Title: Clifford A. Draeger Aldermanic Records
Inclusive Dates: 1970-1977

Creators:

• Draeger, Clifford A.
• Milwaukee (Wis.). Common Council.

Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 26

Quantity: 1.4 cubic ft. (4 boxes)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Records of Common Council Alderman Clifford Draeger, who served Milwaukee's 12th District from 1973-1982. Contains correspondence, reports, photographs, and ephemera.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-cmac0026

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Clifford A. Draeger was born in North Dakota on 20 June 1936. He married his high school sweetheart and spent one year in the North Dakota National Guard before moving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1955 for a job at Allen Bradley. Draeger began working for the City of Milwaukee on 11 April 1973 when he became the Alderman of the 12th District in a special election. He was reelected in 1976 and 1980, and during his time, he was instrumental in the revitalization of Mitchell Street and the development of Grand Avenue. While serving as a member of the Common Council, Alderman Draeger chaired the Zoning and Development Committee and served as a member of the Judiciary & Legislation, Public Information, and Community Development Policy Committees, as well as serving on the Redevelopment Authority and the Board of Trustees for the Milwaukee Public Library.

In late 1982, after serving his constituents for nine years, Alderman Draeger resigned and assumed the position of City Real Estate Manager in the Department of City Development. He was appointed special deputy in the office of the City Treasurer in 1990 and was promoted to Deputy City Treasurer in 1996 where he completed 25 years of city service, retiring on 31 July 2000. In September 2001, Mr. Draeger stepped out of retirement to serve under Mayor John O. Norquist on the Board of Review, where he worked to fairly review property owners’ objections to property assessments. Clifford A. Draeger died in Milwaukee on 4 April 2005 at the age of 68.

This collection contains the aldermanic records of Clifford A. Draeger. Included are materials on Historic Buildings and Preservation of Buildings, which deal with Historic Walker’s Point and the preservation of St. Jacobi Evangelical Lutheran Church on Milwaukee’s South Side, as well as petitions from a 1974 struggle to preserve public natatoriums in Milwaukee and some photographs of an area near the harbor. The Housing files contain materials from the Department of Building Inspections with regards to razing and removing buildings, general inspections, and reports, assessments, and articles regarding Milwaukee metropolitan communities. The Milwaukee Public Library items contain Board of Trustees correspondence regarding meetings, memos, minutes, and reports from the Board. The Ordinances contain correspondence, ordinances, dockets, and minutes from the Building Code Committee, on which Alderman Draeger was a member. The Milwaukee Police Department files contain reports on violent crimes in the City of Milwaukee, as well as correspondence from concerned citizens and various government officials to Chief of Police Harold A. Breier. The Roads and Transportation files contain correspondence from various City departments related to Milwaukee’s expressways and aspects of street widening, railways, vacation of structures, traffic lights, and street maintenance and improvements. The Miscellaneous files contain a Bay View constituent survey covering city services and taxes, freeway construction, and zoning and preservation of the neighborhood, as well as miscellaneous ephemera.

The materials are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each folder.

Draeger, Clifford A., Aldermanic Records, 1970-1977, Collection 26. City of Milwaukee Archival Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Archival Collections

• City Treasurer Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 68.

• Common Council Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 6.

Publications and Other Items

Milwaukee Report

Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view City of Milwaukee Archival Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

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).

Acquisition Information

Milwaukee Public Library receives official materials from city departments via the Milwaukee City Records Center, pursuant to state statutes and city ordinances governing the permanent retention of city records.

Processing Information

Processed by Jennifer Putnam, 2009.

Box   1 Folder   1	Civil Defense, flood and water damage, 1973-1974
Box   1 Folder   2	Harbor Commission, 1975-1977
	Historic Buildings/Preservation of Buildings
Box   1 Folder   3	Historic Walker’s Point, St. Jacobi Evangelical Church, 1973-1974
Box   1 Folder   4	Public Natatoriums, 1974
Box   1 Folder   5	Photographs, undated
	Housing
Box   1 Folder   6	Building Inspection, 1975
Box   1 Folder   7-9	City Development, correspondence, 1973-1977
Box   1 Folder   10	City Development, “How Well is Metro Doing?”, 1976
Box   1 Folder   11	City Development, “Strengths in the Black Community”, 1976
Box   1 Folder   12	Extension, University of Wisconsin, "Volunteers in Housecoping", 1976
Box   1 Folder   13	Grantee Performance Report, 1977
Box   2 Folder   1	Housing Authority, duct cleaning, 1976-1977
Box   2 Folder   2	Intensive Rodent Control Program (IRCP), 1974-1975
Box   2 Folder   3	Mental Health Facilities, zoning, 1977
Box   2 Folder   4	Rent Assistance Program, 1975-1976
Box   2 Folder   5	Sanitation/Health Department, 1975
Box   2 Folder   6	Interdepartmental Energy Task Force, 1974
	Milwaukee Public Library
Box   2 Folder   7-11	Board of Trustees, 1975-1976
Box   2 Folder   12	Discharge of Employees, Nancy Boone hearing, 1977
Box   2 Folder   13	Discharge of Employees, Margaret Reinders arbitration hearing, 1976
Box   2 Folder   14	Library Budget, Facilities, and Staffing, 1975-1976
	Ordinances
Box   3 Folder   1	Building Code Committee, 1975-1976
Box   3 Folder   2-4	Building Code Re-codification, undated
Box   3 Folder   5	Correspondence, 1970-1976
Box   3 Folder   6	License Procedural Manual, 1976
Box   3 Folder   7	Ordinances and Recommendations, 1975-1976
Box   3 Folder   8	Miscellaneous, 1974
Box   4 Folder   1	Police Department, 1974-1977
	Roads/Transportation
Box   4 Folder   2	Bureau of Engineers, 1973-1976
Box   4 Folder   3	Bureau of Street and Sewer Maintenance, 1976-1977
Box   4 Folder   4	Bureau of Traffic Engineering and Electrical Services, 1973-1977
Box   4 Folder   5	Department of Public Works, 1977
Box   4 Folder   6	Expressways, 1974
	Miscellaneous
Box   4 Folder   7	Bay View Survey, 1974-1975
Box   4 Folder   8	Bureau of Budget and Management Analysis, Comptroller, Department of Intergovernmental Fiscal Liaison, and Employment and Training Act Program, 1973-1977
Box   4 Folder   9	Ephemera, 1975-1977