Part 2 (M2015-141): Elaine Keller Papers, 1970-1977
Physical Description: 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Papers, 1970-1977, of Elaine Keller relating to her work with the Wisconsin Association of Retarded Children (WARC), a Wisconsin non-profit organization devoted to passing the Bill of Rights for Handicapped Children (Senate Bill 185), a bill the organization believed necessary to integrate children with developmental disabilities into public school systems. The papers consist of the drafts, proposed changes, and amendments to the bill provided by various committee members prior to its passage. Also included are news clippings on the Bill of Rights' passage, WARC bulletins, memos, parent training manuals, and correspondence, as well as materials documenting Keller's work with the Milwaukee Public Schools' implementation of the new law.

Senate Bill 185 (SB 185) Passage

Wisconsin Council on Special Education, 1972-1975

Wisconsin Legislative Council

Draft statutes and proposals, 1972-1973

Information and research bulletins, 1972-1973

Memos, 1972

Summary and reports, 1972-1973

Analysis, 1973

Wisconsin proposed changes to SB 185, 1973

News clippings on passage of SB 185, 1973

Amendments, 1973

Milwaukee Public Schools

Rules implementing subchapter IV of Chapter 115 of Wisconsin Statutes, 1976

Implementation of Chapter 115 into Milwaukee Public Schools, 1970-1977

Milwaukee Public Schools Community Study on Exceptional Education, 1972

News articles and bulletins on Milwaukee implementation, 1973-1975

WARC Administrative Records

Implementation of Chapter 89, 1973

Guidelines for the implementation of Chapter 89, 1973

WARC training manual for parents, 1973

WARC correspondence, 1973

WARC Educational Committee

Correspondence, 1973

Packets, 1973-1974

WARC “Classification of Mentally Challenged Children,” 1974

White House conference on “Handicapped Children,” 1977