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| Weaver, Pat, 1908-2002 | Title: Pat Weaver Papers, 1922-1989
Quantity: 12.1 c.f. (30 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder), 5 tape recordings, 11 disc recordings, and 74 photographs Call Number: M2004-090; Audio 1404A Abstract: Papers of television executive, media consultant, and entrepreneur Sylvester L. “Pat” Weaver Jr., primarily documenting his professional career, beginning with his employment as an advertising executive at Young & Rubicam in the late 1940s. His subsequent years at NBC are also represented, although the majority of the collection relates to Weaver's various endeavors after resigning as chairman of the network. These include Weaver's attempts to start a fourth television network and to introduce cable television service in California, as well as his actions as a consultant for Kaiser Aluminum, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and for the clients of Wells, Rich, Green Inc. |
| Webb, Caroline, 1883-1975 | Title: Caroline Webb Papers, circa 1865-1961
Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet (1 archives box and 1 half-archives box) and approximately 215 photographs (2 archives boxes and 1 oversize PH folder) Call Number: M75-406 Abstract: Papers of Caroline Webb, an African American woman from Iowa who lived in Madison and Chicago during the early twentieth century, documenting her family relations and friendship with Henry H. Proctor through correspondence, her personal finances, and the deaths of her son and parents. The materials also document the experiences of Webb’s son, Andrew, as a child growing up in Madison through a photograph album, circa 1920, and as a patient at the Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Chicago through a scrapbook he created, 1931-1934. Also present are several dozen photographic images of African American men, women, children, and infants (circa 1860s-1950s), funeral memorial cards, and portraits of Webb’s acquaintances. |
| Webb, James R., 1909-1974 | Title: James R. Webb Papers, 1953-1964
Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 89AN Abstract: Papers of an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, including correspondence, notes, scripts, and working papers for three motion pictures: Cheyenne Autumn (Warner Bros., 1964), Kings of the Sun (UA, 1963), and Pork Chop Hill (UA, 1959). |
| Webb, Lee D., ca. 1940- | Title: Lee D. Webb Papers, 1955-1968
Quantity: 7.2 c.f. (7 record center cartons and 1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 571 Abstract: Papers, primarily composed of correspondence, writings and notes, and reference materials and clippings, created and collected by a radical activist and former national officer of the Students for a Democratic Society. A variety of papers illustrate Webb's activities with SDS and its major projects from 1962 until 1967, and his involvement with the National Conference for New Politics (which he helped organize in 1964-65), and the Chicago Jobs or Income Now (JOIN) project, and as executive director of the 1967 Vietnam Summer effort. A major portion of the collection consists of subject files on labor unions, which were probably collected by Webb as background for a newsletter published in 1966 in Chicago. Also represented in the collection are several of Webb's writings, including drafts of SDS position papers and college term papers, with notes and associated reference materials. |
| Webb, Sarah Campbell, 1916- | Title: Sarah Campbell Webb Collected Papers, 1957-1976
Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 581 Abstract: Papers collected by Sarah Campbell Webb, a Madison, Wis., social worker employed by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, which reflect her participation in associations concerned with family life and adult education. As the community services consultant for southeastern Wisconsin, she coordinated numerous social service groups. In this capacity she collected program announcements, newsletters, clippings, mailing lists, and minutes; and generated her own correspondence and voluminous notes. She also compiled a “resources file” dealing with family problems and community action including bibliographies, catalogs, articles, papers, speeches, and lists of resource persons. The collection documents a variety of community activity and describes contemporary concerns regarding sex education in the schools, divorce, drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, and other social issues. Particularly well documented are the Dane County Council on Family Living, the Wisconsin Family Life Association, and the Adult Education Association of Wisconsin. |
| Webb, William, 1853-1927 | Title: William Webb Papers, 1872-1908
Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Platteville Mss AY Abstract: Papers of William Webb of Lancaster, Wisconsin, consisting of correspondence concerning his well drilling business (1878-1880), letters from family and friends, a history of the family, and photograph of the family farm in Grant County, Wisconsin. Webb wrote many of his letters to family and friends in Grant County, Wisconsin; Galena, Illinois; and Houghton County, Michigan, while working in the iron mines in Upper Michigan (1873-1876). Also included are Webb's well drilling account books, 1876-1908, recording the date, location, depth, and amount of the transaction. |
| Weber, Henry | Title: Henry Weber Collection, 1902-1927
Quantity: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 326 Abstract: This collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, menus, and an invitation for various functions from Henry Weber (1853-1927), a restaurant owner and local politician. |
| Weber, Martin C. | Title: Land O'Lakes and Land O'Rivers Amateur League Baseball and Basketball Collection, 1923-2021 (bulk 1923-1952)
Quantity: 1.6 cubic feet (3 archives boxes, 1 half-archives box, and 2 oversize folders) Call Number: M2017-088 Abstract: Collected materials of Martin Weber, founder of the Land O'Lakes and Land O'Rivers amateur leagues in basketball and baseball consisting of newspaper clippings, correspondence, statistical sheets, financial reports, photographs, brochures, tournament programs, schedules, and record books related to the leagues. |
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Webster, Albinus, 1832-1910; Webster, Frank B. 1867-1949 |
Title: Albinus and Frank B. Webster Papers, 1871-1945
Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: River Falls Mss CJ Abstract: Papers of Albinus Webster and his son Frank who farmed in the Town of Kinnickinnic, St. Croix County, Wis.; consisting of brief daily diary entries, account books, genealogical charts, and other items. The diaries contain information on all aspects of farm life and management, community life, agricultural trade, and prices. Frank Webster was considered a progressive farmer, known for integrating new farming methods, and his diaries include detailed descriptions of agricultural practices. |
| Webster, Daniel, 1833- | Title: Daniel Webster Letters, 1859-1865, 1859-1865
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss 55S Abstract: Letters from Daniel Webster to his fiancee, Gertrude Moore of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, written while he was working at various jobs in North Bend, Galesville, La Crosse, and Elkhorn, Wisconsin, and later while serving as a lieutenant in the 1st Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery in the Civil War, 1861-1865, and in other temporary assignments. |
| Webster, Daniel, 1833-1921 | Title: Daniel Webster Letter Regarding Civil War Experiences Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 032 Abstract: Photocopy of a letter written from Daniel Webster to his sister while serving on the steamboat War Eagle, 1862 December 25. The letter describes some of Webster's Civil War experiences. |
| Webster, Harold Tucker, 1885-1952 | Title: Harold Tucker Webster Cartoons, Photographs, and Memorabilia, 1911-1953
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes), and 55 photographs and approximately 4500 additional items (in 83 flat boxes and 1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 1032; PH 1301 Abstract: Original cartoon drawings and sketches, published cartoons, memorabilia, and photographs of Harold Tucker Webster, a cartoonist raised in Tomahawk, Wisconsin who was best known for his work for the New York Herald Tribune. Best covered are the strips “Life's Darkest Moment,” “How to Torture Your Wife/Husband,” and “The Timid Soul,” which featured Webster's most famous character, Caspar Milquetoast. Memories of Tucker's Wisconsin youth are alluded to in many strips. Less well known themes concerned Prohibition, radio and television broadcasting, card games, and vacationing with automobile trailers. Except for a few colored drawings of “The Timid Soul,” all of the drawings are in pen and ink, some with blue pencil shading added for the printer. The sketch books primarily contain pencil portraits, but a few document scenes from a 1911 trip to China. The photographs consist of formal and informal portraits and snapshots of leisure time activities including his love of the circus. Several show Webster at a 1940 event with Thomas E. Dewey. The memorabilia includes promotional material, biographical information, and letters of commendation from Gertrude Stein, Theodore Roosevelt, and others. Some of the books of published cartoons in this collection were separated from the August Derleth comic collection. |
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Webster, Joseph Dana; Cram, T. J.; Low, John; Waterman, William H.; Chadwick, Jarius |
Title: Milwaukee Harbor Contracts, 1843–1934
Quantity: 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 169 Abstract: Collection contains originals and copies of early contracts regarding Milwaukee harbor construction. |
| Wechsler, James Arthur, 1915-1983 | Title: James Arthur Wechsler Papers, 1935-1983
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes); plus additions of 20.0 c.f., 1 tape recording, and 22 photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 122AF; M85-276; M87-176; M88-064; Audio 1519A Abstract: Papers, 1935-1983, of James Wechsler, a columnist and editor for the New York Post, an active advocate of civil liberties, and the author of several books, including The Age of Suspicion, which concerns the McCarthy era and the author's leftist connections. Subjects of Wechsler's memoranda include Che Guevara, Arthur Goldberg, Dean Rusk, and U Thant. Also included is his testimony from the McCarthy hearings in 1953. |
| Weekly Guardian Associates (Firm) | Title: Guardian Records, 1934-1993 (bulk 1948-1992)
Quantity: 17.4 c.f. (17 record center cartons and 1 archives box), 1.0 c.f. of photographs, transparencies, and negatives (2 archives boxes and 1 negative box), 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), and 1 videorecording (1/2-inch VHS) Call Number: Mss 1060; PH 6612; Micro 2102; VHB 291 Abstract: Records, mainly 1948-1992, of an independent leftist newspaper originally known as the National Guardian and established by James Aronson, Cedric Belfrage and John T. McManus in 1948. After reorganization in 1967 as a worker cooperative and a name change to the Guardian, the paper was a Marxist-Leninist organ. It ceased publication in 1992. The paper's early history is documented primarily by a reference library of publicity materials issued by numerous domestic social action and political organizations, labor unions, and foreign governments and advocacy groups. Among the topics are the civil rights of African Americans; the House Un-American Activities Committee; and numerous individual civil liberties, loyalty oath, and sedition cases. Also included are small quantities of photographic prints and negatives documenting staff and staff events as well as the work of staff photographers, 1951-1967, consisting only of contact sheets. |
| Wegener, William, 1867- | Title: William Wegener Papers, 1897-1959
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 3 tape recordings Call Number: Milwaukee Mss AW; Tape 198A Abstract: Papers of Wegener, an opera tenor who was raised in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, including his reminiscences and autobiography, recorded reminiscences and songs, and three scrapbooks of reviews concerning his performances in operas and concerts and articles about his career. The reminiscences concern Wegener's youth and his career which included performances across the U.S., voice study and performing in Germany (1890-1893 and 1907-1912) and in England (1912-1914), and heading the Vocal Dept. at Marquette University (1918-1930). He describes his acquaintance with producer Henry W. Savage in the U.S. and with Professor Joseph Joachim in Germany. |
| Wehrer, John, 1865-1946 | Title: John Wehrer Papers Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 193 Abstract: The John Wehrer Papers contain materials related the the Wehrer estate and properties located at 118 South 3rd Street and 308 South 3rd Street in La Crosse, Wisconsin. These materials also mention other family members, including Joseph Wehrer, Margie Wehrer, Mary Wehrer, Anna Wehrer, Helen Counts, Margreth Wehrer, and Fred Wehrer. |
| Wehrwein, George Simon, 1883-1945 | Title: George Simon Wehrwein Papers, 1897-1944, 2001-2002
Quantity: 9.2 c.f. (21 archives boxes); plus additions of 0.6 c.f., 109 photographs, 0.8 c.f. of negatives, and 1 piece of ephemera Call Number: Wis Mss QT; M2002-105; PH 2446; PH 2541 Abstract: Papers of George Simon Wehrwein, a specialist in agricultural economics who served on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, 1928-1944. Wehrwein participated in research, writing, and radio broadcasting on many topics, related to farms, agricultural policy, rural living, government, and economic aspects of the Bible. The materials document his education, academic career, writings, participation in professional groups and governmental organizations, and his personal and family life. |
| Weigel, Bernard E. | Title: Bernard E. Weigel Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box) of papers and 0.4 linear ft. (1 half archives box and 7 folders) of photographs and 0.1 linear ft. (7 folders) of paper prints. Call Number: WVM Mss 122 Abstract: Papers and photographs of Bernard E. Weigel, a radio operator-gunner in the 466th Bomber Group of the 8th Air Force, who flew thirty-four missions over Europe during World War II. His military papers contain a large number of orders from the various military groups that he served in, flight records that document his missions in Europe, as well as his official separation records from the military. His personal papers include letters that he wrote home during the war, in which he describes his experiences at stateside camps as well as at Attelbridge, his base in England. There are also many newspaper and magazine clippings relating to his service on which Weigel has written short descriptions. The photographs document both the stateside and overseas portions of Weigel's military service, including many shots of his training at Camp Livingston, Louisiana while he was still a member of the 32nd Division. There are also five shots from his mission to deliver fuel to General George S. Patton's army in France. This collection also contains portrait photos of Weigel, pictures of his World War II crew, and shots of Weigel revisiting some of his bases in the second half of the century. |
| Weigend, Robert, 1926-2009 | Title: Robert Weigend Papers, 1951-1967 (bulk 1958-1965)
Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (6 archives boxes), 203 transparencies (1 flat box), 38 photographs and 10 negatives (1 archives box), and 3 films (16 mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 221; PH Milwaukee Mss 221; AD 402-AD 403; CB 842 Abstract: Papers of civil engineer Robert Weigend, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin civil defense employee who specialized in fallout shelter surveying and planning. The collection documents his work on local civil defense efforts, especially relating to evacuation and fallout shelter planning in Milwaukee. Records date from 1951 to 1967 (mainly 1958 to 1965). Materials include civil defense informational handouts and pamphlets, assorted disaster plans, memos, agendas, maps, shelter information, research on creating a KP Corps, and other financial and administrative documents relating to the county and city’s civil defense procedures and preparations for nuclear attack. Also included are notes and research related to Weigend’s work for the Wisconsin Electric Power Company, as well as materials related to civil defense courses he taught to the general public and to architects and engineers. |
| Weil, Herman | Title: Herman Weil Papers, 1929-1992
Quantity: 8 cubic ft. (10 boxes) plus additions of 1 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 243 Abstract: Collection consists of scrapbooks compiled by Herman Weil documenting primarily his academic career and role in Milwaukee's Jewish community as well as documents relating to Weil and his family's immigration to the U.S. The collection includes the original copy of the U.S. immigrant identification card issued to Weil on November 21, 1938 and a letter from Albert Einstein translated from German. |
| Weingrod, Carmi | Title: Carmi Weingrod papers Quantity: 0.37 cubic feet 1 letter document box Collection contains published and unpublished booklets, pamphlets, flyers, newspapers, newspaper clippings, magazines, articles, essays, and book chapters. Call Number: uac4 Abstract: This collection includes a variety of published and unpublished booklets, pamphlets, flyers, newspapers, newspaper clippings, magazines, articles, essays, book chapters, etc. The majority of the materials relate to feminism, women's liberation, Vietnam War, gay and lesbian issues, African-American women, and the Black Panther Party. There are a few documents directly related to events at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the late 1960s, especially the Vietnam War protests. Materials are both from national and local sources. |
| Weinstein, James, 1926-2005 | Title: James Weinstein Papers, 1959-2001, 2005
Quantity: 11.6 c.f. (30 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 1047 Abstract: Papers of James Weinstein, an author, historian, writer, and editor of several left-wing publications, including Studies on the Left, Socialist Revolution, Common Sense, and In These Times. The collection (bulk 1970s-1980s) documents his role as founding editor and publisher of the newspaper/news magazine In These Times, which began publication in 1976. Throughout his long career as editor and publisher of In These Times, Weinstein sought to write about news not covered by the mass media. The papers include correspondence from contributors, other personal and professional correspondence, subject files, reviews, news clippings, published articles, and notebooks from his days as a student. Correspondents include Noam Chomsky, Eugene Genovese, John Judis, Staughton Lynd, and Ron Radosh, among others. |
| Weiss, Lee, 1928- | Title: Lee Weiss Papers, 1958-2009
Quantity: 6 reels of microfilm (35 mm) and 0.1 c.f. (1 folder); plus additions of 0.4 c.f. and 119 photographs Call Number: Micro 922; Micro 941; SC 1216; M80-593; M2011-057 Abstract: Professional papers, 1958-2009, of Lee Weiss, a nationally known and acclaimed water colorist whose impressionistic paintings usually focus on small aspects of nature. Included is biographical information, general correspondence, exhibit catalogs, scrapbooks, and other items documenting her artistic career. The general correspondence pertains to exhibit arrangements, information or photographs of her work for catalogs or articles about her, painting sales and friendly continuing contacts with purchasers, and distribution of two publications: Lee Weiss, Watercolors and Lee Weiss, Watercolors II, The Seventies. A small amount of personal correspondence is included, as well as photographs relating to a trip to Asia. |
| Weissman, George L. | Title: George L. Weissman Papers, 1955-1958
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 77 Abstract: Research materials of a writer on labor and civil rights issues consisting of correspondence, printed copies of articles and other materials concerning Donald L. West, a fundamentalist minister who promoted unionization of textile workers in Dalton, Georgia, and who was subsequently attacked as a communist. |
| WEKZ (Radio Station: Monroe, Wis.) | Title: WEKZ (Radio Station: Monroe, Wis.) Records, 1950-1968
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 146AF Abstract: Records of a Monroe, Wisconsin radio station begun in 1950. One-third of the collection consists of correspondence with advertisers and listeners, a topical file containing publicity and promotional items, a script of the dedication program, and related material. The balance is comprised of representative program logs, 1951-1967. Prominent correspondents include Harold Engel, Gaylord Nelson, and William Proxmire. |
| Welda, Lilian Tracey, 1900-1973 | Title: Lilian Tracey Welda Papers, 1902-1973
Quantity: 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) Call Number: La Crosse Mss BL Abstract: Papers of Lilian Tracey Welda, a La Crosse, Wisconsin, osteopath and various members of her family. Included are correspondence, financial records and a ledger, certificates, photographs, and a diary. The correspondence concerns family matters and various health care issues such as Lilian Welda's views on abortion and birth control and her observations about conditions in hospitals and clinics, and the nature of her medical training, and the deteriorating mental health and treatment of her brother LLoyd Tracey. Also included are discussion of education and teaching from her aunt Ida Johnson, a teacher in Ashland, Wisconsin, and accounts of a U.S. Navy submarine cruise to the Philippines and China in the early 1920s by Lester Tracey. |
| Weller, Luman Hamlin, 1833-1914 | Title: Luman Hamlin Weller Papers, 1828-1912
Quantity: 5.5 c.f. (11 archives boxes) Call Number: Iowa Mss A Abstract: Correspondence of Luman Weller, a Nashua, Iowa, Greenbacker and Populist politician and member of Congress, 1883-1885; relating to the Iowa activities of numerous farm and labor groups and political parties, including the Iowa Farmer's Alliance, People's Party, Populist Party, and the Knights of Labor. |
| Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 | Title: Orson Welles Papers, (bulk 1940-1941)
Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) and 2 disc recordings Call Number: U.S. Mss 15AN; Audio 1983A Abstract: Papers of a noted actor, director, producer, and author, consisting of scripts and recordings. Included are scripts of the revised final version of his Academy Award-winning production of Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941), a play titled Bright Lucifer, and a proposed documentary on Latin America. Present in recorded form is the Mercury Theatre of the Air (CBS) radio program War of the Worlds, which was co-authored and produced by Welles. Additional items include corrections, lighting notes, and cues for the Negro People's Theatre production of MacBeth, which was directed by Welles. |
| Wells, Daniel L., 1821-1884 | Title: Daniel L. Wells Papers, 1811-1904
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (3 archives boxes and 1 small archives box) and 5 photographs (1 folder) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss Q; PH 535 Abstract: Assorted family and business papers of Wells, a Milwaukee railroad contractor and manufacturer of railroad bridges and equipment. In his varied enterprises Wells was associated with a number of Milwaukee and Chicago firms, including Wells and French; Wells and Chamberlain; Wells, Harrison, and Shute; and Wells, Harrison, and Greene. In a few family letters in the late 1840s Wells alluded very briefly to his interests in railroad construction in his native state of Vermont. Ledgers, letterpress books, 1877-1884, and other unbound correspondence and financial records contain references to work he did on railroad lines in Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Dakota Territory from the 1850s to 1884. Some letters contain references to his presidency of the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad, 1876-1879; his interest in promoting state legislation favorable to railroads; his investments in the Milwaukee newspaper Republican and News, in mining properties, and in real estate; and his speculations in the stock market. Miscellaneous family letters relate to Wells' wife, Helena Mary Lee, to their children, and to other members of the Lee and Wells families. Stereograph photographs in the collection document construction work along the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad near Lewiston, Ill., circa 1870. |
| Wells, Robert W. | Title: Robert W. Wells Manuscripts, 1970-1980
Quantity: 1.0 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 137 Abstract: Manuscripts of Robert W. Wells (1920-1995), author and writer for the Milwaukee Journal. Contains drafts, proofs, photographs, for his books This is Milwaukee and The Milwaukee Journal. |
| Wells, Roberta | Title: Roberta Wells Manuscripts and Photographs, Quantity: 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 flat folder) of papers, 0.6 linear ft. (2 archives boxes 1 folder and 1 oversize folder) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 1776 Abstract: Manuscripts and photographs pertaining to Roberta Wells, a Madison, Wisconsin resident who served in the Women Marines during World War II. The collection includes materials from her service in the Marines and her political career after the war. The collection is mostly photographs from her time in the Marines. Manuscripts from her time in military service consist mainly of training materials and materials she collected while in service. Materials collected in service range from church bulletins and invitations to dances on base to a poem written by a fellow Woman Marine and sheet music written by a Marine she served with in Hawaii. The photograph collection includes official Marine Corps photographs of combat in Japan, Marines and Women Marines in Japan and on base in Honolulu and personal photographs. Photographs from her time in the Women Marines include candid images on base and during outings and more formal images taken by Wells and others of events on base. The range of photographs in her collection illustrates life as a Woman Marine during World War II. Also included in the collection are photographs from Milton Leidner, Wells' husband, who served in the 8th Air Force during World War II. Photographs include several images of himself and others in Europe. Materials from her political service are mainly articles Wells collected about issues she was involved in and concerned with. Wells served on the city board for Madison, Wisconsin and the transportation committee, making her main focus public transportation and the positive impact it could have on all of Dane County. |
| Wells, Sidney D., 1885-1954 | Title: Sidney D. Wells Papers, 1904-1953
Quantity: 8.8 c.f. (22 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 264 Abstract: Papers of Sidney D. Wells, a chemical engineer and inventor involved primarily in pulp and paper making processes. Though he did frequent consultant work, most of his professional career was spent working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis.; Paper Mill Laboratories, Quincy, Ill.; Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company, Port Edwards, Wis.; Central Fibre Products Company; Combined Locks Paper Company, Appleton, Wis.; and the Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis. The papers concern Wells' professional activities and are often very technical in nature. They include correspondence, reports, reprints of his writings, patents and accounts of the operations they cover, and paper samples. Correspondents include William Leonard Symons and John D. Rue. |
| Welsh Congregational Church (Bangor, Wis.) | Title: Welsh Congregational Church (Bangor, Wis.) Records, 1855-1904
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: La Crosse Mss BA Abstract: Records of the Welsh Congregational Church, including bound volumes of minutes, financial records, and membership lists; Sunday School records in Welsh; and miscellaneous unbound papers. |
| Wendel, Lulu, 1906- | Title: Lulu Wendel Papers, 1945-1978
Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 125 Abstract: Papers of an active member of voluntary mental health organizations in Wisconsin and California documenting her efforts to aid institutionalized mental patients. Included are organizational papers such as correspondence, minutes, memoranda, membership lists, reports, publicity materials, financial records, notes, and clippings pertaining to her involvement with the Contra Costa County Mental Health Association, the Milwaukee County Society for Mental Health, the National Academy of Religion and Mental Health, the Women's Court and Civic Conference (Milwaukee), and other organizations. Files of speeches and writings concern her personal experiences as a mental patient. There is also information on her interest in the Human Growth Institute during the 1960s. |
| Wendt, Della | Title: Della Wendt Papers, 1925-1985
Quantity: 2.4 cubic feet (2 records center boxes and 1 archives box) Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 3 Abstract: Personal papers from Della Wendt, wife of Francis Wendt, a judge and former mayor of Racine. Records include biographical and campaign materials, as well as correspondence and other personal materials. |
| Wentland, Clarence R. | Title: Clarence R. Wentland Papers on Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb, 1945-1962
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 9 photographs (1 folder) Call Number: Mss 320; PH Mss 320 Abstract: Papers of Clarence Wentland, a Woodruff, Wisconsin, businessman, entirely concerning his leadership in the “Million Penny Parade” fundraising drive to build a hospital that would serve the Arbor Vitae, Woodruff, Minocqua, and Lac du Flambeau area of northern Wisconsin. This idea was suggested by Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb. Included are clippings from newspapers and magazines relating to the hospital and to Dr. Newcomb; records of the hospital (Lakeland Memorial Hospital, Woodruff); and miscellaneous newsletters, publicity releases, photographs, and other papers. Correspondents include Adele Comandini, Ralph Edwards, Edward R. Murrow, and Arthur Rubloff. There is also a script for Dr. Kate's appearance on the This Is Your Life television program. The photographs document the dedication of the Dr. Kate memorial plaque at the hospital and other fundraising events. There is one photograph of Dr. Kate. |
| Werley, Harriet H. | Title: Harriet H. Werley Papers, 1922-2002
Quantity: 17.6 cubic ft. (29 boxes, including safety film and nitrate negatives) 1 oversize folder 8 audio cassettes 1 videocassette digital files plus additions of 2 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 284 Abstract: Papers of a distinguished professor in the UWM School of Nursing. The papers largely document Werley's career, which she began in the 1940s, serving as an army nurse for over twenty years before moving into a second career in academia. In particular, the papers document Werley's early work with mass casualty planning and her later interests in nursing minimum data sets. Some items of a more personal nature are also found in the collection. |
| Werra, Conrad, 1868-1939 | Title: Conrad Werra Papers, 1896-1939
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (1 record center carton, 1 archives box, and two flat boxes) and 8 photographs (1 folder) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 162; PH Green Bay Mss 162 Abstract: Business and biographical papers of Werra, a pioneer in the aluminum industry in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, including clippings; biographical information; and two patents; a day book of the Two Rivers Iron Works, 1896-1899; and ledgers, journals, day books, employee records, and other business records, 1900-1913, of the Aluminum Foundry Co. The photographs depict the Two Rivers Iron Works and various items manufactured by Werra's Manitowoc firm. |
| West Allis (Wis.). Clerk | Title: West Allis (Wis.). Clerk: Subject Files, 1902-1983
Quantity: 29.2 c.f. (66 archives boxes and 3 record center cartons) Call Number: Milwaukee Series 4 Abstract: Correspondence, banks reports, bids, contracts, petitions, ordinances, and claims relating to such city business as elections, appointments, taxes, finance, public works, parks, schools, sanitation, and traffic. Files for 1926-1927 and M-Z of 1932-1933 are missing. |
| West Allis (Wis.). Police Dept. | Title: West Allis (Wis.). Police Dept.: Criminal Complaints Register, 1928-1963
Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (36 volumes) Call Number: Milwaukee Series 13 Abstract: Record of complaints of alleged criminal offenses showing date, name of complainant, address, and a few words summarizing the details of the complaint. The complaints are listed by type of offense within two broad categories: crimes against persons and crimes against property. Included is a listing of complaints related to “labor trouble, riots and disturbances.” |
| West Allis (Wis.). Police Dept. | Title: West Allis (Wis.). Police Dept.: Daily Communications Log, 1915-1963
Quantity: 28.0 c.f. (284 volumes) Call Number: Milwaukee Series 12 Abstract: Milwaukee Police Dept. daily log of telephone calls and other communications from citizens and police officers with a summary record of the police response. The logs record primarily non-criminal incidents including family quarrels, lost children, traffic accidents, health emergencies, and a great variety of other situations. |
| West Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: West Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records General Physical Description: 0.1 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 047, Micro 20 Abstract: These records are from the Colman Methodist Episcopal Church, organized Oct. 18, 1887, and renamed West Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church in 1894. Asbury United Methodist Church in La Crosse was formed in 1945 as the result of a merger of the Salzer, First, and West Avenue Methodist congregations. The church records include members (official and probationers), 1887-ca. 1921; baptisms, 1887-1941; marriages, ca. 1887-1934; and burials, 1887-1921. All records were written in the English language. |
| West Bend Company | Title: West Bend Company Records, 1911-1989
Quantity: 46.0 cubic feet (91 archives boxes, 19 flat boxes), 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), 49 reels of film, and 1 videorecording; plus additions of 476 photographs, 0.2 cubic feet of photographs, 2 drawings, and 3 pieces of ephemera Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 121; Milwaukee Micro 64; Micro 1156; PH 3780; PH 3853 Abstract: Records of a West Bend, Wisconsin, manufacturing firm best known for its production of aluminum cookware. Included are minutes; annual and other reports; financial records; union agreements; property, patent, and other legal records; materials on government production contracts; promotional materials; extensive product literature; other company publications; files on the Aluminum Wares Association; and photographs and films showing production processes, physical plant development, employees, sales techniques, and products. The records provide information on West Bend development of cookware, small appliances, outboard motors, military supplies, and other products; sex roles in advertising; marketing strategies; wartime conversion of industry; an employee home ownership program; and other topics. Also present is a scrapbook on the West Bend Country Club and home movies from 1948 trips to Cuba and Guatemala. |
| West Bend (Wis.). Assessor | Title: West Bend (Wis.). Assessor: Assessment Rolls, 1925-1945
, 1955-1970
Quantity: 5 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Washington Series 14 Abstract: Assessment rolls covering both real property and personal property. Rolls show name of property owner; legal description of real property including land and improvements; classification of taxable personal property; assessed valuation of real property and taxable personal property; and taxes levied. |
| West Bend (Wis.). Common Council | Title: West Bend (Wis.). Common Council: Council Proceedings, 1868-1929
, 1950-1976
Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (3 record center cartons, 1 archives box, and 1 oversize volume) Call Number: Washington Series 4 Abstract: Minutes of regular and special meetings of the Common Council of the city and its predecessor, the Board of Trustees of the village of West Bend. |
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West Division High School (Milwaukee,
Wis.); Zeidler, Frank P. |
Title: West Division High School Collection, 1906-2000
Quantity: 1.5 cubic ft. (4 boxes) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 106 Abstract: This collection contains records related to West Division High School, its reunion, and alumni. Made up of newspaper clippings, correspondence, pamphlets, photos, and surveys. |
| West End Community Association (Milwaukee, Wis.), Office of the Executive Director | Title: West End Community Association Records, 1972-1997
Quantity: 6.6 cubic ft. (8 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 120 Abstract: Records of one of Milwaukee's oldest neighborhood groups that document its involvement in economic, business, and community development, residential improvement, and the effort to curb illegal liquor consumption and prostitution in Milwaukee. The West End Community Association, originally founded in July 1972 as a Latino organization, was established to work toward the economic, educational, and recreational betterment of the community and of the individuals within the neighborhood. The association serves the area of Milwaukee bounded by Wisconsin Avenue on the south, Highland Boulevard on the north, North 20th Street on the east, and Highway 41 on the west. |
| West End Community Council (Louisville, Ky.) | Title: West End Community Council Records, 1963-1970
Quantity: 4.5 c.f. (11 archives boxes), 14 photographs, and 14 negatives Call Number: Mss 554; PH Mss 554 Abstract: Records of a community organization from a racially-mixed area of Louisville, Kentucky, that operated from l963 to 1970, and which concerned itself with a number of social problems such as desegregation of housing and schools, urban renewal, welfare rights, the problems of youth, and environmental questions. The largest portion of the collection consists of correspondence, budgets, reports, applications, organizational records, minutes, and financial records relating to WECC's relations with other agencies. Other records include administrative and committee files, correspondence mainly concerning fundraising, and financial records. |
| West Tennessee Voters Project | Title: West Tennessee Voters Project Records, 1964-1966
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 tape recording Call Number: Mss 245; Tape 298A Abstract: Correspondence and subject files of the West Tennessee Voters Project (WTVP), formerly the Fayette County, Tennessee Project, concerning voter registration drives, discrimination in employment, school desegregation, and the formation of the Tennessee Freedom Labor Union in Tipton, Hayward, Fayette, and Hardeman Counties. On tape Z. A. Forrest and Annie L. Jackson, candidates for Hayward County magistrate in 1966, discuss their political careers with Jim Amory of the WTVP. |
| Western Construction Company (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: Western Construction Company (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Record Book Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 186 Abstract: Record book of the Western Construction Company, dated 1911-1918, which includes articles of organization, minutes, and financial information. This company operated in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from 1911 through 1918. |
| Western Wisconsin Education Conference (La Crosse, Wis.) | Title: Western Wisconsin Education Conference Records, 1909-1984
Quantity: 1.0 cubic feet (3 archives boxes) Call Number: La Crosse Mss AI Abstract: Records of a teachers' professional organization headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin, including minutes of annual and board of directors meetings, programs for annual meetings, annual resolutions and financial reports, and its constitution. The name of the organization was changed from the Western Wisconsin Education Association to its present form at the 1975 annual meeting. |
| Western Wisconsin Schoolmasters Club | Title: Western Wisconsin Schoolmasters Club Records, 1922-1957
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss SZ Abstract: Records of the Western Wisconsin Schoolmasters Club, organized in 1922 as the Principals Club of Western Wisconsin to provide contact among schoolmen of the area, to promote a spirit of professionalism, and to aid in solving common educational problems. The collection includes correspondence, 1922-1957; special project reports on extracurricular activities and philosophies of education; directories, 1923-1957; and other studies on such topics as remedial reading and high-school failures. |
| Westin, Av, 1929-2022 | Title: Av Westin Papers, 1945-circa 1982
Quantity: 3.6 cubic feet (9 archives boxes), 3 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 81 tape recordings, 10 disc recordings, and 20 photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 116AF; Micro 932; Audio 509A; PH 4054 Abstract: Papers of Av Westin, a prominent news producer and executive, including his years with CBS, public television, and ABC. The collection includes correspondence and memoranda, program proposals, scrapbooks and clippings, speeches and articles, personal files, photographs, and disc recordings. |
| Weston, Tom, 1948-1985 | Title: Tom Weston Papers, 1976-1984
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 729 Abstract: Personal papers of a media historian, writer, and host (born Thomas Wisniewski) for several nationally-broadcast PBS television programs produced by WHA-TV from 1977 through 1985. Included are notes, student papers, and working files on an uncompleted dissertation on The Twilight Zone which document work as a student of mass communications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and additional notes, teaching materials, plays, and production information which pertains to his professional activities as a writer, instructor, and producer. |
| Wetlands for Wildlife (Milwaukee, Wis.) | Title: Wetlands for Wildlife Records, 1960-1966
Quantity: 4 boxes Call Number: Milwaukee Mss BV Abstract: Records of a national conservation corporation formed to raise funds for acquisition of wetlands; consisting primarily of correspondence concerning the organization, its purposes, and membership requests. Also included are miscellaneous business papers including by-laws, mimeographed reports of various conservation committees and meetings, and material concerning the organization's Milwaukee Sports Show booth. |
| Wetter, Robert | Title: Robert Wetter Papers, Still Images and Maps, Quantity: 0.8 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 5 oversized folders) of papers, 1.2 linear ft. (3 archives boxes and 1 oversized folder) [551 photographs] of still images, and 1.1 linear ft. (3 oversize folders) of maps. Call Number: WVM Mss 2058 Abstract: Papers, still images, and maps pertaining to the service of Robert Wetter, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, resident who served as a central fire control gunner on a B-29 Superfortress in the 883rd Bombardment Squadron, 500th Bombardment Group, 73rd Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force, during World War II. The majority of the collection was originally contained in three scrapbooks, which have been dismantled for preservation purposes. One scrapbook contained training and World War II materials, the second contained World War II and Reserves. Also included is a third scrapbook containing post-war, veterans materials, documenting his trip to Saipan and Iwo Jima during the 50th Anniversary of the War. Papers include military orders and correspondence, training materials, personal letters and notes, news clippings, and informational booklets. Of interest is a note written to his mother, which set up a code of corresponding cities in the United States and in other countries to inform his family of his location. Still images are comprised of personal photographs taken during training for World War II, his service, and involvement in the reserves and a return trip to Saipan and Iwo Jima. Of note is a series of photographs from a supply drop on a Prisoner of War camp in Japan. Maps include three maps from his service: a large map of a training camp, a silk (parachute) map of the Pacific islands, and a partial map featuring the Islands of Japan. Other materials include papers from Wetter's time as an employee of the Department of Defense, including service and educational certificates. |
| Wexley, John, 1907-1985 | Title: John Wexley Papers, 1929-1963
Quantity: 4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 77AN Abstract: Papers of a playwright and screenwriter, consisting of scripts and drafts, treatments, contracts, correspondence, playbills, and clippings. Among the better represented titles are the plays The Last Mile (1930) and They Shall Not Die (1934), and the motion pictures Angels with Dirty Faces (Warner Bros., 1938), Confessions of a Nazi Spy (Warner Bros., 1939), Hangmen Also Die (UA, 1943), and The Roaring Twenties (Warner Bros., 1939). |
| Weyauwega Union Cooperative | Title: Weyauwega Union Cooperative Records, 1918-1977
Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 893; Stevens Point Micro 17 Abstract: Records of a farmers' cooperative organized originally by the American Society of Equity; including minutes of membership and directors meetings, income tax returns, annual audit reports, and a record book of Equity Local Union 8198 containing membership records and minutes, 1918-1923. |
| Weyauwega (Waupaca County, Wis.: Town). Clerk. | Title: Weyauwega (Waupaca County, Wis. : Town). Clerk: Town Records, 1852-1907
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Waupaca Micro Series 1 Abstract: Proceedings of annual town meetings and meetings of the board of supervisors; registers of town and school district officers and overseers of highways with terms of office; bonds and oaths of office of town officers; register of orders drawn on the treasurer; index of chattel mortgages; apportionment of school funds; financial reports of the town board; liquor sellers' bonds; records of estrays and marks and brands; records and maps of school district and road district boundaries; and highway tax list. Arrangement: In volumes roughly representing chronological segments and thereunder by type of record. |