Title: Kenosha County Bicentennial Commission Publications
Inclusive Dates: 1975-1985

Creator:

• Kenosha County Bicentennial Commission

Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 23

Quantity: 2.2 cubic feet (6 archives boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Parkside Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Locations:

UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)

See the catalog entry for information about possible additional materials and access to the collection.

C19/C2

Abstract:

The Kenosha County Bicentennial Commission published two books relating to the history of Kenosha County. The collection consists of research notes and chapter drafts for the Kenosha Retrospective, and administrative papers and professional correspondence relating to the publication of that volume. Also included in the collection are extensive research notes by Angela and Jonathan Zophy for their respective chapters in the Kenosha Retrospective and The Bicentennial History of Kenosha in the 20th Century.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-pks-uwpksmc023

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The creation of the Kenosha County Bicentennial Commission was sanctioned by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission with the purpose of celebrating and commemorating the bicentennial. One publication that came out of this project was Kenosha County in the 20th Century: A Topical History. With funds left over from that publication, they also published Kenosha Retrospective: A Biographical Approach in 1981. Both publications featured chapters written by local historians and writers with a concentration on local affairs and people in the 20th century. Kenosha County in the 20th Century was edited by John A. Neuenschwander. He was joined by Nicholas Burckel, who also worked for the Kenosha County Bicentennial Commission, to edit Kenosha Retrospective. Jonathan Zophy, an assistant professor of history at Carthage College, was a contributing author to the first publication. He wrote about minorities in Kenosha. Angela Zophy, an adjunct assistant professor of history at UW-Parkside, wrote a chapter on the UAW Local #72 for Kenosha Retrospective. Their research notes are included in this collection.

The collection consists of research notes and chapter drafts for the Kenosha Retrospective and administrative papers and professional correspondence relating to the sale and publication of the volume. Also included are extensive research notes by Angela and Jonathan Zophy. Angela Zophy wrote a chapter on the UAW Local #72 in the Kenosha Retrospective and Jonathan Zophy wrote a chapter on minorities in Kenosha County in the 20th Century. There is also one cassette tape containing an interview with Conrad Shearer conducted by Thomas Reeves.

The files are arranged alphabetically by record type, then name of work, then chronologically.

See the UWP Libraries' Archives Department Citation Guide for Primary Sources

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

Angela and Jonathan Zophy donated their research notes to the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1988. These were added to the Kenosha County Bicentennial Committee Records. UW-Parkside received the collection from the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1990.

Processing Information

Processed by Rachel Curtis in March 2011.

Box   6 Folder   9	American Motors Corporation (AMC) agreement with UAW Local #72, 1978-1980
Box   1 Folder   1	Collection history, 1989-1990
Box   1 Folder   3	Contracts, copyright and tax documents
Box   1 Folder   2	Kenosha County Bicentennial Commission correspondence, 1978-1985
	Kenosha Retrospective
	Drafts
Box   2 Folder   1	Preface and background material
Box   2 Folder   2	Chapter 1: "Charles Durkee" by John W. Bailey
Box   2 Folder   3	Chapter 2: "Zalmon G. Simmons" by John Andreas Jr.
Box   2 Folder   4	Chapter 3: "Fred Stemm" by Don Jensen
Box   2 Folder   5	Chapter 4: "Charles Nash" by Thomas Noer
Box   2 Folder   6	Chapter 5: "Conrad Shearer" by Thomas Reeves
Box   2 Folder   7	Chapter 6: "Felix Olkives" by Leon Applebaum
Box   2 Folder   8	Chapter 7: "Snap-On Tools" by Richard Keehn
Box   2 Folder   9	Chapter 8: "George Molinaro" by John Buenker
Box   3 Folder   1	Chapter 9: "UAW Local 72" by Angela Zophy
Box   3 Folder   2	Appendices and material on election data
Box   3 Folder   3	Final draft
Box   1 Folder   5-7	Payments, receipts, and pre-order requests, 1981-1983
Box   1 Folder   4	Publicity and reviews
Box   5 Folder   2	Labor unions, background, Nick Burckel to Angela Zophy
	Jonathan Zophy's notes and material, "Minorities in Kenosha"
Box   6 Folder   16	“Invisible People: Blacks and Mexican-Americans,” draft of Jonathan Zophy’s chapter for Kenosha County in the 20th Century
Box   6 Folder   14	Background material
Box   6 Folder   15	Black population and minority groups in Kenosha, Jonathan Zophy’s research notes
Box   6 Folder   13	Notes
Box   6 Folder   12	Notes and correspondence
Box   5 Folder   1	Nash and union information by Thomas Noer given to Angela Zophy
	Research notes
	Conrad Shearer
Box   4 Folder   3	Interview with Conrad Shearer, Physical Description: Audio cassette
Box   4 Folder   2	Shearer and unions,
Box   4 Folder   1	Speeches and clippings,
Box   4 Folder   4	Miscellaneous notes,
Box   6 Folder   11	The Organizer, UAW newsletter, 1980 November, 1981 January
Box   6 Folder   6	Transcripts of interviews conducted by Angela Zophy, 1975
	UAW Local #72
Box   6 Folder   1	AMC materials, 1969-1980
	Angela Zophy’s notes and materials
Box   5 Folder   5	Miscellaneous
	Union agreements
Box   5 Folder   9	1937-1938
Box   5 Folder   11	1939
Box   5 Folder   16	Union contract, 1947
Box   5 Folder   17	Vacation and wage agreement, 1947-1949
Box   6 Folder   2	Rudy Kuzel, undated
	Union activities
Box   5 Folder   7-8	1933-1934
Box   5 Folder   10	1937-1940
Box   5 Folder   12-13	1940, 1942, 1944-1945
Box   5 Folder   14	1946
Box   5 Folder   18	1948-1949
Box   5 Folder   19	1951-1953
Box   5 Folder   20-22	1955-1958
Box   5 Folder   23	1961
Box   5 Folder   24-25	1964
Box   5 Folder   26-27	1967-1969
Box   6 Folder   3-4	1970-1971
Box   6 Folder   5	1974
Box   6 Folder   7-8	1976-1978
Box   6 Folder   10	1980
Box   5 Folder   6	Background material,
Box   5 Folder   3	By-laws,
Box   5 Folder   15	Contract, 1947
Box   5 Folder   4	Dues chart and miscellaneous information