Summary Information

Title: Henry J. Berquist Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1937-1986

Creator:

• Berquist, Henry J., 1905-1990

Call Number: Northland Mss N; Tape 1308A

Quantity: 0.3 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 oversize folder) and 1 tape recording

Repository:

Housed at the Area Research Center, History Center and Archives, Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center; 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.

Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center / Ashland Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:

Papers and tape recorded reminiscences of Berquist, a Progressive and Democrat from Oneida County, Wis., reflecting his public career from 1937 to 1986. Papers include the final version of a radio address on old-age pensions delivered in 1938 and two student papers describing a talk by Berquist to a University of Wisconsin political science class in 1939. There are also posters, ads and clippings from his campaigns for state and federal office, including his run for Lieutenant Governor in 1942 and his lively but unsuccessful contest against Alvin E. O'Konski for the 10th Congressional District seat in 1946. A reminiscence recorded in 1986 includes stories about his education and experiences in a lumber camp; a description of a 1943 visit by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Fort Reilly, Kansas; some remarks on his internment in a German P.O.W. camp during World War II; and several expressions of Berquist's faith in government as a means of solving problems. This collection is housed at the Northern Great Lakes Center.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-nort000n

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