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Phelps, Rick	Title: Rick Phelps Papers, 1946-2000 Quantity: 17.4 c.f., 71 photographs, 21 tape recordings, and 76 videorecordings Call Number: M2004-009; M2008-106; Audio 1682A Abstract: Papers of Richard J. (Rick) Phelps, a Wisconsin native, documenting his positions in public service and advocacy for social and legal justice for youth. These positions include Executive Secretary of the Governor’s Advocacy Committee for Children and Youth, a citizen’s committee to address public policy affecting families (1974-1975); head of the Office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender, a cabinet level agency (1983-1988); Dane County (Wisconsin) Executive (1988-1997); and founder and Executive Director of the Youth and Policy Law Center Inc., focusing on social and legal justice for children and at-risk families (1976-1983). Files also document his unsuccessful campaign in the 1989 primary for the 2nd Congressional District seat, and his instrumental role in the formation and passage of a major revision in the Wisconsin Children’s Code, Assembly Bill 874.
Phi Delta Kappa	Title: Phi Delta Kappa records Quantity: 2 Linear Feet 2 record cartons Call Number: Accession 2008/549 Abstract: This collection includes files related to the education fraternity Phi Delta Kappa's Madison chapter. Topics covered include organization history from the 1930s-2008, membership, meeting minutes, various awards sponsored by PDK, workshops and dinners, master copies, the Speakers Bureau project, and a member survey from the late 1980s.
Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity	Title: Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity Papers, 1926-1984 Physical Description: 1.2 cubic feet Call Number: WU109.P4 R4 Abstract: The Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity is the oldest national honorary physical education fraternity in the nation and the first fraternity on the La Crosse campus. The Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity was founded in 1913 at the Normal College of the American Gymnastics Union in Indianapolis, Indiana. La Crosse's Nu chapter of Phi Epsilon Kappa was organized by Walter Wittich in 1926. Wittich then went on to sponsor the fraternity throughout his life. In 1930, at the fraternity's national conference, the Nu chapter had the highest academic rating of any chapter in the country. The members of Phi Epsilon Kappa were professionally trained men engaged in or preparing for teaching health education, physical education, recreation education, or safety education. In 1975, Phi Epsilon Kappa extended membership to women. Some of the objectives of Phi Epsilon Kappa include fostering scientific research, facilitating the exchange of information and experience, and promoting sound community understanding.
Phi Kappa Phi (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)	Title: Phi Kappa Phi Records, 1956-1987 Quantity: 1 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 107 Abstract: Records of the UWM chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society, including materials regarding the establishment of the chapter. The collection largely documents the selection of students and faculty for Phi Kappa Phi membership. The collection contains minutes, which include committee reports; initiation programs and membership lists; constitution and by-laws; correspondence, mainly regarding membership, initiation and chapter activities; some brochures, program materials, and a guide for planning chapter activities; handbooks from the national office; and a number of miscellaneous items.
Philipp, Cyrus, 1898-1981	Title: Cyrus L. Philipp Papers, 1921-1954 Quantity: 9 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro 53; Micro 1087 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1928-1952, of a Wisconsin industrialist, Republican Party leader, and son of Governor Emanuel L. Philipp. The files consist almost entirely of correspondence concerning Philipp's activities as chairman of the Republican State Central Committee (1934-1938), national committeeman (1944-1952), and leader in the Milwaukee County Republican Committee. The files deal with policy, fundraising and finances, and rivalries between various Republican Party leaders. Also included are materials on Philipp's support of the gubernatorial campaign of Walter Kohler, Sr., in 1930 and ongoing work in behalf of the presidential aspirations of Robert A. Taft. The political correspondence includes numerous exchanges with state leaders such as A. M. Brayton, William J. Campbell, John B. Chapell, Thomas Coleman, George L. Gilkey, F. L. Gullickson, Julius Heil, C. L. Kolb, Alvin O'Konski, Henry Ringling, Edward A. Samp, F. J. Sensenbrenner, George Vits, and J. Pierpoint Wood. A small number of files concern Philipp's extensive philanthropic involvements in behalf of the Citizens Bureau of Milwaukee, the Family Welfare Association of Milwaukee, and other Milwaukee organizations. Only a few letters pertain to his business activities; these relate to his work in association with his father during the early 1920's.
Philipp, Emanuel Lorenz, 1861-1925	Title: Emanuel L. Philipp Papers, 1887-1933 Quantity: 6.0 c.f. (23 archives boxes, 1 card box, and 4 volumes) Call Number: Wis Mss JC Abstract: Personal and official papers of Philipp, a Wisconsin Republican leader and Milwaukee businessman who served as Wisconsin Governor, 1915-1921. The collection includes correspondence, financial records, speeches and press releases, business records, state government documents, and other materials.
Philippi, Michael, 1951-2009	Title: Michael Philippi Papers, 1972-2009 Quantity: 14.6 cubic feet (10 records center cartons, 7 archives boxes, 4 flat boxes, and 8 oversize folders) and 11.4 gigabytes Call Number: M2012-041 Abstract: Papers of Michael Philippi, an award winning theater lighting and set designer, containing production files for plays Philippi worked on for a variety of theaters in the United States, as well as several overseas productions. Theaters include: the Goodman Theatre, Wisdom Bridge Theatre, Northlight Theatre, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and the Utah Shakespearean Festival, among others. Materials cover his early work in the early 1970s while a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison through the final play he worked on in 2009 for the Goodman Theatre.
Philippine Nurses Association of Wisconsin.	Title: Philippine Nurses Association of Wisconsin, 2007-2020 Quantity: 1.5 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 372 Abstract: This collection consists of conference material, publications, photographs, and administrative records from the Philippine Nurses Association of Wisconsin.
Philips, William P., 1882-1950; United Artists Corporation	Title: William P. Philips Files: United Artists Corporation Records, Series 9B, 1921-1935 Quantity: 1.4 cubic feet (4 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 99AN/9B Abstract: William Pyle Philips (1882-1950) was Treasurer of United Artists Corporation from mid-1933 to mid-1935. The files consist primarily of policy-level correspondence and reports, directed to his office as treasurer, but also encompass more general corporate activities and policies during the period. The bulk of the files date between 1933 and 1935.
Phillips, Bertha Kleckner	Title: Bertha Kleckner Phillips Genealogical Materials, circa 1757-circa 1934 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 771 Abstract: Transcribed genealogical materials copied and collected by Bertha Kleckner Phillips (Mrs. Nelson C. Phillips) concerning families in Freeport, Illinois, and their ancestors in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia. Included are Freeport area cemetery, school, and church records; Baptist Church records from Wingdale, New York; and information from family Bibles, wills, and other sources. Most of the families included are related to Mrs. Phillips or her husband.
Phillips, Burr W., 1892-1960	Title: Burr W. Phillips Papers, 1940-1956 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 46 Abstract: Papers of Burr Phillips, a University of Wisconsin professor of history and education, including articles, lectures, reports, and correspondence chiefly concerning post-World War II education in Germany. The papers also include correspondence relating to Phillips' tenure as editor of the “Teacher's Section” of the Mississippi Valley Historical Review.
Phillips, Irna, 1901-1973	Title: Irna Phillips Papers, 1931-1997 (bulk 1931-1973) Quantity: 27.2 cubic feet (68 archives boxes); plus additions of 11.7 cubic feet, 22 tape recordings, 3 disc recordings, 2 film reels (16 mm), and 0.4 cubic feet of photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 76AN; M94-399; M2010-059; Audio 1566A Abstract: Papers, mainly 1931-1973, of Irna Phillips, a creator and writer of radio and television soap operas. Included are scripts by Phillips herself and by Radio Scripts, Inc., to which she was a consultant; outlines; advertising copy; and correspondence with listeners, viewers, networks, and advertising agencies. Best represented are Another World (NBC), As the World Turns (CBS) Brighter Day (CBS), The Guiding Light (CBS and NBC), Right to Happiness (NBC), Road of Life (NBC), Today's Children (NBC), and Woman in White (CBS and NBC), as well as other daytime serials.
Phillips, Vel, 1924-2018	Title: Vel Phillips Papers, 1946-2009 (bulk 1957-2009) Quantity: 36.2 cubic feet (86 archives boxes and 3 flat boxes), 0.4 cubic feet of photographs (1 archives box), 1 film reel (16 mm), and 25 audio recordings Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 231; PH Milwaukee Mss 231; CC 957; Audio 1749A Abstract: Papers of Wisconsin civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips, dating mainly from 1957 to 2009, including correspondence, speeches, notes, agendas and memoranda, documents, publications, audio recordings, photographs, and other materials documenting her career as lawyer, Milwaukee alder, Juvenile court justice, and Secretary of State.
Phillips, William P.	Title: William P. Phillips Papers, 1861-1913 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Whitewater Mss Y Abstract: Record books, 1861-1913, of a farm owned by William P. Phillips, his father, and his brothers, Lake Mills, Wisconsin; including ledgers, livestock records, records of butter production, and a ledger, 1870-1872, of the Lake Mills Dairymen's Association.
Phoenix Hosiery Company	Title: Phoenix Hosiery Company Records, 1897-1996 Quantity: 3.5 cubic ft. (6 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 89 Abstract: Records, mostly dating from the 1950s, of the Phoenix Hosiery Company, which was located in Milwaukee. The collection includes advertising and promotional materials; annual reports; director's reports and board of directors' minutes; photographs, mainly documenting hosiery production; an anniversary booklet containing historical information about the Milwaukee Branch of the American Federation of Hosiery Works; and a publicity scrapbook, largely consisting of newspaper clippings. The collection also contains a detailed history of the company (compiled in 1996) which includes information about the company's finances, management, marketing, competition, production, and labor relations. Also found in the collection are hosiery boxes and nylon canisters, hosiery color samples, samples of stockings in various stages of completion, silkworm cocoons and silk samples, and a number of other advertising/promotional items. Information about the sale of the company to the Kayser-Roth Corporation in 1959 is also included.
Phoenix Manufacturing Company (Eau Claire, Wis.)	Title: Phoenix Manufacturing Company Records, 1901-1903 , 1906-1907 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss BM Abstract: Brief records of the Phoenix Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of lumbering machinery in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Included is business correspondence, miscellaneous materials, and letterheads of numerous companies from Wisconsin and other states.
Photo Copy Service	Title: Photo Copy Service Photographs and Negatives, circa 1925-1983 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box), 18.5 c.f. of photographs (34 archives boxes), 38.25 c.f. of negatives (112 negatives boxes), and 2.0 c.f. of reference materials; plus additions of 0.2 c.f. (2 volumes), 1.0 c.f. of photographs, and 5.0 c.f. of negatives Call Number: PH 6058 Abstract: Photographs, negatives, and studio job books made by Angus Boyd McVicar, George H. Stein, and others while operating McVicar Photo Service, later called Photo Copy Service, circa 1925-1983. The photographs document primarily Madison, Wisconsin, and include images of the built environment; civic, educational, governmental, and fraternal organizations; the University of Wisconsin campus; and businesses, store fronts, and window displays.
Photoart House (Firm)	Title: Photoart House Negatives, 1913-1918, 1947-1953 Quantity: 677 negatives (12 boxes) and 242 photographs (3 archives boxes) Call Number: WHi(M491); WHi(M492); WHi(M49); PH 3091 Abstract: Images made by the Photoart House photography studio, also known as the Meuer Photoart House, Madison, Wisconsin. The majority of images are of Madison and include views of the city, businesses, residences, weddings, and University of Wisconsin fraternities and sororities, and images related to churches and church services. Other Wisconsin cities in the collection include Milwaukee, Prairie du Sac, and Baraboo.
Photoart House (Firm)	Title: Photoart House Photographs, 1915-1925, 1932-1950 Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet of photographs (1 oversize box), and 30 photographs and 9 negatives (3 folders and 3 oversize folders) Call Number: M94-123; M96-215; PH 337; PH 473 (5); PH 4119 (3); PH 6330; PH 6895 Abstract: Photographs made by Photoart House. A series of photographs show military housing at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, and Company G of the Wisconsin National Guard leaving Madison, Wisconsin, 1916. Other images include a panoramic photograph of Wisconsin Governor Emanuel L. Philipp and presumably members of the executive branch of state government in front of the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 7, 1920; a panoramic photograph of a group identified as the R.L.C.A. gathered for an annual conference posed in front of the state capitol in 1915; a panoramic photograph of the Rotary Conference Ball (10th District) inside the state capitol; and a portrait of the Wisconsin All-State Orchestra, circa 1920. There are also photographs of businesses, schools, and groups in Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1926-1950.
Photographs as Cultural Resources: a Conference in Honor of Paul Vanderbilt (1983 : Madison, Wis.)	Title: “Photographs as Cultural Resources: a Conference in Honor of Paul Vanderbilt” Recorded Sessions, 1983 Quantity: 8 tape recordings Call Number: Tape 1029A Abstract: Tape-recorded sessions from a conference held February 26, 1983 in Madison, Wisconsin, honoring Paul Vanderbilt, a former State Historical Society of Wisconsin curator of photographs. Sessions addressed using photographs as research sources.
Physicians Committe for Health Care for the Aged through Social Security	Title: Physicians Committee for Health Care for the Aged through Social Security Records, 1962-1965 Quantity: 3.5 c.f. (10 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 193 Abstract: Records of a group which lobbied for Social Security financing of health insurance for the elderly, and which disbanded at the 1965 passage of Medicare. Included are correspondence, health insurance information, clippings, mailing lists, tax records, and Congressional testimony. Documented is the group's seeking of support from doctors and congressmen, and its work in educating and influencing the public.
Physicians for Social Responsibility. Madison Chapter (Wis.)	Title: Physicians for Social Responsibility. Madison Chapter (Wis.): Records, 1982-1991 Quantity: 0.5 c.f. and 25 videorecordings Call Number: M93-061 Abstract: Print and near-print materials reflecting the activities of the Madison, Wisconsin chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), a non-profit organization committed to public and professional education on the medical hazards of nuclear weaponry. Included are flyers, newsletters, statements, member mailings, clippings, posters, fact sheets, brochures, and pamphlets, some items relating to other organizations with similar interests. Of note is information about the 1991 “Guns or Butter” resolution introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly; material about the group's response to the Persian Gulf War; and material on the October 1983 Symposium held in Madison on the medical consequences of nuclear war. The symposium is also documented on videotape. In addition, there are videos of the series Nuclear Vision hosted by Dr. Zorba Paster, as well as several miscellaneous tapes of speakers and programs.
Physicians for Social Responsibility (U.S.). La Crosse Area Chapter (Wis.).	Title: Physicians for Social Responsibility, La Crosse Area Chapter Records Physical Description: 1.6 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 065 Abstract: Organized in April 1982, the La Crosse area chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) was comprised of a group of physicians dedicated to the antinuclear movement and nuclear disarmament. This non-profit organization sponsored numerous special programs including the Festival of Lanterns, and they helped fund the International Peace Lantern Exchange Project, modeled on the Festival of Lanterns. With the end of the Cold War in 1992, the local group continued in a dormant stage, finally disbanding in 1995. Records from the Physicians for Social Responsibility date from 1980-2001, with the bulk of the records dating from 1980-1992. They include historical materials, administrative files, financial materials, membership materials, programs and events. Materials from the Wisconsin Physicians for Social Responsibility, National Physicians for Social Responsibility and related organizations are also included.