Title: Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Caucus Records
Inclusive Dates: 1971-1994

Creator:

• Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Caucus

Call Number: Mss 855

Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (2 record center cartons and 1 archives box)

Repository:

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

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:

Records of the Democratic Party organization in the Wisconsin Assembly documenting the views of the party on various legislative measures. The processed portion of the collection consists of biennial summaries of legislative accomplishments, 1971-1980; memoranda (“The Vest Meets the Press”), 1979-1982, about the press conferences of Republican Governor Lee S. Dreyfus; and speeches, press releases, draft letters, news columns prepared by the caucus for individual assemblymen during the 1987-1988 legislative session, as well as some background research materials. Approximately 120,000 photographs taken by the caucus photographer, 1985-1994, documenting Democratic assemblymen on the floor, in committee, meeting with visitors, at bill signing ceremonies of Governor Tommy Thompson, and at various events in and around the Capitol are unprocessed.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00855

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In the Wisconsin State Legislature, Democratic and Republican Party organization is maintained through the party caucus. State funds are allocated to both a majority and a minority caucus in both houses. Caucuses are first mentioned in the Wisconsin Blue Book in 1962. A caucus is organized largely for the purpose of determining and putting into effect a unified party position regarding legislation. Although the caucus of each party nominates a slate of candidates for legislative offices, the positions are usually held by the nominees of the majority party.

Acquisition Information

The portion of these records received in 1985 were originally processed as public records Series 2114 and were transferred to manuscripts in 1995. Accession Number: 1985/150, M95-160

Processing Information

Processed by Carolyn Mattern, 1995.

	Series: Subject Files
Box   1 Folder   1-4	AB 850
Box   1 Folder   6	Agencies, State
Box   1 Folder   7	Agriculture
Box   1 Folder   8	Alcohol
Box   1 Folder   5	Alcohol and drug abuse
Box   1 Folder   9	Appointments, Legislative
Box   1 Folder   10	Arts Board
Box   1 Folder   11	Barry Commission, 9/18/87
	Budget
Box   1 Folder   12	General, 1987-1988
Box   1 Folder   13	Press releases, Newspaper columns, 1986-1987
Box   1 Folder   14	Proposal-Governor Thompson, 1988-1989
Box   1 Folder   15	Pre-Introduction
Box   1 Folder   16	Republican
Box   1 Folder   17	Summary, 7/10/87
Box   1 Folder   18	Business legislation
Box   1 Folder   19	Candidates for November election
Box   1 Folder   20	COP/CIP
Box   1 Folder   21	Child care
Box   1 Folder   23	Chemicals
Box   1 Folder   30	Child custody and support
Box   1 Folder   24	Civil and human rights
Box   1 Folder   25	Contracts-County/Local
Box   1 Folder   26	Consumer protection
Box   1 Folder   27	Corrections/Prisons
Box   1 Folder   28	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   31	DILHR
Box   1 Folder   32	DNR
Box   1 Folder   35	Disabled, Developmentally
Box   2 Folder   52	Domestic violence
Box   2 Folder   37	Drunk driving
Box   2 Folder   34	Economic development and strategies
	Education
Box   2 Folder   38	General
Box   2 Folder   39	Academic information/General information
Box   2 Folder   40	Special
Box   2 Folder   41	Vocational
Box   2 Folder   42	Higher-UW budget
Box   2 Folder   43	Elderly
Box   2 Folder   44	Elections
Box   2 Folder   45	Energy
Box   2 Folder   47	Environment
Box   2 Folder   48	Family-General
Box   2 Folder   49	Family Planning
Box   2 Folder   50	Farmland preservation
Box   2 Folder   52	Floor period summary, 1988
Box   2 Folder   53	Forests
Box   2 Folder   54	Forward: A History of Wisconsin Credit Union
Box   2 Folder   55	Gambling-General
	Government
Box   2 Folder   56	Federal
Box   2 Folder   57	County
Box   2 Folder   58	Local
Box   2 Folder   59	State
Box   2 Folder   1	Governor's action on enrolled bills
Box   2 Folder   2	Governor's budget
Box   2 Folder   3	Governor's tax proposal-Original, 4/14/87
Box   2 Folder   4	Handicapped, Physically
Box   1 Folder   22	Health care
Box   1 Folder   29	Health costs
Box   2 Folder   6	Health and social services
Box   2 Folder   31	Highway safety
Box   2 Folder   7	Highways
Box   1 Folder   51	Joint Finance Committee
Box   2 Folder   10	Hunting and fishing
Box   2 Folder   11	Insurance-General
Box   2 Folder   12-13	Justice
Box   2 Folder   14	Juveniles
Box   2 Folder   15	Labor
Box   2 Folder   16	Landfills
Box   1 Folder   46	Law enforcement
Box   2 Folder   17	Lawyers
Box   2 Folder   18	Leadership
	Legislature
Box   2 Folder   19	General
Box   2 Folder   20	Spring Session, 1987-1988
Box   2 Folder   21	Lobbying
Box   2 Folder   22	Media
Box   2 Folder   23	Mediation/Arbitration Law, 1988
Box   2 Folder   5	Mental health
Box   2 Folder   24	Nelson letter to Governor
Box   2 Folder   25	Newsletters
Box   2 Folder   8	Nursing homes
Box   2 Folder   26	Personnel, Health
Box   2 Folder   27	Position papers, 8/25/88
Box   2 Folder   28	Pornography/Obscenity
Box   1 Folder   33	Public defender
Box   2 Folder   29	Public employees
Box   2 Folder   30	Retirement of public employees
Box   2 Folder   32	Schools
Box   2 Folder   33	School bus issues
Box   2 Folder   34	Senate
Box   2 Folder   35	Sentencing
Box   1 Folder   36	Sewage disposal
Box   2 Folder   36	Special sessions
Box   2 Folder   37	Smoking
Box   2 Folder   38	Speeches-Miscellaneous
Box   2 Folder   39	Spending, State
	Taxes
Box   2 Folder   40	Gas
Box   2 Folder   41	General
Box   2 Folder   42	Income
Box   2 Folder   43-44	Property
Box   2 Folder   45	Thompson press conferences
Box   2 Folder   46	Tourism promotion
Box   2 Folder   47	Tourism and recreation
Box   2 Folder   56	Toxic waste
Box   2 Folder   48	Transportation
Box   2 Folder   49	Utilities
Box   2 Folder   50	Veterans and military
Box   1 Folder   9	Veterans homes
Box   2 Folder   51	Vetoes, 1988
Box   2 Folder   53	Voting
Box   2 Folder   54	Voting record, Thompson's-Memo
Box   2 Folder   55	Wisconsin Association of Manufacturers 8 Commerce
Box   2 Folder   57	Welfare
Box   2 Folder   58	Women
	Series: Publications	⇧
Box   3 Folder   1-5	Summaries, 1971-1980
Box   3 Folder   6-7	“The Vest Meets the Press,” 1971-1983