Title: Charles Henry Crownhart Family Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1853-1943

Creator:

• Crownhart Family

Call Number: Mss 403; M76-288; M82-201; M86-127; M86-179; M86-388; M90-308

Quantity: 11.6 c.f. (29 archives boxes); plus additions of 10.0 c.f. and 130 photographs

Repository:

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

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Abstract:

The papers of the Charles Henry Crownhart family document the personal and professional lives of four Wisconsinites prominent in legal, political, medical, and educational circles. The papers consist of the records of Charles H. and Jessie Evans Crownhart and their sons, Jesse George, and Charles H. Crownhart Jr. Primarily correspondence, the collection thoroughly documents the family's personal history as well as each member's professional interests.

Language: English

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CHARLES H. CROWNHART

Lawyer, jurist, educator Charles Henry Crownhart was born on April 13, 1863, on a farm near Newcastle, Wisconsin, to Napolean and Mehitable (Burgess) Crownhart, one of six children. The family moved to Pierce County and Crownhart received his early education in the county's public schools. He attended River Falls Normal School, taught for a few years, then enrolled in the University of Wisconsin and graduated in 1889 with a law degree. For a year and a half, Crownhart practiced law at Ellsworth, Wisconsin, and moved to Superior, Wisconsin, where he was a member of the firm of Crownhart, Owen and Foley. Crownhart served for a time as attorney for Douglas County.

Crownhart was appointed in 1905 by Governor Robert M. La Follette regent of the Superior Normal School. Before his resignation from the Board of Regents for Normal Schools in 1911, Crownhart was instrumental in the planning and construction at Superior of the first dormitory in the normal school system which was later named in his honor. He also served as president of the Board from 1910 to 1911.

Governor Francis McGovern named Crownhart chairman of the newly created Industrial Commission of Wisconsin in 1911. While serving on the Board with such notables as John R. Commons, he led the body in pioneering work in the field of industrial law and workmen's compensation.

Crownhart was not reappointed to a second term on the Industrial Commission in 1915. Later that year he joined Fred M. Wylie to create the legal firm of Crownhart and Wylie in Madison. Among the many cases handled by the firm, one of the most notable was the case of Atwood vs. Johnson and Strope (1919), which was a challenge of the constitutionality of Wisconsin's Soldiers' Bonus Act.

In 1914, Crownhart considered the possibility of running for governor but later in the year rejected the proposition. He ran in 1918 for a term to the state Supreme Court but lost to Marvin B. Rosenberry. In 1920 Governor John J. Blaine appointed Crownhart Reviser of Statutes, a position he held until 1922 when Blaine asked him to fill the seat left vacant on the state Supreme Court by the death of Justice Robert G. Siebecker. In the election to fill the seat in 1923 Crownhart won the ten-year term. He served on the court until his death in 1930.

An active Progressive Republican, Charles Crownhart served as campaign manager of the 1910 and 1916 senatorial election efforts of his close personal friend and political ally, Robert M. La Follette Sr. Crownhart also assisted in planning the strategies of the Progressive campaigns in 1922. He was a speaker at the La Follette funeral services in 1925 and at the memorial ceremonies held at the United States Senate in 1929. Interested in the history, costumes, culture, and lore of the Indians of northern Wisconsin as well as the general history of the region, Crownhart authored a series of articles on those topics for the Superior Telegram in the early 1920s. For most of the year he and his family resided in Madison; however, they maintained their summer home at Solon Springs (Douglas County) and spent as much time there as possible in the summer months.

On July 17, 1895, Charles H. Crownhart married Jessie Elizabeth Evans of South Superior, Wisconsin. They had two children, Jesse George, born on October 6, 1897, and Charles H. Jr., on October 2, 1905.

Charles H. Crownhart died on May 2, 1930, of a heart attack.

JESSIE EVANS CROWNHART

Born on October 13, 1865, Jessie Elizabeth Evans was the eldest daughter of Jesse George and Sarah A. (Coleman) Evans of Buffalo, New York. Jesse Evans moved his family to Wisconsin in the early 1870s and settled at Mauston, Wisconsin, probably under the Homestead Act. Jessie Evans attended public school at Mauston and in 1881 was sent to a school at Gilroy, California. She probably returned to Wisconsin sometime in 1882 and first taught in that year. She attended Whitewater Normal School probably in 1887 and later the University of Wisconsin Summer School. Jessie Evans taught for one year in Juneau County schools, 1885-1886, and served for a year as assistant principal at Necedah High School, 1886-1887. She held similar posts at Stoughton High School from 1888 to the 1890s and at Nelson Dewey High School at Superior from 1890 to 1892. Evans was then appointed principal of the William Cullen Bryant School at South Superior from 1892 to 1895. Her marriage to Charles Crownhart in 1895 ended her active teaching career.

John Q. Emery, state superintendent of schools, appointed Jessie Crownhart superintendent of schools for Douglas County in 1897. Following a very close election in 1898, she served one full term which expired in 1901.

In 1892 Jessie Evans and Charles Crownhart began courting and on July 17, 1895 were married. They had two sons, Jesse George, born on October 6, 1897 and Charles H. Jr., born on October 2, 1905. After completing her term as superintendent, Jessie Crownhart remained at home, raising her family, and was professionally inactive for the next thirty years.

After her husband's death, Governor Philip La Follette named Jessie Crownhart to the Board of Regents of Normal Schools where she served from 1931 until her death in 1943. During her tenure she visited and lectured at various teaching colleges and sought ways for the normal schools to cope first with the worsening depression and then with the influx of federal building programs.

Jessie Crownhart was a member of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants and assisted Anna C. Blaine and Isabel La Follette with various functions at the Governor's Mansion during their terms as the state's first ladies. She died on January 9, 1943.

J. GEORGE CROWNHART

Jesse George Crownhart was born on October 6, 1897, at Superior, Wisconsin. He entered the University of Wisconsin in 1915 but withdrew in 1917 for health reasons. After serving in the military from February to December 1918, he enrolled in summer school at the university in 1919 and in 1921 graduated with a bachelor of arts degree after completing the commerce course.

From 1921 to 1923 he was employed by the Holmes News Service as a legislative correspondent. The State Medical Society of Wisconsin hired Crownhart in 1923 to serve as its executive secretary and managing editor of the society's publication, the Wisconsin Medical Journal, positions he held until his death.

Crownhart served on several committees and organizations in his lifetime. He was secretary of the Northwest Medical Conference, secretary of the Wisconsin Hospital Association from 1932 to 1936, and published the state medical blue blook from 1928 until his death. In 1920 he served as joint author of Who's Who in Wisconsin and authored Sickness Insurance in Europe (circa 1928). From 1936 to 1937 he was chairman of the Governor's Subcommittee on Health and Disability of the Citizen's Committee on Public Welfare. Between 1919 and 1926, Crownhart was an officer in the Wisconsin National Guard.

He also belonged to numerous clubs and organizations including the American Hospital Association from 1930 to 1941, the Wisconsin Press Association, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, National Collegiate Players, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Epsilon Delta, Chi Phi, White Spades, University Club of Milwaukee, Madison Club and the Madison Rotary. Crownhart also actively participated in the Progressive Republican campaigns of 1922.

George Crownhart married Hildegarde Lucretia Wooll of Janesville, Wisconsin, on October 30, 1926. They had two children, Elizabeth Ann and George William. At the time of his death, he and his family resided in Madison, Wisconsin. While attending the American Medical Association convention at Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife, George Crownhart suffered a heart attack and died on June 6, 1941.

CHARLES CROWNHART Jr.

Charles (Henry) Crownhart Jr., was born on October 2, 1905, at Superior, Wisconsin. He attended grade and high schools at Madison and in 1923 entered the University of Wisconsin. He completed a bachelor of arts degree, and graduated from the university's law school in June 1931. Shortly after commencement, Crownhart practiced law with Frank Kuehl, an assistant attorney general of Wisconsin, and in 1932 joined with Robert Murphy in creating the firm of Crownhart and Murphy.

In January 1942, following the death of his brother, J. George Crownhart, Charles became the executive secretary of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin and managing editor of its journal. The following year, he quit private legal practice in order to devote his full energies to the Society. He retired on December 31, 1970 after twenty-nine years of service. He was instrumental in the creation of Wisconsin Physicians Service-Blue Shield.

Among his many other activities, Crownhart served as campaign manager to John J. Blaine in his unsuccessful 1932 re-election bid to the United States Senate. Fred M. Wylie asked Crownhart to hold the same position in his ill-fated campaign for the office of Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1934.

Besides his political activities, Crownhart belonged to numerous organizations and clubs. Among them were the Madison Club, the University Club of Milwaukee, Athletic Club of Milwaukee, Dane County Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, American Public Health Association, Chi Phi, Phi Alpha Delta (a legal fraternity), and the National Collegiate Players.

Charles H. Crownhart Jr., married Marion Palmer of Columbus, Wisconsin, on May 19, 1934. They made their home in Madison and raised four daughters, Mary Ann, Sarah Alice, Virginia Jean, and Gretchen. He died on January 21, 1974.

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 7 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (Mss 403): Original Collection, 1862-1943
• Part 2 (M76-288): Additions, circa 1860s, 1914
• Part 3 (M82-201): Additions, undated
• Part 4 (M86-127): Additions, 1853-1930
• Part 5 (M86-179): Additions, 1901-1943
• Part 6 (M86-388): Additions, undated
• Part 7 (M90-308): Additions, undated

Acquisition Information

Presented by Mrs. Marion Crownhart, Madison, Wisconsin, 1974-1976, 1982, 1986, 1990. Accession Number: M74-249, M74-256, M75-207, M76-286, M76-288, M82-201, M86-127, M86-179, M86-388, M90-308

Processing Information

Processed by Vivian Laflamme, Andrew Barnett, and Joanne Hohler, December 1984.

Mss 403	Part 1 (Mss 403): Original Collection, 1862-1943 Physical Description: 11.6 c.f. (29 archives boxes)  Scope and Content Note The papers of the Charles H. Crownhart family document the personal and professional lives of four Wisconsinites prominent in legal, political, medical, and educational circles. They consist of five series: the papers of CHARLES H. CROWNHART, his wife JESSIE EVANS CROWNHART, their two sons, JESSE GEORGE and CHARLES H. CROWNHART Jr., and FAMILY FINANCIAL RECORDS. Primarily correspondence, the collection thoroughly documents the family's personal history as well as each member's professional interests. CHARLES H. CROWNHART Charles Crownhart's papers are divided into three headings: personal, political, and professional. The Personal Papers consist primarily of incoming correspondence from his wife, children, and occasionally Crownhart and Evans relatives. They illustrate family relations as well as give glimpses of personal reactions to the political situation in Wisconsin. The bulk of the letters are from his wife, Jessie, and son, George, while they resided in California during the winters of 1902 and 1903. Correspondence from Charles Jr., appears later in the collection. The bulk of the remaining materials concerns the development and care of his summer home at Solon Springs, requests for charitable donations, information dealing with individual appointments to various political offices, and observations on the political situation in Wisconsin. The Political Papers span the years 1897 to 1930 with a particularly heavy concentration between 1915 and 1930. This series is divided into two categories, correspondence, and speeches and articles. The majority of the correspondence comprises incoming correspondence filed in chronological order. Letters deal with various state and national campaigns including Crownhart's consideration of running for the governorship in 1914, his attempt at a seat on the state Supreme Court in 1918, his campaign and election to the court in 1923, and Robert M. La Follette's 1922 campaign. Correspondence on Blaine's run for the United States Senate in 1926 and Robert M. La Follette Jr.'s bid for the Senate seat left vacant by his father's death in 1925 are also included. Irvine Lenroot, during his early years as a member of the United States House of Representatives wrote extensively to Crownhart, particularly between 1908 and 1914. Finally, memorials to Robert M. La Follette Sr., and to Crownhart himself are filed by year along with the correspondence. Filed separately are Crownhart's 1918 campaign correspondence; letters urging his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1922; and materials such as letters and requests to circulate nomination petitions in his 1923 bid to the court. Speeches and articles include drafts as well as final copies of speeches and articles by Crownhart, particularly on law. Also included are speeches and articles by others that he might have drawn on for his own work. The Professional Papers illustrate Crownhart's career as a lawyer, member of the Industrial Commission, and Supreme Court justice. He made contributions to the administration of the workmen's compensation program in Wisconsin; the development of labor and compensation legislation and regulation; implementation and administration of the state's soldiers' bonus act succeeding World War I; and the progressive interpretation of law and the respective powers of the states, the courts, and the federal government. The series is divided into two categories, correspondence and legal cases, with correspondence filed chronologically and cases filed alphabetically. The correspondence from his years as chairman of the newly created Industrial Commission includes field reports, requests for legal assistance, information on legislation and cases before the commission, and correspondence among commission members. Governor Emanuel L. Phillip did not reappoint Crownhart to the Commission in 1915. Later that year Crownhart opened a legal office with Fred M. Wylie, lawyer and political follower of Robert M. La Follette Sr. Crownhart served as defense counsel for veterans in Atwood vs. Johnson and Strope, a 1919 challenge to the constitutionality of the state's Soldiers' Bonus Act. He also was the legislative counsel for the city of Superior, Wisconsin; and an advisor to the Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin. The correspondence from this period, 1915-1920, reflects the variety of Crownhart's professional activities. Letters dating from his appointment as Revisor of Statutes concern the revision of the index to the statutes, advice on legislation, and letters urging his appointment to the bench in 1922. Also included is correspondence relating to the series of articles on northern Wisconsin that Crownhart proposed to write for the Superior Telegram in 1920. These were published. The correspondence dated during Crownhart's stay on the State Supreme Court documents the continuation of cases he was involved with prior to his ascension to the bench. The materials virtually neglect, with the exception of Carnation vs. Emery, any of the cases that arose while Crownhart served on the Court. Most of the correspondence centers on requests to attend meetings, serve as a lecturer, and to be a guest of honor. Information on Crownhart's honorary degree from Marquette University can be found among the 1929 correspondence. Charles H. Crownhart's papers provide a broad insight into the machinery of Wisconsin politics, law, and the Progressive Republican political plan for the state. JESSIE EVANS CROWNHART Jessie Crownhart's papers are divided into two headings, personal and family papers and the professional papers. The Personal and Family Papers include correspondence, a 1907 diary, and Evans family records. The personal and family correspondence deals with Jessie Crownhart's coming of age, establishing herself in a career, and tending to a family. The letters detail her relationship with her siblings' children and other relatives as well as her courtship and marriage. Earlier correspondence tends to be primarily incoming while later correspondence consists of both incoming and outgoing letters. The majority of the incoming letters are written by her husband and children. Occasionally they articulate the trends and moods in Wisconsin politics. The 1930 correspondence includes messages of condolences following the death of her husband. On June 6, 1941 her eldest son George died and letters of sympathy are included in the correspondence of that year. The diary of 1907 is fairly complete and details the daily family life of the Crownharts. Occasional periods without entries occur. The Evans family records, 1862-1940, include Civil War letters, petitions for disability pay for Jesse G. Evans, and later statements of widow's benefits addressed to Jessie Crownhart's mother. Jesse G. Evans served in the Seventh Wisconsin Battery, Light Artillery. Election materials from Superior from 1888 to the turn of the century are included in this file, for in 1888 Evans ran for city clerk. A copy of his Homestead certificate is in the records as well as letters pertaining to Jessie Crownhart's sister's sale of her cottage at Solon Springs. The documents in the Professional Papers headings provide insight into the state of education in Wisconsin in the 1880s through the 1900s and again in the 1930s. The Professional Papers are divided into the following categories: teacher; superintendent of schools, Douglas County; miscellaneous notes and writings; certification tests; and Board of Regents of Normal Schools. The teaching material consists primarily of letters dealing with Jessie Crownhart's various positions between 1882 and 1895. They concern her performance, offers of new positions, and comments of students. As superintendent of schools of Douglas County, Jessie Crownhart received requests for information, supplies, textbooks, and teachers. She also dealt with county certification of teachers. Included in this section are materials from her campaign for the position in 1898. Miscellaneous notes and writings are comprised of letters that contain passages of some meaning to Jessie Crownhart and reports and lists of scores, library texts, and population of the county. Certification tests were given to teachers who desired state or county certification. Most of the tests cover the years 1888-1893, 1896-1900. Miscellaneous exams are materials that Mrs. Crownhart used to design her own county exams while superintendent of schools. The Board of Regents of Normal Schools correspondence details the difficulties the regents faced in their search for a just way to trim an ever-shrinking Depression-era budget. The Board also had to decide how federal building projects such as the WPA would affect already budgeted allocations. The question of whether faculty had the right to be actively and vocally pacifist confronted the regents during Crownhart's tenure. Finally, the files contain lists of students who left the normal schools in the 1930s along with their reasons, as well as appeals from staff at the schools to avoid cutting their programs. J. GEORGE CROWNHART The J. George Crownhart correspondence is a small collection of incoming and occasionally outgoing correspondence from the year he was four until his death. Early letters are most frequently from his father and grandmother while he was in California with his mother during the winters of 1902 and 1903. Later correspondence includes letters from his brother while George was enrolled at the University of Wisconsin as well as letters from his parents while he served in the military in 1918. Correspondence becomes increasingly sparse after 1919. The “record” of his childhood activities is a ledger used probably by Jessie Evans Crownhart for geography notes and later given to George to keep track of his developing interest in philately. CHARLES CROWNHART Jr. The Charles Crownhart Jr., papers are organized in two headings: Personal Correspondence and Political Papers. The Personal Correspondence primarily consists of letters from his parents, occasionally from his brother and sister-in-law, and from his wife, Marion. They comment on the summer home at Solon Springs, on family events, political news, and personal problems. The Political Papers detail the campaigns of John J. Blaine and of Fred J. Wylie. The Blaine campaign papers include correspondence, schedules, speeches, news releases and financial information. The correspondence includes an agreement between the state's five political parties and radio stations WHA and WLBL for air time during the campaign, and also has information on the speech of Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana at Green Bay on September 12, 1932. The speeches file includes not only Blaine's speeches but addresses by Zona Gale and Philip La Follette. The itineraries for the Wheeler tour as well as those for prominent state Progressives are in the schedule file. Financial reports to the state of Wisconsin for the 1932 campaign as well as the abbreviated 1926 expense reports are included in financial information. Sample ballots, promotional literature for opposing candidates, and materials from the Wisconsin Taxpayers' Alliance are incorporated in the miscellaneous file. The Wylie section of the series includes correspondence, campaign literature, financial information, lists of officials, news releases, and speeches. Radio schedules, letters of appeal for support as well as letters pledging support are in the correspondence file. Paste-ups, planned letters to William Evjue, editor of the Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin), as well as literature for opposing candidates form the campaign literature file. Financial information includes statements required by Wisconsin on campaign spending. Lists of county and local officials forwarded to Crownhart at his request also are included in this series. FAMILY FINANCIAL RECORDS The Charles H. Crownhart Family Financial Records consists of three headings: investments, receipts, and tax records. Charles Crownhart's investments were primarily in land in Wisconsin, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada. He also invested in mineral fields, stocks and bonds, and banks. The pattern of investment was broad and diversified. A judgment of claims against the estate is filed with the records for 1930. Records on other investments after 1933 can be found in the Jessie Evans Crownhart series. The receipts generally record purchases and debts accumulated by Charles and Jessie Crownhart. From 1884 to 1895 the receipts document Jessie Evans' (Crownhart) purchases. After 1895 they chronicle the payments the Crownharts made for food; millinery; fuel; judiciary campaign expenses; dues and donations; insurance on life, home, tornado, and auto; and cemetery expenses to list but a few. The cost of maintaining and improving their residences at Solon Springs and at Madison can also be determined from these records. Crownhart family tax records consist primarily of income tax and property tax returns of Charles H. Crownhart. Property assessment notices are present from King County, Washington, Douglas County, Wisconsin, and the City of Madison, Wisconsin. Income and property tax records constitute the remainder of the collection.
	Series: Charles H. Crownhart Papers
	Personal Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   1-6	1898-1917
Box   2 Folder   1-5	1918-1930
	Political Papers
	Correspondence
Box   2 Folder   6	1897-1912
Box   3 Folder   1-2	1913-1918
Box   3 Folder   3-6	Crownhart's 1918 campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, Adams-Wood counties, miscellany
Box   4 Folder   1-3	1919-1922
Box   4 Folder   4-6	Endorsements relating to Crownhart's appointment to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1922, A-Z
Box   4 Folder   7	Group endorsements relating to Crownhart's appointment to Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1922, A-Z
Box   5 Folder   1	1923
Box   5 Folder   2-3	Crownhart's 1923 campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, A-Z
Box   5 Folder   4-6	1924-1930
Box   5 Folder   7	Speeches and articles
	Professional Papers
	Correspondence
Box   6 Folder   1-6	1910-1919 April
Box   7 Folder   1-8	1919 May-1930
	Legal cases
Box   8 Folder   1	Dexter v. Sunderland, 1922-1923
Box   8 Folder   2	Dopira v. Uphoff, 1915-1916
Box   8 Folder   3	Doughty v. Pritchard, 1918-1920
Box   8 Folder   4	Edgerton Farmers Warehouse v. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, 1916-1917
Box   8 Folder   5	Etzel v. Tetzlaff, 1917-1918
Box   8 Folder   6	Finch Brothers v. United States, 1908-1914
Box   8 Folder   7	Johnson v. City of Ashland, Wisconsin, 1914-1916
Box   8 Folder   8	Lake Superior Terminal and Transfer Railway Company v. Waldum, 1917-1918
Box   8 Folder   9-10	Ryan v. Hewitt, 1915-1928, undated
Box   8 Folder   11	Wisconsin v. Lange Canning Company, 1916-1917
Box   8 Folder   12	Wisconsin v. Shoemaker, 1918
Box   8 Folder   13	Ziemer v. Gisholt, 1918
	Series: Jessie Evans Crownhart Papers	⇧
	Personal and Family Papers
	Correspondence
Box   9 Folder   1-6	1878-1902
Box   10 Folder   1-6	1903-1912
Box   11 Folder   1-6	1913-1917
Box   12 Folder   1-6	1918-1926
Box   13 Folder   1-7	1927-1930
Box   14 Folder   1-8	1931-1939
Box   15 Folder   1-6	1940-1942
Box   15 Folder   7	Diary, 1907
Box   15 Folder   8	Evans family records, 1862-1940
	Professional Records
Box   16 Folder   1	Teacher, 1882-1895
	Superintendent of Schools, Douglas County, Correspondence
Box   16 Folder   2-6	1897-1899 June
Box   17 Folder   1-6	1899 July-1901
Box   18 Folder   1-2	1898 Campaign, 1898 July-November, undated
	Miscellaneous
Box   18 Folder   3	Notes and writings
Box   18 Folder   4	Numbered letters, 1-20, 1882-1901
Box   18 Folder   5	Reports and lists, 1897-1902
	Certification tests
Box   19 Folder   1	Algebra, Arithmetic, Astronomy, Botany
Box   19 Folder   2	Chemistry, Civil Government and Constitutions, Economics, English Literature
Box   19 Folder   3	Geography, Geology
Box   19 Folder   4	Geometry, Grammar, History, Latin
Box   19 Folder   5	Orthoepy, Physics, Physiology, Psychology
Box   19 Folder   6	Reading, Spelling, Teaching, Zoology, miscellany
	Board of Regents of Normal Schools
Box   20 Folder   1-6	Correspondence, 1931-1942, undated
Box   20 Folder   7	Travel expenses, 1931-1940
	Series: J. George Crownhart Papers	⇧
Box   21 Folder   1-7	Correspondence, 1901-1940
Box   22 Folder   1	“Record” of childhood activities, undated
	Series: Charles Crownhart Jr. Papers	⇧
Box   22 Folder   2-7	Personal correspondence, 1911-1943, undated
	Political Papers
	Campaigns Crownhart managed, Blaine - 1932
Box   23 Folder   1-5	Political correspondence, 1932 April-October, undated
Box   24 Folder   1	Schedules
Box   23 Folder   6	Speeches
Box   24 Folder   2	News releases
Box   24 Folder   3	Financial information
Box   24 Folder   4	Miscellaneous materials
	Campaigns Crownhart managed, Wylie - 1934
Box   24 Folder   5	Political correspondence, 1934
Box   24 Folder   6	Campaign literature
Box   24 Folder   7	Financial information
Box   24 Folder   8	Lists of officials
Box   24 Folder   9	News releases
Box   24 Folder   10	Speeches
	Series: Family Financial Records	⇧
	Investments
Box   25 Folder   1-8	1892-1924
Box   26 Folder   1-4	1925-1933
	Receipts
Box   27 Folder   1-5	1884-1913
Box   28 Folder   1-6	1914-1925
Box   29 Folder   1-6	1926-1931
Box   29 Folder   7-8	Tax records, 1914-1928
M76-288	Part 2 (M76-288): Additions, circa 1860s, 1914 Physical Description: 107 photographs  Scope and Content Note: Photographs related to the Crownhart family, including portraits of family members and friends. There are also carte-de-visite photographs of Civil War soldiers and images from the college career of J. George Crownhart at the University of Wisconsin, circa 1914. This also includes political posters related to Wisconsin progressive candidates.	⇧
M82-201	Part 3 (M82-201): Additions, undated Physical Description: 5.0 c.f. (5 cartons, 1 letter file)  Scope and Content Note: Correspondence, class material, a thesis, business and professional papers, clippings, and newspapers. The bulk of the material concerns Charles Crownhart and Charles Crownhart Jr.	⇧
M86-127	Part 4 (M86-127): Additions, 1853-1930 Physical Description: 2.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons)  Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1853-1930, including an article by Charles H., North Wisconsin in History and Romance, in The Wisconsin Magazine; files of Jessie dealing with her work in education; files of Charles dealing with his work on the Supreme Court; household expense ledgers; an autograph book; minutes of meetings; essays by Jessie; memoirs of David Ferris; listings of illnesses of the children; and papers from insurance work of Jessie for Home Life Insurance.	⇧
M86-179	Part 5 (M86-179): Additions, 1901-1943 Physical Description: 3.0 c.f. (3 record center cartons)  Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1901-1943, including correspondence, clippings, account books, probate documents after Charles H. Crownhart's death, obituaries and files relating to Jesse George Crownhart, and various family histories.	⇧
M86-388	Part 6 (M86-388): Additions, undated Physical Description: 10 photographs  Scope and Content Note: Photographs of various classes of Jessie Evans Crownhart.	⇧
M90-308	Part 7 (M90-308): Additions, undated Physical Description: 1 folder and 13 photographs  Scope and Content Note: School papers of Charles Crownhart Jr.; photographs relating to Jesse Crownhart's activities as school superintendent in Douglas County; and miscellaneous memorabilia.	⇧

• Beck, Joseph D.
• Blaine, Anna C.
• Blaine, John J.
• Brody, Lawrence J.
• Broughton, C. E.
• Crownhart, Hildegarde
• Crownhart, Marion
• Curran, Robert
• Dempsey, Edward J.
• Doudna, Edgar A.
• Evans, Jesse George
• Evans, Sarah A.
• Foley, John E.
• Foley, William R.
• Frear, James A.
• Geilfuss, Carl E.
• Hannan, John J.
• Holmes, Fred L.
• Hill, Jim Dan
• Kidder, Joseph
• Kuehl, Frank W.
• La Follette, Belle Case
• La Follette, Isabel
• La Follette, Philip
• La Follette, Robert M., Sr.
• La Follette, Robert M., Jr.
• Lenroot, Irvine L.
• Murphy, James A.
• Murphy, John T.
• Owen, Walter
• Peavey, Hubert H.
• Reynolds, John W.
• Roe, Gilbert E.
• Royce, Asa M.
• Wylie, Fred M.
• Youmans, Theodora