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| Zoerb, John | Title: John Zoerb Photographs of Mississippi River Bridge Construction (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 095 Abstract: John Zoerb, a La Crosse, Wis. resident, worked as a horticulturalist and president of La Crosse Floral. He is a well-known local photographer, and has been a member of the La Crosse Camera Club since 1946. Beginning in 2003, Zoerb spent a year photographing the construction of the new Mississippi River Bridge in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. There are 19 sets (each in its own folder) of 4”x6” glossy prints showing the construction of the new Mississippi River Bridge and its dedication ceremonies. Most images were taken with 35mm film while some were taken digitally. The negatives and digital images are not part of the collection and remain in the possession of John Zoerb. |
| Zoerb, John | Title: John Zoerb Photographs of the Cargill Grain Elevator Destruction (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Physical Description: 0.2 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 096 Abstract: John Zoerb, a La Crosse, Wis. resident, worked as a horticulturalist and president of La Crosse Floral. He is a well-known local photographer, and has been a member of the La Crosse Camera Club since 1946. Beginning July 2005, Zoerb took photographs of the demolition of the grain elevator owned by Cargill, Inc., on Front Street in La Crosse. The western silos came down in March 2006. One of the silos was marked Agri Grain Marketing, which was a joint venture between AGRI Industries and Cargill, Inc., but by March 1, 2004, ownership had reverted back to Cargill, Inc. The images are on nine cds in jpeg format, averaging 2.8 M of space each. There is not a complete set of prints to correspond with images on the cds, although a few photographs have been printed as examples. |
| Zoerb, John G., (Hans), 1903-1995 | Title: John G. Zoerb Oktoberfest Collection Physical Description: 3.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 085 Abstract: John G. "Hans" Zoerb (1903-1995) was a La Crosse, Wis., resident. He was involved with Oktoberfest, a La Crosse annual festival and served as Festmaster in 1969. This collection of Zoerb contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and other documents relating to Oktoberfest in a collection of 24 scrapbooks. The collection also includes group photos of Festmasters from 1961-1994 and other miscellaneous photographs, which are separate from the scrapbooks. |
| Zone A Emergency Government | Title: Zone A Emergency Government Records, 1955-1990
Quantity: 5.2 c.f. (13 archives boxes) and 6 photographs Call Number: Milwaukee Series 33; PH 6508 Abstract: Records of the Zone A Emergency Government Office, one of five zones in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin charged with emergency management. The bulk of the records date between 1963 and 1980. Zones were created to pool the resources of each community's civil defense related activities, hence the administrative records largely document this coordination and include documentation of partnerships with other civil defense organizations. Included are agreements, minutes, and correspondence for the administration of Zone A, annexes related to the zone's emergency operating plan, and minutes and correspondence for civil defense organizations outside of Zone A for which the Zone A director, Robert Cavey, was a member. The organizations most represented are the Southeast Area, Wisconsin Division of Emergency Government; the United States Civil Defense Council; and the Wisconsin Civil Defense and Disaster Association. The director's subject files consist of information collected by the director to assist in his Zone A work. |
| Zonta Club of Milwaukee | Title: Zonta Club of Milwaukee Records, 1936-1972
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 179 Abstract: Records of the Milwaukee branch of an organization of business executive and professional women, formed to encourage civic participation by professional women and carry out various civic and social welfare activities. Included are copies of the Zonta Bulletin, the club's monthly newsletter, along with biographical briefs of Zonta members, copies of bylaws, meeting schedules and minutes, conference information, membership directories, and various other administrative materials. |
| Zoological Society of Milwaukee County (Wis.) | Title: Zoological Society of Milwaukee County: Records, 1910-2000
Quantity: 17.2 c.f. (44 archives boxes, 3 flat boxes, and 1 tube), 476 photographs and 74 transparencies in 4 boxes, 3 negatives and 45 negatives on 11 negative strips in 9 negative envelopes, 3 films (16 mm), and 10 videorecordings (1 1/2" VHS, 2 3/4" [U-Matic], and 7 1/2" open reel) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 204; PH Milwaukee Mss 204; AD 333-335; VBC 102-103; VHA 519; VCA 259-266 Abstract: Records of the Zoological Society of Milwaukee County, a non-profit organization established in 1910 to support the Washington Park Zoo, and its successor, the Milwaukee County Zoo. The records document the zoological society, not the zoo itself, which is an agency of Milwaukee County government. In general, the records focus on policy, membership, fundraising, public outreach, and development of the animal collection; some correspondence and blueprints also document building projects and exhibits constructed during the 1970s and fundraising efforts for the new Milwaukee County Zoo during the 1950s. Photographs include images of activities and views of both Milwaukee County Zoo and Washington Park Zoo, personnel, and animals and their zoo habitats. Several photographs of television personality Marlin Perkins are included. Also included is moving image material related to the zoo. |
| Zotos, Helen, 1923- | Title: Helen Zotos Papers, 1947-1967
Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 13AF Abstract: Papers of a correspondent known for her coverage of the Greek Civil War for the Associated Press. Documentation of this phase of her career consists of news reports, dispatches, and research material. Among the latter, her journals and notes on the murder of CBS correspondent George Polk are of particular interest. Other parts of her career are represented by two boxes of article drafts and research material for a series of free-lance articles on European teenagers for American Weekly and seven articles written as a public affairs officer for the U.S. Department of Commerce. A Radio Free Europe file, 1955-1957, contains interviews, reports, and research material concerning her work as European news analyst and editor of RFE's Daily News Bulletin. Also included are biographical materials and fragmentary correspondence relating to her involvement with the Overseas Press Club. |