Summary Information
Milwaukee Grain Exchange Records
1848-1974
Milwaukee Mss EB; Micro 466; PH 3678; PH 3679; PH 3679 (3)
27.8 c.f. (39 archives boxes and 82 oversize volumes), 4 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and 79 photographs
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records of the Milwaukee Grain Exchange, one of the chief national markets for the trading and inspection of grain, which was closely linked with the early commercial history of Milwaukee. Also included are records of its forerunners, the Milwaukee Board of Trade, Milwaukee Corn Exchange, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, and the Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange. The records consist of charters and amendments, constitutions, rules, minutes, annual reports, committee and gratuity fund records, correspondence, financial and payroll records, grain shipping records, grain storage applications, inspection and weighing department figures, legal files and correspondence, membership records, and scrapbooks and memorabilia. On microfilm are minutes of the general meetings (1875-1917) and of the board of directors (1860-1906). Also present is a stock transaction book from the Ontario and Erie Ship Canal Company. The photographs show officers and other members of the grain exchange and interior scenes including the trading floor, offices, and sample tables.
English
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Biography/History
The origin of the Milwaukee Grain Exchange, one of the chief national markets for the trading and inspection of grain, is closely linked with the early commercial history of Milwaukee. The earliest forerunner of the present organization, the Milwaukee Board of Trade, was formed in 1849. In 1858, this organization merged with its rival, the Milwaukee Corn Exchange, formed in 1855, to become the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce. Unlike contemporary chambers of commerce whose function is promotional, the sole function of this organization was the trading of commodities. In Milwaukee, promotional functions were carried out by a separate association of business and civic leaders. In 1868, the Chamber of Commerce was granted a state charter, which included special powers to cite matters of perjury, set up a board of arbitration and appeals to settle commercial disputes among members, and to weigh and inspect all commodities in which the membership traded.
Although men having wide commercial interests purchased membership, the sole concern of the Chamber of Commerce until 1931 was the marketing of grain. Ideally located in the heart of an agricultural region and at the intersection of domestic and international trade routes, the Milwaukee market emerged during the Civil War as the leading wheat market in the nation, having an influence in determining prices as far away as European markets.
Aside from its locational advantages, part of the primacy of the Milwaukee market arose from its pioneering marketing techniques. Its grain elevators afforded unique advantages for the rapid handling of large volumes of grain, which arrived in small lots. Trading in grain futures began in 1864, as early as in any other Midwestern market. The charter of the Chamber of Commerce served as an example for other city grain markets, and the trading floor (“the pit”) of the Chamber of Commerce building (probably dating from 1864) was similarly borrowed by other markets. The Milwaukee market built much of its reputation among shippers from its adoption of fair standards for grading and inspection during the 1860s. Also, evidence suggests that members of the Chamber were active in the movement for state regulation of railroad and storage rates.
After 1873, partly as a result of changes in transportation routes and partly as a result of the westward shift of the wheat growing regions, the Milwaukee market began to decline in importance in the wheat trade. Although it continued as a point of exchange, in the international wheat trade until 1900, Milwaukee increasingly became a point of transfer to Eastern grain mills. At the same time, however, its importance in the exchange of other grains began to rise. As a result of the consumption needs of the local breweries, the Milwaukee market emerged as the leader in the national barley trade during the 1930s.
Changing its name to the Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange in 1931, the organization took advantage of its charter provisions to become a securities market, although the volume of its sales remained small and of local interest. In 1946, recognition of the loss of this function was noted when the organization changed its name to its present title, the Milwaukee Grain Exchange.
Scope and Content Note
The collection is an excellent source of information on Milwaukee's Grain Trade before 1935. In addition, commercial information broader in scope is contained in the records of the early years, when the commercial interests of the exchange members were more diverse. The collection was received in the Archives in several transfers and was processed in two parts: the Original Collection arranged in 1970, and Additions arranged in 1987. The Original Collection portion contains materials which date from 1849 to 1960; the Additions date 1854-1974.
PART 1: THE ORIGINAL COLLECTION is arranged into three subseries corresponding to the history of the organization -- the Milwaukee Board of Trade; the Milwaukee Corn Exchange; and the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce (including records after it became the Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange in 1931 and subsequently, in 1946, the Milwaukee Grain Exchange).
The Milwaukee Board of Trade records contain a 1935 company history and minutes from 1849 to 1957, which include the constitution and bylaws. The Milwaukee Corn Exchange records contain general minutes from 1855.
The Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce records, which encompass the bulk of Part 1 of the collection, have been subdivided topically into: Organizational Records, including charters, bylaws, and the constitution; General Meeting Minutes, containing minutes of the general membership meetings for the early years and of the annual meetings for the later period; the Board of Directors Minutes containing minutes and annual reports; Supervisors of Weighing and Inspection Minutes and Reports; Board of Arbitration Minutes; Committee Records including minutes, resolutions, and appeals from the Committee on Commerce and Manufacturers, and miscellaneous committee minutes and indexes; Membership Records, which contain membership lists and bound volumes of membership certificates; Financial and Shipping Records, including two “journals” (1881-1906), two ledgers (1909-1917), a cash book (1932-1965), payroll and membership account books, ledgers of fees charged by the Board of Arbitration, and records of the gratuity (insurance) fund; Scrapbooks and Memorabilia (1916-1960), chiefly consisting of newspaper clippings and providing information on the Exchange, its members, and on conditions in the regional and national grain markets; and Miscellaneous Materials, including a letter book, a constitution for the Board of Real Estate Brokers, and a product register.
The majority of this part of the collection is comprised of bound volumes. Those whose bindings were in a deteriorated condition have been placed in boxes.
PART 2: THE 1987 ADDITIONS are arranged in two subseries: General Records, which comprise most of the additions, and Other Records.
Among the General Records are several files of organizational records, including several variant and revised acts of incorporation, constitutions, charters, charter amendments, rules and amendments, bylaws, and name changes, from 1858-1956. There is also a copy of “Doings in Grain at Milwaukee, 86 years of progress, 1849-1935.”
The collection also contains minutes of annual and membership meetings of the Grain Exchange, 1917-1967, with indexes and poll lists for annual elections. Board of directors minutes span the period 1929 to 1967, with one index, and a summary of resolutions adopted regulating Exchange trading hours, 1876-1901. There are also minutes and an index of meetings of supervisors of grain inspection and weighing, 1925-1960.
The activities of the Grain Exchange are further illustrated in annual reports dating from 1854 to 1856 and from 1902 to 1953. (These annual reports also include those of predecessors, the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce and Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange.) Also included is one volume of annual reports of the Milwaukee Board of Trade, 1854-1857, and annual reports of the board of directors, 1929-1962 and 1965-1973.
Committee and Fund Records include one volume of minutes of many committees, which were apparently formed for a special purpose only and met irregularly. Included are the following committees: business conduct, securities, rules, supplies, special committee on grading “scabby” barley, legislative, finance, building, publicity, formal opening of new building, grain and feed dealers national association convention, transportation, general meeting on screening ceiling prices, Milwaukee Cash Grain Commission Merchants Association, general meeting of grain sellers, general meeting of grain buyers, market letter committee and cash grain closing committee, special committee, labor relations, commodity credit corporation affairs, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway, and membership. Other Committee and Fund records consist of a small file of records of the business conduct committee, concerning the suspension and reinstatement of a grain exchange member; hearings and decisions of the settlement committee, which apparently arbitrated disagreements between members; and minutes, members agreements, and liquidation papers of the gratuity fund, which was a pension plan for Grain Exchange members.
There is relatively little correspondence in these additions, and much of what exists consists of inspectors' letters of application to the board of directors for appointment and reappointment, letters from warehouse lessees and operators concerning the designation of regular warehouses, and committee reports to the board.
Financial and Shipping Records have been combined in a single group. Included are annual audit reports, signed authorizations of grain companies, grain elevators, and farm cooperatives permitting them to buy from and sell to the Milwaukee Grain Exchange, a record of receipts for the building fund, and numerous records of cargo received and shipped. Records of financial transactions are somewhat incomplete, but include records of cash received and disbursed, a journal, and two ledgers. There are extensive payroll ledgers covering the period 1932 to 1974; a time book; and a few pension plan records. The work of the inspection and weighing departments is illustrated by ledgers recording amounts of grain inspected and weighed, for whom, and fees collected.
Legal and related records include legal agreements, applications for licenses for solicitor or traveling representative, applications to permit storage houses to be designated as registered, and files of the board of arbitration, which settled disputes between Grain Exchange members. Other routine records consist of bond agreements, insurance policies, leases, petitions, stock records, and union contracts. Legal documents and opinions prepared in response to Grain Exchange inquiries were provided by Miller, Mack, and Fairchild (now Foley and Lardner) of Milwaukee. There are several files of these materials, together with correspondence.
Market reports, in near-print format and both bound and unbound, date from 1946 to 1969. They are daily official Grain Exchange quotations of grain markets.
Although membership information may be found throughout the collection, there are filed separately two membership record books, 1864-1878; membership sale and transfer letters, 1928-1936; and a case file regarding the suspension and reinstatement of an individual member.
Scrapbooks and Memorabilia include a variety of materials generally concerning the history and activities of the Grain Exchange. There are programs of social events and parties sponsored by the Milwaukee Grain Exchange, such as a debutante reception, a horse show, a minstrel show, and other entertainment programs. There are letters, telegrams, programs, mailing lists, financial records concerning the program accompanying the opening of the new exchange building in 1935, and an open house held after the remodeling of the exchange in 1954. Scrapbooks contain general clippings from newspapers and from the exchange's publication, Doings in Grain, and a few 1883 clippings about pertinent Wisconsin Supreme Court cases.
Photographs in the collection (housed in Madison) include portraits of Grain Exchange presidents; interiors of the Grain Exchange, including offices, trading floor, grading room, and sample tables in the Exchange Room, circa 1913; other operations; and a minstrel group, possibly the group for which there is a 1911 program.
Other Records consist only of a stock transaction record book from the Ontario and Erie Ship Canal Company.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by the Milwaukee Grain Exchange of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1970-1977. Accession Number: M70-073, M73-044, M76-173, M77-048
Processed by Carolyn Mattern and Eleanor McKay Niermann, April 15, 1970. Additions processed by Alex Draghicchio and Menzi Behrnd-Klodt, 1987.
Contents List
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Milwaukee Mss EB
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Series: Part 1: Original Collection
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Subseries: Milwaukee Board of Trade, 1849, 1858
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Box
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Company History, Doings in Grain at Milwaukee, 1935
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2
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Minutes, general, 1849-1857 (Volume 1A)
: Includes Constitution and By-Laws, 1849 March and 1852 October
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Subseries: Milwaukee Corn Exchange
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Minutes, general, 1855 (Volume 2A)
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Subseries: Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
: Formed in 1858. Includes records after name changes: Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange (1931-1946); Milwaukee Grain Exchange (1946-present).
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Box
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4
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Charter and By-Laws, 1868 February (Volume 3A)
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Box
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5
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Charter and Amendment, 1879 (Volume 4A)
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Box
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5
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Constitution, undated (Volume 5A)
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General Meeting Minutes
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Box
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3
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1857 June-1858 October
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Volume
6
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1858 May-1863 December
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Volume
7
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1864 January-1875 March
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Micro 466/Milwaukee Mss EB
Reel
1
Volume
8
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1875 April-1886 September
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Reel
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Volume
9
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1886 September-1902 April
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Reel
2
Volume
10
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1902 April-1917 April
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Board of Directors Minutes
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Reel
2
Volume
11
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1860 May-1877
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Reel
2
Volume
12
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1877 July-1887 June
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Reel
3
Volume
13
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1887 July-1895 November
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Reel
3
Volume
14
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1895 November-1900 June
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Reel
4
Volume
15
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1900 June-1906 February
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Milwaukee Mss EB
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16
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1906 March-1910 February
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Volume
17
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1910 February-1912 April
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Volume
18
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1912 May-1915 July
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Volume
19
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1915 August-1919 June
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Volume
20
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1919 March-1922 February
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Volume
21
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1922 March-1924 December
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Volume
22
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1925 February-1929 March
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Supervisors of Weighing and Inspection
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Minutes
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Volume
23
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1892 April-1911 December
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Volume
24
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1912 January-1916 January
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Volume
25
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1916 March-1925 November
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Reports
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Volume
26
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1922 May-1925 July
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Volume
27
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1925 August-1929 September
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Board of Arbitration Minutes
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Box-folder
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Volume
28
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1859 July-1871 May
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Volume
29
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1871 July-1894 August
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Volume
30
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1895 April-1917 August
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Volume
31
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1917 August-1953 June
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Committee Records
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Volume
32
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Committee on Commerce and Manufactures minutes, 1869 June-September; Resolutions, , 1880; Appeals from Inspection, , 1869 June-1891 September
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Miscellaneous committee minutes
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Volume
33
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1884 October-1916 February
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Volume
34
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1916 March-1931 June
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Volume
35
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Miscellaneous committee, Index to Volume W
: Volume W not included in collection.
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Membership Records
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Volume
36
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Membership list, 1862-1889
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Box-folder
1/7
Volume
37
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Signatures of members, 1892
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Membership certificates
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Box
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Volume
38
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1876 April
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Volume
39
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1876 April-1879 February
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Box
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Volume
40
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1879 February-1887 February
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Volume
41
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1887 February-1902 January
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Box
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Volume
42
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1902 January-1906 April
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Volume
43
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1908 May-1915 October
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Volume
44
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1915 October-1924 January
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Volume
45
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1924 January-1939 February
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Financial and Shipping Records
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“Journal”
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Volume
46
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1881 April-1899 February
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Volume
47
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1899 February-1906 November
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Ledger
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Volume
48
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1906 July-1917 May
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Volume
51
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1913 February-1917 July
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Payroll Ledger
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Volume
49
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1917 April-1924 March
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Volume
50
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1924 April-1932 March
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Volume
52
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Cash Book, 1932 April-1965 December
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Membership Assessments
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Volume
53
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1878 March-1894 April
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Volume
54
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1894 March-1911 April
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Volume
55
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1911 April-1923 April
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Box-folder
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56
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1936-1937
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Box-folder
6/2
Volume
57
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1937-1938
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Box-folder
6/3
Volume
58
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1938-1939
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Box-folder
6/4
Volume
59
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1939-1940
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Box-folder
6/5
Volume
60
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1940-1941
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Box-folder
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Volume
61
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1941-1942
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Box-folder
6/7
Volume
62
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1945-1946
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Box-folder
6/8
Volume
63
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1953-1954
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Box-folder
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Volume
64
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1954-1955
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Box-folder
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Volume
65
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1956-1957
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Box-folder
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Volume
66
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1957-1958
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Box-folder
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Volume
67
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1959-1960
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Volume
68
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Accommodation fees, 1917, 1957
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Volume
69
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Other fees, 1917-1942
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Volume
70
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Arbitration fees, 1865 January-1881 November
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Volume
71
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Sales Ledger, 1855 November-1859 July
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Volume
72
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Investment Fund Ledger, 1874 January-1877 April
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Gratuity Fund
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Records of trustees
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Minutes
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Volume
73
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1880 April-1910 April
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Volume
74
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1910 May-1919 April
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Volume
75
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1910 May-1942 April
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Volume
76
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Beneficiary lists, 1881 April-1944 May
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Medical certificates
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Volume
77
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1890 January-1908 March
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Volume
78
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1908 October-1957 April
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Scrapbooks and Memorabilia
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Volume
79
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1916 October-1928
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Volume
80
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1927 April-1930 June
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Volume
81
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1930 June-December
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Volume
82
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1930 December-1931 July
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Volume
83
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1931 August-1932 June
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Volume
84
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1932 June-1933 February
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Volume
85
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1933 February-August
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Volume
86
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1933 August
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Volume
87
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1933 August-1938 November
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Volume
88
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1939 January-1941 February
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Volume
89
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1941 June-1945 May
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Volume
90
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1945 May-1949 December
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Volume
91
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1949 November-1954 April
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Volume
92
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1954 May-1960 February
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Miscellaneous Materials
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Box-folder
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Volume
93
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Letter Book, 1868-1869
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Box-folder
7/2
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94
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Constitution, Milwaukee Board of Real Estate Brokers, undated
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95
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Product Register, by day and week, 1933 November-1945 June
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Series: Part 2: 1987 Additions
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Subseries: General Records
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Organizational Records
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Box
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Acts of Incorporation, Constitutions, Charters, Rules, and By-Laws, 1858, 1868, 1871, 1874, 1876, 1877, 1880, 1881, 1901
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Box
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Certificates of Amendment to Charter, 1880, 1931, 1938, 1946, 1950, 1956
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Charters and Rules, 1935, 1939 (Bound Volumes)
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Rules and Regulations, 1950 (5 versions)
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Amendments to Rules regarding Weighing Inspectors, 1881-1901
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Charter and Rule Changes, 1938, 1950-1951; Name Changes, , 1931, 1946
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“Doings in Grain at Milwaukee: 86 Years of Progress, 1849-1935”
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Minutes
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Annual and Membership Meetings
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, 1917-1953 (Volume Q)
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Index
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, 1954-1967 (Volume AA)
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Box
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Index
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Poll Lists for Annual Elections, 1944 March-1963 April
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Board of Directors Meetings
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, 1929-1934 (Volume V)
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Index
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, 1934-1941 (Volume X)
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, 1941-1949 (Volume Y)
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, 1940-1958 (Volume Z)
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Box
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, 1958-1967 (Volume A2)
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Box
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Summary of Resolutions Regulating Trading Hours, 1876-1901
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Supervisors of Grain Inspection and Weighing, 1925-1960 (Volume V)
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Box
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Index
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Annual Reports
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Milwaukee Board of Trade, 1854-1857 (Bound Volume)
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Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange, and Milwaukee Grain Exchange (Bound Volumes)
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1854-1856, 1902-1911
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Box
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1911-1919
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Box
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1-5
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1919-1937
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Box
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1938-1953
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Box
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Annual Reports of Board of Directors, 1929-1962, 1965-1973
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Committee and Fund Records
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Box
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Conduct of Business Committee-Suspension of Milwaukee Feed and Grain Company, 1952 August 1
: Reinstated 1953 February 5
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Gratuity Fund
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Box
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Members Agreements, 1958
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Box
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Minutes, 1943-1958
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Box
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Other Records, including liquidation papers, 1956-1959
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Box
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Minutes of Committee Meetings, 1931-1961
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Settlement Committee Hearings and Decisions, 1927-1941, 1943-1948, 1952, 1962
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Correspondence and Related Materials
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General Correspondence and Related Files, 1870-1916
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Box
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5-6
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Letters and Applications of Donahue-Stratton Company, Froedtert Grain and Malting Company, Cargill Grain Company, and Other Companies, 1916-1932
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Financial and Shipping Records
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Audit Reports
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Box
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1938-1940, 1944-1946, 1949-1960
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Box
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1961-1969
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Box
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Authorizations for Future Trading, Certificates of Minutes of Corporations, 1922-1935
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Building Fund Receipts, 1929-1933
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Cargo Receipts and Shipments
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Box
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1940-1974
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Annual Receipts and Shipments, 1956-1965
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Grain Receipts, 1963
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Box
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Grain Shipments, 1963
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Box
21
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2
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Grain and Feed Receipts and Shipments, Annual, 1966-1973
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Volume
1
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Cash Receipts (Transfer), 1917-1970
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Volume
2
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General Disbursement Record (Transfer), 1917-1970
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Volume
3
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General Expense Disbursements, 1956-1963
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Box
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3
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Inspection Department Collections, 1930 January-1942 June
: See also Weighing Department Collections.
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Box
21
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General Journal, 1964 April - 1974 February
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General Ledgers
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Box
22
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1
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1949-1964
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Volume
4
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1963-1971
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Box
21
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5
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Loading Orders, 1962
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Payroll Ledgers
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Box
23
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1
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1944 April-1947 March
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Box
23
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2
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1947 April-1948 March
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Box
24
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1
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1948 April-1951 December
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Box
24
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2
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1952 January-1955 December
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Box
24
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3
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1956 January-1960 February
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Volume
96
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1964 April-1971 September
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Box
22
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2
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1948-1950
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Box
22
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3
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1955-1961
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Box
22
Folder
4
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1962-1972
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Box
22
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5
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1966-1974
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Volume
98
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1950-1959
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Box
21
Folder
6
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Pension Plan, Actuarial Valuation for Bargaining Unit Employees, 1968, 1973-1974
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Box
21
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7
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Sustaining Fund Fees, 1958-1950
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Volume
97
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Time Book, Monthly, 1962 February-1974 February
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Weighing Department Collections
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Box
21
Folder
8
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1924 December-1933 April
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Box
25
Folder
1
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1933 April-1943 March
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Box
25
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2
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Inspection Department Collections, 1942 July-1949 February; Weighing Department Collections, , 1943 April-1949 February
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Weighing and Inspection Department Collections
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Box
25
Folder
3
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1949 March-1955 March
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Box
25
Folder
4
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1955 April-1961 July
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Box
25
Folder
5
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1961 August-1967 October
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Box
25
Folder
6
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1967 November-1970 March
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Weighing Reports
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Box
26
Folder
1
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1929 October-1941 November
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Box
26
Folder
2
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1941 December-1949 March
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Legal and Related Records
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Box
26
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3
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Agreements, 1887-1950
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Box
26
Folder
4
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Applications for Licenses as Solicitor or Traveling Representative, 1936-1940
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Box
26
Folder
5
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Applications for Registered Storage House, 1932-1936
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Board of Arbitration Files
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Box
26
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6
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Johnstone-Templeton Company vs. Roy I. Campbell, 1935; Hanley Milling Company vs. Paetow Company, , 1936
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Box
27
Folder
1
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Cargill Grain Company vs. Premier Pabst Corporation, 1936; Sioux Valley Grain Company vs. Farmers National Grain Corporation, , 1937
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Box
27
Folder
2
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Schlitz Brewing Company vs. Krause Milling Company, 1937; Electric Steel Elevator Division, Russell-Miller Milling Company vs. Ladish-Stoppenbach Company, , 1939; W.M. Bell vs. Mohr-Holstein Commission Company, , 1945
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Box
27
Folder
3
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Cargill, Inc. vs. Paetow Company, 1953
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Box
27
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4
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Paetow Company vs. Rode Feed Company, Complaint, 1953
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Box
27
Folder
5
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Superior Feed Company vs. Milwaukee Feed and Grain Company, 1948-1951
: No arbitration; settlement was private.
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Box
27
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6
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Bond Agreements, 1946-1961
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Box
27
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7
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Insurance Policy (Lloyd's of London), 1938
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Box
27
Folder
8
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Insurance Policies, 1949-1962
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Box
27
Folder
9
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Leases, 1911-1944
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Box
27
Folder
10
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Leases, Letters, Agreements, and Related Material, 1872-1956
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Box
28
Folder
1-4
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Miller, Mack, and Fairchild Files, 1902-1960
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Box
28
Folder
2
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Petitions, 1946-1950
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Box
29
Folder
1
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Stock Records and Receipts, 1933-1938
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Box
29
Folder
2
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Union Contracts, 1950-1961
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Market Reports
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Bound Volumes
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Box
29
Folder
3-4
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1946-1947
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Box
30
Folder
1-3
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1948-1950
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Box
31
Folder
1-3
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1951-1953
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Box
32
Folder
1-3
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1954-1956
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Box
33
Folder
1-3
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1957-1959
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Box
34
Folder
1-3
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1960-1962
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Unbound
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Box
35
Folder
1-6
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1963-1965
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Box
36
Folder
1-6
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1966-1968
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Box
37
Folder
1-2
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1969
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Membership Records
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Membership Record Books
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Box
37
Folder
3
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1864 April-1869 April
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Box
37
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4
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1869 March-1878 April
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Box
37
Folder
5-6
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Membership Sale and Transfer Letters, 1928-1936
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Box
38
Folder
1
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Suspension and Relief from Suspension of Charles J. Steinbrecher, 1935-1936
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Photographs
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PH 3678
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Portraits of Grain Exchange Presidents
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PH 3679, PH 3679 (3)
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Interiors of the Grain Exchange, including offices, trading floor, grading room, and sample tables in the Exchange Room, circa 1913; other operations; and a minstrel group
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Milwaukee Mss EB
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Scrapbooks and Memorabilia
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Box
38
Folder
2
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Programs of Social Events and Parties Sponsored by Milwaukee Grain Exchange, 1898, 1903, 1909-1911, 1913
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Box
38
Folder
3
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Opening of the New Exchange Building, 1935
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Box
38
Folder
4
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Open House at Newly Remodeled Exchange, 1954
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Box
38
Folder
5-6
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“Doings in Grain,” scrapbook of clippings from Volumes 8-15
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Box
38
Folder
7
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Clippings, 1883
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Box
39
Folder
1
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Scrapbook, 1909-1926
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Subseries: Other Records
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Box
38
Folder
8
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Ontario and Erie Ship Canal Company-Stock Book, 1870 (mainly blank)
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