Title: Wisconson. Governor (1947-1951: Rennebohm): Records
Inclusive Dates: 1907-1988

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Governor (1947-1951: Rennebohm)

Call Number: Series 5; Disc 186A; PH 3344; 2004/092

Quantity: 22.4 c.f. (61 archives boxes and 1 card box), 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), 1 disc recording, 231 photographs, and 1 transparency; plus additions of 1.8 c.f.

Repository:

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

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

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Abstract:

Records from the governor’s office consisting of papers, mainly 1944-1950, of Republican governor, businessman, and philanthropist Oscar Rennebohm, primarily documenting his tenure as lieutenant governor, 1945-1947; acting governor following the death of Walter S. Goodland, 1947-1949; and as governor, 1949-1951. Subject files document issues such as deer hunting, the Griffenhagen study for reorganization of state government, rent control, housing for World War II veterans, state printing and governmental efficiency, the new governor’s mansion, the state centennial celebration, employment and the disabled, Native Americans, the Selective Services, and the Wisconsin National Guard. Well documented federal and state governmental agencies with which Rennebohm had contact include the Annuity and Investment Board, the Committee on Educational Improvement, the Committee on the Resettlement of Displaced Persons, the U.S. Housing Expediter, the Grain and Warehouse Commission, and the Veterans Affairs Department.

Language: English

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Former Republican governor, businessman, and philanthropist Oscar Rennebohm was born in the town of Leeds, Columbia County, Wisconsin on May 25, 1889. When he was ten years old, his father sold the family farm and moved to Milwaukee. There young Rennebohm's first employment was as a newsboy, but he still found time for participation in sports at East Division High School. After graduation, he was employed for a year in a Milwaukee drug store in order to pay for his college education. He apparently enjoyed this work, for he enrolled in the pharmacy program at the University of Wisconsin. Rennebohm worked his way through school and graduated in 1911. His first professional employment was in the Madison pharmacy of Claude Luckey. After a year the bankrupt Badger Pharmacy located on the corner of University and Randall Avenues was offered for sale, and Rennebohm bought it. Exhibiting the dedication to hard work that consistently marked his career, Rennbohm was able to reverse the economic picture for this pharmacy and it rapidly became the most popular and profitable pharmacy in Madison.

In 1917 Rennebohn enlisted in the Navy and served as an ensign until 1920. Upon his return to Madison, Rennebohm's drug business began to grow rapidly. He established new stores in rapid succession, and by 1944 he owned fourteen Madison drug stores.

Despite the demands of his business, Rennbohm had time for many civic involvements. He was active in the American Cancer Society, the Community Chest, the American Red Cross, and the American Legion. In 1947 he was awarded the American Druggist citation for outstanding community service. Professional organizations in which he participated included the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association, the American Pharmaceutical Association, and the National Association of Retail Druggists. He also served as a member for twenty years of the Wisconsin Board of Pharmacy.

It was this membership on the pharmacy board which apparently led Rennebohm to his interest in electoral politics. Although his 1944 announcement that he was a candidate for lieutenant governor surprised Wisconsin political observers, Rennebohm's announcement was in the tradition of businessmen who successfully sought elective office in Wisconsin during the 1940s and 1950s.

Because the incumbent governor in 1944 was the elderly Walter S. Goodland, the competition to serve as lieutenant governor was fierce. Although Rennebohm was not the endorsed candidate of the Republican Party, he was the winner in the primary election and then again in the general election. At the time it was seen as part of his political naivete that Rennebohm believed his 1944 victory made him a likely Republican candidate for the presidency in 1948. In 1946 Rennebohm was reelected lieutenant governor by a large margin.

Goodland died in March, 1947, and Rennebohm was named acting governor. In 1948 he was elected governor in his own right after winning in the Republican primary against Ralph Immell. Rennebohm's administration was primarily characterized by his desire to apply businesslike procedures to government. As a political outsider, Rennebohm's decisions and actions were little affected by the Republican Party leadership. Because of ill health, Rennebohm chose not to run for reelection in 1950.

After his return to private life, Rennebohm devoted himself to his philanthropic interests through the Rennebohm Foundation. He also served as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin from 1952 to 1961, and he was a charter member of the UW Foundation. Rennebohm was largely responsible for the Hill Farms/Hilldale development project undertaken by the University in 1962.

Oscar Rennebohn died on October 15, 1968. He was survived by his wife Mary Fowler Rennebohm and his daughter Carol Rennebohm Dawson.

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 (Series 5, Disc 186A, PH 3344): Original Collection, 1907-1988
• Part 2 (2004/092): Additions, 1947-1950

Acquisition Information

Original Collection presented via the governor's office, 1950-1969, and by Mary Fowler Rennebohm, Madison, Wisconsin, 1969-1982. Accession Number: 1951/04, 1969/170, M69-126, M82-303, 2004/092

Series 5	Part 1 (Series 5, Disc 186A, PH 3344): Original Collection, 1907-1988 Physical Description: 22.4 c.f. (61 archives boxes and 1 card box), 1 reel of microfilm (35mm), 1 disc recording, 231 photographs, and 1 transparency  Scope and Content Note Papers, mainly 1944-1950, of a former Republican governor, businessman, and philanthropist, primarily documenting his tenure as lieutenant governor, 1945-1947, acting governor following the death of Walter S. Goodland, 1947-1949, and governor, 1949-1951. Included are correspondence and memoranda to and from constituents and governmental departments and officials, indexed speeches (one available in recorded form) and support material, press releases, appointment files, files concerning his 1944 and 1948 election campaigns, microfilmed clippings and other biographical information, and a few files of members of his staff. Subject files document a number of issues of concern during the period such as deer hunting, the Griffenhagen study for reorganization of state government, rent control, housing for World War II veterans, state printing and governmental efficiency, the new governor's mansion, and the state centennial celebration. Well documented federal and state governmental agencies with which Rennebohm had contact include the Annuity and Investment Board, the Committee on Educational Improvement, the Committee on the Resettlement of Displaced Persons, the U.S. Housing Expediter, the Grain and Warehouse Commission, and the Veterans Affairs Department. The Rennebohm gubernatorial papers were among the first documents accessioned by the public records program at the State Historical Society. It is not known when the papers were organized, but it is likely this occurred during the 1950s. In 1969 Governor Warren Knowles discovered some additional files in the vault at the governor's office including speeches, campaign files, invitations, and memorabilia. At the same time, Mrs. Rennebohm turned over to the Historical Society several cartons of clippings and memorabilia. In 1988 these files were integrated into the earlier holdings and the entire collection reappraised in light of current archival practices and holdings elsewhere in the Archives and in the Society Library. The resulting collection documents well Rennebohm's years as acting governor and governor, but contains virtually no information on his private life or his business career. It also seems to confirm his comparative isolation from the regular Republican Party leadership, although there is frequent correspondence with such Republicans as William J. Campbell and John Chapple. In addition, there is relatively little in the papers about specific legislation, certainly nothing like the bill files maintained in the offices of many Wisconsin governors in order to collect information and opinions on all pending bills. Nevertheless, there is good information in the papers on several important issues such as rent control and housing, particularly housing for World War II veterans; the presence of ROTC on the University of Wisconsin campus; and the Griffenhagen study of the organization of state government. There are also files in the collection on several state agencies for which there are no records of the period in existence in the Archives (and presumably no records in existence elsewhere). The series contain correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, speeches, press releases, campaign material, financial reports, photographs, microfilmed biographical clippings, and memorabilia. It is organized as GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, APPOINTMENT FILES, SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, DEPARTMENTAL FILES, CAMPAIGN FILES, SUBJECT FILES, and MISCELLANEOUS FILES. The GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE is divided into two categories: an early numerical file and a later alphabetical file. The numerical system may be a filing system inherited by Rennebohm from his predecessor in early 1947. It continued until the end of that year. Unfortunately, there is no index for the numerical file which includes about 1000 categories, and few letters bear any notation to indicate precisely what these categories were. It is likely that the file fulfilled the function of the later subject and department files. The later portion of the general correspondence includes letters filed alphabetically by correspondent which were not appropriate in any of the other files. There is no separate file for 1949. The APPOINTMENT FILES contain letters and recommendations from and about prospective gubernatorial appointees. Appointments for state agencies, commissions, and boards are arranged alphabetically by agency name; county and local appointments are arranged alphabetically by county. SPEECHES AND WRITINGS consist of a numerical file (#100-#360) of Rennebohm gubernatorial speeches. Reading copies (some with handwritten annotations) are included, together with a few drafts and printed versions. An index file provides access to the numbered speeches by subject, by audience, and by type of speech. The reference files originally contained information collected by Rennebohm and his speech writers on diverse topics which might be useful in preparing remarks. From this, clippings and information of only a secondary nature have been weeded. Included are some unidentified speeches possibly delivered by Rennebohm. More gubernatorial speeches not part of the numerical file may be found under the heading unnumbered speeches, in the campaign files, and in his lieutenant governor's files. The collection also includes a disc recording of his speech for the dedication of the Petenwell Dam in 1947. The DEPARTMENTAL FILES contain only limited amounts of the constituent inquiries found in the papers of many Wisconsin governors which are routinely channeled to state agencies. The remainder is an assortment of correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, and notes sent to the governor for his information or his action. Some of the agencies well documented here include the Annuity and Investment Board, the Grain and Warehouse Commission, and the Veterans Affairs Department. Also included are files on the Council of Defense and the Pardon Board inherited from the Heil Administration. The CAMPAIGN FILES do not appear to be the official files of the Rennebohm campaign organization, although the 1944 files which contain the correspondence of campaign aide M.F. Coolley are quite detailed. The 1948 correspondence consists of letters concerning the election which were received and sent by the governor, not by the campaign organization. There is almost no information on the 1946 reelection campaign. Also of note are the samples of form letters and other campaign literature issued by Rennebohm and the campaign briefing book that he took with him on the road in 1948. The SUBJECT FILES contain correspondence covering a wide variety of topics, ranging from regular administrative files concerning his speaking engagements and official proclamations to files on issues such as deer hunting, rent control, and veterans housing, the new governor's mansion, and the state centennial celebration. The MISCELLANEOUS FILES contain a small file of aide Philip Drotning primarily concerning the state printing program and a larger file of Jenning Murphy which contains significant information on the Committee on Educational Improvement. Also in this category is a small file of Rennebohm's correspondence and speeches as lieutenant governor, a small file of post-gubernatorial correspondence as well as some letters to Mrs. Rennebohm chiefly concerning her charitable interests, official photographs (in the Visual and Sound Archives), microfilmed biographical clippings, and memorabilia. Arrangement of the Materials: In seven subseries, generally by type of record.
	Series: General Correspondence
	Subseries: Numerical file, 1947, February-October
Box   1	0010R-0060R
Box   2	0061R-0203R
Box   3	0204R-0310R
Box   4	0311R-0580R
Box   5	0581R-0811R
	Subseries: Alphabetical file	⇧
	1947, July-1948, December
Box   6	A-B
Box   7	B-D
Box   8	D-G
Box   9	H-K
Box   10	K-L
Box   11	M-N
Box   12	O-R
Box   13	S
Box   14	T-Z
	1950
Box   15	A-C
Box   16	D-H
Box   17	I-M
Box   18	Mc-R
Box   19	S-Z
	Series: Appointment Files	⇧
	State appointments
Box   20	Accounting Board-Chiropractic Board
Box   21	Conservation Commission-Board of Health
Box   22	Highway Commission-Planning Board
Box   23	Public Welfare-Supreme Court
Box   24	Supreme Court-Treasurer
Box   25 Folder   1-5	Veterans Affairs-Youth Service Commission
Box   25 Folder   6-9	Circuit court appointments
	Local and county appointments
Box   25 Folder   10-12	Ashland-Chippewa
Box   26	Clark-Milwaukee
Box   27	Oneida-Richland
Box   28 Folder   1-2	Rock-Waushara
Box   28 Folder   3	Miscellaneous appointment correspondence
	Series: Speeches and Writings	⇧
	Subseries: Reference files
Box   28 Folder   4	Agriculture
Box   28 Folder   5	Airports
Box   28 Folder   6	American Legion
Box   28 Folder   7	Budget
Box   28 Folder   8	Capital
Box   28 Folder   9	Conservation
Box   28 Folder   10	Co-ops
Box   28 Folder   11	Education
Box   28 Folder   12	Elections
Box   28 Folder   13	Federal aids
Box   28 Folder   14	Fire prevention conference
Box   28 Folder   15	Fur industry
Box   28 Folder   16	Government
Box   28 Folder   17	Health
Box   28 Folder   18	Highway Commission
Box   28 Folder   19	Holidays
Box   28 Folder   20	Housing
Box   28 Folder   21	Insurance
Box   28 Folder   22	Labor
Box   28 Folder   23	Legislature
Box   29 Folder   1	Medicine
Box   29 Folder   2	Mining
Box   29 Folder   3	Miscellany
Box   29 Folder   4	Motor Vehicles Department
Box   29 Folder   5	National Guard
Box   29 Folder   6	Pension funds
Box   29 Folder   7	Police
Box   29 Folder   8	Public speaking
Box   29 Folder   9	Public Welfare Department
Box   29 Folder   10	Recreation
Box   29 Folder   11	Religion
Box   29 Folder   12	Republican Party
Box   29 Folder   13	Republicans, Young
Box   29 Folder   14	Resort industry
Box   29 Folder   15	Safety
Box   29 Folder   16	St. Lawrence Seaway
Box   29 Folder   17	Taxes
Box   29 Folder   18	Teachers colleges
Box   29 Folder   19	University of Wisconsin
Box   29 Folder   20	Veterans
Box   29 Folder   21	Wisconsin General Hospital
	Subseries: Speeches	⇧
Box   29 Folder   22-25	100-139
Box   30 Folder   1-13	140-269
Box   31 Folder   1-9	270-360
Box   62	Indexes to numbered speeches
Box   31 Folder   10	Unnumbered speeches
Box   31 Folder   11	Unidentified speech notes
Disc 186A	Petenwell power project broadcast, August, 1947
Series 5 Box   32 Folder   1-4	Subseries: Press releases, 1947-1950	⇧
	Series: Departmental Files, 1947-1950	⇧
Box   33 Folder   1	Adjutant General
Box   33 Folder   2-3	Aeronautics Commission
Box   33 Folder   4	Agriculture, Department of
Box   33 Folder   5	Annuity and Investment Board
Box   33 Folder   6	Athletic Commission
Box   33 Folder   7-9	Attorney General
Box   34 Folder   1	Audit, Department of
Box   34 Folder   2-3	Beverage and Cigarette Tax, Division of
Box   34 Folder   4	Budget, Bureau of
Box   34 Folder   5	Building Commission
Box   34 Folder   6-7	Centennial Committee
Box   34 Folder   8	Chiropractic Board
Box   34 Folder   9-10	Civilian Defense
Box   34 Folder   11	Children and Youth, Governor's Conference on
Box   35 Folder   1-2	Conservation Commission
Box   35 Folder   3	Budget
Box   35 Folder   4	Crime Laboratory Board
Box   35 Folder   5	Defense, Council of (Margaret Pollock file), 1942
Box   35 Folder   6	Dental Examiners, Board of
Box   35 Folder   7	Department heads, Meetings of
Box   35 Folder   8	Deposits, Board of
Box   35 Folder   9	Displaced Persons, Committee on the Resettlement of
Box   36 Folder   1	Displaced Persons, Committee on the Resettlement of (continued)
Box   36 Folder   2	Door County sheriff, Removal of
Box   36 Folder   3	Education, Interim Committee on
Box   36 Folder   4	Educational System, Commission on Improvement of the
Box   36 Folder   5	Electoral College
Box   36 Folder   6	Emergency Board
Box   36 Folder   7	Engineers (U.S. Army)
Box   36 Folder   8	Fair
Box   36 Folder   9	Fire Prevention, Governor's Conference on
Box   37 Folder   1	Fuel
Box   37 Folder   2	Grain and Warehouse Commission
Box   37 Folder   3	Grand Army Home for Veterans
Box   37 Folder   4	Highway Commission
Box   37 Folder   5-6	Housing Expediter
Box   38 Folder   1	Human Rights, Governor's Commission on
Box   38 Folder   2	Industrial Commission
Box   38 Folder   3	Insurance Department
Box   39 Folder   1-2	Legislative Council
Box   39 Folder   3	Library Commission
Box   39 Folder   4	Medical Examiners, Board of
Box   39 Folder   5	Motor Vehicles, Department of
Box   39 Folder   6	National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Box   39 Folder   7	Pardon Board (Margaret Pollock file), 1939-1942
Box   39 Folder   8	Personnel Bureau
Box   40 Folder   1	Planning Board
Box   40 Folder   2	Public Service Commission
Box   40 Folder   3	Public Welfare, Department of
Box   40 Folder   4	Appropriations and disbursements
Box   40 Folder   5-6	Budgets
Box   40 Folder   7	Savings and Loan Associations Department
Box   40 Folder   8	State Universities
Box   40 Folder   9	Treasurer
Box   41 Folder   1	University of Wisconsin
Box   41 Folder   2-6	Veterans Affairs Department
Box   41 Folder   7	Veterans Housing Authority
Box   42 Folder   1	Veterans Housing Authority (continued)
Box   42 Folder   2	Waukesha Industrial School
Box   42 Folder   3	Water Pollution Committee
Box   42 Folder   4	Waupun prison
	Series: Campaign Files	⇧
	1944
Box   43 Folder   1	M.F. Coolley correspondence
Box   43 Folder   2	Miscellaneous correspondence
Box   43 Folder   3	Sample letters
Box   43 Folder   4	Speeches
Box   43 Folder   5	Financial records
Box   43 Folder   6	Advertising and campaign literature
Box   43 Folder   7	1946
	1948
Box   43 Folder   8	Nomination petition correspondence
Box   43 Folder   9-10	General correspondence
Box   43 Folder   11	Campaign literature
Box   44 Folder   1	Campaign handbook
Box   44 Folder   2	Immell notes
Box   44 Folder   3	Miscellaneous and undated statistics
	Series: Subject Files	⇧
Box   45 Folder   1	Advertising the state of Wisconsin
Box   45 Folder   2	American Legion
Box   45 Folder   3	Bong, Richard
Box   45 Folder   4	Budget
Box   45 Folder   5	CARE
Box   45 Folder   6	CROP
Box   45 Folder   7	Camps Douglas and McCoy
Box   45 Folder   8	Canoe derby
Box   46 Folder   1-2	Commendations
Box   46 Folder   3	Legislative message
Box   46 Folder   4	Retirement
Box   46 Folder   5-7	Congratulations, 1947-1948
Box   47 Folder   1	Contingent fund audit
Box   47 Folder   2	Crestwood/Glen Oak Hills water problem
Box   47 Folder   3	Deaf budget
Box   47 Folder   4-5	Deer hunting
Box   48 Folder   1-3	Deer hunting (continued)
Box   48 Folder   4	Drought
Box   48 Folder   5	Fair trade bill
Box   48 Folder   6	Farmers' Union
Box   48 Folder   7	Floods
Box   48 Folder   8	Forty-hour week bill
Box   48 Folder   9	Freedom Train
Box   48 Folder   10	French thank-you train
Box   48 Folder   11	German delegation
Box   48 Folder   12	Gifts for Rennebohm
Box   49 Folder   1	Gifts from Rennebohm
Box   49 Folder   2	Goodland
Box   49 Folder   3	Governor's mansions
Box   49 Folder   4	Governors' conferences
Box   49 Folder   5	Greetings (weeded)
Box   49 Folder   6	Griffenhagen study
Box   49 Folder   7	Miscellaneous reports
Box   49 Folder   8	Highway 33
Box   49 Folder   9	Highway safety conferences
Box   50 Folder   1	Horicon Marsh
Box   50 Folder   2	Hudson bridge
Box   50 Folder   3	Inaugurations (Truman and OR)
Box   50 Folder   4	Industrial safety
Box   50 Folder   5	Invitations by Rennebohm
	Invitations to Rennebohm
Box   50 Folder   6-10	1947-1948
Box   51 Folder   1-3	1949-1950
Box   51 Folder   4	Izaac Walton League
Box   51 Folder   5	Labor
Box   51 Folder   6	Legislation
Box   51 Folder   7	Legislation-Federal
Box   51 Folder   8	Milwaukee stadium
Box   51 Folder   9	Mississippi River wardens
Box   51 Folder   10	Mississippi River parkway
Box   51 Folder   11	Northern Great Lakes Area Council
Box   51 Folder   12	Northland College
Box   51 Folder   13	Old age pensions
Box   51 Folder   14	Oneida-Vilas school district
Box   52 Folder   1-3	Personal and family correspondence, 1947-1950
Box   53 Folder   1	Platform
Box   53 Folder   2	Police
Box   53 Folder   3	Potatoes
Box   53 Folder   4	Precinct committeemen
Box   53 Folder   5-9	Proclamations, messages, and greetings
Box   54 Folder   1-2	Proclamations, messages, and greetings (continued)
Box   54 Folder   3	ROTC
Box   54 Folder   4-5	Rent control
Box   55 Folder   1-5	Rent control (continued)
Box   55 Folder   6	Republican Party
Box   55 Folder   7	Requisitions
Box   56 Folder   1	St. Lawrence Seaway
Box   56 Folder   2	Schedules
Box   56 Folder   3	Schools
Box   56 Folder   4	Spring Green bridge
Box   56 Folder   5	Spring Valley flood
Box   56 Folder   6	State Governments, Council of
Box   56 Folder   7	Taxes proposed by Rennebohm
Box   56 Folder   8	Tidewater lands
Box   56 Folder   9	Travel editors, Invitation to
Box   56 Folder   10	USO
Box   56 Folder   11	United Nations Days
Box   56 Folder   12	University of Wisconsin Foundation
Box   56 Folder   13	Veterans housing, Special session
Box   57 Folder   1	Vicksburg memorial
Box   57 Folder   2	Visitors to office (weeded)
Box   57 Folder   3	WLBL
Box   57 Folder   4	Washington, D.C., sesquicentennial
Box   57 Folder   5	Wisconsin Heart Association
	Series: Miscellaneous Files	⇧
	Subseries: Jennings Murphy files
Box   58 Folder   1	Citizens Food Committee
Box   58 Folder   2	Conservation Department
Box   58 Folder   3	Crime Laboratory
Box   58 Folder   4	Educational Improvement, Committee on
Box   58 Folder   5-6	Human Rights, Governor's Commission on
Box   58 Folder   7	Legislative Council
Box   58 Folder   8	Miscellaneous correspondence
Box   58 Folder   9	Public Records, Committee on
Box   58 Folder   10	Reclassification
Box   58 Folder   11	Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on
Box   58 Folder   12	Youth Service Commission
	Subseries: Philip Drotning files	⇧
Box   59 Folder   1	General correspondence
Box   59 Folder   2	Building program
Box   59 Folder   3	Health, Board of
Box   59 Folder   4	Printing
Box   59 Folder   5	Public relations
Box   59 Folder   6	Reference requests
Box   59 Folder   7	University
	Subseries: Lieutenant governor's files	⇧
Box   60 Folder   1	American Legion drive, 1944-1945
Box   60 Folder   2	Correspondence, 1944-1945
Box   60 Folder   3	Speeches and notes
	Subseries: Biographical miscellany	⇧
PH 3344	Photographs Note: See also Visual and Sound Archives Portrait File
Series 5 Reel   1	Scrapbooks (filmed without counter)
	I, 1929-1952
	II, 1944-1947
	Loose clippings, 1930-1980
Box   61 Folder   1	Post-gubernatorial correspondence, 1951-1968
Box   61 Folder   2	Funeral and memorials
Box   61 Folder   3	Mrs. Rennebohm
Box   61 Folder   4	Memorabilia and miscellaneous biographical material (including culled letterheads)
2004/092	Part 2 (2004/092): Additions, 1947-1950 Physical Description: 1.8 c.f. (1 record center carton and 2 archives boxes)  Scope and Content Note: Miscellaneous correspondence and memoranda pertaining to the administration of Governor Rennebohm found when the papers of Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., were prepared for microfilming in 2004. Most of the files contain only a few items, but there are files of greater interest concerning the Committee for the Employment of the Physically Handicapped, Native Americans, Selective Service, and the Wisconsin National Guard.	⇧
Box   1 Folder   1	Alcoholism, Report on state programs, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Army, Department of, 1948-1949
Box   1 Folder   3	Athletic Commission,
Box   1 Folder   4	Boundary compact, 1948
Box   1 Folder   5	Children, Governor's Conference, 1949
Box   1 Folder   6	Credit Unions Review Board, 1948
Box   1 Folder   7	Displaced Persons Commission, 1950
Box   1 Folder   8	Education, Rehabilitation of disabled adults, 1949
Box   1 Folder   9	Education
Box   1 Folder   10	Educational Advisory Committee, 1947
Box   1 Folder   11	Engineering Bureau
Box   1 Folder   12	Executive Department, General correspondence, 1949
Box   1 Folder   13	Federal Power Commission, 1947
Box   1 Folder   14	Fire Marshall, 1947-1948
Box   1 Folder   15	Foreign agencies and consulates, 1949-1950
Box   1 Folder   16	Health, Board of, Preventable deaths, 1947
Box   1 Folder   17	Higher Education, City of Milwaukee, 1949
Box   1 Folder   18	Highway Commission
Box   1 Folder   19	Highways and bridges (Blackhawk Bridge), 1949
Box   1 Folder   20-22	Housing and rent control, 1949
Box   1 Folder   23	Human Rights, Governor's Commission on
Box   1 Folder   24-25	Indian affairs, 1948-1950
Box   1 Folder   26	Interstate Cooperation, Northern Great Lakes ANEA Council, 1947-1950
Box   1 Folder   27	Industrial Commission, 1950
Box   3 Folder   20	Juvenile delinquency, 1948-1949
Box   1 Folder   28	Kettle Moraine Dam, 1945-1947
Box   3 Folder   21	Labor Relations Advisory Committee, 1948-1950
Box   3 Folder   22	Land purchases and sales
	Law enforcement
	Gambling
Box   1 Folder   29	Kenosha County
Box   1 Folder   30	Racine County
Box   1 Folder   31	Vandalism
Box   1 Folder   32	Legislative Council, 1950
Box   1 Folder   33	Legislative Reference Bureau
Box   1 Folder   34	Liberty Bell replica, 1950
Box   1 Folder   35	Medical Examiners, Board of, 1948-1950
Box   1 Folder   36	Migratory workers, 1950
Box   1 Folder   37	Mental Health, Wisconsin Society for, 1949-1950
Box   1 Folder   38-39	Military Affairs, National Guard, 1947-1948
Box   1 Folder   40	Mother of the Year, 1950
	Motor Vehicle, Department of
Box   1 Folder   41	General, 1950
Box   1 Folder   42	Marcus controversy, 1949-1950
Box   1 Folder   43	National Safety Council, 1949
Box   1 Folder   44-45	Personnel Bureau, 1949-1950
Box   1 Folder   46	Portage Levee, 1949
Box   1 Folder   47	Portraits
Box   1 Folder   48	Proclamations
Box   1 Folder   49	Public Service Commission, 1949
Box   1 Folder   50	Purchases, Bureau of
Box   1 Folder   51	Radio and television courses, 1949-1950
Box   1 Folder   52	Red Cross, 1949-1950
Box   1 Folder   53	St. Lawrence Seaway, 1948-1950
Box   1 Folder   54	Savings and Loan, Department of, 1947
Box   1 Folder   55	Secretary of State, 1948-1949
	Selective Service
Box   1 Folder   56	General, 1950
Box   2 Folder   1	Report of Lt. Col. Courtney, 1947-1949
Box   2 Folder   2	Special sessions, 1949-1950
Box   2 Folder   3	State Building Commission, 1949-1950
Box   2 Folder   4	State buildings, 1944-1949
Box   2 Folder   5	State colleges
Box   2 Folder   6	State Employees Retirement Fund, 1949-1950
Box   2 Folder   7	State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1948-1949
Box   2 Folder   8	State office building, 1948-1949
Box   2 Folder   9	State Planning Board, 1947-1950
Box   2 Folder   10	State salaries
Box   2 Folder   11	State treasurer, 1950
Box   2 Folder   12	Tax Appeals, Board of, 1949
Box   2 Folder   13	Taxation, Department of, 1947-1950
Box   2 Folder   14	Taxes, Federal tax on cigarettes
Box   3 Folder   1	U.S. savings bonds, 1948-1950
Box   3 Folder   2	USS Wisconsin Silver Service, 1948-1950
	University of Wisconsin
Box   3 Folder   3	Board of Visitors, 1949-1950
Box   3 Folder   4	Home Economics building, 1949
Box   3 Folder   5	Unusual letters
	Veterans
Box   3 Folder   6	Advisory committees, 1947
Box   3 Folder   7	Education, 1949-1950
Box   3 Folder   8	Memorial Hospital, 1947-1949
Box   3 Folder   9	Waukesha School for Boys, 1949
	Welfare
Box   3 Folder   10	Department of, 1947-1950
Box   3 Folder   11-13	Committee for the Employment of the Physically Handicapped, 1947-1950
Box   3 Folder   14	Wisconsin clubs, 1947-1950
Box   3 Folder   15	Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Box   3 Folder   16	Young America medals
Box   3 Folder   17	Young Republicans of Milwaukee County, 1949
Box   3 Folder   18	Youth Service Commission, 1949
Box   3 Folder   19	Zerk collection, 1950