Title: J. Quinn Brisben Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1955-2011 (bulk 1976-2009)

Creator:

• Brisben, J. Quinn

Call Number: M2011-036

Quantity: 3.8 cubic feet (2 records center cartons, 2 archives boxes, and 2 flat boxes) and 45 photographs, 4 videorecordings (2 VHS and 2 DVDs), and 1 poster

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Papers, primarily 1976-2009, include published and unpublished writings of J. Quinn Brisben, who had been a high school teacher in Chicago and became a Socialist Party candidate for mayor of Chicago in 1975, vice president of United States in 1976 (with Frank Zeidler, former mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the presidential candidate), and president in 1992 (with William Edwards of San Francisco). Published writings are primarily from socialist and literary journals; unpublished writings detail extensive travels in the United States and abroad, including Russia, Cuba, Eastern Europe and Central America. Other materials include correspondence, news clippings, two scrapbooks and campaign materials from the 1972 and 1991-1992 campaigns; news clippings, photocopies of photographs and other materials from his involvement in the disabilities rights movement, and a collection of political and campaign buttons. 45 photographs are primarily family- and campaign-related. Four videorecordings include an interview with Brisben and a visit with Studs Terkel.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2011036

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Acquisition Information

Presented by J. Quinn Brisben, Chicago, Illinois. Accession Number: M2011-036

M2011-036	Series: Socialist Party
Box   1 Folder   1-2	Biographical information
Box   1 Folder   3-4	Socialist, drafts of articles, 1991-1992
Box   1 Folder   5	California Socialist and The Socialist articles, 1985-1990
Box   1 Folder   6-9	The Socialist articles, 1991-2006
Box   1 Folder   10	Pamphlets, 1960-2000
Box   1 Folder   11	Socialist Institute, 1986
Box   1 Folder   12	“Selected and Annotated Bibliography of American and International Socialism,” Virgil Vogel, 1988
Box   1 Folder   13	Socialist Party USA National Committee meeting, and other notes, 1999
Box   1 Folder   14	“A Tribute to J. Quinn Brisben,” 2001
Box   1 Folder   15	Socialist Women articles by Andrea Brisben, 2002-2003
	Campaigns
Box   1 Folder   16	Presidential results, Socialist Party USA, 1976
Box   5 Folder   1	Campaign clippings, 1976
Box   1 Folder   17	Notes, clippings, 1990-1991
Box   1 Folder   18	Campaign publicity, materials, 1992
Box   1 Folder   19A	Campaign materials
Box   6	Campaign scrapbooks, 1991-1992
Box   5 Folder   3	Scrapbook pages, 1990-2001
	Series: Disability Rights	⇧
Box   1 Folder   19B	Disabilities, 1988-1999
Box   1 Folder   20	ADAPT magazine, 1998-1999
Box   1 Folder   21	Disability magazines, circa 2000-2002
Box   1 Folder   22	Michael clippings, 2003-2006
Box   5 Folder   2	ADA sign
	Series: Writing and Speeches	⇧
Box   1 Folder   23	“The Nitty Gritty: Sermon for the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” 1999
Box   1 Folder   24	Speeches, 2001-2006
	Published writing
Box   1 Folder   25	“The Significance of the Frontier,” 1969
Box   1 Folder   26-28	Writing, 1980s-2000s
Box   1 Folder   29	The Significance of the Frontier: Selected Poems, 1966-2002
Box   1 Folder   30	I Saw This: New and Old Poems, 2006
Box   1 Folder   31	Late Self Portraits: poems, 2008
Box   1 Folder   32	V for Victory Blues: novel, 2010
Box   2 Folder   35	All I Know Is What I Read on the Walls ... and Other Tales
	Unpublished writing
Box   1 Folder   33	Beardology, annotated by Brisben, 1970
Box   2 Folder   1	Bill Kellie narrative
Box   2 Folder   2	“Common Factors Underlying American Race Riots, 1917-1929,” 1955
Box   2 Folder   3	“Expecting the Barbarians”
Box   2 Folder   4	“Mushy's Persona”
Box   2 Folder   5	“The Quest for Ruby,” 2004
Box   2 Folder   6	“Something in Their Bones”
Box   2 Folder   7	“Summer's Almost Gone”
Box   2 Folder   8	“Waiting for the Beginning”
Box   2 Folder   9	Manuscripts
Box   2 Folder   10-11	Notes, speech
Box   2 Folder   12	Stieglitz paper, notes
Box   2 Folder   13	Writing, 1980-2007
Box   2 Folder   14-15	Book reviews
Box   2 Folder   16	Essays
Box   2 Folder   17	Travel essays
Box   2 Folder   18	Hebron, Christian Peacemaker Team, 1999
	Notebooks
Box   2 Folder   19	Notebook pages, undated
Box   2 Folder   20-22	1965-1968
Box   2 Folder   23-26	1971-1974
Box   2 Folder   27	1975-1976 Note: Includes campaign clippings.
Box   2 Folder   28-34	1977-1986
Box   3 Folder   1-12	1986-1999
Box   4 Folder   1-9	2000-2007
	Series: Correspondence	⇧
Box   4 Folder   10	Clippings, correspondence, 1990-2004
Box   4 Folder   11-12	Correspondence, 2009
	Series: Visual Materials	⇧
Oversize Folder	Eugene Debs poster, autographed to Andrea and Quinn by the artist
PH Box   30 Folder   1	Family and campaign-related photographs
	Videorecordings
DVD   1	Visit with Studs Terkel, others; dramatic production of Terkel's book Race Physical Description: Digital video recording
DVD   2	Interview with Quinn Brisben Physical Description: Digital video recording
Video   1	Workshop and interview with Quinn Brisben, 2001 October 16 Physical Description: VHS cassette
Video   2	BBC profile of Studs Terkel Physical Description: VHS cassette