Title: Voice of Concerned Citizens Records
Inclusive Dates: 1969-1974

Creator:

• Voice of Concerned Citizens

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 330

Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Materials from the Voice of Concerned Citizens. The collection dates from 1969 to 1974 and contains official reports, correspondence, a membership list, remarks, and a flier advertising a political rally.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0330

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The Voice of Concerned Citizens, as well as the Citizens Regional Environmental Coalition, were both environmental organizations in the Milwaukee area which were concerned with the impact that further highway development, specifically the northern extension of the Stadium freeway, would have on both the environment and the community.

The collection contains official reports, correspondence, a membership list, and a copy of remarks made from the Voice of Concerned Citizens. The correspondence includes politicians such as Senator Gaylord Nelson and Mayor Henry Maier. There is also a small amount of material from a related organization, Citizens Regional Environmental Coalition, such as a flier advertising a political rally.

Relocation of residents affected by the planned highway expansion and environmental issues, such as recycling, are the focus of the collection. Most of the materials are from Norman and Frances Steeger, who were members of the Voice of Concerned Citizens and this collection demonstrates their efforts to protect the local environment.

The collection is arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each folder.

Voice of Concerned Citizens Records, 1969-1974, Collection 330. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Archival Collections

• Edward T. Donahue Papers. Local History Manuscript Collection 347.

• Environmental Education Council of Greater Milwaukee Records. Local History Manuscript Collection 375.

Publications and Other Items

Bay and Stadium Freeways Route Location Study [preliminary report]

Milwaukee County Freeway System [map]

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

There is currently no acquisition information available for this collection. Materials were accessioned as Local History Manuscripts.

Processing Information

Described by Alice Richards, Fieldworker, 2014. Processed by Bob Jaeger, 2019.

Box   1 Folder   1	Candidate Rally and Testimonial, 1971-1972
Box   1 Folder   2	Citizens Regional Environmental Coalition, proposed legislative action, undated
Box   1 Folder   3	Correspondence, 1970-1974
Box   1 Folder   4	Council on Urban Life, “Expressways and the Housing Problem”, report, 1970
Box   1 Folder   5	“Economic Impact of Proposed Stadium Freeway”, summary report, 1971
Box   1 Folder   6	Membership Lists and Meeting, 1972, undated
Box   1 Folder   7	Resolution on Replacement Housing, 1970
Box   1 Folder   8	Summaries of Costs and Properties, 1969-1970