Title: John W. Reynolds Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1955-2001

Creator:

• Reynolds, John W., 1921-2002

Call Number: M2002-067

Quantity: 6.0 c.f. (6 record center cartons), 16 photographs (1 folder), and 12 film reels (16 mm) in 4 film cans

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:

Papers, 1955-2001, principally documenting John Reynolds' tenure as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (7th Circuit Court) and consisting of subject files, case files, personal correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and films. Appointed in 1965, he became chief federal judge in 1971, and in 1986 assumed senior judge status. Reynolds was perhaps best known for his decision that set in motion the racial desegregation of the Milwaukee schools. Also included are materials concerning the Democratic Party, political campaigns, and offices Reynolds held as Attorney General and Governor.

Language: English

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Acquisition Information

Presented by the United States District Court, Eastern District, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M2002-067

M2002-067	Series: Subject Files
Box   1 Folder   1	Adamany, David W.
Box   1 Folder   2	Appointment and oath--questionnaire and senior status, 1965
Box   1 Folder   3	American Law Institute
Box   1 Folder   4	Aspin swearing-in, 1993 January 31
Box   1 Folder   5	Attorneys--pro bono appointments in federal courts
Box   1 Folder   6	Bankruptcy--cost study tables
Box   1 Folder   7	Book club
Box   1 Folder   8	Cameras in the courtroom
Box   1 Folder   9	Designation--United States Court of Appeals for 7th Circuit
Box   1 Folder   10	Congratulatory letters regarding judgeship and outline of proceedings
Box   1 Folder   11	Comprehensive Crime Control Act, 1984
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   12-15	“Crank” mail
Box   1 Folder   16	“Crank” mail regarding Nick Eusch
Box   1 Folder   17	“Crank” and non-case
Box   1 Folder   18	Courts-related and political
Box   1 Folder   19	Court matters--miscellaneous
Box   1 Folder   20	Duplicate (chronological), 1986-2001
Box   1 Folder   21	Gennara, William
Box   1 Folder   22	From public commenting on cases
Box   2 Folder   1	Miscellaneous
Box   2 Folder   2	Prisoner
Box   2 Folder   3	Smith, Barry
Box   2 Folder   4	Court reporter/reporting
Box   2 Folder   5	Desegregation of Education Litigation Seminar, 1975
Box   2 Folder   6	Eastern European Legal Assistance Program
Box   2 Folder   7	Economics Institute, 1976
Box   2 Folder   8	Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 1985
Box   2 Folder   9	Federal Judges Association certificate of appreciation
Box   2 Folder   10	Federal Judges Association Executive Committee, 1995
Box   2 Folder   11	Federal Judicial Center
Box   2 Folder   12	Federal Judicial Center--time study, 1988
Box   2 Folder   13	Financial disclosure reports, 1979-2000
Box   2 Folder   14	Food stamp program
Box   2 Folder   15	Funds, nonappropriated
Box   2 Folder   16	Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act (Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Reduction Act), 1985
Box   2 Folder   17	Intercircuit assignment guidelines
Box   2 Folder   18	Judgeships-surveys by AO on future judgeship needs
Box   2 Folder   19	Judicial activities and ethics
Box   2 Folder   20-25	Judicial Conference, 7th Circuit, 1979-1982, 1984, 1987
Box   2 Folder   26-27	Judicial Conference of the United States, 1982-1984
Box   2 Folder   28	Judicial Conference of Wisconsin, 1970-1985
Box   2 Folder   29-31	Judicial Council of the 7th Circuit, 1982-1983
Box   3 Folder   1-4	Judicial Council of the 7th Circuit, 1984-1985, 1987-1988, 1992
Box   3 Folder   5	Judicial Councils of the Circuits
Box   3 Folder   6	Judicial salary, 1996-1997
Box   3 Folder   7	Judicial Tenure Bill, 1979
Box   3 Folder   8-9	Jury--Petit, 1967-1986
Box   3 Folder   10	Juvenile homicide offenders--study by Statistical Analysis Center of Wisconsin
Box   3 Folder   11	Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act--juvenile detention practices, et al.
Box   3 Folder   12	Kennedy family
Box   3 Folder   13	Library--establishing Central Law Library, 1981
Box   3 Folder   14	Magistrate's Rules and Magistrate's Act
Box   3 Folder   15	Marquette University
Box   3 Folder   16	George Mason University
Box   3 Folder   17	Mikva, Abner
Box   3 Folder   18	Milwaukee Bar Association
Box   3 Folder   19	Milwaukee Foundation
Box   3 Folder   20	Milwaukee Junior Bar Association and Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association
Box   3 Folder   21	National Institute of Former Governors
Box   3 Folder   22	Naturalization ceremony
Box   3 Folder   23	News media--reporters, etc.
Box   3 Folder   24	Nominations
Box   3 Folder   25	Pardons
Box   3 Folder   26	Parole--general, includes United States Parole Commission
Box   3 Folder   27	Petty Offenses--forfeiture of collateral in lieu of appearance
Box   4 Folder   1	Pretrial Services Act and correspondence, 1982
Box   4 Folder   2	Prisons and correctional facilities
Box   4 Folder   3	Pulliam v. Hipke, Reynolds, et al.
Box   4 Folder   4	Reynolds, Honorable John W.--actions against Reynolds, 1973-1975
Box   4 Folder   5	Reynolds, Akins, et al. v. United States of America Note: Increase in judicial salaries.
Box   4 Folder   6-8	Rules of court--Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1969-1982
Box   4 Folder   9	San Francisco/San Jose trip, 1988
Box   4 Folder   10	Senior judges--certification
Box   4 Folder   11	Senior judges--general file/status
Box   4 Folder   12	Sentences--letters and articles commenting on sentences imposed
Box   4 Folder   13	Sentencing Institute--7th and 2nd Circuits, 1980
Box   4 Folder   14	Sentencing Institute--5th and 7th Circuits, 1985
Box   4 Folder   15	Speeches
Box   4 Folder   16	Speedy Trial Act
Box   4 Folder   17	United States Attorney's office
Box   4 Folder   18	United States District Court--Western District of Wisconsin
Box   4 Folder   19	United States District Judges Association of the 7th Federal Circuit
Box   4 Folder   20-21	United States Marshal's Office, 1980-1993
	University of Wisconsin
Box   4 Folder   22	Bascom Hill Society
Box   4 Folder   23	Law School
Box   5 Folder   1	Law School Alumni
Box   5 Folder   2	Law School Board of Directors/Board of Visitors, 1981
Box   5 Folder   3	Washington, D.C. trip, 1988
Box   5 Folder   4	Washington, George--Memorial Foundation
Box   5 Folder   5	Wisconsin Promise Summit, 1997
Box   5 Folder   6	Wisconsin Bar Association and 7th Circuit Judge's dinner, 1987
Box   5 Folder   7-8	Workshop for 7th Circuit District Judges, 1975-1983
Box   5 Folder   9	Workshop for District Judges of 6th and 7th Circuit, 1984
Box   5 Folder   10	Workshop for Judges of the 7th Circuit, 1996
	Series: Case Files	⇧
Box   5 Folder   11	Amos, Craig, et al. v. Board of School Directors of Milwaukee, et al., 1976-1977 Note: Civil rights--segregation in Milwaukee Public Schools.
Box   5 Folder   12	Bell, Patrick, Sr. et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al., 1979-1982
Box   5 Folder   13	Decker, et al. v. United States Department of Labor, et al., 1978-1983 Note: Award of grants and contracts to parochial schools.
Box   5 Folder   14	League of Martin, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al., 1974-1981 Note: Promotion, transfer, and assignment practices in Milwaukee Police Dept.
Box   5 Folder   15-18	Majeski, et al. v. Balcor, et al./Eckstein, et al. v. Balcor, et al., 1988-1989 Note: Securities Exchange Act of 1934 violation.
Box   5 Folder   19	Neubauer, et al. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass, 1977-1981 Note: Asbestos cases.
Box   5 Folder   20	Paper Converting Machine Company v. Magna-Graphics Corporation, 1979 Note: Patent infringement.
Box   5 Folder   21-23	Rite-Hite Corporation v. Kelley Company, Inc., 1983, 1989 Note: Patent infringement and unfair competition.
Box   5 Folder   24	Sierra Club, et al. v. Floyd J. Marita, et al., 1990 Note: Denying appeal and affirming promulgation of Nicolet National Forest.
Box   5 Folder   25-26	Sierra Club v. Marita Nicolet, 1990 Note: Administrative Procedure Act.
Box   5 Folder   27-28	Squillacote, George, et al. v. United States, 1981 Note: Salary paid by United States; alleging underpayment.
Box   5 Folder   29	United States v. Anton Tittjung, 1989 Note: Revocation of United States citizenship.
	Series: Personal Correspondence, 1962-2000	⇧
Box   6 Folder   1	1962-1964
Box   6 Folder   2-3	Regarding judicial appointment, 1964, 1965
Box   6 Folder   4-5	Congratulatory messages, 1965
Box   6 Folder   6-21	1965-2000
	Series: Other Files	⇧
Box   6 Folder   22	[Attorney general]
Box   6 Folder   23	[Governor]
Box   6 Folder   24	Inauguration of Governor Reynolds, 1963
Box   6 Folder   25	[Wisconsin Democratic Party]
Box   6 Folder   26	[National Democratic Party]
Box   6 Folder   27-30	Clippings, 1955-1969, 1975-1996, undated
Box   6 Folder   31	Miscellaneous files
	Series: Photographs	⇧
Folder   1	Judge and Mrs. Reynolds, Governors Conference, Cleveland, 1964
Folder   1	Wisconsin Democratic leaders regional meeting, Phillips, 1962
Folder   1	Governor's Mansion, Madison, O. Overn, photographer
Folder   1	Portraits of Reynolds, undated Physical Description: 3 photographs
Folder   1	House--unidentified, 1953 October
Folder   1	Reynolds with young woman, undated
Folder   1	Reynolds with two unidentified men, probably judges, 1986 October
Folder   1	Group photos of United States District Judges for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983
	Series: Films Physical Description: 16 mm	⇧
Can   1	“1964 Proxmire and Reynolds campaign film,” WEAU-TV, Eau Claire
	“Reynolds--Orig. ABC documentary & TV 2”
Can   2	“Orig. Rev. Pix and Titles” Physical Description: 2 reels
Can   2	“Reynolds Pix TV2” Physical Description: 2 reels
Can   2	“Reynolds TV2”
Can   2	“Documentary”
Can   3	[Trip to Japan], undated Physical Description: black and white
Can   4	[Governor], 1970 Physical Description: 4 reels