Title: Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce Records
Inclusive Dates: 1912-1986

Creator:

• Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce (Wis.)

Call Number: Stevens Point Mss AU; Stevens Point Micro 11; Stevens Point Micro 26; Micro 690; Micro 1164; PH 3839

Quantity: 12.4 c.f. (7 record center cartons, 14 archives boxes) 5 reels of microfilm (35mm), 24 photographs, and 10 negatives

Repository:

Housed at the Nelis R. Kampenga University Archives & Area Research Center, Learning Resources Center, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; owned by the 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.

UW-Stevens Point Library / Stevens Point Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:

Records of the Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce, a civic organization established in Wausau, Wisconsin, in 1916 to further local economic development. Included are records about activities, internal administration, committees, and two predecessor groups (the Wausau Advancement Association and the Merchants and Manufacturers Association); related organizations; and numerous individual area businesses. Especially well documented are efforts dating from the 1960s through the 1980s relating to general economic development, tourism and promotion of the Rib Mountain recreational area, fire prevention, and community health planning. Included are minutes, correspondence, publications, reports, financial records, clippings, photographs, and reference material.

Language: English

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The Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce dates to the formation of an organization known as the Wausau Advancement Association on March 11, 1912. This organization had a membership open to all citizens interested in the commercial, industrial, and social welfare of Wausau. Its activities included involvement in the movement to start a local building and loan association, area road improvement, acquisition of equitable freight rates, and the extension of street car lines. In 1914 it was responsible for the adoption of the slogan “Work for Wausau” in order to promote local industrial growth. On May 8, 1916 the Advancement Association voted to join another local organization, the Wausau Merchants and Manufacturers Association, the precise origins of which are uncertain. Shortly thereafter the merged group officially adopted the name Wausau Chamber of Commerce. In 1961 interest in the economic growth of a larger area was reflected in a new name, the Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce.

Among the chamber's original objectives were industrial development, community improvement, and maintenance of a favorable business climate. It worked to fulfill these goals by promoting downtown renewal, urging industrial relocation in Wausau, influencing legislative action, expanding local transportation and shipping facilities, and supervising the development of Rib Mountain Recreational Area as the leading tourist attraction in Marathon County. Civic improvement was emphasized and members played an active role in promoting new health and educational institutions. In 1966 efforts to promote fire protection and safety led to the designation of Wausau as the premier city in Wisconsin by the National Fire Protection Association.

From its early days the Chamber maintained a number of subsidiary corporations and councils in order to give more specialized attention to particular objectives. These include the Downtown Business Association, the Manufacturers' Council, Marathon County Civic Corporation, Marathon County Economic Development Council, the Personnel Association, the Retail Council, and the Wausau Area Development Corporation. The Chamber continues as an agency working on behalf of the Wausau area business community.

The collection documents the origins and activities of the Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce from the establishment of the Wausau Advancement Association in 1912 to 1986, although the bulk of the collection dates from the 1960s through the 1980s. In addition to records of the Chamber itself, which comprise the majority of the documentation present, there are also minutes of the two founding organizations, the Wausau Advancement Association and the Merchants and Manufacturers Association.

The records of the Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce document the full range of its activities and interests as well as those of its many committees and a number of organizations which had similar purposes. Like the records of most chambers of commerce, the collection is an extremely valuable tool for research. It contains excellent information not only on the directions and methods of economic and tourism development, but it is also a useful source for examining this from a socioeconomic perspective. The extensive information files on individual Wausau area businesses are a particularly valuable resource for local historians.

The collection includes minutes, correspondence, articles of incorporation and bylaws, goals and objectives, membership lists, clippings and news releases, publications, scrapbooks, photographs, and financial statements. It is arranged in arranged in six series as Records of Predecessor Organizations, internal Administrative Records of the chamber, records of Related and Subsidiary Organizations, chamber Committee Files, Activity Files, and Reference Files.

Part of the collection was filmed in 1978 (Stevens Point Micro 11/Micro 690), after which the original material was returned to the chamber. Material received in 1988 included some of the earlier materials which had been filmed. In some cases it was not possible to determine if specific items had been filmed; this condition explains situations in which both original and filmed copy are present in the collection. It also accounts for the anomalous overlap in time between filmed copy and originals of the Wausau Advancement Association records and the Wausau Chamber of Commerce administrative records. Additional material filmed in 1989 consisted of activity scrapbooks. After filming, this material, which was catalogued as Stevens Point Micro 26/Micro 1164, was returned to the donor.

The records of the PREDECESSOR ORGANIZATIONS include minutes of the Wausau Advancement Association from its founding in 1912 to its 1916 merger with the Wausau Merchants and Manufacturers Association. The minutes of the Merchants and Manufacturers Association do not establish the circumstances of its origin, but they do include the resolution which changed its name to the Wausau Chamber of Commerce in 1916.

The chamber's internal ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS consist mainly of minutes, correspondence, publications, and financial records. Smaller quantities of material include statements of goals and objectives and membership information. There is also an incomplete file of printed annual reports.

In addition to actual meeting proceedings, the microfilmed minutes sometimes include financial reports and membership lists (this is particularly true for the early period), correspondence, bylaws and articles of incorporation, committee and subsidiary council materials, secretary's reports, newspaper clippings, program reports and activity highlights, proposals and policy statements, and lists of officers. Prior to 1943 the minutes of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee are combined; after that date they are filed separately.

The administrative correspondence consists of board of directors and general categories. The general correspondence consists mainly of exchanges with individuals and companies seeking information on business opportunities in the area and commercial development. The board of directors correspondence includes memoranda concerning chamber activities, meetings, and committee plans.

The publication files include runs of newsletters (Activity Highlights, Action Report, and Momentum); “Business Barometer,” which is a compilation of data on employment, sales, real estate transfers, and business prospects; and miscellaneous brochures. Several additional publications of the chamber not included in the papers are catalogued in the Historical Society Library. The chamber's financial records include audit reports and financial statements.

The files on RELATED AND SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS include documentation of groups which had purposes similar to the chamber, but which were administratively separate. The files variously include minutes, by-laws and articles of incorporation, Xeroxed clippings and press releases, financial statements, activities highlights, and membership lists. Particularly active and/or long-standing groups include the Community Health Coordinating Council, the Downtown Business Association, the Manufacturers' Council, the Marathon County Civic Corporation, the Retail Council, and the Wausau Area Development Corporation. The Downtown Business Association files document activities to advance the downtown area. The Manufacturers' Council materials contain information on war production planning and local manpower during World War II, wartime production schedules of Wausau plants, post-war job training, and post-war production. There is also information on the council's management and human relations institutes and Business-Industry-Education days. Materials on the Marathon County Civic Corporation relate to its participation in the development and promotion of the Rib Mountain Recreation Area beginning in the 1930s. Retail Council files contain information on advertising and promotion efforts and other programs of the council to advance commerce in the Wausau area. Materials of the Wausau Area Development Corporation concern its acquisition of real estate for commercial uses and the construction of commercial buildings.

COMMITTEE FILES, which are arranged alphabetically by name, concern groups more clearly part of the chamber. The files contain minutes, correspondence, statements of purpose, clippings, and reports. Files on the Information Division, the Manufacturers and Wholesalers Division, the Retail Division, and several special committees document specialized chamber activity during its early years. Later files focus on the Agri-business Committee, the Beautification Committee, the Convention and Visitors Committee, the Fire Prevention Committee, the Health Facilities Planning Council, the Industrial Development Committee, and the Rib Mountain Committee.

ACTIVITIES FILES include correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial reports, and promotional information on annual meetings; microfilmed activities scrapbooks; photographs; and files on specific activities such as institutes, conferences, and dinners. These files variously include correspondence and memoranda, clippings and news releases, and publicity.

The REFERENCE FILES, which were compiled by chamber members and staff are arranged in two categories, businesses and subjects, both of which are alphabetically arranged. The business files concern local industries, as well as companies seeking to locate in the Wausau area. The files primarily refer to the period from the 1960s through the 1980s, although a few clippings and a microfilmed scrapbook represent the earlier period. The individual business files may contain Xeroxed newspaper clippings, correspondence, deeds, leases, and company reports. The subject files contain similar material concerning subjects, organizations, institutions, and individuals. Records on involvement with the Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce are filed here.

Acquisition Information

Presented by the Chamber of Commerce, Wausau, Wis., 1977-1988. Accession Number: M77-483, M88-288

Processing Information

Portions prepared for microfilming by Mary Diezel, 1978; additions processed and prepared for filming by Loralee J. Bloom, 1989.

	Series: Predecessor Organizations
	Wausau Advancement Association
St. Pt. Micro 11/Micro 690 Reel   1 Frame   5	Articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1912
	Minutes
	1912-1914
Reel   1 Frame   10	Longhand
Stevens Point Mss AU Box   1 Folder   1	Typed
St. Pt. Micro 11/Micro 690 Reel   1 Frame   182	1915-1916
Reel   4 Frame   489	Merchants and Manufacturers Association, Minutes, 1915-1916
	Series: Administrative Records	⇧
Stevens Point Mss AU Box   1 Folder   2	Organizational charts, 1954, 1977, undated
Box   1 Folder   3	Purpose, 1981
Box   1 Folder   4	Goals and objectives, 1949, 1968-1978, undated
	Minutes
St. Pt. Micro 11/Micro 690 Reel   1 Frame   163	General membership, 1916-1918
	Board of Directors
Reel   1 Frame   262	1916-1917
Stevens Point Mss AU Box   1 Folder   5-7	1919-1934
St. Pt. Micro 11/Micro 690	Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Reel   1 Frame   268	1921-1930
Reel   1 Frame   370	1935-1942
	Board of Directors
Reel   2 Frame   1	1943-1954
Reel   3 Frame   1	1955-1962
Reel   4 Frame   1	1963-1966
Stevens Point Mss AU Box   1 Folder   8-24	1967-1985
	Executive Committee
Box   2	1920-1976
Box   3 Folder   1-5	1977-1986
	Correspondence
Box   3 Folder   6	General, 1955-1972
Box   3 Folder   7-9	Board of directors, 1965-1977
	Rosters
Box   3 Folder   10	Officers and board of directors, 1912-1982
Box   4 Folder   1	Committee chairs, 1961-1978
Box   4 Folder   2	Committee personnel, 1936-1971
Box   4 Folder   3-6	Membership lists, 1925-1970
Box   12 Folder   1	Annual reports, 1934-1973
	Publications
Box   12 Folder   2	Activity Highlights, 1965-1968
Box   12 Folder   3	Action Report, 1968-1970
Box   12 Folder   4-5	Momentum, 1967-1974
Box   12 Folder   6	“Business Barometer,” 1943-1968
Box   12 Folder   7	Classified chamber membership directory, 1968-1969
Box   12 Folder   8	“Heartland Host,” 1968
Box   12 Folder   9	Miscellaneous publications, 1939-1973, undated
	Financial records
Box   13 Folder   2-7	Audit reports, 1924-1965
Box   13 Folder   8-10	Financial statements, 1913-1918, 1966-1981
Box   4 Folder   7	Retirement plan annual statements, 1948-1968
Box   4 Folder   8	Insurance policies, 1966-1968
	Series: Related and Subsidiary Organizations	⇧
Box   5 Folder   1	Capital Campaign Coordinating Council, 1974-1980
Box   5 Folder   2	Central Wausau Progress, Inc., 1967-1970
Box   5 Folder   3-4	Community Health Coordinating Council, 1974-1980
Box   5 Folder   5-9	Downtown Businessmen's (later Business) Association, 1966-1982
Box   5 Folder   10	Downtown Development Council, 1981-1982
Box   5 Folder   11	Inter-Club Coordinating Council, 1970-1983
Box   5 Folder   12-18	Manufacturers' Council, 1943-1985
Box   5 Folder   19-20	Marathon County Civic Corporation, 1926-1971
Box   6 Folder   1-3	Marathon County Economic Development Council, 1972-1986
Box   6 Folder   4	Marathon County Medical Society, 1981-1985
Box   6 Folder   5-11	Personnel Club (later Personnel Association), 1965-1986
Box   6 Folder   12	Private Industry Council, 1980-1982
Box   6 Folder   13-19	Retail Council, 1965-1983
Box   6 Folder   20	Shop & Park, Inc., 1976-1982
	Wausau Area Development Corporation
Box   6 Folder   21	1958-1966
Box   7 Folder   1	1967-1978
Box   7 Folder   2	Wausau Area Visitors Council, 1983-1986
Box   7 Folder   3-4	Wausau Endorsement Council, 1948-1960
	Series: Committee Files	⇧
Box   8 Folder   1	Advertising and Publicity Committee, 1965-1966
Box   8 Folder   2-4	Agri-business Committee, 1972-1986
Box   8 Folder   5-8	Air Transportation Committee, 1966-1986
Box   8 Folder   9	Area Planning Committee, 1965-1971
Box   8 Folder   10	Audit Committee, 1973-1985
Box   8 Folder   11-14	Beautification Committee, 1967-1986
Box   8 Folder   15	Building Committee, 1973-1982
Box   8 Folder   16	Business Relations Committee, 1959-1965
Box   8 Folder   17	Business Roundtable, 1982-1986
Box   8 Folder   18	Central Wisconsin. Purchasing Agents Committee, 1965
Box   8 Folder   19	Chamber Quarters Committee, 1960, 1969
Box   8 Folder   20	Civic Affairs Committee, 1941-1957
Box   8 Folder   21	Committee of 19, 1970
Box   8 Folder   22	Committee of 100, 1984-1985
Box   8 Folder   23	Community Facilities Committee, 1967-1970
Box   8 Folder   24	Congressional Action Committee, 1966-1969
Box   8 Folder   25	Conservation of Life and Property Committee, 1967-1969
Box   8 Folder   26	Consumer Business Committee, 1981-1982
Box   8 Folder   27	Convention Center Task Force, 1976-1978
Box   8 Folder   28-33	Convention and Visitors Committee, 1934-1982
Box   8 Folder   34	Crime Prevention Committee, 1979-1982
Box   8 Folder   35	Downtown Renewal Committee, 1964-1967
Box   8 Folder   36	Economic Initiatives Task Force, 1983-1984
Box   8 Folder   37	Education Committee, 1967-1968, 1981-1982
Box   8 Folder   38	Environmental Quality Committee, 1970-1976
Box   8 Folder   39	Fair Share Evaluation Committee, 1968
Box   13 Folder   1	Finance Committee, 1948-1974
Box   8 Folder   40	Fine Arts Committee, 1970-1974
	Fire Prevention Committee
Box   8 Folder   41-43	1926-1968
Box   9 Folder   1-2	1969-1985
Box   9 Folder   3	Goals and Priorities Task Force, 1971
Box   9 Folder   4	Governmental Liaison Committee, 1975-1982
Box   9 Folder   5-6	Health Facilities Planning Council, 1965-1973
Box   9 Folder   7	Highway 51 Task Force, 1981-1982
Box   9 Folder   8	Historic Film Committee, 1979-1980
Box   9 Folder   9-11	Industrial Development Committee, 1930-1970
Box   9 Folder   12	Industrial Transportation Committee, 1971-1985
St. Pt. Micro 11/Micro 690 Reel   4 Frame   520	Information Division, 1916-1917
Stevens Point Mss AU Box   9 Folder   13	Institutional Advertising Committee, 1965-1970
Box   9 Folder   14	Insurance Advisory Committee, 1 957-1966
Box   9 Folder   15	Inter-agency Committee, 1966-1972
Box   9 Folder   16	June Dairy Month Committee, 1965-1969
Box   9 Folder   17	Legislative Action Committee, 1983-1986
Box   9 Folder   18	Legislative Affairs Committee, 1970
Box   9 Folder   19	Local Issues Committee, 1983-1986
Box   9 Folder   20	Local Legislative Affairs Committee, 1969-1970
Box   9 Folder   21	Manpower Development Committee, 1973
St. Pt. Micro 11/Micro 690 Reel   4 Frame   542	Manufacturers and Wholesalers Division, 1921
Stevens Point Mss AU Box   9 Folder   22	Membership Committee, 1964-1986
Box   9 Folder   23	Metro Affairs Committee, 1956-1970
Box   9 Folder   24	National Affairs Committee, 1965
Box   9 Folder   25	National Legislative Committee, 1979-1981
Box   9 Folder   26	Nominating Committee, 1966-1968
Box   9 Folder   27	Parking and Traffic Committee, 1967-1971
Box   9 Folder   28	Personnel Administration Committee, 1976-1979
Box   9 Folder   29	Postal Customers Council, 1980-1981
Box   9 Folder   30	Program of Work, Ladies group, 1969-1970
Box   9 Folder   31	Public Funding Impact Task Force, 1981-1982
Box   9 Folder   32	Public Information Committee, 1970-1974
Box   9 Folder   33	Public Relations/Advertising Committee, 1966-1978
Box   9 Folder   34	Recreation Task Force, 1968-1972
St. Pt. Micro 11/Micro 690 Reel   4 Frame   545	Retail Division, 1921-1927
Stevens Point Mss AU Box   9 Folder   35-40	Rib Mountain Committee, 1931-1969
Box   9 Folder   41	Riverbank Improvement Committee, 1940-1956
	Rural Affairs Committee
Box   9 Folder   42	1967-1969
Box   10 Folder   1	1970
Box   10 Folder   2	Rural Relations Committee, 1931, 1966
Box   10 Folder   3	Safety Committee, 1970
Box   10 Folder   4	Small Business Council, 1978-1986
St. Pt. Micro 11/Micro 690 Reel   4 Frame   564	Special committees, 1922-1925
Stevens Point Mss AU Box   10 Folder   5	Special Events Study Committee, 1970-1971
Box   10 Folder   6-8	State Legislative Committee, 1958-1982
Box   10 Folder   9	Traffic and Safety Committee, 1965-1970
Box   10 Folder   10	Transit System Study Committee, 1967-1970
Box   10 Folder   11	Transportation Committee, 1942-1971
Box   10 Folder   12	Trolley Task Force, 1985
Box   10 Folder   13	Voluntary Action Center Committee, 1983
Box   10 Folder   14	Wholesale and Distribution Committee, 1968-1970
Box   10 Folder   15	Winter Frolic Committee, 1979-1986
Box   10 Folder   16	Wonderful Wisconsin Week, 1970-1971
Box   10 Folder   17	Zoning Committee, 1966-1969
	Series: Activities Files	⇧
Stevens Point Micro 26/Micro 1164 Reel   1 Frame   1	Activities scrapbooks, 1933-1942
PH 3899	Photographs and negatives of chamber activities
Stevens Point Mss AU Box   11 Folder   1	Xerox copies of photographs
Box   11 Folder   1a-42	Annual meetings, 1918, 1920, 1924, 1931-1971
Box   11 Folder   43	Brokaw Bridge dedication, 1967
Box   11 Folder   44	Business outlook luncheon, 1970
Box   11 Folder   45	Central Wisconsin World Trade Association conferences, 1984-1986
Box   11 Folder   46	Chamber of Commerce Week, 1968-1970
Box   11 Folder   47	Consumer information, undated
Box   11 Folder   48	Employee relations seminars, 1968-1970
Box   11 Folder   49	Festival of the Arts, 1968
Box   11 Folder   50	Foreign trade conferences, 1962-1963
Box   11 Folder   51	George Stevens Bridge dedication, 1952
Box   11 Folder   52	Good-will tours, 1946-1967
Box   11 Folder   53	Human rights series, 1968
Box   11 Folder   54	Labor law clinic, 1969
Box   11 Folder   55	Laird, Melvin dinner, 1969
Box   11 Folder   56	McCormick, W. F., testimonial dinner, 1970
Box   11 Folder   57	Management conferences, 1966-1969
Box   11 Folder   58	Management institutes, 1954-1969
Box   11 Folder   59	Miss American Teenager pageant, 1968-1970
Box   11 Folder   60	Miss Wisconsin pageant, 1970
Box   11 Folder   61	Modernization of local government dinner meeting, 1968
Box   11 Folder   62	National Chamber Week, 1966
Box   11 Folder   63	On-the-job training program, 1985
Box   11 Folder   64	Open house, 1961, 1971
Box   11 Folder   65	Research and Development Council workshop, 1965
Box   11 Folder   66	Roehl, Walter, testimonial dinner, 1967
Box   11 Folder   67	Rukeyser, Louis, dinner meeting, 1970
Box   11 Folder   68	Small business management conferences, 1956-1964
Box   11 Folder   69	Tour of Spain, 1971-1972
Box   11 Folder   70	Weaver, Dr. John, dinner, 1971
Box   11 Folder   71	Wisconsin River Valley safety conferences, 1954-1968
Box   11 Folder   72	Wisconsin Valley mayors, village presidents, chamber of commerce executives meetings, 1948-1981
	Series: Reference Material	⇧
	Business files
	News clippings about local businesses
Box   14 Folder   1	Loose clippings, 1961-1970
St. Pt. Micro 26/Micro 1164 Reel   1 Frame   1	Scrapbooks, 1963-1964
Stevens Point Mss AU Box   14 Folder   2	Air Wisconsin Inc. (Appleton), 1967-1970
Box   14 Folder   3	Badger Freightways Inc., 1967-1969
Box   14 Folder   4	Burlock Rubber Clothing Co., 1918-1921
Box   14 Folder   5	Central Wisconsin Regional Airport, 1969-1970
Box   14 Folder   6	Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co., 1942-1970
Box   14 Folder   7	Coca Cola Bottling Co., 1949-1970
Box   14 Folder   8	Connor Lumber & Land Co., 1937-1971
Box   14 Folder   9	Courthouse (Marathon County), 1948-19.54
Box   14 Folder   10	Crestline Co., 1934-1971
Box   14 Folder   11	Curtis Companies, Inc., 1933-1968
Box   14 Folder   12	DeVoe Granite Co., 1957
Box   14 Folder   13	Diazo Division, Frederick Post Co. (Owen), 1965
Box   14 Folder   14	Dorchester Furniture Inc. (Dorchester), 1959
Box   14 Folder   15	Drott Manufacturing Co. (Schofield), 1947-1971
Box   14 Folder   16	Employers Mutual of Wausau, 1920-1967
Box   14 Folder   17	Farnum, F.N., Co., 1963
Box   14 Folder   18	Federal Refrigerator Manufacturing Co. (Waukesha), 1952
Box   14 Folder   19	Felker Tire Center (Wausau), 1965
Box   14 Folder   20	Foremost Dairies Inc., 1964-1970
Box   14 Folder   21	Fox ranches (Marathon County), 1924-1936
Box   14 Folder   22	General Telephone Company of Wisconsin, 1951-1970
Box   14 Folder   23	Gerett, M.A., Inc. (Milwaukee), 1961-1962
Box   14 Folder   24	Green Bay Packaging Inc., 1964-1971
Box   14 Folder   25	Greenheck Fan & Ventilator Corp. (Schofield), 1947-1967
Box   14 Folder   26	Hanz Trucking Co. (Schofield), 1959
Box   14 Folder   27	Hart Ski Manufacturing Co. (St. Paul), 1962
Box   14 Folder   28	Hartwig Manufacturing Co., 1958-1959
Box   14 Folder   29	Hecht Machinery Co., 1960-1961
Box   14 Folder   30	Hoffer Glass Co., 1962-1963
Box   14 Folder   31	Holiday Inn, 1962-1970
Box   14 Folder   32	Hotel Wausau, 1940-1969
Box   14 Folder   33	Industrial Tool & Die Co. (Schofield), 1956-1963
Box   14 Folder   34	Jacobsen Manufacturing Co. (Racine), 1943-1945
Box   14 Folder   35	Jarp Corp. (Schofield), 1959-1963
Box   14 Folder   36	K-Cart, 1969-1970
Box   14 Folder   37	Kraft Foods Co., 1927-1966
Box   14 Folder   38	Lakeland Broadcasting Corp., 1950-1953
Box   14 Folder   39	Lakeside Plastics & Engraving Co. (Duluth), 1957
Box   14 Folder   40	Littlefuse Co. (Des Plaines), 1965
Box   14 Folder   41	Marathon Bait Co., 1963-1969
Box   14 Folder   42	Marathon Battery Co., 1939-1970
Box   14 Folder   43	Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp., 1940-1970
Box   14 Folder   44	Marathon Foundry & Machine Co., 1940-1959
Box   14 Folder   45	Marathon Luggage Co. (Schofield), 1952
Box   14 Folder   46	Marathon Millwork Co., 1946-1971
Box   14 Folder   47	Marathon Rubber Products Co., 1935-1970
Box   14 Folder   48	Marmet Corp., 1946-1970
Box   14 Folder   49	Mauer, C.B., Shoe Co., 1934-1961
Box   14 Folder   50	Meskers Inc. (Weston), 1964-1967
Box   14 Folder   51	Midland Fertilizer Plant (Schofield), 1961-1963
Box   14 Folder   52	Midstate Air Commuter (Marshfield), 1967
Box   14 Folder   53	Midway Motor Lodge, 1968-1969
Box   14 Folder   54	Milwaukee Road, 1946-1971
Box   14 Folder   55	Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing, 1933-1971
Box   14 Folder   56	Moland Bros. Trucking Co. (Duluth), 1958-1961
Box   14 Folder   57	Morley-Murphy Co. (Green Bay), 1946-1965
Box   15 Folder   1	Mosinee Paper Mills Co. (Mosinee), 1951-1971
Box   15 Folder   2	Murray, D.J., Manufacturing Co., 1940-1971
Box   15 Folder   3	National School for Heavy Equipment Training (Mosinee), 1959
Box   15 Folder   4	Nesbitt Orange Bottling Co., 1952
Box   15 Folder   5	Nielson, A.C., Co., (Chicago), 1962
Box   15 Folder   6	Norlen Corp. (Schofield), 1963-1968
Box   15 Folder   7-8	North Central Airlines, 1927-1970
Box   15 Folder   9	Northern Toy Inc., Wausau, 1971
Box   15 Folder   10	Pacific Gamble Robinson Co., 1964
Box   15 Folder   11	Packerland Packing Co., 1963
Box   15 Folder   12	Pauly Cheese Co., 1963-1966
Box   15 Folder   13	Pied Piper Shoe Co., 1934-1967
Box   16 Folder   1	Pittsburgh Plate Glass, 1937-1949
Box   16 Folder   2	Post Office (Wausau), 1951-1971
Box   16 Folder   3	Prange, H.C., Co., Wausau, 1964-1969
Box   16 Folder   4	Presto-Log Manufacturing Co. (Schofield), 1950
Box   16 Folder   5	Pyrofax Gas Corp. (New York City), 1957-1963
Box   16 Folder   6	Record-Herald, 1958-1970
Box   16 Folder   7	Restlawn Cemetery Assoc. (Saginaw) , 1929
Box   16 Folder   8	Sears Roebuck & Co., 1941-1972
Box   16 Folder   9	Steel-Flite Scaffolding Inc., 1967
Box   16 Folder   10	Steffke Freight Co., 1955-1961
Box   16 Folder   11	Sterling Drug, Salvo Division, 1937-1970
Box   16 Folder   12	Sterling Drug, Zimpro Division, 1960-1970
Box   16 Folder   13	Stevens Container Corp., 1962-1963
Box   16 Folder   14	Stolper Steel Products Corp. (Milwaukee), 1948-1949
Box   16 Folder   15	Triangle Truck & Trailer Inc. (Chicago), 1958-1960
Box   16 Folder   16	Vining Broom Co., 1960-1961
Box   16 Folder   17	WAOW-TV, 1962-1970
Box   16 Folder   18	Wallace Corp. (St. Louis), 1939-1954
Box   16 Folder   19	Wausau Brewing Co., 1941-1961
Box   16 Folder   20	Wausau Engineering Co., 1941-1942
Box   16 Folder   21	Wausau Furnace Parts Co., 1936
Box   16 Folder   22	Wausau Gas Co., 1946-1961
Box   16 Folder   23	Wausau Machine & Metals Inc., 1956-1958
Box   16 Folder   24	Wausau Manufacturing Co., 1954-1956
Box   16 Folder   25	Western Foundry Co. (Chicago), 1944
Box   16 Folder   26	Whirl-a-Way Manufacturing Corp., 1958-1959
Box   16 Folder   27	Wisconsin Auto Supply, 1952-1956
Box   16 Folder   28	Wisconsin Television Corp., 1952-1963
Box   16 Folder   29	Worth Co. (Stevens Point), 1945-1946
	Subject files
Box   17 Folder   1	Airport, 1966-1968
Box   17 Folder   2	Hearing, 1962-1965
Box   17 Folder   3	Aviation, 1935-1966
Box   17 Folder   4	Banks, 1961-1968
Box   17 Folder   5	Building and construction, 1950-1970
Box   17 Folder   6	COUGARR Committee, 1982-1983
Box   17 Folder   7	Central Wisconsin Area Citizens Committee, 1961-1967
Box   17 Folder   8	Chamber of Commerce of United States, 1923-1970
Box   17 Folder   9	Churches, 1954-1970
Box   17 Folder   10	Elderly, 1963-1971
Box   17 Folder   11	Employment and wages, 1930-1971
Box   17 Folder   12	Exports, 1963-1968
Box   17 Folder   13	Fire department, 1970-1971
Box   17 Folder   14	Flooding, 1971
Box   17 Folder   15	Foundation for Economic Education, 1967-1969
Box   17 Folder   16	Ginseng, 1963-1969
Box   17 Folder   1.7	Governor's Board of Economic Development, 1969
Box   17 Folder   18	Governor's conferences, 1967-1970
Box   18 Folder   1	Great Lakes States Industrial Development Council, 1966-1970
Box   18 Folder   2	Half-way houses, 1970
Box   18 Folder   3	Hearing testing program, 1954-1969
Box   18 Folder   4	History of Wausau, 1925-1969, undated
Box   18 Folder   5	Hospitals and health care, 1950-1971
Box   18 Folder   6	Labor Day, 1966-1970
Box   18 Folder   7	Laird, Melvin, 1953-1967
Box   18 Folder   8	Law enforcement training academy, 1969
Box   18 Folder   9	Marathon County Historical Society, 1954-1960
Box   18 Folder   10	News releases, 1966-1970
Box   18 Folder   11	Pollution, 1966-1970
Box   18 Folder   12	Resource development, 1956-1969
Box   18 Folder   13	Sewage treatment, 1966-1969
Box   19 Folder   1	Stewart Avenue Project, 1961
Box   19 Folder   2	Strikes, 1967-1970
Box   19 Folder   3	Students for a Democratic Society, 1969
Box   19 Folder   4	Taft-Hartley Act, 1947
Box   19 Folder   5	Taxation, 1939-1970
Box   19 Folder   6	Teachers, 1953-1969
Box   19 Folder   7	Tourism and vacations, 1954-1967
Box   19 Folder   8	Tourist Information Center, 1962-1968
Box   19 Folder   9	Trees for Tomorrow, Inc., 1944-1951
Box   19 Folder   10	United Fund of Marathon County, 1955-1971
Box   19 Folder   11	United States Department of Commerce, 1966-1970
Box   19 Folder   12	University of Wisconsin-Marathon Campus, 1969-1970
Box   19 Folder   13	Urban renewal, 1963-1966
Box   19 Folder   14	Wausau Area Regional Planning Commission, 1964-1970
Box   19 Folder   15	Wausau Area Taxpayers League, 1969
Box   19 Folder   16	Wausau Area Urban Planning Committee, 1963-1967
Box   19 Folder   17	Wausau Jaycees, 1948-1970
Box   19 Folder   19	Wausau Visiting Nurse Association, 1958-1969
	Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Executives
Box   20 Folder   1-2	Conferences, 1966-1970
Box   20 Folder   3	Depper, Pres. J. Richard correspondence, 1967-1968
Box   20 Folder   4-5	Insurance Committee, 1958-1966
Box   20 Folder   6	Insurance - disability, 1960-1964
Box   20 Folder   7	Salary survey, 1956-1967
Box   20 Folder   8	Wisconsin Conservation Commission, 1937-1959
Box   20 Folder   9	Wisconsin Development Credit Corporation, 1957-1967
Box   20 Folder   10	Wisconsin Equal Employment Opportunity Assoc., 1968-1971
Box   20 Folder   11	Wisconsin Headwaters Inc., 1950-1956
Box   21 Folder   1	Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce, 1959-1971
Box   21 Folder   2	Wisconsin Valley Supervisors Council, 1951-1971
Box   21 Folder   3	Woman's Service Exchange, 1955-1956
Box   21 Folder   4	Youth Centers, 1943-1971