Summary Information
John J. Maurer Papers
1975-1984
Parkside Mss 74
3.4 c.f. (3 record center boxes and 1 archives box)
UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Papers, mainly 1981-1984, of a former Democratic legislator (Senate, 1975-1984) from Kenosha, Wisconsin. Included are bill files, correspondence, press releases, speeches, and subject files.
English
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Biography/History
John J. Maurer, a Kenosha, Wisconsin native, served in the Wisconsin State Senate (Democrat) from 1975 until 1984. Born on July 11, 1922, Maurer attended Kenosha High School and, later, Marquette University. Prior to his victory in the special election of April 1975, Maurer had a career in commercial aviation, and had served in a variety of public capacities: Pleasant Prairie town supervisor (1961-1963), Pleasant Prairie town chairperson (1969-1975), and board member of the Kenosha County Democratic Party. He also was involved in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (Maurer served in the Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945), and was chairperson of the Air Line Pilots Association.
In the Senate, Maurer served on the committees on Commerce, Natural Resources, and Urban Affairs during his first term. In 1977 he became chairman of the Urban Affairs Committee, and served on the Governor's Commission on the Problems of Deaf People. Also in 1977, Maurer began serving on the Joint Committee on Finance, later becoming its vice-chair. Beginning in 1981 Maurer joined the Committee on Transportation as well as the Committee on Aging, Business, and Financial Institutions. Throughout his legislative career, Maurer was active on several additional advisory and Legislative Council committees.
Maurer declined to run for re-election in 1984. He later became Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the State of Wisconsin.
Scope and Content Note
The John J. Maurer papers cover his service in the Wisconsin State Senate (1975-1984), with heaviest coverage of the later years of his time as state senator. The material is divided into BILL FILES, CORRESPONDENCE, PRESS RELEASES, SPEECHES, and SUBJECT FILES.
The BILL FILES document the final session (1983-1984) of Maurer's tenure as state senator, and are arranged by bill number. The CORRESPONDENCE in the collection includes general constituent responses; form letters; hotline messages; letters to lobbyists, other legislators, and students; correspondence with the media; and messages redirected to and from the Wisconsin delegation to the United States Congress in Washington, DC. PRESS RELEASES, not a complete set but again, concentrated on the latter years of Maurer's tenure, are arranged chronologically, as are various speeches and speech material. The SUBJECT FILES are arranged alphabetically, and include, among others, legislative committee issues, Kenosha governmental concerns, and Wisconsin state government agencies.
Administrative/Restriction Information
No copyright information is available.
Presented by John J. Maurer, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1985. Accession Number: M85-140.
Processed by Andrew Murphy and Ann Hokanson, 1991.
Contents List
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Series: Bill Files, 1983-1984
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Box
1
Folder
1-68
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Assembly Bills
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Box
1
Folder
69-72
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Assembly Joint Resolutions
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Box
1
Folder
73-131
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Senate Bills
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Box
1
Folder
132
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Senate Resolution 14
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Box
1
Folder
133-135
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Senate Joint Resolutions
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Box
1
Folder
136
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Special Session Senate Bill 5
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Series: Correspondence
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Budget issues, 1983
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Box
2
Folder
2-10
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Constituents, 1981-1984
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Box
2
Folder
11-12
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Form letters, 1981-1984
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Box
2
Folder
13
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Home office, 1981
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Box
2
Folder
14-15
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Hotline messages, 1980-1984
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Box
2
Folder
16
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Legislators, 1981-1984
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Box
2
Folder
17
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Lobbyists, 1983-1984
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Box
2
Folder
18
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Newspaper, radio, television, 1981-1984
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Box
2
Folder
19
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Students, 1981-1984
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Box
2
Folder
20-21
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Washington, DC, 1981-1984
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Box
2
Folder
22
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Miscellaneous 1981-1982 session bills
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Box
2
Folder
23-26
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Series: Press Releases, 1981-1984
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Box
2
Folder
27-29
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Series: Speeches, 1977-1984
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Series: Subject Files
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Box
2
Folder
30
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ABLE (Abolish Barriers for Lifetime Efficiency), 1981
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Box
2
Folder
31
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AFL-CIO, 1981-1984
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Box
2
Folder
32
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Alliance of Cities, 1983
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Box
2
Folder
33
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Appointments, 1983-1984
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Box
2
Folder
34
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Burlington, 1983-1984
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Box
2
Folder
35
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Chiwaukee Prairie, 1983-1984
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Box
2
Folder
36
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Circuit Court, 1983
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Box
2
Folder
37
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Cooperative Education Service Agency, 1981-1984
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Box
2
Folder
38
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Correctional facilities, 1983-1984
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Box
2
Folder
39
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Credit unions, 1983-1984
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Box
2
Folder
40
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Democratic Caucus, 1981-1984
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Box
2
Folder
41
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Door-to-door contact cards, 1983-1984
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Box
2
Folder
42
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Drinking age, 1981-1982
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Box
2
Folder
43
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Forward Wisconsin, 1984
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Box
2
Folder
44
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Hearing impaired, 1983-1984
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Box
2
Folder
45
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Higher Education Aids Board, 1983-1984
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Box
2
Folder
46
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Highway 50, 1978-1984
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Box
2
Folder
47-51
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Joint Committee on Employment Relations, 1983-1985
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Joint Finance Committee meeting, October 1980
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Kenosha (city)
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Box
3
Folder
2-3
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1980-1984
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Box
3
Folder
4
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Kenosha Department of Development, 1983
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Kenosha Department of Social Services, 1983-1984
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Box
3
Folder
6-9
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Kenosha County, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
10
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Kenosha County Comparative Board, 1981-1983
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Kenosha County Executive, 1983
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Box
3
Folder
12
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Kenosha courts, 1981-1982
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Box
3
Folder
13
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Kenosha Education Association, 1984
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Box
3
Folder
14
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Kenosha hospitals, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
15
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Kenosha Manufacturers and Employers Association, 1983-1984
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Box
3
Folder
16
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Kenosha Marina, 1982-1983
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Box
3
Folder
17
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Kenosha Unified School District, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
18
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Letters of recommendation, 1981-1982
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Box
3
Folder
19
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Lieutenant governor, 1983-1984
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Box
3
Folder
20
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Newsletters and questionnaires, 1981-1983
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Box
3
Folder
21-23
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Nursing home reimbursement, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
24
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Pensions, 1983-1984
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Box
3
Folder
25
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Personnel Commission, 1983
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Box
3
Folder
26
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Pleasant Prairie, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
27
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Public defender, 1983
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Box
3
Folder
28
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Racine County, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
29
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Reapportionment issues, 1983-1984
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Box
3
Folder
30
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Republican caucus, 1984
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Box
3
Folder
31
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Retirement Committee minutes, 1981-1982
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Box
3
Folder
32
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Second Veterans' Home, Ad Hoc Committee, 1980-1981
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Box
3
Folder
33
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Small Business Administration, 1984
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Box
3
Folder
34
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Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, 1981
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Box
3
Folder
35
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Town governments, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
36
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Unemployment Compensation Legislative Advisory Committee, 1983
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Box
3
Folder
37
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United Auto Workers, 1980; 1983-1984
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Box
3
Folder
38
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Universities and colleges, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
39
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Vehicle Inspection Program, 1984
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Box
3
Folder
40
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Wagner-Molloy, Mary, 1984
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Box
3
Folder
41
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Wahner Report, 1981
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Box
3
Folder
42
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Walworth County, 1981-1984
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Wisconsin
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Box
3
Folder
43-44
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Department of Administration, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
45
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Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
46
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Claims Board, n.d.
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Box
3
Folder
47
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Commissioner of Insurance, 1980-1984
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Box
3
Folder
48
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Conservation Work Projects Board, 1981-1982
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Box
3
Folder
49
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Department of Development, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
50
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Department of Employee Trust Funds, 1983-1984
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Box
3
Folder
51
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Department of Employment Relations, 1983-1984
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Box
3
Folder
52
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Executive Office, 1983-1984
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Box
3
Folder
53-54
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Department of Health and Social Services, 1981-1984
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Box
3
Folder
55
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Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, 1983-1984
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Box
3
Folder
56
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Department of Industry, Labor, and Human Relations, 1980-1984
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Box
4
Folder
1
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Department of Justice, 1981; 1984
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Box
4
Folder
2
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Legislative Council committees, 1984
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Box
4
Folder
3
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Department of Natural Resources, 1981-1984
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Department of Public Instruction, 1981-1984
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Box
4
Folder
5
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Public Service Commission, 1981-1984
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Box
4
Folder
6
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Department of Regulation and Licensing, 1981-1983
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Box
4
Folder
7
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Department of Revenue, 1981-1984
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Box
4
Folder
8-11
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Department of Transportation, 1981-1984
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Box
4
Folder
12
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Department of Veterans' Affairs, 1983-1984
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Box
4
Folder
13
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Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education, 1983-1984
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Box
4
Folder
14
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Wisconsin Conservation Corps, 1984
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Box
4
Folder
15
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Wisconsin Women's Council, 1983
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