Title: Madison Bus Company Records
Inclusive Dates: 1884-1971

Creator:

• Madison Bus Company

Call Number: Mss 200; M99-035; PH 3423

Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (10 volumes); plus additions of 4.4 c.f. and 35 photographs

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

See the catalog entry for information of possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:

Records of the Madison Bus Company, a private corporation which operated a street railway and, later, bus service in Madison until financial problems led to its purchase by the City of Madison in the 1960s. Includes minutes, reports, scattered correspondence, notices and applications, lists of stock and bond holders, lists of employees, and financial records. Also included is material for the historical novel, Keep 'em Rolling, and photographs of street cars and buses.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00200

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This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 3 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (Mss 200): Original Collection, 1925-1939
• Part 2 (M99-035): Additions, 1910-1971
• Part 3 (PH 3423): Additions, 1884-1960

Acquisition Information

Original Collection presented by William H. Straub, President, Madison Bus Company, Madison, Wisconsin, April 29, 1970; Additions presented by W.H. Straub and Rose Nichols Straub via Kathleen Van Sistine, Middleton, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M70-114, M99-035

Processing Information

Original Collection processed by Dan Harrison and Karen Baumann, April 19, 1972.

Mss 200	Part 1 (Mss 200): Original Collection, 1925-1939 Physical Description: 2.0 c.f. (10 volumes)
	General Records
Volume   1	1925, November - 1926, October
Volume   2	1926, September - 1927, September
Volume   3	1928, January - 1929, October
Volume   4	1929, October - 1931, May
Volume   5	1931, July - 1934, January
Volume   6	1934, January - 1936, July
Volume   7	Journal, 1930, December - 1935, June
Volume   8	Cash Book, 1929, July - 1935, September
	Vouchers
Volume   9	1933, August - 1936, January
Volume   10	1936, February - 1939, December
M99-035	Part 2 (M99-035): Additions, 1910-1971 Physical Description: 4.4 c.f. (4 record center cartons and 1 archives box) and 2 photographs  Scope and Content Note: Additions, mainly 1951-1971, consisting of Keep 'em Rolling, an historical novel about the bus company and its controversial sale to the city of Madison by Mrs. Straub; a selection of company records; transcribed City Council proceedings; clippings used as research material for the book; and two photographs.	⇧
	Keep 'em Rolling
Box   1	Part I- Volume V, Chapter 2
Box   2 Folder   1-6	Volume V, Chapter 3-Volume 6
Box   2 Folder   7-8	Straub chronological notes, 1934-1969
Box   2 Folder   9-10	History of Madison Bus Company
Box   2 Folder   11-16	Transcription of City Council meetings and index
Box   3 Folder   1	“Characters”
Box   3 Folder   2	Mayors and city politics
Box   3 Folder   3-11	Newspaper clippings
	Company documents
Box   3 Folder   12-24	1910, 1916-1951
Box   4	1952-1966
Box   5	1970
PH Box   18	Photographs, one of William Straub and one of a transportation convention, 1946
PH 3423	Part 3 (PH 3423): Additions, 1884-1960 Physical Description: 33 photographs (1 folder)  Scope and Content Note: Record photographs of streetcars and buses operated in Madison, with related photographs of streets and traffic, maintenance, and power plant buildings, 1884-1960.	⇧