Title: Robert F. Froehlke Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1968-1974

Creator:

• Froehlke, Robert F.

Call Number: M2002-164

Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers of Robert Froehlke, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin law school and executive for Sentry Insurance Company who served as assistant Secretary of Defense (1969-1971) and Secretary of the Army (1971-1973). The papers document his time in Washington, D.C. (1969-1973) and his views on contemporary issues including the Vietnam War, the Nixon administration, and amnesty for draft evaders, a position which he supported in Congressional testimony in 1974.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2002164

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The papers include official and personal correspondence, speeches, travel itineraries and records, and personal records, plus a few items about Sentry Insurance. Correspondence details administrative tasks, but also includes numerous reflections on contemporary issues including the youth movement, the Vietnam War, and the Nixon administration. Records also include correspondence concerning Froehlke’s decision in 1974 to speak out in favor of amnesty for draft evaders and his testimony before Congress. These files consist of incoming opinion letters both for and against Froehlke’s position, occasionally with copies of his response letters attached.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Robert F. Froehlke, Waupaca, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M2002-164

M2002-164 Box   1 Folder   1-3	Personal Correspondence, 1969
	Chronological correspondence files
Box   1 Folder   4-5	1969
Box   2 Folder   1-5	1969-1970
Box   3 Folder   1-6	1971-1972
Box   4 Folder   1-4	1972-1973
Box   4 Folder   5	Statement on amnesty, 1974
Box   4 Folder   6	Amnesty correspondence, 1974
Box   5 Folder   1	Amnesty correspondence, 1974 (continued)
Box   5 Folder   2-3	William M. Kraus letters, 1969-1973
Box   5 Folder   4	Speeches, 1971-1972
Box   5 Folder   5	Congratulations on appointment, 1971
Box   6 Folder   1-3	Travel receipts, vouchers, and itineraries, 1969-1971
Box   6 Folder   4	Christmas card mailing list, undated
Box   6 Folder   5	Personal data, 1971-1973
Box   6 Folder   6	Sentry Insurance reorganization, 1968-1971
Box   6 Folder   7	Sentry Insurance policy manual, 1966