Part 1 (Mss 785, Micro 2012, Micro 2064, Audio 1238A, AC 568): Original Collection, 1941-1985
Physical Description: 6.0 cubic feet (16 archives boxes and 1 flat box), 6 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 6 tape recordings, and 1 film 
Arrangement of the Materials: The papers are arranged as PRIVATE PAPERS and POLITICAL PAPERS.
Scope and Content Note

The material described here is Patrick Lucey's non-gubernatorial papers; by statute they were not public records, and they were consequently deeded to the Historical Society by Lucey as a private donation. The large quantity of public records documenting Lucey's tenure as governor which were transferred to the Society after he left office in 1977 are separately cataloged as Series 2419. The disposition of Lucey's administrative papers as lieutenant governor is unknown.

Documentation about Lucey's career can also be found in the records of the Wisconsin Democratic Party held by the Historical Society and in a lengthy interview with him conducted as part of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Oral History Project.

The manuscript collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, press releases, speeches, financial records, campaign materials, and photographs. The bulk of the collection focuses on Lucey's political career in Wisconsin beginning in 1948. The strength of the collection is the organizational records about these campaigns, although it is likely that except for the very early campaigns these represent only a small portion of the campaign records once in existence. Although none of the campaigns are completely documented here, the collection contains some interesting information not only concerning the candidates involved but also the strategies and techniques utilized by supporters. The most complete files cover the 1970 gubernatorial race and include extensive information about media coverage as well as correspondence between local supporters and the Lucey staff. The largest gap in the documentation of Lucey's state political life is the absence of correspondence concerning the reorganization of the party during the late 1940s and his relationship with party leaders. This weakness is covered in part by party records held by the Historical Society.

Lucey's role in national politics is documented with materials on his relationship with the Kennedy family, his tenure as ambassador to Mexico, and his vice-presidential campaign in 1980, although again none of these periods are fully represented. Of his associations with the Kennedys, coverage of Edward Kennedy's challenge of Carter in 1980 is most extensive, but there are two oral history transcripts (of originals at the Kennedy Library) concerning his role in both the 1960 and 1968 presidential campaigns. About Lucey's 1980 vice-presidential candidacy there are speeches, correspondence, and microfilmed clippings, although little concerning his break with Carter or his relationship with Anderson.

The PERSONAL PAPERS series, which documents Lucey's non-political life, is a small part of the collection, and it does not provide much insight into Lucey as a person. There is some correspondence here between Lucey and his father and brothers, as well as 1946 college papers on philosophy and political science. Also filed in this section because of their biographical content are copies of the two oral history interviews conducted by the Kennedy Library. Documentation in the papers concerning Lucey's long career in real estate is particularly fragmentary. The files on his work as an economic and policy consultant first for Madison Consulting Group and for National Economic Research Associates after it acquired MCG primarily consist of Lucey's outgoing correspondence and memoranda. Both files provide some tantalizing, but incomplete information about his ongoing interest in Mexican-American affairs and his work in other international trade matters.

The POLITICAL PAPERS are divided into eleven subgroups, each based around a topic or period of Lucey's political career. Within each of these groups, materials are arranged alphabetically by type, although the type and extent of material present for each topic varies considerably.

The files on his term in the Assembly consist of campaign correspondence (primarily letters of congratulation, rather than information about issues or campaign strategy), alphabetically-arranged constituent correspondence, and subject files. The subject files contain information on legislative issues such as civil rights, tobacco, and lobbying, as well as “With Your Assemblyman,” Lucey's district letter, which was prepared for publication in local newspapers. Although the Assembly file is modest, it is one of few collections of legislative papers from this period, and it provides some insights into the activities at that time of the small Democratic presence in the legislature.

The congressional campaign files contain campaign literature, press releases and speeches (many written in Lucey's own hand) documenting the major issues of the campaign. Correspondence here is limited, although there is a letter from Robert G. Lewis on agricultural matters and one from Gaylord Nelson concerning state party opposition to Joseph R. McCarthy. The file on Lucey's tenure as state chairman n Lucey's own hand) documenting the major issues of the campaign. Correspondence here is limited, although there is a letter from Robert G. Lewis on agricultural matters and one from Gaylord Nelson concerning state party opposition to Joseph R. McCarthy. The file on Lucey's tenure as state chairman is represented primarily by microfilmed clippings, miscellaneous correspondence, and a 1958 speech which strongly criticized the administration of Governor Vernon Thomson. Stronger files on this period in Lucey's career are included, however, in the records of the Wisconsin Democratic Party held by the Historical Society.

The 1964 lieutenant governor's campaign file consists of press releases, correspondence, a planning document, schedules, incomplete financial records, and a scrapbook (available only on microfilm) about the tea tours undertaken by the Democratic candidates' wives. Missing from the files are any speeches and position papers.

The 1966 files suggest the increasing sophistication of Lucey and his political supporters. Included here are opinion surveys and more formal planning documents (including several memoranda from David Adamany). There are also samples of advertising material and press releases. The file of speeches here is very incomplete, and there is no correspondence.

The 1970 gubernatorial campaign files provide detailed information about day-to-day campaign operations. Included is correspondence with staff, media, and supporters, as well as extensive files concerning activities in individual counties. Organization is further documented in memoranda from campaign director Richard Weening to staff and supporters. The attention to media paid by the Lucey campaign is represented in a large file of press releases (and some draft releases) issued by the campaign as well as in detailed reports concerning the play that these stories received in the media. (Similar releases issued by Lucey's running mate have been separated to Schreiber's papers.) In addition, the collection includes recordings of several radio ads prepared for the campaign by Guggenheim Productions, as well as 15 television spots. Also included here is information about Lucey's opponents and (on microfilm only) an alphabetically-arranged subject file of clippings. The salient issues of the campaign--the environment and reorganization of the Wisconsin higher education system--are thoroughly explored in speeches and position papers. No similar files for the 1974 re-election campaign are included.

The files pertaining to Lucey's tenure as ambassador to Mexico are not his official ambassador's papers and as a consequence they do not document the inner working of the diplomatic post. The correspondence, especially the correspondence concerning Lucey's resignation, does contain some references to tensions between Lucey and the Carter administration, but such references are limited. More personally-based correspondence includes letters from Edward Kennedy, Ann Landers, Gaylord Nelson, John Reynolds, Martin Schreiber, and Cy Mexico are not his official ambassador's papers and as a consequence they do not document the inner working of the diplomatic post. The correspondence, especially the correspondence concerning Lucey's resignation, does contain some references to tensions between Lucey and the Carter administration, but such references are limited. More personally-based correspondence includes letters from Edward Kennedy, Ann Landers, Gaylord Nelson, John Reynolds, Martin Schreiber, and Cyrus Vance. Also in the correspondence is information on a 1980 interview with Lucey concerning Mexican-American affairs and a letter from Lee Dreyfus regarding the redecoration of the Executive Residence in Madison. Lucey's position on immigration, drugs, and trade (particularly natural gas sales) are described in a series of speeches found in this file. The bulk of the ambassador's file consists of newspaper clippings from the Mexican press. Many of the articles, which are only available on microfilm, are accompanied by summaries or translations.

The files on the 1980 Kennedy presidential campaign are fragmentary and fail to give a complete picture of the role played by Lucey in the campaign either in Wisconsin or in the nation as a whole. The absence of outgoing correspondence and memoranda contributes significantly to the weakness of this section although an exchange with Irving Brontslaw of Milwaukee gives some indication of the reasons for Lucey's support, as do the speeches delivered by the candidate. Other items in this section touch on fundraising and campaign organization.

Materials in the collection regarding the National Unity Party Campaign have been weeded to focus on Lucey's role, while material which concentrated on John Anderson have been donated to the Anderson Papers at the Illinois Historical Society. Included here are speeches by Lucey, microfilmed clippings (arranged by state), photographs, press releases, schedules, and a printed transcription of Lucey's appearance on Meet the Press. The correspondence about the 1980 campaign is only a single folder, consisting largely of a form letter to a large number of political leaders asking for support, together with a few of the letters Lucey received in response.

Series: Private Papers

Awards and certificates

Biographical material and family history, 1948-1984

Correspondence

General, 1948-1985

Family, 1971-1977

Financial records

Miscellaneous, 1958-1967

Real estate, 1961-1984

Lucey, Jean, 1970-1980

Medical records, 1971-1983

Oral history transcripts, 1964, 1972

Post-1980 career, 1980-1985

Real estate activities, 1961-1984

University of Wisconsin course work

Other interests and consulting work

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 1977-1979

Harvard Fellowship, 1983-1985

JFK Prep

La Follette Institute, 1985

Madison Consulting Group, 1982-1985

Marquette University teaching , 1982

National Economic Research Associates, 1985

Wisconsin Investment Board

1964 Young Dems “Democrat of the Year” award: plaque

Series: Political Papers

Assembly

Calendar, annotated, 1949

Campaign literature

Correspondence

Congratulations, 1948

Constituent correspondence, 1949

Speeches

Assembly

Subject files

Agriculture

Chaplains

Civil rights

Conservation

Democratic Caucus

Education

Farmers Union

Food standards

Housing

Lobbying

Miscellaneous papers

Motor vehicles

Railroads

Taxation

Tobacco

Veto comment

“With Your Assemblyman” columns

Congressional campaign, 1950

Party chairmanship, 1957-1961

Miscellaneous, 1958-1961

Election clippings, 1957 October
Note: Filmed without counter.

Lieutenant governor's campaign, 1964

Advertising

Correspondence

Plan

Press releases for Lucey and Reynolds

Schedule

Tea tours scrapbook
Note: Filmed without counter.

General clipping scrapbook, 1964-1966

1964, 1965 January-May

1965 June-December

1966 January-September

Lt. Gov. Lucey, Highway Safety PSA, circa 1966
Note: 30-second radio spot.

Gubernatorial campaign, 1966

Advertising

Carley, David

Opinion survey of Milwaukee

Planning material and budgets

Quotas

Robert Kennedy presidential campaign, 1968

Gubernatorial campaign, 1970

Adamany, David, Reference files

Abortion

Agriculture

Agricultural speeches

Campus disorder

Civil rights

Consumer affairs

Crime (Max Raskin)

Democratic Party

Drug abuse

Economy

Education

Elderly

Environment

Highways

Indians

Labor

Labor research

Law enforcement

Legislative issues summaries

Legislature

Medical care

Minorities

Mission 70

National issues

Poverty research

Project Sanguine

Reapportionment

Regional planning

State employees

State Insurance Fund

Taxes

Urban problems

Utilities

Vietnam

Voting records

Welfare

Youth

Advertising

Boiler Room book

Committees

Correspondence

Media

Staff

County files

Adams-Dunn

Green Lake-Sheboygan

Taylor-Wood

County information packet sample

Financial disclosure forms

Form letters

Handbooks

Interview

Labor

Lasker, David, files (Field office)

Lasker's Milwaukee file

Meetings

Memos to staff

Miscellaneous

Olson, Jack

Peterson, Don

Poll watchers

Position papers

Press coverage reports

Newspapers

Media

Press releases

1969-1970 June

1970 July-October

Radio recordings

Radio scripts

Schedules

1970 January-August

1970 September-October

Speeches, 1968-1970

Announcement of Candidacy, 1969 September 26

Statistics

Subject files
Note: Filmed without a counter.

Advertising

American Party

Appointments of the governor

Campaign expenses

Campus

Carley, David

Counties

Democratic Party

Democratic primary

Education

Endorsements

Environment

Erickson, John

Gubernatorial campaign

Interview with Lucey

Labor

Letters to the editor

Lieutenant governor's campaign

MacDonald, Leo

Martin, David

Mifflin Street

Miscellaneous

Nikolay, Frank

Olson, Jack

Opposition candidates

Polls

Primary results

Risser, Fred

Round-up stories

Schreiber, Martin

Smear campaign

Taxes

Traffic

Sykes, Jay

Television spots

Weening, Richard, files

General

Fund raising

Local supporters

Media

Priority precincts

, 1972 Vice-presidential campaign

, 1974 Re-election campaign

Mexican ambassadorship

Administrative papers

Appointment

Clippings and translations

1977 April-October

1977 November-1980

Correspondence

Honorary memberships

Official

Personal

Financial papers

Wingspread conference on United States-Mexican relations: report, 1979

Schedules

Speeches

1977

1978-1979

Edward Kennedy Presidential campaign, 1979-1980

Correspondence

Fundraising

Lists

Memoranda

Press material

Position papers

Speeches

Clifford Evans interview, 1980 March 18

National Unity Party vice-presidential campaign, 1980

Briefings

Clippings, Alphabetical by state
Note: Filmed without counter

Correspondence

Donations

Interviews

Meet the Press

WTVS-TV, Detroit, 1980 September 2

Lists

Literature and press material

Polls

Press releases, 1980 August-October

Schedules

Speeches

Part 2 (PH 3959): Additions, 1949-1980
Physical Description: 0.6 cubic feet of photographs (1 archives box and 1 flat box), 20 negatives, 10 transparencies, and 1 drawing 
Scope and Content Note: Photographs related to the professional life of Lucey, including images before, during, and after his gubernatorial service, as well as images from his ambassadorial years.

National Unity Party, New Jersey, 1980

National Unity Party campaign, 1980

Campaign for governor, 1970

Pre-gubnatorial

Edward Kennedy Presidential campaign, 1979-1980

Ambassador to Mexico, 1977-1979

Monterrey trip, 1977 October

Miscellaneous

Family

Ambassador to Mexico

Ambassador to Mexico drawing

Wisconsin Assembly, 1949

Transparencies

Negatives

Part 3 (M96-249): Additions, 1994
Physical Description: 0.1 cubic feet (1 folder) and 1 tape recording 
Scope and Content Note: Tape recording and a paper copy of prepared text of a speech made by Lucey at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin's annual meeting, June 18, 1994. The topic of the speech is Lucey's “life and times in the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.” During the speech, Lucey often strayed from his prepared text, so researchers should note the disparity between the taped remarks and the written text.

Part 4 (M2003-138): Additions, 1935-2003
Physical Description: 1.4 cubic feet (1 records center carton and 1 archives box) and 0.2 cubic feet of photographs (2 folders) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1935-2003, consisting of biographical materials, correspondence, news clippings, campaign materials for Governor Lucey and the Anderson Campaign, and papers relating to his appointment as Ambassador to Mexico. The biographical materials consist of genealogical materials, autobiographies, a diary, and military papers. Campaign materials include news clippings, agendas, and 20th reunion materials for his 1974 campaign, as well as papers reflecting his involvement in the Eugene McCarthy presidential campaign.

Biographical materials

Genealogical materials

Autobiographies and biographies, undated

Diary and notebooks, 1935, undated

Military papers, 1944-1946

Gregory Lucey, 1997

Lucey family, 1975, undated

Correspondence

General, 1930-2003, undated

Census, 1949-1950

Greeting cards, undated

Invitations and programs, 1961-1987

Campaign materials

Eugene McCarthy, 1969-1970

Governor Lucey, 1958, 1964-1978

20th Reunion Materials, 1994

John Anderson campaign

Agendas

News clippings

Ambassador of Mexico

General, 1977-1978

Speeches, 1978-1979

United States business interests, 1995

Wall Street Journal articles, 1978

News clippings

General

Articles by Lucey

Speeches

Miscellaneous

Photographs

Lucey alone and with others

Family and friends

Part 5 (M2006-053): Additions, 1950-1966
Physical Description: 0.2 cubic feet (1 archives box) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1950-1966, consisting of personal correspondence, mailings, and campaign materials from his campaigns for Congress, state party chairman, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor. Also included are press releases from the Citizens for Lucey Committee and Lucey himself during the 1966 gubernatorial as well as news clippings relating to his gubernatorial and state party chair campaigns.

Part 6 (M2012-118): Additions, 1966-1972
Physical Description: 11 videorecordings (2-inch) (in 2 records center cartons) and 3 films (16 mm) (in 1 card file box) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1966-1972, consisting of videotapes and films. Included are several public service announcements by Lucey during his role as Lieutenant Governor; and campaign press when Lucey ran for Governor.
Access Restrictions: All of the videorecordings are on 2-inch open reel tape and the Society does not own playback equipment for these. Additionally, one film is a negative and the Society does not provide access to negative film.

Videorecordings
Access Restrictions: The Society does not own playback equipment for these videorecordings.

Statement of (Lucey's) candidacy, 1969 September

John Gronouski press conference, 1969 December 1

Lucey for governor, undated

Television spots, Lt. Gov. Lucey, circa 1966

Highway, program #1

Milk, program #2

Old age assistance, program #7

Program #11

Conservation

Urban affairs

Untitled

Vocational rehabilitation

Films

“Lucey announcement,” May 23, 1966
Physical Description: Black and white, silent, approximately 100 feet 
Note: Footage of Lucey campaigning around Wisconsin, including Wausau and Superior

The John F. Kennedy Library Campaign, Henry Fonda Appeal, 1966
Physical Description: Black and white, sound, approximately 100 feet 

Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy and Lucey
Physical Description: black and white, silent, negative, approximately 100 feet 
Note: “Minnesota negative” written on the leader. Footage of Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy and Lucey on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Access Restrictions: The Society does not provide access to negative film.