Summary Information
Anna Higgins Kissinger Papers
1910-1943
Local History Manuscript Collection 24
0.4 cubic ft. (1 box)
Milwaukee Public Library (Map)
Papers of Anna Higgins Kissinger. Collection contains
scrapbooks of playbills, clippings, and ephemera from Milwaukee and Chicago
theaters.
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English
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Biography/History
Anna Higgins Kissinger (née Stoddard) was born in Sandy Plains, New York, in
1873. She came to Milwaukee in 1899 and was the founder and first president of the
West Side Mother’s Club, which later became the Milwaukee Mother’s Club. She also
headed the Wisconsin Outlook Club of the National Shut-In Society. Her first husband
was Edward Higgins, who owned and operated the book department in Boston Store. She
later married Dr. Chester Arthur Kissinger. She died at age 91 in 1964.
Scope and Content Note
Collection consists of painted and photographic postcards, newspaper clippings,
playbills, pamphlets, and scrapbooks. The scrapbooks have playbills, clippings, and
advertisements, both mounted and unmounted. The playbills are from Milwaukee and
Chicago theatres. Some typed pages are either personal observations or short essays;
author is not indicated on these pages.
Arrangement of the Materials
The collection is arranged alphabetically. Items are, generally, in chronological
order by date within the scrapbooks.
Preferred Citation
Kissinger, Anna Higgins, Papers, 1910-1943, Collection 24. Local History Manuscript
Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Historic Milwaukee Performing Arts Collection
The Prophet : A Grand Opera in Five Acts
Trostel Collection of German Theater
Scripts
Administrative/Restriction Information
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.
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).
The collection was donated by Kissinger’s daughter, Florence Higgins Engelhorn,
in 1964. Materials were accessioned as Local History Manuscripts.
Described by Jeffrey K. Carlin-Bartel, Volunteer Archivist, 2012. Processed by
Daniela Reyes, Archives Volunteer, 2018.
Contents List
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Chicago Opera Association, librettos, undated
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Postcards and Pamphlets, 1915-1943
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Scrapbooks
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Book 1, 1910-1915
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Book 2, 1915-1917
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Book 3, 1928
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Book 4, 1929-1938
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