Summary Information
Milwaukee County Council of Defense Records
1910-1925
- Milwaukee County Council of Defense
Local History Manuscript Collection 255
- 22.8 cubic ft. (65 boxes)
- 1 oversize folder
Milwaukee Public Library (Map)
Records of the Milwaukee County Council of Defense,
which was organized in April 1917, shortly after the U.S. entered World War I. Its
objective was to lead Milwaukee in supporting the war effort. The collection
contains correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and ephemera.
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English
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Biography/History
Shortly after the United States declared war on Germany, the Milwaukee County Council
of Defense was created by the authority of the Wisconsin State Council of Defense on
30 April 1917. It began with 15 members, but that number grew as the war continued.
Milwaukee Mayor Daniel Hoan served as its first Chairman. The Council of Defense was
organized into five departments: the Department of Administration, Department of
Commerce and Finance, Department of Manufactures, Department of Public Affairs, and
Department of Public Welfare. Each department focused on a different aspect of
supporting the war effort and an Executive Committee oversaw all work being
done.
The departments all had various bureaus, boards, and committees that were given the
task of working with local groups, organizations, and businesses that fell within
their area of expertise and would seek their cooperation as needed. Citizens were
recruited to volunteer and assist with the war effort not only by working for the
Milwaukee County Council of Defense, but also in the Men and Women's District
Organizations, which generated support for campaigns such as Liberty Loan
subscriptions and Red Cross membership drives. As the war drew to a close, the
Milwaukee County Council of Defense slowly reduced its workload and officially ended
its operations on 1 February 1919.
In March of 1918, the Wisconsin State Council of Defense created the Wisconsin War
History Commission to gather and preserve materials relating to Wisconsin's effort
during the war. Information and materials were collected during, and particularly
after, the war including ephemera, histories, and the records of the Milwaukee
County Council of Defense. A joint effort with the American War Mothers also
produced photographs and information on most of the Milwaukee County soldiers. A
state law formally created the Wisconsin War History Commission in 1919, but by
1923, it had ceased to exist and its duties were transferred to the Wisconsin
Historical Society.
Scope and Content Note
Scope and content notes of each series are provided in the contents list.
Arrangement of the Materials
The collection is arranged into the following series: - Department of
Administration, 1917-1919
- Department of
Commerce and Finance, 1917-1918
- Department of
Manufactures, 1911-1918
- Department of
Public Affairs, 1916-1920
- Department of
Public Welfare, 1916-1919
- War History
Commission, 1910-1925
The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject or personal name, then
chronologically within each folder.
Other Finding Aids
Indexes to some of the materials were created and are available in the Humanities
Department:
Preferred Citation
Milwaukee County Council of Defense Records, 1910-1925, Collection 255. Local History
Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Alternate Format
Photographs of soldiers collected by the War History Commission and American War
Mothers have been digitized and are available in the WWI Military Portraits Digital
Collection.
Related Material in the Milwaukee Public Library
Archival Collections
Publications and Other Items
Civilian Defense News : The Official Publication of the Milwaukee County
Council of Defense
Milwaukee's Wartime Problem : Reports
Record of the Heroes of Milwaukee County Who Answered Their Country's
Call in the World War
Report, May 1, 1917 to Dec. 1, 1918
Seventh Ward Roll of Honor, World War, 1917-1918
Separated Material in the Milwaukee Public Library
The war posters were separated out and added to MPL's Poster Collection.
Administrative/Restriction Information
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.
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).
The materials came to the Milwaukee Public Library after the war as part of the
Wisconsin War History Commission's effort to preserve these materials for
historical purposes. The collection was accessioned as a Local History
Manuscript Collection.
Processed by Bob Jaeger, 2019.
Contents List
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Series: 1: Department of Administration,
1917-1919
: The Department of Administration directed the entire organization, including
determining policies and expenditures, providing war-time publicity and
cooperating with local government. This series contains materials on the
overall operation of the Milwaukee County Council of Defense such as
correspondence, reports, minutes, planning documents, and mailings.
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Box
25
Folder
1
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Alien Enemies and Alien Property,
1918
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Bureau of Public Information
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Articles and Propaganda, 1918,
undated
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Bulletin Boards, 1918
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Casualty Lists, undated
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Box
1
Folder
4-6
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Correspondence, 1918,
undated
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Box
1
Folder
7
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General Files, 1918, undated
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Miscellaneous Bulletins, blank forms and mailings from other
departments, 1918, undated
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Miscellaneous Bulletins, blank forms and mailings from other
departments, 1918, undated
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Postings, Notices, and Flyers, 1918,
undated
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Socialism and Pro-Germanism,
1918
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Box
2
Folder
4
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War Directory, drafts, 1918
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Central Board of Purchases, City of Milwaukee
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Box
25
Folder
2
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Correspondence, 1917-1919
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Box
25
Folder
3
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Meeting Minutes, 1917-1919
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Box
25
Folder
4
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Reports and Resolutions,
1917-1918
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Community Council, 1918-1919
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Correspondence
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Allis, Charles, 1917-1918
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Circular Letters, 1917
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Box
2
Folder
8
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Hoan, Daniel W., 1917-1919
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Box
2
Folder
9
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Local Government, 1917-1918
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Box
2
Folder
10
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Nominations and Appointments,
1917-1918
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Box
2
Folder
11
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Other Councils of Defense,
1917-1918
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Box
2
Folder
12
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Philipp, Emanuel L.,
1917-1918
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Box
2
Folder
13-14
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Pollock, Willits, May-July
1917
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Box
3
Folder
1-3
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Pollock, Willits, August
1917-1919
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Box
3
Folder
4
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State Government, 1917
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Box
3
Folder
5
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U.S. Congress, 1917-1918
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Box
3
Folder
6
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Council of National Defense,
1917-1919
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Box
25
Folder
5
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Directories of Government Offices,
1918
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General Files
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Box
3
Folder
7
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Blank Forms and Mailings, 1918,
undated
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Box
3
Folder
8
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Budget and Financial Records,
1917-1918
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Box
3
Folder
9
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Directories, undated
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Box
31
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Expense Ledger, 1918-1919
1 volume
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Box
25
Folder
6
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Lists, 1917-1918, undated
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Box
3
Folder
10
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Meetings and Agendas,
1917-1918
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Memoranda, 1917-1919,
undated
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Box
4
Folder
1
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Minutes and By-Laws,
1917-1919
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Box
4
Folder
2
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Miscellaneous Employee Statistics and Drafts of Forms,
1918, undated
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Box
64
Folder
1
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Organizational Charts and Outlines,
undated
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Box
25
Folder
7
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Planning Documents, undated
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Box
25
Folder
8
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Resolutions and Legislation,
1917-1918
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Box
4
Folder
3
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Milwaukee County War Fund,
1918-1919
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Labor Bureau
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Box
25
Folder
9
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General Files, 1917-1918,
undated
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Reports and Minutes, 1918
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Box
57
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U.S. Employment Service, index cards,
undated
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Box
31
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Official Bulletin, 1917-1918
1 volume
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Box
26
Folder
1
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Relief Committees, 1917-1919
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Reports
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Box
4
Folder
5
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"Activities, Expenditures, and Uncompleted Work",
1918
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Box
4
Folder
6
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Departmental Reports,
1917-1918
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Box
4
Folder
7
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"Milwaukee: Twenty Months of War-Time Service",
1919
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Box
26
Folder
2
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Miscellaneous, 1918, undated
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Box
4
Folder
8
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"Plan and Organization of Procedure",
1917
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U.S. Ordnance Department
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Box
4
Folder
9
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Daily Reports of Applications,
1918
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Box
4
Folder
10
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General Files, 1918, undated
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Box
4
Folder
11
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List of Positions and Salaries,
undated
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Box
4
Folder
12
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Motor Transport Corps, applications,
1918
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Wisconsin Council of Defense
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Box
4
Folder
13
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Bulletins, 1917-1918
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Box
5
Folder
1
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Correspondence, 1917-1918
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Box
5
Folder
2-4
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Memoranda, 1918
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Woman's Committee, 1918-1919
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Wisconsin Telephone Company,
1917-1918
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Series: 2: Department of Commerce and Finance,
1917-1918
: The Department of Commerce and Finance handled the problems of commercial and
industrial businesses faced due to the war, including transportation and
commercial economy, and also helped with waste elimination. This series
contains correspondence, reports, minutes, and planning documents. Also
included are materials for the Non-War Construction Committee, which oversaw
any type of building and remodeling going on in Milwaukee County in order to
ensure materials and energy were not being used unnecessarily.
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Commercial Economy Board
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Box
26
Folder
3
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Correspondence, 1917-1918
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Box
57
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Pledge Cards, undated
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Box
6
Folder
1-5
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Employee Questionnaires for Local Businesses,
1918
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Box
26
Folder
4-5
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Employees Eligible for the Draft (by company),
1917
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Box
7
Folder
1
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Explosives Committee, 1917-1918
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General Files
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Box
7
Folder
2
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Blank Forms and Mailings, 1918,
undated
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Box
7
Folder
3
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Committee Appointments,
1917-1918
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Box
7
Folder
4
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Correspondence, 1917-1918
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Box
7
Folder
5
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Miscellaneous, undated
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Box
26
Folder
6
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Planning Documents, 1917
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Box
7
Folder
6
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Reports and Minutes, 1917-1918,
undated
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Box
31
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Scrapbook and Reports,
1917-1918
1 volume
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Non-War Construction Committee
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Box
26
Folder
7
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Affidavits, 1918
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Box
7
Folder
7-9
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Applications for Building Permits,
1918
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Box
7
Folder
10
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City of Milwaukee, 1918
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Box
7
Folder
11
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Clearance Cards, 1918
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Box
7
Folder
12
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Construction Outside of City,
1918
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Box
26
Folder
8
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Contractor Reports and Updates,
1918
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Box
8
Folder
1-2
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Correspondence, 1918
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Box
8
Folder
3
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Minutes, 1918
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Box
8
Folder
4-6
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Questionnaires, 1918
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Box
26
Folder
9
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Report of Action on Affidavits,
1918
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Box
8
Folder
7
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State Council of Defense,
1918
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Box
8
Folder
8
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War Industries Board, 1918
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Box
9
Folder
1
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Transportation Committee,
1917-1918
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Series: 3: Department of Manufactures,
1911-1918
: The Department of Manufactures dealt with war-time problems of manufacturing,
including assisting local businesses obtaining government contracts and
converting non-essential businesses into essential businesses. Businesses
consulted include not only Milwaukee County but the entire state of
Wisconsin as well. This series contains correspondence, reports, minutes,
and specifications and drawings for war equipment.
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Box
26
Folder
10
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Articles Purchased by the Quartermaster Corps of the Army,
1918
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Box
9
Folder
2
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Bureau of Aircraft Production, includes Lawson Aircraft
Corporation, 1917-1918
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Box
9
Folder
3
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Fuel Bureau, fuel use in Milwaukee businesses,
1917
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General Files
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Box
9
Folder
4
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Blank Forms and Mailings, 1918,
undated
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Box
37
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Census of Manufactures,
undated
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Box
9
Folder
5
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Correspondence, 1917-1918
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Box
37
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Index of Businesses, undated
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Box
31
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Meetings and Reports,
1917-1918
1 volume
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Box
9
Folder
6
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Miscellaneous, 1918, undated
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Box
9
Folder
7
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Reports and Departmental Descriptions,
1917-1918
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Box
9
Folder
8
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Wisconsin Gun Company, includes photographs,
1917-1918
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Milwaukee Industrial Bureau
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Box
9
Folder
9
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Account Book, 1918
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Box
9
Folder
10
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Fundraising and Move to Washington, D.C.,
1918
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Box
9
Folder
11
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Lists of Businesses and Representatives,
1918
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Box
10
Folder
1
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Proposals, 1918
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Box
10
Folder
2
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Receipts, 1918
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War Industries Board
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Box
10
Folder
3
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Applications for Construction Permits,
1918
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Box
10
Folder
4
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Daily Requirements, 1918
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Box
61
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Government Contracts (index),
undated
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Box
38
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Inventory (index), undated
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Box
10
Folder
5-9
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Milwaukee County Businesses, A-M,
1917-1918
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Box
11
Folder
1-2
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Milwaukee County Businesses, N-W,
1917-1918
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Box
27
Folder
1
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Specifications, 1917-1918
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Box
11
Folder
3
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Vogel, August H., correspondence,
1918
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Box
11
Folder
4-7
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Wisconsin Businesses, 1918
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Box
12
Folder
1
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Wisconsin Regional Committee,
1918
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War Resources Committee
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Box
64
Folder
2
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Drawings and Blueprints received from the War Department,
1911-1918
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Box
38
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Index of Regional Chairman and Factories,
undated
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Box
12
Folder
2
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Navy Department, 1918
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Box
12
Folder
3-7
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Schmitt, Frank J., correspondence, April-September
1918
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Box
13
Folder
1-2
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Schmitt, Frank J., correspondence, October-November
1918
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Box
13
Folder
3-4
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U.S. Government Departments, supplies, procurements, and
personnel, 1917-1918
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Series: 4: Department of Public Affairs,
1916-1920
: The Department of Public Affairs assisted with educational and patriotic
meetings, military affairs, loans and war savings, and the activities of the
Men’s and Women’s District Councils. Committees such as the Military
Extension Committee focused specifically on Milwaukee-area soldiers,
including the planning and preparation of their entertainment, education,
and mobilization, as well as collecting general soldier information. This
series contains correspondence, reports, minutes, and materials on the
war-time activities from the various wards and suburbs of Milwaukee
County.
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Box
13
Folder
5
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America's Tribute to Britain,
1918
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Box
13
Folder
6
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American Protective League and the Department of Justice
(disloyalty), 1917-1918
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Box
13
Folder
7
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Americanization Committee,
1917-1918
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Box
14
Folder
1
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Boy's Working Reserve, 1917-1918
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Box
14
Folder
2
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Church Survey and Organizations Within,
undated
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Box
14
Folder
3
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Community Thanksgiving Service,
1918
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Box
14
Folder
4
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Education Committee, includes telegraphy,
1917-1918
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General Files
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Box
14
Folder
5-6
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Blank Forms and Mailings, 1918-1919,
undated
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Box
14
Folder
7
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Correspondence, 1917-1918,
undated
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Box
14
Folder
8
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Descriptions and Planning Documents,
1918
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Box
27
Folder
2
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Lists, 1918, undated
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Box
14
Folder
9
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Meetings and Reports,
1917-1918
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Liberty Loans
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Box
14
Folder
10
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Correspondence, 1917-1918
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Box
39
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Record Cards, wards: 10, 15, 19, 21, 24,
undated
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Men's District Organizations
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Box
15
Folder
1
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Correspondence, 1917-1918
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Box
27
Folder
3
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Reports and General Files,
1917-1918
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Box
27
Folder
4
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Suburbs, 1918
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Box
15
Folder
2
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War Fund and Liberty Loans,
1918
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Box
27
Folder
5-9
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Wards 1-15, 1917-1918
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Box
28
Folder
1-3
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Wards 16-25, 1918
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Military Affairs Committee
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Box
36
Folder
1-21
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Casualty Blank, World Conflict Information Obtained,
1918-1920
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Box
15
Folder
3
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Community Reception Committee,
1918-1919
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Box
15
Folder
4
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Demobilization, 1919,
undated
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Box
15
Folder
5
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Hadley Pressure Cooker, 1918
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Box
28
Folder
4
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Medical Advisory Board, 1918
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Box
28
Folder
5
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Reports and Descriptions,
1918
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Box
15
Folder
6
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Rotary Club Loans, 1918-1919
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Soldier Index
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Box
43
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Aa-Bl, 1918, undated
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Box
44
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Bo-Cm, 1918, undated
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Box
45
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Co-El, 1918, undated
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Box
46
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Em-Gn, 1918, undated
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Box
47
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Go-He, 1918, undated
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Box
48
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Hi-Ka, 1918, undated
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Box
49
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Ke-Kud, 1918, undated
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Box
50
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Kue-Mah, 1918, undated
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Box
51
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Mai-Mul, 1918, undated
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Box
52
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Mum-Ph, 1918, undated
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Box
53
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Pi-Ro, 1918, undated
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Box
54
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Ru-Se, 1918, undated
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Box
55
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Sf-Ta, 1918, undated
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Box
56
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Te-Wen, 1918, undated
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Box
57
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Wer-Z, 1918, undated
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Box
15
Folder
7
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Y.M.C.A., war work,
1917-1918
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Military Extension Committee
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32nd Division
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Box
28
Folder
6
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honors, includes Backers of the 32nd,
1917-1919
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reunion list, 1920
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Box
15
Folder
9
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Allotments and Insurance,
1918
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Box
15
Folder
10
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Correspondence and Reports, 1917-1918,
undated
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Draft Boards and Selective Service
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Box
28
Folder
7
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African American enlistments,
1917
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Box
28
Folder
8
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Camp Custer enlistments,
1917
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Box
15
Folder
11
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correspondence,
1917-1919
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Box
28
Folder
9
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lists of draftees and enlistments,
1917-1918
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Box
15
Folder
12
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precinct boundaries and polling locations,
1918
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Box
16
Folder
1
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registration day, 1918,
undated
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Entertainment
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Box
16
Folder
2-3
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correspondence,
1917-1918
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Box
64
Folder
3
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moving picture houses and theaters, 1916,
undated
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Box
28
Folder
10
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subscriptions, 1917
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Gold Star Soldiers
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Box
16
Folder
4
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certificates, 1918-1919
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Box
40
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index, undated
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Box
16
Folder
5
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lists, 1918-1919
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Box
16
Folder
6
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Home Guard and National Guard,
1917-1918
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Box
16
Folder
7
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Lists, 1918
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Box
16
Folder
8
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Milwaukee County Publishers and Their Publications,
1918
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Box
16
Folder
9
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Mobilization and Entrainment,
1917-1918
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Box
16
Folder
10
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Music, 1918
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Box
16
Folder
11
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Newspapers and Other Publications, 1917-1919,
undated
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Box
17
Folder
1
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Pledges and Subscriptions,
1918
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Box
17
Folder
2
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Publicity, includes British and American Aviators,
1918
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Box
17
Folder
3
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Smileage Books, 1918
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Soldier Pals
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Box
17
Folder
4
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correspondence, 1917-1918,
undated
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Box
41
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index, A-L, undated
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Box
42
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index, M-Z, undated
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Box
17
Folder
5
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Speakers Bureau, 1917-1918
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Box
17
Folder
6
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Tobacco Funds, 1918
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Training and Education
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Box
17
Folder
7
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correspondence,
1917-1919
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Box
28
Folder
11
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lists and descriptions,
1918-1919
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Box
17
Folder
8
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Publicity Committee, posters, publications, press releases, etc.,
1917-1918
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Red Cross Committee
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Box
17
Folder
9
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Correspondence and Reports,
1917-1919
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Box
18
Folder
1
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Junior Red Cross, 1917-1918
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Box
18
Folder
2
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Loyalty Records, 1918
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Box
18
Folder
3
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Membership and War Fund Campaign,
1917-1918
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Box
18
Folder
4
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Worker's Daily Reports, 1918
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Box
18
Folder
5
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Wisconsin Loyalty Legion/Wisconsin Defense League,
1917-1918
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Women's Advisory Committee
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Box
18
Folder
6
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Correspondence, 1917-1918
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Box
28
Folder
12
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Liberty Loans, 1918
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Box
29
Folder
1
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Lists and Reports, 1917-1918,
undated
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Box
18
Folder
7
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Meeting Request, 1917
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Box
18
Folder
8
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Red Cross Fund and Armband Sales (relief),
1917-1919
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Box
19
Folder
1
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U.S. Student Nurse Reserve Campaign,
1918
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War Savings and Thrift Campaign
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Box
29
Folder
2
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by ward, 1918
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Box
19
Folder
2
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correspondence, 1918
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Box
19
Folder
3
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Women in Industry, 1917-1918
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Women's Ward and District Organizations
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Box
19
Folder
4
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meetings and descriptions,
1917-1918
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Box
29
Folder
3-4
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wards and suburbs,
1917-1918
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Series: 5: Department of Public Welfare,
1916-1919
: The Department of Public Welfare focused on activities relating to food and
fuel conservation, war gardens and other agricultural matters, and the
marketing of these undertakings. It also handled social services, including
public health and recreation, in order to provide for a healthy Milwaukee
citizenry. This series contains correspondence, minutes, reports, and
planning documents.
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Agricultural Division
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Box
19
Folder
5
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Blank Forms and Mailings,
1918
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Box
19
Folder
6
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Miscellaneous, 1917-1918
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Box
19
Folder
7
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Weekly Reports, 1918
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Food Bureau
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Box
19
Folder
8
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Correspondence and Plans,
1917-1919
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Box
19
Folder
9
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Food Control and Conservation,
1917-1918
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Box
19
Folder
10
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Hoover Pledge and Household Census,
1917
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Box
29
Folder
5
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Miscellaneous, 1918
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U.S. Food Administration
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Box
19
Folder
11
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circulars, 1918
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Box
29
Folder
6
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legal rulings and opinions,
1918
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Box
19
Folder
12
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press releases, 1918
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Box
29
Folder
7
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rules and regulations,
1918
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Box
19
Folder
13
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Weekly Food Bulletins, 1918
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Box
20
Folder
1
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Weekly Reports, 1918-1919
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Fuel Bureau
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Box
20
Folder
2
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Assistance from Local Contractors and Businesses,
1918
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Box
20
Folder
3
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Buildings and Janitors, 1918
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Box
29
Folder
8
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Coal, 1917
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Box
20
Folder
4
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Correspondence, 1916-1918
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Box
20
Folder
5
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Fuel and Coal Use Among Local Businesses,
1917
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Box
20
Folder
6
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Fuel Conservation, 1917-1918
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Box
20
Folder
7
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Heating Companies, 1918
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Box
20
Folder
8
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Heating Systems, pamphlets and manuals,
1917-1918
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Box
20
Folder
9
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List of Fuel Representatives and Repairmen,
1918
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Box
20
Folder
10
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Orders, 1918
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Box
20
Folder
11
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Organization and Outline, 1917,
undated
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Box
20
Folder
12
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Questionnaires to Residents,
1918
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Box
21
Folder
1
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Reports, 1917-1919
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Box
21
Folder
2
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Rules and Instructions for the Public,
1918
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Box
21
Folder
3-4
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U.S. Fuel Administration, forms 1-306,
1917-1919
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General Files
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Box
21
Folder
5
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Activities of Other Cities,
1919
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Box
21
Folder
6
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Blank Forms and Mailings, 1918-1919,
undated
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Box
21
Folder
7
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Departmental and Weekly Reports, 1918-1919,
undated
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Box
21
Folder
8
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Planning Documents, 1917
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Oversize Folder
1
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Posters, citizen health,
undated
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Social Service Bureau
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Box
22
Folder
1
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Correspondence, includes subcommittees,
1917-1918
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Box
22
Folder
2
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Weekly Reports, 1917-1918
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Series: 6: War History Commission, 1910-1925
: The Wisconsin War History Commission was created to preserve a record of
Wisconsin's effort during the war. Acting first as an extension of the
Milwaukee County Council of Defense, the War History Commission continued on
its own for several years after the war ended and the Council of Defense had
ceased operations. The Milwaukee Public Library served as the repository for
Milwaukee County with William E. Jillson as its representative. This series
is comprised of materials specifically collected by the Commission and
contains correspondence, ephemera, soldier lists, photographs, and documents
on the efforts of local organizations. There are also materials from
soldiers, such as correspondence, experiences, and diaries, that the
Commission collected as part of its mission.
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Box
29
Folder
9
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American Junior Naval and Marine Scout, Inc.,
1918-1919
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Box
22
Folder
3
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American War Veterans of Wisconsin,
1919
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Box
22
Folder
4
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Army Recruits, 1918
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Box
22
Folder
5
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Banks and Banking, 1918, undated
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Box
32
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Committee on Public Information, Division of Four Minute Men,
bulletins, 1917-1918
1 volume
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Box
22
Folder
6
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Czechoslovakia, war activities, 1920,
undated
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Box
30
Folder
1
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Draft Board Lists, 1918
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Ephemera
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Box
64
Folder
4
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Flyers and Advertisements: concerts, handbills, rallies,
etc., 1918, undated
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Box
30
Folder
2
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Menus, 1918, undated
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Box
22
Folder
7
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Miscellaneous, undated
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Box
22
Folder
8
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Programs and Events,
1917-1919
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Box
65
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Signs and Posters, 1918,
undated
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Box
22
Folder
9
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Flag Display Commission, 1918
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Fort Sheridan
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Box
22
Folder
10
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Fort Sheridan Association,
1918-1919
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Oversize Folder
1
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Student Army Training Corps, Personnel Adjutants School,
panoramic photograph, 1918
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Foster, A.W.
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Box
34
Folder
8
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4 Minute Men and Victory Loan Speaker,
1917-1918
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Box
34
Folder
9
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Good Government League, 1919
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Box
34
Folder
10
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Miscellaneous Forms and Correspondence,
1910-1919
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Box
30
Folder
3
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General Files and Correspondence,
1918-1919
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Box
64
Folder
5
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Germania-Herold, reprint of "An
Open Confession", 1918
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Box
22
Folder
11
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Gold Star Mothers, 1919
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Box
22
Folder
12
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Histories of Work Done by Local Organizations,
1918-1920
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Box
22
Folder
13
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Home Addresses, 1918-1919
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Honor Rolls
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Box
22
Folder
14
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Calumet Club, undated
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Box
22
Folder
15
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Churches, 1917-1918
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Box
30
Folder
4
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Clubs and Organizations,
1918
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Box
23
Folder
1
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Cutler-Hammer Mfg. Co., 1918
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Box
23
Folder
2
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Elks Club, undated
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Box
23
Folder
3
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Milwaukee Athletic Club,
undated
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Box
30
Folder
5
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Milwaukee State Normal School,
1918-1919
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Box
30
Folder
6
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Miscellaneous, 1918
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Box
30
Folder
7
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Plankinton Packing Company,
1918-1919
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Box
23
Folder
4
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Schools, 1917-1918
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Box
30
Folder
8
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University Club, 1918
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Box
23
Folder
5
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Wisconsin Club, undated
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Box
23
Folder
6
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Wisconsin Telephone Company,
1919
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Box
23
Folder
7
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Influenza Casualties, 1918
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Box
23
Folder
8
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Killed in Action, 1918
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Box
23
Folder
9
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Knights of Columbus, 1920
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Box
23
Folder
10
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Legal Aid Society, 1918
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Box
23
Folder
11
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Liberty Loans, 1918
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Box
23
Folder
12
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List of Dead Milwaukee County Soldiers and Sailors,
1918-1919
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Box
23
Folder
13
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Milwaukee Association of Commerce,
1917-1918
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Milwaukee County Council of Defense
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Box
30
Folder
9
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Cards and Ephemera, 1918,
undated
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Box
23
Folder
14
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Publications, 1918
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Box
23
Folder
15
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Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company,
1918
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Box
30
Folder
10
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Miscellaneous Lists, 1918
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National League for Woman's Service
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Box
23
Folder
16
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Lists, 1918
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Box
23
Folder
17
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Photographs, undated
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Box
30
Folder
11
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Navy Recruits, 1918
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Box
23
Folder
18
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Newsboys' World, 1917, undated
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Box
23
Folder
19
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Next of Kin, 1918
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Box
23
Folder
20
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Organizations, miscellaneous,
1918
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Box
24
Folder
1
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Photographs, 1918, undated
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Box
64
Folder
6
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Proclamations, 1918
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Red Cross
|
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Box
24
Folder
2
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Flyers and Ephemera,
1918-1920
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Box
24
Folder
3
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Photographs, 1918, undated
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Box
30
Folder
12
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Resolutions, 1918
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Rosters
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Box
24
Folder
4
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107th Field Signal, 1917
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Box
24
Folder
5
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120th and 121st Field Artillery,
1917
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Box
30
Folder
13
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127th Infantry, Co. K, 1917
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Box
24
Folder
6
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340th Infantry, 1918
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Box
24
Folder
7
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Ambulance Co. #125, 1917
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Box
24
Folder
8
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Base Hospital No. 22, 1919
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Box
24
Folder
9
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Field Hospital Co. #1, 1917
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Box
24
Folder
10
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General Lists, 1918
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Box
24
Folder
11
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Marine Corps, 1918
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Box
30
Folder
14
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Student Army Training Corps,
1918-1919
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Box
24
Folder
12
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Sailors and Soldiers Home Club,
1918
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Box
24
Folder
13
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Salvation Army, 1918
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Box
63
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Service Banners, hung in windows of Milwaukee Public Library
during the war, undated
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Box
30
Folder
15
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Service Record Booklet, undated
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Box
64
Folder
7
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Songs and Sheet Music, 1916-1918,
undated
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Soldiers
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Box
35
Folder
1
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Annesley, George J., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
2
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Barrick, Edward D., 1919
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Box
35
Folder
3
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Bast, Albert W., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
4
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Bellew, James M., 1919
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Box
34
Folder
1
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Bellis, Glenford L., undated
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Box
34
Folder
2
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Benson, Robert A., undated
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Box
34
Folder
3
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Berndt, John E., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
5
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Bock, Herman, undated
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Box
35
Folder
6
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Boeshaar, Charles W., 1918
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Box
34
Folder
4
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Bopp, Henry, experiences,
1918
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Box
35
Folder
7
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Brenk, Fred E., undated
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Box
35
Folder
8
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Brown, Bernard R., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
9
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Burg, George F., undated
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Box
35
Folder
10
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Burnette, Robert, 1917
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Box
35
Folder
11
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Campbell, William A.,
undated
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Box
35
Folder
12
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Cobb, Leonard B., 1919
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Box
35
Folder
13
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Cohn, Abe B., 1919
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Box
34
Folder
5
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Cook, Gerald J., 1921
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Box
35
Folder
14
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Crull, Archie H., 1918
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Box
34
Folder
6
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Deinlen, Clemens G., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
15
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Doerr, Arthur A., undated
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Box
35
Folder
16
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Doerr, Raymond, undated
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Box
34
Folder
7
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Euteneuer, Christain J., diary,
1918-1919
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Box
35
Folder
17
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Felten, Hibert O., 1919
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Box
35
Folder
18
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Fisher, Fred W., undated
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Box
35
Folder
19
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Fisher, Warren T., 1919
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Box
35
Folder
20
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Frimeth, Morris, undated
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Box
35
Folder
21
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Gaertner, Anton A., 1919
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Box
35
Folder
22
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Gassman, Reuben A., 1919
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Box
35
Folder
23
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Gissenaas, Emmett P.,
undated
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Box
35
Folder
24
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Glander, George, 1918
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Box
35
Folder
25
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Graf, Matt, 1919
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Box
35
Folder
26
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Hamann, Harry, undated
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Box
35
Folder
27
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Hess, Albert J., 1918
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Box
34
Folder
11
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House, Charles F., experiences,
undated
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Box
34
Folder
12
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Hutchinson, Jack, experiences and photographs,
1918
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Index, includes address and ward
|
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Box
58
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Ab-Ew, undated
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Box
59
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Fa-Kn, undated
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Box
60
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Ko-Pe, undated
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Box
61
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Pf-Ut, undated
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Box
62
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Va-Zy, undated
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Box
35
Folder
28
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Kielpinski, Vincent P., 1919
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Box
34
Folder
13
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King, Charles A. and George Gaffrei,
1919
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Box
35
Folder
29
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Kretlow, Edward, 1919
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Box
34
Folder
14
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Kuechenmeister, Alvin A., diary,
1917-1919
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Box
35
Folder
30
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Lansing, Edward J., 1919
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Box
34
Folder
15
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Lares, Jack F., "My Experience on the Sea",
undated
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Box
35
Folder
31
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Loeb, Ralph E., 1919
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Box
34
Folder
16
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Lubarsky, Joseph, undated
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Box
35
Folder
32
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Lutz, Frank and William,
1918
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Box
34
Folder
17
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Meyers, Paul D., photographs,
1918
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Box
35
Folder
33
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Miller, Fred H., 1918
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Box
24
Folder
14
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Miscellaneous Information,
1917-1918
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Box
35
Folder
34
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Mussweiler, Harvey J.,
undated
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Box
34
Folder
18
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Notbohm, R.C. to "Soldier Pal" Jerry Roth,
1918
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Box
35
Folder
35
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Owstrowski, Sigmund J.,
undated
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Box
35
Folder
36
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Palmer, Harold L., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
37
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Pfeil, Herman, 1918
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Box
34
Folder
19
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Photographs, unidentified,
undated
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Box
35
Folder
38
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Plutschack, Henry E., 1918
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Box
34
Folder
20
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Ponschock, Henry J., experiences,
undated
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Box
34
Folder
21
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Potter, Edward P., 1918
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Box
34
Folder
22
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Puetz, Anton J., includes photograph,
1919
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Box
35
Folder
39
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Randolph, Charles H., 1919
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Box
35
Folder
40
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Raschke, Erwin, undated
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Box
34
Folder
23
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Round Robin Letters, undated
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Box
35
Folder
41
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Ruehle, Arthur W., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
42
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Schmidt, Ben, 1918
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Box
35
Folder
43
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Schmidt, Edwin P., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
44
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Schraut, Frank J., 1919
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Box
34
Folder
24
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Spitzbardt, Gustave,
1917-1918
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Box
35
Folder
45
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Stallman, Edward R., undated
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Box
35
Folder
46
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Stern, Walter, undated
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Box
35
Folder
47
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Sullivan, Michael C.,
undated
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Box
35
Folder
48
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Taylor, Alfred B., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
49
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Teske, Roland, 1918
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Box
35
Folder
50
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Thal, Francis H., undated
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Box
35
Folder
51
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Toombs, James H., undated
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Box
34
Folder
25
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Towne, Jackson E., letters and reminiscences,
1918-1919
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Box
35
Folder
52
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Umbs, Gilbert J., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
53
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Unglant, George, 1919
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Box
35
Folder
54
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Vogel, William, undated
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Box
35
Folder
55
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Weber, Henry T., undated
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Box
35
Folder
56
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Westfahl, Phillip C.,
undated
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Box
35
Folder
57
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Wille, Louis W., 1918
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Box
35
Folder
58
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Willert, Otto, 1918
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Box
34
Folder
26
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Zeller, Anthony, experiences,
1919
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Box
34
Folder
27
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Zimmerman, Oliver B., experience and outline,
1919
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Box
24
Folder
15
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United War Work Campaign, 1918
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Box
24
Folder
16
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War Camp Community Service, 1918
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War Library Council
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Box
32
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Accounts, Financial Reports, Publicity, and General Summary,
1917-1925
1 volume
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Box
30
Folder
16
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Campaign Report, 1917
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Box
33
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Correspondence, 1917-1918
2 volumes
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Box
24
Folder
17
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War Gardens, 1918-1919
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Box
24
Folder
18
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War Savings, bonds, stamps, and societies,
1918-1919
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Box
24
Folder
19
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Wisconsin in the War, clippings and notes,
1918-1919
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Box
30
Folder
17
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Wisconsin Physicians, 1919
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Box
30
Folder
18
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Y.M.C.A., 1917-1919
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Box
30
Folder
19
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Y.W.C.A., 1917-1918
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