Title: Edward S. Kerstein Manuscript
Inclusive Dates: circa 1966

Creator:

• Kerstein, Edward S., 1911-2004

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 23

Quantity: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Collection consists of a complete manuscript and proof copy of Edward Kerstein’s biography of Daniel Hoan, Milwaukee's All-American Mayor: Portrait of Daniel Webster Hoan (1966).

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0023

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Edward S. Kerstein was a Milwaukee Journal reporter who specialized in legal and court issues. He was born in 1911 on Milwaukee’s south side, the tenth of twelve children. His father was a Polish immigrant and violin maker. Kerstein graduated from Marquette University in 1934 with a B.A. in Journalism. He served as editor for the Marquette University annual, The Hilltop, and was also managing editor of the university student newspaper The Tribune. He joined the Milwaukee Journal staff in 1935 as a police reporter and retired from the Journal in 1976. Kerstein died in 2004 at the age of 93.

Collection consists of a complete manuscript of Kerstein’s biography of Daniel Hoan, Milwaukee's All-American Mayor: Portrait of Daniel Webster Hoan that was published in 1966. It includes typed pages, with the author’s notes and corrections, as well as photographs. Proof sheets are also included along with a photocopied newspaper article on the Civic Dinner honoring Hoan at which the author was present.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.

Kerstein, Edward S., Manuscript, 1966, Collection 23. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Milwaukee's all-American Mayor: Portrait of Daniel Webster Hoan

My South Side

Panorama, Poland : A Series of Articles Based on 5,000 Mile, Thirty Day Traverse of Poland

Red Star Over Poland : A Report from Behind the Iron Curtain

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view Local History Manuscript Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

No deed of gift is currently on file. The materials were accessioned as a Local History Manuscript Collection.

Processing Information

Described by Jeffrey K. Carlin-Bartel, Volunteer Archivist, 2012. Processed by Daniela Reyes, Archives Volunteer, 2018.

	Manuscript
Box   1 Folder   1	Introduction, Preface, Table of Contents, circa 1966
Box   1 Folder   2-5	Chapters 1-28, circa 1966
Box   1 Folder   6	Bibliography, Appendix, Captions, Photographs, circa 1966
	Proof
Box   1 Folder   7	Introduction, Preface, Table of Contents, circa 1966
Box   1 Folder   8-9	Chapters 1-28, circa 1966
Box   1 Folder   10	Appendix, Index, Programs, Photographs, Article, circa 1966