Summary Information
George P. Hambrecht Papers
1841-1943
- Hambrecht, George P., 1871-1943
U.S. Mss 32A
0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of George P. Hambrecht, a Wisconsin lawyer, government official, and Lincoln scholar, consisting of speeches and papers concerning education and the Wisconsin employment situation prepared in his capacity as director of the State Board of Vocational Education and the State Industrial Commission and transcribed copies of correspondence and research notes pertaining on his interest in Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln research correspondence includes exchanges with associates of the former president and other experts on Lincoln. Also included are copies of papers by others such as Ellis B. Usher. There is also one volume of transcribed research on freedom of speech.
English
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Biography/History
Wisconsin educator, government official, lawyer, and noted Lincoln student George P. Hambrecht was born in Milwaukee on February 1, 1871. He attended the University of Wisconsin from 1892-1895 and received a bachelor of philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1903. One year later Hambrecht received his law degree from Yale University. Before completing his undergraduate degree (1899 to 1902) Hambrecht was superintendent of schools in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and from 1908 to 1915 he was that community's city attorney. During the latter period he also served as a member of the state Assembly.
In 1915 Hambrecht was appointed to the Wisconsin Industrial Commission, and in 1917 he was named chairman of the commission. During World War I he also served as chairman of the state War Labor Board and as director of the National Safety Council. In 1921 Hambrecht became director of the State Board of Vocational Education, a position which he still held at the time of his death in 1943.
In addition to his notable career in public service Hambrecht was a well-known student of the life of Abraham Lincoln. He was the first head of the Wisconsin Lincoln Fellowship, and at one time his collection of Lincolniana was regarded as one of the largest in the nation.
Scope and Content Note
The papers consist of copies of speeches, addresses, and other public statements delivered by Hambrecht in his capacity as head of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission and the State Board of Vocational Education; transcribed correspondence and research notes concerning Abraham Lincoln; and transcribed research (perhaps carried out for William T. Evjue) concerning freedom of speech. Hambrecht's speeches and statements, which principally concern education and employment, are arranged chronologically. The Lincoln material is divided into correspondence, which is arranged alphabetically by correspondent, and research notes. Among the correspondents are Henry B. Rankin, who received his legal training from the Lincoln-Herndon partnership, and J. Friend Lodge, a noted Lincoln scholar. Also of note are remarks about Lincoln delivered by Ellis B. Usher. Copies of the Lincoln material in the collection are held by the Special Collections Department of the Chicago Public Library.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by George P. Hambrecht, Madison, Wisconsin, 1943 and at an unknown date; the Wisconsin Industrial Commission, 1950; John Lussier, July 21, 1970; and the Chicago Public Library, December 20, 1982. Accession Number: M70-207, M77-214, M82-467
Portions processed by Carolyn J. Mattern, 1987.
Contents List
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Box
1
Folder
1-3
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Speeches and articles, 1919-1938
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Lincoln research
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Box
1
Folder
4-6
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Correspondence, A-U
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Box
2
Folder
1-2
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Transcribed research notes
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Freedom of speech anthology, undated
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Miscellany
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