Summary Information
Lester R. Johnson Papers
1953-1964
- Johnson, Lester R., 1901-1975
La Crosse Mss BO; La Crosse Micro 17; Micro 1146; Audio 1201A; PH 3334; PH 3-7367; M64-392
18.0 cubic feet (46 archives boxes), 3 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 3 tape recordings, 24 photographs (2 folders), 1 poster (1 folder), and 21 films (16 mm negatives)
UW-La Crosse Murphy Library / La Crosse Area Research Ctr. (Map)Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of Lester R. Johnson, a former Democratic congressman (1953-1965), including correspondence from constituents, interest groups, and other legislators; subject files; newsletters, press releases, radio scripts (three in recorded form), speeches and statements; microfilmed clipping scrapbooks, photographs (many autographed), and a campaign poster. The files extensively document his interest in dairy marketing and price supports, soil and water conservation, wetlands and wildlife refuges, and the proposed Ice Age National Park.
English
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Biography/History
Congressman Lester R. Johnson, whose election to Congress in 1953 attracted nationwide attention, was born in Brandon, Wisconsin in Fond du Lac County on June 16, 1901. Johnson's father, John E. Johnson, who also served in the Wisconsin legislature, was a devoted follower of Robert La Follette, Sr. Shortly after his son's birth, the family moved to California, although they returned to Brandon in 1905. The elder Johnson believed in hard work and as a high school student Lester worked in the family lumberyard and did farm work. After graduating from high school in 1918, he enrolled at Lawrence University from 1919 to 1921. Later he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, graduating in 1924 with a major in economics. From 1924 to 1934 he managed the family's dairy farm.
In 1934 Johnson was active in the organization of the Wisconsin Progressive Party, and when the Progressives achieved control of the Assembly he went to Madison (1935-1939) as chief clerk. Then, although 38 years old, he enrolled in law school and graduated in 1941, after only 2 1/2 years of study. In 1941 Johnson moved to Black River Falls to supervise the liquidation of several banks in Jackson and Monroe counties.
Johnson entered electoral politics in 1942, winning election as Jackson County district attorney on the Progressive ticket. Although successfully reelected in 1944, Johnson followed Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr., into the Republican Party in 1946 and was turned out of office. Not long after, Johnson Joined the Democratic Party. In 1952 Johnson was head of the unsuccessful Kefauver slate in Wisconsin, and he went to the national convention as a Kefauver delegate. He was also the Democratic candidate for district attorney in the fall election.
In April, 1953, longtime Progressive congressman Merlin Hull died, and Johnson announced his candidacy for the seat in the special election. As the first election following the presidential election, Johnson's electoral fortunes attracted national attention. When he won easily it was generally interpreted as public disapproval of the Republican Administration's agricultural and farm policies.
Because of his knowledge of dairy farming, Johnson asked to served on the Agricultural Committee, but the Democratic leadership was unable to find a spot for him during his first term. After his appointment to the committee, Johnson was also named chairman of the Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee. He eventually became one of the most active and vocal members of the committee, working hard for legislation concerning dairy price supports and marketing that would aid his largely agricultural district. Johnson was also widely known for his support for conservation measures, a position which also derived from his agricultural background, and he worked for numerous bills to fight water pollution and promote wildlife refuges. In 1962 and 1963 Johnson's congressional district was divided, and he chose not to seek reelection.
He retired to Augusta, Wisconsin and died of a heart attack on July 24, 1975. Johnson was survived by his wife Marjorie Elliot Johnson (his first wife Violet died in 1953) and by three daughters.
Scope and Content Note
The papers which Lester Johnson donated to the Historical Society in 1964 and 1968 consist solely of documentation from his eleven years in Congress. There are no private papers and virtually no information on his career prior to 1953. Information on politics and Johnson's electoral campaigns is also limited, and his nationally significant victory in 1953 is only documented through the clipping scrapbook made during the campaign.
It is likely that Johnson consciously intended only to save documents concerning his public career, for all file folders received by the Historical Society bore notations indicating they had been screened for personal materials in the Washington, D.C. office.
The papers consist largely of correspondence arranged into two alphabetical categories (Subject Files and General Correspondence); an incomplete file of public relations material and speeches; and a small number of photographs and one poster. The collection is therefore much less complex than most congressional collections of the same era, and some functions and activities of Johnson's office are undocumented as a result. However, despite its relatively simple composition, the papers are important for researchers interested in the areas in which Johnson developed a special reputation - the dairy industry, clean water, and wildlife conservation. Such topics are substantially documented and the material present not only concerns his relations with congressional colleagues, interest groups, and lobbyists, but also provides an extensive sample of the opinions of ordinary citizens in his district.
WRITINGS AND PUBLICITY files contain an incomplete record of the publicity generated by Johnson to maintain contact with his district, with the gaps most evident during the first years of his tenure in office. Included are several newsletters that were issued in several formats, press releases, form letters, and scripts for public information radio and television programs. This material is supplemented by microfilmed clippings about Johnson's career. The scrapbooks are made up of a general chronological series, as well as several special scrapbooks devoted to election campaigns, the weddings in 1954 of Johnson and his twin daughters, and other topics. These scrapbooks were microfilmed to preserve their contents and were destroyed after filming. Also here is a file of his speeches, statements, and testimony, together with a few draft copies. Because they are readily accessible in the Congressional Record floor remarks are not included. Several speeches are also available in recorded form. Also grouped with this category of material is a small file of photographs the originals of which are now housed in the Visual and Sound Archives of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
The SUBJECT FILES, which are comprised of correspondence and small quantities of memoranda, notes, bill drafts, and background information, were special files removed from the general correspondence when Johnson's legislative priorities or the volume of constituent letters warranted. Like the general correspondence, they are arranged in alphabetical order. Johnson's legislative interests and his district's economic interests combined to produce substantial quantities of important material concerning general agricultural issues and legislation, on dairy price supports and dairy marketing. The files are particularly extensive on the Milk Sanitation Bill, his long-term effort to nationalize milk sanitation standards in order to improve the sale of Wisconsin milk and dairy products in other states. Johnson's conservation concerns are manifest in extensive files on the Soil Bank, water pollution legislation, wildlife refuge and wetlands protection, and numerous watershed projects within the district. Like other legislators of the period Johnson has extensive files on medical care for the aged, federal aid to education, and taxes.
The GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE is chiefly made up of constituent case files. This material has been extensively weeded to remove non-essential letters, but sufficient letters remain to document the great attention that Johnson and his staff paid to this area of constituent representation. As a Democrat in a district that had never before elected a member of his party to Congress it is easy to see why this activity had a high priority. Typically, this correspondence concerns contacts with Social Security employees, local social welfare personnel, the military, or the Veterans Administration.
However, the researcher interested in general legislative issues or district matters should not dismiss these files as irrelevant. There is, for example, considerable information in the letters from district supporters, many of whom appear to have known Johnson personally, concerning politics and events. There are also occasional letters concerning legislative issues more substantially represented in the Subject Files. Finally, this section contains a quantity of letters bearing the pencilled notation “Personal” in the handwriting of Johnson's secretary. It is likely that these were letters intended for a separate Personal File that was not received by the Historical Society. While not personal in the strict sense, typical “personal file” letters in this collection include on-going correspondence with William C. Eckles of the Pure Milk Products Cooperative, lengthy exchanges with John D. Wuethrich of the Wuethrich Creamery, and letters to and from Les Woerple of the Wisconsin Federation of Conservation Clubs.
The VISUAL MATERIALS include photographs of Johnson and others, primarily used for publicity. They show Congressman Johnson with friends and associates including Lyndon Johnson. Many are autographed. Also included is a Lester Johnson for Congress campaign poster.
Also included are television spots Johnson created to update his constituents on his activities, as well as political ads from his 1961 campaign.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Lester R. Johnson, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, 1964-1968. Accession Number: M64-148, M64-159, M64-175, M64-179, M64-246, M64-338, M64-365, M64-370, M64-385, M64-392, M68-288
Processed by Carolyn J. Mattern, 1988.
Contents List
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La Crosse Mss BO
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Series: Writings and Publicity
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Publicity
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Newsletters
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Box
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1
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From the Desk of Congressman Lester Johnson, 1956, 1959-1963
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Weekly newsletters
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Box
1
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2
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Lester Johnson Reports/Capitol Hill Highlights, 1957
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Box
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3-4
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Congressman Johnson Reports From Capital Hill, 1958-1959
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Box
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5-9
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News releases, 1955-1964, undated
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La Crosse Micro 17/Micro 1146
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Clipping scrapbooks
: Filmed without a counter
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Subject scrapbooks
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Reel
1
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Campaign books, 1953-1962
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Reel
2
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Milk and Dairy, 1959
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Reel
2
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Redistricting, 1960-1962
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Reel
2
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Weddings, 1954
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General
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Reel
2
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1954-1957
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Reel
3
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1957 (continued)-1964
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La Crosse Mss BO
Box
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10
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Miscellaneous publicity and campaign material, 1946-1962
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Box
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11
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Publicity photographs (copies)
: Originals are in PH 3334, listed below in the Visual Materials series.
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Box
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Scripts, 1959-1963
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Audio 1201A
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Recordings
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1201A/3
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Radio report from Washington concerning support for the Ice Age National Park, 1963 February 3
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1201A/2
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Radio report with Norman Clapp concerning REA Section 5 loans, 1963 October 27
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1201A/1
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Radio report with Alex Olson on pending dairy legislation, 1963 November 17
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La Crosse Mss BO
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Speeches and statements
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Box
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1955-1964
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Box
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Undated
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Series: Subject Files
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Box
4
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Aging, 1960-1961
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Box
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3
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Agricultural imports, 1960-1964
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Box
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4
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 1961-1963
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Agriculture
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Box
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1954-1956
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Box
5
Folder
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1960-1964
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Box
5
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2
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Agriculture conservation program, 1955-1964
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Box
5
Folder
3
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Aid for Dependent Children, 1962
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Box
5
Folder
4
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Airports, 1962
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Alcohol, 1956-1962
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Arcadia flood control, 1961-1964
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Box
5
Folder
7
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Area Redevelopment Administration, 1961-1964
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Box
5
Folder
8
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Army, 1957-1963
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Box
5
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Army Corps of Engineers, 1962-1963
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Box
5
Folder
10
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Automobiles, 1956-1959
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Box
5
Folder
11
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Banks, 1957-1963
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Box
5
Folder
12
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Barron County disaster area, 1961-1962
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Box
5
Folder
13
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Beekeepers, 1954-1956
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Box
5
Folder
14
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Black River Falls conservation lands, 1958-1959
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Box
5
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15
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Borden Company unfair trade practices, 1957
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Box
5
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16
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Budget (federal), 1957-1964
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Box
5
Folder
17
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Burnham Chemical Co. (private bill), 1960-1963
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Box
5
Folder
18
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Camp McCoy, 1955-1957
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Box
5
Folder
19
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Charity drives, 1964
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Box
5
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20
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Cheese industry, 1959-1963
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Chicago and Northwestern route discontinuations, 1961-1964
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Box
6
Folder
2
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Chippewa River, 1955-1956
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Box
6
Folder
3
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Citizenship and new citizens, 1960-1964
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Box
6
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4
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City delivery, 1955-1957
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Box
6
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5
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Civil defense, 1962-1963
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Box
6
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6
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Civil rights, 1960, 1964
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Box
6
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Clark County disaster area, 1960
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Box
6
Folder
8
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Cochrane River flood control, 1954-1957
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Box
6
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9
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Communism, 1962-1963
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Box
6
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10
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Community development, 1958
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Box
6
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11
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Congress, 1961-1963
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Box
6
Folder
12
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Conservation, 1957-1964
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Box
6
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13
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Construction industry, 1960
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Box
6
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14
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Cooperatives, 1955, 1959-1961
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Box
6
Folder
15
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Cranberry growers, 1959
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Box
6
Folder
16
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Crop insurance, 1963
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Box
6
Folder
17
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Cuba, 1963
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Box
6
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18
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Dairy and Milk Advisory Committee, 1961
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Box
6
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19
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Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee (of the Agriculture Committee), 1955-1963
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Box
7
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1-3
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Dairy legislation, 1958, 1961-1964
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Dairy price supports
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Box
7
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4-8
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1954-1961
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Box
8
Folder
1
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1962-1963
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Box
8
Folder
2-5
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Dairy program, 1962-1964
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Box
8
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6
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Dairy products, 1963
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Box
8
Folder
7
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Dairy self-help plan, 191958
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Box
8
Folder
8
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Dairy Society International, 1963
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Box
8
Folder
9
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Democratic National Committee, 1954
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Box
8
Folder
10
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Disarmament, 1962-1963
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Box
8
Folder
11
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Delta Fish and Fur Farm, 1956-1961
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Box
8
Folder
12
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Dried Milk Coop, 1955-1956
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Box
8
Folder
13
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Drought relief, 1964
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Box
9
Folder
1-2
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Duck stamp funds for refuge acquisition, 1955-1961
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Box
9
Folder
3
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Eau Claire “Milk City, U.S.A.” promotion, 1963
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Box
9
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4-5
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Eau Galle River, 1955-1964
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Education
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Box
9
Folder
6
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General, 1960-1962
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Federal aid
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Box
9
Folder
7
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1955-1961
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Box
10
Folder
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1961-1964
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Box
10
Folder
2
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Parochial school aid, 1961
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Box
10
Folder
3
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Education Subcommittee hearings at Eau Claire, 1957-1958
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Box
10
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Educational loans and scholarships, 1958
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Box
10
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5
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Erickson, Leif, resolution, 1954, 1959
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Box
10
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6
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Fabri-Tec, 1963
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Box
10
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7
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Fair Trade, 1958-1960
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Box
10
Folder
8
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Fall Creek Dam, 1961-1963
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Box
10
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9
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Fallout in milk, 1961-1962
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Box
10
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10
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Farm credit, 1955-1956
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Farm legislation
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Box
10
Folder
11
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1956-1958, 1960
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Box
11
Folder
1-2
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1961 “Omnibus bill”
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Box
11
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3
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1962
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Box
11
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4
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Farm program, 1963-1964
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Box
11
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5
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Farmers Home Administration, 1954-1963
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Box
11
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Farmers Union farm package bill, 1954
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Box
11
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Federal Communication Commission, 1958-1964
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Federal employees
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Box
11
Folder
8
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Pay raises, 1955-1958
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Box
11
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9
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Retirement, 1954-1962
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Box
11
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10
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Feed grain program, 1955-1963
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Box
12
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Fish and wildlife, 1959-1961
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Box
12
Folder
2
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Fish applications, 1954-1960
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Box
12
Folder
3
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Flags, 1964
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Box
12
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4
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Fluoridation, 1955-1962
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Box
12
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Food and drug laws, 1958-1963
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Box
12
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Food for Peace, 1959-1960
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Box
12
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Food stamps, 1959-1964
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Box
12
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8
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Foreign aid, 1957, 1963
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Box
12
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9
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Forests, 1955-1964
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Box
12
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10
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Foreign relations, 1961-1962
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Box
12
Folder
11
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GI bill, 1959-1960
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Box
12
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12
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Greenwood telephone case, 1961
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Box
12
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13
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Gully control legislation, 1957
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Box
12
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14
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Gun control, 1957, 1961-1964
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Box
12
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15
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Handicapped shelter (Eau Claire), 1962
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Box
12
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16
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Harbors (Small boats), 1957-1963
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Box
13
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Highway 12, 1957-1958
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Box
13
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2-3
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Highway construction, 1955-1963
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Box
13
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4
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Highways - Wisconsin, 1960-1963
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Box
13
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Hoover Commission, 1956
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Box
13
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Housing, 1958-1964
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Box
13
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Hospitals, 1956-1963
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Box
13
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8
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Hull memorials, 1954
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Box
13
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Humanitarian and Old Age Rights Act, 1957
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Box
13
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10
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Hungarian refugee relief, 1956-1957
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Box
13
Folder
11
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Ice Age National Park, 1959-1964
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Box
13
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12
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Immigration, 1958-1962
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Box
14
Folder
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Indians, 1957-1962
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Box
14
Folder
2
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Internal Revenue Service offices, 1955
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Box
14
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3
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Invitations, 1959
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Box
14
Folder
4
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Jacques Seed Co. “E” award, 1962
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Box
14
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Juke box bill, 1962
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Box
14
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Juvenile delinquency, 1954-1956
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Box
14
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Labor unions, 1953-1963
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Box
14
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8
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LaCrosse, 1962-1963
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Box
14
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Lake Michigan water diversion bills, 1957-1959
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Box
14
Folder
10
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Land use bills, 1955-1962
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Box
14
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11
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League of Women Voters, 1958-1962
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Box
14
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12
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Legislative accomplishments, 1960
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Box
14
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13
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Library of Congress information, 1958
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Box
14
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14
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Library Service Act, 1960-1964
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Box
14
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15
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Lodges, 1959-1963
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Box
14
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16
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Loyalty oath, 1959-1960
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Box
14
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17
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Manpower Training and Development Act, 1962
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Box
14
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18
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May Day, the U.S.A. Way, 1956
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Medicare
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Box
14
Folder
19
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Forand bill, 1959-1960
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Box
15
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1-2
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King-Anderson bill, 1961-1962
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Box
15
Folder
2A
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1963-1964
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Box
15
Folder
4
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Messages, 1960-1963
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Box
15
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3
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Messalt, Garth, 1957-1962
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Box
15
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Midwestern Universities Research Association, 1963
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Box
15
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Migratory labor, 1959-1964
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Box
15
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Military pay raises, 1958, 1963
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Box
15
Folder
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Milk, 1961, 1963
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Box
15
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Milk, Certified, 1961
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Box
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Milk marketing orders, 1954-1964
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Milk programs
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Box
16
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Children , 1956-1962
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Box
16
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3
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Military, 1954-1964
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Box
16
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4
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Milk reconstituting machine, 1963
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Milk sanitation bill
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Box
16
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1957-1959
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Box
17
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1959-1961
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Box
18
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1-3
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1962-1964, undated
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Box
18
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4-5
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Minimum wage, 1955-1961
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Box
18
Folder
6
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Mississippi River Parkway, 1959-1964
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Box
18
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Moss, 1960-1964
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Box
18
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8
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Mutual Security Act, 1956
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Box
18
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9
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National Defense Education Act, 1960-1964
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Box
18
Folder
10
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National Farm Organization, 1962-1964
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Box
18
Folder
11
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National Guard, 1955-1963
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Box
18
Folder
12
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Wisconsin, 1962-1963
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Box
19
Folder
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National Presto, 1955-1962
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Box
19
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2
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Natural gas, 1955-11958
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Box
19
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3
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Nike site in district, 1957-1958
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Box
19
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4
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Nuclear test ban, 1963
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Box
19
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5
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Nursing homes, 1957-1964
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Box
19
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Obscene mail, 1958
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Box
19
Folder
7
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Oleo bill re the Navy, 1957-1961
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Box
19
Folder
8
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“Operation Ivy” and Headquarters U.S.A. films, 1955-1956
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Box
19
Folder
9
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Orphan adoption, 1957, 1961
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Box
19
Folder
10
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Outdoor Recreation, Bureau of, 1963
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Box
19
Folder
11
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Paper, 1963
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Box
19
Folder
12
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Pepin Farm Management Club, 1960-1963
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Box
19
Folder
13
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Peace Corps, 1961-1964
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Box
19
Folder
14
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Perishable foods, 1961-1962
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Box
19
Folder
15
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Pesticides, 1963
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Box
19
Folder
16
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Pittman-Robertson conservation funds, 1958-1961
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Post Office
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Box
19
Folder
17
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Buildings, 1954-1959
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Box
19
Folder
18
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Closings, 1954-1959
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Box
19
Folder
19
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Complaints, 1959-1960
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Box
20
Folder
1-2
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Legislation, 1961-1962
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Box
20
Folder
3
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Miscellany
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Box
20
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4
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Rates and stamps, 1955-1963
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Box
20
Folder
5
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Route consolidations, 1955-1957
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Box
20
Folder
6-7
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Salaries, 1954-1960
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Box
21
Folder
1
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Potato acreage allotments, 1962-1963
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Box
21
Folder
2
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Poultry, 1959-1963
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Box
21
Folder
3
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Poverty, 1964
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Box
21
Folder
4
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Powdered milk dump, 1954
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Box
21
Folder
5
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Presidential letters, 1964
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Box
21
Folder
6
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Propaganda in utility ads, 1959-1960
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Box
21
Folder
7
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Public Works Acceleration Act, 1963
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Railroads
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Box
21
Folder
8
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District issues, 1959-1962
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Box
21
Folder
9-10
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Legislation, 1958-1964
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Box
21
Folder
11
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Retirement, 1956-1960
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Box
21
Folder
12
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Rice Lake Creamery case, 1962-1963
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Box
21
Folder
13-14
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Rural Area Development Administration, 1961-1964
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Box
22
Folder
1-2
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Rural Electrification Administration, 1954-1959
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Box
22
Folder
3
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St. Lawrence Seaway, 1953-1964
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Box
22
Folder
4
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Sanford, A., disappearance, 1954
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Box
22
Folder
5
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School lunch program, 1961-1962
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Box
22
Folder
6
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Small Business Administration, 1955-1963
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Social Security
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Box
22
Folder
7-8
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1954-1956
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Box
23
Folder
1-2
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1957-1964
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Box
23
Folder
3-6
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Polls (of doctors, dentists, lawyers, ministers, and veterinarians), 1954-1955
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Soil Bank
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Box
23
Folder
7
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1955-1957
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Box
24
Folder
1
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1957-1964
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Box
24
Folder
2
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Soil conservation, 1962-1963
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Box
24
Folder
3
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Soil surveys, 1963
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Box
24
Folder
4
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Sonic booms, 1962-1963
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Box
24
Folder
4a
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Sorenson Fish Co., 1956-1957
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Box
24
Folder
5
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Soybeans, 1962-1964
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Box
24
Folder
6
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Special cases, 1955-1957
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Box
24
Folder
7
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Stanley eagle, 1962
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Box
24
Folder
8
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Statehood legislation, 1957-1959
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Box
24
Folder
9
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Surplus food, 1954-1963
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Box
24
Folder
10
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Surplus property, 1954-1964
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Box
24
Folder
11
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Conservation use, 1959
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Box
24
Folder
12
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Taft-Hartley, 1954
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Box
24
Folder
13
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Tariffs, 1954, 1961
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Taxes
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General
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Box
24
Folder
14
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1955-1958
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Box
25
Folder
1
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1961-1965
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Box
25
Folder
2-4
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Bills, 1961-1963
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Box
25
Folder
5
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Cabaret, 1950-1960
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Box
25
Folder
6
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Cooperatives, 1954
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Box
25
Folder
7
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Dividend withholdings, 1961-1962
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Box
25
Folder
8
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Excise, 1954-1960
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Box
25
Folder
9
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Expense accounts, 1963
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Box
25
Folder
10
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Gasoline, 1956, 1961-1962
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Box
25
Folder
11
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Savings and loans, 1962
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Box
25
Folder
12
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Television and radio, 1960-1964
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Box
25
Folder
13
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1954
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Box
25
Folder
14
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Time (Standard and daylight), 1960-1961
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Box
25
Folder
15
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Tobacco, 1956-1964
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Box
25
Folder
16
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Tornado damage, 1958
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Box
26
Folder
1
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Townsend Plan, 1954-1957
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Box
26
Folder
2
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Trade legislation, 1955-1962
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Box
26
Folder
3
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Transportation, 1956-1964
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Box
26
Folder
4
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Trempealeau River, 1954-1958
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Box
26
Folder
5
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Truax Field surplus buildings, 1957
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Box
26
Folder
6
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Truckers, 1956, 1962-1963
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Box
26
Folder
7
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Turkeys, 1961-1964
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Box
26
Folder
8
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Truth in packaging, 1963
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Box
26
Folder
9
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Tuition tax credit, 1958
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Box
26
Folder
10
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Unemployment compensation, 1961-1962
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Box
26
Folder
11
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United Nations, 1954-1956, 1962
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Box
26
Folder
12
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Universal Military Training, 1955-1957
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Box
26
Folder
13
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Urban affairs cabinet post, 1962
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Box
27
Folder
1-3
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Veterans affairs, 1954-1964
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Box
27
Folder
4
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Vocational education, 1954, 1963
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Water pollution
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Box
27
Folder
5
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1955-1962
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Box
28
Folder
1
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1963-1964
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Watersheds
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Box
28
Folder
2-5
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General, 1954-1964
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Box
28
Folder
6
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Glen Hills, 1961-1964
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Box
28
Folder
7
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Mill Creek, 1957-1961
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Box
28
Folder
8
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Plum Creek, 1957-1964
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Box
28
Folder
9
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Wetlands, 1956-1962
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Box
29
Folder
1
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Wheat, 1963-1964
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Box
29
Folder
2
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White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1960
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Box
29
Folder
3
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Wildlife refuges, 1956-1962
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Box
29
Folder
4
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Wilderness bill, 1961-1962
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Box
29
Folder
5
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Wisconsin Breeders Association, 1954
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Box
29
Folder
6
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Wisconsin Conservation Commission, 1961
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Box
29
Folder
7
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Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, 1954-1957
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Box
29
Folder
8
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Wisconsin State Colleges, 1961-1964
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Box
29
Folder
9
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Youth conservation, 1962-1964
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Box
29
Folder
10
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Yugoslavia, 1957
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Series: General Correspondence
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Box
29
Folder
11-13
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A, 1954-1964
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B
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Box
29
Folder
14
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1954-1955
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Box
30
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1955-1962
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Box
31
Folder
1
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1962-1964
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Box
31
Folder
2-6
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C, 1954-1964
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Box
32
Folder
1-4
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D, 1954-1964
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E
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Box
32
Folder
5-7
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1954-1962
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Box
33
Folder
1
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1962-1964
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Box
33
Folder
2-4
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F, 1954-1964
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G
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Box
33
Folder
5-7
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1954-1958
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Box
34
Folder
1-2
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1959-1964
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H
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Box
34
Folder
3-5
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1954-1958
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Box
35
Folder
1-5
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1959-1964
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Box
35
Folder
6
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I, 1954-1963
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Box
36
Folder
1-5
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J, 1954-1964
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K
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Box
36
Folder
6-8
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1954-1958
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Box
37
Folder
1-4
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1959-1964
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L
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Box
37
Folder
5-6
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1954-1959
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Box
38
Folder
1-2
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1960-1964
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M
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Box
38
Folder
3-6
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1954-1961
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Box
39
Folder
1-3
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1962-1964
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Box
39
Folder
4-5
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Mc, 1964-1964
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Box
39
Folder
6-9
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N, 1954-1964
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Box
40
Folder
1-3
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O, 1954-1964
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P
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Box
40
Folder
4-7
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1954-1960
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Box
41
Folder
1-2
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1961-1964
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Box
41
Folder
3
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Q, 1954-1964
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R
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Box
41
Folder
4-7
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1954-1960
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Box
42
Folder
1-2
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1961-1964
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S
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Box
42
Folder
3-5
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1954-1958
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Box
43
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1959-1964
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Box
44
Folder
1-4
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T, 1954-1964
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Box
44
Folder
5
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U, 1954-1964
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Box
44
Folder
6-8
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V, 1954-1964
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W
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Box
45
Folder
1-5
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1954-1962
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Box
46
Folder
1
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1963-1964
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Box
46
Folder
2-3
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U-Z, 1954-1964
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Series: Visual Materials
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PH 3334
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Photographs
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Publicity photographs
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Office staff and Johnson with others
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PH 3-7367
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Campaign poster
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M64-392
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Television spots
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Can
1
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Compilation Reel 1
: Content includes farm cooperatives with John A Baker, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; visit with 4-H members in DC for citizenship course; farm legislation and aid to the Philippines with Representative Clement J. Zablocki; minimum price supports for dairy farmers with Gilbert Rohde, Wisconsin Farmers Union; Bureau of Indian Affairs with Philleo Nash; legislation to create a state scientific reserve to study the Ice Age; Wisconsin School Safety Patrols in DC for 26th Annual Parade; food stamp program with Leonora Sullivan; Dairyland Power Cooperative with John P. Madgett
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Can
2
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Compilation Reel 2
: Content includes defeat of Wheat Growers Program; reduce taxes for small businesses with Representative Joe Evans, Chair of the Committee on Small Business; dairy bill to attack overproduction and raise farm income; Peace Corps with Sergeant Shriver; Brazilian project to blend milk and butter for nutrition with Edmund R. Bailey, Information Director of the Agency for International Development; cropland conservation program with Wallace Mullberg; water management with Carl R. Brown, Soil Conservation Service; Food for Peace program in Brazil with Leonard G. Wolf
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Box
1
Can
3
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Veterans Affairs funding needed for rural districts with Representative William Jennings Bryan Dorn
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Box
1
Can
4
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Price support system for farmers with Robert J. Lewis, Wisconsin Farmers Union
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Box
1
Can
5
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Milk Sanitation Bill with Ivan A. Nestingen, Undersecretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
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Box
1
Can
6
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Human Relations workshop sponsored by 4-H with Eileen Layton, home agent from central Wisconsin
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Box
1
Can
7
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Hope that farm incomes are on the rise with John Baker, Director of Agricultural Credit Bureau
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Box
1
Can
8
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Milk Sanitation Bill with Orville L. Freeman, Secretary of Agriculture
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Box
1
Can
9
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National Peace Corps with Ed Bailey, Director of Public Information for the Peace Corps
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Box
1
Can
10
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Bill to eliminate federal funding for wetland drainage with Russ Neubauer, Assistant Chief of Conservation Education Division of National Wildlife Federation
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Box
1
Can
11
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Additional funding for watershed protection in 1961 with Representative Frank Smith of Mississippi
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Box
1
Can
12
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Milk Sanitation Bill with Representative Bob Kastenmeier
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Box
1
Can
13
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Library Service Act with Representative Carl Elliott of Arkansas
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Box
1
Can
14
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Silver Anniversary of Rural Electrification Movement with Clyde Elliott, General Manager of National Rural Electric Co-operative Association
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Box
1
Can
15
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Interstate highway system with Representative John A. Blatnik, Chairman of Special Committee on Interstate Highways
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Box
1
Can
16
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Polk-Johnson Farm Bill with Bob Lewis, Agricultural Advisor to Governor Gaylord Nelson; Gilbert Rohde, President of Wisconsin Farmers Union; Linley George, Director of Dairy Section of Wisconsin Council of Agricultural Cooperatives; Paul Affelt, President of Pure Milk Products Cooperative
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Box
1
Can
17
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President's Conference on Occupational Safety with Otis Berger, President of Wisconsin Rural Electrification Administration
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Box
1
Can
18
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Farm Family Income Act with Representative Bob Polk
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Political ads, 1961
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Box
1
Can
19
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Rural electrification
: Johnson receives requests for improved postal service, applications to military schools, student loan and social security questions; Johnson was supporter of Rural Electrification Program, now 96 percent of farmers are living better as a result
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Can
20
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Social Security and environment
: Johnson has voted for progressive programs, is a member of the House Veterans Committee, and House Committee on Agriculture; Johnson is a leader in conservation and helped with wetlands legislation; 35,000 people in the 9th District are on Social Security, and Johnson supports liberalizing the Social Security program; Johnson says that control of water pollution is crucial, and sewer plants must be modernized
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Can
21
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Environment and agriculture
: Johnson wants a national standard for milk regulation; the first national park in Wisconsin, the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve; wetland conservation for the propagation of waterfowl; importance of watershed programs to prevent soil erosion
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