James Groppi Papers
1956-1989
Milwaukee Mss EX; Audio 704A; Milwaukee Tape 5; PH 4983; M2001-085; M2004-254; AE 110
7.7 c.f. (18 archives boxes) and 13 tape recordings; plus additions of 4.8 c.f. and photographs
Wisconsin Historical Society
(Map)UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr.
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Papers of James Groppi (1930-1985), a Roman Catholic priest and prominent Milwaukee civil rights activist. The collection tends to be more useful for research on public attitudes toward civil rights activism than for a study of Groppi's life and work particularly in the correspondence. However, there are some materials which do offer a glimpse into the life of Father Groppi, particularly an unfinished manuscript of a proposed autobiography, sermons, and appointment books and calendars. Additionally, there are legal materials, which offer much information about his civil rights work; scrapbooks and newspaper clippings; tapes of speeches concerning his views on the church and its role in racial and social issues and various recordings of other people and activities; personal correspondence and other material about Groppi's activities as president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 998; papers of his wife, Peggy Rozga, also a civil rights activist; and photographs which include images of civil rights protests and unrest in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin and photographs relating to Father Groppi's personal life.
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