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Deer, Ada Elizabeth, 1935-	Title: Ada Deer Papers, 1969-1978 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 120 Abstract: Biographical newsclippings and general correspondence of Ada Deer, a Menominee Indian leader who was a founding member of DRUMS, a lobbyist to restore federal aid and reservation status to the Menominee tribe in Wisconsin, and Menominee tribal chair (1975-1977).
Garvey, Ada, 1893-1981	Title: Ada Garvey Papers, 1910-1945 Quantity: .4 cubic ft. (1 box ) 1 oversize folder 40 nitrate negatives Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 212 Abstract: Papers of a Red Cross and public health nurse from Wisconsin. The collection consists of Ada Garvey's correspondence about her experiences in post-World War I France and rural Wisconsin, writings describing the work of public health field nurses, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs and postcards, and World War I ephemera.
James, Ada Lois, 1876-1952 [Digitized content]	Title: Ada Lois James Papers, 1816-1952 Quantity: 6.9 cubic feet (30 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) and 6 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Wis Mss OP; Micro 848 Abstract: Papers of Ada James, a social reformer, humanitarian, and pacifist residing in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Family correspondence, 1816-1904, contains material on her parents, David G. James and Laura Briggs James; these papers reflect her father's interest in employment for women, woman suffrage, spiritualism, birth control, and socialism. Among the volumes are also diaries, 1865, 1882-1904, and proceedings of the meetings of the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Association, 1885-1903, kept by her mother. Ada James' correspondence dates 1890-1952 and documents her suffrage activity in the Political Equality League, the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Association, and the National Woman's Party; and her work on behalf of pacifism, prohibition, and progressivism. After 1925 her correspondence deals principally with social work, particularly the founding and development of the Children's Board of Richland County.
Bartosz, Adam, 1894-1980	Title: Adam Bartosz Papers, 1917-1980 Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm); plus additions of 0.2 c.f. Call Number: Micro 908; Milwaukee Micro 35; Stevens Point Micro 18; M82-157 Abstract: Poetry, plays, literary writings and newspaper articles by and about Bartosz, editor-in-chief (1954-1973) and editor (1937-1954) of the Stevens Point Gwiazda Polarna. Among the newspaper articles is a series which comprises his 1931 “History of the Polonian Press” in the United States, articles about prominent individuals connected with the Polish press, and his compilation of Gwiazda Polarna news clippings, circa 1968, entitled “60 Years of Gwiazda Polarna, Stevens Point and 105 Years of Polish Press in America.” There is also a run of Bartosz's weekly column in the Gwiazda Polarna, 1938-1940, 1959-1970. Bartosz's personal writings include a short play, a one-act sketch, typewritten poems, and a handwritten volume of poetry, dated 1917. Most of the material is in Polish. Also included is correspondence, as well as other records related to Polish heritage activities.
Schesch, Adam	Title: Adam Schesch Papers, 1965-1974 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 3 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 534; Tape 823A Abstract: Papers of Schesch, a Madison anti-war activist, containing correspondence, reports, minutes, writings, and printed matter pertaining to a variety of organizations with which he was prominently involved. Among these are the Madison Committee to End the War in Vietnam, the National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam, the Student Peace Center, the University of Wisconsin Committee to End the War in Vietnam, and the Vietnam Civic Action Research and Education Project. The tapes are an oral history interview concerning his experiences with the above organizations and a 1973 press conference concerning experiences during the September, 1973 coup in Chile.
Adams County (Wis.). Clerk	Title: Adams County (Wis.). Clerk: Reports and Papers, 1883-1954 Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes) Call Number: Adams Series 4 Abstract: Reports and papers filed with the county clerk, including annual reports of county officers, supervisors' oaths, reports of county board committees, claims, ordinances, petitions, communications, and resolutions.
Adams County (Wis.). Treasurer and Clerk	Title: Adams County (Wis.). Treasurer and Clerk: Tax Sale Records, 1854-1896 Quantity: 3.5 c.f. (13 volumes) Call Number: Adams Series 15 Abstract: Records of lands sold for unpaid taxes. Includes date of sale, tax certificate number, property description, name of persons assessed taxes, amount of taxes, name of redeemer, purchase price, and date of redemption. Content of entries may differ depending on whether they were created by the County Treasurer or the County Clerk. Entries in Volume 4 are arranged by lot description and section number of property.
Adams County (Wis.) Treasurer	Title: Adams County (Wis.). Treasurer: Tax Rolls, 1858-2000 Quantity: 63.1 cubic feet (35 archives boxes and 265 volumes) Call Number: Adams Series 5 Abstract: Rolls giving date, town, owner, land description, acreage, valuation of real and personal property, amount of taxes, and record of payment.
Adams County (Wis.). Mediation Board.	Title: Adams County, Wisconsin, Mediation Board Records, 1935-1942 Quantity: 1.0 cubic foot (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Adams Series 21 Abstract: Records, 1935-1942, of the Adams County, Wisconsin, Mediation Board which was empowered to mediate actions on the foreclosure of mortgages on real estate. Case files contain copies of the notice of hearing, summons, and complaint in foreclosure cases handled by the Mediation Board, with a report giving a summary of the hearing and recommendations of the board. The minute book contains testimony related to each case presented before the Board. The Mediation Board was formed by Chapter 319, Laws of 1935 and dissolved when the legislation expired in 1943.
Howie, Adda F., 1852-1936 [Digitized content]	Title: Adda F. Howie Papers, 1904-1926 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Wis Mss QL Abstract: Letters received and speeches made by Adda F. Howie, a woman agricultural leader in cattle breeding and in dairying in Wisconsin, lecturer at the Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes at the University, and first woman appointed to the State Board of Agriculture.
Bly, Adelbert M.	Title: Adelbert M. Bly Papers, 1862-1910 Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Wis Mss 88S Abstract: Correspondence of Adelbert M. Bly with family and friends in Fond du Lac and Green Lake counties, Wisconsin, first while a school teacher at Metomen, Wisconsin, but primarily while serving with Company B, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 1862-1865.
Patton, Adell, 1936-	Title: Adell Patton, Jr. papers Quantity: 3.56 cubic feet 2 record cartons, 1 letter document box, 2 custom sized boxes Collection materials include papers, slides, photographs, and audio cassettes. Call Number: uac66 Abstract: Materials in the Adell Patton, Jr. papers were created between 1970 and 2016. This collection consists of lecture notes and slides created and used by Adell Patton in courses he taught at the University of Missouri; oral histories on audio cassette with medical practitioners, predominately from African countries; notes Adell Patton took on sources consulted in the creation of his work "The Ningi Chiefdom and the African Frontier: Mountaineer Culture of Resistance to the Sokoto Caliphate, ca. 1800-1908" as well as photographs and professional correspondence.
Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office	Title: Adjutant General's Office, Wisconsin, Officer and Enlisted Service Card Records, 1870-1946 Quantity: 23.4 cubic feet (105 index card boxes and 2 archives boxes) and 14 reels of microfilm (16 mm) Call Number: Series 2246 Abstract: Records of Wisconsin National Guard and State Guard service. Information is contained on 3-inch × 5-inch cards and includes enlisted and officer name, home address, birth date and place, physical characteristics, enlistment date, term years, organization, station, previous service, date of discharge and cause of discharge, and related information. Services include: National Guard Service including part of WWII (yellow cards), State Guard WWI (blue cards), State Guard WWII (pink cards), Wisconsin State Guard Reserve WWI (peach cards), and Naval Militia (pale blue cards). The cards are also available on microfilm. Also included at the end of the paper series is correspondence with the War Department, 1920-1926, with corrections for some of the records.
Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office	Title: Adjutant General's Office, Wisconsin, Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls (Blue Books), 1861-1865, compiled circa 1885 Quantity: 11.8 cubic feet (75 volumes) and 22 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Series 1142 Abstract: Rolls compiled circa 1885 listing men serving in each Wisconsin military unit during the Civil War, showing name and rank; when, where, and by whom enlisted or when and by whom commissioned; term of service; physical description, occupation, and residence; town or ward and county to which the enlistment was credited; date and manner of termination of service; and “remarks” listing promotions, special duties, leaves of absence, engagements, and, if the soldier died in service, date and place of death and sometimes place of burial. The abbreviated title of the source of information is shown for each fact listed in the remarks column.
Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office	Title: Adjutant General's Office, Wisconsin, Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls (Red Books), 1861-1865 Quantity: 11.4 cubic feet (62 volumes) and 10 reels of microfilm (35mm); plus additions of 0.1 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: Series 1144; 2013/018 Abstract: Rolls listing men serving in each Wisconsin military unit during the Civil War, showing name, rank, birthplace, age, occupation, and marital status; date, place, and by whom enlisted; term of service; physical description; date and place of mustering in; name of mustering officer; town or ward and county of residence; town or ward and congressional district to which credited; and “remarks” such as promotions, details, leaves, absences, engagements, and, if soldier died in service, date and place of death and sometimes place of burial. Also includes History of Wisconsin's Civil War Veterans Records written by Dr. Richard Zeitlin in 1994.
Germer, Adolph	Title: Adolph Germer Papers, 1898-1966 Quantity: 10.4 c.f. (26 archives boxes and 1 package) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: U.S. Mss 125A; Micro 676 Abstract: Correspondence (1901-1958), diaries (1931-1958), speeches, reports and other union records, and printed matter of labor organizer and leader and Socialist Party leader Adolph Germer; concerning the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and activity with the United Rubber Workers (URW), the United Auto Workers (UAW), and the International Woodworkers (IWA).
Ernst, Adolphine	Title: Adolphine Ernst Papers, 1927-1936 Quantity: 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 61 Abstract: Adolphine Ernst was a Wisconsin native, professor, German scholar who often participated in Wisconsin radio. The collection includes copies of her essays, radio addresses about poetry and song, and correspondence.
Nelson, Adolphus P., 1872-1927	Title: Adolphus P. Nelson Papers, 1908-1926 Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss KR Abstract: Correspondence of Adolphus Nelson, a Republican Congressman from Grantsburg, Wis., 1918-1923, relating to national legislation of these years, and particularly to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway project. Included are numerous copies of letters addressed to President Coolidge in 1924 in behalf of Nelson's appointment to the International Joint Commission. Other subjects are soldier legislation, the Soldiers' Land Bill, adjusted compensation, and war risk insurance; agricultural legislation, including amendment to the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916, proposed rural credits legislation and the Norbeck-Nelson Bill, Muscle Shoals Dam appropriation, and other topics of concern to farm organizations; and prohibition. Miscellaneous correspondence relates to the appropriation for the United States Employment Service in 1919, proposed tariff legislation in 1920-1921, postal rates legislation and postal employees' salaries, rivalry between Superior and Duluth in regard to customs collections, personal election campaigns, local issues, services for constituents, and speeches. There are occasional letters from officials and faculty members of the University of Wisconsin to Nelson in his capacity as president of the Board of Regents, and a few letters from clergymen of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Adoptive Families of Western Wisconsin	Title: Adoptive Families of Western Wisconsin Records, 1976-1993 Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) Call Number: River Falls Mss EZ Abstract: Records of the Adoptive Families of Western Wisconsin consisting of newsletters, brochures, chapter information, and by-laws. Also included are financial records, grants, meeting minutes, and treasurer's reports. Records are also included documenting the organization's name change from OURS of Western Wisconsin to Adoptive Families of Western Wisconsin in 1986.
Spies, Adrian, 1920-1998	Title: Adrian Spies Papers, 1949-1969 Quantity: 10.8 c.f. (27 archives boxes) and 4 reels of film Call Number: U.S. Mss 61AN; DC 720-723 Abstract: Papers of Spies, a writer for television and film, consisting of notes, synopses, scripts, scene breakdowns, correspondence, clippings, and miscellaneous writings. The majority of the collection focuses on his television and motion picture work and concerns television programs such as Climax (CBS), Desilu Playhouse (CBS), Dr. Kildare (NBC), Robert Montgomery Presents (NBC), Studio One (CBS), The Walter Winchell File (ABC), The Bold Ones (NBC), Felony Squad (ABC), A Man Called Shenandoah (ABC), and Star Trek (NBC); and motion pictures such as Dark of the Sun and Guns for San Sebastian. Also included are many outlines and pilot scripts for other series. A file dealing with the Star Trek series includes several memoranda from Gene Roddenberry, the series creator, which offer general guidelines for writers who authored early scripts and which discuss topics such as the personalities of the running characters, sets, technological devices of the future, and storylines. The films are recordings of his award-winning teleplays “Edge of Truth” for Studio One and “Island in the City” for Climax.
Advanced Harvesting Systems	Title: Advanced Harvesting Systems Records, 1977-1997 Extent: 3.2 c.f. (8 archives boxes) Call Number: M2006-105 Abstract: Records of Advanced Harvesting Systems (AHS), a company created and funded by International Harvester to secretly develop a combine that could perform protein extraction from alfalfa in the field. The company was led by Bob Alverson and employed International Harvester engineers, including Ralph Baumheckel. The company eventually produced a working prototype. Records include reports, memoranda, and correspondence.
ZIV Television (Firm)	Title: “Adventure at Scott Island” Films: ZIV-TV Productions, United Artists Corporation Records, 1957-1958 Quantity: 26 film reels Call Number: DA 001-DA 026 Abstract: Twenty-six episodes of Adventure at Scott Island, a half-hour adventure/drama series that ran in 1957 on CBS, and in 1958 on ABC. The series followed the attempts of David Scott, harbormaster at Scott Island in Massachusetts, to curtail crime and aid those in distress. The name of the series was changed from Harbourmaster to Adventure at Scott Island in 1958 when the program was dropped by CBS and picked up by ABC. All the films are 16 mm prints in black and white with sound. Each episode is approximately 920 feet long.
Baker, George S., collector	Title: Advertising Ink Blotters, circa 1900-circa 1950 Extent: 6.3 c.f. (17 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) Call Number: M2006-028 Abstract: Advertising ink blotters dating from the first half of the 20th century and consisting of 72 albums and miscellaneous loose blotters collected by George S. Baker. A significant portion of the collection consists of blotters from Milwaukee and other Wisconsin locales but blotters from other states are also represented. Subjects include automobiles and services, clothing, food, household goods, manufacturing, medicine (remedies and tonics), politics, and transportation. There are several folders and albums labeled miscellaneous which represent other advertising. The two oversize blotters are from Chevrolet and Union Mutual Life Insurance.
Advertising Women of New York	Title: Advertising Women of New York Scrapbooks, 1912-1951 Quantity: 13.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 18 flat boxes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 49AF Abstract: Scrapbooks, 1912-1951, of the Advertising Women of New York (AWNY), a women's professional and service organization formed in 1912 and originally known as the League of Advertising Women. Some of the scrapbooks chronicle club history (1912-1949); contain invitations and meeting announcements; cover special events such as the 1931 Advertising Federation of America Convention, the club's 1940 consumer conference, and its Pan American fiesta in 1941. The remaining scrapbooks consist of award submissions to the Advertising Federation of America (1945-1951); some are fine examples of scrapbook art as well as highlighting the organization's public service and educational activities. Loose materials from the scrapbooks include many copies of the club newsletters, Advertising Women and Ab Libber, as well as membership rosters.