This collection contains records from the City of Milwaukee’s 7th District Alderman,
Fredrick G. Gordon. The bulk of the records date from the early part of his
Aldermanic tenure, 1992-1995, but there are a few that predate his term. They are
previous copies of court proceedings, reports, articles on Gerald Turner, often
referred to as the “Halloween Killer”. Turner was convicted of murder and sexual
assault of a 9-year-old girl in 1973. He was first released in the early 1990s to a
halfway house on the northside of Milwaukee which caused public outrage.
The original subject headings from aldermanic staff have been kept intact as much as
possible. This collection includes reports, statistics, publications,
correspondence, and articles. Some of the largest subjects include materials
regarding Milwaukee’s African American population and supportive organizations, the
Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated
Library System, Community Development Block Grant administration/documentation,
East-West Corridor Transit Study and general economic development projects around
the City of Milwaukee. There are also materials regarding water treatment, Milwaukee
Water Works and Milwaukee’s Cryptosporidium outbreak in 1993.
