Title: Ottilia and Clifford Funkhouser Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1951-1984

Creators:

• Funkhouser, Ottilia H. 1896-1984
• Funkhouser, Clifford 1896-1984

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 337

Quantity: 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Ottilia Halbach Gauerke Funkhouser was a writer from Waterford, Wisconsin and attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She married Clifford Funkhouser in the 1970s, who was also a writer. The collection contains manuscripts and other materials written by or about Ottilia and Clifford Funkhouser.

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Language: English

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Ottilia Funkhouser was born Ottilia Halbach in Waterford, Wisconsin in 1896 and attended Marquette University, completing a Journalism degree in 1920. She moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in the 1920s for health reasons and began writing for the Albuquerque Journal. In 1925, she and her first husband, R. George Gauerke, returned to Wisconsin and Ottilia wrote for the Milwaukee Journal, the Wisconsin News, the Milwaukee Leader, the Catholic Herald, and later the Shorewood Herald. After Gauerke died in 1970, Ottilia married Clifford Funkhouser, with whom she collaborated on some writing projects, until both of their deaths in 1984. She is often referred to as “Teal” in correspondence.

This collection primarily contains manuscripts produced by Ottilia and Clifford Funkhouser. It also contains obituaries of Clifford and Ottilia, personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, two biographies and family histories of Horace Kaye and Harvey Kneser, a small watercolor painting, an unidentified picture, and a certificate of appreciation from the U.S. Navy recruiting service awarded to Ottilia.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Funkhouser, Ottilia and Clifford, Papers, 1951-1984, Collection 337. 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

There is no acquisition information currently available. Materials accessioned as Local History Manuscripts Collection.

Processing Information

Described by Alice Richards, Fieldworker, 2014. Processed by Casey Lapworth, 2019.

Box   1 Folder   1	Correspondence, 1951-1982, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Horace Kaye, undated
	Manuscripts
Box   1 Folder   3	Bonny by Ludwig Halbach, undated
Box   1 Folder   4	Chariton Valley Tales I, undated
Box   1 Folder   5	Chariton Valley Tales II, undated
Box   1 Folder   6-10	Empty Maisonette/Great Lady, undated
Box   1 Folder   11	Harvey Girls Tell All by O.M. Gauerke, undated
Box   1 Folder   12	Partials, undated
Box   1 Folder   13	Miscellaneous, 1956-1984 Note: Includes obituaries, clippings and notes