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Summary Information
Records of Mayor Henry W. Maier Administration, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1960-1988
- Maier, Henry W., 1918-1994
- Milwaukee (Wis.). Mayor
Milwaukee Series 44; Audio 1235A
199.4 c.f. (199 record center cartons and part of 1 flat box), 14
reels of microfilm (35 mm), 1370 tape recordings, 2 films (16 mm), 49 videorecordings, and 111 pieces of
memorabilia
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
The official records of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mayor Henry W. Maier's administration, including audio tapes, correspondence, memorabilia, memoranda, reports, and speeches. Most of the records were
created by Maier's office staff, especially Richard J. Budelman, Bradley Carr, Bert Mulroy,
and Robert J. Welch. A few records, mostly from city offices, dating 1959-1960, are also
included. Subjects particularly well documented include: the city budget; civil rights,
especially the 1967 civil disturbances; administrative and departmental operations; disputes
with the local press, particularly the Milwaukee
Journal; housing issues and the Model Cities program; interstate highway
construction; licensing of cable television; the metropolitan sewer system; non-point
pollution control; redevelopment of Milwaukee's downtown, including the Bradley Center,
Grand Avenue Mall, and MECCA facility; state and federal aid programs; Summerfest; Maier's
re-election campaigns, and his role as a national urban leader. Also included are records of
various political organizations with which Maier was associated, including the National
League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the Wisconsin Alliance of
Cities.
English
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