Summary Information

Title: Labor and Farm Party Records
Inclusive Dates: 1982-1987

Creator:

• Labor and Farm Party (Wis.)

Call Number: Mss 1048

Quantity: 4.2 c.f. (11 archives boxes)

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:

Records, 1982-1987, of the Labor and Farm Party of Wisconsin, documenting the founding of the party, its 1984 and 1986 campaigns, steering committees, and community activities and outreach. The papers consist of correspondence, photocopies of news stories covering major events concerning the party, current events, and drafts of the party's periodical, the Wisconsin Commonwealth; as well as a listing of the political issues with which the party was most concerned. Also included is the personal testimony of party member Mary K. Baum regarding Nicaragua and the Contras, where she visited during the height of the Iran-Contra scandal.

Language: English, Spanish

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss01048