The Henry C. Friend collection spans the years 1952 to 1988 and contains four series:
Conveyance, Milwaukee River, Milwaukee Rowing Club and Miscellaneous. The first
series, Conveyance, contains correspondence regarding Milwaukee River Parkway
construction and UWM/East Side-North Shore Area Transit Improvement project, and
some notes by Mr. Friend regarding the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Also
included are minutes and correspondence from the Mayor’s Beautification Committee.
The second series, Milwaukee River, contains mostly correspondence pertaining to
clean-up of the Milwaukee River; correspondence and documents regarding public parks
along the Milwaukee River and some various State of Wisconsin memoranda and reports.
The third series, Milwaukee Rowing Club, contains correspondence and materials
regarding club rowing equipment membership information and facility management. Also
included are documents related to a fee dispute that the rowing club had against the
City of Milwaukee. The Miscellaneous series consists of correspondence files,
ephemera, and pamphlets of events from the Metropolitan Sewerage District of the
County of Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and Citizens for
a Better Environment.
