titus, William A., 1868-1951	Title: William A. Titus Papers, 1835-1951 Quantity: 5.2 cubic feet (13 archives boxes), 91 negatives, and 0.1 cubic feet of photographs (1 folder) Call Number: Oshkosh Mss AA; PH 1144; (T569); (T57); (T571) Abstract: Papers of William A. Titus, a Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, businessperson, historian, author, and Republican politician, of which business papers comprise the largest segment. Business papers cover his investments in the Standard Lime and Stone Company, mining property in Wyoming and Ontario, and real estate in Milwaukee, Chicago, and the northern lakes region of Wisconsin. Also covered in the collection are Titus' interests in political issues, Indian artifacts from Mexico and the southwestern United States, and work as a historian with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Comstock, William J.	Title: William and Mary Comstock Scrapbooks, 1922-1982 Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 archives box) Call Number: M85-537 Abstract: Scrapbooks for trips taken in the 1970s and 1980s by William J. Comstock and Mary Comstock of Portage, Wisconsin, and trips through Europe and the eastern U.S. taken in the 1920s by Mary McKenzie Comstock before her marriage.
Attwood, William, 1919-1989	Title: William Attwood Papers, 1940-1987 Quantity: 6.0 c.f. (16 archives boxes) and 3 films (16 mm); plus additions of 1.1 c.f. Call Number: Mss 663; CC 239-CC 241; M88-182; M89-309; M92-299; M96-032 Abstract: Personal and professional papers of William Attwood, a journalist, author, and U.S. ambassador to Guinea and Kenya. Attwood also represented the U.S. government in various capacities in matters concerning the United Nations. Attwood's career in magazine and newspaper journalism is thoroughly documented: correspondence with readers and editors is the predominant form of material. The collection also documents Attwood's ambassadorial service during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and his tenure as media representative in the U.S. delegation to the 20th General UNESCO Conference. Attwood's other international activities represented in the collection include four trips to Cuba since the Revolution, a visit to China in 1971, his relationship with Prince Norodom Sihanouk, and membership in the Committee on East-West Accord. His national activities are documented by files on the presidential campaigns of Adlai Stevenson in 1956 and 1960 and that of John Kennedy, for whom Attwood served as a speech writer, in 1960.
Cairns, William B., 1867-1932	Title: William B. Cairns Papers, 1885-1891 , 1898 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (7 volumes in 1 archives box) Call Number: River Falls Mss Q Abstract: Six diaries, 1885-1891, kept by Cairns while he was a student at the University of Wisconsin interspersed with terms of teaching near Ellsworth and at Fairchild, Wis., and at an army post at Fort Grant, Arizona; plus a printed copy of Cairns' Ph.D. thesis, 1898.
William B. Cairns Victory Post 57	Title: William B. Cairns Victory Post 57 Records, Quantity: Records: 11.6 linear ft. (6 archives boxes, 27 card boxes, and 1 oversized folder) and photographs: 0.7 linear ft. (3 archives boxes and 3 oversized folders) Call Number: WVM Mss 15 Abstract: Records and photographs of the William B. Cairns Victory Post 57 of the American Legion (Madison, Wis.); the Dane County Voiture No. 683 of La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux (40/8); the Southern Wisconsin Red Arrow Club; and the Ray S. Owen First World War Photograph Collection. The Cairns Victory Post 57 series includes information about post activities such as Badger Boys State, the Boy Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps, Memorial Day observances, state and national American Legion conventions, and the results of a 1930 community survey conducted by the American Legion on topics such as health, education, and government. Also includes several versions of the post constitution and by-laws, financial records, extensive executive committee minutes, veterans' organization-related news clippings, post history essays and timelines, and correspondence covering post activities and membership issues. Membership record cards for the post are substantially complete from 1922-1967, with the exception of 1942. Two sets of post continuous membership cards from the 1950s and 1960s are also part of the collection, which provide membership history for individuals. The Dane County Voiture No. 683 series documents post activities including extensive coverage of the post-sponsored 1958 and 1959 Wisconsin Sports & Home Shows. Other records include correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and membership lists and reports. The Southern Wisconsin Red Arrow Club is the smallest series in the collection and includes the records of charity bingo events from the early 1980s. The Photographs series includes images documenting the activities of the Cairns Victory Post 57 and Dane County Voiture No. 683 including Memorial Day parades, meetings and events, 40/8 members in their 'fun' costumes, and scenes from the 1959 Wisconsin Sports & Home Show. The majority of the Photographs series consists of a collection of over 400 official military photographs taken in Europe during and just after the First World War. This collection of photographs, donated by First World War veteran and Post 57 member Ray S. Owen, includes extensive aerial and battlefield views as well as images of First World War armaments.
Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903	Title: William B. Franklin Papers, 1845-1919 Quantity: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 313 Abstract: William B. Franklin served in the Civil War as a Major General. This collection contains materials relating to his life and military career.
Hazeltine, William B., 1816-1888	Title: William B. Hazeltine Papers, 1843-1940 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm); plus additions of 0.6 c.f. and 12 photographs Call Number: Micro 234; M2003-050 Abstract: Papers of William B. Hazeltine, a circuit rider associated with the West Wisconsin Conference of the Methodist Church, including correspondence regarding camp meetings, the Lake Monona Assembly, state and national politics, and the Civil War.
Uihlein, William Benedict	Title: William Benedict Uihlein Papers, 1904 Quantity: .1 cubic ft. (1 folder) Call Number: UWM Small Collection 47 Abstract: This is an original copy of the thesis submitted for a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Wisconsin by William Benedict Uihlein in 1904. This thesis includes descriptions of the bottling plant, boiler room and engine room. Included are boiler tests and various results to show the efficiency of the boilers used in the plant. There are several glossy reproductions of drawings of the plant, the main boiler room, and two of the engine rooms. Also included is a detailed hand-drawn diagram of the plant, showing the locations of the bottle houses, ice houses, wash houses, cooper shops, hay room, malt house, grain elevators, brew house, boiler rooms, engine rooms, and more, giving an accurate portrayal of the plant in 1904.
Rubin, William Benjamin, 1873-1959	Title: William Benjamin Rubin Papers, 1908-1950 Quantity: 8.3 c.f. (21 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) and 14 photographs (2 folders) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss P; File 1913 January 21 Oversize; PH 1234; PH 1968 Abstract: Papers of Rubin, a Milwaukee attorney, author, and lecturer, prominent in the labor movement and in Democratic politics, consisting of correspondence with labor and political leaders and Rubin's articles and speeches. Rubin served as counsel in the 1919 strikes by the steelworkers, seamen, and members of Actor's Equity; aided in the 1929 drafting of the first law to prohibit blacklisting of employees by employers; represented the Wisconsin Cooperative Milk Pool in the milk strikes of the 1930's; and was mediator in the J.I. Case Company labor troubles in 1937. For twenty-five years he was also chief counsel for the American Federation of Labor, and traveled widely in Europe and the United States on behalf of the AFL and its member unions. In politics he campaigned nationally in 1918 for President Wooddefitem Wilson and in 1924 for the La Follette-Wheeler ticket; took part in political efforts of Democratic affairs in Wisconsin, but was unsuccessful in bids for the nomination for governor and for appointment as a federal judge. Rubin's most intimate correspondent appears to have been John P. Frey of the Metal Trades department of the American Federation of Labor. Other correspondents include Samuel Gompers and William Green, W. A. Appleton (secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions of London, England), F. Ryan Duffy, William T. Evjue, James A. Farley, John L. Lewis, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Henry A. Wallace. Ten letterbooks, 1917-1918, contain copies of outgoing letters from Rubin and his associates in his Milwaukee law firm, which conducted a general law practice involving varied civil and criminal cases. Certificates and photographs are also included.
Benton, William, 1900-1973	Title: William Benton Papers, 1951-1961 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss AY Abstract: Correspondence of Senator William Benton of Connecticut relating to his efforts to have Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin expelled from the United States Senate for a number of reasons, but primarily in relation to tactics used by McCarthy in his fight against communism. The collection is divided into two general sections. The first, correspondence with the general public in 1951-1952, relates to Benton's introduction of a resolution to investigate McCarthy and to McCarthy's lawsuit against him for libel and slander. The second section contains photocopies of Benton's correspondence with colleagues and associates relating to his later protests against McCarthy and to Benton's support for the Committee for an Effective Congress and the “Joe Must Go” movement in Wisconsin. Benton's correspondents included Dean G. Acheson, Louis Bean, Marquis W. Childs, August Derleth, James E. Doyle, Ralph E. Flanders, LeRoy Gore, Carl Hayden, Thomas C. Hennings, Paul Hoffman, Max Lerner, Joseph R. McCarthy, A. S. Mike Monroney, Wayne Morse, Edward R. Murrow, Drew Pearson, James Reston, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Harry S. Truman, Arthur V. Watkins, and James Wechsler.
Hesseltine, William Best, 1902-1963	Title: William Best Hesseltine Papers, 1856-1964 Quantity: 30.0 c.f. (72 archives boxes, 2 card file boxes, and 1 flat box) Call Number: Mss 345 Abstract: Papers of William Best Hesseltine, a University of Wisconsin professor of history and scholar of the Civil War, relating to his teaching, research, and writing projects. Extensive correspondence provides insights and commentary on academic life at a major university and demonstrates the inter-relationships of the national community of historians. Among the correspondents are many scholars and former students including several of the most prominent American historians of a generation. The collection also contains papers relating to Hesseltine's work with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the Southern Historical Association, and university committees and files from his research and writing such as notes, drafts, manuscripts, and typescripts of his books, articles, reviews, and addresses. Other papers include lectures, syllabi, reading lists, clippings, and copies of publications. A biographical file contains legal and academic records, school papers and poetry, diplomas, and biographical and bibliographic records and clippings.
Boeppler, William	Title: William Boeppler Papers, 1891-1935 Quantity: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 133 Abstract: The collection consists of William Boeppler’s work in the city of Milwaukee, particularly with the Milwaukee A Capella Chorus. It includes mailings, photographs, financial materials, newspaper clippings, and items on the study of music.
Sizer, William Bramwell	Title: William Bramwell Sizer Diaries, 1886-1914, 1916 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: M2010-161 Abstract: Diaries and transcripts of William Bramwell Sizer that detail his life as a Milwaukee police officer and a husband in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The early diaries describe Sizer's early career as a police officer which began in 1889 and include police calls and court appearances describing the types of petty crimes that occurred in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Milwaukee. Sizer's later diaries primarily record the weather and his daily activities at home. Also included are his obituary, letters, and clippings that detail Sizer's career and a family genealogy.
Brown, William, Jr.; Ferguson, Edward	Title: William Brown and Edward Ferguson Papers, 1805-1905 Quantity: 1.2 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 32 Abstract: Papers of early Milwaukee settler, William Brown, and Civil War veteran Edward Ferguson. Collection consists of handwritten letters, deeds, invoices, receipts, military records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and legal and government documents.
Cogswell, William C.	Title: William C. Cogswell Diaries, 1884-1898 Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 record center carton) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss AF Abstract: Diaries of Cogswell, a professional copyist in Milwaukee, dealing with his work in copying deeds and abstracts, and recounting daily activities in which many Milwaukee residents are named.
Hansen, William C., 1891-	Title: William C. Hansen Papers, 1964-1973 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Stevens Point Mss Y Abstract: Papers of William C. Hansen, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, from his term as a Democratic State Senator; including reference files, correspondence, voting records, campaign materials, and miscellany.
Haygood, William Converse, 1910-	Title: William Converse Haygood Papers, 1942-1954 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 23 Abstract: Papers of Haygood, a former State Historical Society of Wisconsin editor, consisting chiefly of correspondence and news releases written as a member of the 76th Infantry Division's public relations staff. The majority of these deal with the army's advance through Germany in 1945.
Leahy, William D.	Title: William D. Leahy Papers, 1897-1959 Quantity: 8.0 c.f. (7 record center cartons and 3 archives boxes), 5 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 10 reels of microfilm (16 mm), and 16 photographs (1 folder) Call Number: U.S. Mss AA; Micro 959; PH 404 Abstract: Photostatic copies of typescript diaries, 1897-1931, 1941-1945, photographs, and subject files of Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, who served as U.S. Ambassador to France, 1940-1942, and chief of staff to the commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy, 1942-1949.