Title: James W. and Dutee A. Whelan Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1900-1925

Creators:

• Whelan, James W., 1845-1906
• Whelan, Dutee A., 1879-1939

Call Number: M94-071

Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (2 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, and 1 small box)

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 James W. and Dutee A. Whelan, prominent citizens of Buffalo County, Wisconsin, and records of their dairy farm known as “Whelandale,” located just north of Mondovi. The collection provides documentation, particularly through photographs, of the Whelans' dairy operation, family life, and the region in which they lived. Also included is the typewritten reminiscence of an organist from Beloit, Professor R.B. Doane, entitled “My Trip to China - 1874” (written circa 1924). Doane (whose relationship to the Whelans is not known) describes his preparations for sailing from New York to Shanghai, and the 120-day journey on the cutter ship The Oliver Cutts .

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m94071

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The collection consists of letters, circa 1900-1920, sent to Anna Whelan following her husband James’ death in 1906, or to Dutee Whelan, including several from friends in the military, 1917-1919; dairy herd records, 1908-1925, including a register with photographs of short-horned milk cows, and remarks on sires, produce, and sales; and photographs which include extensive documentation of the buildings and livestock at Whelandale, family members, and main street Mondovi. There are also photographs and postcards sent home from family members attending Ripon College and the University of Wisconsin.

M94-071 Box   1 Folder   1	Whelan genealogical chart
Box   1 Folder   2-6	Correspondence, circa 1900-1920
Box   2 Folder   1	Private herd register, circa 1908-1925
Box   2 Folder   2	Record of the dairy herd, 1917-1919
Box   2 Folder   3	R.B. Doane's “My trip to China - 1874,” circa 1924
	Photographs
Box   2 Folder   4	Scrapbook Physical Description: Disassembled
Box   2 Folder   5	First settlers in Mondovi area
Box   2 Folder   6	Members of Company G, 25th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Box   2 Folder   7	Madison
Box   2 Folder   8	Ripon
Box   2 Folder   9	Other Wisconsin communities
Box   3 Folder   1	Whelandale: home, buildings, and livestock
Box   3 Folder   2	Whelan family
Box   3 Folder   3	Mondovi
Box   3 Folder   4	Scrapbook Physical Description: Disassembled
Box   3 Folder   5	Scrapbook
Box   4	Negatives Physical Description: Approximately 50 negatives, about half of which are glass plates
Box   5	Income and expenditures ledger, 1936-1955