Title: Connections Records
Inclusive Dates: 1967-1969

Creator:

• Connections

Call Number: Mss 314; M2004-119

Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box); plus additions of 318 photographs and 504 negatives

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

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

Abstract:

Records of Connections, a biweekly Madison, Wisconsin, underground newspaper that was published from March 1957 to May 1968. The materials, including correspondence, administrative papers, articles, newspaper clippings, and photographs, document the final years of the newspaper and its coverage of current events, including the protest movement against the Vietnam War.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00314

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Connections, an underground newspaper with a circulation of approximately 6,000, was published bi-weekly in Madison, Wisconsin beginning on March 1, 1957. Its founders and editors were Robert S. Gabriner and Stuart Ewen. The newspaper was a member of the Underground Press Syndicate (UPS). It featured articles reprinted from other UPS newspapers as well as original contributions from the staff and the Madison community. The last issue appeared on May 6, 1968.

The collection consists of general correspondence, correspondence with the Underground Press Syndicate, administrative papers, articles and drawings, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous materials. The material is arranged chronologically within each section. If dates could not be ascertained for the materials in a section, the original order, imposed by the creator of the papers, has been retained.

The general correspondence includes requests for sample copies and subscriptions to Connections, requests from distributors, letters to the editor, requests for information, and suggestions for articles. The correspondence with the Underground Press Syndicate includes releases from UPS, letters from other UPS members, and reprinting agreements.

The administrative papers consist of staff memos, a proposed budget (September 1, 1967), proposed administrative reform, and a list of sample copies sent.

The collection also includes various articles and drawings submitted to Connections, eleven newspaper articles concerning Connections, and miscellaneous items, which consist of an organizer's manual for Beloit, a survey of Dane County jail and detention facilities, and diverse leaflets relating to political and social action.

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 2 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 314): Original Collection, 1967-1968
• Part 2 (M2004-119): Additions, 1967-1969

A complete run of Connections, 1967-1969, is available in the Historical Society Library on microfilm. Additional photographs made for Connections are included in the papers of Michael Fellner, editor of Take Over, a Madison underground newspaper in the 1970s.

Acquisition Information

Presented anonymously, April 16, 1973; Additions separated from the Michael Fellner Papers. Accession Number: M73-088, M2004-119

Processing Information

Original Collection processed by Jane Pearlmutter (archives intern) and Joanne Hohler, August 30, 1974.

Mss 314	Part 1 (Mss 314): Original Collection, 1967-1968 Physical Description: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)
Box   1 Folder   1	Correspondence, general, 1967, February - 1968, September
Box   1 Folder   2	Correspondence with Underground Press Syndicate, 1967, February - 1968, September
Box   1 Folder   3	Administrative papers, 1967
Box   1 Folder   4	Articles and drawings, 1967
Box   1 Folder   5	Newspaper clippings, 1967, March - 1968, January
Box   1 Folder   6	Miscellaneous
M2004-119	Part 2 (M2004-119): Additions, 1967-1969 Physical Description: 318 photographs (in one archives box and 3 oversize folders) and 504 negative strips (in one negative box)  Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1967-1969, consisting of photographs and negatives for Connections documenting protests against the Vietnam War and other demonstrations, Teatro Campesino and other art movements in Madison, and activities and special events in which University of Wisconsin (UW) students participated. The photos are arranged alphabetically by subject heading and the negatives are ordered according to there original number or, if no number was available, by subject heading. There is some overlap between the prints and the negatives in this collection.	⇧
	Photographs
Box   1 Folder   1-4	Issues 1, 3-5
Box   1 Folder   5	Anti-Vietnam Protest Physical Description: Photocopies
Box   1 Folder   6	Harrington, Fred Harvey and Edwin Young
Box   1 Folder   7	“MacBird”, 1967
Box   1 Folder   8	UW-Madison Campus and San Francisco
Box   1 Folder   9	Miscellaneous unidentified
Box   1 Folder   10	Riot - Police and National Guard
Box   1 Folder   11	Roller Derby Collage Materials
Box   1 Folder   12	September, 1963
Box   1 Folder   13	Talcott College
Box   1 Folder   14	Teatro Campesino
Box   1 Folder   15	University YMCA Snack Bar
Box   1 Folder   16	Volume II Number 2
Box   1 Folder   17	Volume II Number 4 - Staff photo
Box   1 Folder   18	Volume II Number 6
Oversize Folder   1	Connections Prints
Oversize Folder   2	Connections Photospread and Cover Layout
Oversize Folder   3	Connections Cover Layout
	Negatives
Box   2	Numbered negative strips