Title: Republican County Committee Records
Inclusive Dates: 1893-1944

Creator:

• Republican Party (Milwaukee County, Wis.)

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 356

Quantity: 6.5 cubic ft. (12 boxes)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

This collection consists of scrapbooks containing a variety of records and the activities from the Republican County Committee of Milwaukee County.

Note:

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Language: English, German

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0356

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The origins of the Republican Party began in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1854 with its first nominating convention in 1856. Various state wide and local committees were created to facilitate the Party’s activities in the mid to late 1850s. Initially, in Milwaukee, there was a Republican City Committee and a Republican County Committee. In the late 1880s a discussion began about combining the city and county groups. Then in 1893, the new combined Republican County Committee, Milwaukee County was formed. Their first meeting was October 10, 1893 in Milwaukee with a new chairman, William J. Fiebrantz and secretary William A. Fricke.

This collection consists of scrapbooks containing a variety of records from the Republican County Committee in Milwaukee County. Records include correspondence, financial statements, meeting minutes, Treasurer Reports, forms, a variety of documents regarding candidate nominations or delegates, voting results, newspaper clippings, convention information and a variety of small publications. All these materials reflect the activities of the organization including involvements at the state party level.

The collection is arranged into the following series:

1. Republican County Committee, Milwaukee County, 1893-1904
2. Republican State Central Committee, 1894-1944

The collection is arranged into two series: Republican County Committee, Milwaukee County and Republican State Central Committee. The series are arranged alphabetically. Within each series, materials are arranged chronologically.

Republican County Committee Records, 1893-1944, Collection 356. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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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

Initially, this collection consisted of materials found in two areas. It is unsure if they were received at the same time. Many of the volumes have MPL gift book plates indicating they were donated by Mr. Theo Zillmer, undated. Materials were accessioned as Local History.

Processing Information

Processed by Casey Lapworth, 2019.

	Series: 1. Republican County Committee, Milwaukee County, 1893-1904
	Scrapbooks
Box   1	1 volume (includes creation of group and first meeting), 1893-1894
Box   1	1 volume (all correspondence from Fiebrantz and Fricke), 1893-1896
Box   2	1 volume, 1894-1896
Box   3	1 volume, 1895-1896
Box   4-6	3 volumes, 1896
Box   7	1 volume, 1897-1900
Box   8	1 volume, 1898
Box   9	1 volume, 1898-1900
Box   10 Folder   1	loose pages, 1902-1904
Box   10 Folder   2-4	loose pages, 1904
Box   11	2 volumes, 1902, 1904
	Series: 2. Republican State Central Committee, 1894-1944	⇧
	Scrapbooks
Box   10 Folder   5	loose pages, 1894-1904
Box   12 Folder   1-5	loose pages, 1896-1931, 1944