Izaak Walton League of America. Wisconsin Division: Records, 1902-1982


Summary Information
Title: Izaak Walton League of America. Wisconsin Division: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1902-1982

Creator:
  • Izaak Walton League of America. Wisconsin Division
Call Number: M77-125; M95-203

Quantity: 12.8 c.f.

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Records, mainly 1923-1957, of the Wisconsin Division of the Izaak Walton League of America (IWL), a national organization that worked for clean water and the preservation of the natural environment. The records consist of officers’ correspondence, minutes, and administrative records. A majority of the records were created by Louis Radke, who was president of the Horicon Chapter, an early leader of the state organization, and a president of the Wisconsin Division for many years.

Language: English

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Arrangement of the Materials

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 2 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Additions presented by Louis Radke. Accession Number: M77-125, M95-203


Contents List
M77-125
Part 1 (M77-125): Original Collection, 1931-1982
Physical Description: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Papers, 1931-1982, including reports and meeting minutes; records on Horicon Marsh and Popple River Dam; and correspondence, speeches and other material of state division presidents, including W.H. Pugh, 1930-1934, Virgil Muench, 1950-1957, Jerold J. Cutts, 1949-1957, and James Quinn, 1960-1964. The records of W.H. Pugh include some letters from Aldo Leopold.
Box   1
Folder   1
Annual state conference - minutes, 1961
Box   1
Folder   2
Reports/meeting minutes/correspondence, 1948-1982
Box   1
Folder   3
Horicon Marsh - published and other material, 1931, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Popple River Dam - correspondence and newspaper clippings, 1960
Box   1
Folder   5
Virgil Muench, state division president - speeches and correspondence, 1950-1957, undated
Box   2
Folder   1-15
W.H. Pugh, state division president - correspondence, 1930-1934, including some letters from Aldo Leopold
Box   2
Folder   16-17
Minutes, 1954-1960
Box   3
Folder   1-3
Jerold J. Cutts, Portage County chapter and state division president - correspondence, 1949-1957
Box   3
Folder   4-9
James Quinn, state division president - correspondence, speeches, and other papers, 1960-1964
M95-203
Part 2 (M95-203): Additions, 1902-1957
Physical Description: 11.8 c.f. (11 record center cartons, 2 archives boxes, and 1 flat box), 5 tubes, and photographs 
Scope and Content Note: Radke's correspondence documents his involvement with the Horicon Chapter of the IWL, his work with the Horicon Marsh Game Preservation Association in the preservation of Horicon Marsh, and his presidency of the Horicon Chapter of the IWL and the Wisconsin Conservation League. His correspondence as IWL president relates to involvement with the national organization, other Wisconsin chapters, and the Wisconsin Conservation Dept. and state government. It includes numerous maps of the Horicon-Rock River area used in litigation in the preservation of Horicon Marsh, and photographs of Horicon Marsh. Some miscellaneous personal papers relate to his support for the gubernatorial candidacy of Walter Kohler Sr. and his employment by the Van Brunt Manufacturing Company. The papers of W.H. Pugh, president of the state division during the early 1930s, include some significant letters from Aldo Leopold.
Radke Files
Correspondence
1923-1924
Box   1
Folder   1-5
A-B
Box   1
Folder   6
Brown, Sherman-Milwaukee
Box   1
Folder   7-12
C-F
Box   1
Folder   13
Form letters
Box   1
Folder   14
Foster, J.W.
Box   1
Folder   15-16
G-He
Box   1
Folder   17-18
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   1
Folder   19-21
Hi-Ky
Box   1
Folder   22
Kohl, William-Mayville, Wisconsin
Box   1
Folder   23
L
Box   1
Folder   24
Lueck, A.W.-Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Box   1
Folder   25
Luening, F.W.
Box   1
Folder   26-27
M
Box   1
Folder   28
Milwaukee Chapter
Box   1
Folder   29-30
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   1
Folder   31-33
N-P
Box   1
Folder   34-37
Records
Box   1
Folder   38-42
S-Z
1924-1925
Box   1
Folder   43-47
A-B
Box   1
Folder   48
Brown, Sherman-Milwaukee
Box   1
Folder   49-53
C-F
Box   1
Folder   54
Form letters
Box   1
Folder   55
Foster, J.W.
Box   1
Folder   56-57
G-He
Box   1
Folder   58
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   1
Folder   59-62
Hi-L
Box   1
Folder   63
Lueck, A.W.
Box   1
Folder   64
Luening, F.W.
Box   1
Folder   65-66
M
Box   1
Folder   67
Milwaukee Chapter
Box   1
Folder   68
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   1
Folder   69-72
N-R
Box   1
Folder   73
Records
Box   1
Folder   74-78
S-Z
1926-1929 August
Box   1
Folder   79-83
A-B
Box   1
Folder   84
Brown, Sherman-Milwaukee
Box   1
Folder   85-87
C
Box   2
Folder   1-3
D-F
Box   2
Folder   4
Form letters
Box   2
Folder   5-6
G-He
Box   2
Folder   7-8
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   2
Folder   9-11
Hi-K
Box   2
Folder   12
Kohler Campaign
Box   2
Folder   13
L
Box   2
Folder   14
Lueck, A.W.
Box   2
Folder   15
Luening, F.W.
Box   2
Folder   16-17
M
Box   2
Folder   18
Milwaukee Chapter
Box   2
Folder   19
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   2
Folder   20-22
N-P
Box   2
Folder   23
Publicity
Box   2
Folder   24-25
Q-R
Box   2
Folder   26
Records
Box   2
Folder   27-32
S-Z
1929 September-1930 August
Box   2
Folder   33-45
A-F
Box   2
Folder   46
Form letters
Box   2
Folder   47-49
G-H
Box   2
Folder   50
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   2
Folder   51-58
I-Mn
Box   2
Folder   59
Milwaukee Chapter
Box   3
Folder   1
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   3
Folder   2-7
Mo-R
Box   3
Folder   8
Records
Box   3
Folder   9-13
S-Z
1930 September-1931 August
Box   3
Folder   14-26
A-F
Box   3
Folder   27
Form letters
Box   3
Folder   28-30
G-Hh
Box   3
Folder   31
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   3
Folder   32-40
Hi-Mn
Box   3
Folder   41
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   3
Folder   42-48
N-R
Box   3
Folder   49
Records
Box   3
Folder   50-59
S-Z
1931-1932
Box   3
Folder   60-72
A-F
Box   3
Folder   73
Form letters
Box   3
Folder   74-77
G-Hh
Box   3
Folder   78
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   3
Folder   79-88
Hi-Mn
Box   3
Folder   89
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   3
Folder   90-95
N-R
Box   3
Folder   96
Records
Box   3
Folder   97-106
S-Z
1932 September-1933 August
Box   3
Folder   107-119
A-F
Box   3
Folder   120
Form letters
Box   3
Folder   121-125
G-He
Box   3
Folder   126
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   3
Folder   127-130
Hi-Kz
Box   4
Folder   1-5
L-Mn
Box   4
Folder   6
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   4
Folder   7-13
Mo-R
Box   4
Folder   14
Records
Box   4
Folder   15-17
S-Ss
Box   4
Folder   18
State Republican Headquarters
Box   4
Folder   19-24
Su-Z
1933-1934
Box   4
Folder   25
Aa-Al
Box   4
Folder   26
Acceptance letters to Advisory Board
Box   4
Folder   27-40
Am-F
Box   4
Folder   41
Form letters
Box   4
Folder   42-46
G-Hh
Box   4
Folder   47
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   4
Folder   48-56
Hi-Mn
Box   4
Folder   57
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   4
Folder   58-72
Mo-Wg
Box   4
Folder   73
Wisconsin Conservation Dept.
Box   4
Folder   74
Wo-Z
1934 September-1935 August
Box   4
Folder   75-89
A-F
Box   4
Folder   90
Form letters
Box   4
Folder   91-95
G-Hh
Box   4
Folder   96
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   4
Folder   97-107
Hi-Mn
Box   4
Folder   108
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   4
Folder   109-116
Mo-R
Box   4
Folder   117
Records
Box   4
Folder   118-125
S-Wg
Box   5
Folder   1-2
Wh-Z
1935 September-1936 October
Box   5
Folder   3-21
A-He
Box   5
Folder   22
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   5
Folder   23-31
Ho-Mn
Box   5
Folder   32
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   5
Folder   33-40
Mo-R
Box   5
Folder   41
Records
Box   5
Folder   42-50
S-Z
1936 November-1937 October
Box   5
Folder   51-67
A-G
Box   5
Folder   68
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   5
Folder   69-84
H-R
Box   5
Folder   85
Records
Box   5
Folder   86-93
S-Wn
Box   5
Folder   94
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Box   5
Folder   95
Wo-Z
1937-1938
Box   5
Folder   96-109
A-F
Box   5
Folder   110
Form letters
Box   5
Folder   111-114
G-Hh
Box   5
Folder   115
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   5
Folder   116-132
I-R
Box   5
Folder   133
Records
Box   5
Folder   134-140
S-Wn
Box   5
Folder   141
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Box   5
Folder   142
Wo-Z
1938 November-1939 October
Box   5
Folder   143-159
A-Hh
Box   5
Folder   160
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   6
Folder   1-17
I-R
Box   6
Folder   18
Records
Box   6
Folder   19-28
S-Wn
Box   6
Folder   29
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Box   6
Folder   30
Wo-Z
1939 November-1940 October
Box   6
Folder   31-44
A-F
Box   6
Folder   45
Form letters
Box   6
Folder   46-49
G-Hh
Box   6
Folder   50
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   6
Folder   51-60
Hi-Mn
Box   6
Folder   61
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   6
Folder   62-67
Mo-R
Box   6
Folder   68
Records
Box   6
Folder   69-77
S-Wn
Box   6
Folder   78
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
1940-1941
Box   6
Folder   79-93
A-Hh
Box   6
Folder   94
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   6
Folder   95-97
Hi-J
Box   6
Folder   98
Jackson, Hugh
Box   6
Folder   99-106
K-Mn
Box   6
Folder   107
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   6
Folder   108-113
N-R
Box   7
Folder   1
Records
Box   7
Folder   2-6
S-Tg
Box   7
Folder   7
Thornton, E.H.-Fond Du Lac
Box   7
Folder   8-11
Tr-Wn
Box   7
Folder   12
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Box   7
Folder   13
Wo-Z
1941 November-1942 October
Box   7
Folder   14-28
A-F
Box   7
Folder   29
Form letters
Box   7
Folder   30-34
G-Hh
Box   7
Folder   35
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   7
Folder   36-46
Hi-Mi
Box   7
Folder   47-49
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   7
Folder   50-66
Mo-Wn
Box   7
Folder   67
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Box   7
Folder   68
Wo-Z
1942 November-1944 October
Box   7
Folder   69-77
A-Cn
Box   7
Folder   78
Commando membership cards
Box   7
Folder   79-84
Co-F
Box   7
Folder   85
Form letters
Box   8
Folder   1-21
G-P
Box   8
Folder   22
Poster stamp drive
Box   8
Folder   23-25
Q-R
Box   8
Folder   26
Records
Box   8
Folder   27-33
S-V
Box   8
Folder   34
Vollendorf, Harvey, H.-Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Box   8
Folder   35-36
Wa-Wg
Box   8
Folder   37
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Box   8
Folder   38-39
Wh-Z
1944 November-1945 October
Box   8
Folder   40
Aa-Al
Box   8
Folder   41
Aberg, William
Box   8
Folder   42-47
B-Cn
Box   8
Folder   48
Commando Cards
Box   8
Folder   49
Cook, William
Box   8
Folder   50-53
D-F
Box   8
Folder   54
Form letters
Box   8
Folder   55-59
G-Hh
Box   8
Folder   60-62
Headquarters, Chicago
Box   8
Folder   63-73
Hi-Mn
Box   8
Folder   74-75
Miscellaneous chapters
Box   8
Folder   76-77
Mo-N
Box   8
Folder   78
Noble, H.
Box   8
Folder   79-80
O-Pg
Box   8
Folder   81
Public Service Commission
Box   8
Folder   82-84
Q-R
Box   8
Folder   85
Records
Box   8
Folder   86-93
S-Wn
Box   8
Folder   94-95
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Box   8
Folder   96
Wo-Z
General files
Box   8
Folder   97-98
Bills
Clippings
Box   11
Folder   17-33
1927-1941, miscellaneous
Box   12
Folder   1-2
Miscellaneous
Box   8
Folder   99
Conservation Lecture Course
Box   8
Folder   100
Correspondence-Miscellaneous
Box   8
Folder   101
Headquarters, Chicago-Miscellaneous
Box   8
Folder   102
Newsletters
Box   8
Folder   103
Radio Talks
Box   8
Folder   104
1927-1939
Box   9
Folder   1-5
1940-1947, undated
Box   9
Folder   6-8
Reports, bulletins, speeches
Box   9
Folder   9
Resolutions
Box   9
Folder   10-11
State of Wisconsin Conservation Dept.
Box   9
Folder   12
Wisconsin Conservation League
Box   9
Folder   13-22
Miscellaneous
Non-IWL files
Box   12
Folder   3-5
Farm papers
Box   13
Folder   1
Farmers and Citizens Land Protective League (Flood control), 1925-1928
Box   13
Folder   2
Miscellaneous
Box   13
Folder   3-6
Republican campaign letters, 1928-1930
Box   13
Folder   7
Petition-sample, regarding duck hunting blinds, 1942
Box   13
Folder   8
Minutemen cards/listings of Wisconsin Conservation League
Box   13
Folder   9
Horicon Marsh Game Protective Association, record books 1-2, 1922-1923
Wade Files, 1950-1951
Box   10
Folder   1
Chapter officers
Box   10
Folder   2
Disbursements and receipts
Box   10
Folder   3
Fall Annual
Box   10
Folder   4
Financial statements
Box   10
Folder   5
Finances
Box   10
Folder   6
Forest Lake matter
Box   10
Folder   7
Indian affairs
Box   10
Folder   8
League news
Box   10
Folder   9
Lobby license
Box   10
Folder   10-11
Miscellaneous articles
Box   10
Folder   12
New members
Box   10
Folder   13
Spring meeting
Box   10
Folder   14-15
State dues
Box   10
Folder   16
Supplies
Box   10
Folder   17
Waterways
Smith Files, 1953-1954
Box   10
Folder   18
Broughton Award
Box   10
Folder   19
Committees
Box   10
Folder   20
State Convention
Box   10
Folder   21
Director's meeting
Box   10
Folder   22
Extension and new clubs
Box   10
Folder   23
Fall Annual
Box   10
Folder   24
Membership and dues
Box   10
Folder   25
National office, Chicago
Box   10
Folder   26
Newsletters
Box   10
Folder   27
Publications and catalogs
Box   10
Folder   28
Receipts
Box   10
Folder   29
Spring annual
Muench, V.J. Files, 1956-1957
Box   10
Folder   30
Broughton Award
Box   10
Folder   31
Chapter officers
Box   10
Folder   32
Membership
Box   10
Folder   33
Conservation Education
Box   10
Folder   34
Young Outdoor Americans program
Various IWL Officers' Files
Box   10
Folder   35
Articles of Incorporation-Buechel
Box   10
Folder   36
Bills paid
Box   10
Folder   37
Cancelled checks, original charter, mailing permit-Papka
Box   10
Folder   38
Convention Programs, 1927-1933
Box   10
Folder   39
Copy letters from headquarters
Box   10
Folder   40-41
Correspondence
Box   10
Folder   42
Finance
Box   10
Folder   43
General, 1944-1945
Box   10
Folder   44-45
Invoices, 1948-1956
Box   11
Folder   1-2
Ledger, 1942-1949
Box   11
Folder   3
Local copy letters, 1948-1950
Box   11
Folder   4
Membership records, 1950-1955
Box   11
Folder   5-7
Minutes, 1926-1954
Box   11
Folder   8
Miscellaneous articles, 1948-1950
Box   11
Folder   9
Miscellany, 1929-1930
Box   11
Folder   10
National office, Data, 1954-1955
Box   11
Folder   11
Officers and committees, 1948-1950
Box   11
Folder   12
Papka, Roman H., Bills, 1954-1955
Box   14
Posters and broadsides
Box   11
Folder   13
Radke Memorial, 1950
Box   11
Folder   14
Reports, speeches, miscellaneous letters, 1925-1943
Box   11
Folder   15
State bulletins, 1940-1945
Box   11
Folder   16
Statistics, 1937-1944
Photographs
Box   15
Photographs of Horicon Marsh, 1902-1935, undated
Scope and Content Note: Photographs include images of fishing and game hunting, scenic photographs, and drainage of the marsh; group photographs with Radke and others; solicitation letters by Radke to preserve Horicon Marsh; and negatives.
Horicon Marsh Preservation Effort, Maps
Tube   1
Item   1
Map of Rock River Channel between Horicon town limits and Juneau Hunting Club, 1907 March
Tube   1
Item   2
Map of Right of Way between Horicon and Hustisford, Horicon Drainage District, 1907 October
Tube   1
Item   3
Map of South District, Horicon Drainage Project, undated
Tube   1
Item   4
Map of Rock River Channel between C.M. & ST.P. Bridge and Sta. 16, South of Horicon, 1907 March
Tube   1
Item   5
Map of Rock River Channel between Sounding Stations 30 and C, North of Horicon, 1907 March
Tube   1
Item   6
Map of Rock River Channel between Station 38 & 1/4 Cor., South of Horicon, 1907 March
Tube   1
Item   7
Profile of Main Canal “B”, Horicon Marsh Drainage System, Dodge County, Wisconsin, 1905, Sheet 2
Tube   1
Item   8
Profile of “North” Ditch, undated
Tube   1
Item   9
Map of Rock River Channel, in and North of Horicon, Wisconsin, 1907 March
Tube   1
Item   10
Map of Rock River Channel between Lake St. and C.M. & ST.P. Bridges, Horicon, Wisconsin, 1907 March
Tube   1
Item   11
Map of a part of the Rock River near Chester, Wisconsin, 1907 March
Tube   1
Item   12
Map of Rock River Channel between Lake St. Bridge and Sta. 30, North of Horicon, 1907 March
Tube   2
Item   1
Map of North District, Horicon Drainage Project, undated
Tube   2
Item   2
Map of Rock River Channel between 1/4 Cor. and Station 68, South of Horicon, 1907 March
Tube   2
Item   3
Map of Right of Way through property adjoining Rock River at Hustisford, Wisconsin, 1907 September
Tube   2
Item   4
Horicon Marsh wildlife area, Dodge County, undated
Tube   2
Item   5
Map of Rock River Channel between sounding stations 16 and 38, South of Horicon, 1907 March
Tube   2
Item   6
Map of Horicon Marsh, Dodge County, 1928
Tube   2
Item   7
Map and cross section of Four Mile Island, Horicon Marsh, 1928
Tube   2
Item   8
Profiles of lateral ditches at Horicon Marsh, Sheet no. 2, 1907 June 6
Tube   2
Item   9
Map of Rock River Channel, 1907 March
Tube   2
Item   10
Map of Rock River Channel at Hustisford, Wisconsin, 1907 June
Tube   2
Item   11
Profiles of lateral ditches at Horicon Marsh, Sheet no. 4, 1907 June
Tube   2
Item   12
Profiles of lateral ditches at Horicon Marsh, Sheet no. 3, 1907 June 6
Tube   2
Item   13
Poster entitled, “Fishing for MacKenzie”
Tube   3
Item   1
Topographic Base Map, Horicon Marsh
Tube   3
Item   2
Map of Rock River between Sounding Stations A and R near Chester, Wisconsin, 1907 March
Tube   3
Item   3
Profiles of lateral ditches at Hustisford Marsh, Sheet no. 5, 1907 June 6
Tube   3
Item   4
Topographical Map of proposed Dam site on the Rock River in Horicon, Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Conservation Commission, 1930 February 17
Tube   3
Item   5
General Plan and Elevation for the Dam at Horicon, Wisconsin for the State of Wisconsin Conservation Commission, 1930 March
Tube   3
Item   6
Excavation and sheeting plan for the Dam at Horicon, Wisconsin for the State of Wisconsin Conservation Commission, 1930 March
Tube   3
Item   7
Tainter Gate Section for the Dam at Horicon, Wisconsin for the State of Wisconsin Conservation Commission, 1930 April
Tube   3
Item   8
9' by 30' Tainter Gate for the Dam at Horicon, Wisconsin for the State of Wisconsin Conservation Commission, 1930 March
Tube   3
Item   9
Structural and reinforcing steel for the Dam at Horicon, Wisconsin, 1930 March
Tube   3
Item   10
Proposed Municipal Swimming Pool for Horicon, Wisconsin, 1930 May 21
Tube   3
Item   11
Map of Horicon, Wisconsin with lots
Tube   3
Item   12
Contour Map of Horicon Marsh
Tube   3
Item   13
Profile of Rock River Channel at Hustisford, 1907 June
Tube   3
Item   14
Tainter Gate Hinge for the Dam at Horicon, Wisconsin, 1930 March
Tube   4
Item   1
Stop Log Section for the Dam at Horicon, Wisconsin, 1930 April
Tube   4
Item   2
Topographical Map of the proposed Dam at Horicon, Wisconsin, 1930 February 17
Tube   4
Item   3
Map of original land survey, Township #12, 1837 June 23
Tube   4
Item   4-5
Diana Shooting Club Grounds, Horicon Marsh, 1891 August
Tube   4
Item   6
Profile of bottom of Rock River in the city limits of Horicon, undated
Tube   4
Item   7
Map of water levels prior to drainage of Horicon Marsh-rough sketch
Tube   4
Item   8
Map showing Horicon Marsh with proposed system of dykes for interior flooding, 1926 October
Tube   4
Item   9
Map showing proposed game refuge and public shooting ground for Horicon Marsh prepared for Horicon Marsh Farm Land Protective Association, 1929
Tube   4
Item   10
Rock River, 1837 January 26
Tube   4
Item   11-12
Map of Horicon Marsh filed by Conservation Commission with the Railroad Commission regarding application to raise water
Tube   5
Item   1
Profile of water level of Horicon Drainage District
Tube   5
Item   2
Profile of main canal “A” of the Horicon Marsh Drainage System, Dodge County, Wisconsin, Sheet 1, 1905
Tube   5
Item   3
Profile of main canal “B” of the Horicon Marsh Drainage System, Dodge County, Wisconsin, Sheet 2, 1905
Tube   5
Item   4
Copy of the survey of Drain of Horicon Marsh, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Tube   5
Item   5
Plan of drainage of the Horicon Marsh, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Tube   5
Item   6
Profile of main ditch at Horicon Marsh, sheet 1, 1907 June 6
Township maps showing Old Lake Horicon
Tube   5
Item   7
Town 12, Range 15
Tube   5
Item   8
Town 12, Range 16
Tube   5
Item   9
Town 13, Range 15
Tube   5
Item   10
Town 13, Range 16