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C.E. Hooper, Inc.	Title: C. E. Hooper, Inc. Records, 1936-1951 Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 41AF Abstract: Records of a market research firm specializing in radio and television audience measurement. The collection consists primarily of “Hooperatings,” or reports on radio listening to major network stations in selected U.S. cities, 1936-1947. Also included are newsletters, pamphlets, and related material produced by the firm for its subscribers.
Cedarburg Cultural Center (Cedarburg, Wis.)	Title: Wisconsin Folk Art: A Sesquicentennial Celebration Project Collection, 1995-1999 Contents: Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures: 49 folders, 9 audiocassette recordings, approximately 2411 35 mm color slides, 3 11x13 3/4 color prints, 62 8x10 black-and-white prints, 4 8x10 color prints, 43 4x6 color prints and 35 mm negatives, 8 3 1/2x5 color prints, 97 4x5 internegatives (77 color and 20 black-and-white), 25 black and white contact sheets, 17 color exhibit prints, 14 black-and-white exhibit prints, 7 18x24 floor plans, 4 sets and 2 comb-bound booklets of 8 1/2x14 display case drawings, 2 VHS recordings, and 6 3.5-inch computer diskettes. Unique Identifier: CSUMC0037-CG Summary: Ethnographic documentation (1996-1997) used by the Cedarburg Cultural Center (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) to organize a substantial traveling exhibition (1997-1999) focused on the panoply of folk arts throughout the state, including musical instrument building, basketmaking, quiltmaking, and decoy carving, consisting of manuscript materials, audio recordings, graphic materials, and electronic media.
Cedarburg Cultural Center (Cedarburg, Wis.)	Title: Passed to the Present: Folk Arts Along Wisconsin's Ethnic Settlement Trail Project Collection, circa 1992-1995 Contents: Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures: 34 folders, 24 audiocassettes, 417 35 mm color slides, 6 sheets 35 mm black-and-white negatives, 42 contact sheets, 11 5x7 black-and-white prints, 41 8x10 black-and-white prints, 1 8x10 black-and-white negative, 1 4x6 color print, 2 artifacts Unique Identifier: CSUMC0036-CG Summary: Ethnographic documentation (circa 1993) used to organize a traveling exhibition (1994-1995) by Cedarburg Cultural Center (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) focused on folk artists in communities along Lake Michigan, including African American quilt makers, Slovak wheat weavers, and German-American musicians, consisting of manuscript material, sound recordings, graphic images, and artifacts.
Cedarburg Cultural Center (Cedarburg, Wis.)	Title: In Tune With Tradition: Wisconsin Folk Musical Instruments Project Collection, circa 1986-1992 Contents: Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures: 16 folders of manuscript materials, 13 audiocassettes, 478 35 mm color slides, 28 color prints (26 3x3 to 3x4, 1 4x5, and 1 3 1/2x5), 18 Polaroid prints (3 1/2 x 4 1/4 ), 27 black-and-white prints (2 8x10, 24 5x7, and 1 4x5), 1/2 sheet black-and-white negatives, 10 contact sheets, 5 4x5 black-and-white internegatives, 1 4x5 color copy negative, 1 4x5 color copy transparency, and 1 artifact Unique Identifier: CSUMC0035-CG Summary: Ethnographic documentation (circa 1987-1989) used by the Cedarburg Cultural Center (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) to organize a traveling exhibition (1990-1991) focused on two dozen Wisconsin folk musical instruments, their makers, and represented varied ethnic and musical traditions (e.g., lumberjack, Woodland Indian, Norwegian, Puerto Rican, Hmong); consisting of manuscript materials, audio recordings, graphic materials, and one artifact.
Celichowski, Sophie J., 1911-2001	Title: Sophie J. Celichowski Collected Family Papers, 1865-1975 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 77 Abstract: Papers collected by Sophie Celichowski regarding members of the Zawodny, Celichowski, and Jagodzinski families, together with materials about Company K, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division, Wisconsin National Guard. Included are military service certificates of her father, Captain Joseph Zawodny (1881-1942), an officer of Company K; papers from an extended family visit in Poland in 1921-1922; letters to family members from Stanley E. and Madeleine Zawodny while stationed in California during World War II; a golden jubilee album of Bronislaus Celichowski, a Milwaukee priest; a roster and numerous photographs taken by Capt. Zawodny at the Company K army camp in Texas in 1916; and other items.
Cell, Charles P., 1940-1996	Title: Charles P. Cell Papers, 1969-1982 Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet Call Number: M98-004 Abstract: Papers of Charles P. Cell, a graduate student in Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan, then a professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin, concerning his activities as national coordinator of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS), a national organization of students of Asian Studies formed in 1968 to oppose the war in Vietnam. Included are planning documents and reports of trips to China sponsored by CCAS, administrative paperwork, correspondence, and meeting material. Of note is a folder of correspondence between Cell and American and Chinese residents of the Red Star Commune in China.
Center for Community Technology (Madison, Wis.)	Title: Center for Community Technology Records, 1977-1985 Quantity: 4.6 c.f. (11 archives boxes and 1 flat box), 37 photographs, 21 negatives, 3 transparencies, and 2 pieces of ephemera Call Number: Mss 832; PH Mss 832 Abstract: Records of the Center for Community Technology (CCT), a local, non-profit organization formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1977 to provide information about energy conservation, alternative energy technology, and environmental issues. Included are articles of incorporation, minutes, correspondence, notes, reports, public relations materials, financial records, photographs, planning documents, and files of Terry Testolin, a VISTA volunteer involved in many CCT activities. Project files contain applications, correspondence, reports, and notes, and they document activities such as passive solar greenhouse installations, retrofit weatherizations, workshops and conferences, annual Alternative Energy Festivals, and the Neighborhood Energy Project. Also well documented is involvement with the Madison Energy Conservation Committee in the enactment of a city rental weatherization code and with groups such as Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition, Students for Community Technology, and Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation.
Center for Conflict Resolution (Madison, Wis.)	Title: Center for Conflict Resolution Records, 1950-1992 Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box); plus additions of 6.6 cubic feet Call Number: Mss 505; M2014-117 Abstract: Records of the Center for Conflict Resolution, a Madison, Wisconsin, organization concerned with studying aspects of social conflict including war, prejudice, and violence and with developing skills and strategies for dealing with such conflicts. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence, press materials and publications, financial records, and program materials including workshops, conferences, conventions, COPRED (Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development), brochures, evaluations, and organizational information. Also includes material on an informal series of "rap sessions," several project proposals, files and scripts for public services radio spots and for a radio series, minutes of the Non-violent Training and Education Collective, quarterly files documenting programs, and programming files relating to the development and organization of the CCR’s mediation and facilitation efforts.
Center for Democracy in the Americas	Title: Center for Democracy in the Americas Records, 1970-1994 Quantity: 20.0 c.f. (20 record center cartons) and 39 photographs Call Number: M97-145 Abstract: Records of Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA), a grassroots organization devoted primarily to collecting and disseminating information about El Salvador to U.S. citizens. Included are administrative files; records of a joint project with the National Agenda for Peace in El Salvador; the newsletter “El Salvador On Line” (“El SOL”); files of Margarita Studemeister, the first director of CDA who was also active in the NEST Foundation; reference files; and photographs relating to the war in El Salvador.
Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison	Title: Little Rock Lake Archives records Quantity: 4 Linear Feet 4 record cartons Call Number: Accession 2008/105 Abstract: The Little Rock Lake Archives records cover the 1970s-1990s and include annual reports, correspondence, research, steering committee meeting minutes, limnological data, information surrounding work with the EPA, pH data from 1985-1990, and wildlife information. Many of the included documents were contributed by Thomas Frost, Carl Watras, and John Magnuson.
Center for Media and Democracy	Title: Center for Media and Democracy Records, 1960-2009 (bulk 1993-2009) Quantity: 6.6 cubic feet (6 records center cartons, 1 archives box, and 1 half-archives box) and 6 video recordings Call Number: M2015-136; M2017-059 Abstract: Records of the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), a national media group whose mission is to document the influence of corporations on public policy and the electorate. The CMD was established in Madison in 1993 by John Stauber, who served as Executive Director until 2009 when he retired to work as an independent activist. The collection includes subject files on issues such as toxic sludge, mad cow disease, global warming, biotechnology, and tobacco/smoking and consists of articles, news clippings, interviews, tear sheets, reviews, research, correspondence, advertising and public relations, reports, and surveys.
Center for Public Representation	Title: Center for Public Representation Records, 1974-1989 Quantity: 28.2 cubic feet (26 record center cartons and 6 archives boxes) and 1 tape recording Call Number: M89-056; Audio 1860A; M89-234 Abstract: Records of the Center for Public Representation (CPR), a non-profit organization described as a combination law firm, training center, ombudsman, and publishing house which serves as an advocate for consumers, the elderly, families, and those with low incomes on a wide variety of issues. Included are questionnaires, surveys, research reports, correspondence, and case files on topics such as insurance, used cars, equal rights, nursing homes, the environment, re-integration of ex-offenders, and patient rights, among others.
Centerville (Manitowoc County, Wis. : Town). Assessor	Title: Centerville (Manitowoc County, Wis. : Town). Assessor: Assessment Rolls, 1891-1930 Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (23 volumes in 4 archives boxes) Call Number: Manitowoc Series 56 Abstract: Annual record (not all years present) of real and personal property assessments showing name of property owner; legal description of land; acreage; valuations of lands and improvements and of personal property; state, county, town, road, school, and special taxes; and total taxes levied.
Central City Committee (La Crosse, Wis.). Preferences for Action in Downtown La Crosse Subcommittee.	Title: Central City Committee (La Crosse, Wisconsin), Preferences for Action in Downtown La Crosse Subcommittee Report Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 054 Abstract: Report created by the Preferences for Action in Downtown La Crosse (PADL) Subcommittee of the Central City Committee in La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1981. The report was written by the PADL Subcommittee following a review of the 1978 report of the Downtown La Crosse Business Association.
Central High School (La Crosse, Wis.).; La Crosse Vocational and Adult School (Wis.).; Lincoln Junior High School (La Crosse, Wis.).; Pouzar, George; St. Wenceslaus School (La Crosse, Wis.).	Title: George Pouzar Academic Report Cards Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 134 Abstract: Academic report cards of student George Pouzar, 1925-1931. Pouzar attended (respectively): St. Wenceslaus School, Lincoln Junior High School, Central High School, and La Crosse Vocational School. All schools were located in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Central High School (La Crosse, Wis.). Local History Studies.	Title: Central High School (La Crosse, Wisconsin), Local History Studies, La Crosse Centennial Interviews Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 086 Abstract: This collection consists of studies of local individuals compiled by Central students as part of a La Crosse, Wisconsin, centennial project in 1942. Students interviewed subjects on aspects of their life and recollections of early La Crosse and the surrounding area. Most are general in subject, but some are more specific such as social welfare work, social life, education, winter sports, dress making, river travel, and the like. Transcribed interviews include general recollections, biographical interviews, and specific topical interviews. Discussion outlines are found in the collection as well, but there are no audio or moving image versions of these interviews.
Central High School (La Crosse, Wis.). Shaver, Virginia Laurel	Title: Virginia Shaver Collection of Central High School (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Memorabilia Physical Description: 0.2 cubic foot Call Number: MSS 152 Abstract: The Virginia Shaver collection of Central High School memorabilia consists of athletics ephemera, classmates' calling cards, programs from various school events (drama, music, etc.), commencement programs, clippings, and other assorted ephermal items from Shaver's time as a student at Central High School. Materials range in date from 1922 through 1925.
Central United Methodist Church (Milwaukee, Wis.)	Title: Central United Methodist Church (Milwaukee, Wis.) Records, 1844-1973 Quantity: 6.8 c.f. (6 record center cartons and 2 flat boxes) and 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss AT; Milwaukee Micro 3, Milwaukee Micro 56; Micro 1; Micro 1121 Abstract: Records of a Milwaukee Methodist church formed in 1969 from two urban Methodist congregations: the First Methodist Church which dated to 1836 and the Wesley Methodist Church which was formed in 1883. Records of First Methodist date to 1844 and include sacramental records (1892-1933), minutes of the board, financial records, committee files, records of the Milwaukee Missionary Society, information on various remodeling efforts, and miscellaneous historical materials. Notable are extensive files of church bulletins, 1900-1973, and mimeographed sermons of Ensworth Reisner, 1943-1973. For Wesley Methodist there are sacramental records (1883-1922), collected historical materials, and some ministerial subject files from the 1960s.
Central Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled	Title: Central Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled: Research Projects Data and Papers, 1962-1983 Quantity: 14.8 cubic feet (13 records center cartons and 5 archives boxes) Call Number: 1993/033 Abstract: Research project files from the Central Wisconsin Center, 1962-1983, including research files and completed research papers. The collection reflects the research focus of the Central Wisconsin Center, and a number of projects contain the names of patients who were studied; as a result, these are closed to public access per Wis. Stat. 146.82. Projects include the Extender Role of Professional Nurses Study, Physical Therapy Quality Assurance, Perceptual Motor Skills, Social Behavior Scales, adaptive behavior, and hearing. Well documented is Project 6 designed to evaluate, promote, and spread services to rural areas.
Central Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled	Title: Central Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled: Administrative Subject Files, 1952-1998 Quantity: 53.8 cubic feet (53 records center cartons and 2 archives boxes), 2 photographs (1 folder), and 853 transparencies Call Number: 1991/159; 1998/106; 2003/110; PH Series 2526 Abstract: Correspondence, statistics, reports, and surveys regarding departments, programs, the union, staffing, admissions, and patients of the Central Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled, originally known as the Central Wisconsin Colony and Training School.
Central Wisconsin Education Association	Title: Central Wisconsin Education Association Records, 1913-1954 Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: Stevens Point Mss AH Abstract: Records of a professional organization for educators in a 14-county area of central Wisconsin, affiliated with the National Education Association. Included are minutes, financial reports, convention records, and correspondence.
CETA Arts Program. (Milwaukee, Wis.).; Milwaukee (Wis.). Department of City Development.	Title: CETA Arts Program Photographs, 1976-1981 Quantity: 13.3 cubic ft. (20 boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 3 Abstract: Photographs from the CETA Arts Program, documenting people and places in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.