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Bi Definition	Title: Bi Definition Records, 1996-2004 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 219 Abstract: Collection consists of ephemera and newsletters of Bi Definition, a social, support, and activist organization whose mission is to provide a sense of community for Milwaukee-area bisexuals and their supporters.
Biberman, H. J. (Herbert J.), 1900-1971; Sondergaard, Gale, 1901-1985	Title: Herbert Biberman and Gale Sondergaard Papers, 1908-1981 Quantity: 22.8 cubic feet (62 archives boxes and l card box), 15 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 1 film (16 mm), and photographs; plus additions of 0.6 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) and 39 audio recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 58AN; Micro 426; Micro 2024; Lot B12; Lot A108; CA 516; Audio 1786A; M2001-116 Abstract: Papers of H.J. Biberman, a stage and screen producer-director-writer, and Gale Sondergaard, Academy Award-winning actress. The collection concerns the couple's professional careers as well as the anti-trust litigation which resulted from Biberman's attempt to mitigate the blacklisting he experienced as one of the Hollywood Ten (Independent Production Company v. Loews et al.). Documentation about the Hollywood Ten is limited, although there are autobiographical references to this period, some records of the Committee to Free the Hollywood Ten, the film The Hollywood Ten, and personal letters written by Biberman while he was imprisoned for contempt of Congress. Scripts for plays and motion pictures produced, directed, or written by Biberman or acted in by Sondergaard comprise fifteen boxes. Among the most prominent of the productions documented in his files are Green Grow the Lilacs, The Master Race, New Orleans, Roar China, Salt of the Earth, and Slaves. Sondergaard's files also include playbills, stills, and microfilmed scrapbooks. For her early career there is documentation concerning work with Melvyn Douglas as a member of the Bonstelle Company. Biberman's files also include extensive unproduced and unpublished writings including scripts, speeches, nonfiction, and several complete drafts of the autobiography eventually published as Salt of the Earth. For Sondergaard there are autobiographical fragments. Thirty-three boxes contain legal papers presented by the attorneys for the unsuccessful suit against the production companies, distributors and the theatrical union that blocked American release of Salt of the Earth, the film about the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Biberman directed with Paul Jarrico and Simon Lazarus. Along with correspondence, depositions, transcribed proceedings (available only on microfilm), research material, and exhibits, there are files on other blacklisting suits brought by Dalton Trumbo, Michael Wilson, Nedrick Young, the Screen Writers Guild, and others. Other individuals represented within the legal material gathered here are Oscar Hammerstein II, Edgar Y. Harburg, Kim Hunter, Richard Rodgers, Dore Schary, as well as Roy Brewer and Richard Walsh of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and representatives of the American Legion, the Motion Picture Industry Council, and the Association of Motion Pictures Producers. Research material gathered for the suit includes scripts and financial and production records for Salt of the Earth information on Howard Hughes; autobiographical statements of blacklisted individuals in the motion picture industry; and correspondence of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee, the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, the National Federation for Constitutional Liberties, and other organizations investigated by HUAC.
Bible Baptist Church (La Crosse, Wis.).	Title: Bible Baptist Church Scrapbooks, Photographs, and Other Historical Materials Physical Description: 0.8 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 133 Abstract: The Erste Deutche Baptisten Kirche (First German Baptist Church) was established at 7th and Winnebago Streets in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1893. The church remained in that building until 1949, when they moved to a building on 7th and Ferry Streets. In 1945, the First German Baptist Church became the 7th Street Baptist Church, and in the mid-1950s became the Bible Baptist Church. Bible Baptist Church was affiliated with the North American Baptists, and disbanded in 2009. Materials in the Bible Baptist Church records include photographs and textual materials from deconstructed church scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and short memoirs describing church history and two German prayer books from the 1800s. No sacramental records are included in this collection.
Bice, Myrtle Olson; Church, Myn Knight	Title: History of the Caledonia Street Methodist Church, 1856-1956 Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 010 Abstract: Typewritten "History of the Caledonia Street Methodist Church, 1856-1956" in La Crosse, Wisconsin, by Myrtle Olson Bice and Myn Knight Church, 1956.
Bice, Raymond C., 1896-	Title: Raymond C. Bice Papers, 1939-1984 Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (2 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes) Call Number: La Crosse Mss BI Abstract: Papers of Raymond C. Bice, a Republican legislator from La Crosse, Wisconsin. The papers relate almost entirely to Bice's 22 years in the Legislature (1944-1968) and consist of correspondence with constituents and colleagues, writings, subject files and biographical material. Of special interest are the files on Bice's efforts in behalf of highway safety and his many articles and radio talks on the nature of government, political events, and local history. The collection also includes a transcript of a 1968 oral history interview.
Bickett, L. M., 1883-1958	Title: L. M. Bickett Papers, 1921-1958 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Whitewater Mss BF Abstract: Fragmentary records of Bickett, and of Bickett Rubber Products Corp. and L.M. Bickett Co., Watertown, Wisconsin, rubber products manufacturing firms which he founded in 1920 and operated until 1955. The companies manufactured stair treads, shoe heels, and seat cushions. The few personal papers include family letters, financial records, a speech, an open letter to the Watertown business community, and objections to the probate of Bickett's will. Corporate records contain Bickett's historical summary of his companies, articles of organization and by-laws, minutes, audit reports, balance sheets, legal documents, stockholder subscription lists, product descriptions and costs, an inventory, promotional correspondence, salary records, and a retrospective appraisal of the L.M. Bickett Co., which went into bad standing in the mid-1960s.
Bielfeld Kegelklub	Title: Bielfeld Kegelklub Album, 1880 Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 35 Abstract: An old leather-bound album dedicated to John and Bertha Marr on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary on March 29, 1880. The album was given to them by the Bielfeld Bowling Club.
Bigart, Homer, 1907-1991	Title: Homer Bigart Papers, 1900-1990 Quantity: 1.5 c.f. (1 record center carton, 1 flat box, and 1 folder) and 40 photographs Call Number: M92-357 Abstract: Papers of Pulitzer prize winning journalist Homer Bigart (1907-1991) documenting his career with the New York Herald-Tribune and the New York Times. Included are clippings of his by-line articles; his World War II correspondence from Europe, 1943-1945; letters written to his sister and parents, circa 1940-1962, while he was stationed in Belgrade, Madrid, Paris, Saigon, and other foreign locales (and which include gossip regarding office politics during the declining years of the Tribune, and information about the George Polk murder); and photographs of Bigart at work and also of his extended family, circa 1900-1990.
Bills, Mary	Title: Mary Bills Papers, 1969-2011 (bulk 1975-1997) Quantity: 10.1 cubic feet (10 records center cartons and 1 oversize folder), 2 photographs (1 folder), 12 videorecordings, and 10 tape recordings Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 228; PH Milwaukee Mss 228; VDA 291-VDA 301; VHB 785; Audio 1703A Abstract: Mary Bills papers, 1969-2011 (bulk 1975-1997), consisting primarily of materials spanning Bills' tenure as a member and president of board of directors of Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Public Schools (1985-1997), and her time with the Metropolitan Integration Research Center (1975-1985), during which time Milwaukee schools desegregated under court order and the state enacted Chapter 220, designed to facilitate voluntary integration. School choice, vouchers, redistricting, charter schools, early childhood education, all-day kindergarten, school closings, and school violence are addressed through materials from the MPS board, Metropolitan Research Integration Center, conferences Bills attended, and other writings. Also includes video and audio recordings documenting appearances by Mary Bills and others addressing school issues.
Binyon, Claude	Title: Claude Binyon Papers, 1932-1963 Quantity: 5.6 c.f. (14 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 168AN Abstract: Papers of a journalist and motion picture writer-director, chiefly relating to films he wrote for Paramount during the 1930s and later for other studios. Scripts and drafts, notes, production information, music and lyrics, and clippings present in varying completeness relate to films such as The Bride Comes Home (Paramount, 1935), Holiday Inn (Paramount, 1942), I Met Him in Paris (Paramount, 1937), Incendiary Blond (Paramount, 1945), North to Alaska (20th Century-Fox, 1958), Pepe (Col., 1961), and Rally Round the Flag, Boys (20th Century-Fox, 1958). Smaller files contain material on unproduced motion pictures, scripts and agreements for five teleplays, and scripts and related material for four stage plays. Subject files contain correspondence, studio contracts, clippings, two early scrapbooks, and materials on Army-Navy Screen Magazine and the Screen Writers Guild.
Biosophical Institute	Title: Biosophical Institute Records, 1929-1972 Quantity: 13.0 c.f. (33 archives boxes and 1 card box) Call Number: Mss 794 Abstract: Records, mainly 1938-1957, of the Biosophical Institute, an ethical reform movement founded by Frederick Kettner in 1928. Prior to its dissolution in the late 1950s the institute's programs included an educational community center at its New York City headquarters, experiments in communitarian living, and efforts in behalf of world peace. Collected and preserved by members Robert and Diane Langer, the records include are historical and background material concerning Kettner's development of Biosophy from the ideas of Spinoza; copies and originals of Kettner's correspondence; extensive mimeographed correspondence from institute members that was distributed within the group for spiritual self-study; and subject files. Extensive expressions of the biosophical philosophy are present in poetry, lectures, and in published newsletters and journals such as the Biosophical Review and the Neo-Christian. Activity files concern ethical improvement classes and meetings and efforts during the 1930s and 1940s to advance proposals such as a national secretary of peace.
Bird, Frederick A.	Title: Frederick A. Bird Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 0.9 linear ft. (2 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 2 oversized folders) of papers and 0.2 linear ft. (1 folder, 3 oversized folders, and 1 negative flap) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 7 Abstract: Papers and photographs of Frederick A. Bird, who served as a quartermaster for the 20th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. The majority of the collection consists of the quartermaster records compiled and collected by Bird from 1863 through the end of the war in 1865. The records document the types of supplies an infantry regiment used during the war as well as the frequency with which they used them. They also provide the terminology used to describe these supplies in the mid-nineteenth century. The supplies include clothing, tools, weapons, camp equipment, and pack animals. Some correspondence describes the wound Bird received at the battle of Prairie Grove and his need for time off to recover. A blank parole form for Confederate soldiers shows the conditions to which captured Rebels had to agree in order to be released from captivity. The draft exemption certificate reveals that men could avoid the draft if the had a documented medical condition. Photographs include various portrait poses of Bird in Union uniform and post-war shots with his G.A.R. pin prominently displayed.
Bird, Miriam Y.	Title: The Town of Milwaukee's Early Settlers Manuscript, 1992 Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 117 Abstract: Manuscript history compiled by Bird from published and unpublished sources of early families who lived in the town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Each family has a separate biographical sheet, providing names, ages, occupations, property ownership, vital dates, and data from cemeteries. The manuscript also includes several photographs of existing original structures and copies of plat maps. An index to the family names is at the beginning of the manuscript. The town of Milwaukee was created in 1838, and portions became the towns of Wauwatosa and Granville (1840s), Whitefish Bay (1892), Shorewood (1900), Fox Point (1926), River Hills (1930), Glendale (1950), and Bayside (1954). The town of Milwaukee legally ceased to exist in 1955.
Bird, Miriam Y.	Title: A History of Granville Township Manuscript and Related Materials, 1996 Quantity: 1.2 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 85 Abstract: Collection contains Bird's 1996 compilation of the history of the township of Granville, Wisconsin from 1850 to 1900. Includes a bibliography and information on churches, cemeteries, Indian camp sites, maps, roads, schools, settlers, and survey and deed terms.
Birge, E. A. (Edward Asahel), 1851-1950	Title: Edward A. Birge Papers, 1884-1954 (bulk 1905-1948) Quantity: 4.8 c.f. (21 archives boxes and 3 card file boxes), 355 photographs (1 archives box), and 95 negatives Call Number: Wis Mss QB; PH 1282; WHi(B46) Abstract: Papers, mainly 1905-1948, of Edward A. Birge, professor of zoology, president of the University of Wisconsin, and a pioneer in the field of limnology.
Birk, Carl	Title: Carl Birk Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 0.8 linear ft. (2 archives boxes) of papers, 1.0 linear ft. (3 archives boxes) of photographs, 7 videocassettes. Call Number: WVM Mss 1012 Abstract: Papers and photographs of Carl Birk, a sergeant in Company C, 2nd Battle Group, 128th Infantry Regiment of the 32nd Division during the Berlin Crisis. Papers consist largely of scrapbooks compiled by Birk following his service. These scrapbooks provide a good overview of the history of the Wisconsin National Guard in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin with a focus on the 1950s and 1960s generally and the years of the Berlin Crisis (1961-1962) in particular. The Berlin Crisis was a period of escalating tension between the Soviets and the Allies (United States, Great Britain, and France) during the Cold War that included the construction of the Berlin Wall. Roughly 150,000 U.S. National Guardsmen and Reservists were called into active duty to prepare for possible military action in Germany during this time. Other papers include materials from the Aggressor Maneuvers, a field exercise during the Berlin Crisis meant to prepare troops for guerilla-style warfare; scattered personal military records of Birk, including certificates for completing educational courses; and some papers regarding Birk's membership in three veterans organizations: Co. C, 128th Infantry, Old Timers, and the Red Arrow Club of Southern Wisconsin. An atomic bomb attack advice card reflects the fears that permeated America during the Cold War. The photographs focus on the role of Birk's unit and the 32nd Division during the Berlin Crisis, showing field training during Operation Mesa Drive, barracks, inspections, scenery, and “welcome back” billboards. There are also pictures of annual National Guard training at Camps McCoy and Ripley, a red arrow made out of raw hamburger, National Guard recruitment, softball and rifle range teams, and shots from reunions of Birk's veterans groups. Video includes footage of veterans' reunions in the late 1980s, early 1990s as well as documentaries about the 105th Cavalry in the years leading up to World War II and the 32nd Division in general.
Biron (Wis.). Clerk	Title: Biron, Wisconsin, Clerk Assessment and Tax Rolls, 1911-2000 (bulk 1911-1945) Quantity: 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes and 2 volumes) Call Number: Wood Series 36 Abstract: Record of real and personal property assessments gathered for tax collection purposes, usually including name of owner; description of property; assessed valuation; and taxes levied.
Bishop, Raymond Charles, 1886-1978	Title: Raymond Charles Bishop Account Books Collection, 1917-1975 Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 35 Abstract: This collection contains seven volumes of household expense account books kept by Raymond Charles Bishop, a Kenosha accountant, dating from 1917 to 1975.
Bitker, Bruno V. (Bruno Voltaire), 1898-1984	Title: Bruno V. Bitker Papers, 1898-1985 Quantity: 11 cubic ft. (23 boxes) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 354 Abstract: Bruno V. Bitker was an attorney and a Milwaukee native active in local government and strong advocate for the United Nations, Human Rights and World Peace. He was very active in civic affairs, serving on many city, state and federal boards and commissions. He received his law degree from Cornell University in 1921, and he practiced law in Milwaukee up until his death on April 12, 1984. This collection consists of correspondence, speeches, photographs, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings about his life and work.
Bitker, Bruno V. (Bruno Voltaire), 1899-1984	Title: Bruno Bitker Papers, 1944-1981 Quantity: .4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 29 Abstract: Miscellaneous papers of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin lawyer who was actively involved in human rights issues. The collection contains miscellaneous correspondence, reports and writings concerning Bitker's involvement with the Governor's Committee on the United Nations (1962-1979) and his support for international human rights. Also includes two reports of the UN Charter Review Committee (1971, 1973), of which Bitker was Milwaukee Conference chair; some correspondence and reports concerning the American Bar Associations International Human Rights Committee, which Bitker chaired (1968-1977); and some materials on his opposition to Dean Acheson's receiving a peace award from the World Affairs Council of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Journal (1969).
Bitker, Marjorie	Title: Marjorie Marks Bitker Papers, 1921-1985 Quantity: 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 31 Abstract: Marjorie Marks Bitker (1901-1990) published short stories and poetry in publications, worked as an editor, was active with the Friends of Wisconsin Libraries, and co-founder of Bookfellows, currently known as the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library.
Bitker, Pierce H., 1905-2002	Title: Bitker Family Papers, 1882-2002 Quantity: 0.7 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 27 Abstract: This collection consists of material related to Pierce H. Bitker, his family members and the family stores. Materials include correspondence, vital records, clippings and photographs.