Summary Information

Title: Milwaukee Public Schools, Department of Municipal Recreation and Community Education Scrapbooks
Inclusive Dates: 1923-1989

Creator:

• Milwaukee Public Schools. Department of Municipal Recreation and Community Education

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 151

Quantity: 28.9 cubic ft. (37 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

The collection consists mainly of newspaper clippings, promotional materials, and photographs documenting the history of the Milwaukee Public Schools, Department of Municipal Recreation and Community Education. The clippings provide information on athletic events and social activities conducted by the department. Clippings concerning the early history of the department's recreational programs, which were primarily intended to counteract juvenile delinquency and as a means of cultural assimilation, are also included. Promotional materials and photographs relate primarily to events held at more than twenty social centers operating in Milwaukee under the auspices of the department. A handful of scrapbooks fall outside these subjects and deal with the Gold Medal Award, the Milwaukee Players, New Day, and Wilderness Encounter. The collection also contains a few additional items, including booklets, photographs, and lectures and articles written by Donald B. Dyer, Superintendent of the School Board Extension Department.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0151

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