Title: Tom Mohr Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1950-1964

Creator:

• Mohr, Tom, 1923-

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 241

Quantity:

• .4 cubic ft. (1 box)
• 1 oversize folder

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

Pamphlets, brochures, booklets, and other instructional materials related to the Milwaukee Bureau of Civil Defense, the Home Defense Corps, medical care and emergency preparedness and evacuation. The collection was accumulated by Tom Mohr, who served as a block warden/instructor for the Milwaukee Bureau of Civil Defense with his wife.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0241

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Tom and Gretchen Mohr started working for the Milwaukee Bureau of Civil Defense in 1950. They gave numerous instructional lectures and demonstrations on what to do in the event of a natural disaster or nuclear attack.

The Milwaukee Civil Defense Bureau started shortly after World War II, but became more prominent after the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. In the case of a nuclear attack, Milwaukeeans were instructed to leave the city and scatter to adjacent villages and towns.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• City Club of Milwaukee Records. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection AS, Milwaukee Micro Collection 69.

• Milwaukee Peace Action Center Records. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 24.

• Milwaukee (Wis.), Mayor, Records of the Henry W. Maier Administration. Milwaukee Series 44.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

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

Tom Mohr donated this collection in November 2002 (accession 2002-047).

Processing Information

Ryan Claringbole processed the collection at the Archives in September 2006.

Box   1 Folder   1	Awards and Certificates, Tom and Gretchen Mohr, 1950-1964, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Block Warden Identification Card, 1950
Box   1 Folder   3	City of Milwaukee Dispersal Plans, 1956
Oversize Folder   1	Civil Defense Training Poster, 1964
Box   1 Folder   4	Home Defense Corps., Instructor's Guide, 1953-1957
Box   1 Folder   5	Home Defense Corps., Officer's Handbook, 1957
Box   1 Folder   6	Home Defense, Course Outline, 1961
Box   1 Folder   7	Home Defense, Information Packet, 1955-1960
Box   1 Folder   8	Home Defense, Lesson Plans, 1956
Box   1 Folder   9	Home Defense, Lesson Plans, 1959
Box   1 Folder   10	Junior Home Defense Corps., Mission Statement, undated
Box   1 Folder   11	Milwaukee Civil Defense, Manual, undated
Box   1 Folder   12	Milwaukee Civil Defense, Newsnotes, 1959-1960
Box   1 Folder   13	National Civil Defense Developments, 1956-1959
Box   1 Folder   14	Newspaper Clippings, 1959-1961
Box   1 Folder   15	Pamphlet, The Family Fall-Out Shelter, 1959
Box   1 Folder   16	Pamphlets, Civil Defense Awareness, 1951-1962, undated
Box   1 Folder   17	Pamphlets, Emergency Preparedness, 1954-1960, undated
Box   1 Folder   18	Pamphlets, Medical/First-Aid Information, 1954-1960, undated
Box   1 Folder   19	Program, 2nd Annual Home Defense Conference, 1960
Box   1 Folder   20	Report, Hurricane Dora, 1964
Box   1 Folder   21	Wisconsin Civil Defense Library Film List, 1961