Title: Wisconsin. Governor (1963-1965: Reynolds): Records
Inclusive Dates: 1954-1964

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Governor (1963-1965: Reynolds)

Call Number: Series 21; Audio 1172A; PH 3684; AC 435-438; CB 028-031; DD 642-643

Quantity: 30.6 c.f. (44 archives boxes, 15 record center cartons, 1 flat box, 8 card file boxes), 7 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 8 tape recordings, 175 photographs, 6 negatives, and 10 films

Repository:

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

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Abstract:

Gubernatorial papers of John William Reynolds Jr., a former Democratic governor (1963-1965), also including some miscellaneous papers pertaining to his tenure as attorney general (1959-1963) and some files pertaining to his political activities and electoral campaigns from 1954 through 1964. Subject correspondence includes extensive files on Reynolds' deadlock with the Republican legislature over the budget and the form of taxation to be enacted, the impact of drought on farmers, and the strike of the National Farmers Organization. Legal and appointment files document another of Reynolds' conflicts with the legislature and the ensuing court tests of the governor's appointment powers. Political files partially document his relations with party leaders such as John A. Gronouski, John F. Kennedy, Patrick J. Lucey, Gaylord Nelson, and William Proxmire. Reynolds' entry in the 1964 Wisconsin presidential primary against George C. Wallace is extensively documented with correspondence from both Wisconsin and Alabama, as is his vocal opposition to the Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.

Language: English

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John William Reynolds Jr., former governor (1963-1965), attorney general (1959-1963) and federal judge (1965-), was the offspring of a family that had a long political tradition in Wisconsin. His grandfather, Thomas Reynolds, was an assemblyman and a strong supporter of Robert La Follette Sr., and his father, John Sr., served three terms as Progressive attorney general (1927-1933).

John Reynolds Jr., served only one two-year term as governor, but it was among the most partisan and controversial administrations in state history. Reynolds' political philosophy, which was described as traditional liberalism, ran counter to the views of a legislature dominated by conservative Republicans. He was further hampered by a stubborn moralism that made it difficult for him to compromise. Although Reynolds was unable to accomplish his legislative agenda, he did initiate a number of important programs. In addition, he focused public attention on state government and on the governorship to a degree that was unprecedented in Wisconsin.

Reynolds was born on April 4, 1921 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. After attending local public and parochial schools he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin. He had not completed the requirements for graduation, however, when World War II broke out and so did not actually receive his undergraduate degree until 1947.

Reynolds served four years in the Army, rising from enlisted man to lieutenant in the Counter-Intelligence Service. From 1944 to 1946 he also served as a trial judge and advocate for special courts martial. After his discharge from the service, Reynolds returned to the University of Wisconsin, completed his degree, and enrolled in the law school. Following his graduation (in 1948) he returned to Green Bay and practiced law in the partnership Reynolds, Bittner, and Reynolds. In addition to his law practice, Reynolds served as district director of the Office of Price Stabilization (1951-1952) for the northern fifty counties of Wisconsin and as court commissioner for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1955-1958).

As an undergraduate, Reynolds had begun to be interested in electoral politics. However, after the war he switched his loyalties from the near-dormant Progressives to the Democratic Party. Over the subsequent fifteen years he was to become a leader in the regeneration and liberalization of that party in Wisconsin.

In Green Bay, Reynolds served as secretary and then chairman of the Brown County Democrats. His first campaign experience was in managing the unsuccessful aldermanic effort of his partner Robert Bittner. In 1950 Reynolds volunteered to fill out the Democratic ticket in a hopeless (but surprisingly strong) campaign for John Byrnes' congressional seat. Reynolds was also active in the state party organization, serving as chairman of the Resolutions (1954), Constitution (1955), and Rules committees (1956) and as a member of the Administrative Committee (1955-1956). In 1956 he was secretary of William Proxmire's unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign. The following year Reynolds met John F. Kennedy and by 1960 had become a leader among the senator's presidential supporters in Wisconsin.

In 1958 Reynolds ran as the Democratic candidate for attorney general on a ticket with Gaylord Nelson. He was elected by a narrow margin and re-elected in 1960. During his tenure as attorney general Reynolds did much to publicize the office, and he built a strong record of vigorous prosecution of anti-trust cases. He also initiated the important reapportionment case which was to be resolved after he became governor, and, although it had nothing to do with the responsibilities of his office, he also built a strong personal reputation as an opponent of the sales tax.

In 1962 when Nelson announced that he would seek election to the Senate, Reynolds became the Democratic candidate for governor. He was elected in November over Philip G. Kuehn but by less than a 12,000 vote margin. Although the election appeared to endorse Reynolds' views on taxation (he had campaigned vigorously against the sales tax and the so-called selective sales tax compromise reached between Nelson and the Republicans in 1961), the voters also elected a legislature which was solidly Republican.

In 1963 state government came to a virtual standstill when the legislature refused to pass the governor's budget which called for raising state revenue by means of the income tax, and Reynolds refused to sign the Republican budget bill which called for a sales tax. Ultimately both sides had to compromise, and Reynolds signed a modified sales tax bill. The action was disastrous for Reynolds politically, however, and it cost him the support of those who had voted for him in 1962.

On other issues, the politics of the Reynolds administration was almost as acrimonious. Reynolds clashed with the legislature over his appointment powers when the Republicans refused to confirm virtually every name which he submitted. He was also blocked in his attempt to improve the state's highway construction program. In 1964 Reynolds was the focus of controversy when he ran in the presidential primary in place of President Lyndon Johnson. After Governor George Wallace of Alabama also entered the race, the election became a test of federal civil rights policies. Reynolds, who had a long record on human rights issues, adamantly defended anti-discrimination legislation.

In the November election Reynolds was defeated in his reelection bid by Warren Knowles; it was one of the few Democratic defeats of that year. Reynolds then returned to his law practice until the fall of 1965 when he was appointed, with some controversy, federal judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. As judge, Reynolds was perhaps best known for his decision which set in motion the racial desegregation of the Milwaukee schools. In 1971 Reynolds became chief federal judge. In August of 1986 he assumed senior judge status.

The Reynolds gubernatorial papers consist of biographical material, speeches and writings, legislative bill files, correspondence, appointment files, legal files, notes, photographs, films, and sound recordings. Because the papers were deeded to the Historical Society before the law was changed to make such records public property, the Reynolds Papers were a private donation to the Society.

Perhaps because of this provenance, the papers are somewhat more diverse both in character and in time coverage than most gubernatorial collections received via the Public Records Law. In addition to the normal gubernatorial records, this series also includes some miscellaneous material touching on Reynolds' four years as attorney general and files pertaining to his political activities and electoral campaigns from 1954 through 1964. The papers include much routine administrative material, although perhaps because of the budget deadlock which characterized state government for much of his tenure and because Reynolds served only two years as governor this type of documentation is more limited than in many of the collections of other Wisconsin governors of the period. The full extent of the routine and redundant material was further reduced by weeding in the Archives. Nevertheless, coverage ranges from constituent letters asking for information and assistance to letters discussing the development of high-level policy. Of greatest interest to researchers are files touching most of the important issues of the Reynolds administration including the tax deadlock, confrontation with the legislature over the governor's appointment powers, highway construction funding, and reapportionment. In addition, the political files contain considerable information on his own political races, the way in which they were planned and managed, and on his participation in the 1964 presidential election.

BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL include brief campaign biographies, an extended resume covering the legal aspects of his career, and (on microfilm only) clipping scrapbooks documenting his career from 1958 through 1964. After filming, the originals of these clippings were destroyed. Photographs housed in the Visual and Sound Archives and also documenting this period are chiefly comprised of publicity shots. Quite a number of them document Reynolds with various leaders of the Democratic Party including John and Robert Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, John Gronouski, Patrick J. Lucey, and Gaylord Nelson.

SPEECHES AND WRITINGS consist of variant drafts of speeches, writings, and statements given by Reynolds as governor. This section is, however, not the only location of such material in the collection. Speeches of earlier date are filed with the attorney general's files. In addition, drafts of veto messages (which were eventually published in the Legislative Journals) are filed with the legislative bill files and many speeches and statements are duplicated with the files of press releases. Finally, in addition to written material this section consists of three sound recordings and two films of the Governor's Report series carried by WHA. (The separately-catalogued WHA Public Affairs Department records include three additional Reynolds speech recordings).

Also with the speeches are reference materials used in the preparation of papers and remarks. These files have been extensively weeded and are filed alphabetically by subject. Some contain pre-1963 material which indicates that the files may have been used for information while he was attorney general.

LEGISLATIVE BILL FILES, one of the most important portions of the gubernatorial papers, contain reports and memoranda prepared by departmental officials, legislative leaders, and staff concerning pending legislation, together with their recommendations on whether the governor should sign the bill. In some cases drafts of veto messages are included. This material is arranged by legislative house and by bill number.

CORRESPONDENCE was filed in several ways by the Reynolds administration. The most valuable files for a study of policy are the alphabetical subject files which contain not only correspondence of a diverse character but also memoranda, reports, and reference materials. In this section one will find not only correspondence concerning the budget from constituents, but also information submitted by departments for use in the preparation of the executive budget (and a film of one of his innovative budget tours) and legislative material relating to the inability to pass either the executive or legislative versions of the spending bill. Available only on microfilm are minutes of disaster committees from around the state and federal aid application forms which detail the impact of the drought of 1963 and 1964. Also relating to the farm situation are the files and one tape on Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Jack Olson's response to the National Farm Organization strike. Also in this section of the correspondence are weekly news memoranda from departmental officials, the governor's daily schedule sheets, and proclamations.

Departmental correspondence is subdivided into a file for departments and another for boards and commissions and is largely made up of constituent correspondence routed to the relevant office for reply. Some constituent letters such as the extensive files on taxation contain representative citizen views on important issues. There are, in addition, some exchange for departments and another for boards and commissions and is largely made up of constituent correspondence routed to the relevant office for reply. Some constituent letters such as the extensive files on taxation contain representative citizen views on important issues. There are, in addition, some exchanges in these files with departmental personnel of more substantial value and some informational material sent to the governor such as board minutes and reports. A large portion of the routine constituent requests originally contained in these files were weeded in the Archives. Also part of the correspondence is a small file of general letters filed alphabetically by name.

Documenting Reynolds' penchant for publicity are extensive files of press releases (like the speeches, press releases pertaining to Reynolds' tenure as attorney general are filed in that section of the series). Although the internal numbering device by which the releases are filed suggests that many releases are missing, it is more likely that the numbering plan was instead altered. Nevertheless, the press releases provide informative documentation of administration activities, ranging from Reynolds' schedule and complete text of many of his speeches and public statements to biographical information about his appointees.

The APPOINTMENT FILES consist of letters of recommendation and some related correspondence concerning governmental positions which Reynolds had the authority to fill. These files are arranged alphabetically by agency name. Given the controversy over this aspect of his authority, the correspondence here is generally disappointing and routine. Researchers, however, will find important supplemental material, correspondence, and legal documents concerning the related court tests of appointment powers in the LEGAL FILES. Also in the legal files is material pertaining to the hiring of special counsels (which was done extensively by Reynolds), correspondence from prisoners concerning pardons and parole, material pertaining to extraditions and requisitions, and letters of a general legal nature from constituents.

The GOVERNOR'S PERSONAL NOTES, a title given to this small file by Reynolds' office, consist of miscellaneous material in Reynolds' handwriting. Most of these notes are unidentified and undated.

The POLITICAL FILES are no doubt among the most valuable portions of the series. Included are documents ranging from Reynolds' leadership in the Brown County Democratic organization in 1954 (such documents are scarce) to his reelection defeat in 1964. For each of his election campaigns during these years the collection includes extensive correspondence, planning materials and notes, position papers, campaign literature, itineraries, media files (and some television spots) and financial information. In addition, there are files on other political activities, although these are by no means complete, ranging from Reynolds' attempt to persuade Arthur Altmeyer to run against Alexander Wiley in 1956 to his support for John Kennedy in 1960 and participation in the 1964 presidential campaign. The file on Reynolds' candidacy in the Democratic primary as a stand-in for Lyndon Johnson against George C. Wallace contains numerous letters from Wisconsin and Alabama. Reynolds' vocal opposition to the Republican candidate Barry Goldwater is also documented.

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S FILES consist of miscellaneous material, much of it of a political nature, which supplement the other Department of Justice records held by the Historical Society. Among the alphabetically-filed subject files are memoranda to and from departmental staff, material on several important cases (academic freedom and water diversion), press releases, schedules, and speeches. The file on county correspondence, which is filed alphabetically by county, contains letters mainly of a political nature. The remainder of the correspondence is of a general character.

Sound recordings of several of Reynolds' addresses made by the WHA Public Affairs Department are in the Archives' WHA records. The Society's Library holds printed copies of the speeches made while governor and Reynolds' published formal opinions as attorney general. In addition, Reyolds was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Democratic Oral History Project in 1985, although this interview largely concerns his involvement in Democratic Party activities during the 1940s and 1950s rather than his own career.

Acquisition Information

Presented by John W. Reynolds Jr., Madison, Wisconsin, 1964. Accession Number: M64-388

Series 21	Series: Biographical Material
Box   1 Folder   1-2	Résumés and vitas, 1958?-1964
	Microfilmed biographical clippings and scrapbooks, 1958-1964 Note: Filmed without a counter.
Reel   1	1958-1962
	1963
Reel   2	January-April
Reel   3	May-August
Reel   4	September-December
	1964
Reel   4	January-February 15
Reel   5	February 16-May 20
Reel   6	May 21-September 14
Reel   7	September 15-December
PH 3684	Photographs
	Series: Speeches and Writings	⇧
Series 21	Chronological speech draft file Note: See also Attorney General's Files.
Box   2 Folder   1-3	1963 January 7-May 22
Box   3 Folder   1-14	1963 May 23-1964 October 30
Box   4 Folder   1	Undated speeches
Audio 1172A	Tape recordings
1172A/8	1964 April 5, Speech concerning Reynolds' views on civil rights
1172A/5	undated, Public service spot concerning highway safety
1172A/6	undated, Press conference concerning organized crime and the need for corrective legislation
	Films
CB 030	Governor's Report on the Rights of the Aged, undated
DD 642-643, CB 029	Governor's Report on State Institutions of Wisconsin , 1963 Scope and Content Note: Institutions visited include Waupun State Prison, Green Bay Reformatory, Fox Lake Correctional Institution, Kettle Moraine Boys School, Central Colony, Mendota State Hospital, Southern Colony, Wisconsin School for the Blind (Janesville), Wisconsin School for the Deaf (Delavan), Wisconsin State College-Oshkosh, and Northern Colony.
Series 21	Reference material
Box   4 Folder   2	Administration, Department of, 1964
Box   4 Folder   3	Aging, 1960-1964
Box   4 Folder   4	Agriculture, 1957-1964
Box   4 Folder   5	Anti-secrecy, 1960-1964
Box   4 Folder   6	Anti-trust, 1960-1961
Box   4 Folder   7	Billboard, 1962
Box   4 Folder   8	Birch Society, 1961
Box   4 Folder   9	Catholics in politics, 1959
Box   4 Folder   10	Children and youth, 1961-1962
Box   4 Folder   11	Civil defense, 1962-1964
Box   4 Folder   12	Civil rights, 1962-1964
Box   4 Folder   13	Conflict of interest, 1964
Box   4 Folder   14	Conservation, Department of, 1959-1960
Box   4 Folder   15	County executives, 1959-1960
Box   4 Folder   16	Crime, 1960-1963
Box   4 Folder   17	Handicapped, 1962-1963
Box   4 Folder   18	Health, 1960-1963
Box   4 Folder   19	Higher education, 1963
Box   4 Folder   20	Highways, 1962-1964
Box   4 Folder   21	Hurley, 1962
Box   5 Folder   1	Industrial development, 1963-1964
Box   5 Folder   2	Labor, 1960-1964
Box   5 Folder   3	Local-state government, 1960-1964
Box   5 Folder   4	McCarthyism, 1960
Box   5 Folder   5	Medicare, 1960-1963
Box   5 Folder   6	Menominee Indians, 1963-1964
Box   5 Folder   7	Nelson, Gaylord, 1960
Box   5 Folder   8	Poverty, 1963-1964
Box   5 Folder   9	Reapportionment, 1963
Box   5 Folder   10	Recreation, 1960-1964
Box   5 Folder   11	Resource Development, Department of, 1964
Box   5 Folder   12	Safety, 1962-1964
Box   5 Folder   13	St. Lawrence Seaway, 1960-1961
Box   5 Folder   14	Taxes, 1961-1963
Box   5 Folder   15	Unfair business practices, 1961-1963
Box   5 Folder   16	United Nations, 1962-1964
Box   5 Folder   17	Veterans, 1964
Box   5 Folder   18	Welfare, 1963-1964
	Series: Legislative Bill Files, 1963-1964	⇧
	Assembly bills
Box   6 Folder   1-15	1-514
Box   7 Folder   1-8	516-858
	Senate bills
Box   7 Folder   9-15	1-222
Box   8 Folder   1--14	226-622
Box   9 Folder   1-8	623-706
Box   10 Folder   1	Bill analyses log
Box   10 Folder   1-2	Federal legislation, 1963-1964
	Series: Correspondence	⇧
	Subject files, 1963-1964
Box   11 Folder   1	Airplanes
Box   11 Folder   2	Appointments
Box   11 Folder   3	Atomic Energy Commission
Box   11 Folder   4	Beer-drinking age
Box   11 Folder   5	Bong Air Force Base
Box   11 Folder   6	Braves
Box   11 Folder   7	Browning Report (Government budgeting)
	Budget
Box   11 Folder   8-10	Correspondence
Box   11 Folder   11	Tour film correspondence
AC 435	Reynolds' visit to Northern Colony, 1963 Physical Description: 1 film
Series 21 Box   12 Folder   1	Miscellany
	Tour and hearings
Box   12 Folder   2	Schedule
Box   12 Folder   3-6	A-Public Welfare
Box   13 Folder   1	R-U
Box   13 Folder   2	Legislative budget deliberations
1172A/3	Recorded interview of Father Alfred Lison broadcast by WJPG, Green Bay, 1963 May 20 Note: Father Lison criticizes Reynolds for the budget deadlock and other shortcomings.
Series 21 Box   14 Folder   1	Capital punishment
Box   14 Folder   2	Capitol tours
Box   14 Folder   3	Code of Fair Practices
Box   14 Folder   4	Cold War education
Box   14 Folder   5	Colleges
Box   14 Folder   6	Commemorative stamps
Box   14 Folder   7	Conflict of interest
Box   14 Folder   8	Conservation
Box   14 Folder   9	Contracts and purchases, Departmental memoranda
Box   14 Folder   10	Council of State Governments, Midwestern regional conference
Box   14 Folder   11	Daylight Savings Time
	Disaster Committee Note: Microfilmed following uncountered material on reel 7.
Reel   7 Frame   1	Minutes
Reel   7 Frame   54	Correspondence
Reel   7 Frame   140	Alphabetical county files
Reel   7 Frame   499	Miscellaneous charts
Box   14 Folder   12	District attorney reports
Box   14 Folder   13	Drug controls
Box   14 Folder   14	Economic development
Box   14 Folder   15	Editor, Letters to
Box   14 Folder   16	Education
Box   14 Folder   17	Efficient government
Box   14 Folder   18	Employee safety
Box   14 Folder   19	Fire prevention
Box   14 Folder   20	Firearms
Box   15 Folder   1	Flood problems
Box   15 Folder   2	Food for Peace
Box   15 Folder   3-4	Governors' conferences
AC 437	“In memory of visit to Kanagawa,” 1963 Physical Description: 1 film
CB 031	“For your recollection of Nagano prefecture,” 1963 Physical Description: 1 film
Series 21 Box   15 Folder   5	Gambling laws
Box   15 Folder   6	Greetings
Box   15 Folder   7	Health, Education, and Welfare, Department of
Box   15 Folder   8	Heritage tourist Trail
Box   15 Folder   9	Housing problems
Box   15 Folder   10	Indian affairs
Box   15 Folder   11	Inauguration
Box   15 Folder   12	Interstate Commerce Commission
Box   16 Folder   1	John Doe file
Box   16 Folder   2	Judicial appointments
Box   16 Folder   3	Juvenile delinquency
Box   16 Folder   4	Keep Wisconsin Clean Committee
Box   16 Folder   5	Kerr-Mills
Box   16 Folder   6	Labor relations
Box   17 Folder   1	Legislation-Proposed and pending
Box   17 Folder   2	Legislature
Box   17 Folder   3	Mansion
Box   17 Folder   4-5	Memoranda from department heads
Box   18 Folder   1	Memoranda from department heads, continued
Box   18 Folder   2	Memoranda from executive office
Box   19 Folder   1	Menominee County Enterprises
Box   19 Folder   2	Midwestern Universities Research Association (MURA)
Box   19 Folder   3	Milk hearings
Box   19 Folder   4	Milwaukee
Box   19 Folder   5	Monfils, Owen
Box   19 Folder   6-7	National Farmers Organization
Box   20 Folder   1	National Farmers Organization
1172A/4	Recorded statement by Lt. Gov. Jack Olson concerning his actions with regard to the NFO action during the absence from the state of Governor Reynolds, undated
Series 21 Box   20 Folder   2	National Guard
Box   20 Folder   3	New York World's Fair
Box   20 Folder   4	News media
Box   20 Folder   5	Nuring homes
Box   19 Folder   8	Office applications
Box   19 Folder   9	Owen Dairy Company
Box   20 Folder   6	Packerland packing
Box   20 Folder   7	Passageway over Manchesters store
Box   20 Folder   8	Patrols
Box   20 Folder   9	Peace Corps
Box   20 Folder   10	Personal
Box   20 Folder   11	Petitions
Box   21 Folder   1	Physical fitness
Box   21 Folder   2	Pledge of allegiance
Box   21 Folder   3-4	Pollution
Box   21 Folder   5	Post election general correspondence
Box   22 Folder   1	Ports
Box   22 Folder   2	Poverty program
Box   22 Folder   3	Preinaugural correspondence
Box   22 Folder   4	Prayer
	Proclamations
Box   27 Folder   1	General correspondence
Box   27 Folder   2-5	Proclamation drafts and correspondence, #1-299
Box   22 Folder   5	Radio Council
Box   22 Folder   6	Railroads
Box   22 Folder   7-8	Reapportionment suit
Box   23 Folder   1	Reynolds, Patricia
Box   23 Folder   2-6	Schedules, 1963 January-August
Box   59 Folder   1	Desk calendar, 1963
Box   68	Desk blotters, 1963-1964
Box   23 Folder   7	Schedule miscellany
Box   24 Folder   1	Referendum on highway construction program
Box   24 Folder   2	Savings bonds promotion
Box   24 Folder   3	School busing
Box   24 Folder   4	Social Security
Box   24 Folder   5	Special elections
Box   24 Folder   6	State flag
Box   24 Folder   7	Strikes
Box   24 Folder   8	Supple Marsh
Box   24 Folder   9	Student loans and scholarships
Box   24 Folder   10	Telephone system
Box   24 Folder   11	Thank you letters
Box   25 Folder   1	Trade missions
Box   25 Folder   2	Traffic safety
Box   26 Folder   1	Traffic safety, Continued
Box   26 Folder   2	Unemployment
Box   26 Folder   3	Unusual letter file
Box   26 Folder   4	Upper Midwest Research Development Council
Box   26 Folder   5	Urban affairs
Box   26 Folder   6	Voting age
Box   26 Folder   7	Wildcat Mountain
Box   26 Folder   8	Wisconsin Federation of Womens Clubs
Box   26 Folder   9	Withholding forms from executive office
Box   26 Folder   10	Youth camp
	Departmental files, 1963-1964
	Departments
Box   28 Folder   1-2	Adjutant General
Box   28 Folder   3-4	Administration, Department of
Box   28 Folder   5	Agriculture, Department of
Box   28 Folder   6-7	Attorney General
Box   28 Folder   8	Banking
Box   28 Folder   9	Building Commission
Box   28 Folder   10	Civil Defense
Box   28 Folder   11-15	Conservation, Department of
Box   28 Folder   16	Bounties
Box   28 Folder   17	Fish and Game
Box   28 Folder   18	Forestry
Box   28 Folder   19	Miscellaneous correspondence
Box   28 Folder   20	Motor trolling
Box   28 Folder   21	Recreation
Box   28 Folder   22	Youth camps
Box   28 Folder   23	Crime Laboratory
Box   29 Folder   1-3	Health, Board of
Box   29 Folder   3-7	Highway Dept.
Box   29 Folder   8	Historical Society
Box   29 Folder   9-12	Industrial Commission
Box   29 Folder   13-15	Insurance Commission
Box   29 Folder   16	Judicial Council
Box   29 Folder   17	Legislative Reference Bureau
Box   29 Folder   18	Motor Vehicle Dept.
Box   30 Folder   1-5	Motor Vehicle Dept. (continued)
Box   30 Folder   6	Nurses, Department of
Box   30 Folder   7	Personnel, Bureau of
Box   30 Folder   8-9	Public Instruction, Department of
Box   30 Folder   10-12	Public Service Commission
Box   30 Folder   13-18	Public Welfare Dept.
Box   31 Folder   1-6	Public Welfare Dept. (continued)
Box   31 Folder   7-11	Resource Development, Department of
Box   31 Folder   12	Area redevelopment
Box   31 Folder   13	Recreation
Box   31 Folder   14	Fishing
Box   31 Folder   15	State Fair
Box   31 Folder   15a	Savings and Loan Department
Box   31 Folder   16	Securities
Box   31 Folder   17	State, Secretary of
Box   31 Folder   18-19	Taxation
Box   32 Folder   1-2	Taxation (continued)
Box   32 Folder   3	Education
Box   32 Folder   4	Income
Box   32 Folder   5	Property
Box   32 Folder   6	Report of U.W. Study Committee on Tax Impact
Box   32 Folder   7-8	Sales
Box   32 Folder   9	University of Wisconsin
Box   32 Folder   10-12	Veterans Affairs
Box   32 Folder   13	Vocational and Adult Education
	Commissions and boards, etc.
Box   32 Folder   14	Academic Facilities, State Commission for
Box   32 Folder   15-16	Aeronautics Commission
Box   32 Folder   17-18	Aging, Governor's Commission on
Box   32 Folder   19	Alcoholism, Governor's Committee on
Box   32 Folder   20	Architects Board of Examiners
Box   33 Folder   1	Arts Council
Box   33 Folder   2	Basic Science Board
Box   33 Folder   3	Children and Youth, Governor's Commission on
Box   33 Folder   4	Chiropractic Board of Examiners
Box   33 Folder   4a	Citizens advisory committees
Box   33 Folder   5	Committee of 66
Box   33 Folder   6	Constitutional Revision, Committee on
Box   33 Folder   7	Dental Examiners Board
Box   33 Folder   8	Educational Advisory Committee, Governor's Committee
Box   33 Folder   9	Employment Relations Board
Box   33 Folder   10	Fire Prevention and Protection, Governor's Committee
Box   33 Folder   11	Free Library Commission
Box   33 Folder   12	Governor Operations
Box   33 Folder   13	Grain & Warehouse Commission
Box   33 Folder   14	Great Lakes Compact Commission
Box   33 Folder   15	Group Insurance Board
Box   33 Folder   16	Higher Education Coordinating Committee
Box   33 Folder   17-18	Highway Safety, Committee on
Box   33 Folder   19	Human Rights, Governor's Committee on
Box   33 Folder   20	Interstate Indian Council
Box   33 Folder   21-22	Investment Board
Box   33 Folder   23	Keep Wisconsin Clean and Beautiful Committee
Box   33 Folder   24	Medical Examiners Board
Box   33 Folder   25	Migratory Labor, Governor's Committee on
Box   33 Folder   26	Mental Health Advisory Committee
Box   33 Folder   27-28	Mississippi River Parkway Palnning Commission
Box   33 Folder   29	Natural Resources Committee of State Agencies
Box   33 Folder   30	Personnel Advisory committee and Personnel Board
Box   33 Folder   31	Physically Handicapped, Governor's Committee on the Employment of
Box   33 Folder   32	Public Lands, Commission on
Box   34 Folder   1	Real Estate Board
Box   34 Folder   2-3	Recreation Committee
Box   34 Folder   4	Relief of Law Enforcement officers, Commission for the
Box   34 Folder   5	Retirement Fund
Box   34 Folder   6	Retirement Research Council
Box   34 Folder   7	Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Committee
Box   34 Folder   8	Soil and Water Conservation Committee
Box   34 Folder   9	State Radio Council
Box   34 Folder   10	United Nations, Governors Committee on
Box   34 Folder   11	Veterans Memorial Commission
Box   34 Folder   12	Veterinary Examiners
Box   34 Folder   13	Water Polllution Committee
Box   35 Folder   1	Wisconsin Federal Surplus
Box   35 Folder   2	Wolf River Basin Planning Committee
Box   35 Folder   3	Women, Wisconsin Commission on the Status of
Box   35 Folder   4	World's Fair Participation Commission
	General correspondence
Box   36	A-F
Box   37	G-T
Box   60-67	Index cards
	Series: Press Releases	⇧
Box   38 Folder   1	Unnumbered, 1963-1964
	Numbered
Box   38 Folder   2-5	1-714
Box   39 Folder   1-2	1-353
Box   39 Folder   3	1000-1199
Box   40 Folder   1	1200-1320
	Series: Appointment Files, 1963-1964	⇧
Box   41 Folder   1	Accountancy, Board of
Box   41 Folder   2	Aeronautics Commission
Box   41 Folder   3	Aging, Commission on
Box   41 Folder   4	Agriculture, Department of
Box   41 Folder   5	Arts, Governor's Council on
Box   41 Folder   6	Athletic Commission
Box   41 Folder   7	Banking Review Board
Box   41 Folder   8	Basic Science, Board of
Box   41 Folder   9	Children and Youth, Governor's Commission on
Box   41 Folder   10	Chiropractic, Board of Examiners in
Box   41 Folder   11	Civil Defense
Box   41 Folder   12	Civil War Commission
Box   41 Folder   13	Conservation Commission
Box   41 Folder   14	Constitutional Revision, Committee on
Box   41 Folder   15	Coroner
Box   41 Folder   16	Credit Union Review Board
Box   41 Folder   17	Dental examiners
Box   41 Folder   18	District attorneys
Box   41 Folder   19	Employment Relations Board
Box   41 Folder   20	Exposition Department
Box   41 Folder   21	Fair Employment Practices, Commission on
Box   41 Folder   22	Federal appointments
Box   41 Folder   23	Fire Protection and Protection, Advisory Committee
Box   41 Folder   24	Food Standards Advisory Committee
Box   41 Folder   25	Grain and Warehouse Commission
Box   41 Folder   26	Great Lakes Area Council
Box   41 Folder   27	Great Lake Company Commission
Box   41 Folder   28	Health, State Board of
Box   41 Folder   29	Higher Education, Coordinating Committee for
Box   41 Folder   30	Higher Educational Facilities Act
Box   41 Folder   31	Highway Commission
Box   41 Folder   32	Historical Society
Box   41 Folder   33	Human Rights, Governor's Commission on
Box   41 Folder   34	Humane societies
Box   41 Folder   35	Industrial Commission
Box   41 Folder   36	Insurance commissioner
Box   41 Folder   37	Interstate Indian Council
Box   41 Folder   38	Investment Board
	Judges
Box   41 Folder   39	Clark County
Box   41 Folder   40	Door County
Box   41 Folder   41	Federal Western District
Box   41 Folder   42	Marathon County
Box   41 Folder   43	Menominee-Shawano
Box   41 Folder   44	Milwaukee County
Box   41 Folder   45	7th Branch
Box   41 Folder   46	Sawyer County
Box   41 Folder   47	Sheboygan County
Box   41 Folder   48	Supreme Court
Box   41 Folder   49	Walworth County
Box   41 Folder   50	Miscellaneous counties
Box   41 Folder   51	Keep Wisconsin Clean and Beautiful Committee
Box   41 Folder   52	Medical Examiners, Board of
Box   41 Folder   53	Mental Health Advisory Committee
Box   41 Folder   54	Migratory Labor, Governor's Special Committee on
Box   41 Folder   55	Miscellaneous appointments
Box   41 Folder   56	Mississippi Parkway Commission
Box   41 Folder   57	Nursing, State Board of
Box   41 Folder   58	Optometry Examiners Board
Box   41 Folder   59	Personnel Board
Box   42 Folder   1	Pharmacy Board
Box   42 Folder   2	Physically, Handicapped, Governor's Commission for the Employment of
Box   42 Folder   3	Postal appointments
Box   42 Folder   4	Public Service Commission
Box   42 Folder   5	Public Welfare, State Board of
Box   42 Folder   6	Radio Council
Box   42 Folder   7	Real Estate Brokers Board
	Regents
Box   42 Folder   8	State colleges
Box   42 Folder   9	University of Wisconsin
Box   42 Folder   10	Regional Planning Commission
Box   42 Folder   11	Registers of deeds
Box   42 Folder   12	Resumes
Box   42 Folder   13	Resources Development, Department of
Box   42 Folder   14	Retirement Board
Box   42 Folder   15	Retirement Research Council
Box   42 Folder   16	Salary payment for Koop and Zeidler
Box   42 Folder   17	Savings and Loan Advisory Committee
Box   42 Folder   18	Selective Service
Box   42 Folder   19	Sheriffs
Box   42 Folder   20	Soil and Water Conservation Committee
Box   42 Folder   21	Tax Appeals, Board of
Box   42 Folder   22	Tax commissioner
Box   42 Folder   23	Transit Commission
Box   42 Folder   24	United Nations, Governor's Committee on
Box   42 Folder   25	University of Wisconsin, Board of Visitors
Box   42 Folder   26	Upper Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission
Box   42 Folder   27	Veterans Affairs Board
Box   42 Folder   28	Veterans Memorial Commission
Box   42 Folder   29	Veterinary Examiners Board
Box   42 Folder   30	Vocational and Adult Education
Box   42 Folder   31	Voting Registration Committee
Box   42 Folder   32	Watchmakers Board of Examiners
Box   42 Folder   33	Wolf River Basin Regional Planning Commission
Box   42 Folder   34	Women, Governor's Commission on the Status of
Box   42 Folder   35	World Science Center
	Series: Legal Files, 1963-1964	⇧
	Appointment controversy
Box   43 Folder   1-2	Correspondence and notes
Box   43 Folder   3-4	Legal documents
Box   43 Folder   5	Homestead tax
	Inmate letters
Box   43 Folder   6-22	A-R
Box   44 Folder   1-6	S-Z
Box   44 Folder   7-8	Inquiries
Box   45 Folder   1	Miscellaneous legal correspondence
Box   45 Folder   2	Pardon report to the Legislature
Box   45 Folder   3-4	Special counsels, Hiring of
Box   45 Folder   5	Special session, 1963
Box   45 Folder   6	State Claims Commission
Box   46	Series: Governor's Personal Notes, circa 1963-1964	⇧
	Series: Political Files	⇧
Box   47 Folder   1	, 1954-1958 Brown County Democratic Party
Box   47 Folder   2	, 1956 Altmeyer for Senate
	, 1958 Reynolds for Attorney General
Box   47 Folder   3-4	Correspondence
Box   47 Folder   5	Press releases
Box   47 Folder   6	Sales tax information
Box   47 Folder   7	Campaign literature
	1960
Box   47 Folder   8	Humphrey investigation
Box   47 Folder   9	Kennedy campaign, 1959-1960
CB 028	“Coffee with Kennedy,” 1960 Physical Description: 1 film
Series 21	Reynolds re-election campaign
Box   47 Folder   10	Campaign literature
Box   47 Folder   11	Miscellaneous correspondence
Box   47 Folder   12	Contributors and friends of Reynolds
Box   47 Folder   13	Itineraries
Box   47 Folder   14	Keuhn position on highways
Box   47 Folder   15	Notes
Box   47 Folder   16	Television advertising
	, 1962 Reynolds for Governor campaign
Box   47 Folder   17	Democratic Party-Miscellaneous material
Box   47 Folder   18	Democratic State Convention speech notes
Box   47 Folder   19	Democratic tour press releases
Box   47 Folder   20	Democratic Party chairmanship controversy
Box   47 Folder   21	Campaign literature
Box   47 Folder   22	Committees
Box   47 Folder   23-24	Congratulatory correspondence
Box   47 Folder   25	Miscellaneous correspondence
Box   47 Folder   26	Itineraries
Box   47 Folder   27	Planning material
Box   47 Folder   28	Position papers
Box   47 Folder   29	Preparation materials
Box   47 Folder   30	Agriculture
Box   47 Folder   31	Financing education
Box   47 Folder   32	Taxation
Box   47 Folder   33	Wisconsin's industrial development
Box   47 Folder   34	Correspondence
Box   48 Folder   1	Press releases
Box   48 Folder   2	Statistics, 1954-1960
Box   48 Folder   3	Television debates and advertising
Box   48 Folder   4	Television debate notes
1172A/7	Recording of televised interview of gubernatorial candidate Reynolds, 1962 Scope and Content Note: Panelists include Glen Pommerening, John MacIver, and Jerris Leonard.
Series 21	1964
	Democratic Party
Box   48 Folder   5	National
	Wisconsin
Box   48 Folder   6	General
Box   48 Folder   7	Administrative Committee
Box   48 Folder   8	District correspondence
Box   48 Folder   9	Jefferson-Jackson Day dinners
Box   48 Folder   10	Milwaukee county
Box   48 Folder   11	State convention
Box   48 Folder   12	Johnson, Lyndon B. correspondence
Box   48 Folder   13	Kennedy, John F. correspondence Note: Also Kennedy Library.
Box   48 Folder   14	Miscellany
Box   48 Folder   15	National convention
Box   48 Folder   16	Political greetings
	Presidential campaign
Box   48 Folder   17	General
Box   48 Folder   18	Goldwater statement responses
Box   48 Folder   19	Johnson committee
Box   48 Folder   20-23	Wallace candidacy correspondence
Box   48 Folder   24	Zubrensky notes
Box   48 Folder   25	Republican Party
1172A/1-2	Recording of a political broadcast sponsored by the Sheboygan Goldwater-Miller Committee, 1964 Scope and Content Note: Included are statements by Ronald Reagan, Warren Knowles, and the author of an anti-Johnson biography. Included are several anti-Reynolds, pro-sales tax spot ads.
Series 21	Reynolds campaign
Box   48 Folder   26	General correspondence
Box   48 Folder   27	Position papers
Box   49 Folder   1	Campaign literature and publicity
Box   49 Folder   2	Campaign Bulletin
Box   49 Folder   3	Newsletter
Box   49 Folder   4	Committee memos
	Contributors
Box   49 Folder   4A	Eastern
Box   49 Folder   5	Lists
Box   49 Folder   6	Knowles campaign
Box   49 Folder   7	Miscellany
Box   49 Folder   8	Post-election correspondence
Box   49 Folder   9-10	Support correspondence
Box   49 Folder   11	Surveys and voting analyses
Box   50 Folder   1	Television material
Box   50 Folder   2	Testimonial dinners
Box   50 Folder   3	Young Democrats
Box   50 Folder   4	Zubrensky issue
AC 436	“JFK Campaigns for Reynolds,” undated Physical Description: 1 film
AC 438	Miscellaneous John Reynolds Campaign Clips Physical Description: 1 film
Series 21	Series: Attorney General's Files	⇧
	Subject files
Box   51 Folder   7	Administrative memoranda
Box   51 Folder   1	American Bar Association, 1960
Box   51 Folder   2	Anti-Catholic file, undated
Box   51 Folder   3	Anti-trust file, 1959
Box   51 Folder   4	Appointments, Miscellaneous, 1961-1962
Box   51 Folder   5	Attorneys-General, 1959-1962
Box   51 Folder   6	Ball v. McPhee academic freedom case, 1959
Box   51 Folder   8	Constitutional Revision Commission, 1960
Box   51 Folder   9	Interstate cooperation Commission, 1959
Box   51 Folder   9A	Iraz, 1961
Box   51 Folder   10	Legislative memoranda, 1959
Box   51 Folder   11	Menominee Indian Study Committee report, 1959
Box   51 Folder   12	NAAG, 1959-1962
Box   52 Folder   1	Natural gas, 1959
Box   52 Folder   2	Opinions (informal) list
	Press releases
Box   52 Folder   3-4	1959
Box   53	1960
Box   54	1961-1962
Box   55 Folder   1-2	1962
Box   55 Folder   3	Released time, 1959
Box   55 Folder   4	Sales tax, 1960
	Schedules
	Desk calendars
Box   58	1959-1961
Box   59 Folder   1	1962
Box   68 Folder   1	Desk blotters, 1960-1962
Box   55 Folder   5-8	Speeches, 1958-1962, undated
Box   56 Folder   1	State Bar of Wisconsin, 1960
Box   56 Folder   2	United Cerebral Palsy, 1957-1960
Box   56 Folder   3	United Interchange, 1959
Box   56 Folder   4	University (Miscellany), 1961
Box   56 Folder   5	WERB, 1959
Box   56 Folder   6	Washington, D.C., correspondence, 1960-1962
Box   56 Folder   7	Water diversion case, 1959-1960
Box   56 Folder   8-17	County political correspondence files, A-W
	Alphabetical correspondence, 1959-1960
Box   56 Folder   18-22	H-M
Box   57 Folder   1-3	N-Z
Box   57 Folder   4	Miscellaneous correspondence, 1962
Box   60-67	Series: Indexes	⇧