Nitrate negatives are located in cold storage and must be acclimated before delivery to
the reading room. Handling of the glass negatives requires the assistance of an archivist.
Users must access the prints and digitized versions over the nitrate negatives. There are
no other access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members
of the public in accordance with state law.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel,
privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin
Statutes 19.21-19.39).
Jack Eaton Gruettner donated the collection to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Golda Meir Library in December 1989. The Library transferred the collection to the
Archives in February 1990.
Mark Shelstad processed the collection from December 1991 to February 1992. Charles
Kempker reprocessed part of the collection in 2002.
In April 2011, Bob Jaeger removed 98 nitrate negatives from the collection and placed
them with other nitrate negatives.
In 2021, Digital Collections and Initiatives digitized photographs 101-195 from their
prints.
