Doris Hanson Campaign materials
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Summary Information
Title: Doris Hanson Campaign materials
Inclusive Dates: 1985-1992

Creator:
  • Hanson, Doris
Unique Identifier: Accession 2017/281

Quantity:
  • 0.2 cubic feet
  • 1 letter document box

Repository:
University of Wisconsin-Madison. University Archives and Records Management


Abstract:
Doris Hanson was appointed by Governor Tony Earl to be secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration. She is the first woman to have held this appointment. This collection documents both Hanson and her opponents' 1992 campaign for Wisconsin State Assembly.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-ua-accession2017281
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Conditions Governing Access

This collection includes no known access restrictions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Linda Willsey (campaign manager), 2017.

Biographical / Historical

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Doris (also known as Dori) Hanson went to University of Wisconsin–Madison. Governor Tony Earl appointed Hanson to be Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration. She was the first woman to hold this appointment. While Hanson never formally came out, she was known in higher professional women's circles as a lesbian who had a partner. When her partner, Ursula Schmidt, was killed in a car crash in 1993, the obituary acknowledged their relationship. Hanson served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1993, 1995, and 1997.

Scope and Contents

This collection documents Dori Hanson's 1992 campaign for the Wisconsin State Assembly. Materials on her campaign, as well as that of her opponents, are included. These documents include a campaign budget plan, interviews, photographs, press releases, nomination papers, and correspondence.

Conditions Governing Use

Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.

Subject Terms
Political campaigns -- United States. Lesbians. Legislators -- Wisconsin. LGBTQ Archive
Contents List
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 1
Campaign Budget and Plan, 1991-1992
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 2
Interviews, 1990-1992
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 3
Direct Mail Letter, 1992
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 4
Press Releases, 1991-1992
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 5
Nomination Paper for Partisan Office, 1992
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 6
Campaign Preparation Material, 1985-1992
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 7
General Campaign Correspondence, 1992
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 8
Biography, 1991-1992
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 9
Pamphlet Layout, 1991-1992
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 10
Other Candidates, 1992
Box [0891382514450]   1
  folder 11
Madison Lesbian and Gay Rights and Pride March, 1991