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Container
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Mss 642
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Part 1 (Mss 642): Original Collection, 1944-197817.0 c.f. (15 archives boxes, 10 record center cartons, and 2 flat boxes) Records of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and its predecessor, the Democratic Organizing Committee (DOC). Records for the period 1948-1962 are extensive; those for the 1960s and 1970s are very incomplete. Included in the collection are minutes of the administrative committee, constitutions, files on annual state platform conventions, extensive early correspondence from the state headquarters of the executive secretary and several chairmen (especially James Doyle, Jerome Fox, Patrick J. Lucey, Philleo Nash, and Elliot Walstead), correspondence with county organizations, financial and membership records, campaign files (chiefly dating from the late 1940s and early 1950s), publications, and reference material. The correspondence from the 1950s includes letters to and from many leaders in the state party including Daniel Hoan, Thomas Fairchild, William Proxmire, Henry Reuss, Carl Thompson, and Clement Zablocki, as well as national leaders such as William Benton, Hubert Humphrey, and John F. Kennedy. Subjects well documented in the collection include campaigning and practical politics, fundraising, public relations, party organizing, agriculture, women and politics, and the Young Democrats. There are also extensive files on the 1952 senatorial campaign against Joseph R. McCarthy and on reform of delegate selection procedures for the 1976 national convention. The records of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin form an unbalanced collection offering exceptional documentation and unusual research potential for the DOC period of the party's history, but disappointing and fragmentary records for the 1960s and 1970s. The records for the early period include documentation that is significant both for a study of high level policy-making as well as for an examination of its day-to-day functioning. This documentation is even further enhanced as the result of an oral history project undertaken in 1985 which included many of the surviving leaders of this period in the party's history; the interviews and their abstracts are separately catalogued. The collection includes minutes of the Administrative Committee, historical and organizational information, files on the annual state platform convention, extensive correspondence from the state headquarters of the executive secretary and several chairmen (especially James Doyle, Jerome Fox, Patrick Lucey, Philleo Nash, and Elliot Walstead), correspondence with county organizations, financial and membership records, campaign files, publications, and reference material. The ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES contain important information on the committee's deliberations and frequent reports on membership and party finances. These files appear complete from 1950 through 1976, overcoming the fragmentary coverage of the party's history in other portions of the collection. Missing, however, are any records of the very early meetings of the leaders of the provisional DOC. The HISTORICAL FILES consist of miscellaneous material of an historical nature which was collected by party staff members for an unknown purpose during the 1950s. As a result, there is no information here on the later period in the party's history. Also filed here is one folder separately donated by Julia Boegholt, a former national committeewoman active in the DOC, concerning her political activities during the mid-1940s. Related to the historical materials are ORGANIZATIONAL FILES which consist of membership progress reports, county DOC petitions, forms, and samples of forms and other material found elsewhere in the collection--all of which pertain to attempts to build a strong local organization during the 1950s. Much related documentation on this topic can be found in the County Correspondence file. The CONSTITUTIONS AND STATE CONVENTION FILES vary in the completeness with which they document the annual platform conventions from 1948 through 1978. The contents variously include platforms and resolutions, constitutional amendments, correspondence, minutes, lists of delegates and committee members, programs, financial reports, and local arrangements information. There is also a file of published state party constitutions. The centralized state headquarters CORRESPONDENCE is divided into three files: 1) an early file dating from the late 1940s through 1962 consisting of letters and memoranda of most of the chairmen of the state party of the era such as Jerome Fox, Patrick Lucey, Philleo Nash, and Elliot Walstead; 2) correspondence, 1949-1953, of James Doyle as chairman which was never incorporated into the centralized file; and 3) a second centralized file, 1963-1978, subdivided by chairman and then arranged alphabetically by subject. Taken together, the “early file” and the Doyle chairmanship file include letters to and from most of the state leaders of the period such as Andrew Biemiller, Daniel Hoan, Thomas Fairchild, William Proxmire, Henry Reuss, Carl Thompson, and Clement Zablocki, as well as leaders of the Democratic National Committee and figures such as William Benton, Hubert Humphrey, and John F. Kennedy. Remarkable as this file is, there are notable omissions such as Norman Clapp, John Gronouski, Henry Maier, Gaylord Nelson, John Reynolds, and Robert Tehan. The correspondence of Patrick Lucey also appears incomplete and some evidence suggests that he may have had a personal correspondence file which was not left in party headquarters. Topics which are well documented include campaigning and practical politics, fundraising, public relations, party organizing, agriculture, women and politics, and the Young Democrats. There is also extensive correspondence on the 1952 senatorial campaign against Joseph R. McCarthy. The second state headquarters file consists of only one cubic foot of material, the majority of which pertains to efforts to reform the convention delegate selection procedure during the chairmanships of William Gerrard and Herbert Kohl. The size of this file may be due to the death of Frances Rose Luetscher, the executive secretary during the 1950s who brought continuity and considerable administrative skill to her post and whose correspondence figures as an important part of the early file. In the absence of her support and of regular contacts from the Historical Society during the 1960s and 1970s the majority of the party's records from this period appear to have been destroyed. The CAMPAIGN FILES cover the DOC era and are nonexistent for the later years. These files are arranged chronologically and consist of material on general statewide campaign activities as well as extensive information on the campaigns of a few individuals such as Thomas Fairchild (1950 senatorial campaign), William Gorham Rice (1946 congressional campaign), and Carl Thompson (1947 congressional and 1948 gubernatorial campaigns). Included are correspondence, publicity, press releases, speeches, and itinerary planning materials. Especially valuable within the publicity are biographical questionnaires completed by many candidates throughout the state for “mutual assistance” flyers, 1954-1960, and for a 1950 insert in the “Wisconsin Democrat.” Samples of the flyers have been retained with the DOC records; the remainder are filed individually by name in the Wisconsin Political Vertical File. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS MATERIAL includes examples of handbooks, officers' manuals and newsletters, press releases, and other materials prepared and distributed by the Wisconsin party. A run of the “Wisconsin Democrat” has been transferred to the Society Library where it is available on microfilm. The FINANCIAL AND MEMBERSHIP RECORDS are quite fragmentary, consisting of miscellaneous state and federal financial reports and two printouts from the state organization's membership data base. These printouts, which are an extremely valuable resource, cover the 1950-1965 period and list party members alphabetically by name, together with a history of individual contributions. The slim nature of the financial records is overcome in part by the regular financial reports included with the Administrative Committee Minutes. The REFERENCE MATERIAL was originally part of a large library of general information on issues, material used to monitor opponents, and documents issued by the Democratic National Committee. This section has been extensively weeded to remove publications of a purely informational character which are available from other sources. In addition, publications and near-print material not pertaining to Wisconsin which were issued by the DNC have been sent to the National Archives' presidential library office for incorporation in the records of that organization. The remainder consists of statistical and narrative vote analyses, lists of state and party officers and candidates, and miscellaneous information. The COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE, which consists of correspondence, reports, lists, forms, and voting statistics filed alphabetically by county was maintained in the central office in order to monitor the success of local organizing efforts. The file documents only the 1948-1954 period, with the majority of the files terminating in 1953. It is not known if this activity was discontinued at that time or merely if documentation was never transferred to the Historical Society. Although a good deal of the information is of a routine character, it has been retained virtually unweeded as the best record extant on local political organizations.
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Box
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Series: Administrative Committee Minutes, 1950-1978
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Box
1
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Series: Historical Files
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Box
2
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1
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Miscellaneous historical materials, undated
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Box
2
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2
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Julia Boegholt file, 1944-1945
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Series: Organizational Files
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Miscellany, undated
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Box
2
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4
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Organizational progress reports, 1948-1953
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Box
2
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5
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County petitions for DOC chapter recognition, 1950
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Series: Constitutions and State Convention Files
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Printed constitutions, 1949-1973
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Annual state conventions
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Box
3
Folder
2
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, 1948 platform
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Box
3
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3
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, 1949 program and delegate list
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Box
3
Folder
4
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, 1950 platform drafts and notes
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Box
3
Folder
5
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, 1951 delegates and financial materials
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1952
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Box
3
Folder
6
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General file
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Box
3
Folder
7
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Revenue reports
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Box
3
Folder
8
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1954
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Box
3
Folder
9
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, 1955 program
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Box
3
Folder
10
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, 1956 platform
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Box
3
Folder
11
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1957
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Box
3
Folder
12
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, 1958 committees
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Box
3
Folder
13
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1961-1963
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Box
3
Folder
14
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1964
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1965
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Box
3
Folder
15
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General file
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Box
3
Folder
16
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Resolutions
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Box
3
Folder
17
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Statement of principles
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Box
3
Folder
18
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Financial report
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Box
3
Folder
19
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Constitutional amendments
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Box
3
Folder
20
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Committees
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1966
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Box
3
Folder
21
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General file
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Box
3
Folder
22
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Constitutional committee
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Box
3
Folder
23
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Miscellaneous correspondence
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Box
3
Folder
24
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Resolutions
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1967
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Box
3
Folder
25
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General file
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Box
3
Folder
26
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Constitution
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Box
3
Folder
27
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District conventions
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Box
3
Folder
28
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Resolutions
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Box
3
Folder
29
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1968
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1969
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Box
3
Folder
30
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General file
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Box
3
Folder
31
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Resolutions
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Box
3
Folder
32
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1970
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1971
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Box
3
Folder
33
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General file
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Box
3
Folder
34
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Election challenge
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Box
3
Folder
35
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Resolutions
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1972
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Box
3
Folder
36
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General file
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Box
3
Folder
37
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Constitution committee
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Box
3
Folder
38
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Permanent convention committee
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Box
3
Folder
39
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Resolutions/platform
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1973
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Box
3
Folder
40
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General file
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Box
3
Folder
41
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Constitution committee
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Box
3
Folder
42
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Permanent convention committee
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1974
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Box
3
Folder
43
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General file
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Box
3
Folder
44
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Resolutions/platform
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1975
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Box
3
Folder
45
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General file
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Box
3
Folder
46
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District convention materials
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Box
3
Folder
47
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Permanent convention committee
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Box
3
Folder
48
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Platform/resolutions
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Box
3
Folder
49
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1976
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Series: Correspondence
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Early state headquarters central file, 1948-1962
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Box
4
Folder
1
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Administrative Committee miscellany, 1950-1954
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Box
4
Folder
2
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Administrative Committee, Frances Rose notes, undated
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Box
4
Folder
3
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AFL-CIO (National and state), 1950-1959
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Benson, Marguerite, 1954-1959
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Box
4
Folder
5
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Biemiller, Andrew and Hannah, 1949-1953
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Box
4
Folder
6
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Bowen, Edna, 1952-1959
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Box
4
Folder
7-8
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Brannan, Charles F., tours, 1954-1958
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Box
4
Folder
9
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Cameron, Howard, 1950-1951
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Box
4
Folder
10
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Campaign file, 1952
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Box
4
Folder
11
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Campaign committee, 1954
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Box
4
Folder
12
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Candidate schools, 1950-1954
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Box
4
Folder
13-15
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Clark, William (Accounts payable), 1950-1954
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Box
4
Folder
16
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Coggs, Pauline, 1960
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Box
4
Folder
17
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Corrigan, Walter, 1950
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Box
4
Folder
18-19
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County status reports, 1962
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Box
4
Folder
20
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Democratic Digest, 1953-1954
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Box
4
Folder
21
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Betty Graichen correspondence, 1953-1954
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Box
4
Folder
22-26
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Democratic National Committee, 1949-1958
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Box
4
Folder
27-28
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Patrick Lucey file, 1959-1961
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Box
4
Folder
29
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Advisory Committee on Political Organization, 1959-1960
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Box
4
Folder
30
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Dilweg, LaVern, 1950
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Box
4
Folder
31
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District conference for delegates, 1951-1952
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Box
4
Folder
32
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Dodds, William, 1951-1952
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Box
4
Folder
33
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Dollars for Democrats, 1961-1962
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Box
4
Folder
34
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Dollase, Connie, 1958-1959
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Box
4
Folder
35
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Doyle, James, 1953-1959
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Box
4
Folder
36
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Duncan, Tom, undated
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Box
4
Folder
37
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Erin, William, 1951
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Box
4
Folder
38
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Evans, William H., 1958-1959
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Box
4
Folder
39
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Fair Share for Dairy Farmers, 1954
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Box
4
Folder
40
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Fairchild, Tom, 1952-1955
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Box
4
Folder
41-42
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Farm conferences, 1953-1955
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Box
4
Folder
43
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Farm Policy Committee, 1954
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Box
4
Folder
44
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Farmers Union, 1951-1956
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Box
4
Folder
45
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Field representatives conference, 1957
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Box
4
Folder
46
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Films, 1950
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Box
4
Folder
47-48
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Finance Committee, 1951-1954
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Box
4
Folder
49
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DNC, 1951-1952
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Box
4
Folder
50
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Flynn, Gerald, 1956-1959
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Box
4
Folder
51
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Fox, Jerome, 1950-1952
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Box
4
Folder
52
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Freeman, Orville, 1950, 1958
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Box
5
Folder
1
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Graichen, Betty, 1952-1953
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Box
5
Folder
2
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Gronouski, John, 1954, 1962
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Box
5
Folder
3
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Hanglin, Earl, 1950
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Box
5
Folder
4
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Hanson, Francis, 1949-1950
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Hill, Harold, 1954
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Hoan, Daniel J., 1949-1953
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Box
5
Folder
7
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Hoan, Gladys, 1951-1952
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Box
5
Folder
8
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Honsig, James, 1949-1951
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Box
5
Folder
9
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Houghton, Albert, 1950
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Box
5
Folder
10
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Humphrey, Hubert H., 1950-1961
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Box
5
Folder
11-20
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Jefferson-Jackson Day dinners, 1949-1963
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Box
5
Folder
21
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Jessen, Herman, 1952-1959
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Box
5
Folder
22
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Johnson, Lester, 1950-1957
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Box
5
Folder
23
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Jonas, Oscar, 1954-1955
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Box
5
Folder
24
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Kapelman, Max, 1950-1952
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Kaplan, Esther
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Box
5
Folder
25
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General, 1952
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Box
5
Folder
26
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William Clark correspondence, 1952-1953
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Box
5
Folder
27
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National convention tickets, 1952
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Box
5
Folder
28
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Ruml fund for Stevenson, 1952
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Box
5
Folder
29
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Kennedy, John F., 1958-1962
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Box
5
Folder
30
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Kleczka, Helen, 1950-1951
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Box
5
Folder
31
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Legislative hearing program, 1953
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Box
5
Folder
32
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Legislature, Miscellaneous members, 1955
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Box
5
Folder
33
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Lewis, Robert, 1950-1960
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Lucey, Patrick
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Box
5
Folder
34-36
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1951-1952, 1958-1959
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Box
5
Folder
37
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Campaign coordinator, 1952
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Box
5
Folder
38
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Campaign fund distribution, 1952
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Box
5
Folder
39
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Campaign-County tickets, 1952
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Box
5
Folder
40
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Committee for Agricultural Progress, 1952
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Box
5
Folder
41
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Farm issues meetings, 1952
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Box
5
Folder
42
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Farm leaders lists, 1952
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Box
5
Folder
43
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OPS, 1951
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Box
5
Folder
44
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Patronage, 1951-1952
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Box
5
Folder
45-46
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Luetscher, Frances Rose, Miscellaneous correspondence, 1950-1958
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Box
5
Folder
47
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McGettigan, Paul, 1952
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Box
5
Folder
48
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Maier, Alfred, 1950
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Box
5
Folder
49
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Megellas, James, 1959-1960
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Box
5
Folder
50
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Membership drive, 1951-1952
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Box
5
Folder
51
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Mesheski, Ed, 1950
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Box
5
Folder
52
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Midwest farm conference, 1954
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Box
5
Folder
53
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Midwest party conference, 1958
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Box
5
Folder
54-55
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Milwaukee finance office, 1951-1952
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Box
5
Folder
56
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Greene bills, 1948-1949
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Box
5
Folder
57
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Monthly report forms, 1950-1951
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Box
5
Folder
58
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Moses, Robert, 1957-1960
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Box
5
Folder
59
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Nash, Philleo, 1954-1962
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Box
5
Folder
60
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National Convention, 1960, Recollections of delegates
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Box
5
Folder
61
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Newspapers, 1950-1954
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Box
5
Folder
62
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Newton, Harold, 1949-1952
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Box
5
Folder
63
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No Area Reapportionment Committee, 1953-1954
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Box
5
Folder
64
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Operation Truth, 1951
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Box
5
Folder
65
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Opinion leaders project, undated
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Box
5
Folder
66
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Organizational memos by Rose and Lucey, 1952-1953
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Planning Committee, 1953
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Box
6
Folder
2
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Platform bills, 1954-1955
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Box
6
Folder
3
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Pledges, Monthly contributors, 1951-1952
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Box
6
Folder
4
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Presidential primary, 1952
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Box
6
Folder
5
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Property tax brochure/letter, 1954
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Box
6
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6-7
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Proxmire, William, 1952-1961
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Box
6
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8
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Rabinovitz, David, 1953-1961
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Box
6
Folder
9
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Reuss, Henry, 1951-1961
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Box
6
Folder
10
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Reynolds, John W., Jr., 1956-1962
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Box
6
Folder
11
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Roang, Sverre, 1952-1958
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Box
6
Folder
12
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Schneider, Milton, 1952-1958
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Box
6
Folder
13
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Stalbaum, Lynn, 1955-1956
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Box
6
Folder
14
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State Central Committee, 1952
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Box
6
Folder
15
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State Convention, Green Bay, 1949
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Box
6
Folder
16
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State Fair booths, 1954-1955
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Box
6
Folder
17
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Taylor, Ray, 1950
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Box
6
Folder
18
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Television, 1957-1959
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Box
6
Folder
19-20
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Thompson, Carl, 1949-1958
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Box
6
Folder
21
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Olson for Senate, 1949
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Box
6
Folder
22
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Truman birthday party, 1954-1955
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Box
6
Folder
23
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Walstead, Elliot, 1952-1956
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Box
6
Folder
24
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Ward, William, 1955
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Box
6
Folder
25
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Washburn, Lester, 1950
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Box
6
Folder
26
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“Wisconsin Democrat,” 1949-1954
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Box
6
Folder
27
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Legal materials and minutes, 1950-1958
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Box
6
Folder
28
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Merger, 1950-1952
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Box
6
Folder
29
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Ivan Nestingen file, 1950
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Box
6
Folder
30
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Wisconsin Research Institute, 1962 pre-election polls
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Box
6
Folder
31
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Women's activities, 1950-1953
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Box
6
Folder
32-33
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Young Democrats, 1949-1961
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Box
6
Folder
34
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Zablocki, Clement, 1951-1961
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James Doyle chairmanship file, 1949-1953
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Box
6
Folder
35
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Speeches, 1950-1952
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Box
6
Folder
36
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Personal statements, press releases, 1952
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Chronological correspondence
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Box
6
Folder
37-41
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1949-l951
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Box
7
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1-3
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1952
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Subject correspondence
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Box
7
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4
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A, 1952
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Box
7
Folder
5
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Administrative Committee miscellany, 1951-1953
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Box
7
Folder
6
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B, 1952
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Box
7
Folder
7
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Boegholt, Julia, 1950-1952
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Bowen, Edna, 1952
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Box
7
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9
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Budget Committee, 1951-1952
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Box
8
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1
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C, 1951-1952
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Box
8
Folder
2
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Campaign miscellany, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
3
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Campaign research, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
4
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Committee for Agricultural Progress, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
5
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Committees, Miscellaneous, 1952
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Box
8
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6
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Convention, National, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
7
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Convention, State, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
8
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D, 1951-1952
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Box
8
Folder
9
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Hoan, Gladys, 1951-1952
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Box
8
Folder
10
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Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
11
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Leadership conference, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
12
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National Committee for an Effective Congress, 1951-1952
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Box
8
Folder
13
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Patronage, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
14
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Platform Committee, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
15
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Pledge plan, 1953
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Box
8
Folder
16
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Polls, Miscellaneous, 1952-1953
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Box
8
Folder
17
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Post Office appointments, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
18
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Presidential primary, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
19
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Reuss for Senate, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
20
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Senate race, 1951-1952
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Box
8
Folder
21
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Stevenson clubs, 1952
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Box
8
Folder
22
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Summer seminar, 1950
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Box
8
Folder
23
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Thompson, Carl, 1951-1952
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Box
8
Folder
24
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“Wisconsin Democrat,” 1952
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Box
8
Folder
25
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Young Democrats, 1952
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Second state headquarters central file
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Hanson, J. Louis, chairmanship
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Box
9
Folder
1
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Brown County election feud, 1965
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Box
9
Folder
la
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Century Club, 1963
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Box
9
Folder
2
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Dollars for Democrats, 1963-1964
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Box
9
Folder
3
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Election law reform, 1964
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Box
9
Folder
4
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Gubernatorial campaign, 1966
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Box
9
Folder
5
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Heffernan, Nathan, Supreme Court election, 1965
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Box
9
Folder
6
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Jefferson-Jackson Day dinners, 1964-1965
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Box
9
Folder
7
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Johnson, Lyndon, Campaign publicity, 1964
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Box
9
Folder
8
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Legislative campaigns, 1966
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Box
9
Folder
9
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Legislative convention, 1964
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Box
9
Folder
10
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Legislative seminar on mass communications, 1965
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Box
9
Folder
11
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Mutual assistance flyers, 1965-1966
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Box
9
Folder
12
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National convention, 1964
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Box
9
Folder
13
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Delegate recollections
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Box
9
Folder
14
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Nelson, Gaylord, Campaign, 1968
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Box
9
Folder
15
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Operation Support, 1961-1965
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Box
9
Folder
16
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State campaign, 1964
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Box
9
Folder
17
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Wallace candidacy, 1964
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Box
9
Folder
18
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We Like It Here film, 1965
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Wimmer, James, chairmanship file
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Box
9
Folder
19
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General file, 1971
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Box
9
Folder
20-21
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Del Beno field reports, 1969
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Gerrard, William, chairmanship file
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Box
9
Folder
22
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General file, 1971-1975
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Box
9
Folder
23
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Audit Committee, 1975
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Box
9
Folder
24
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Automation notes, circa 1973
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Box
9
Folder
25
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Candidates' representatives, 1972
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Box
9
Folder
26
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Century Club reports, 1973
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Box
9
Folder
27
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Charter Commission, 1973
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Box
9
Folder
28
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District matters, 1974
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Box
9
Folder
29
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Legislature, 1972
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Box
9
Folder
30
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National Convention, 1972
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Box
9
Folder
31
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Arrangements
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Box
9
Folder
32
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Delegate selection
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Box
9
Folder
33
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Delegation challenges
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Box
9
Folder
34
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Office staff correspondence, 1971-1974
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Box
9
Folder
35
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Party Development Commission, 1970-1972
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Box
9
Folder
36
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Party Structure, Conference on, 1974
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Box
9
Folder
37
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Party Structure, Subcommittee on, 1972-1975
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Box
9
Folder
38
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Pattison, Marge, 1973-1975
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Box
9
Folder
39
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Presidential candidate caucus results, 1972
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Box
9
Folder
40
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Press releases, Miscellaneous, undated
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Box
9
Folder
41
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Steinhoff, Ron, 1974-1975
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Box
9
Folder
42
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Telethon, 1974-1975
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Kohl, Herbert, chairmanship file
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Box
9
Folder
43
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General file, 1975-1976
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Box
9
Folder
44
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Delegate selection, 1975-1976
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Box
10
Folder
1
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Delegate selection (continued)
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Box
10
Folder
2
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Democratic presidential preference poll, 1975-1976
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Box
10
Folder
3
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Press releases, 1975-1976
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Bleicher, Michael, chairmanship file
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Box
10
Folder
4
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Michael Harrington, 1978
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Box
10
Folder
5
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Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner, 1978
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|
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Series: Campaign Files
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Box
11
Folder
1
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, 1946 William Gorham Rice for Congress press releases and speeches
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|
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, 1947 Carl Thompson for Congress
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Box
11
Folder
2
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Financial records
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Box
11
Folder
3
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Correspondence and form letters
|
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Box
11
Folder
4
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Press releases
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Box
11
Folder
5
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Speeches
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1948
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Box
11
Folder
6
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Candidate information sheets
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Box
11
Folder
7
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National issues - Publicity bulletins regarding agriculture
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Box
11
Folder
8
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Carl Thompson for governor
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1950
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Box
11
Folder
9
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General
|
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Box
11
Folder
10
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Correspondence
|
|
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Democrat candidates biographical insert
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Box
12
Folder
1-4
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B-W (By county, no Dane or Milwaukee)
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Box
12
Folder
5
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Miscellaneous biographies
|
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Box
12
Folder
6
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Finances
|
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Box
12
Folder
7
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Form letters
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Box
12
Folder
8
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Issues statements
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Box
12
Folder
9
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Local slate making
|
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Box
12
Folder
10
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Publicity
|
|
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Thomas Fairchild for Senate
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|
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Correspondence
|
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Box
13
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1950, January - September
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Box
14
Folder
1
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1950, October - November
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Box
14
Folder
2
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Financial records
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Box
14
Folder
3
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Itineraries
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Box
14
Folder
4
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News ads
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Box
14
Folder
5
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Milwaukee clubs
|
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Box
14
Folder
6
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Press releases and publicity
|
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Box
14
Folder
7
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Radio spots
|
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Box
14
Folder
8
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Paul McGettigan for treasurer
|
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Box
14
Folder
9
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William E. Sanderson for Senate
|
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Box
14
Folder
10
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Carl Thompson for governor
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Box
14
Folder
11
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Horace Wilkie for Congress
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|
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1952
|
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Box
14
Folder
12
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General
|
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Box
14
Folder
13
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Itinerary planning for Democratic slate
|
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Box
14
Folder
14
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Mutual assistance flyers correspondence
|
|
Box
14
Folder
15
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Mutual assistance questionnaires, Miscellaneous
|
|
Box
14
Folder
16
|
Press releases
|
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Box
14
Folder
17
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Henry Reuss for Senate-Publicity
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Box
14
Folder
18
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Shopping night reports
|
|
Box
14
|
1954
|
|
Box
14
Folder
19
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Itinerary planning for Democratic slate
|
|
Box
14
Folder
20
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Report on campaign by Horace Wilkie
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Box
14
Folder
21
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James Doyle for governor
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Box
14
Folder
22
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1955, Miscellaneous campaign literature
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|
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1958
|
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Box
14
Folder
23
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General issues literature
|
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Box
14
Folder
24
|
Proxmire interview transcription
|
|
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1960
|
|
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Mutual assistance flyers (, 1954-1960 combined)
|
|
Box
14
Folder
25
|
Correspondence, 1956-1960
|
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Box
14
Folder
26
|
Questionnaires for , 1956 primaries/No contest
|
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Box
14
Folder
27
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Questionnaires for , 1958 unsuccessful candidates
|
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Box
14
Folder
28-29
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Questionnaires, 1954-1960 (Alphabetical by county)
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Box
14
Folder
30
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, 1962 Campaign issues book
|
|
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1964
|
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Box
14
Folder
31
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Johnson-Humphrey lists
|
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Box
14
Folder
32
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Press releases for state candidates
|
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Box
14
Folder
33
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, 1966 Campaign bulletins
|
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Box
14
Folder
34
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Undated, Sample radio spots
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|
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Series: Publications and Press Material
|
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Box
14
Folder
35
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Brochures, undated
|
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Box
14
Folder
36
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Bulletins, 1960
|
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Box
14
Folder
37
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Campaign handbook (Incomplete), 1970
|
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Box
14
Folder
38
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County candidates manual, 1964
|
|
Box
14
Folder
39
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County officers manuals, 1952-1964
|
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Box
15
Folder
1
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County chairman's manuals, 1962-1963
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Box
15
Folder
2
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Facts for Action, 1951
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Box
15
Folder
3
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Field representatives manual, 1957
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Box
15
Folder
4
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Handbooks, 1950-1974
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Box
15
Folder
5
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Milwaukee County handbook, circa 1958
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Box
15
Folder
6
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Mailings, forms, and literature samples, (Early 1950s)
|
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Box
15
Folder
7
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Newsletter (“Officers' Newsletter”), 1949-1954
|
|
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Press releases
|
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Box
15
Folder
8
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Democratic legislative caucus, 1949
|
|
Box
15
Folder
9
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Democratic state headquarters releases, 1949-1955
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Box
15
Folder
10
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Speakers Bureau materials
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Box
15
Folder
11
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Tips, How-tos, undated
|
|
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Series: Financial and Membership Records
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Box
16
Folder
1
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Audits, 1949-1972
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Box
16
Folder
2
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Contributions, county share, 1951-1971
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Box
16
Folder
3
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Secretary of State/State Election Board reports, 1967-1975
|
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Box
16
Folder
4
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Federal financial reports, 1972-1974
|
|
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Membership/Contributions printout, 1951-1965
|
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Box
17
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Printout by city
|
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Box
18
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Statewide printout
|
|
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Series: Reference Material
|
|
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Election analyses and statistics
|
|
Box
19
Folder
1
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Assembly candidates by district, 1934-1946
|
|
Box
19
Folder
2
|
Assembly voting statistics, 1964
|
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Box
19
Folder
3
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County officials, 1964
|
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Box
19
Folder
4
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County tabulation sheets, 1960
|
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Box
19
Folder
5
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Democratic vote comparison, 1958-1964
|
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Box
19
Folder
6
|
First District political climate poll, 1966
|
|
Box
19
Folder
7
|
First District votes, 1964
|
|
Box
19
Folder
8
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How Milwaukee Voted, 1970 Supplement
|
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Box
19
Folder
9
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Kennedy vote analyses, 1960
|
|
Box
19
Folder
10
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National and state statistics, 1960
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|
Box
19
Folder
11
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Nelson and Reynolds, 1960-1962
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Box
19
Folder
12
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Political effect of the 1964 legislative reapportionment on the 1964 elections, by Fred Kessler
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|
Box
19
Folder
13
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Proxmire vote and percentages, 1954-1957
|
|
Box
19
Folder
14
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Proxmire election statistics, 1968 by county
|
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Box
19
Folder
15
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Registration profile, 1964
|
|
Box
19
Folder
16
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Reynolds in , 1962-1964
|
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Box
19
Folder
17
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Senate statistics, 1964
|
|
Box
19
Folder
18
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Tenth District race, 1962
|
|
Box
19
Folder
19
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Voter registration and get-out-the-vote in Milwaukee, 1964, by Gary Barczak
|
|
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Voting analyses of Wisconsin congressmen and constitutional officers
|
|
Box
19A
Folder
1
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General, 1950-1955
|
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Box
19A
Folder
2
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Byrnes, John, 1953-1957
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Box
19A
Folder
3
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Knowles, Warren, undated
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Box
19A
Folder
4
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Nelson, Gaylord, 1959-1962
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Box
19A
Folder
5
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McCarthy, Joseph R., 1945-1952
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Box
19A
Folder
6
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O'Konski, Alvin, 1953-1957
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Box
19A
Folder
7
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Schadeberg, Henry C., 1958-1961
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Box
19A
Folder
8
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Tewes, Donald, 1957
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Box
19A
Folder
9
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Thomson, Vernon, 1958-1961
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Box
19A
Folder
10
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Van Pelt, William D., 1953-1960
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Box
19A
Folder
11
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Wiley, Alexander, 1945-1960
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Box
19A
Folder
12
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Voting analyses of Wisconsin state legislators (Sample forms), 1964-1968
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Box
20
Folder
1-2
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Miscellaneous statistics
|
|
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Lists
|
|
Box
20
Folder
3
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Administrative Committee
|
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Box
20
Folder
4-6
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Candidates for state, local, and county races, 1948-1972
|
|
Box
20
Folder
7-8
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County and local party officers, 1948-1978
|
|
Box
21
Folder
1-2
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Local officers with precinctmen, 1952, 1957, 1960
|
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Box
21
Folder
3
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Miscellaneous lists
|
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Box
21
Folder
4
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State Central Committee
|
|
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General reference
|
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Box
22
Folder
5
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Agriculture, undated
|
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Box
21
Folder
6
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Brannan plan, Lucey statements on, undated
|
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Box
21
Folder
7
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American Veterans Committee, 1951
|
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Box
21
Folder
8
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Miscellany
|
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Box
21
Folder
9
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National Committee publicity about Wisconsin, 1952
|
|
Box
21
Folder
10
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Office inventory, 1946
|
|
Box
21
Folder
11
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Power policy, undated
|
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Box
21
Folder
12
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Testimonial programs, 1963-1965
|
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Box
21
Folder
13
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Wisconsin Survey Association, undated
|
|
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Series: County Files, 1948-1954
|
|
Box
22
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Adams-Forest
|
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Box
23
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Grant-Milwaukee
|
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Box
24
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Milwaukee (Continued)-Taylor
|
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Box
25
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Trempealeau-Walworth
|
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Box
26
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Washburn-Wood
|
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