Title: Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on State Affairs: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1967-1988

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on State Affairs

Call Number: Series 2012; Tape 1077A; Tape 1157A

Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (1 record center carton, 5 archives boxes) and 6 tape recordings

Repository:

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

Archival Locations:

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Abstract:

Transcripts and recordings of public hearings and committee meetings, research material, correspondence, and exhibits. For the chairmanships of Bernard Lewison, John R. Plewa, and Alvin Baldus there are files on drug abuse, gun control, rock concerts, Project Sanguine, the University of Wisconsin building program, the United Nations, automatic sprinkler systems, and the drinking age.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser02012

The Committee on State Affairs is one of the oldest of the standing committees of the Assembly. It was created by and operates under the aegis of the rules of that house. Like other standing committees, it holds public hearings on pending legislation and is empowered to conduct special studies and investigations in order to recommend specific legislation.

The series consists of records, 1967-1971, transferred to the Archives as three accessions which apply to the chairmanship of Bernard Lewison, Alvin Baldus, and John R. Plewa. Supplementing this is material presented by Bernard Lewison as a manuscript accession. Included are verbatim transcripts and recordings of meetings and public hearings, memoranda, correspondence, statements, and exhibits. Reflecting the committee's wide ranging responsibility, there are files on drug abuse, gun control, Project Sanguine, rock concerts, the University of Wisconsin building program, and U.S. membership in the United Nations. The latter includes a very large exhibit on world government prepared by the Committee to Restore the Constitution. Arrangement is alphabetical by subject within chronological periods generally corresponding to legislative sessions. There are no transcripts for the tapes in the collection.

Beginning with the 1991 legislative session, the records of this committee are included with Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly: Records of Standing Committees, 1859-1994 (Series 167). Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate: Records of Standing Committees, 1907-1992 (Series 166) contains related material.

Series 2012	1967-1971
Box   1 Folder   1	Legislative Council memoranda, 1971
Box   1 Folder   2	Miscellaneous correspondence, 1971
Box   1 Folder   3	La Farge dam, 1971
Box   1 Folder   4	Prairie du Chien bridge, 1968-1971
	Building System study, 1970
Box   1 Folder   5-8	Transcripts
Box   1 Folder   9-10	Exhibits
Box   1 Folder   11	Dormitory study, 1967-1968
	Drug abuse
Box   1 Folder   12	Transcripts, 1968-1969
Box   1 Folder   13	Exhibits, 1969
Box   1 Folder   14	Correspondence, 1969
Box   1 Folder   15	Electrical contractors, Transcripts, 1969
	Iola rock concert, 1970
Box   1 Folder   16-17	Transcripts
Box   2 Folder   1	Miscellany
	Project Sanguine
Box   2 Folder   2	Transcript, Clam Lake hearing, 1969
Box   2 Folder   3	Research, statements, resolutions
Tape 1077A No.   1-2	Tape recording of Navy briefing at Clam Lake, December 15, 1969
No.   3	Public hearing on Assembly bills 484 (Electrical Examining Board) and 504 (Dormitory property tax exemption), May 4, 1971
No.   4	Public hearing on Assembly bill 1095A (?) (UW Communication Arts Building construction), November 3, 1969 (?)
Series 2012 Box   2 Folder   4	School aids study, DPI packet, 1967
	“Stop and frisk” study (Gun control), 1968
Box   3 Folder   1	Transcripts
Box   3 Folder   2	Exhibits
	United Nations resolutions (A-34), 1971
Box   3 Folder   3	General material
Box   3 Folder   4-5	Committee to Restore the constitution exhibit
Box   3 Folder   6	University disturbances, 1970
	1977-1978
Box   4 Folder   1	SB 49 Motor cycle helmets
Box   4 Folder   2	Chairman's miscellaneous correspondence
	1979-1980
Box   4 Folder   3	Bill files
Box   4 Folder   4-6	Bills concerning drinking age
Box   4 Folder   7	Drinking age conference committee
Box   4 Folder   8	Olympic speed skating rink
	1981-1982
Box   4 Folder   9	Miscellaneous correspondence
Box   5 Folder   1	AB 239 Sprinkler systems
Tape 1157A No.   1-2	AB 360 Bingo control hearing, January 12, 1982
Series 2012	1983-1984
Box   5 Folder   2	Minutes
Box   5 Folder   3	Chairman's information file
Box   5 Folder   4	Chairman's miscellaneous correspondence
Box   5 Folder   5	Air travel costs for state employees
Box   5 Folder   6	Fees for public officials
Box   5 Folder   7	AB 578 Sprinkler systems
Box   5 Folder   8	SB 89 Antigo Silt Loam
Box   5 Folder   9	Assembly bill files
Box   5 Folder   10	SB 170 Fireworks
Box   5 Folder   11	SJR 4 Gambling and fireworks
	1985-1986
Box   6 Folder   1	Brief minutes
Box   6 Folder   2	Correspondence
	Bill files
	Assembly bills
Box   6 Folder   3	AB 10-109
Box   6 Folder   4-5	AB-112-386
Box   6 Folder   6	AB 427 Pregnancy options
Box   6 Folder   7	AB507-AJRs
Box   6 Folder   8	Senate bills
Box   6 Folder   9	Rules review
Box   6 Folder   10	UW Code of Ethics
Box   6 Folder   11	Petitions, n.d.
	1987-1988
Box   6 Folder   12	Bill status sheets
Box   6 Folder   13	Correspondence
Box   6 Folder   14-15	Assembly bills
Box   6 Folder   16	Pari-mutual betting hearings
Box   6 Folder   17	Telephone deregulation