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| Diamond, I.A.L., 1920- | Title: I. A. L. Diamond Papers, 1941-1981
Quantity: 6.0 c.f. (15 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 109AN Abstract: Papers of a noted screenwriter who, in collaboration with Billy Wilder, wrote the scripts for Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), Irma La Douce (1963), Cactus Flower (1969), and many other films. Included are correspondence, notes, conference notes, outlines, treatments, and scripts from his films and unproduced film projects; scripts for plays and a television documentary; and miscellaneous other writings. Many of his scripts were written for Twentieth Century-Fox. |
| Dibble, J. Birney | Title: J. Birney Dibble Papers, Still Images, and Videorecordings, Quantity: 0.6 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 1 oversized folder) of papers, 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 negative flap) of photographs, 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box) of slides, 0.1 linear ft. (3 folders) of paper prints, 2 videorecordings. Call Number: WVM Mss 1323 Abstract: Letters, newspaper clippings, ephemeral documents, still images, and video recordings pertaining to the service of J. Birney Dibble, a Eau Claire, Wisconsin resident who served as a surgeon in the United States Naval Reserve and was attached to Company E, 1st Medical Battalion of the 1st Marine Division during the Korean War. Originally from East Aurora, Illinois, Dibble enrolled in the Navy V-12 officer training program in 1943, and graduated from medical school at the University of Illinois in 1949. The majority of manuscripts are letters Dibble wrote to his wife, Edna (whom he addressed as Eddie in the letters), while serving in the Korean War. In the letters, Dibble describes the conditions he faced while serving on the front lines. The letters vary from descriptions of his unit experiencing long periods of inactivity, to Dibble being on surgical duty for days at a time without any breaks. He talks about recreational activities of his unit, such as participating in baseball and basketball games with other surgeons and medical staff. Some of the letters talk about combat, including letters from August 1952 discussing the Marine taking of Hill 122 (nicknamed Bunker Hill by soldiers). He also mentions witnessing a bomber crash (February 28-29, 1952), describes seeing an intense artillery barrage (April 30, 1952), and going on a “firefly run” to drop flares during night bombing runs (June 10th, 1952). Dibble also expresses how much he missed Edna and could not wait to return home to be with her. He often sent newspaper clippings and hand-drawn maps to show where he was stationed. Other letters in the collection were written by Dibble to his parents while attending Duke University as a pre-med student. These letters primarily discuss student life. Ephemeral documents include citations pertaining to Dibble being awarded a Bronze Star, a Thanksgiving Day menu, and two propaganda pamphlets written in Chinese. Oversized newspaper articles include two from the Korean War discussing the treatment of wounded soldiers and an editorial article written by Dibble in 1995 defending the usage of atomic weapons to end World War II. Also included are biographical information and an account written by Dibble about his experiences in Korea. Still images include slides, loose photographs, negatives, and scrapbook pages from Dibble's service in Korea. The scrapbook pages consist primarily of images of soldiers and fellow doctors relaxing around medical bases, and also of the local residents and landscape. There are also a few action shots of artillery bombardments and some images showing wounded soldiers being prepped for surgery. Loose images include an official photograph of a nurse taking care of a soldier, a shot of Dibble and other medical staff playing basketball, a bluegrass band that played for Company E, and a photo of Dibble posing while wearing a large tropical leaf. The slides were taken by Dibble while stationed in Korea. Included are combat shots, landscapes, local residents, and images of the base hospitals. There are also a few images of important political figures, maps of Korea, and surgical procedures. In later years, Dibble used the slides during public talks on the war. The videorecordings are of a documentary that Dibble made about the Korean War. He used his slide images for his documentary. The negatives are of three identified images in the scrapbook. |
| Dick, Robert Neil, 1922-1996 | Title: Robert Neil Dick collection Quantity: 3.00 Linear Feet 3 records storage boxes Correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, fliers, brochures, and conference programs Call Number: Series 18/1/9 Abstract: Robert Neil Dick (1922-1996) worked for UW Extension from 1955-1990. He served as Director of Administrative Services, Director of the Community Programs Division, and Assistant Chancellor of UW Extension. The collection provides a snapshot of the programs and operations of the University Extension Division from 1962 to 1965, with emphasis on the Field Services Division, the Administrative Services Division, and new departments and programs established after the 1965 merger of the University Extension Division with UW-Madison extension units. The materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, fliers, brochures, and conference programs. |
| Dickerson, Fred G., 1868-1922 | Title: Fred G. Dickerson Papers, 1847-1922
Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 171 Abstract: Miscellaneous papers of Dickerson, a Chicago inventor, manufacturer, and trustee of Lawrence College, who was born and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin. Fragmentary documentation about his inventions consists of advertising, a printed and a draft catalog for the Dickerson Milk Filler, engineering drawings, and a notebook about an inclined stair climber. Limited correspondence hints at development difficulties with his invention of the first practical method of canning evaporated milk, his most successful invention. Additional correspondence includes letters and legal documents about a partnership with J.M. Patterson of the Illinois-Georgia Pecan Company, and brochures, newspaper articles, and correspondence concern his advocacy of labor management cooperation, the “Chicago Way” to avoid strikes, in 1915. The career of Dickerson's father, Henry J. Dickerson of Appleton, also an inventor, is documented by broadsides about his process for welding steel patented in 1868, correspondence with individuals who leased the process, diaries about his later career, and agreements with William Johnson of Milwaukee to manufacture the “Dickerson shutter worker.” The collection includes plans for the family cottage at Three Lakes, Wisconsin, additional correspondence about the Dickerson and Porter families, and an assortment of high quality paper ephemera concerning Appleton, its churches and schools, and Lawrence College and its musical organizations. |
| Dickinson, Edward A. | Title: Edward A. Dickinson Papers, 1947-1962
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 328 Abstract: Papers of Edward A. Dickinson, a member of the committee of Milwaukee's Plymouth Congregational Church which studied the proposed merger of the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church; including clippings and printed matter, mostly representing opposition to the merger from the League to Uphold Congregational Principles, the Committee for the Continuation of the Congregational Christian Churches, the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (U.S.), and others. Also included is a small amount of correspondence, and papers relating to the Wisconsin Congregational Conference and the United Church of Christ. |
| Dietz, Carl P. | Title: Carl P. Dietz Papers, 1875–1956
Quantity: 1.7 cubic ft. (7 boxes) 1 oversized folder Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 10 Abstract: Carl Praetorius Dietz (1875-1957) moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his family when he was a child. Over his lifetime he was an inventor, an elected justice of the peace, a city comptroller, an insurance businessman and an elected alderman of the 10th Ward of Milwaukee. Dietz unsuccessfully ran for Wisconsin’s 5th District Congressional seat in 1936. In addition to his career in politics, Carl P. Dietz was an avid collector of early model typewriters and had a strong interest in music including composing and publishing songs. Dietz also served as president of the Milwaukee Public Museum Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Milwaukee City Art Commission, and sat on the boards of the Milwaukee Auditorium, the Milwaukee Public Library, and the Milwaukee Art Institute. |
| Diffley, Atina, 1959- | Title: Atina and Martin Diffley Papers, 1991, 2006-2009 (bulk 2006)
Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box), 1 DVD, and 264 megabytes Call Number: Mss 1194; VDA 434 Abstract: Papers, mainly from 2006, related to the proposal by the Minnesota Pipe Line Company to build an oil pipeline, part of which would cross the Gardens of Eagan, an organic vegetable farm then owned by Atina and Martin Diffley. The Diffleys' challenge to the company's proposal resulted in an alternate pipe line route that did not cross their farm and an appendix to the agricultural impact mitigation plan for organic agricultural land that could help protect other organic farms facing similar issues. Included are legal documents, expert witness testimony, news clippings, and community letters of support for the farm. Also included is a DVD of Turn Here Sweet Corn (1991), a film about the Diffleys' farm. |
| Dignam, Dorothy, 1896-1988 | Title: Dorothy Dignam Papers, 1907-1962 (bulk 1918-1955)
Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 3 flat boxes) and 25 photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 19AF; PH 2240 Abstract: Papers of Dorothy Dignam, one of the first women copywriters in the advertising business, chiefly consisting of examples of her work for the McJunkin and Vanderhoff advertising companies of Chicago and N.W. Ayer & Son, of Philadelphia and New York City. Clients include the Ford Motor Company, Marshall Field & Company, and Cannon Mills. The advertising dates from Dignam's early career, and it reflects her specialization in women's products and advertising addressed to women. Also included are educational materials and radio scripts about women by Dignam and other members of the Philadelphia Club of Advertising Women; materials she prepared as head of the Defense Committee of the Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) during World War II; materials for Advertising Careers for Women (1939), a book edited with Blanche Clair; and other materials. The photographs are portraits and images used for Ford Motor Company advertising and for AWNY Defense Committee advertising. |
| Dillon, Henry, 1828-1882 | Title: Henry Dillon Papers, 1849, 1860-1891
Quantity: 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) and 80 photographs (1 negative box and 1 folder) Call Number: Wis Mss 233S; PH 6180 Abstract: Papers of Henry Dillon of Lone Rock, Wisconsin, who served as captain of the 6th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery, 1861-1864, consisting of biographical information; fragmentary family correspondence; collected photographs; speeches and writings including a reminiscent address delivered at the 1881 reunion of the battery and brief notes about his military experience in the Mexican War; and a file of handwritten orders, reports, muster rolls, descriptive lists, supply records, and other records from the battery's wartime field desk. Also included are two accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg thought to have been written by Frederick C. Winkler of the 26th Wisconsin and some papers of Thomas Hood, who succeeded Dillon as captain. |
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Dimock, Susan Whitney; Dimock, Henry F. |
Title: Susan Whitney Dimock Papers, 1683-1905
Quantity: 2.8 cubic feet (54 volumes in 7 archives boxes) Call Number: Connecticut Mss A Abstract: Copies made by Susan Dimock for genealogical purposes of cemetery inscriptions and selections from town meeting, land, church, and vital statistics records for the towns of Coventry, North Coventry, South Coventry, Mansfield, Mansfield Center, Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Hebron, and Lebanon, Connecticut; also a letter book, 1899-1903, of Henry F. Dimock, vice-president of the Metropolitan Steamship Company, New York City. |
| Dirks, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Dirks Papers,1942-1945
, 1990
Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss CN Abstract: Letters written by Robert W. Dirks of Jackson County, Wis. to his future wife, Leatrice Sonenberg, during World War II and a reminiscence based on the letters written by Mr. Dirks in 1990. Dirks served from 1942 to 1945 with the 178th Signal Repair Company. He describes his training at Camp Shelby, Miss., the Midland Radio School in Athens, Ga., radio school in Lexington, Ky., and Camp Polk, La. After being shipped overseas, much of his duty time was spent installing radios in vehicles in England and driving supply trucks in France, Belgium, and Germany. The letters and reminiscence describe conditions and activities, and contain observations about his surroundings as well as glimpses into what was happening at home. |
| Distillery, Wine and Allied Workers' International Union | Title: Distillery, Wine and Allied Workers' International Union Records, 1941-1996
Quantity: 8.0 c.f. Call Number: M2001-027; M2001-184 Abstract: Records, 1941-1996, of the Distillery, Wine and Allied Workers’ International Union, a labor union principally representing affiliates in the alcoholic beverage industry. The materials document the organizational and administrative activities of the union and some of its chapters through by-laws, board meeting minutes, convention proceedings, charters, bargaining agreements, and reports. |
| Division of Facilities Planning & Management (Madison, Wisconsin) | Title: Campus Planning Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) records Quantity: 12 Linear Feet 12 record storage cartons 12 linear feet of paper documents and bound volumes Call Number: uac236 Abstract: The Campus Planning Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) records contains environmental impact surveys another related documents for a variety of campus construction and renovation projects between 19745 and 2020. The documents include impact assessments and surveys, planning and public meeting documents, and final statements created by Facilities Planning and Management. The projects include many campus buildings, parking facilities, power facilities, outdoor and green space areas, as well as some broader area planning and campus master planning. |