Title: Capitol Neighborhood Association Records
Inclusive Dates: 1970-1979

Creator:

• Capitol Neighborhood Association (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 387

Quantity: 0.8 cubic ft. (3 boxes)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

This collection contains materials from Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Capitol Neighborhood Association. The Association was a nonprofit organization formed in the summer of 1972 to address issues of concern to Milwaukee’s Westside neighborhoods bounded by West Keefe Avenue, North 35th Street, West Lincoln Creek Parkway and North 60th Street.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0387

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The Capitol Neighborhood Association (CNA) was a nonprofit organization formed in the summer of 1972 to address issues of concern to Milwaukee’s Westside neighborhoods bounded by West Keefe Avenue, North 35th Street, West Lincoln Creek Parkway and North 60th Street. The organization was started specifically to address issues of panic selling, school quality, property taxes and neighborhood safety. The CNA joined National Neighbors in 1975. During the same time period, it initiated a grass-roots video program, receiving grant funding to create the Westside Community Video Center that would explore the Westside residents’ concerns and values through the medium of film. In May of 1976, the CNA Board voted to disband the organization due to a lack of interest on the part of neighborhood residents as well as the overwhelming time and work needed to keep the Association afloat. In 1977, the CNA began publishing a local newspaper called the Westside Word but it ceased December 12, 1978. The CNA worked with other local, regional and national organizations to improve social and economic conditions of Milwaukee’s West Side residents.

The Capitol Neighborhood Association Records are comprised of meeting agendas and minutes, articles of incorporation and by-laws, newsletters, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports, contact and mailing lists and ephemera. It contains similar records from other nonprofit groups that CNA partnered with. Also note the Westside Community Video Center’s name changed to Urban Media Productions during the time period of this collection.

The subjects are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each folder.

Capitol Neighborhood Association Records, 1970-1979, Collection 387. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

West Side Word

Westside News

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 acquisition information is currently available. Materials were accessioned as Local History Manuscripts.

Processing Information

Initial Processing by Elise Dodeles, 2007. Final Processing by Gayle M. Ecklund, Archives Technician, 2008. Edited by Casey Lapworth, 2019.

	Administrative
Box   1 Folder   1	Agendas, 1973-1976
Box   1 Folder   2	Articles of Incorporation, undated
Box   1 Folder   3	By-laws, undated
Box   1 Folder   4	Contact Lists, 1972-1975
Box   1 Folder   5	Mailing Lists, 1973-1976
Box   1 Folder   6	Minutes, 1972, 1974-1976
Box   1 Folder   7	Newsletter Committee Reports, 1974-1976
Box   1 Folder   8	Questionnaire, undated
	Committees, Issues and Activities
Box   1 Folder   9	Candidate Forums, 1972, 1975-1976
Box   1 Folder   10	Housing, 1970-1977
Box   1 Folder   11	Peckham Adult Community Center, 1974-1975
Box   1 Folder   12	Safety, 1975
Box   1 Folder   13	Tax Assessment, 1973
Box   1 Folder   14	Transportation, 1973-1975
Box   1 Folder   15	Westside Community Video Center, 1973-1976
Box   2 Folder   1-2	Correspondence, 1973-1976
	Printed Materials
Box   2 Folder   3	Block Coordinator’s Handbook, 1972
Box   2 Folder   4	Newsletters, 1972-1976
Box   2 Folder   5	Notices and Flyers, 1975-1976
	Other Organizations
Box   2 Folder   6	Action Committee to Improve and Organize the Northwest (ACTION), 1972-1974
Box   2 Folder   7	Council on Urban Life (CUL), 1970-1975
Box   2 Folder   8	Jewish Community Organizations, 1975
Box   2 Folder   9	Milwaukee Alliance of Concerned Citizens (MACC), 1974-1975
Box   2 Folder   10	National Neighbors, 1972-1976
Box   3 Folder   1	Sherman Park Community Association, 1971-1975
Box   3 Folder   2	Westside Action Coalition – Red Lining, undated
Box   3 Folder   3-4	Westside Foundation, 1977-1979