Abstract: Papers of a Madison, Wis., attorney and state senator, consisting of legislative and political papers, legal case and reference files, a subject file, and personal and miscellaneous papers. Also included are a small number of the political, professional, and personal papers of Risser's father-in-law, Ernest N. Warner (1868-1930), who was also a Madison attorney and state assemblyman. Included in the collection are Risser's constituent correspondence files, 1936-1949; notes for and copies of legislation introduced by Risser or considered by committees of which he was a member; correspondence concerning cases Risser handled as Dane County district attorney; and legal papers created while attorney for the Town of Madison. Items in the subject file show the involvement of both Risser and Warner in the Progressive movement in Wisconsin, in the development of parks in Madison and Wisconsin, and their interest in American and Wisconsin history including membership in the Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Correspondents include Risser's law partner John Shiels, and the materials make reference to Wisconsin Progressive Robert M. La Follette.

Abstract: Papers and photographs of George J. Carr, a private who served in Battery B of the 4th Battalion, 42nd Artillery and was killed in action during the Vietnam War. Collection consists largely of the letters that Carr wrote home to his family during his time in Vietnam leading up to his death. Transcriptions of the letters by his mother Lillian accompany the originals. Also included are poems written by Carr during his military service. Many of the poems reflect his Catholic faith and all reveal a young man overwhelmed by the chaotic surroundings he found in Vietnam. Condolence letters from Army personnel describing the circumstances of his death, forms regarding the disposition of his personal belongings, and a funeral register document Carr's death and funeral. Photographs include shots of Carr from childhood through his military service.

Abstract: Feature films produced by Warner Bros. Also included are films produced by First National Pictures Inc. which later merged with Warner Bros., Vitaphone Corporation / Vitagraph Company of America. Contains 861 titles. These films comprise part of the extensive United Artists Corporation collection held at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.

Abstract: "The La Crosse YWCA: The Way it Was" is a recollection written in March, 2001, by Marian E. Johnson. Johnson was a resident at the YWCA (known informally then as "Pasadena") in the 1940s; this building was located at the corner of West Avenue and Main Street in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Abstract: Papers of Stanley R. McCormick, youngest son of industrialist Cyrus Hall and Nettie Fowler McCormick, who became mentally incompetent at the age of thirty-two; consisting of correspondence, notes, minutes, financial accounts, medical reports and charts, legal documents, and transcripts of court hearings. These concern his early business interests, arrangements for his care, controversies between the McCormick's and his wife Katharine, whom he married in 1904, and reports of medical consultants.

Abstract: Papers of Jacob Panken, the first socialist judge elected in New York City who was also known for his controversial decisions on the Domestic Relations Court bench and for his outspoken participation in socialist, labor, and Jewish organizations. Included is biographical material; correspondence; typewritten copies of his speeches; legal documents relating to his career; a subject file including notes, drafts, correspondence, and reviews of his books, The Child Speaks; the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency and Socialism in America; papers on the custody case of Michael and Robert Meeropol, the children of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg; files on his use of bibliotherapy with juvenile delinquents; and microfilmed clippings both by and about Panken.

Abstract: Subject files are used as a guideline or reference by the attorneys and their staff and pertain to specific subject areas relating to Department of Corrections issues. These files include reference to policies that relate to inmate life, research regarding correctional institution operations, and minutes and agendas of routine committees.

Abstract: Papers, 1932-1999 (bulk 1937-1987), of journalist and teacher James Aronson, who was best known (with James T. McManus and Cedric Belfrage) as a founder of the National Guardian, an independent left-wing news weekly. There are files about the newspaper, but the majority of the collection consists of correspondence, speeches and writings, and teaching materials dating from his post-National Guardian career (after 1967) as a freelance writer and teacher of journalism at Hunter College and China in 1979 and 1981.

Abstract: Papers of a former vice-president for television programming at CBS, primarily consisting of scripts related to his tenure as executive producer for the anthology series ABC Stage '67. Included are teleplays and drafts by Truman Capote, Jerome Chodorov, Sam Peckinpah, Eleanor Perry, and Murray Schisgal; an interview of Dwight D. Eisenhower by Alistair Cooke; and a comedy special with David Frost. Also included are 11 film reviews for Critic-at-Large (NBC) and a number of speeches and non-fiction articles, including several highly critical of the television industry.