Title: Mary Fowler Rennebohm Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1920-1990

Creator:

• Rennebohm, Mary Fowler, 1898-1995

Call Number: M96-049

Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and approximately 400 photographs

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 Mary Fowler Rennebohm, wife of Wisconsin’s Governor Oscar Rennebohm (1947-1951), concerning the history of the Fowler and Rennebohm families; her activities as Wisconsin’s first lady; and other social activities and interests such as travel. Photographs include images of Mary, family members, and friends.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m96049

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Included are clippings; Christmas letters; a Fowler family genealogy and family reunion booklet; tributes, awards, diplomas, etc.; poems by David Morton Fowler (Mary’s father); appointment book kept while first lady; information concerning various civic projects; a scrapbook of the Study Club (a women’s club to which she belonged); travel diaries and letters; and extensive photographs. Photographs include images of Mary and Oscar Rennebohm, their daughters Doris and Carol, and other members of the Rennebohm and Fowler families; friends, members of her college sorority, and Study Club activities; Mary participating in various civic events; travel; and receiving her honorary degree in 1977 from the University of Wisconsin.

Acquisition Information

Presented by the Attic Angel Association, Madison, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M96-049

M96-049	Family / Genealogical Records
Box   1 Folder   1	Carol Rennebohm Dawson
Box   1 Folder   2	Carol Rennebohm Auditorium, University of Wisconsin Music Hall Press Kit, 1982
Box   1 Folder   3	Christmas letters sent by Mary Fowler Rennebohm (MFR), 1980-1988
Box   1 Folder   4	David Morton Fowler family genealogy
Box   1 Folder   5	David Morton Fowler Reunion, July 2-12, 1981
Box   1 Folder   6	Fowler Family Reunion tribute to MFR, 1981
Box   1 Folder   7	Poems by David Morton Fowler
Box   1 Folder   8	“Roots in the Kitchen: Tracing our family with knife and fork,” cookbook and family history by Jean Rennebohm
	Public Life - First Lady
Box   1 Folder   9	First Lady appointment book, 1947-1950
Box   1 Folder   10	Honorary degree - University of Wisconsin, 1977
Box   2 Folder   1	Clippings (MFR)
Box   2 Folder   2	Citations
Box   2 Folder   3	Poems, thank yous and acceptances
Box   2 Folder   4	Memorial resolution for Oscar Rennebohm, 1968
Box   2 Folder   5	Oscar Rennebohm Library at Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin
Box   2 Folder   6	Wisconsin's Own Library correspondence
	Activities and Travels
Box   2 Folder   7	Study Club scrapbook, 1955-1967
Box   2 Folder   8	European trip diary, 1937
Box   2 Folder   9	Travel letters, 1961, 1962, and 1975
Box   2 Folder   10	Alaska trip notes
	Oversize Materials
Box   3	Mary Fowler diploma, University of Wisconsin, 1920
Box   3	Wisconsin Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award, 1964
Box   3	Far East trip scrapbook
	Photographs
	Family / Genealogical Records
Box   4	Carol Rennebohm baby book / photo album
Box   4	Carol Rennebohm wedding album, October 5, 1963
Box   4	Carol Rennebohm Auditorium, University of Wisconsin Music Hall, 1982
Box   5	David Morton Fowler Family Reunion, Christmas, 1948
Box   5	David Morton Fowler Family Reunion, July 2-13, 1981
Box   5	Carol Rennebohm Dawson
Box   5	Doris Rennebohm
Box   5	Oscar Rennebohm
Box   5	Oscar and Mary Rennebohm family photos
Box   5	Mary Rennebohm and friends
Box   5	Mary Rennebohm family and friends
Box   5	Mary Rennebohm--90th birthday
Box   5	Mary Rennebohm--homes
	Public Life
Box   5	Mary Rennebohm
Box   5	Groundbreaking and dedication of CUNA Mutual's Filene House, 1949-1950
Box   5	Rennebohm Foundation
	Activities
Box   5	Honorary degree, University of Wisconsin, 1977
Box   5	Study Club scrapbook, 1955-1967
Box   5	Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority Reunion 1918-1920 Classes, , 1966
Box   5	Far East trip, 1970
Box   5	Travel