Title: Herbert F. Margulies Research Files on Irvine L. Lenroot
Inclusive Dates: 1955-1999

Creator:

• Margulies, Herbert F.

Call Number: Mss 508; M2002-146

Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes); plus additions of 1.0 c.f.

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:

Research papers of Herbert F. Margulies related to his biography of Irvine L. Lenroot, a Wisconsin legislator, Republican Senator, and Progressive political associate of Robert M. La Follette. The files consist of Margulies' research notes, considerable correspondence with Lenroot's daughter, Katharine Lenroot, and a typescript copy of the unedited version of the biography entitled Progressivism, Patriotism and Politics: The Life and Times of Irvine L. Lenroot. Also included is additional correspondence and writings of Margulies concerning the progressive movement in Wisconsin.

Note:

A duplicate copy of the unedited biography is held by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00508

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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 508): Original Collection, undated
• Part 2 (M2002-146): Additions, 1955-1999

Acquisition Information

Presented by Herbert F. Margulies, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1975. Accession Number: M75-370, M2002-146

Mss 508	Part 1 (Mss 508): Original Collection, undated Physical Description: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)  Scope and Content Note: The Original Collection consists of the typescript biography, “Progressivism, Patriotism and Politics: The Life and Times of Irvine L. Lenroot.”
M2002-146	Part 2 (M2002-146): Additions, 1955-1999 Physical Description: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes)  Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1955-1999, consisting of the research files of Margulies for his biography of Irvine L. Lenroot and including research notes, correspondence with Lenroot's daughter and longtime chief of the U.S. Children's Bureau, Katharine Lenroot, and additional correspondence and writings concerning the Progressive movement in Wisconsin.	⇧
Box   1 Folder   1	Brown bag talk on James R. Mann, 1990
Box   1 Folder   2	Correspondence concerning manuscript donation to Wisconsin Historical Society, 1975-1977
Box   1 Folder   3-4	Correspondence, Margulies-Katharine Lenroot, 1968-1980
Box   1 Folder   5	Drafts of articles, 1992-1996
Box   1 Folder   6	Encyclopedia articles, 1985, 1994-1996
Box   1 Folder   7	John Jacob Esch manuscript, undated
Box   1 Folder   8-10	Journals and diaries of Clara Clough Lenroot (transcribed), 1969-1974
Box   2 Folder   1	Journals and diaries of Clara Clough Lenroot (continued), 1974
Box   2 Folder   2	Katharine Lenroot: brief biography and death notice, 1968, 1982
Box   2 Folder   3	“Lars and Fredrika Lenroot,” sketch by Katharine Lenroot, undated
Box   2 Folder   4	“The League of Nations in the Senate,” undated
Box   2 Folder   5	Lenroot 1948 memoirs, undated Physical Description: Photocopy
Box   2 Folder   6-7	“Louis John Lenroot” sketch by Katharine Lenroot, 1970-1973
Box   2 Folder   8	Miscellaneous pages from Lenroot biography, undated
Box   2 Folder   9	News clippings and documents from Lenroot family, 1972 Physical Description: Photocopies
Box   2 Folder   10	News clippings from Lenroot research, 1915-1928, undated
Box   2 Folder   11	Newspaper columns, 1961-1989
Box   2 Folder   12	Notes and research on Lenroot family, 1971
Box   2 Folder   13	Opinion letters, 1993-1996
Box   3 Folder   1	Published articles, 1955-1999
Box   3 Folder   2	Research notes compiled by Katharine Lenroot, 1969
Box   3 Folder   3	Research notes for Lenroot biography, 1970
Box   3 Folder   4	Reviews and correspondence concerning Lenroot biography, 1977-1981, 1989
Box   3 Folder   5-6	Reviews of books written by Margulies, 1968-1971, 1990-1997
Box   3 Folder   7	Reviews by Margulies for Stimson Center, 1991
Box   3 Folder   8	State Historical Society, Paul Hass-Margulies correspondence, 1995-1999
Box   3 Folder   9	University of Missouri Press, publishing information, 1976-1979
Box   3 Folder   10	Unpublished articles, 1989, 1999, undated