Title: Custer Family Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1929-1999

Creators:

• Custer, G. Stanley, 1915-1999

• Custer family

Call Number: M2001-028; Audio 1915A

Quantity: 4.8 cubic feet (4 records center cartons and 3 archives boxes), 52 audio recordings, and 0.2 cubic feet of photographs (1 archives box)
Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

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

Abstract:

Family papers of Dr. G. Stanley Custer, a physician at the Marshfield Clinic and an avid amateur photographer. Included are an autobiography, diaries, recorded interviews with Dr. Custer, his wife Violet Custer, his brother Frank Custer, and other family members; correspondence; notes and other academic materials from Dr. Custer's education at the University of Wisconsin Medical School; papers relating to Dr. Custer's public life including his activities with choral music and the Presbyterian Church; financial records; histories of the Kohl/Krause and Ebert/Evert families; and photographs of family, high school reunions, medical conditions, and the 1989 dedication of the Marshfield City Hall. The collection also contains material relating to Violet Custer and her activities and has scattered references to Dr. Custer's brothers, Frank Custer, a long-time writer for the Capital Times, and Rudy Custer, who was an executive with the Chicago Bears football team.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2001028

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Acquisition Information

Presented October 30, 2001. Accession Number: M2001-028

Physicians -- Wisconsin -- Marshfield.Manuscript collection.Diaries.Photographs.Sound recordings.Custer family.; Ebert family.; Cole family.; Everett family.; Krause family.; Custer, Frank.; Presbyterian Church -- : Wisconsin.; University of Wisconsin. Medical School -- : Students.

M2001-028	Family History
Box   1   Folder 1	Autobiography and curriculum vitae
Box   1   Folder 2	Obituaries
Box   1   Folder 3	Violet Custer family history and reminiscences
Box   1   Folder 4	Early family history, 1884-1888
Box   1   Folder 5	Kohl genealogy, Kohlsville
Box   1   Folder 6-7	Kohl/Krause family history, 1993 1993
Box   1   Folder 8-10	Ebert/Evert family history, 1994
Box   1   Folder 11	Memorabilia
Box   1   Folder 12-13	News clippings
Box   1   Folder 14	Miscellaneous family history
	Diaries
Box   2 Folder 24	Diary, 1963-1979 Scope and Content Note: Also includes: Ledger, 1952-1961
Box   1   Folder 15	Journal/diary, 1973-1989
Box   1   Folder 16	Day book, 1984
	Correspondence
	Personal Correspondence
Box   1   Folder 17	1929-1976
Box   1   Folder 18	1940-1943
Box   1   Folder 19	1946-1999, undated
Box   1   Folder 20-26	1947-1953
Box   2   Folder 1-9	1953-1997
Box   2   Folder 10	1972-1995, undated
Box   7   Folder 3	Retirement card, 1980
Box   2   Folder 11	Material from G. Stanley Custer's table at his death (mostly correspondence), 1985-1999
Box   2   Folder 12	Maya Custer, correspondence and cards
Box   2   Folder 13	Miscellaneous
Box   2   Folder 14	Cards and miscellaneous
Box   2   Folder 15	G. Stanley Custer condolence cards
Box   2   Folder 16	Violet Custer family correspondence, 1985-1991, undated
Box   2   Folder 17	Miscellaneous, uncertain dates
	General Correspondence
Box   2   Folder 18	Photography, 1957-1958
Box   2   Folder 19-21	Presbyterial, 1961-1963
Box   2   Folder 22	Political, 1972-1989
	Financial Records
Box   2   Folder 23	Ledger, 1939-1945
Box   7   Folder 1	Account book, 1946-1952
Box   2   Folder 24	Ledger, 1952-1961 Scope and Content Note: Also includes: Diary, 1963-1979.
Box   3   Folder 1	Big Bear, California, property records and correspondence, 1953-1990
Box   3   Folder 2	Journal, remodeling and antique collecting, 1954-1963
Box   3   Folder 3	Investment ledger, 1951-1984
Box   3   Folder 4	Ledger pages, 1961-1962
Box   3   Folder 5	Bookkeeping records, 1961-1974
Box   3   Folder 6	Cancelled checks and receipts, 1962-1976
Box   3   Folder 7	Financial records, 1963-1964
Box   3   Folder 8	Bookkeeping records, 1975-1979
Box   3   Folder 9	Deposit and expense records, 1980-1983
Box   3   Folder 10	Estate planning information, 1981
Box   3   Folder 11	Silver Screen Partners investment, 1983-1984
Box   3   Folder 12-13	Financial records, 1984-1995
Box   3   Folder 14	Miscellaneous, 1992-1993, undated
Box   3   Folder 15	Receipts
Box   3   Folder 16	Medical expenses
Box   3   Folder 17	Miscellaneous
Box   3   Folder 18	Trust and tax records
Box   3   Folder 19	Social Security records
Box   3   Folder 20-22	Children's educational expenses
	Education
Box   3   Folder 23	High school yearbooks, 1932-1934
Box   3   Folder 24	Marshfield 1934 high school reunion, 1994
Box   3   Folder 25	National Honor Society
Box   3   Folder 26	School compositions
Box   3   Folder 27-29	Medical school exams, notes and notebooks
Box   4   Folder 1-3	Medical school notes
Box   4   Folder 4	Comparative anatomy notes
Box   4   Folder 5	Medical school notes and exams
Box   4   Folder 6	Chemistry notebook
Box   4   Folder 7	Medical school graduation and correspondence, 1942
Box   7   Folder 2	Phi Beta Pi certificate
Box   4   Folder 8	Diplomas
	Public Life
Box   4   Folder 9	Awards and recognitions
Box   4   Folder 10	Activities, news clippings, and miscellaneous
Box   4   Folder 11	Rotary award
Box   4   Folder 12	WCDA Distinguished Service award
Box   4   Folder 13-14	Choral notes and correspondence
Box   4   Folder 15-17	Speeches
	Writings
Box   4   Folder 18	Notebooks and journals
Box   4   Folder 19	Notes and poetry
Box   4   Folder 20	Inspirational sayings
Box   4   Folder 21-22	Miscellaneous notes and writings
Box   5   Folder 1	Material printed from G. Stanley Custer's computer
Box   5   Folder 2	Articles and notes
Box   5   Folder 3	Curtis Patrick eulogy
Box   5   Folder 4-5	Humorous writings
Box   5   Folder 6	History talk notes
Box   5   Folder 7	Prayer notebooks
Box   5   Folder 8	Scandinavia travelogue notes
Box   5   Folder 9	“Visits with Vi” newsletters, 1961-1962
	Miscellaneous Material
Box   5   Folder 10	Foreign exchange student information, 1968-1969
Box   5   Folder 11	Charlie Tygiel/Camphill Children's Village
Box   5   Folder 12	Conservation
Box   5   Folder 13	Handwritten cross-stitch patterns
Box   6   Folder 1	Historical information
Box   6   Folder 2	Holly Puett reference file
Box   6   Folder 3	Mental health work, Violet Custer
Box   6   Folder 4-5	Miscellaneous
Box   6   Folder 6	New Wood Road project, circa 1970
Box   6   Folder 7	Photography
Box   6   Folder 8	Republican Party
Box   6   Folder 9	G. Stanley and Violet Custer, passport and drivers license
	Photographs
Box   8   Folder 1	Early family photos
Box   8   Folder 2	High school reunions
Box   8   Folder 3	Medical
Box   8   Folder 4	Marshfield City Hall dedication
Box   8   Folder 5	Miscellaneous
Box   8   Folder 6	Negatives and slides
	Audio Tapes
	Oral Histories
Audio   1915A/1-3	G. Stanley Custer, 1980 December 30
Audio   1915A/4	G. Stanley Custer, choral rehearsal, undated
Audio   1915A/5	G. Stanley Custer and Stan Custer, 1986 August
Audio   1915A/6-8	G. Stanley Custer, 1986-1990
Audio   1915A/9	G. Stanley Custer, 90th birthday
Audio   1915A/10	Violet Custer, Joy, Stan, Rudy and Frank, 1991 June 22
Audio   1915A/11	Violet Custer, Joy, Stan, Rudy and Frank, 1992 June 22
Audio   1915A/12	Violet Custer, 80th birthday
Audio   1915A/13	Violet Custer funeral, 1995 July 20
Audio   1915A/14-25	Violet Custer, 1974-1993
Audio   1915A/19-25	Violet Custer, 1974-1993
Audio   1915A/26-27	Maya Custer, 1993
Audio   1915A/28-32	Frank Custer, 1992 February
Audio   1915A/33	Frank Custer and G. Stanley Custer, trip to Madison, 1985
Audio   1915A/34-36	Tom and Andy Custer, 1975-1980
Audio   1915A/37-40	Tom and Andy Custer, 1975-1980
	Other audio
Audio   1915A/41	Luise, singing group, undated
Audio   1915A/42-43	Guatemala, 1977
Audio   1915A/44-45	Gaby Hansen on Presber and Big Bear, 1974 September 6
Audio   1915A/46	Stephanie Elizabeth Pierce, 1983
Audio   1915A/47-48	Eve Cook on Rudy Presber, 1988 June 7
Audio   1915A/49	“My Name is Elizabeth, …Elizabeth Ebert,” 1994
Audio   1915A/50	Apollo 14, 1971 February
Audio   1915A/51-52	Apollo 15, 1971 July 31