Title: Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council: Research Staff Files
Inclusive Dates: 1931-1932, 1960-1975, 2001

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council

Call Number: Series 1788; 1986/068; 1990/217; 2012/013; Audio 1761A

Quantity: 5.6 cubic feet (14 archives boxes); plus additions of 2.5 cubic feet and 8 audio recordings

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:

Summary minutes, reports, copies of correspondence and memoranda, annotated introduced Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) bill drafts, unintroduced LRB bill drafts, WLCS bill drafts, and supplementary material distributed to the Legislative Council and its committees and subcommittees. Best documented are the Advisory Committee on Compulsory Attendance Laws, the Advisory Committee on Revision of Health and Social Service Laws, the Special Committee on the Wisconsin Guaranteed Higher Education Plan, and the Natural Resources and Judiciary Committees.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser01788

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This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 5 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 1788): Original Collection, 1971-1975
• Part 2 (1986/068): Additions, 1971-1974
• Part 3 (1990/217): Additions, 1931-1932, 1962-1971
• Part 4 (2012/013): Additions, 1960-1961
• Part 5 (Audio 1761A): Additions, 2001

• Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council: Committee Minutes (Series 718)
• Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council: Unpublished Committee Reports (Series 714)

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: 1977/096, 1986/068, 1990/217, 2012/013

Series 1788	Part 1 (Series 1788): Original Collection, 1971-1975 Physical Description: 5.6 cubic feet (14 archives boxes)  Scope and Content Note: The majority of the series consists of copies of original documents, although there are handwritten notes and annotations made by Bonnie Reese, executive director of the Council. For the Council meetings, there is an incomplete run of minutes and files on individual meetings. Many of the committee documents pertain to interim study groups rather than to standing committees of the Council. Arrangement of the Materials: Alphabetical by committee name and thereunder chronological.
Box   1 Folder   1	Administrative Rules Procedures, Special Committee on, 1972-1973
Box   1 Folder   2	Agriculture Committee, 1972-1973
Box   1 Folder   3-6	Collective Bargaining Impasses in Public Employment, Special Committee on, 1974-1975
Box   1 Folder   7	Community mental health centers, 1973
Box   1 Folder   8	Consumer Act Subcommittee, 1973
Box   1 Folder   9-10	County Home Rules, Special Committee on, 1972
Box   2 Folder   1	County Home Rules (continued)
Box   2 Folder   2-5	Education Committee, 1972, 1975
Box   2 Folder   6-8	Advisory Committee on Certification and Licensing of School Personnel
Box   3 Folder   1-2	Advisory Committee on Certification and Licensing (continued)
Box   3 Folder   3-6	Advisory Committee on Compulsory Attendance Laws, 1973-1974
Box   4 Folder   1	Advisory Committee on Compulsory Attendance Laws (continued)
Box   4 Folder   2	Subcommittee on Education of the Handicapped, 1972-1973
Box   4 Folder   3	Subcommittee on School Election Laws, 1972-1973
Box   4 Folder   4-7	Employee Protection in Business Closing, Special Committee on, 1974-1975
Box   4 Folder   8	Equal Rights, Special Committee on, 1972
Box   5 Folder   1-3	Equal Rights (continued)
Box   5 Folder   4-6	Filing of Uniform Commercial Code Documents, Special Committee on, 1973-1974
	Health and Social Services
Box   5 Folder   7	Subcommittee on the Children's Code, 1972
Box   6 Folder   1-6	Revision of Health and Social Service Laws, Advisory Committee on, 1972-1973
Box   6 Folder   7-8	Highway Committee, 1972-1975
Box   7 Folder   1	Highway Committee (continued)
Box   7 Folder   2-3	Insurance Laws Revision Committee, 1973
Box   7 Folder   4-5	Interstate Cooperation Commission, 1971-1973
Box   7 Folder   6-9	Judiciary Committee, 1972-1975
	Legislative Council
Box   7 Folder   10	Minutes, 1971-1975
	Meeting files
Box   8 Folder   1	1971 November 29
Box   8 Folder   2	1972 February 18
Box   8 Folder   3	1972 April 13
Box   8 Folder   4	1972 June 5
Box   8 Folder   5	1972 September 20
Box   8 Folder   6-7	1972 December 20
Box   9 Folder   1-2	1973 January 29
Box   9 Folder   3	1973 March 23
Box   9 Folder   4	1973 April 27
Box   9 Folder   5	1974 February 14
Box   9 Folder   6	1974 May 8
Box   9 Folder   7	1974 November 15
Box   9 Folder   8	1975 January 7
Box   9 Folder   9	1975 January 30
Box   9 Folder   10	1975 April 2
Box   10 Folder   1	Special Review Committee, 1971
Box   10 Folder   2-4	Liability of Health Professionals, Special Committee on, 1974
Box   10 Folder   5	Mobile Home Taxes, Special Committee on, 1972-1973
Box   10 Folder   5a	Motor Vehicles Code, Advisory Committee on, 1975
	Natural Resources Committee
Box   10 Folder   6-9	1972-1975
Box   11 Folder   1-2	, 1972-1975 (continued)
Box   11 Folder   3-4	Advisory Committee on Perpetuation of Canada Goose Flock, 1974-1975
Box   11 Folder   5	Subcommittee on Trust Lands, 1974
Box   11 Folder   6-7	Subcommittee on Wetlands, 1974
Box   11 Folder   8-9	Occupational Safety and Health Act, Special Committee on, 1972
Box   11 Folder   10-12	Preserving Agricultural and Conservancy Lands, Special Committee on, 1974-1975
Box   12 Folder   1-4	Preserving Agricultural and Conservancy Lands (continued)
Box   12 Folder   5-7	Private Retirement Plans, Special Committee on, 1972-1973
Box   12 Folder   8	Recreation Industry, Special Committee on, 1974-1975
Box   13 Folder   1-2	Recreation Industry (continued)
Box   13 Folder   3-4	Rights of Natural Fathers, Special Committee on, 1972-1974
Box   13 Folder   5-7	Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, 1973-1974
Box   13 Folder   8-9	Town Government Incorporation, Special Committee on, 1974
Box   13 Folder   10-11	Uniform Commercial Code Amendments, Special Committee on, 1972-1973
Box   14 Folder   1	Wisconsin Child Center, Special Study Committee on, 1974
Box   14 Folder   2-6	Wisconsin Guaranteed Higher Education Plan, Special Committee on, 1974
1986/068	Part 2 (1986/068): Additions, 1971-1974 Physical Description: 1.4 cubic feet (1 records center carton and 1 archives box)  Scope and Content Note: Records including bills, newspaper clippings, reports and minutes of the Merger Implementation Study Committee, 1971-1974, relating to the University of Wisconsin merger.	⇧
Box   1 Folder   1	Amendments introduced and not introduced - adopted and not adopted
Box   1 Folder   2	Winch term paper on merger
Box   1 Folder   3	Report of the Merger Implementation Study Committee, 1973 January 31
Box   1 Folder   4	Merger Implementation Study Committee
Box   1 Folder   5	Reports and statements
Box   1 Folder   6	Bulletins, booklets, et cetera
Box   1 Folder   7	Clippings, 1971
Box   1 Folder   8	Merger and Merger Implementation Study Committee clippings
Box   1 Folder   9	Joint Finance and Education hearings
Box   1 Folder   10	Merger - working draft, proposed language, and proposed draft, 1972
Box   1 Folder   11	Merger - drafts and comparison of State of Wisconsin statutes
Box   1 Folder   12	Amendments to Senate Bill 213
Box   1 Folder   13	Report
Box   2 Folder   1	Correspondence, 1971
Box   2 Folder   2	Senate Bill 2, Special Session
Box   2 Folder   3	Summaries of Senate Bill 213
1990/217	Part 3 (1990/217): Additions, 1931-1932, 1962-1971 Physical Description: 1.0 cubic foot (1 records center carton)  Scope and Content Note: Proceedings of committees and subcommittees, 1962-1971, but also included are minutes of the Special Committee on Northern Wisconsin Problems, 1931-1932.	⇧
2012/013	Part 4 (2012/013): Additions, 1960-1961 Physical Description: 0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)  Scope and Content Note: Research staff files, 1960-1961, related to the Uniform Commercial Code.	⇧
Audio 1761A	Part 5 (Audio 1761A): Additions, 2001 Physical Description: 8 audio recordings	⇧
	Wisconsin Leadership Conference on state-tribal relations
1761A/1-4	2001 February 5
1761A/5-8	2001 February 6