Title: Milwaukee Cooperative Housing Association Records
Inclusive Dates: 1937-1946

Creators:

• Milwaukee Cooperative Housing Association
• Zeidler, Frank P., 1912-2006

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 70

Quantity: 0.45 cubic ft. (1 box)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

This collection contains records of the Milwaukee Cooperative Housing Association near the beginning of its inception, 1938. It includes correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, founding documentation, program planning and descriptions.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0070

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In 1938 some Milwaukee labor leaders, the Milwaukee Housing Council and others began organizing a cooperative housing association for the purpose of providing homes for it's members.

This collection contains correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, plans, publications and records related to the group’s founding such as by laws, mission, articles of incorporation, etc. Also included are draft and final program descriptions and statements which are undated.

Subjects are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each folder.

Milwaukee Cooperative Housing Association Records, 1937-1946, Collection 70. 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

Donated 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 Casey Lapworth, Archives Librarian, 2021.

Box   1 Folder   1-2	Correspondence, 1938-1946, undated
Box   1 Folder   3	Finances, undated
Box   1 Folder   4	Founding, 1938, undated
Box   1 Folder   5	Meetings, 1938-1946, undated
Box   1 Folder   7	Plans, undated
Box   1 Folder   8	Program Descriptions / Statements, undated
Box   1 Folder   9	Program Descriptions / Statements – “A Cooperative to Build Your Home”, undated
Box   1 Folder   10	Program Descriptions / Statements - Drafts, undated
Box   1 Folder   11	Program Descriptions / Statements – “The Solution for Low Cost Homes”, undated
Box   1 Folder   12	Publications, 1937, undated
Box   1 Folder   13	Taxes, 1938-1943, undated