Title: Zeidler Family Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1915-2018

Creators:

• Zeidler Family
• Zeidler, Frank P., 1912-2006

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 51

Quantity:

• 0.6 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
• 1 oversize folder

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

This collection contains materials from the family of former Milwaukee mayor Frank Zeidler, primarily consisting of correspondence, clippings, and photographs.

Note:

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0051

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Frank Paul Zeidler (1912-2006) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the youngest son of Michael and Clara Zeidler, née Nitschke. Clara (1880-1950) and Michael (1878-1970), who worked as a barber, also had three other children: Clemens (1911-1980), who was the president of Northwestern Lutheran Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, Dorothy Boeck (1916-1998), and Carl (1908-1942), who was also mayor of Milwaukee from 1940-1942. Frank married Agnes Reinke (1919-2009) in 1939 and they had six children together: Clara, Dorothy, Michael, Anita, Mary, and Jeanne.

Frank graduated from West Division High School in 1929 and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Wisconsin in 1958. He worked as a surveyor and topographical engineer from 1931-1943. Frank also served from 1938-1940 as County Surveyor. From 1943-1948 he was a surveyor for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Frank was elected to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in 1941 until 1948 when he was elected mayor of Milwaukee, a position he held until 1960. He later ran for president on the Socialist Party ticket in 1976.

The collection is mainly comprised of correspondence between Frank Zeidler and various members of his family. Each individual’s relation to Frank is identified in parentheses in the contents list below. Other materials, such as photographs and clippings, are included as well.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by name or subject, then chronologically within each folder.

Zeidler Family Papers, 1915-2018, Collection 51. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Agnes R. Zeidler Papers. Local History Manuscript Collection 45.

• Carl F. Zeidler Papers. Local History Manuscript Collection 311.

• Frank P. Zeidler Papers. Local History Manuscript Collection 352.

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

Dontated by Frank Zeidler at an unknown date. Originally part of Zeidler's unprocessed personal papers, they were removed in 2019 to create a separate collection. Materials accessioned as Local History Manuscripts.

Processing Information

Processed by Bob Jaeger, December 2020.

Box   1 Folder   1	Clippings and Cards, 1940-2003
Box   1 Folder   2	Crapol, Andy and Paul (grandsons), 1979-2005
Box   1 Folder   3	Crapol, Edward (son-in-law), 1977-2000
Oversize Folder   1	Family Crest/Coat of Arms, undated
Box   1 Folder   4	Genealogy, 1970-1987, undated
Box   1 Folder   5	Miscellaneous Family Correspondence, 1936-2006, undated
Box   1 Folder   6	Photographs, 1955-2006, undated
Box   1 Folder   7	Zeidler, Anita (daughter), 1960-2018
Box   1 Folder   8	Zeidler, Carl M. (nephew), 1971-2004
Box   1 Folder   9	Zeidler, Clara (daughter), 1949-1991
Box   1 Folder   10	Zeidler, Clemens (brother) and Pearl, 1934-1995
Box   1 Folder   11	Zeidler, Frank (to family), circa 1940, 1984-1986
	Zeidler, Jeanne (daughter)
Box   1 Folder   12	Correspondence, 1961-2006
Box   1 Folder   13	Edward Crapol and Family, 1976-2004
Box   1 Folder   14	Speeches, 1992-2002
Box   2 Folder   1	Zeidler, Mary (daughter), 1961-2003
	Zeidler, Michael (son)
Box   2 Folder   2	Correspondence, 1957-2018
Box   2 Folder   3	"Family History: Zeidler, Nitschke, Reinke, Schall", 2016
Box   2 Folder   4	Zeidler, Michael and Clara (parents), 1915-1971
Box   2 Folder   5	Zeidler, Wilhelmine (grandmother), will and estate, 1932-1935