Summary Information
William Benedict Uihlein Papers
1904
- Uihlein, William Benedict
UWM Small Collection 47
.1 cubic ft. (1 folder)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
This is an original copy of the thesis submitted for a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Wisconsin by William Benedict Uihlein in 1904. This thesis includes descriptions of the bottling plant, boiler room and engine room. Included are boiler tests and various results to show the efficiency of the boilers used in the plant. There are several glossy reproductions of drawings of the plant, the main boiler room, and two of the engine rooms. Also included is a detailed hand-drawn diagram of the plant, showing the locations of the bottle houses, ice houses, wash houses, cooper shops, hay room, malt house, grain elevators, brew house, boiler rooms, engine rooms, and more, giving an accurate portrayal of the plant in 1904.
English
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Biography/History
William Benedict Uihlein was born in Milwaukee on January 18, 1880. His father, Alfred, was one of the four Uihlein brothers (the others were August, Henry and Edward), who had taken over management of the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company when Joseph Schlitz died in 1875. In 1904, William was graduated from the University of Wisconsin as a mechanical engineer. He married Melitta Kuhlmey and they had three children.
After his graduation, William entered the production phase of the brewery operation. In 1933, he was elected a vice-president and later that year succeeded his father, Alfred, as a chairman of the board in charge of production. He resigned as board chairman in 1936 and retired from active participation in the business although he remained a director and stockholder.
William was a former director of the First Wisconsin National Bank and was a director of the Albert Trostel & Sons Co., tanners, and the Fiduciary Counsel of New York, and investment counseling firm. He also served on the committees and boards of many civic organizations, including chairman of the United Community and War Funds which solicited money for war relief and civilian welfare in World War II, an active member of the Elks Club, and a member of the citizen group who raised money to finance the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, Inc.
On July 28, 1953, he was found dead at his Milwaukee home, presumably of a heart attack.
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Administrative/Restriction Information
There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.
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).
Tony Schepp donated the collection to the Archives in April 2000.
Leslie Heinrichs processed the collection at the Archives in April 2000.
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