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| - - - | Title: Bearcats! Films, 1971
Quantity: 8 film reels (16 mm) Call Number: CB 880-CB 887 Abstract: Four episodes from the hour-long Western series Bearcats! about two troubleshooters in the American West in 1914. |
| Bearings for Re-Establishment | Title: Bearings for Re-Establishment Records, 1964-1975
Quantity: 9.2 c.f. (24 archives boxes), 22 reels of microfilm (35mm), 2 tape recordings, and 1 film Call Number: Mss 770; Micro 1186; Tape 1217A; DD 293 Abstract: Records of Bearings for Re-establishment, an organization formed in 1965 to provide support and counseling to help former priests and other clergy return to secular life. The organization dissolved in 1973. Included are a recorded historical interview; administrative records of the main New York City office and various satellite offices; financial and fundraising records; correspondence; client files; information on Opportunities for Professional Transition, a for-profit counseling subsidiary, and related organizations; plus a filmed interview with William Restivo, founder of the organization. The client files contain detailed information on the career and personal lives of approximately 3000 individuals. |
| Becker, Beate Klein | Title: Beate Klein Becker Papers, 1977-1980
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 archives box) Call Number: M96-117 Abstract: Papers of Beate Klein Becker, reflecting her involvement in and the activities of the New York chapter of the Committee to Oppose Bank Loans to South Africa (COBLSA). Materials generally concern the Committee’s investigation of corporate investment practices and banking policies and their relationship to apartheid in South Africa, plus the Committee’s actions to influence changes in corporate behavior and to increase public awareness of the issues. Included are clippings, near-print publications and documents, correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, and agendas, flyers, newsletters, and materials from internal teach-ins and forums. |
| Kabler, Beatrice, 1928- | Title: Beatrice Kabler Papers, 1966-1982
Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (2 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 705 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1967-1972, of Beatrice Kabler, a Madison, Wisconsin housewife and Republican politician who was a founder and chairman of Wisconsin Citizens for Family Planning, a statewide organization formed in 1966 to revise Wisconsin's restrictive birth control law. The papers, which comprise her files as an officer and lobbyist for that organization, consist of correspondence of Kabler and Marylu Raushenbush, another founder and officer of WCFP; minutes; mailings and informational material issued by WCFP; an extensive reference file concerning family planning, abortion, pregnancy, and related topics; drafts of legislation, public statements, and other material relating to lobbying; information pertaining to the position of Wisconsin Protestant and Catholic churches on the issue; and xeroxed clippings concerning birth control in Wisconsin. Prominent correspondents include Gene Boyer, Kathryn Clarenbach, Alan F. Guttmacher, Robert Kastenmeier, and Gaylord Nelson. |
| Beaver Dam (Wis.). Water Dept. | Title: Beaver Dam (Wis.). Water Dept.: Water Consumption and Pumping Records, 1895-1910
Quantity: 1.2 cubic feet (6 volumes) Call Number: Dodge Series 20 Abstract: Registers of water consumption in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, showing name, street address, and rates for street sprinkling, lawn sprinkling, faucets, baths, water closets, horses and cows, general remarks, annual rate, total bill, and a payment record for each water consumer; and a register of pumping (1900-1906) showing the date, meter reading, number of strokes, average length of stroke, number of gallons of water pumped, starting and stopping time, water pressure, and amount of fuel used by the city water pump. |
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Kendrick, Betty; Kendrick, Dale, 1928-2003 |
Title: Behind The Brewery Gallery (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Papers Quantity: 1.6 cubic feet (4 archival binders) Call Number: MSS 129 Abstract: Dale and Betty Kendrick owned and operated the Behind The Brewery Gallery at 1026 South Front St. in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from 1971-2009. The Gallery supported local artists who committed to completing masters degrees in art or art education, and sponsored art students through art awards or interest grants in conjunction with the UW-La Crosse Annual All-Student Art Show. The Gallery was put on the market in 2011. Materials in this collection have been arranged chronologically and include exhibition cards, event invitations, photos, and correspondence related to the Gallery. In the last binder are reminiscences of former students and artists of the Gallery. |
| Paulson, Belden H., 1927- Sell, William H., 1938-2022 | Title: Belden H. Paulson Papers, 1951-2015
William H. Sell Papers, 1938-2022
Quantity: 2.4 cubic ft. (6 boxes) 1 videocassette 2 digital video files (1.83 GB) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 230 Abstract: This collection contains the papers of Belden H. Paulson, a leader in citizen action, economic improvement, and sustainable living in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. Records include teaching materials, topical and work files, and documentation of a self-sufficient living institute. These papers document his career outside of the UW-Milwaukee Center for Urban Community Development. |
| Beloit Bicentennial Oral History Project | Title: Beloit Bicentennial Oral History Project Interviews, 1976
Quantity: 24 tape recordings Call Number: Audio 637A Abstract: Tape-recorded interviews conducted in 1976 by Clem Imhoff for the Beloit Bicentennial Commission with black and white residents of Beloit, Wisconsin, concerning migration of blacks to the city from Kentucky and Mississippi after World War I and their lives before and after the move. Included in the interviews are references to employment and labor problems at Fairbanks-Morse, education, churches, the Women's Community Club, Beloit College, and the local chapter of the NAACP. The 15 interviewees include Sadie Bell, Rubie Bond, David Fifield, Ambrose Gordon, Ben Gordon, Lorenzo Grady, Anne and Neal Harris, Walter Ingram, Robert Irrman, D.W. Johnson, Ocie Peterson, Charles Simmons, Georgette Smith, and Raymond Wright. |
| Riehle, Ben A., 1897-1967 | Title: Ben A. Riehle Papers, 1964-1967
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Stevens Point Mss AA Abstract: Papers of Riehle, a seven-term Democratic Assemblyman representing the First District, Marathon County, Wisconsin; containing letters from constituents, a few replies from Riehle, and a small file of bills and reference materials. |
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Bergor, Ben, 1893-1981; Monona, Olivia, 1889-1976; Goldenberger, Benedict, b. 1855 |
Title: Ben Bergor Family Papers, 1848-1994 (bulk 1930-1979)
Quantity: 33.4 cubic feet (25 record center cartons, 4 archives boxes, 10 flat boxes, and 12 card file boxes), 16 audio recordings, 1 film (16 mm), 3.7 cubic feet of photographs (9 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) and 0.2 cubic feet of negatives (1 card box); plus additions of 0.6 cubic feet (1 archives box and 1 flat box) Call Number: Mss 1074; Audio 1543A; PH 6658; AD 565; M2018-008 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1930-1979, of Ben Bergor, a Madison-based magician, entertainer, and booking agent, together with papers of his sister, Olivia Monona, an opera singer, and their father, Benedict Goldenberger. The papers document Bergor's Madison entertainment agency, his involvement in magicians' organizations, and his humor library. Monona's papers document her career as an opera singer. Goldenberger's papers primarily document his life as a student in the 1870s and genealogical correspondence with his son-in-law, historian John O. Holzhueter. Visual materials document Bergor's and Monona's entertainment careers, while the audio materials document various performances and broadcasts. |
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Johnson, Ben E.; Milwaukee (Wis.). Common Council. |
Title: Ben Johnson Aldermanic Records, 1966-1977
Quantity: 1.8 cubic ft. (5 boxes) Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 77 Abstract: This collection contains the records of alderman Ben Johnson, who served Milwaukee's 6th District from 1971-1980. Contains reports, correspondence, memoranda, and statistics. |
| Logan, Ben, 1920- | Title: Ben Logan Papers, 1935-2011
Quantity: 8.9 c.f. (8 record center cartons, 2 archives boxes, and 1 oversize folder), 0.3 c.f. of photographs (1 archives box and 1 oversize folder), and 4 tape recordings Call Number: M2010-162 Abstract: Papers, 1935-2011, of author Ben Logan, consisting primarily of drafts and materials related to his books, The Land Remembers: The Story of a Farm and Its People (1975), The Empty Meadow (1983), and Christmas Remembered (1997), and other writings including an unpublished novel based on his experiences in World War II (“Something Beyond the Sea”), other fiction, articles, screenplays and filmstrip scripts, from the time he was a student at the University of Wisconsin, in a creative writing program in Mexico, and while employed for Ford Farming and United Methodist Communications. Other materials include: correspondence; historical materials relating to Gays Mills, and Seneca in Crawford County, where Logan grew up on the farm where The Land Remembers is set; notes on presentations and appearances Logan made and classes he taught. The photographs include images of Logan; of readers visiting the farm, Seldom Seen; of assignments for Ford Farming; and of Mexico. |
| Elks (Fraternal order). La Crosse Lodge, No. 300. | Title: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America, La Crosse Lodge, No. 300 Records Quantity: 0.2 cubic feet (1 archives box) Call Number: MSS 136 Abstract: The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America, La Crosse Lodge, No. 300 was founded Apr. 4, 1895, moved several times (within La Crosse) to accomodate changing numbers of membership, and raised money for charitable work that focused on people with cerebral palsy. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order and include by-laws, rules of order, social and community welfare committee correspondence and meeting minutes related to the Elks. |
| Smith, Benjamin E., 1927?-1976 | Title: Benjamin E. Smith Papers, 1955-1967
Quantity: 3.4 c.f. (1 archives box, 3 record center cartons) and 11 photographs (1 folder) Call Number: Mss 513; PH Mss 513 Abstract: Correspondence and legal papers of Benjamin E. Smith, a prominent Southern civil rights lawyer, chiefly pertaining to his involvement with the Mississippi Freedom Summer activities of the Council of Federated Organizations. Photographs include images of civil rights protesters at a Woolworth's store in Meridian and in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1962. |
| Stucki, Benjamin F., 1893-1961 | Title: Benjamin F. Stucki Papers, 1902-1958
Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet (1 archives box and 1 half archives box) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss G Abstract: Papers of the Reverend Benjamin F. Stucki, long-time director of the Winnebago Indian School, Neillsville, Wisconsin. Included is general correspondence; articles and sermons related to Winnebago Indians; correspondence and reports of the National Fellowship of Indian Workers, 1935-1958; and correspondence with the American Bible Society, 1902-1909, regarding publication of the Winnebago Bible. Also present is a manuscript version in Winnebago of a portion of the Bible, written by the Reverends John Stacy and Jacob Stucki in 1906. |
| Heuston, Benjamin Franklin, 1823-1894 | Title: Benjamin Franklin Heuston Papers, 1849-1894
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: La Crosse Mss J Abstract: Papers of B.F. Heuston, a Trempealeau County, Wisconsin lumberman, land speculator, general store owner, and county official, including correspondence (1850-89), diaries (1862-78), account books (1849-60, 1864-79), reminiscences, and historical notes on Trempealeau County. Most of the correspondence concerns Heuston's Civil War service with Co. C, 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The Civil War letters and diaries describe the 22nd Regiment's surroundings in Tennessee, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia; the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's march through Georgia; Heuston's wounding at Resaca and subsequent stays in army hospitals, especially at Camp Chase General Hospital (Columbus, Ohio); and racial and abolitionist concerns, including the arrest of the 22nd Regiment's officers for refusing to return slaves, Heuston's teaching experiences in a Negro school (1863), and controversies about arming Blacks, Northern education, and enlistment of Blacks. Trempealeau County materials include a typewritten history (1890), including biographical sketches of early settlers and landowners; and a typescript concerning an old French post near Trempealeau. Also includes pages for the “Fonetik Longhand Writer,” “The pronouncing system of B.F. Heuston,” and handwritten articles on temperance, prohibition, the Pan American railroad, and “The Negro problem” (1890). |
| Bentley & Merman (La Crosse, Wis.)., Merman & Skogstad (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: Bentley, Merman, and Skogstad Architectural Drawings Physical Description: 0.7 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 070, Micro 25 Abstract: An architectural design firm of La Crosse, Wis., called variously Bentley and Merman, Merman and Skogstad, and Otto Merman Architect. The architects involved were Percy D. Bentley (1885-1968), Otto A. Merman (1890-1935) and Herbert W. Skogstad (d. 1929). Bentley was a La Crosse native who attended the Armour Institute in Chicago. During his brief practice with Merman in La Crosse, the two designed a large number of distinguished Prairie School residences. After Bentley’s departure in 1919, former assistant and partner Otto A. Merman associated with Herbert W. Skogstad from 1922-1929. Skogstad was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the nature of commissions expanded after this partnership was established to include work for local institutions and businesses as well as residences. Merman continued the practice solo after Skogstad’s death in 1929 until his death in 1935. The microfilmed records are of architectural drawings of buildings designed by these professional associations consist of nearly 300 projects, just over half of which are residential in type. Another quarter of the designs were for commercial buildings, the remaining quarter for public buildings and schools. Most projects were commissioned for locations in La Crosse and other Wisconsin cities with a few in Minnesota and one each in Iowa and Indiana. |
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Bentley, Percy D., 1885-1968; Merman, Otto A., 1890-1935; Skogstad, Herbert W., 1892-1929 |
Title: Bentley, Merman, and Skogstad Architectural Drawings, 1918-1935
Quantity: 28.0 cubic feet (14 flat boxes) and 8 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: PH 6911; Micro 1107; Micro 2109; La Crosse Micro 15 Abstract: Drawings by architects Percy D. Bentley, Otto A. Merman, and Herbert W. Skogstad of La Crosse, Wisconsin. The collection consists of drawings from almost 300 projects, primarily residential though also including several schools, other public buildings, and businesses. Most are located in La Crosse and other Wisconsin cities with a few in Minnesota and one each in Iowa and Indiana. |
| Benton family | Title: Benton Family Photograph Album Quantity: 1.0 cubic foot Call Number: MISC MSS 224 Abstract: The Benton Family Photograph Album contains images of the Benton family of La Crosse, Wisconsin, taken during the 1850s and 1860s. Most photographs are not identified; some photographs that are identified include: John M. Stewart, Clara Titus, Samuel Titus, Leonard S. Hall, Susan Dalton, and Isaac Dalton. Some images were taken in Ohio. |
| Minor, Benton L., 1914-1983 | Title: Benton L. Minor Photograph Albums Quantity: 1.0 cubic foot Call Number: MISC MSS 215 Abstract: Two photograph albums belonging to Benton L. Minor of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Photographs in the first album are of Minor and the Minor family. Some photographs depict Minor in the military during World War II; also included are photos of Camp New Wood of the Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2616: 2nd Subdistrict McCoy. The other album contains images taken by Minor during his military service in Europe and northern Africa during World War II. |
| Crawford, Berenice Maloney, 1896- | Title: Berenice Maloney Crawford Papers, 1896-1974
Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (3 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and 56 photographs Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 12; PH Milwaukee Mss 12 Abstract: Papers documenting the long career of Crawford, a Wisconsin educator who taught classes from elementary through university level. Particular emphasis is given to her early teaching activities (1930-1939), and to her husband Frederick's life and inventions. Included is material pertaining to the elementary report card and kindergarten activity programs she developed; and files, scrapbooks, and diaries documenting her travels and activities as a founder of the Wisconsin chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. |
| 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. |
| Bernard family | Title: Bernard Family Photographs, 1927-circa 1970
Quantity: 1.6 cubic feet of photographs (4 flat boxes) Call Number: M2017-032 Abstract: Collection of photographs and newspaper clippings which document iceboating in and around Madison (Wis.) taken by members of the Bernard family and arranged chronologically by decade. Several photographs depict the boats used in competitions and of the winners holding their trophies as well as images of Bernard’s Boat House which had been on Lake Mendota. Also included are photographs taken from the 1927 airshow featuring Charles Lindbergh and his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis. |
| Paulson, Bernard J., 1889-1971 | Title: Bernard J. Paulson Papers, 1905-1994
Quantity: 10.8 c.f., 400 photographs, 82 negatives, 44 transparencies, and 3 films Call Number: PH 4899; PH 4900; PH 4901; PH 4902; WHi (P2); M88-217; AC 537; AC 538; CB 099 Abstract: Papers of Bernard J. Paulson, a Milwaukee advertising executive, entrepreneur, inventor, and writer, documenting both his business career and his personal life. The papers include the personal correspondence and financial records of Paulson, Getta Broughton, and other members of his family; records of early work as a salesman and writer for the International Harvester Company in Montana and Chicago; and limited business correspondence, financial records, client records, and advertising copy from a number of Milwaukee advertising agencies with which Paulson was associated, 1921-1961. The collection also includes drawings, correspondence, and patent records for other many items invented by Paulson, three 16mm home movies, 1957-1959, and photographs and negatives showing family activities, Paulson company products, and International Harvester machinery. |
| Lichtenberg, Bernard, 1892- | Title: Bernard Lichtenberg Papers, 1917-1940
Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (15 volumes) Call Number: U.S. Mss 104AF Abstract: Bound papers of a public relations counsel, author, and president of the Institute of Public Relations, Inc. Included are speeches; articles; photographs; printed mattter; biographical clippings relating to his work for the Alexander Hamilton Institute, the Association of National Advertisers, and other professional organizations; and his master's thesis. Letters of congratulation pertaining to Lichtenberg's founding of the Institute of Public Relations comprise two volumes. |
| Domogalla, Bernard P., 1894-1970 | Title: Bernard P. Domogalla Papers, 1925-1966
Quantity: 3.8 c.f. (10 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 804 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1946-1966, of Bernard P. Domogalla, a Wisconsin water pollution expert and former Madison city biochemist, primarily concerning his work as founder of Applied Biochemists, Inc., a Butler, Wisconsin company. The company specialized in control of weeds from lakes in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Included are lake treatment project files; business development correspondence; background studies, reports, and equipment information; and experiments and consultation for clients. |
| Person, Bernard | Title: Bernard Person Papers, 1915-1976
Quantity: 5.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons, 2 archives boxes, and 4 flat boxes) Call Number: MCHC84-016 Abstract: Papers, 1915-1976, of Dutch journalist Bernard Person, who delivered daily broadcasts to the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II and was later decorated by the Dutch Government. As a newspaper reporter, Person covered the French occupation of the Ruhr and the 1924 trial of Adolf Hitler in Munich. Person brought his family to the United States in March 1939. In 1945, he was assigned to the United Nations representing Dutch newspapers. He remained at that post until 1978, when he retired. The materials, almost entirely in Dutch, document his career in journalism. |
| Sobel, Bernard | Title: Bernard Sobel Papers, 1923-1962
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: U.S. Mss 52AN Abstract: Fragmentary papers of a theatrical historian and publicist, mainly consisting of clippings and photographs of people, places, and events, many of which appeared in his pictorial histories. Also included is a manuscript of A Pictorial History of Burlesque (1956); extracts and drafts for A Pictorial History of Vaudeville (1961); and a few related letters, clippings, and articles. |
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Ziegler, Bernhard Carl, 1884-1946; Ziegler, Edna, 1896-1968 |
Title: Bernhard Carl Ziegler and Edna Eickelberg Ziegler Papers, 1899-1968
Quantity: 6.0 c.f. (15 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 501 Abstract: Papers of Bernhard C. Ziegler, a prominent West Bend, Wisconsin, businessman, manufacturer of aluminum cookware, and civic leader, and of his wife Edna, a local history and cultural arts leader. Included are correspondence, diaries, subject files, and family papers. Bernhard C. Ziegler's correspondence and subject files relate to his affairs as head of the West Bend Aluminum Company, B.C. Ziegler and Company, and the First National Bank of West Bend. Edna Ziegler's diaries, correspondence, and papers relate to her activities in the Washington County Historical Society, cultural arts programs, the Wisconsin Arts Foundation and Council, and the Ziegler Foundation. The collection also contains personal correspondence, biographical material, and genealogical material on the Eickelberg, Fick, and Ziegler families. |
| Fitz-Gibbon, Bernice, 1894-1982 | Title: Bernice Fitz-Gibbon Papers, 1937-1977
Quantity: 4 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 1097 Abstract: Papers of Bernice Fitz-Gibbon, an advertising executive who was one of the leading career women of the mid-twentieth century. Included are advertising copy written while in the employ of the Gimbels and Wanamaker's stores (1939-1954) and for her own firm, Bernice Fitz-Gibbon, Inc. (1954-1962); biographical material and publicity; speeches, articles, columns, and other writings; and personal miscellany. Many of the shorter writings concern the advertising field and her ideas on the position of women in business and as homemakers and consumers. |
| Knobe, Bertha D. | Title: Bertha D. Knobe Papers, 1901-1929
Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 25 Abstract: Papers of Bertha Knobe, a journalist and social activist who advocated for women's suffrage. Contains correspondence, clippings, and photographs. |
| Sorenson, Bertha Heibo | Title: Bertha Heibo Sorenson Reminiscences Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 100 Abstract: Reminiscences (1942) of Bertha Heibo Sorenson, who was born in Denmark and later moved to Warrens, Wisconsin with her family. |
| Phillips, Bertha Kleckner | Title: Bertha Kleckner Phillips Genealogical Materials, circa 1757-circa 1934
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 771 Abstract: Transcribed genealogical materials copied and collected by Bertha Kleckner Phillips (Mrs. Nelson C. Phillips) concerning families in Freeport, Illinois, and their ancestors in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia. Included are Freeport area cemetery, school, and church records; Baptist Church records from Wingdale, New York; and information from family Bibles, wills, and other sources. Most of the families included are related to Mrs. Phillips or her husband. |
| Rotto, Beth Hoven, 1956- | Title: Beth Hoven Rotto collection Quantity: 1 Linear Feet 2 document boxes, 1 CD box Collection includes: papers, newspaper clippings, photographs, journals, newspapers, concert flyers and programs, tunebooks, audiocassettes and CDs. Call Number: mml041 Abstract: The Beth Hoven Rotto collection contains journal and newspaper articles, concert flyers and programs, correspondence, research papers and sound recordings related to Beth Rotto's career as a fiddler, music teacher and researcher of Norwegian-American folk and old-time music from the Upper Midwest. |
| Beth Israel Center (Madison, Wis.) | Title: Beth Israel Center (Madison, Wis.) Records, 1908-1920, 1948-1982
Quantity: 6.4 c.f. (16 archives boxes), 1 reel of microfilm [35mm], 8 tape recordings, and photographs Call Number: Mss 427; Micro 618; Tape 1246A; PH 4803 Abstract: Records, mainly 1948 to 1975, of a congregation founded in 1904 as Agudas Achim. In 1949 members of Agudas Achim built a new synagogue, the Beth Israel Center. Included are minutes, correspondence, financial records, printed materials, newsletters, photographs and oral history interviews with former officers of the congregation; Yetta Daitch, Sam Onheiber, Celia Rosenberg, and Adolph and Janet Weinshel. Materials document the center's construction, and the administration, fundraising, philanthropic, and social activities of the congregation, its Talmud Torah, Sisterhood, and Men's Club. A minute book (in Yiddish) documents the administration of the center's predecessor, Agudas Achim, from 1908 to 1920, and is available only on microfilm. |
| Elpern, Beth S. | Title: Beth S. Elpern The Way It Was Radio Broadcasts, 1969
Quantity: 14 tape recordings and 0.1 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: Audio 469A; SC 1050 Abstract: Scripts and recordings of a radio series, The Way It Was, by Beth S. Elpern, presenting “eye-witness” accounts of historical events, using material drawn from the files and papers of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; broadcast over WHA, University of Wisconsin station, Madison, and recorded April 3, 1969. |
| Elpern, Beth S. | Title: Beth S. Elpern The Way It Was Radio Broadcasts, 1969
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and 14 tape recordings Call Number: SC 1050; Tape 469A Abstract: Scripts and recordings of a radio series, The Way It Was, by Beth S. Elpern, presenting “eye-witness” accounts of historical events, using material drawn from the files and papers of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; broadcast over WHA, University of Wisconsin station, Madison, and recorded April 3, 1969. |
| Bethany Lutheran Church (Mauston, Wis.) | Title: Bethany Lutheran Church (Mauston, Wis.) Records, 1883-1959
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Stevens Point Micro 6; Micro 504 Abstract: Records of the merged Plymouth and Bethany Lutheran churches of Mauston; containing a record book, 1896-1947, (partially in Norwegian) of the Plymouth church noting sacraments, membership lists, and annual ministerial reports; and a historical album including histories, programs, bulletins, and photographs from both churches, 1883-1959. |
| Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Beloit, Wis.) | Title: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Beloit, Wis.) Records, 1904-1916, 1972
Quantity: 1 microfilm reel (35mm) Call Number: Micro 613; Whitewater Micro 6 Abstract: Records, 1904-1916, including board meeting minutes, quarterly conference meeting reports, and scattered trustees' records, concerning finances and membership; and a 90th anniversary commemorative pamphlet, 1972. |
| Bethel Baptist Church (Rusk, Dunn County, Wis.) | Title: Bethel Baptist Church (Rusk, Dunn County, Wis.) Records, 1895-1984
Quantity: 1.2 cubic feet (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Stout Mss 18 Abstract: Records of a Rusk, Wisconsin, Baptist church, formed in 1895 and dissolved in 1977. Included are correspondence, treasurer's books, clerk's records, Sunday School and Vacation Bible School records, and records of church-affiliated organizations, such as the Baptist Young People's Union (1933-1943) and the Rusk Bethel Baptist Mission Circle (previously known as the Rusk Baptist Ladies Aid), which continued after the church closed. |
| Bethel Lutheran Church (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: Bethel Lutheran Church (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records Physical Description: 0.1 Linear feet Call Number: MSS 038, Micro 11 Abstract: Records of Bethel Lutheran Church, 1886-1921, located on the North Side of La Crosse, Wisconsin. The congregation is still active and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The church records include baptisms, 1886-1921; confirmations, 1889-1920; marriages, 1888-1921; burials, 1889-1921; communion records. 1888-1921; members of the congregation; members who left the congregation, 1888-1901; and a list of holy events, 1888-1921. |
| Barnes, Bette | Title: Bette Barnes papers Quantity: 6.42 cubic feet 5 record cartons Call Number: uac29 Abstract: Bette Barnes spent 36 years at UW-Madison as a graduate student, lecturer, and advocate for women in academia, from 1947-1991. Barnes was a life member of Sigma Delta Epsilon/Graduate Women in Science (GWiS). She was the chair of the Sexual Harassment Policy Committee in the 1970s and 1980s, and she was an active member of the Committee on Women's Issues in the Medical School. Her papers include her personal research, conference materials, university sexual harassment policy paperwork, and committee notes from 1950-2007. |
| Eisendrath, Bettie Aldrich, 1921- | Title: Bettie Aldrich Eisendrath Papers, 1940-2003
Quantity: 8.4 c.f., 90 tape recordings, and 21 photographs Call Number: M92-193; M98-149; M2002-135; M2003-070 Abstract: Papers of Bettie Aldrich Eisendrath, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin social and political activist involved in women’s issues, international human rights, population control, and political struggles in Central America. The collection contains files, mainly 1950-1991, documenting her and her husband Jack’s work with the Milwaukee Chapter of the World Federalist Association (WFA). Also included is a small amount of material related to the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer; photographs of the Eisendraths and their friends; audio recordings including speeches given by various activists, and personal family reminiscences. |
| Gannett, Betty | Title: Betty Gannett Papers, 1929-1970
Quantity: 3.5 c.f. (11 archives boxes), 17 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 1 tape recording Call Number: Mss 310; Micro 533; Tape 533A Abstract: Papers of Betty Gannett, an officer of the Communist Party (USA) primarily relating to her work as a Marxist theoretician, writer, and teacher. The majority of the collection consists of lectures and papers, notes, and writings of other kinds on political and educational topics, primarily the Communist Party, the role of economics in society, history, philosophy, and scientific socialism. There is also a very small quantity of personal correspondence (including some letters from Elizabeth Gurley Flynn), 1942-1971, and some material relating to the litigation to deport her under provisions of the Smith Act. On tape is a recording of Gannett's funeral. |
| Rollin, Betty | Title: Betty Rollin Papers, 1958-2007
Quantity: 4.4 cubic feet (12 archives boxes), 27 tape recordings, 35 photographs, 1 negative, and 8 transparencies, and 49 video recordings; plus additions of 1.6 cubic feet and 119 video recordings Call Number: Mss 827; Audio 1266A; PH Mss 827; M2011-043; M2017-077 Abstract: Papers of Betty Rollin, an author and news broadcaster best known for her autobiographical books First, You Cry, which concerned her experience with breast cancer, and Last Wish, which concerned her mother's terminal cancer and suicide. Included are clippings, recorded interviews, photographs and other biographical materials; scripts, memoranda, proposals, and film clips for news stories broadcast by NBC Nightly News, Today, Women Like Us, and ABC Nightline; multiple drafts of her books; and correspondence with editors, agents, readers and viewers, and friends. Extensive files of reader mail contain many personal accounts of experiences with cancer and family suicide. |
| Smith, Betty Walker, 1918-2008 | Title: Betty Walker Smith Papers,
1938-2000
Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (3 record center cartons) and 9 tape recordings (1 cassette box) Call Number: M2010-136 Abstract: Papers of Betty Walker Smith, 1938-2000, a former city of Madison (Wisconsin) Republican alder and longtime advocate for civil rights, women's rights and children's day care. Married to Bill Smith, a Madison lawyer and alder, and appointed to the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, Betty Smith's political life began before she herself was elected to council. Her papers reflect that involvement through her husband's campaign, fair housing, and other issues. Personal reminiscences can be found interspersed in the General and Political Files. The Political Files also relate to her successful alder campaigns in the 19th Ward (1973-1979), her unsuccessful run for mayor of Madison in 1979, and her work with the city council on the Civic Center and State Street Mall. The Senate Files contain materials from her state Senate campaigns in 1972 and 1976, including press releases, political addresses, notes for speeches and issue stances. |
| Butler, Beverly | Title: Beverly Butler Papers, 1949-1982
Quantity: 2.6 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 645 Abstract: Papers of Beverly Butler, a Wisconsin writer specializing in young adult fiction often based on historical themes. Blind since age 14, Butler graduated cum laude from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee (1954) where she studied creative writing, and she received a master of arts degree from Marquette University in 1961. In addition to writing, she has taught creative writing at Mount Mary College and at the Rhinelander School of the Arts. The collection includes professional correspondence and manuscripts of her books published between 1955 and 1982, including Captive Desire which was published under the pseudonym Kathleen Victor. |