Title: Charles E. White Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1948-1978

Creator:

• White, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1901-1973

Call Number: River Falls Mss EW

Quantity: 9.0 cubic feet (9 records center cartons)

Repository:

Housed at the University Archives and Area Research Center, Chalmer Davee Library, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

UW-River Falls, Chalmer Davee Library / River Falls Area Research Ctr. (Map)

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

Abstract:

Papers of Charles E. White and records of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM) of Wisconsin, 1948-1978, consisting of White's personal memorabilia from the 1940s and 1950s related to his time as a student at UW-Madison's Law School, his military service, and his political activities. Papers related to Charles and other members of the White family (K.S. White and F.M. White), such as letters, election materials, and newspapers regarding K.S White's successful 1936 Wisconsin State Senate campaign are also present. Material from the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Wisconsin consists of printed informational and educational materials, and administrative records of the Grand Lodge from 1961-1978, some specifically related to Charles E. White's involvement as Junior Grand Warden, Senior Grand Warden and in 1970-1971 Grand Master. Administrative records also include correspondence, expense records, committee records and reports, lawsuits, conference materials, visitation reports, and information on various Wisconsin Masonic lodges.

Note:

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Language: English

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Access Restrictions

COLLECTION STORED AT ARC: Collection can be requested for transfer through the Area Research Center (ARC) Network, consult Reading Room Staff.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Charles White, River Falls, Wisconsin.

River Falls Mss EW	Series: Personal Papers
Box   1 Folder   1	Wisconsin Supreme Court record of Betty Harris v. Gabriel Wellorson and WIS Broadcasting Company, 1948
Box   1 Folder   2	Financial transactions, college materials, and letters, circa 1940s
Box   1 Folder   3	University of Wisconsin-Madison student government materials, 1948
Box   1 Folder   4	Camp Warren and Camp Icoghowan, 1945, 1948
Box   1 Folder   5	Military service materials, circa 1950
Box   1 Folder   6	Gamma Tau Educational Foundation materials
Box   1 Folder   7	Political materials, Young Republicans
Box   1 Folder   8	Notebooks with notes on UW-Law courses, circa 1950
Box   1 Folder   15	Miscellaneous memorabilia
	Series: White Family	⇧
Box   1 Folder   9	Memorabilia from Charles E. White, F.M. White, and K.S. White Note: Includes materials on K.S. White's 1936 election to the Wisconsin Senate
Box   1 Folder   10	Miscellaneous correspondence
Box   1 Folder   11-13	White, F.M. letters, 1926-circa 1927
Box   1 Folder   14	White, K.S. military service in 818th Reserve TD Battalion, World War II
	Series: Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Wisconsin	⇧
Box   1 Folder   16	Tentative program manual, 1968
Box   1 Folder   17	Notebook of Masonic writings, 1970
Box   1 Folder   18	Feedback cards on Wisconsin Masonic lodges
Box   2 Folder   1	Charles E. White, Worshipful Master, 1961
	Official Proceedings
Box   2 Folder   2	1968
Box   2 Folder   3	1969
Box   2 Folder   4	1975
Box   2 Folder   5	Pamphlets, educational materials, and an annual report, 1969-1971
Box   2 Folder   6-7	Annual Communication conference materials, circa 1970
Box   2 Folder   8	Cornerstone laying ceremony, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1971 Note: Audio tape.
Box   2 Folder   9	Officer directories, 1964-1965 and 1966-1967
Box   2 Folder   10	Directories, 1966-1975
Box   2 Folder   11	Management reports on Wisconsin Masonic Home, 1966
Box   2 Folder   12	Program manuals, 1969, 1970-1971
Box   2 Folder   13-17	Visitation reports at Wisconsin lodges, 1965-1968
Box   2 Folder   18	Handbooks for Masonic leaders
Box   2 Folder   19	Spooner Lodge No. 260 F&AM v. Dennis E. Conrad
Box   2 Folder   20-21	Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence, 1973-1974
Box   2 Folder   22	Map of Wisconsin with various Masonic locations
Box   2 Folder   23	Masonic education manuals, 1970-1971
Box   2 Folder   24	Grand Lodge manual, 1970-1971
Box   2 Folder   25	Officers and assignments, 1970-1971
Box   2 Folder   26	Officers' manual draft, 1966
Box   3 Folder   1	Masonry in Korea, 1953-1955
Box   3 Folder   2	Grand Lodge, 1962
Box   3 Folder   3	Grand Lodge, 1963 June 11 and 12
Box   3 Folder   4	Area conference, River Falls, Wisconsin, 1962 May 12
Box   3 Folder   5	Area conferences
Box   3 Folder   6	Clintonville Lodge v. Nielson
Box   3 Folder   7-8	Correspondence, 1962-1964
Box   3 Folder   9-10	Correspondence, Grand Steward, 1963-1965
Box   3 Folder   11-12	Expense account, Grand Steward, 1963-1965
Box   3 Folder   13	Key or cipher
Box   3 Folder   14	Territorial jurisdiction, concurrent statewide
Box   3 Folder   15	Eau Claire Area Conference, 1965 April 24
Box   3 Folder   16	Regional conference. Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1966 April 23
Box   3 Folder   17	Regional conference, Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1967 January 28
Box   3 Folder   18-19	Committee on Resolutions, Chairman Charles E. White, 1964-1966
Box   3 Folder   20	Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence
Box   3 Folder   23	Correspondence, Junior Grand Deacon, 1965-1966
Box   3 Folder   21	Expense account, Junior Grand Deacon, Charles E. White
Box   3 Folder   22	Committee on Code Revision
Box   3 Folder   24	Expense account, Senior Grand Deacon, 1966-1967
Box   3 Folder   25	Correspondence, Senior Grand Deacon, 1966-1967
Box   3 Folder   26	Grand Lodge expense accounts
Box   3 Folder   27	Committee on Unfinished Business
Box   4 Folder   1	Annual Masters Conference, 1969
Box   4 Folder   2	Correspondence, Junior Grand Warden, 1968
Box   4 Folder   3-4	Committee on Resolutions, Chairman Charles E. White, 1967-1968
Box   4 Folder   5	Correspondence, Junior Grand Warden, 1967-1968
Box   4 Folder   6	DDGM Res
Box   4 Folder   7	Material for speeches, short talk bulletins
Box   4 Folder   8	Endowment fund for Wisconsin Masonic Home
Box   4 Folder   9	Expenditures Committee
Box   4 Folder   10	Expense account, Junior Grand Warden, 1967-1968
Box   4 Folder   11-13	Correspondence, Senior Grand Warden Charles E. White, 1968- 1969
Box   4 Folder   14	Exhibits
Box   4 Folder   15	Reading improvement
Box   4 Folder   16	Hiegel, Ernest R., Masonic Memorial Fund
Box   4 Folder   17	Frontier Lodge No. 45 and Badger Lodge No. 345, construction of new Masonic Temple at La Crosse
Box   5 Folder   1	Correspondence, Deputy Grand Master, 1969-1970
Box   5 Folder   2	Bundy and Associates Inc. v. Grand Lodge F&AM
Box   5 Folder   3	Expense account, Charles E. White Senior Grand Warden, 1968-1969
Box   5 Folder   4	Masonic regional conference, Hayward, Wisconsin, 1968 September 14
Box   5 Folder   5	Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1969 January 25
Box   5 Folder   6	Janesville, Wisconsin, 1969 April 19
Box   5 Folder   7	Area administrators' handbook, temple financing and plans, 1969-1970
Box   5 Folder   8	Annual communication, Grand Lodge, 1969
Box   5 Folder   9	Correspondence, Deputy Grand Master, commences 1969 November 1
Box   5 Folder   10	Seminar for area administrators. Wisconsin Masonic Home, 1969 October 25
Box   5 Folder   11	Masonic Home board minutes
Box   5 Folder   12	Annual communication, 1970 June 7-10
Box   5 Folder   13	Vacation group tours for Blue Lodge Masons via travel agency
Box   5 Folder   14	Appointments to Grand Lodge line
Box   5 Folder   15	Expense account, Deputy Grand Master, 1969-1970
Box   5 Folder   16	Brillion Lodge No. 302 surrender of charter and sale of Masonic temple, 1970 December
Box   5 Folder   17	Conference for Masonic Unity, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 1970 July 25
Box   5 Folder   18	Staff meeting, Grand Lodge officers, 1970 July 9-12
Box   5 Folder   19	Installation of Grand Lodge officers, 1970 June 10
Box   5 Folder   20	Northwestern Lodge No. 105, Prescott, Wisconsin, Brother Joseph Spencer White, 1970 September 8
Box   5 Folder   21	Theodore Roosevelt No. 322 50th anniversary, 1970 September 26 Note: Use of English Ritual in Wash. No. 21.
Box   5 Folder   22	Wisconsin Masonic Foundation
Box   5 Folder   23	Supreme Council, 33 Milwaukee, 1970 September 28-30
Box   6 Folder   1	Regional workshop, areas 10, 11, 12, and 13, 1970 March 7
Box   6 Folder   2	Committee on expenditures, Chairman Charles E. White, 1970 March 2
Box   6 Folder   3	Expense account, Grand Master, 1971 January-June
Box   6 Folder   4	MSA, Education Committee
Box   6 Folder   5	Masonic Charity
Box   6 Folder   6	Policy conferences
Box   6 Folder   7	Corner stone laying and dedication of Masonic temples, 1970-1971
Box   6 Folder   8	Northwestern Lodge No. 105, purchase of real estate in Prescott, Wisconsin, from United Church of Christ
Box   6 Folder   9	Officer directory, 1970
Box   6 Folder   10	Research Committee
Box   6 Folder   11	Reports of Grand Lecturer
Box   6 Folder   12	York, Stanley and George Field, petitions for affiliation
Box   6 Folder   13	Correspondence, Grand Master, 1971 March
Box   6 Folder   14	Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America. Washington, D.C., 1970-1971
Box   6 Folder   15	Kuckuk, Fred
Box   6 Folder   16	Reports of the Grand Lecturer, 1971
Box   6 Folder   17-18	Visitation reports
Box   6 Folder   19	Expenditures Committee, 1971
Box   6 Folder   20	Committee appointments
Box   6 Folder   21	Masonic Regional Conference, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1971 April 24
Box   7 Folder   1	Workshops, 1968-1969
Box   7 Folder   2	Masonic trials
Box   7 Folder   3	Fixed visitations to Wisconsin lodges, 1970-1971
Box   7 Folder   4	G.L. France
Box   7 Folder   5	Correspondence, past Grand Master, commences 1971 July 1
Box   7 Folder   6-9	Correspondence, Grand Master, 1971 April-May
Box   7 Folder   9-12	Fond du Lac, G.L. off to consider
Box   7 Folder   13	127th annual communication, Grand Master, 1971 June 6-9
Box   7 Folder   14	Grand Master Charles E. White term, 1970-1971
Box   7 Folder   15	Annual Communication, 1971 June 8-9
Box   7 Folder   16	Wisconsin Masonic Home (Dousman) title to real estate
Box   8 Folder   1-6	Correspondence, Grand Master, 1970 June-December
Box   8 Folder   7	Wisconsin Masonic Home, resolution No. 6, 1970
Box   8 Folder   8	Platform, 1970-1971
Box   8 Folder   9	Visitations to other grand sister jurisdictions, 1970-1971
Box   8 Folder   10	Traveling gavel
Box   8 Folder   11	Resolutions, 1971
Box   8 Folder   12	Visitation reports
Box   8 Folder   13	Past Grand Masters' association
Box   8 Folder   14	VA hospital visits
Box   8 Folder   15	Home board minutes
Box   8 Folder   16	Circularizing publications forbidden, 89.01, Wisconsin Masonic Code
Box   8 Folder   17	Appendant bodies visits, 1970-1971
Box   8 Folder   18	Masonic Regional Conferences, River Falls, Madison, and Appleton, Wisconsin, 1970-1971
Box   8 Folder   19	Staff meetings, Grand Lodge officers, 1970-1971
Box   8 Folder   20	Executive committee, 1970-1971
Box   8 Folder   21	Counsellor system
Box   8 Folder   22	Education programs
Box   8 Folder   23	Dungan, Mrs. Donald
Box   8 Folder   24	Inter-Lodge Visitation Committee
Box   8 Folder   25	Committee on Dispensations to Form and Open New Lodges
Box   8 Folder   26	Traveling trowel, N. Hale 350
Box   8 Folder   27	Committee on Masonic Education
Box   8 Folder   28	Grand Representatives of other grand lodges near Wisconsin
Box   8 Folder   29	Computerization of records
Box   8 Folder   30	Grand Master's schedule, 1970-1971
Box   8 Folder   31	Youth activities, James A. Benz
Box   8 Folder   32	Long Range Planning Committee
Box   8 Folder   33	Belke-Seefeld
Box   8 Folder   34	Almond Lodge No. 282
Box   8 Folder   35	Demit and suspension for non-payment of dues, restoration
Box   8 Folder   36	Ideas and things to be done
Box   8 Folder   37	L and R for Dousman Funds
Box   8 Folder   38	Diamond anniversaries, 75 year Keystone No. 263 and Thorp No. 265
Box   8 Folder   39	Grand Master's message, 127th Annual Communication, 1971 June
Box   9 Folder   1-2	Correspondence, Grand Master, 1971 June and August
Box   9 Folder   3	Grand Lodge centennials, 1970 Note: Decora, 177; Argyle, 178; Black Earth Valley, 179; and Middleton, 180.
Box   9 Folder   4	Speech material
Box   9 Folder   5	Expense account, Grand Master, 1970-1971
Box   9 Folder   6	River Falls Lodge No. 109, Masonic Regional Conference, 1970 October 9-10
Box   9 Folder   7	Finances, Grand Lodge
Box   9 Folder   8	Order of Demdlay in Wisconsin
Box   9 Folder   9	Area administrator system
Box   9 Folder   10	Wisconsin Masonic Journal
Box   9 Folder   11	Masonic Regional Conference, Madison, 1971 January 23
Box   9 Folder   12	Maryland LTR
Box   9 Folder   13-14	Correspondence, Grand Master, 1971 January-February
Box   9 Folder   15	Correspondence, 1971 April
Box   9 Folder   16-17	Correspondence, 1972 July-January
Box   9 Folder   18	Madison, 1978 June 12-13