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Red Bus Corporation	Title: Red Bus Corporation Records, 1972-2010 Quantity: 1.8 cubic ft. (3 boxes) 1 oversize folder Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 309 Abstract: Collection contains records of the Red Bus Corporation, an organization that provided chartered field trip transportation for the local elderly community through a specially built bus, from the 1970s through the early 2000s. The documents contain information on Red Bus board activities, new bus purchases, photographs, information on various outings, and the Curative Care Network's acquisition of the Red Bus in 2005.
Red River (Kewaunee County, Wis. : Town). Clerk	Title: Red River (Kewaunee County, Wis. : Town). Clerk: Highway Records, 1869-1919 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Kewaunee Series 7 Abstract: Records of meetings of the town board of supervisors pertaining to the laying out, altering, or vacating of town roads, and giving the location of the roads, awards of damages to the owners of the property, arrangements made with land owners, and a record of the boundaries of the road districts; and highway tax lists (1899-1919) giving the dates, road district numbers, names of persons assessed, description of real estate (including section, town, and range), number of acres, value of real estate, value of personal property, tax on real and personal property, poll tax, and total tax levied. Included in the tax lists are records of money coming to the superintendent of highways and how disbursed, in addition to unpaid highway taxes.
Redington, Edward S., 1820-1888 [Digitized content]	Title: Edward S. Redington Papers, 1850-1867 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 flat box); plus additions of 0.6 c.f. Call Number: Wis Mss EQ; M73-391 Abstract: Civil war papers of Captain Edward S. Redington, Company D, 28th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, consisting of typewritten copies of letters written in 1862 and 1863 to his wife at Whitewater, Wisconsin, order books and report of the above company, and a roll book of the Pioneer Company of the 1st Division of the 7th Army Corps, to which Redington was assigned as captain commanding at its formation in 1863.
Reed, H. C.	Title: Logging Photographs by H.C. Reed, 1887-1900 Quantity: 28 photographs (1 archives box) Call Number: PH 830 Abstract: Photographs by H.C. Reed of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, depicting sawmill operations, and related matters in the vicinity of Rice Lake and Long Lakes, Barron and Chippewa counties, Wisconsin, 1887-1900. Images show the Rice Lake Lumber Company office, hauling, camp grounds, shoeing an ox, logs at the sawmill, sawn lumber, and a Heron rookery at Long Lake. Also present is a reproduction of a photograph of lumberman Andrew Tainter.
Reed, Harrison, 1813-1899	Title: Harrison Reed Papers, 1838-1940 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Wis Mss SR Abstract: Papers of Harrison Reed, a Wisconsin land speculator, journalist, and politician who in 1862 became a resident of Florida, where he served as tax commissioner and as governor, 1868-1874. Two main groups of correspondence appear in the collection. Letters of Harrison's brother Curtis, written to his fiancée Lydia Ripley in 1849-1850, are primarily personal in content but contain occasional hints concerning the Reeds' dispute with Harvey Jones over land and water-power rights on Doty's Island, site of Neenah-Menasha, Wisconsin. Letters of Harrison Reed, written in 1862-1864 to his sister-in-law Lydia, discuss his work in the Treasury Department in Washington and his maneuvers to secure a political office in Florida. Other documents of widely scattered dates include certificates of political appointments issued to the two brothers, three speeches delivered by Harrison Reed while governor of Florida, a few records of Wisconsin and Florida land transactions, several letters of autograph value and clipped autographs, and fragmentary genealogical notes on the Reed family.
Reedsburg Woolen Mill	Title: Reedsburg Woolen Mill Records, 1877-1878, 1902-1967 Quantity: 123.6 c.f. (213 archives boxes, 25 record center cartons, and 31 flat boxes) and 21 photographs Call Number: Mss 281; PH 4535 Abstract: Records of a mill which did its own designing, carding, spinning, weaving, and dyeing, and sold most of its cloth to ready-to-wear manufacturers such as Sears and Montgomery Ward. Correspondence is with the Appleton Woolen Mills, the Reedsburg Mill's owner from 1902-1954, regarding daily operations; with W.A. Landry Co., the mill's sales agent; and with others, regarding designs, finances, and marketing. The collection also includes payrolls, personnel records, general ledgers, journals, purchase journals, sales invoices, inventories, and other financial records; fabric specifications; and wool and fabric samples. The photographs include images of mill president Ralph Wirth, the exterior of the mill, and loom machinery, ca. 1941 to 1957.
Rees, Steve, 1945-	Title: Steve Rees Papers, 1970-1978 Quantity: 4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes), 4 tape recordings, and 24 photographs Call Number: Mss 779; Tape 1220A; PH 3897 Abstract: Papers of Steve Rees, a writer, editor, and anti-Vietnam war activist whose involvement with the revolutionary organization of Movement for a Democratic Military (MDM) led to the establishment in 1970, of the underground GI newspaper Up Against the Bulkhead. Included in the organizational records are background materials, administrative records, articles and research, correspondence, and files relating to the production of the newspaper. A prominent correspondent is David Cortright, author of Soldier's Revolt. There are also limited files documenting Rees's activity in the formation of the above-ground GI newspaper Enlisted Times and some fragmentary records of the Stop Our Ship (SOS) movement, closely allied with Up Against the Bulkhead. Records consist of material relating to the production of the SOS Newsletter, correspondence, mailing lists, and project files on specific U.S. aircraft carriers.
Reeve, James T. (James Theodore), 1834-1906	Title: James T. Reeve Papers, 1747-1951 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Wis Mss 3PB; Micro 321 Abstract: Primarily Civil War records, correspondence, diaries, and later autobiographical speeches of Dr. James T. Reeve, surgeon in the 10th and the 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry regiments. Included are descriptions of Sherman's march through Georgia and details from Reeve's experience as a prisoner of war in 1863. Also present are earlier papers relating to ancestors in Massachusetts, and scattered twentieth century documents concerning his son, Dr. James S. Reeve, with whom he was associated in practice in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Reeves, Rosser, 1910-1984	Title: Rosser Reeves Papers, 1927-1971 Quantity: 10.2 cubic feet (27 archives boxes), 5 tape recordings, 5 disc recordings, 78 photographs and 4 transparencies (1 archives box), 10 reels of film (16 mm), 1 reel of film (35 mm), and 1 video recording Call Number: U.S. Mss 112AF; Audio 399A; PH 3182; AC 952-958; CA 500-502; GA 001; VAA 001 Abstract: Papers of Rosser Reeves, an advertising executive who was chairman of the board of Ted Bates and Company Inc. The collection documents his career in advertising, noted for his “hard-sell” philosophy and his induction into the Advertising Hall of Fame, and reflects his anti-Communist sentiments and his involvement in Republican politics, both nationally and in New York from 1952 to 1964. The visual materials include images of Reeves, his family and friends and images related to Ted Bates and Company.
Reeves, Thomas C., 1936-	Title: Thomas C. Reeves Research Files, 1900-2012 Quantity: 5.6 cubic feet Call Number: M85-566; M2006-037; M2008-026 Abstract: Research files of Thomas C. Reeves, historian and member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, consisting of the research files for his 1982 biography of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy, his biography of Walter J. Kohler Jr., and other writings.
Reeves, Troy, 1971- [Digitized content]	Title: Wisconsin Oral History Day collection Quantity: 2.13 Gigabytes 2.13 GB digital files, including 563 electronic records. DOCX, PDF, XLS, SFK, WAV, MP3, JPG, HTML, BMP Call Number: uac104 Abstract: This collection provides a thorough overview of the organization of the Wisconsin Oral History Day conferences in Madison, Eau Claire, and Milwaukee from 2008-2010. University of Wisconsin-Madison Oral Historian Troy Reeves developed the conference to build statewide support for oral history. It was primarily funded by the Wisconsin Humanities Council. The first conference was held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 14, 2008. On April 26-27, 2009 Reeves and co-organizers organized the second Wisconsin Oral History Day conference at UW-Eau Claire. In 2010 Reeves, scholars including Michael Doylen, and the Jewish Museum Milwaukee organized the March 28, 2010, Wisconsin Oral History Day conference in Milwaukee. The materials include budget documents, grant applications, fliers, programs, correspondence, meeting minutes, survey responses, keynote addresses, panel audio recordings, and photographs.
Reeves, Troy, 1971- Levy, James University of Wisconsin--Madison University of Wisconsin System University of Wisconsin--Madison. Archives University of Wisconsin--Madison. Archives. Oral History Program University of Wisconsin--Whitewater	Title: Wisconsin Farms Oral History Project: Lands We Share collection Quantity: 75.9 Gigabytes 2,383 born-digital and electronic record files. The majority of files are in JPG, PDF, DOCX, and WAV formats. Call Number: uac70 Abstract: The Lands We Share initiative, part of the Wisconsin Farms Oral History Project, was a grant-funded oral history collaboration between faculty and students from five University of Wisconsin campuses (UW-Whitewater, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Eau Claire, and UW-Madison) that ran from August 2017 to March 2019. The iniative collected and exhibited stories, histories, artifacts, images and sounds from five culturally and regionally distinct farm sites in Wisconsin. The project, led by Troy Reeves (Head, Oral History Program, UW-Madison Archives) and James Levy (Associate Professor and Director of Public History Program, UW-Whitewater History Department), ran a public dialogue tour that focused on the intersection of farming, land, ethnic culture, and history in Wisconsin, and resulted in a traveling exhibition.
Register of Wisconsin National Guard Field Artillery Regiment, 126th. Battalion, 1st,	Title: Register of Wisconsin National Guard Field Artillery Regiment, 126th. Battalion, 1st Records, Quantity: 1.4 linear ft. (3 archives boxes and 5 oversized folders) of papers, 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 oversized folder) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 863 Abstract: The records of the 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery of the Wisconsin National Guard and its predecessor unit, Troop E, 105th Cavalry. Materials on the 105th Cavalry contain documents providing a look at the activities of a Wisconsin National Guard unit stationed in Kenosha between the World Wars. Personnel correspondence reveals that unit members needed to take time off from their civilian jobs to participate in training exercises. Enlistment records reveal details about the men enlisting in the Guard in the years leading up to World War II and focus largely on attendance at annual training. Military ball programs reveal a social aspect to this unit; they gathered annually with their families and friends for dancing and refreshment. The 126th Field Artillery documents relate to the unit following World War II. Less comprehensive than the 105th Cavalry materials, this series focuses on several events in the unit's history. Newspaper articles, programs, letters of support, and correspondence detail local resistance to a federal plan to remove the unit from the Wisconsin National Guard troop structure due to low enlistment rates. Other materials relate to the unit's armory, including its dedication, an attempted robbery, and controversy over a wall painting deemed objectionable by many veterans. The collection also contains documents regarding the unit's time spent at Fort Lewis, Washington during the Berlin Crisis, training activities, and two fairly complete unit histories. Photographs contain over forty shots of artillery vehicles and equipment that were taken at an unidentified event and shots of Wisconsin governor Walter Kohler's visit to the unit in 1951.
Rehfuss family	Title: John and Virginia (Jennie) Oesgher Rehfuss Family Papers Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 206 Abstract: The John and Virginia (Jennie) Oesgher Rehfuss Family Papers include correspondence, photographs, and a financial ledger. This family lived in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Reichert, Virginia, 1893-	Title: History of Stevenstown-Union Mills Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 001 Abstract: Typewritten history of the Stevenstown/Union Mills area in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Reid, Harvey, 1842-1910	Title: Harvey Reid Papers, 1857-1910 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Parkside Mss 53 Abstract: Letters written by Reid from Union Grove, Wisconsin, to members of his family in 1857 and 1858; while attending the University of Wisconsin in 1861; and from the battle front, 1862-1865, while a member of Company A, 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. An additional letter gives a detailed description of the famous Champ Clark-Charles B. Landis debate at Clarinda, Iowa, August 21, 1900. Also included are five scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, 1862-1907, concerning the 2nd and the 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and several small volumes containing diary entries, accounts, and notes.
Reid, Samuel McDowell, 1790-1869	Title: Samuel McDowell Reid Papers, 1776-1867 Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (1 archives box and 3 oversize volumes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: McCormick Mss AU; Micro 682 Abstract: Papers of Samuel McDowell Reid, a planter of Lexington, Virginia, who succeeded his father, Andrew Reid, as clerk of the Rockbridge County court. The papers consist of receipts and promissory notes, accounts for the plantation and mill and for estates of which he was executor, record of charges made to him for blacksmithing and iron repairs, and stock certificates and reports for the James River and Kanawha Company. Also included are personal account books of his father and of his father-in-law, William B. Hare of Lynchburg; financial records, 1808-1818, for the Ann Smith Academy at Lexington; and records of slaves sold on behalf of Washington College.
Reiger, Earl W., 1912-1993	Title: Earl W. Reiger Railroad Collection, 1879-1993 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Platteville Mss AW Abstract: A research collection compiled by Earl W. Reiger involving Kickapoo Valley Railroad history. Built between 1889 and 1892, the 52-mile line connected Wauzeka and La Farge, Wis., operated in Crawford, Richland, and Vernon counties until 1939, and was sequentially managed by Kickapoo Valley and Northern, Western Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Road. Reiger organized his research into eight notebooks and by subject headings thereunder. Those headings have been retained in their orginal order and contain information transcribed from several Kickapoo region newspapers; and photocopies of plat books, photographs, local histories, and various government documents. Also present is information on Wauzeka, Reiger's birthplace, as well as a folder of similar material on the Fennimore to Woodman Narrow Gauge Railroad, a 92-mile branch of the Chicago-Northwestern operating between 1878-1926.
Reinke, James	Title: Jimi Reinke papers Quantity: 34.24 Linear Feet 2 records storage carton, 3 double flat boxes, 1 telescoping tube box, 6 oversize folders The collection includes: paper records; color photograph prints; canvas paintings; painted textiles; a bound volume; three-dimensional objects Call Number: uac182 Abstract: This collection includes bibliographic papers, original artwork and artifacts, and original writings created by Jimi Reinke over the span of his life. In addition to Reinke's creative works, this collection also includes materials related to Reinke's substantial work with the ARCW (AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin) as a community outreach officer who educated communities about HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C. The original artwork contained in this collection features Reinke's interest in the Classical Greek study of the human form. Also included is a link to an archived website, Blue Flesh Novelties, that Reinke owned and operated during the 1990s.
Reinsch, Paul Samuel, 1869-1923	Title: Paul S. Reinsch Papers, 1835-1924, 1963 Quantity: 9.8 cubic feet (24 archives boxes and 2 volumes) and 16 tape recordings Call Number: Wis Mss VO; Audio 310A Abstract: Papers of Paul S. Reinsch, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, 1901-1913, and minister to China, 1913-1919. Some correspondence relates to his teaching career, but most of the papers concern his service in China as a United States diplomat and as legal and financial counselor to the Chinese government after his resignation as minister. Letters in 1920 discuss his unsuccessful campaign as the Democratic nominee for United States Senator from Wisconsin against the Republican candidate Irvine Lenroot. In content Reinsch's letters were frequently a combination of personal, professional, and diplomatic matters. Supplementing the correspondence are Reinsch's writings, including the manuscript for his book An American Diplomat in China (1922), copies of articles and addresses, 1902-1922, and drafts of classroom lectures written during his years as a professor. The collection also includes a diary written in 1906 by Mrs. Reinsch, eight scrapbooks covering Reinsch's career to 1922, some records, 1835-1913, that Reinsch collected of the American Consulate (later Legation) in China for the years preceding his service, and Reinsch's own files of Chinese materials spanning the period from 1878 to 1923.
Reis, Alvin C.	Title: Alvin C. Reis Papers, 1916-1956 Quantity: 7.2 cubic feet (18 archives boxes), 201 photographs, 121 negatives, 396 transparencies, 12 postcard drawings, 1 booklet, and approximately 50 pieces of ephemera; plus additions of 4.4 cubic feet Call Number: Mss 624; PH 1202-PH 1207; PH 3490-PH 3493; PH 3599; M69-361; M89-240; M89-240 Abstract: Personal papers of Alvin C. Reis, a Dane County, Wisconsin Circuit Court judge, including correspondence, reminiscences, photographs, financial records, newspaper clippings, and campaign materials. The files document his campaign for state Supreme Court, his military history, political activities, his social life, and his family. Also included are numerous photographs from Reis' service in France during World War I.
Relf, Samuel, 1776-1823	Title: Samuel Relf Collected Correspondence and Biographies, 1801-1807, 1972 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 623 Abstract: Ten letters, 1801-1807, written by William Tayler, a London businessman, to Samuel Relf, editor and owner of the National Gazette of Philadelphia; and ten letters, 1802-1803, written by William Poyntell, a Philadelphia merchant traveling in Europe, to his wife Ann. (William and Ann Poyntell were the parents of Relf's wife, Sarah Poyntell Relf; William Tayler was an uncle of William Poyntell.) The letters were, in fact, news dispatches intended for publication in the Gazette, reporting on current political, military, and naval developments in Europe, or on social and cultural events in England and on the Continent. Included also are handwritten biographical sketches (1972) by Samuel Relf Durand of Samuel and Sarah Relf's daughter Ann Relf Kemper and her husband Bishop Jackson Kemper, Sarah Poyntell Relf, Samuel Relf, Anne Wilcocks Poyntell, and William Poyntell; and photographic copies of portraits by Rembrandt Peale of Samuel Relf and William Poyntell.
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (U.S.)	Title: Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Records, 1968-2009 Quantity: 54.0 cubic feet (50 record center cartons and 10 archives boxes), 44 tape recordings, 2 compact discs, 126 photographs and 36 negatives (1 folder), 77 videorecordings (7 video boxes), and 1 DVD Call Number: M93-025; M93-146; M93-219; M96-115; M97-219; M2010-020; Audio 1598A; VDA 429 Abstract: Records of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, a pro-choice organization founded in 1973 as the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (RCAR), a project of the United Methodist Church, around 1994 renamed the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC), and now a national coalition of 35 mainline Protestant, Jewish, and other faith groups working from the premise that to impose a pro-life agenda on the country would be a violation of religious freedom as guaranteed by the First Amendment. The records document the organization's activities, programs, and publications to preserve reproductive rights.
Rennebohm, Mary Fowler, 1898-1995	Title: Mary Fowler Rennebohm Papers, 1920-1990 Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and approximately 400 photographs Call Number: M96-049 Abstract: Papers of Mary Fowler Rennebohm, wife of Wisconsin’s Governor Oscar Rennebohm (1947-1951), concerning the history of the Fowler and Rennebohm families; her activities as Wisconsin’s first lady; and other social activities and interests such as travel. Photographs include images of Mary, family members, and friends.
Rentz, Michael	Title: "An Emigrant's Voyage" Translated Typescript Concerning the Emigration of Michael Rentz Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 163 Abstract: Translation of "An Emigrant's Voyage," originally written in Norwegian by Michael Rentz in 1868, providing an account of Rentz's emigration from Esofea, Norway to the Town of Coon in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
Reproductive Rights Coalition (Madison, Wis.)	Title: Reproductive Rights Coalition Records, 1981-1990 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons) and 1 tape recording Call Number: M91-215 Abstract: Records of the Reproductive Rights Coalition, a grassroots activist organization founded in 1981 by citizens concerned with protecting women's rights to reproductive freedom, and in educating people on a variety of related issues. Included are brochures, newsletters, minutes, leaflets, subject files, project files, handbooks, and a slide/tape program titled “Matters so fundamental.”
Republican Party (Milwaukee County, Wis.)	Title: Republican County Committee Records, 1893-1944 Quantity: 6.5 cubic ft. (12 boxes) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 356 Abstract: This collection consists of scrapbooks containing a variety of records and the activities from the Republican County Committee of Milwaukee County.
Republican Party (Wis.)	Title: Republican Party of Wisconsin Records, 1900-1974 Quantity: 6.6 c.f. (4 record center cartons and 9 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 649 Abstract: Records of the Republican Party of Wisconsin consisting of printed constitutions, minutes of executive committee meetings, records of annual conventions, and executive directors' correspondence. The collection mainly documents the period 1946-1970. In addition to correspondence, lists, platforms, and resolutions, the convention records include full secretarial transcriptions of proceedings. For several conventions, speeches and remarks of John Byrnes, Thomas Coleman, Glenn Davis, Everett Dirksen, Gerald Ford, Barry Goldwater, Charles Halleck, Warren Knowles, Melvin Laird, Joseph McCarthy, William Miller, Thruston Morton, Richard Nixon, Donald Nutter, Oscar Rennebohm, and Alexander Wiley are included. The executive directors' correspondence consists primarily of the correspondence of George Greeley (1960-1970), although a few scattered items pertain to other individuals who held that post. These files concern fund raising events and party finances, inaugural planning, and monitoring of Republican and Democratic politicians. Of the state chairmen of the period, only Ody J. Fish is extensively represented, although there are small files for the majority of the leading Republican office holders of the era. The national convention files include recollections of delegates to the 1960 and 1964 national conventions.
Rescue Hose Company No. 2 (La Crosse, Wis.).	Title: Rescue Hose Company No. 2 (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Constitution and Bylaws Quantity: 0.02 cubic foot (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 244 Abstract: Photocopy of the constitution and bylaws of Rescue Hose Company Number 2 of La Crosse, Wisconsin. This was a volunteer fire company; documents are undated.
Residence Halls Student Labor Organization (University of Wisconsin-Madison)	Title: Residence Halls Student Labor Organization (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Records, 1971-1975 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 799 Abstract: Records of a labor union that represented part-time food service and maintenance workers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison residence halls during the 1970s. Included are constitutions, contracts, correspondence, printouts of payroll deductions of members, information pertaining to strikes against the university in 1971 and 1972, and other alphabetically-arranged subject files. A newsletter, RHSLO News, is available in the Historical Society Library.
Retail Clerks International Union	Title: Retail Clerks International Union Records, 1890-1990 (bulk 1899-1982) Quantity: 75.6 cubic feet, 48 volumes, 931 reels of microfilm (16 mm), 7 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 3 tape recordings, 4 disc recordings, 5 dictabelts, and 2 film reels (16 mm) Call Number: M81-250; M81-490; M82-125; M82-482; M87-070; M89-181; M93-009; M94-220; M95-242; Micro 980; Audio 1536A; DE 358-DE 359 Abstract: Records, 1890-1990 (bulk 1899-1982), of the Retail Clerks International Union (most of which are on microfilm produced by the RCIU) documenting various departments and levels of the organization, from the executive office to the union locals. The RCIU began as the Retail Clerks International Protective Association around 1891, and eventually merged with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America in 1979 to become the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). The collection spans the organization's history and includes organizing materials, financial records, collective bargaining files, correspondence, reports, memos, trusteeship files, convention proceedings, extensive administrative files, information on strikes and the Meat Cutters union, photographs, and sound recordings.
Retired Faculty Association of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Title: Retired Faculty Association of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Records, 1962-2008 Quantity: 1.2 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 126 Abstract: Records documenting the activities of an association of retired UWM faculty and its members. The collection includes a history of the organization, correspondence, minutes, membership lists, and newsletters.
Rettenmund, William	Title: William Rettenmund Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 0.6 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 3 oversized folders) of papers, 0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box, 1 flat box, 2 negative sleeves, and 3 slides) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 1231 Abstract: Papers and photographs pertaining to the service of specialist William Rettenmund, a Verona, Wisconsin resident who served as a flight crew chief and gunner with the 162nd Assault Helicopter Squadron during the Vietnam War. The manuscripts include military records, letters, identification and membership cards, newspaper articles, certificates, and ephemeral materials collected in Vietnam. His military papers include service records, orders issued while in Vietnam, special citations and nominations for medals and awards, and maintenance inspection forms for helicopters. The letters are primarily those written by Rettenmund to his parents, grandmother, younger siblings, and a few friends. Most of the letters were written to his parents and discuss things such as the welfare of the family, life in the Army during basic training, and discussions on the conditions in Vietnam. Two letters (April 5, 1966 and July 13, 1966) describe his involvement in two helicopter crashes due to pilot error, and discuss how he reacted to the crash and helped others to safety. A few letters have drawing done by Rettenmund, including one of his friends in basic training (June 26, 1965) and one of Santa Clause, with his reindeer pulling a helicopter 'sled' (December 21, 1966). The letter from Doug Murray, writer of the comic series The 'Nam, was written in response to a letter Rettenmund wrote about the comic. In the letter, Murray thanks him for the compliments and says that he was always glad to see helicopters arriving on the battlefield. The newspaper clippings include an oversized article on Rettenmund's service that reprints portions of two of his letters home. There are also clippings of anti-war poems and a quote from William Tecumseh Sherman saying 'War is Hell,' along with a humorous article about a serviceman trying to buy a soda in Vietnam. His ephemeral materials include two propaganda pamphlets distributed to convince the Viet Cong to surrender, and holiday menus from Thanksgiving meals. A particularly interesting item is a membership card for the Domain of the Golden Dragon, an honorary club given to servicemen who cross the International Date Line on a ship. Also included are his personal accounts written for the Madison, Wisconsin Deadly Writers Patrol, and also include a poem he wrote and dedicated to the men of the 162nd. The writings provide detailed accounts of his missions and experiences during the war, elaborating on his support and rescue missions, being wounded, and describing life in the Army during the war. Rettenmund also worked exstensively with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in identifying the Huey helicopter in its Vietnam War display. A newspaper article pertaining to his investigative work, along with photographs of the helicopter during its service in Vietnam, are included in the collection. Most of the photographs in the collection are identified and include images of Rettenmund in basic training, in Vietnam, and at postwar reunions with former crewmen and families. The Vietnam images provide aerial shots of the terrain, villages, and military operations while flying missions. There are three photographs taken by Rettenmund while out on a mission that show aerial strikes taking place in the distance. Another image shows infantry engaged in a battle while his helicopter provides cover fire. Because of his work as a crew chief, the collection includes a number of images of helicopter maintenance and damage assessment. One very interesting image includes Rettenmund walking away from one of the crashes he mentioned in a letter to his parents. The collection also contains the scrapbook of Russell Rettenmund, a cousin of William's who served in Vietnam, too. Russell entered the service in 1964 and was assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment while in Vietnam. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings about the service of Russell, his brother Richard who also served in Vietnam, as well as William. It also includes photographs of Russell and fellow servicemen relaxing during basic training and while in Vietnam. A particularly interesting article in the scrapbook is one in which Russell gives his opinions on protesters of the war. In it he says that he was 'all for free speech, but not when it threatens the national security.' The collection includes service records for both Russell and Richard, two photographs taken by Richard while in Vietnam, and five additional photographs taken by Russell.
Reuss, Henry S.	Title: Henry S. Reuss Papers, 1839-1998 Quantity: 87.0 cubic feet (85 records center cartons and 3 archives boxes), 34 tape recordings, 7 disc recordings, 1 film, and 6 videorecordings; plus additions of 3.2 cubic feet, 97 photographs, 4 disc recordings, and 1 tape recording Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 112; Audio 1074A; AC 272; VBA 503-VBA 506; VBA 511-VBA 512; M2003-079; M2004-231 Abstract: Papers of Henry S. Reuss, a Democratic congressman who represented Wisconsin's Fifth Congressional District in the House of Representatives from 1955 until his retirement in 1982. The bulk of the papers document Reuss' political career and contain the files of his field office in Milwaukee and congressional office in Washington, including administrative files and materials related to Reuss' legislative interests in banking, economics, civil rights, conservation, transportation, and urban renewal. There is also a small amount of personal material, including biographical and family history, personal and professional photographs, and memorabilia.
Revell, Aldric, 1910-1965	Title: Aldric Revell Papers, 1933-1957 Quantity: 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) and 0.1 cubic feet of posters (1 oversize folder) Call Number: U.S. Mss 158AF; PH 4719 Abstract: Papers of Aldric Revell, a reporter and editorial writer for the Madison (Wisconsin) Capital Times known for his coverage of political and labor matters. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and biographical material. Correspondence, primarily incoming, includes fan mail and letters concerning assignments for Time and Life and his appointment as a Nieman Fellow. Prominent correspondents include William T. Evjue, Glenn Davis, Robert M. La Follette Jr., Philip F. La Follette, and Frank P. Zeidler. Writings, which have been extensively weeded to remove material readily available on microfilm in the Society library, include unpublished articles, essays, speeches, radio scripts, and biographical sketches. Posters are also included.
Reynolds, John W., 1921-2002	Title: John W. Reynolds Papers, 1955-2001 Quantity: 6.0 c.f. (6 record center cartons), 16 photographs (1 folder), and 12 film reels (16 mm) in 4 film cans Call Number: M2002-067 Abstract: Papers, 1955-2001, principally documenting John Reynolds' tenure as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (7th Circuit Court) and consisting of subject files, case files, personal correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and films. Appointed in 1965, he became chief federal judge in 1971, and in 1986 assumed senior judge status. Reynolds was perhaps best known for his decision that set in motion the racial desegregation of the Milwaukee schools. Also included are materials concerning the Democratic Party, political campaigns, and offices Reynolds held as Attorney General and Governor.
Reynolds, Mary Trackett, 1913-2000	Title: Mary Trackett Reynolds: Trackett-Nachtwey-Fitzmaurice Family Genealogies, 1745-1993 Quantity: 4.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes and 3 flat boxes) and 129 photographs Call Number: Mss 1015; PH 6458 Abstract: Papers, primarily dated 1930-1993, compiled and created by Mary Cecelia Trackett Reynolds and her husband Lloyd George Reynolds (1910-2005) documenting various members of the Nachtwey, Fitzmaurice, and Trackett families, and West Bend (Washington County, Wis.), the site of the Trackett family homestead. Also included are materials documenting the Brown, Carl, Moore, Reynolds, Schenberg, and various other related families. The families immigrated in the mid-1850s and the records include diaries, journals, scrapbooks, greeting cards, probate records, wills, pension records, census records, birth and death certificates, photographs, household financial records, historic letters, and maps. Particularly well documented is the personal and professional life of Mamie Nachtwey Trackett, a teacher in Wisconsin, Nebraska, and other nearby states. The photographs in the collection are primarily of homestead houses and family members' gravestones.