Summary Information
Wisconsin. Governor: Proclamations
1837-1957, 1979-1986
Series 69; 1983/138; 1985/177; 1988/171; 1989/172; 2005/083
3.2 c.f. (4 volumes, 1 folder, and 2 flat boxes); plus additions of 10.9 c.f.
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Official proclamations, 1837-1957, and 1979-1986, issued by the Governor and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State where the state seal was affixed; pertaining to such matters as days of celebration, rewards for capture of criminals, days of special elections, and other matters. This series is a consolidation of proclamations received from the Governor's Office and from the Secretary of State. A group of special proclamations memorializes public officers who died; files here on Matthew Carpenter, Lucius Fairchild, and C.C. Washburn also contain correspondence on their funerals and other matters. Only a few proclamations are present from pre-1866.
English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser00069 ↑ Bookmark this ↑
Arrangement of the Materials
This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 6 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Accession Number: 1958/12/23, 1976/141, 1983/138, 1985/177, 1988/171, 1989/172, 2005/083
Contents List
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Series 69
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Part 1 (Series 69): Original Collection, 1837-19573.2 c.f. (4 volumes, 1 folder, and 2 flat boxes) This file is a combination of overlapping runs of proclamations received from the Governor's office (former Series 66, 68, 69) and the Secretary of State (former Series 328) which were consolidated in 1995 in order to make as complete a run as possible; thereafter duplicate files from the Governor's office were not retained by the Archives. Only a few loose proclamations of the pre-1866 period are included. The majority of these are clerk's copies without the official seal from the Governor's file. Missing proclamations dating from this early period in state history, however, may be found in Series 329, the Executive Record, and Series 135, the Executive Journal. Also included is a file of special proclamations that memorialized Presidents, Wisconsin governors, and other constitutional officers who died during the period 1881-1908. Files on Matthew Carpenter, Lucius Fairchild, and C.C. Washburn contain correspondence on funeral arrangements and the Carpenter file includes correspondence on the purchase of an official portrait.
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Folder
1
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1837-1866, Loose proclamations
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Box
1
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Special proclamations, 1881-1908
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Volume
1
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1866-1925
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Volume
2
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1926-1940
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Volume
3
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1941-1947
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Volume
4
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1947-1953
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Box
2
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1953-1957
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1983/138
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Part 2 (1983/138): Additions, 1979-1980
1.6 c.f. (1 record center carton and 2 archives boxes)
: Proclamations, 1979-1980 issued by Governor Dreyfus specifying days, months, or years in honor of specific groups, causes, and cultures.
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Box
1
Folder
1-5
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1979
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1980
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Box
1
Folder
6-17
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A-J
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Box
2
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K-T
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Box
3
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U-Z
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1985/177
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Part 3 (1985/177): Additions, 1979-1982
3.0 c.f.(3 record center cartons)
: 1979-1982 proclamations.
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Box
1
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Proclamations, 1982 - Office File Copies
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Certificates
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Box
2
Folder
1
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1979
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Box
2
Folder
2
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1980
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Box
2
Folder
3
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1981
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Box
2
Folder
4
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1982
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Box
2
Folder
5-25
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Proclamations, 1981 - Office File Copies
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Miscellaneous materials, 1979-1982
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Box
3
Folder
1
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State Claims Board meeting, September 20, 1982
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Box
3
Folder
2-3
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Speeches
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Box
3
Folder
4
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Governor's speeches/addresses
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Proclamations
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Box
3
Folder
6
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Mailgrams and telegrams
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Box
3
Folder
7
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Inaugural
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Box
3
Folder
8
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State of State
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Box
3
Folder
9
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North
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Box
3
Folder
10
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Budget
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Revenue
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Box
3
Folder
12
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Energy policy
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Box
3
Folder
13
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Veto
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Box
3
Folder
14
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Publications
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Federal file
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Box
3
Folder
15
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1981
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Box
3
Folder
16-17
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1982
Photocopies
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Letters
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1988/171
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Part 4 (1988/171): Additions, 1985-1986
2.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons)
: Proclamations, 1985-1986. Box 1 contains #1-549; Box 2 contains #550-1049.
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1989/172
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Part 5 (1989/172): Additions, 1983-1985
4.0 c.f. (4 record center cartons)
: 1983-1985 proclamations and constituent correspondence regarding proclamations.
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Box
1
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Proclamations, 1983-1984
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Box
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Folder
1-2
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Proclamations, 1979-1982
Photocopies
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Mail counts, 1982-1983
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Proclamations, 1983
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Box
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Folder
2
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Day 1
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Box
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Folder
3
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Day 2
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Box
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Folder
4
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Day 3
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Box
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Folder
5
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Months
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Out-of-town requests
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Box
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Folder
7
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Special requests
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Box
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Folder
8
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Year/anniversary
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Box
2
Folder
9
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Week 2
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Box
2
Folder
10
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Week 3
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Box
2
Folder
11
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Week 4
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Proclamation, certificate and special letter correspondence
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Box
3
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1984 June-December
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Box
4
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1985
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Requests for proclamations, special letters, and certificates
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Box
4
Folder
1
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September
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Box
4
Folder
2
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October
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Box
4
Folder
3
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November
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2005/083
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Part 6 (2005/083): Additions, 1859-1918
0.3 c.f. (3 oversize folders)
: Unofficial, printed proclamations, 1859-1918, issued by the Governor of Wisconsin, primarily concerning Thanksgiving Day declarations. Two colored proclamations issued by Governor Philipp during World War I concern “Registration Day” and “Duty Day.” Two others, 1899-1900, bear both the governor's signature and the embossed seal and ribbon; they are also specially foldered and suitable for display. Some proclamations bear only the embossed seal, without ribbon or signature; many are only the printed item. Also included is a poster concerning the “Offenses Against Public Peace” statute printed during World War I, but never used.
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Oversize Folder
1
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Randall-Hoard
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Oversize Folder
2
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Peck/Upham/Scofield
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Oversize Folder
3
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La Follette-Philipp
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