Title: Dr. Ralph Elmergreen Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1813-1930

Creator:

• Elmergreen, Dr. Ralph

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 15

Quantity: 4.6 cubic ft. (13 boxes)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Dr. Ralph Elmergreen was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin medical doctor, mayoral candidate and author. The collection consists of clippings, short stories, poetry, photographs, correspondence, speeches, publications, legal and financial documents. Also included are personal papers from his father, August Sr., and his wife, Clara.

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Language: English

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Ralph Elmergreen was one of twelve children born June 17, 1870 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to August and Frieda Elmergreen. August and Frieda emigrated from Germany in mid-1850s. Ralph studied at the Wisconsin State Normal School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as well as at the University of Iowa. He graduated from Baltimore Medical College in 1892 and later did post-graduate work in Vienna, Austria and the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Ralph married Clara Rosenheimer in June 7, 1893; Clara was the daughter of Moritz and Lena Rosenheimer of Kewaskum, Wisconsin.

Ralph practiced medicine in Kewaskum for a few years before the couple relocated to Milwaukee in 1896 where they raised three daughters, Ethel, Margery, and Hazel. Ralph began a medical practice in Milwaukee and was a surgeon at Milwaukee’s Mt. Sinai Hospital. He published extensively in medical journals, was a vocal advocate against Prohibition, ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 1924, and was appointed to a number of boards over his life. He was a member the Milwaukee Medical Society, Milwaukee County Medical Society, and the Wisconsin State Medical Society. He was an early automobile enthusiast and a member of the local Masonic Lodge. He died September 15, 1930 and is buried in Rosenheimer Cemetery in Slinger, Wisconsin.

Contents cover a wide variety of personal, professional, financial and political records. Records include correspondence and postcards, financial statements, receipts, legal affidavits and transcripts, political speeches and position papers, publications, medical bills and research, certificates, society membership information, 1924 mayoral campaign materials, stories and poetry. There are undated handwritten notes and draft writings on various sizes of paper. Included is a small amount of personal papers from his father, August Sr., his wife Clara, and records from the Elmergreen Municipal Club. This club was created to assist in his mayoral campaign. There are also a few photographs and two copper photo plates with the image of Dr. Elmergreen.

The collection is arranged into the following series:

1. Business / Financial, 1899-1930
2. Legal, 1885-1930
3. Medical / Professional, 1855-1929
4. Personal, 1813-1930
5. Political, 1911-1924
6. Writings, 1899-1928

The series are arranged alphabetically. Within each series, folders are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each folder.

Elmergreen, Dr. Ralph, 1813-1930, Collection 15. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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 Local History Manuscript 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

No acquisition information is currently available. Materials were accessioned as Local History Manuscripts.

Processing Information

Processed by Casey Lapworth, 2018.

	Series: 1: Business / Financial, 1899-1930
	Bank
Box   1 Folder   1	Account register, 1923-1924
Box   1 Folder   2-3	Check stubs, 1922-1925
	Checks/notes
Box   1 Folder   4	1899-1915
Box   1 Folder   5	Bank of Kewaskum, 1896-1920
Box   1 Folder   6	Germania National Bank, 1908-1918
Box   1 Folder   7	Indiana Trust and Savings Bank, 1911-1912
Box   1 Folder   8	Sixteenth Ward State Bank, 1928-1930
Box   1 Folder   9	Various banks, 1912-1929
Box   1 Folder   10	Miscellaneous, 1907-1928
Box   1 Folder   11	Statements, 1912-1930
Box   2 Folder   1	Correspondence – miscellaneous, 1906-192
Box   1 Folder   12	Insurance – Northwestern Mutual, 1922-1923
Box   1 Folder   13	Insurance – various, 1900-1929
	Investments
Box   2 Folder   2	Applications, certificates and publications, 1908-1928
Box   1 Folder   14	Charles F. Cannon, 1923-1926
Box   2 Folder   3	Correspondence – miscellaneous, 1903-1927
Box   1 Folder   15	Counselman and Company, 1921
Box   1 Folder   16	De Wolf and Company, Inc., 1922-1924
Box   1 Folder   17	Goodwillie and Company, 1921-1923
Box   1 Folder   18	Henry C. Quarles and Company, 1923
Box   1 Folder   19	Paine, Webber and Company, 1911-1923
Box   2 Folder   4	Receipts and statements, 1913-1927
Box   1 Folder   20	Receipts and statements – banks, 1911-1930
	Receipts
Box   3 Folder   1	Beer and grocery, 1899-1917
Box   2 Folder   5	Building contractors, 1897-1927
Box   3 Folder   2	Building contractors – Charles J. Keller, 1907-1923
Box   3 Folder   3	College, 1913-1922
Box   3 Folder   4	Memberships and subscriptions, 1897-1918
Box   3 Folder   5	Miscellaneous, 1876-1927
Box   3 Folder   6	Retail, 1900-1931
Box   3 Folder   7	Telephone, 1911-1922
Box   3 Folder   8	Utilities and rent, 1900-1922
Box   3 Folder   9	Taxes, 1907-1930
	Series: 2: Legal, 1885-1930	⇧
Box   2 Folder   6	Adolph L. Kern case, 1897-1920
Box   2 Folder   7	B. F. Hutchins, 1896-1918
Box   2 Folder   8-9	Grover Kamradt case, 1928-1930, undated
	Hanford F. Donnelly case
Box   2 Folder   10-12	1898-1916
Box   4 Folder   1-2	1917-1919
Box   4 Folder   3	B. F. Hutchins, 1917-1918
Box   4 Folder   4	Case notes, undated
Box   3 Folder   10	Case notes – miscellaneous, 1898-1914
Box   3 Folder   11	Expenses, 1914-1919
Box   4 Folder   5	Warrant, 1914
	John B. Weimer case
Box   4 Folder   6	1885-1907
Box   4 Folder   7	Ophir Queen Mining Company, 1904-1906
Box   4 Folder   8	John Dietz case, 1910
	Prescription permit revocation case
Box   4 Folder   9	Affidavits, 1922-1923
Box   4 Folder   10	Brabant defamation affidavits, undated
Box   3 Folder   12	Correspondence – miscellaneous, 1922-1923
Box   3 Folder   13	Correspondence – Treasury Department, 1920-1930
Box   4 Folder   11	Transcript, 1922
	Real estate
Box   4 Folder   12	Clippings, 1913-1915
Box   3 Folder   14	Correspondence, 1899-1907
Box   4 Folder   13	Florence County, Wisconsin, 1881-1915
Box   4 Folder   14	G. A. Landmann, 1907
Box   4 Folder   15	Miscellaneous, 1913-1918
Box   4 Folder   16	Receipts, 1899-1919
Box   4 Folder   17	Sterling P. Grigory, 1908-1912
Box   3 Folder   15	Receipts, 1901-1916
	Series: 3: Medical / Professional, 1855-1929	⇧
Box   3 Folder   16-20	Clippings, 1855-1929, undated
	Correspondence
Box   5 Folder   1	Advice, 1901-1914
Box   5 Folder   2	Billing, 1909-1925
Box   5 Folder   3	General, 1898-1931
Box   5 Folder   4	Medical certificates, 1892-1913
Box   5 Folder   5	Medical societies, 1898-1922
Box   5 Folder   6	Notebook, “Diseases of Women and Children”, 1891
Box   5 Folder   7	Prescriptions, 1923-1927
	Publications
Box   5 Folder   8-9	Bulletins, medical institutions, 1906-1924
Box   5 Folder   10	General, 1897-1919
Box   6 Folder   1	General, 1894-1919
Box   6 Folder   2	Cancer, 1899-1926
Box   6 Folder   3	Children’s health, 1903-1908
Box   6 Folder   4-5	Body, 1895-1923
Box   6 Folder   6-7	Eyes, ears, nose, throat, 1899-1923
Box   6 Folder   8	Sexually transmitted disease, 1901-1925
Box   6 Folder   9	Tuberculosis, 1897-1918
Box   6 Folder   10	Women’s health, 1900-1922
	Receipts
Box   7 Folder   1	Drug companies, 1906-1921
Box   7 Folder   2	Hospitals, 1902-1929
Box   7 Folder   3	Memberships and subscriptions, 1904-1921
Box   7 Folder   4	Other medical professionals, 1901-1924
Box   7 Folder   5	Supplies, 1902-1921
Box   7 Folder   6	Soviet Russian Medical Relief Committee of Wisconsin, 1920
	Series: 4: Personal, 1813-1930	⇧
	Automotive
Box   7 Folder   7	Clippings, 1903-1906
Box   7 Folder   8	Correspondence and registration, 1904-1929
Box   7 Folder   9	Receipts, 1905-1921
Box   7 Folder   10	Biographical information, 1917-1932
	Correspondence
Box   7 Folder   11-17	1894-1913
Box   8 Folder   1-6	1914-1930, undated
Box   10 Folder   1	1910-1922
Box   8 Folder   7-11	Family, 1900-1929, undated
Box   8 Folder   12	Family – miscellaneous, undated
Box   8 Folder   13	Notes, Undated
Box   8 Folder   14	Postcards, 1907-1908
Box   9 Folder   1-4	Postcards, 1910-1930, undated
	Elmergreen, August Sr.
Box   10 Folder   2	Certificates, 1850
Box   10 Folder   3	Correspondence, 1813-1912
Box   9 Folder   5-6	Correspondence, 1853-1917
	Property
Box   9 Folder   7	1963-1916
Box   10 Folder   4	1864-1913
Box   9 Folder   8	Receipts – Eaton (WI), 1897-1904
Box   9 Folder   9	Receipts – Manitowoc County (WI), 1869-1881
Box   9 Folder   10	Receipts – Schleswig (WI), 1865-1903
Box   9 Folder   11	Receipts, 1881-1919
Box   10 Folder   5	Receipts – Beck Brothers and Co., undated
	Elmergreen, Clara
Box   9 Folder   12	Correspondence, 1913-1930
Box   9 Folder   13	Financial, 1926-1934
Box   9 Folder   14	Financial – account registers, 1921-1926
Box   9 Folder   15	Miscellaneous, 1928-1934
Box   9 Folder   16	Writings, Undated
Box   9 Folder   17	Masons, 1902-1928
	Miscellaneous
Box   9 Folder   18	1893-1903
Box   11 Folder   1	Address book, Undated
Box   11 Folder   2	After death, 1930
	Photos
Box   11 Folder   3	undated
Box   13 Folder	7th Regiment Wisconsin State Guard, Camp Douglas (panoramic), 1918
Box   11 Folder   4-5	Copper printing plates, Undated
	Publications
Box   10 Folder   6	The Badger American, 1924
Box   11 Folder   6	General, 1899-1923
	Series: 5: Political, 1911-1924	⇧
Box   10 Folder   7	Campaign announcement – David S. Rose, 1924
Box   10 Folder   8	Campaign call lists, undated
Box   10 Folder   9	Campaign materials, 1924
Box   10 Folder   10	Clippings and ephemera, 1897-1924
Box   11 Folder   7	Correspondence, 1901-1929
Box   11 Folder   8	Elmergreen Municipal club – correspondence, 1924
Box   10 Folder   11	Elmergreen Municipal club – financial, 1923-1924
Box   10 Folder   12	Miscellaneous, undated
	Position papers
Box   11 Folder   9	Government, undated
Box   11 Folder   10	Introduction, undated
Box   11 Folder   11	Labor, 1924
Box   11 Folder   12	Prohibition, undated
Box   11 Folder   13	Socialism, undated
Box   11 Folder   14	Various subjects, 1923-[1924]
Box   12 Folder   1	Speeches, 1911-1924
	Series: 6: Writings, 1899-1928	⇧
	Articles, editorials, speeches
Box   10 Folder   13	Education, 1905-1909
Box   12 Folder   2	International affairs, 1920-1922
Box   12 Folder   3	Local issues, 1902
Box   12 Folder   4	Medical, undated
Box   12 Folder   5	Medical ethics, undated
Box   12 Folder   6	Political and social theory, 1907-1927
Box   10 Folder   14	Prohibition, 1920-1922
Box   12 Folder   7	Religion, 1911-1928
Box   12 Folder   8	Various subjects, 1900-1925
Box   10 Folder   15	Eulogies, undated
Box   10 Folder   16	Personal, undated
	Prohibition
Box   12 Folder   9	undated
Box   10 Folder   17	1923-1929
	Published materials
Box   10 Folder   18	Clippings, by or about Ralph Elmergreen, 1920, undated
Box   12 Folder   10	Medical, 1899-1910
Box   12 Folder   11	Medical – correspondence, 1902-1923