Raymond J. Miller: Records and Photographs of Greendale (Wis.), 1938-1970
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Summary Information
Title: Raymond J. Miller: Records and Photographs of Greendale (Wis.)
Inclusive Dates: 1938-1970

Creator:
  • Miller, Raymond J., compiler
Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 191; PH Milwaukee Mss 191

Quantity: 0.7 cubic feet (2 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder), 489 vintage prints and 227 digital prints (in 1 box), and 680 negatives (2 negative boxes)

Repository:
Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center and the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections.

Archival Locations:
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Records collected by Raymond J. Miller, former president of the Village of Greendale, concerning the development of Greendale, Wisconsin, one of three Greenbelt towns constructed by the U.S. Resettlement Administration. Included are plans of the town, histories of its planning, photocopy of a scrapbook of news clippings and press releases, pamphlets advertising the town, and community newsletters. The photographs and negatives document the early history of Greendale. Included are images of recreational activities, parades, celebrations, public buildings, business, schools, utilities, and maintenance vehicles.

Note:

Vintage or digital prints are available for all negatives.



Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil00191
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Arrangement of the Materials

The photographs are arranged by subject. When only negatives and no prints exist, a scan has been produced and a laser print copy filed in the proper folder in Box 1 of PH Milwaukee Mss 191.

Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Presented by Allen H. Miller, Madison, Wisconsin, 2001. Accession Number: M2001-176


Contents List
Milwaukee Mss 191
Series: Textual Materials
Box   1
Folder   1
Town plans, undated
Oversize Folder   1
Town plans, 1936
Box   1
Folder   2
Nealon report on town history, 1969
Box   1
Folder   3
Community advertisement pamphlets and descriptions, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
News releases, 1939
Box   1
Folder   5
Scrapbook, 1938-1941
Box   1
Folder   6
Histories of town, 1938-1962
Glendale Review (community newsletter)
Box   1
Folder   7-11
1938-1942
Box   2
Folder   1-4
1942-1950
PH Milwaukee Mss 191
Series: Visual Materials
Alternate Format: Some images available online. See The Planned Community of Greendale, Wisconsin, Image Gallery
⇧
Subseries: Photographs
Box   1
Envelope   1
Item   1.1-1.16
Aerial Photographs
Box   1
Envelope   2
Item   2.1-2.14
Housing, 1938, 1940, undated
Box   1
Envelope   3
Item   3.1-3.8
Athletic Field
Box   1
Envelope   4
Item   4.1
Boy Scout Headquarters
Box   1
Envelope   5
Item   5.1-5.19
Hobby Shows
Box   1
Envelope   6
Item   6.1-6.3
Playground
Box   1
Envelope   7
Item   7.1-7.10
Recreation - General
Box   1
Envelope   8
Item   8.1-8.7
Picnic Grove
Box   1
Envelope   9-11
Item   9.1-9.57
July 4th Parades, , 1944, 1946, undated
Box   1
Envelope   12
Item   10.1-10.30
Ice Carnival
Box   1
Envelope   13
Item   11.1-11.2
Tennis Courts
Box   1
Envelope   14
Item   12.1
Wading Pool
Box   1
Envelope   15
Item   14.1-14.11
Electric Power Failure, April 1942
Box   1
Envelope   16
Item   15.1-15.18
Landscaping
Box   1
Envelope   17
Item   16.1
Relief Sculpture by Alonzo Hauser
Box   1
Envelope   18
Item   17.1-17.4
Flag Pole
Box   1
Envelope   19
Item   18.1-18.3
Cultivator
Box   1
Envelope   20
Item   19.1
Flusher/Water Truck
Box   1
Envelope   21
Item   20.1-20.3
Garbage Truck
Box   1
Envelope   22
Item   21.1
Ice Spray
Box   1
Envelope   23
Item   22.1-22.2
Lawn Mowing
Box   1
Envelope   24
Item   23.1
Passenger Car/Street Scene
Box   1
Envelope   25
Item   24.1
Power Shovel
Box   1
Envelope   26
Item   25.1-25.4
Road Construction/Repair
Box   1
Envelope   27
Item   26.1-26.5
School Bus
Box   1
Envelope   28
Item   27.1-27.2
Road Grader
Box   1
Envelope   29
Item   28.1-28.7
Snow Plows/Plowing
Box   1
Envelope   30
Item   29.1-29.2
Spraying Weeds and Trees
Box   1
Envelope   31
Item   30.1-30.3
Station Wagons
Box   1
Envelope   32
Item   31.1-31.3
Snow Removal Equipment
Box   1
Envelope   33
Item   32.1-32.3
Trailer
Box   1
Envelope   34
Item   33.1-33.6
Trenching
Box   1
Envelope   35
Item   34.1
Trucks and Drivers
Box   1
Envelope   36
Item   35.1-35.29
Home Construction Problems, 1938, undated
Box   1
Envelope   37
Item   36.1-36.4
Kindergarten
Box   1
Envelope   38
Item   37.1-37.17
Commercial Buildings
Box   1
Envelope   39
Item   38.1-38.10
Library
Box   1
Envelope   40
Item   39.1-39.6
School
Box   1
Envelope   41
Item   40.1-40.30
Water Works/Water Tower
Box   1
Envelope   42
Item   41.1
Electric Transformer Sub-Station
Box   1
Envelope   43
Item   42.1-42.3
Heating Plant
Box   1
Envelope   44
Item   43.1-43.31
Sewage Plant
Box   1
Envelope   45
Item   44.1-44.5
Sewage Treatment Plant Laboratory
Box   1
Envelope   46
Item   45.1-45.5
Garage
Box   1
Envelope   47
Item   46.1-46.2
Drug Store
Box   1
Envelope   48
Item   47.1-47.15
Gravel Pit
Box   1
Envelope   49-50
Item   48.1-48.57
Roads/Road Repairs/Road Construction
Box   1
Envelope   51
Item   49.1-49.4
Street Signs
Box   1
Envelope   52
Item   50.1-50.10
Drainage/Drainage Problems
Box   1
Envelope   53-54
Item   51.1-51.43
Dale Creek, Root River
Box   1
Envelope   55
Item   52.1-52.14
Secretary Wallace Visit
Box   1
Envelope   56
Item   53.1-53.11
Presentation/Speeches/Speaker
Box   1
Envelope   57-60
Item   54.1-54.110
Civilian Defense Rally
Box   1
Envelope   61
Item   55.1-55.4
Tree Pruning
Box   1
Envelope   62
Item   56.1
Demien Lake
Box   1
Envelope   63
Item   57.1-57.2
Post Office
Box   1
Envelope   64
Item   58.1-58.10
Administration Building, 1938, 1944, undated
Box   1
Envelope   65
Item   59.1-59.5
Garbage
Box   1
Envelope   66
Item   60.1-60.27
Construction of Housing and Public Buildings
Unidentified
Box   1
Envelope   67
Item   61.1-61.4
Ceremonies
Box   1
Envelope   68
Item   62.1-62.2
Parade/Celebration/Costumes
Box   1
Envelope   69
Item   63.1-63.6
Construction Projects - Details
Box   1
Envelope   70
Item   64.1-64.5
Landscapes
Box   1
Envelope   71
Item   65.1-65.3
Buildings
Subseries: Negatives
⇧
Box   2
Envelope   1-16
Item   1.1-1.16
Aerial Photographs
Box   2
Envelope   17-30
Item   2.1-2.14
Housing, 1938, 1940, undated
Box   2
Envelope   31-38
Item   3.1-3.8
Athletic Field
Box   2
Envelope   39
Item   4.1
Boy Scout Headquarters
Box   2
Envelope   40-58
Item   5.1-5.19
Hobby Shows
Box   2
Envelope   59-61
Item   6.1-6.3
Playground
Box   2
Envelope   62-69
Item   7.1-7.8
Recreation - General
Box   2
Envelope   70-76
Item   8.1-8.7
Picnic Grove
Box   2
Envelope   77-111
Item   9.1-9.35
July 4th Parades, , 1944, 1946, undated
Box   2
Envelope   112-119
Item   9.38-9.46
July 4th Parades, , 1944, 1946, undated (continued)
Box   2
Envelope   120-128
Item   9.48-9.56
July 4th Parades, , 1944, 1946, undated (continued)
Box   2
Envelope   129-158
Item   10.1-10.30
Ice Carnival
Box   2
Envelope   159-160
Item   11.1-11.2
Tennis Courts
Box   2
Envelope   161
Item   12.1
Wading Pool
Box   2
Envelope   162-170
Item   14.1-14.9
Electric Power Failure, 1942, April
Box   2
Envelope   171-182
Item   15.1-15.11
Landscaping
Box   2
Envelope   183
Item   16.1
Relief Sculpture by Alonzo Hauser
Box   2
Envelope   184-187
Item   17.1-17.4
Flag Pole
Box   2
Envelope   188-190
Item   18.1-18.3
Cultivator
Box   2
Envelope   191
Item   19.1
Flusher/Water Truck
Box   2
Envelope   192-194
Item   20.1-20.3
Garbage Truck
Box   2
Envelope   195
Item   21.1
Ice Spray
Box   2
Envelope   196-197
Item   22.1-22.2
Lawn Mowing
Box   2
Envelope   198
Item   23.1
Passenger Car/Street Scene
Box   2
Envelope   199
Item   24.1
Power Shovel
Box   2
Envelope   200-203
Item   25.1-25.4
Road Construction/Repair
Box   2
Envelope   204-208
Item   26.1-26.5
School Bus
Box   2
Envelope   209-210
Item   27.1-27.2
Road Scraper
Box   2
Envelope   211-216
Item   28.1-28.7
Snow Plows/Plowing
Box   2
Envelope   217-218
Item   29.1-29.2
Spraying Weeds and Trees
Box   2
Envelope   219-221
Item   30.1-30.3
Station Wagons
Box   2
Envelope   222-224
Item   31.1-31.3
Snow Removal Equipment
Box   2
Envelope   225-227
Item   32.1-32.3
Trailer
Box   2
Envelope   228
Item   33.1
Trenching
Box   2
Envelope   229-231
Item   33.4-33.6
Trenching (continued)
Box   2
Envelope   232
Item   34.1
Trucks and Drivers
Box   2
Envelope   233-261
Item   35.1-35.29
Home Construction Problems, 1938, undated
Box   2
Envelope   262-265
Item   36.1-36.4
Kindergarten
Box   2
Envelope   266-268
Item   37.1-37.3
Commercial Buildings
Box   2
Envelope   269-281
Item   37.5-37.17
Commercial Buildings (continued)
Box   2
Envelope   282-291
Item   38.1-38.10
Library
Box   2
Envelope   292-297
Item   39.1-39.6
School
Box   2
Envelope   298-326
Item   40.1-40.29
Water Works/Water Tower
Box   2
Envelope   327
Item   41.1
Electric Transformer Sub-Station
Box   2
Envelope   328-330
Item   42.1-42.3
Heating Plant
Box   2
Envelope   331-336
Item   43.2-43.7
Sewage Plant
Box   2
Envelope   337-339
Item   43.16-43.18
Sewage Plant (continued)
Box   2
Envelope   340-351
Item   43.20-43.31
Sewage Plant (continued)
Box   2
Envelope   352-356
Item   44.1-44.5
Sewage Treatment Plant Laboratory
Box   2
Envelope   357-361
Item   45.1-45.5
Garage
Box   2
Envelope   362-363
Item   46.1-46.2
Drug Store
Box   2
Envelope   364-378
Item   47.1-47.15
Gravel Pit
Box   2
Envelope   379-434
Item   48.1-48.56
Roads/Road Repairs/Road Construction
Box   3
Envelope   1-4
Item   49.1-49.4
Street Signs
Box   3
Envelope   5-14
Item   50.1-50.10
Drainage/Drainage Problems
Box   3
Envelope   15-32
Item   51.1-51.18
Dale Creek, Root River
Box   3
Envelope   33-56
Item   51.20-51.43
Dale Creek, Root River (continued)
Box   3
Envelope   57-70
Item   52.1-52.14
Secretary Wallace Visit
Box   3
Envelope   71-81
Item   53.1-53.11
Presentation/Speeches/Speaker
Box   3
Envelope   82-183
Item   54.1-54.102
Civilian Defense Rally
Box   3
Envelope   184-186
Item   55.2-55.4
Tree Pruning
Box   3
Envelope   187
Item   56.1
Demien Lake
Box   3
Envelope   188-189
Item   57.1-57.2
Post Office
Box   3
Envelope   190-199b
Item   58.1-58.11
Administration Building, 1938, 1944, undated
Box   3
Envelope   200-204
Item   59.1-59.5
Garbage
Box   3
Envelope   205-228
Item   60.1-60.24
Construction of Housing and Public Buildings
Unidentified
Box   3
Envelope   229-230
Item   61.1-61.2
Ceremony
Box   3
Envelope   231-236
Item   63.1-63.6
Construction Projects - Details
Box   3
Envelope   237-241
Item   64.1-64.5
Landscapes
Box   3
Envelope   242-244
Item   65.1-65.3
Buildings