Arthur Kaftan Papers, 1929-1972

Biography/History

Attorney Arthur Kaftan has played a leading role in environmentalists' efforts against water pollution of the Fox River and Green Bay. He chaired the Pollution Committee of the Brown County Chapter of the Izaak Walton league of America as well as the Wisconsin Division of the League and led a 1949 campaign to improve water quality. In 1968 he helped lead another campaign with the same goal.