Title: Henry C. Friend Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1952-1988

Creator:

• Friend, Henry C., 1909-1995

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 367

Quantity: 0.5 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Henry C. Friend was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, a lawyer, an activist in environmental issues and ecology, especially regarding the Milwaukee River and a member of the Milwaukee Rowing Club.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0367

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Henry C. Friend was born on March 30, 1909 and died on June 28, 1995 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1934 and joined his father Charles’s law practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was an activist in environmental issues and ecology, especially when it came to the pollution in the Milwaukee River. Friend was active in the Milwaukee Rowing Club serving as president from 1957 to 1982. He also advocated the benefits of the sport of rowing in the local community and schools.

The Henry C. Friend collection spans the years 1952 to 1988 and contains four series: Conveyance, Milwaukee River, Milwaukee Rowing Club and Miscellaneous. The first series, Conveyance, contains correspondence regarding Milwaukee River Parkway construction and UWM/East Side-North Shore Area Transit Improvement project, and some notes by Mr. Friend regarding the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Also included are minutes and correspondence from the Mayor’s Beautification Committee. The second series, Milwaukee River, contains mostly correspondence pertaining to clean-up of the Milwaukee River; correspondence and documents regarding public parks along the Milwaukee River and some various State of Wisconsin memoranda and reports. The third series, Milwaukee Rowing Club, contains correspondence and materials regarding club rowing equipment membership information and facility management. Also included are documents related to a fee dispute that the rowing club had against the City of Milwaukee. The Miscellaneous series consists of correspondence files, ephemera, and pamphlets of events from the Metropolitan Sewerage District of the County of Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and Citizens for a Better Environment.

The collection is arranged into the following series:

1. Conveyance, 1962-1988
2. Milwaukee River, 1959-1988
3. Milwaukee Rowing Club, 1955-1988
4. Miscellaneous, 1952-1988

The series are arranged alphabetically. Within each series, folders are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each folder.

Friend, Henry C., Papers, 1952-1988, Collection 367. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Abraham Lincoln's Commercial Practice; A Series of Articles

Abraham Lincoln and a Missing Promissory Note

Abraham Lincoln and the Court Martial of Surgeon General William A. Hammond

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

The papers were donated in 1995 by Peter Dundon, Henry Friend’s personal representative. The papers were accessioned as Local History Manuscripts.

Processing Information

Processed by Roger Lange, Volunteer, 1996. Processed by David E. Shumate, Archives Volunteer, 2007. Arranged and processed by Jennifer Putnam, Archives Volunteer, 2009. Edited by Casey Lapworth, 2019.

	Series: 1. Conveyance, 1962-1988
Box   1 Folder   1	Correspondence - Chicago and Northwestern Railway, 1975-1978
Box   1 Folder   2	Correspondence - Transit Improvement - Bridges and dams, 1977-1988
Box   1 Folder   3	Correspondence - Transit Improvement - Citizens Task Force, Improvement Study, 1976-1978
Box   1 Folder   4	Correspondence - Transit Improvement - Parking, 1977-1978
Box   1 Folder   5	Mayor’s River Beautification Committee, 1969
Box   1 Folder   6	Milwaukee River Parkway, 1962-1970
	Series: 2. Milwaukee River, 1959-1988	⇧
Box   1 Folder   7-10	Dredging/Clean-up, 1959-1983
Box   1 Folder   11	Land Acquisitions, 1974-1975
Box   1 Folder   12	Miscellaneous, 1978-1988
Box   1 Folder   13	Public Toilet Facilities in Parks, 1979-1988
	Series: 3. Milwaukee Rowing Club, 1955-1988	⇧
Box   1 Folder   14	Mayor’s Beautification Committee - dispute, 1974-1976
Box   1 Folder   15	Members, Membership, and Dues, 1964-1988
Box   1 Folder   16	Newsletters and Notices; Affiliations, 1960-1988
Box   2 Folder   1	Rowing Equipment - Correspondence, 1957-1975
Box   2 Folder   2	Rowing Equipment - Donations, 1964-1977
Box   2 Folder   3	Rowing Equipment - Prices and Purchasing, 1959-1986
Box   2 Folder   4	Rowing Facilities - General, Boat house and Pier, 1964-1965
Box   2 Folder   5	Rowing Facilities - Insurance, Taxes, Ownership, 1955-1988
Box   2 Folder   6	Rowing Facilities - Leasing, 1964-1983
Box   2 Folder   7	School and Community Rowing Programs, 1961-1981
	Series: 4. Miscellaneous, 1952-1988	⇧
Box   2 Folder   8	Ephemera, 1952-1984
Box   2 Folder   9	Pamphlets, 1968-1988