Title: Lee W. Metzner Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1882-1985

Creator:

• Metzner, Lee W., 1885-1985

Call Number: Green Bay Mss 172; PH Green Bay Mss 172

Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 62 photographs

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library / Green Bay Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:

Papers of Lee W. Metzner, an amateur historian who wrote articles and papers concerning early Wisconsin history concentrating on the areas in and around Kewaunee and Casco. The papers consist of personal and business correspondence, personal journals, newspaper articles written by Metzner, and a detailed Metzner family genealogy.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-gb0172

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Lee W. Metzner grew up in Kewaunee, Wisconsin and graduated from Kewaunee High School in 1899. After graduating, Metzner worked for the State Bank of Kewaunee and subsequently enrolled in the University of Wisconsin in Madison where he received a degree in finance in 1904. He married Mabel Arpin in 1909 and had one son, Charles. In 1919, after many years of banking experience, Metzner became Chairman of the Board at a bank in Casco, Wisconsin. He was also an amateur historian and many of his articles appeared in The Kewaunee Enterprise and other local publications. He principally wrote about Wisconsin history, telling the stories of early Kewaunee settlers and the history of Casco.

The collection consists of correspondence, Metzner's writings, genealogical materials, journals, and photographs. The correspondence (1882-1980) consists of letters in response to Metzner's articles in The Kewaunee Enterprise, miscellaneous business correspondence, and personal letters to family and friends. His writings principally consist of articles written for The Kewaunee Enterprise concentrating on the early pioneer days in Kewaunee as well as a history of Casco. The genealogical materials consist of personal ephemera such as wedding documents and report cards as well as a genealogy of the Metzner family, a family history told by Lee Metzner, and obituaries. The journals (1938-1964, some gaps) were written in almost daily by Metzner and describe his daily activities, his projects, and current events. Also included is one travel journal from Metzner's European trip taken in the summer of 1964. Finally, there are photographs which include images from his history of Casco as well as photographs of family, friends, tombstones, buildings, and other miscellaneous images in and around the Casco area.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Helen L. Metzner, Ann Arbor, Mich., 2003. Accession Number: M2003-032

Processing Information

Processed by Lindsay Tomaras, 2003.

Green Bay Mss 172	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   1	Bruckhorst, Lee, 1958-1976
Box   1 Folder   2	Karel, Albert, 1913-1958
Box   1 Folder   3	Karel, John, 1930-1971
Box   1 Folder   4	Metzner, Charles, 1931-1951
Box   1 Folder   5-6	Personal Correspondence, 1882-1973
	Writings
Box   1 Folder   7	“A Study of Casco, Wisconsin,” undated
PH Green Bay Mss 172	Photographs, undated
Green Bay Mss 172 Box   1 Folder   8	Published Writings, 1929-1932
Box   1 Folder   9	Unpublished Writings, undated
	Genealogical Materials
Box   1 Folder   10	Personal Documents and Ephemera, 1897-1985
Box   1 Folder   11	“A Family History,” by Lee Metzner, 1979
Box   1 Folder   12	Metzner Family Genealogy, 1981, undated
Box   1 Folder   13	Obituaries, 1925-1945
Box   1 Folder   14	Newsletters, 1945-1969
	Personal Journals
Box   2	Yearly Journals, 1938-1962
Box   2	Travel Journal, 1964
PH Green Bay Mss 172	Photographs