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| University of Wisconsin--Madison. Department of Community and Environmental Sociology University of Wisconsin--Madison. Department of Rural Sociology | Title: Chair of the Department of Rural Sociology records Quantity: 2.22 cubic feet 6 letter document boxes Call Number: uac30 Abstract: The Chair of the Department of Rural Sociology records include faculty meeting minutes, grant reports, notes from the chair, files on the department's relationship to UW Extension, and course information. Also included are files about the curriculum and students' theses. |
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Chapman, Chandler B., 1815-1877; Chapman, Chandler Pease, 1844-1897 |
Title: Chandler B. and Chandler P. Chapman Papers, 1835-1901
Quantity: 3.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes and 6 volumes) Call Number: Wis Mss SA Abstract: Papers of Chandler B. Chapman of Madison, Wisconsin, and Emporia, Kansas, a physician and businessman, and of his son, Chandler Pease Chapman, Madison, Wisconsin, a realtor and “father” of the Wisconsin National Guard. The collection consists primarily of correspondence and pertains primarily to the elder Chapman's Civil War service as a surgeon in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, to his activities on behalf of the Presbyterian Church and as a member of the Freemasons, to the military activities of the younger Chapman, and to the real estate and other investments of both men. Also present are personal papers of Anne Chapman (a daughter and sister); Civil War military documents and diaries; scrapbooks and newsclippings; a patient account book, 1841-1843; and journals of Dr. Chapman's trips to Europe and the Middle East including notes on hospitals, physicians, and medical practices he encountered. |
| Changing Men | Title: Changing Men Records, 1979-1989
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 archives box) Call Number: M88-326 Abstract: Editorial records, 1979-1989, of Changing Men (formerly called M.), a men's magazine published in Madison, Wisconsin, concerned with issues of gender, but with a pro-feminist, anti-sexist perspective, reflecting the development of the magazine and the function of the editorial collective that began publication. The records include all submissions along with reviewers' ratings, summaries, and comments, promotional material, editorial correspondence, and copies of the magazine. |
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Haynie, Charles Atkinson; Haynie, Roena L. |
Title: Charles A. and Roena L. Haynie Papers, 1963-1965
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 3 tape recordings Call Number: Mss 563; Tape 831A Abstract: Papers collected by Charles Haynie, a field director of the voter registration project of the Fayette County Civic and Welfare League (Tennessee), and his wife Roena, a hygiene and family planning instructor there. Included are project reports, published articles, and other papers by Haynie; correspondence and memoranda; and affidavits, election reports, complaints, statistics, political leaflets and flyers, and other election material. There are also a few papers of the League and recorded interview with local residents and participants in the league's projects. |
| Grignon, Charles A., 1808-1862 | Title: Charles A. Grignon Papers, 1816-1955
Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 138 Abstract: Papers of Grignon, a resident of Kaukauna, Wis., federal Indian interpreter, and local Democratic political figure. A few letters and accounts reflect Grignon's interest in the waning fur-trade business which he acquired from his father Augustin Grignon, but most of the correspondence relates to his work as an Indian interpreter from 1844 to 1855. Included are records of annuity payments and of conferences with the Indians, and references to his trips to Washington on behalf of the Menominees in 1845 and 1850. Among Grignon's correspondents on politics, business, and Indian affairs were Florimond J. Bonduel, Ben C. Eastman, Albert G. Ellis, George W. Ewing, Morgan L. Martin, and Lyman C. Draper. The collection also contains papers of David P. Meade and John F. Meade, Grignon's father-in-law and brother-in-law. These include postal records kept by David P. Meade while postmaster of Kaukauna in 1853-1854; and informative letters on business and politics written in the 1840s by John F. Meade, first from Green Bay as U.S. Land Receiver, then from Madison while a clerk in the Territorial House of Representatives and a state legislator. Numerous business papers relate to land sales, some by Charles A. Grignon, some by Jacob Deuel, surveyor and town promoter in Calumet County. Also included are letters regarding the use of stone from the Grignon quarry for locks on the Fox River, and other improvements. |
| Page, Charles A., 1838-1873 | Title: Charles A. Page Papers, 1865-1882
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: U.S. Mss U Abstract: Chiefly official and personal correspondence of Charles A. Page while he served as United States consul at Zurich, Switzerland. Included are a letterbook of correspondence, 1865-1869, to Secretaries of State William H. Seward and Hamilton Fish; business and financial letters to his brother George H. Page relating to the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company; letters to George from Charles' widow, Mrs. Grace Coues Page, as a stockholder in the company; a genealogy of the Page family; and ephemera including Page's 1869 pamphlet entitled The Naturalization Question. |
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Kading, Charles A., 1874-1956; Kading, Charles E., 1907-1992; Kading, Elizabeth Holste, 1877-1925 |
Title: Charles A., Elizabeth, and Charles E. Kading Papers, 1893-1976
Quantity: 5.2 c.f. (13 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder); plus additions of 0.4 c.f., 343 photographs, 6 transparencies, and 1 drawing Call Number: Wis Mss TX; Mss 426; M75-382; M78-495; M93-252; PH 1173 Abstract: Papers of Charles A. Kading, a Watertown, Wisconsin lawyer and Progressive Republican Congressman; of his wife, Elizabeth, a lawyer and president of the Wisconsin State Board of Control, and of their son, Charles E., a lawyer and county court judge. The senior Kading's congressional career is documented in correspondence demonstrating his constituents' concerns and his contacts with the Fox River Improvement Association, the Portage Deep Waterway Committee, and the United States Federal Radio Commission. Also present are speeches and other material related to the elder Kadings' employment as educators with the Theresa, Wisconsin school system, which ended in 1900. The Charles E. Kading papers pertain to his Naval training in World War II, his years as a member of the Watertown City Council, and his fight as a Jefferson County court judge against a rule requiring complete financial disclosure by judges. |
| Rogers, Charles B., 1871-1960 | Title: Charles B. Rogers Papers, 1824-1960
Quantity: 11.4 cubic feet (19 archives boxes and 30 oversize volumes) Call Number: Whitewater Mss D Abstract: Papers of Charles B. Rogers, a Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, attorney, consisting of correspondence, diaries, and material relating to civic projects; diaries of his mother, Angenette H. Rogers; and diaries, correspondence, and sermons of a great uncle, Reverend Joshua Britton, a Universalist preacher in New England prior to 1869 and at Fort Atkinson during the later years of his life. Rogers' correspondence concerns largely his interest in the University of Wisconsin and in alumni affairs. A few letters between 1893 and 1906 show his advocacy of the Single Tax. From the World War I period, the collection contains records of his chairmanship of the Liberty Loan Speaker's Bureau, 1918-1919, and Mrs. Rogers' records of her chairmanship of the county organization for The Fatherless Children of France, 1918-1920. Rogers' professional papers include records of the legal firm of his father, W. H. Rogers, and himself. Other papers include records of the City Hall Company of Fort Atkinson, 1881-1910; a volume listing cases tried in a justice court in Jefferson County, 1860-1868; and a record of receipts and expenditures of the First Universalist Church at Fort Atkinson, 1891-1899 and 1904. |
| Palmer, Charles Bennett, 1844-1909 | Title: Charles Bennett Palmer Papers, 1862-1900 (bulk 1861-1876)
Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 821 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1861-1876, of Charles Bennett Palmer, an educator and journalist who lived in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Nebraska. Included are letters from friends from Berlin, Wisconsin, who served with him in the First Wisconsin Cavalry and the First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery during the Civil War. Some letters from Berlin and numerous other locations around the country relate to Civil War homefront conditions. Later correspondence was received from Palmer and Kiefer Family relatives and friends whom he met while a student at Antioch College. Some letters from this period relate to the activities of a friend who served on a Customs Service ship during the 1860s. Also part of the collection are seven diaries containing brief notes about Palmer's activities during the 1880s and 1890s. |
| Bridgman, Charles, d. 1962? | Title: Charles Bridgman Papers, 1797-1961
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) and 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) Call Number: Micro 413; SC 1317 Abstract: Papers of Charles Bridgman, a Wautoma, Wisconsin historian and genealogist, dealing with early families and events of the region. The microfilm portion of the collection contains Civil War letters, 1862-1865, of Lieutenant (later Captain) J. N. P. Bird, Company I, 7th Wisconsin Volunteers, and of his family and friends; letters, 1943-1961, by or to Bridgman concerning historical and genealogical queries; genealogical and biographical notes on Waushara County families; and reminiscences and articles about early farming, lumbering, circuses, roads, and bridges written or collected by Bridgman. On paper is a genealogy and biographical sketch of Dr. Moses Barrett, a Wautoma, Wis., resident from 1850 to 1859. |
| Burmeister, Charles, 1855-1891 | Title: Charles Burmeister Papers, 1864-1891, 1918, 1959
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 118 photographs (2 albums and 1 folder), 1 piece of ephemera, and 1 film Call Number: Green Bay Mss 46; PH 1630; PH 1631; PH 2283; DD 177 Abstract: Papers of Charles Burmeister of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Frankfort, Michigan, containing: memoranda concerning the history of the merchant marine of the Great Lakes, particularly Lake Michigan; correspondence, 1879-1880, of Hannah, Lay & Company, a Traverse City, Michigan, lumber firm; diaries, 1864-1891; reminiscences of life in Door County, Wisconsin; an Ottawa Indian trade vocabulary; an autobiography of his brother, Byron Burmeister; and photographs. The photographs include an album with cyanotype images made by Charles Burmeister including views of Frankfort, Michigan, the harbor and shoreline, winter scenes, boats, a lifesaving station, shipping operations, family outings, a Methodist church camp, and an Indian camp; another album consists of portraits of Charles Burmeister and his family; and the loose photographs contain similar images of Frankfort found in the first album, 1879-1890, and two portraits of Burmeister. Also includes a black cut-out silhouette of Burmeister, 1879, some clipped advertisements for his grocery store, and a 1959 film based on Burmeister’s accounts of shipping accidents off of Frankfort from 1878 to 1886. |
| Pearce, Charles Chester, 1888-1974 | Title: Charles C. Pearce Papers, 1907-1973
Quantity: 4.8 c.f. (12 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 342 Abstract: Personal and professional papers of Charles C. Pearce, a lawyer who practiced in Washington, D.C. and New York City, and was a special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1938 to 1946. Included is general correspondence, material relating to his work with the antitrust division of the United States Justice Department, private legal practice files, and personal papers. Papers relate to a variety of cases; however, the best documentation is of a fertilizer industry investigation, 1939-1940, and a small loan investigation, 1943-1944, done for the Justice Department. Also well documented are claims of German expatriots for property confiscated by Nazi Germany in World War II, handled by Pearce in his private practice working with the Milwaukee law firm of Wengert and Spenner through the Office of Alien Property and the War Claims Commission. Other papers concern the prosecution of a grocery monopoly case in Seattle, 1941-1942, and of a monopoly of soft drink distribution by Pepsi, Coca Cola, and local distributors, 1941-1942; the dissolution of the Japanese monopolistic control groups, 1946; research on food additive legislation from his work for South Dakota Congressman Usher Burdick, 1956-1957; settlement of the Amy Lesher estate, 1960s; and miscellaneous topics of personal interest. |
| Sholes, Charles C. (Charles Clark), 1816-1867 | Title: Charles C. Sholes Papers, 1843-1867
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss BS Abstract: Papers of Sholes, a pioneer Wisconsin newspaperman, politician, and businessman. Most of the collection consists of his letters to his wife Sarah. Some of the letters dating 1853-1855 discuss meetings with Horace Greeley and Phineas T. Barnum, impressions of William Lloyd Garrison as a speaker, and descriptions of New York museums, a spiritualist seance, and a reception given by Charles Durkee to celebrate his election to the U.S. Senate. A letter dated February 9, 1854, describes a performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. There are some references to Sholes' work in New York overseeing the printing and sale of railroad bonds, to his purchase of telegraph lines in Wisconsin, to his activities as speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and to his brother Christopher, later famed as inventor of the typewriter. |
| Wood, Charles C. | Title: Charles C. Wood Index to Letters in La Crosse, Wisconsin Newspapers From Soldiers of the Company B 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861-1864 Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 166 Abstract: Index of letters which appeared in La Crosse newspapers between 1861 and 1864, sent by members of the Company B, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment to La Crosse area residents. The index was compiled by Charles Wood, a Civil War reenactor. |
| Collingwood, Charles (1917-1985) | Title: Charles Collingwood Papers, 1943-1985 (bulk 1952-1985)
Quantity: 5.0 c.f. (4 record center cartons, 2 archives boxes, 1 flat box) and photographs Call Number: U.S. Mss 4AF; PH 3686; PH 3687 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1952-1985, documenting the career of Charles Collingwood, a prominent CBS news reporter and commentator. Included are scripts for Edward R. Murrow and the News, WCBS-TV Views the Press, Report to the West, and various CBS Reports specials such as “A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy,” “Vietnam: How We Got In - Can We Get Out?,” “A Timetable for Vietnam,” and “Picasso is 90.” Of special note are small files concerning his handling of the blacklisting issue while president of the New York AFTRA local, interviews with Valerie Giscard d'Estang, Harold MacMillan, and Helmut Schmidt; and information as part of his coverage of political elections on the use of computers in predicting results in 1952. The special Emmy Award for WCBS-TV Views the Press is also included. |
| Corcoran, Charles | Title: Charles Corcoran World War I Letters, 1917-1919
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 negative Call Number: River falls Mss EP; PH River Falls Mss EP Abstract: Letters from Charles Corcoran to his parents, written while serving in the U.S. Army, and one photograph of a man in a World War I era military uniform. |
| Rosa, Charles D., 1870-1959 | Title: Charles D. Rosa Papers, 1911-1952
Quantity: 6.8 c.f. (17 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss VV Abstract: Papers of a Progressive Republican who served as judge of the Beloit, Wisconsin municipal court, 1906-1912, state assemblyman, 1912, 1917-1918, and member of the state tax commission, 1921-1937. Correspondence falls largely into two categories. The first is comprised of political letters, most of which deal with Rosa's first term in the 1916-1917 legislature and with his unsuccessful campaign in 1926 against John J. Blaine for the Republican nomination for United States Senator. During Rosa's terms in the legislature, a number of letters relate to bills he sponsored on hotel and restaurant licensing, mothers' pensions, soldiers' bonuses, and the city manager form of government. The second group of letters consists of Rosa's correspondence as tax commissioner. Among his correspondents were John J. Blaine, Stephen Bolles, Henry Allen Cooper, Herman Ekern, William Evjue, Glenn Frank, James A. Frear, Walter S. Goodland, Merlin Hull, Paul Husting, Ada James, Richard Lloyd Jones, Robert M. La Follette, Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Philip F. La Follette, Solomon Levitan, Charles R. Van Hise, and Fred R. Zimmerman. |
| Stewart, Charles D. (Charles David), 1868-1960 | Title: Charles D. Stewart Papers, 1870-1965
Quantity: 1.6 cubic ft. (4 boxes) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 323 Abstract: Charles D Stewart was an author, book engraver, columnist and reporter from Wisconsin. He was a scholar of Shakespeare, focusing on cruxes of Shakespeare. He also wrote poems and short stories, many of which were inspired by Milwaukee. The collection contains mainly his published materials, correspondence, and research notes. |
| Dadant, Charles, 1817-1902 | Title: Charles Dadant Papers, 1861-1937
Quantity: 1.8 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 590 Abstract: Papers of Charles Dadant, a Frenchman who immigrated to Hamilton, Illinois, in 1863 and established the bee supply firm Charles Dadant & Son in 1874. Dadant, in hundreds of articles in European and American bee journals, advocated the large movable-frame hive. It is by his name that this kind of hive, preferred by European beekeepers, is known on the continent. He also solved the problem of the safe transatlantic shipment of Italian golden bees. The papers consist of correspondence between Dadant and Edouard Bertrand, editor of Revue Internationale d'Apiculture; letters by Dadant's son Camille Pierre to Bertrand; letters to Charles Dadant & Son from many European and American bee men, among them L. L. Langstroth; and some letters to Frank C. Pellett, H. J. O. Walker, and H. F. Wilson. The collection provides information on beekeeping experiments, controversies, practices, and developments in the United States and Europe, and comments on political philosophy and world events. |
| Broughton, Charles E., 1873-1956 | Title: Charles E. Broughton Papers, 1916-1953
Quantity: 8.0 c.f. (15 archives boxes and 14 volumes) and 309 photographs (2 binders and 3 folders) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss BA; PH 1633; PH 1640; PH 1736; PH 1737 Abstract: Papers of Charles Broughton, an editor of the Sheboygan Press (Wis.). Most of the materials pertain to Broughton's other activities as member of the Wisconsin Democratic party, philanthropist, anti-prohibitionist, fund raiser, conservationist, champion of the Wisconsin cheese industry, and patron of state and local history. Some of the correspondence deals with the management of the newspaper. Due to his newspaper work and broad range of activities, Broughton exchanged letters with many people of state and national importance. Also of interest is correspondence from a number of servicemen during World War II, sent to Broughton for inclusion in the newspaper. |
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Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946
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Title: Charles E. Brown Papers, 1889-1945
Quantity: 16.6 cubic feet (53 archives boxes, 2 index card boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 package, and 3 volumes), 16 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and 4.6 cubic feet of photographs (11 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 2 folders) Call Number: Wis Mss HB; Mss 287; Micro 2000; PH 1367; PH 2483; PH 3700; PH 3700 (3); PH 7148 Abstract: Papers of Charles E. Brown, a former curator of the Museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and secretary of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society, consisting of correspondence; scientific and professional writings; information collected on Wisconsin Native Americans, lumbering, steam boating, local history, and folklore; extensive survey data, drawings, articles, notes, and clippings on Wisconsin archaeological sites (also on microfilm); World War I soldiers' letters; records of the Committee on State Archaeological Surveys of the National Research Council; material on professional and personal involvement with museums and museum associations, Friends of Our Native Landscape, the Lake Monona Wild Life Sanctuary, and other groups; sketches of implements and ornaments; an account book of pharmacist S. P. Kingsley of Adamsville, Michigan, 1845-1848; notes on Brown County by J. P. Schumacher; papers on the organization of the Nakoma Country Club; miscellaneous biographical material; and photographs, the bulk of which are from the reference files of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society, probably collected by Brown, as well as images of University of Wisconsin summer session students on field trips, 1913-1914, 1923, 1930, 1932-1933, and a celebration held for returning Chippewa [Ojibwe/Ojibwa] soldiers from service in World War I, June 19, 1919. Also included are photographs of indigenous Filipinos collected by Brown, likely while serving as curator of the United States Philippine Exposition at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. |
| Gapen, Charles E. | Title: Charles E. Gapen papers, 1929-1965
Quantity: 2.25 Linear Feet 4 letter document boxes, 1 half letter document box Collection includes: papers, carbon-copies, postcards, envelopes, and photographs CallNumber: Collection D Abstract: The Charles E. Gapen papers are a collection of writings created by Charles Gapen and others who worked at the US Department of Agriculture. Gapen worked in various roles within the USDA during his career, including press writer, Chief of the Press Service of the USDA, Chief of Information at the USDA's Department of Engineering, and as an Information Specialist at the USDA's Research Service. Gapen also wrote poetry and prose in his free time, some of which was published. This collection contains poetry and prose writings from Gapen, photographs and articles regarding Gapen, and correspondence between Gapen and various professionals. The majority of the collection, however, is press and radio releases written from within the USDA, mostly ranging from 1943 to 1953. |
| White, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1901-1973 | Title: Charles E. White Papers, 1948-1978
Quantity: 9.0 cubic feet (9 records center cartons) Call Number: River Falls Mss EW Abstract: Papers of Charles E. White and records of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM) of Wisconsin, 1948-1978, consisting of White's personal memorabilia from the 1940s and 1950s related to his time as a student at UW-Madison's Law School, his military service, and his political activities. Papers related to Charles and other members of the White family (K.S. White and F.M. White), such as letters, election materials, and newspapers regarding K.S White's successful 1936 Wisconsin State Senate campaign are also present. Material from the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Wisconsin consists of printed informational and educational materials, and administrative records of the Grand Lodge from 1961-1978, some specifically related to Charles E. White's involvement as Junior Grand Warden, Senior Grand Warden and in 1970-1971 Grand Master. Administrative records also include correspondence, expense records, committee records and reports, lawsuits, conference materials, visitation reports, and information on various Wisconsin Masonic lodges. |
| Smith, Charles F., 1918- | Title: Charles F. Smith Papers, 1962-1966
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Stevens Point Mss X Abstract: Legislative papers of Charles F. Smith, Jr., Wausau, Wis., attorney who served one term as Republican State Senator from the 29th District, 1962-1966. The collection includes small amounts of correspondence, news releases and speeches, reference material pertaining to Smith's special interest in highways and road construction, and campaign literature. |
| Smith, Charles Francis | Title: Charles Francis Smith Papers, 1934-1951
Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 275 Abstract: Papers of Charles F. Smith (1881-1951), a Milwaukee businessman. Collection contains photographs and correspondence with family members in England. |
| Currier, Charles G. L. | Title: Charles G. L. Currier Papers, 1963-1966
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 127 Abstract: Papers of Charles Currier, a staff member of CORE's Community Relations Department in New York City, consisting of general and personal correspondence, reports, clippings, lists, and miscellany pertaining to CORE projects in Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana. |
| Treat, Charles G., 1859-1941 | Title: Charles G. Treat Papers, 1881-1951
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 702 Abstract: Papers of Charles G. Treat, a U.S. Army general from Monroe, Wisconsin, who served in both the Spanish-American War and World War I. Included are fragmentary correspondence, biographical material and memorabilia, three diaries (including two concerning his service as head of the American forces in Italy during World War I), a subject file concerning his love of horses, and miscellany. Among the prominent correspondents are letters from Newton D. Baker, O. O. Howard, Robert Lansing, Thomas Nelson Page, John J. Pershing, Theodore Roosevelt, William T. Sherman, and Leonard Wood. |
| Crownhart Family | Title: Charles Henry Crownhart Family Papers, 1853-1943
Quantity: 11.6 c.f. (29 archives boxes); plus additions of 10.0 c.f. and 130 photographs Call Number: Mss 403; M76-288; M82-201; M86-127; M86-179; M86-388; M90-308 Abstract: The papers of the Charles Henry Crownhart family document the personal and professional lives of four Wisconsinites prominent in legal, political, medical, and educational circles. The papers consist of the records of Charles H. and Jessie Evans Crownhart and their sons, Jesse George, and Charles H. Crownhart Jr. Primarily correspondence, the collection thoroughly documents the family's personal history as well as each member's professional interests. |
| Heymanns, Charles, 1901-1993 | Title: Charles Heymanns Papers, 1847-1990 (bulk 1934-1980)
Quantity: 4.0 c.f. (13 archives boxes), 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), and 52 photographs (4 folders) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 148; PH Milwaukee Mss 148; PH Milwaukee Mss 148 (3); Micro 2045; Milwaukee Micro 72 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1934-1980, of Wisconsin labor leader Charles Heymanns, which document his organizing work (1937-1963) for the Wisconsin AFL and later for the AFL-CIO, and two lengthy strikes at the Kohler Company. In addition to his weekly organizer's reports, the collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks (only available on microfilm), photographs, minutes, appeals for donations, financial records, picket rolls, and other records from the strike (1934-1941) of Federal Labor Union 18545 against the Kohler Company. Concerning the 1954-1965 strike of UAW-CIO Local 833, there are scrapbooks, correspondence as director of Region XII of the AFL-CIO, daily strike bulletins, and material of the Kohler Workers Association, the company union. The subject files include correspondence, clippings, minutes, and other materials pertaining to varied individuals, topics and organizations such as the American Party, Andrew Biemiller, the presidential candidacy of Henry M. Jackson, various state and regional COPE committees, the Sheboygan County Labor Council, the Milwaukee County Labor Council, the La Crosse Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman, and the organization of migrant farm workers in Wisconsin by Obreros Unidos. |
| Baer, Charles Howard, 1942- | Title: Charles Howard Baer Papers, 1963-1972
Extent: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 576 Abstract: Photocopies of papers collected by Baer and Roger Tauss while Northwestern University students engaged in Ph.D. research on local black political and social structure in Bolivar County, Mississippi. Much of the material relates to the North Bolivar Farm Cooperative and attempts to establish and maintain a food processing plant in the Delta. The collection includes a historical sketch, several reports, and financial and crop records of the Cooperative, a 1970 study and progress report prepared for the Cooperative on the feasibility of establishing a food processing plant, and a Tufts University School of Medicine study on the Negro population in the county (1968). There is also a 1968 report of the Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives concerning hunger in the U.S., miscellaneous Council of Federated Organizations papers (1963-1965), a few leaflets and clippings regarding a boycott by students at Delta State College, and notes and a partial transcript from the 1967 arrest and trial of Baer and Tauss in Cleveland, Mississippi (considered by them to be an example of police harassment). |
| Brigham, Charles I., 1862-1948 | Title: Charles I. Brigham Papers, 1833-1948
Quantity: 9.0 c.f. (21 archives boxes and 5 flat boxes) Call Number: Mss 243 Abstract: Papers of Charles I. Brigham, an experimental and scientific farmer interested in improving dairy methods and in dairy and sheep herd improvements, consisting mainly of records of the operation of the family farm, a family-operated creamery, and a cheese factory all located at Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. Included are crop notes, inventories, time books, and financial records, as well as personal correspondence and diaries of several family members, including Jerome Brigham, Charles' father. Also present are financial records of the Blue Mounds Congregational Church, 1892-1911, and minutes of the Blue Mounds Cheese Factory, the Blue Mounds Creamery, the West Blue Mounds Association of Patrons of Industry, and the Blue Mounds Percheron Association. |
| King, Charles | Title: Charles King Papers and Still Images, Quantity: 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box) of papers, 0.7 linear ft. (3 flat boxes and 9 folders) of photographs, 0.1 linear ft. (2 negative flaps, 1 negative folder) of negatives. Call Number: WVM Mss 528 Abstract: Assorted papers and still images pertaining to the military career of Brigadier General Charles King. The collection includes correspondence, personal diary, newspaper articles, photographs, and negatives concerning his service during the Spanish-American War until his death in 1933. The diary provides a record of his daily activities for 1898 and includes entries about the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine, his attempts to gain a commission as an officer in the event of war, and his eventual assignment to the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division, VIII Corps in the Philippines. The correspondence includes letters King wrote to friends after the end of the Philippine-American War, and telegrams he received concerning his assignment to a military unit during the Spanish-American War. Of particular interest is a letter (February 21, 1898) written by King that recounts a promise from Wisconsin Governor Edward Scofield that he would appoint King to head a Wisconsin brigade in the event of war with Spain. Newspaper articles consist of his appointment to the 2nd Brigade, highlights of his military career and his death. The photographs consist mainly of portraits of King in uniform. Most of the images were taken around the time of the Spanish-American War. A portrait print of King as a West Point cadet is included, as well as some pictures showing him as an elderly man. Of particular interest is a series of portraits showing the uniform King wore when he escorted President William McKinley's wife, Ida, during the President's inauguration of 1897. Also included are images of King inspecting troops and participating in parades while on horseback, an image of him on the deck of a transport ship just before sailing to the Philippines, and a photograph of King taken while he was in Switzerland. Negatives include an image of an older King standing on a wooden plank walkway and an image of King on horseback inspecting troops. Also included are negatives of portraits of King, and landscapes of the area surrounding the King Veterans Home. |
| King, Charles, 1844-1933 | Title: Charles King Papers, 1840-1930
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (4 archives boxes and 1 volume) and 2 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Wis Mss KW; Micro 257; Micro 479 Abstract: Incomplete papers of soldier and novelist Charles King of Milwaukee, composed of correspondence, diaries, memorandum books, and articles. The correspondence deals briefly with King's services in the Spanish-American War and in the Philippines, and with his literary career. A large part of the papers concerns the role of the Wisconsin National Guard in World War I and there is extensive correspondence with Adjutant General Orlando Holway concerning tactical matters and problems of organization and cooperation with the regular army during and after the war. Several letters from Arthur MacArthur are present as is one letter from Theodore Roosevelt. The memoranda books contain notes on inspection reports of the Wisconsin National Guard made by King, 1905-1921. |
| Aarons, Charles L. (Charles Lehman), 1872-1952 | Title: Charles L. Aarons Papers, 1907-1952
Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (8 archives boxes) and 16 photographs (2 folders) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss DK; PH 2301; PH 2302(3) Abstract: Personal and professional papers of Charles Aarons, a Milwaukee County circuit judge. The bulk of the collection is composed of copies of Judge Aaron's legal decisions, reports, and studies. Included is the “ambulance chasing” case Churchill et al. that resulted in disbarment proceedings against many Milwaukee lawyers, and reports on circuit court congestion and on comparative negligence. One box of letters and biographical material includes correspondence with Max Adler on Zionism, with Henry Ford on anti-Semitism, with Charles B. Rogers on University of Wisconsin alumni affairs, and with Wisconsin congressmen on immigration policies. Other letters pertain to Aarons' interest in the American Jewish Committee. The photographs in PH 2301, circa 1930-1952, primarily are news photos showing posed groups including Judge Aarons at public events. In PH 2302(3) are posed group photographs of the Wisconsin Board of Circuit Judges, 1941-1949. |
| Dering, Charles L., 1836-1921 | Title: Charles L. Dering Papers, 1827-1872
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box including 1 volume) Call Number: Platteville Mss T Abstract: Papers of Dering, including business papers concerning lead mining by his father Philip and other family members in New Diggings, Wis., in the 1830's and 1840's; a journal of John C. Smith, Galena, Ill. merchant, 1836-1841; and diaries kept by Dering, 1856-1857 (while a student at Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y.) and 1865. Also included is an 1846 deed for land signed by Father Samuel Mazzuchelli. |
| Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895 | Title: Charles Lanman Collection, 1858-1866
Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 187 Abstract: Biographical sketches of congressmen from Wisconsin collected by Charles Lanman (1819-1895) for a book. |
| Leigh, Charles, -1953 | Title: Charles Leigh Home Movies, 1925-1930
Quantity: 16 film reels (16 mm) Call Number: AC 569-AC 584 Abstract: Footage shot by amateur photographer Charles Leigh in Superior, Wisconsin. Included is footage showing President Calvin Coolidge's arrival in Superior and his visit to Hibbing, Minnesota, during his 1928 vacation; activities at the Superior-Duluth harbor including ore boats arriving, tugboats, and the loading of a grain ship; winter and summer leisure activities; and street scenes and neighborhood activities in the Connor's Point neighborhood of Superior where Leigh lived. |
| Levenstein, Charles | Title: Charles Levenstein Papers, 1963-1967
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 137 Abstract: Fragmentary papers of Charles Levenstein, a student movement leader from the Boston area, including correspondence, writings by Levenstein and others, and subject files of printed matter collected by Levenstein relating to various local New Left organizations such as Students for a Democratic Society and the May 2 Movement. Correspondence includes a small file of letters to and from Levenstein and one folder of incoming letters to fellow activist John Maher. Prominent correspondents are Rennie Davis, Clark Kissinger, Staughton Lynd, and A. J. Muste. |
| Hanson, Charles M. | Title: Charles M. Hanson Papers, 1896-1915
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: River Falls Mss BJ Abstract: Various household account books and insurance sales records kept by Hanson, an insurance agent probably located in Ellsworth, Wisconsin. Included are cash books, an insurance invoice register, and policy registers for Citizens Insurance of Missouri policies and Northwestern Fire and Marine Insurance Company policies. |
| Peeke, Charles M. | Title: Charles M. Peeke Korean War Letters, 1950-1952
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 115 photographs, and 11 transparencies Call Number: M2011-067 Abstract: Letters home from Army Colonel Charles M. Peeke to his wife and children during the Korean War. They contain daily descriptions of life in the army, accounts of battles including the Chinese invasion and U.S. counteroffensive, reflections on the war, and comments on political developments such as cease fire talks and the MacArthur trial. Also present are photographs and transparencies of Col. Peeke and his fellow officers and men, as well as photocopied articles on Col. Peeke's career. |
| Sherrod, Charles M. | Title: Charles M. Sherrod Papers, 1964-1967
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 51 Abstract: Papers of a black minister involved in the civil rights movement in Georgia including correspondence, project plans, articles, research materials, and minutes of the Baker County Movement. |
| MacArthur, Charles, 1895-1956 | Title: Charles MacArthur Papers, circa 1920-1957
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archive boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: U.S. Mss 90AN; MICRO 585 Abstract: Papers of a noted playwright and screenwriter, consisting of scripts and related notes for motion pictures such as Gunga Din (RKO, 1939), Wuthering Heights (UA, 1939), and The Senator Was Indiscreet (Universal, 1947), and for plays such as Lulu Belle (1926). Several titles relate to MacArthur's successful collaboration with Ben Hecht in stage and screen writing. |
| McCarthy, Charles, 1873-1921 | Title: Charles McCarthy Papers, 1889, 1906-1931
Quantity: 11.0 c.f. (27 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) and 32 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Wis Mss KU; File 1889 June 21 Oversize; Micro 926 Abstract: Papers of Charles McCarthy, a political scientist, publicist, and first Wisconsin legislative reference librarian and originator of the bill-drafting system in the United States. The collection consists of correspondence on agricultural cooperatives, 1913-1921; education in Wisconsin, 1911-1920; the Wisconsin legislature, 1906-1921; the United States Commission on Industrial Relations, 1914-1915; and Sir Horace Plunkett and the Irish rural cooperative movement. The agricultural material includes correspondence with farm leaders and farm organizations, such as the National Agricultural Organization Society, and relates to the rural cooperative marketing movement; cooperative legislation, state and national; rural credit and land ownership; organization of cooperatives; and standardization of farm products. Education correspondence deals with the state program; improvement of facilities; legislation; development of courses in and training of teachers of industrial education; state and national financial aid; and plans and policies in general. Occasional correspondence, 1906-1915, with President Van Hise of the University of Wisconsin relates to the Extension Division, the budget, and athletic policies of the university. |
| Baker, Charles Minton, 1804-1872 | Title: Charles Minton Baker Papers, 1823-1900
Quantity: 6.0 c.f. (15 archives boxes) and 206 photographs (1 archives box and 3 albums) Call Number: Whitewater Mss N; PH 1957; PH 1959; PH 2690 Abstract: Papers of Baker, a Lake Geneva, Wis., lawyer, member of the first state constitutional convention, railroad director, and Civil War draft commissioner, consisting primarily of letters and other papers, 1823-1879, relating to his collection agency and general law practice, local history materials, and biographical materials. |
| Neis, Charles, 1907-1979 | Title: Charles Neis Photographs, 1930-1970
Quantity: 4.2 cubic feet of photographs, negatives, and transparencies (1 archives box, 4 negative boxes, and 11 transparency boxes) Call Number: PH 6572 Abstract: Negatives, transparencies, and photographs made by Charles Neis, an amateur photographer, who worked for the Kroger Grocery chain in Madison, Wisconsin. The collection includes images of Madison, Milwaukee, Duluth, and Chicago, as well as the southeastern Wisconsin towns of Janesville, Beloit, and Lake Geneva. Also included are images of the Kroger Grocery Store in Madison; Neis' family and friends; the Spring Green restaurant designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; as well as numerous celebrities who visited Madison and Milwaukee, including musicians Jan Garber, Wayne King, Guy Lombardo, and Juanita Beck. |
| Brown, Charles Newton, 1855-1925 | Title: Charles Newton Brown Family Papers, 1816-1994
Extent: 9.6 c.f. (24 archives boxes), 1168 photographs, 76 transparencies, 250 negatives, and 3 pieces of ephemera; plus additions of 0.2 c.f., and 12 photographs Call Number: Mss 231; PH Mss 231; PH 103; PH 1270; PH 1374; PH 1375; PH 1428; PH 1429; PH 1448; PH 1449; WHi(B82)-WHi(B84); M96-127 Abstract: The papers of Charles Newton Brown, a nineteenth-century Madison, Wisconsin lawyer and court commissioner; of his wife, Nellie Melvina Williams Brown, a high school teacher, and owner of rental properties in central Madison and the University of Wisconsin campus area; and of their son, Irving Henry Brown, a university professor of romance languages, author, and nationally-known authority on gypsies. |
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Title: Charles Nicholas Johnson Slide Collection, 1954-1957
Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 36 Abstract: Color slides of post World War II Japan. These images captured everyday life in Japan, including urban scenes, landscapes and other representations of Japanese culture. Many of the images were taken at Nikkō Tōshō-gū, a Shinto shrine established in 1617 to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. |
| 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. |
| Howard, Charles P., 1879-1938 | Title: Charles P. Howard Papers, circa 1917-1938
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: U.S. Mss 24A Abstract: Papers of Charles P. Howard, a president of the International Typographical Union (ITU), 1923-1938, consisting of speeches, articles, and correspondence. The correspondence is primarily of a personal nature, with Howard's union activities mentioned only occasionally. The chief exception to this is correspondence about his failure to win reelection to the ITU presidency in 1938. Labor philosophy is better represented in files of speeches and articles, in which are copies of addresses made while working for the Department of Labor during World War I, reports of testimony concerning labor legislation given before various congressional committees during the Depression, and articles and speeches pertaining to his role in the conflict between the AFL and the CIO in the 1930s. |
| Boardman, Charles R., 1860-1950 | Title: Charles R. Boardman Papers, 1896-1945
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss SG Abstract: Papers of Charles R. Boardman, an Oshkosh, Wis. businessman and state adjutant general, 1897-1913. The collection pertains primarily to his years as Wisconsin's adjutant general, and touches on such matters as patronage, appointments, reorganization of the National Guard, and some discussion of politics. There are letters to and from such politicians as Henry A. Cooper, James O. Davidson, Robert M. La Follette, Elihu Root, and John C. Spooner. |
| Seaborne, Charles R. | Title: Charles R. Seaborne Papers, 1936-1950
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 22 photographs Call Number: Green Bay Mss 127; PH 3972 (3) Abstract: Papers of an executive of Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, entirely concerning his interest in improving the condition of the Fox and Wolf rivers. Included are correspondence with members of organizations formed for this purpose such as the Fox River Water Power Users Association, the Fox and Wolf River Control Association, and the Wolf River Reservoir Company; transcripts of public hearings; minutes; clippings; technical reports about the river conditions; photographs; and charts and maps. |
| Ringle, Charles | Title: Charles Ringle Record Books, 1854-1932
Quantity: 1.5 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 flat box) Call Number: M2003-051 Abstract: Record books of Charles Ringle of the Town of Herman, Dodge County, Wisconsin. In 1865, Ringle began a mercantile business in Herman, was made postmaster in 1866, and also held several town offices. This collection mainly contains the record books documenting Ringle’s mercantile business, including day books (1868-1932) and account books (1865-1926). Also included is Ringle’s personal account book (1874-1876), a Postmaster’s Account and Record Book (1895-1899) and a ledger from School District No. 5, Town of Herman, dated July 1854. |
| Young, Charles S., 1959- | Title: Charles S. Young Papers, 1972-1980
Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes) and 7 photographs Call Number: Mss 657; PH Mss 657 Abstract: Papers, mainly 1973-1976, collected by Charles S. Young, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison pertaining to the activities of several left-wing organizations active in Madison. Included are minutes, agendas, notes, position papers, speeches, handbills, and posters pertaining to the Madison Anti-Imperialist Organization, the Attica Brigade, the Revolutionary Student Brigade, and other groups. Photographs consist of images of several banners. |
| - - - | Title: Charles Scott papers Quantity: 8 Linear Feet Eight record storage cartons. Seven and a half feet of paper documents, some audio reels and cassettes, floppy disks 3/5" and 5". Call Number: uac173 Abstract: The Charles T. Scott papers document the academic and professional activities of Professor Charles T. Scott at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of English from 1963 to 2000. Scott was involved in the institutionalization of teaching English as a second language as well as English History and Linguistics. Scott taught English in Afghanistan before appointment to the University of Wisconsin faculty in 1963 and taught in Japan after his appointment. These activities as well as his teaching materials, manuscripts, and documents related to the administration of the English Department are all represented in this collection. |
| Cory, Charles W. | Title: Charles W. Cory Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 0.6 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 1 oversized folder) of papers and 0.4 linear ft. (1 half archives box and 1 flat boxes) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 543 Abstract: Papers and photographs of Charles W. Cory, a conscientious objector during World War I who went overseas after the war with the American Friends Service Committee to help rebuild war-torn France. The collection includes papers that focus on Cory's pursuit of conscientious objector status during World War I, and his service in that capacity at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Flyers and information bulletins directed toward Quakers give advice on filing for objector status, and letters that clergy wrote to support Cory's status can be found within the sub-series. A diary kept by Cory during his time building houses in France in 1919 describes the destruction left over from the war and the international efforts to rebuild. Two photo albums complement the diary by giving a visual component to his written description of the efforts in France. Two plans show the shape and construction of the houses that Cory and his associates built. Other documents in the collection are two letters written by Cory to his future wife, Olive Taylor, and a passenger list from his return trip to the United States. |
| Walsh, Charles Francis | Title: Charles Walsh Papers, 1934-1974
Quantity: 1.4 cubic feet (1 records center carton and 1 archives box) Call Number: M2016-077 Abstract: Papers, 1934-1974, of Charles Walsh, consisting of correspondence, photographs, financial materials, and personal ephemera relating to Walsh, his extended family including his brother Kenneth and mother Margaret, and the Spotlight Players Theater group in Milwaukee. The letters relate to Walsh’s high school years, his years in the military during World War II, and his later life following the War during which time he helped found the Milwaukee Spotlight Players. Material relating to the Spotlight Players includes legal documents, member information, financial records, drawings of stage props and scenery, as well as a few scripts of plays performed by the group. |
| Thornthwaite, Charles Warren, 1899-1963 | Title: Charles Warren Thornthwaite Papers, 1926-1995
Quantity: 6.5 cubic ft. (23 boxes) Call Number: AGSL Manuscript Collection 27 Abstract: Papers of Charles Warren Thornthwaite, a geographer and climatologist. Thornthwaite worked as a professor at various universities and also established the Laboratory of Climatology and C.W. Thornthwaite Associates, as independent research and consulting institutions. Collection contains correspondence, reports, reprints, and writings. |
| Bleistein, Charlotte Anschuetz | Title: Charlotte Anschuetz Bleistein Papers, 1940-2009
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (4 archives boxes) Call Number: M2006-072; M2012-091 Abstract: Papers of Charlotte Anschuetz Bleistein, 1940-2003, granddaughter of Milwaukee attorney, Richard Elsner, and an attorney in her own right with a law practice in Greendale, Wisconsin. Bleistein graduated from Washington University in 1939 and worked as a review attorney with the National Labor Relations Board in the early 1940s. The papers principally document her involvement with the Greater Milwaukee United Nations Association (GMUNA) and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). |
| Ebener, Charlotte | Title: Charlotte Ebener Weller Papers, 1946-1955
Quantity: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 14 Abstract: Charlotte Ebener was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin native who worked as a journalist and foreign correspondent. Contains correspondence, clippings, news dispatches, and drafts of a manuscript. |
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Partridge, Charlotte Russell, 1882-1975; Frink, Miriam, 1892-1978 |
Title: Charlotte Russell Partridge and Miriam Frink Papers, 1862-1980
Quantity: 31.5 cubic feet (69 archives boxes and 6 flat boxes), 9 tape recordings, 6.3 cubic feet of photographs (15 archives boxes and 1 lantern slide box), and 1 film reel (16 mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 167; PH Milwaukee Mss 167; Audio 1318A; Audio 1330A; AD 921 Abstract: Papers of Charlotte Russell Partridge and Miriam Frink, who in 1920 co-founded the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and shared their personal and professional lives for fifty-five years. The collection contains the personal, professional, and civic papers of the two women with a focus on Wisconsin art, artists, and art education. Included are institutional records, photographs, slides, lantern slides, and 16 mm film footage of the Layton School of Art and Layton Art Gallery; administrative records and photographs of Wisconsin Depression-era federal art projects which Partridge directed; reference files of Wisconsin art exhibits and artists; and records of Wisconsin art organizations. There are materials pertaining to Frank Lloyd Wright and his 1930 architectural exhibit at the Layton Art Gallery. |
| Partridge, Charlotte Russell, 1882-1975 | Title: Charlotte Russell Partridge Collected Papers, 1918-1968
Quantity: 3.4 c.f. (9 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss ED Abstract: A collection of ephemeral materials concerning art groups and art-related subjects in the United States, Wisconsin, and Milwaukee, preserved by Charlotte Partridge, director of the Layton Art School, Milwaukee. The collection consists of clippings, announcements, brochures, bulletins, catalogues, and reports, with much of the material coming from mass mailings. Much information is included on art education, museums, the American Federation of Arts, and the Milwaukee Art Center. |
| Che Guevara Bookstore and Movement Center (Madison, Wis.) | Title: Che Guevara Bookstore and Movement Center Records, 1968-1972
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 315 Abstract: Business records of a Madison, Wisconsin, establishment that sold Socialist literature and served as headquarters for a number of left-wing groups. Included are the 1970 articles of incorporation and amendments; correspondence with publishers, radical political groups, and various individuals; and financial records. |
| Chemcraft Chemistry Club (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: Chemcraft Chemistry Club (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 126 Abstract: The records of the Chemcraft Chemistry Club in La Crosse, Wisconsin include bylaws, financial records, and meeting minutes. Materials date from 1924. |
| University of Wisconsin - Parkside | Title: Chemistry Department Records, 1970-1999
Quantity: 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) Call Number: UWP Archives Collection 22 Abstract: Contains the records of the Chemistry Department, 1970-1999, including meeting minutes, course materials, and other activities. |
| - - - | Title: Chesnut Family Papers, 1782-1896
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) and 4 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Mss 141; Micro 771 Abstract: Papers of three prominent South Carolinians of the antebellum period, James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885), a prominent secessionist and member of the South Carolina legislature and later an aide to General Beauregard; his father-in-law, Stephen Decatur Miller (1787-1838); and a contemporary, John Lawrence Manning (1816-1889), governor from 1852 to 1854. The collection consists primarily of correspondence related to personal affairs and to social and economic conditions on South Carolina plantations, rather than to politics. Miller served as governor and U.S. Senator between 1820 and 1833, and some of the correspondence relates to the issue of nullification. Also present are several photographs and a genealogy. |
| Allen, Chester (1887-1960) | Title: Chester Allen collection Quantity: 11.0 Linear Feet 11 record storage cartons Paper records such as correspondence, memoranda, internal and external reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, magazines, articles, manuscripts, statistical data, syllabi, fliers, brochures, posters, conference programs, and conference proceedings Call Number: uac94 Abstract: This collection provides a thorough overview of the programs of the University Extension Field Organization, or Field Services Division, and the activities of individual Field Representatives or Agents from 1911-1958, with particular emphasis on the period from 1926 to 1954 when Chester Allen served as Director of Field Services. Chester Allen (1887 - 1960) served as Director of Field Services of the University Extension Division from 1926 to 1954. He developed prison education programs, outreach programs such as High School Days, and advocated for regulation of correspondence study programs as a member of the Governor's Educational Advisory Committee. The Field Representatives he managed oversaw outreach activities, taught select courses and workshops, and managed correspondence study courses and on-the-job training programs. The materials include correspondence, memoranda, internal and external reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, magazines, articles, manuscripts, statistical data, syllabi, fliers, brochures, posters, conference programs, and conference proceedings. |
| Graham, Chester, 1892- | Title: Chester Graham Papers, 1929-1979
Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 755 Abstract: Microfilmed papers of Chester Graham, a cooperative leader and ardent social activist, primarily relating to his work as director of the Ashland Folk School, Grant, Michigan, 1928-1938, and to his interest in world affairs. Included are newsletters, clippings, editorials, and correspondence that reflect Graham's continuing interest in the folk school, farmers' problems, world issues, and non-violent protest, particularly that of the 1960s. Prominent correspondents include Frank Zeidler, Tony T. Dechant, Paul H. Douglas, and E. L. Kirkpatrick. |
| Budish, Chester H. | Title: Chester H. Budish Papers and Photographs, Quantity: 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box) of papers and 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box) of photographs. Call Number: WVM Mss 545 Abstract: Papers and photographs of Chester H. Budish, an airplane mechanic and artilleryman during World War II. The collection includes scattered correspondence between Budish and his family in which he received news from home while passing on censored descriptions of his stateside training and service in North Africa and Europe. Also found are letters from an English woman Budish met while stationed in England, who he continued to correspond with after the war. A large number of picture postcards collected while in the service highlight the ephemeral items. A separation record and other personal service records fill out the details of his time in the military. Ephemeral items include the patient identification tag he wore while being removed from the frontlines, a piece of German propaganda, and an Italian safe conduct pass. Photographs include many candid shots taken while training stateside and during his lengthy recuperation from injuries received in the line of duty. |
| Thordarson, Chester Hjörtur, 1867-1945 | Title: Chester Hjörtur Thordarson Papers, 1880-1945
Quantity: 2.6 cubic feet (7 archives boxes); plus additions of 5.5 cubic feet, 1932 photographs, 234 negatives, and 171 drawings Call Number: Mss 453; PH Mss 453; PH 304; PH 3374; PH 6067; M89-209; M97-130; M2011-060 Abstract: Papers, 1880-1945, of Chester Hjörtur Thordarson, a Chicago inventor and manufacturer of electrical apparatus, collector of what later became the nucleus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's rare book collection, and builder on Rock Island, Door County, Wisconsin, of Icelandic-style stone buildings; containing fragmentary documentation of the above activities, some personal papers, correspondence with J. Paul Goode and (in Icelandic) poet Stephan G. Stephansson, and articles by J. Christian Bay. Also included are photographs of the Rock Island buildings, images of Thordarson Electric Manufacturing Company products, and images of Thordarson and his family. |
| Szymczak, Chester J., 1915- | Title: Chester J. Szymczak Papers, 1930-1980
Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (8 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 103 Abstract: Papers of a Polish-American author and journalist. Szymczak was born and raised in Milwaukee, served as a signalman in World War II, survived the sinking of the U.S.S. Dorchester, and served as a newspaper editor in suburban Milwaukee during the 1950s. Among Szymczak's published works are an account of the Dorchester sinking, a biography of astronomer Nicolas Copernicus, and many studies of American literature. Besides a small file of correspondence, the collection consists of manuscripts and notes for published and unpublished works, including non-fiction, short stories, poetry, and plays. |
| Johnson, Chester K., 1904-1956 | Title: Chester K. Johnson Papers, 1929-1955
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 836 Abstract: Papers of Johnson, a Minneapolis electrician, militant trade unionist, and official of the local branch of the Socialist Workers Party. Included are correspondence, minutes of meetings of organizations of the unemployed such as the Minneapolis Central Council for the Unemployed and the Council for United Labor Action, and broadsides and printed matter pertaining to various Minneapolis labor and Trotskyist groups with which Johnson was involved. |
| Morrison, Chester L., 1900-1966 | Title: Chester L. Morrison Papers, 1942-1966
Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Micro 501 Abstract: Papers of Chester L. Morrison, a journalist, broadcaster, and editor, consisting of articles, scripts, and notes which chiefly relate to his work as a war correspondent during World War II. The articles, mainly 1942-1946, include draft copies of reports to the Boston Herald, the Chicago Sun, Coronet, and other periodicals. Representing his post-war career as a senior editor of Look is a bibliography of articles. The scripts relate to news broadcasting for CBS in 1942 and NBC from 1943 to 1945. The remainder of the collection consists of notes and notebooks relating to World War II assignments and post-war duties. While the majority deal with overseas reporting in Cuba, Japan, Vietnam, and the Near East, two notebooks of special interest relate to Robert Frost and John F. Kennedy. |
| Easum, Chester Verne, 1894-1979 | Title: Chester V. Easum Papers, 1929-1962
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 21 Abstract: Miscellaneous papers of Chester Easum, a University of Wisconsin professor of German history and United States cultural attaché to Germany, 1954-1956; including speeches and publications, 1929, 1936-1962, mainly concerned with twentieth-century German history and culture, fragmentary correspondence, and a subject file with itineraries, clippings, and a report on the Baltic in the early 1940s. |
| Huntley, Chet, 1911-1974 | Title: Chet Huntley Papers, 1957-1974
Quantity: 6.4 cubic feet (16 archives boxes), 17 tape recordings, and 1 drawing; plus additions of 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) Call Number: U.S. Mss 150AF; Audio 752A; PH 5-6954; M2013-139 Abstract: Correspondence, radio scripts, and recordings of the broadcaster who co-anchored NBC's evening news from 1956 to 1970. The correspondence includes fan mail written primarily in response to issues discussed on Outlook and Huntley-Brinkley Report, together with some letters concerning more general professional matters. The letters reflect a broad spectrum of public opinion on issues such as race relations, foreign policy and the Vietnam conflict, the 1967 AFTRA strike, and aspects of broadcasting. Individualized replies from Huntley are scattered through the collection. Prominent correspondents include Orson Bean, Homer E. Capehart, Bennett Cerf, C. Douglas Dillon, Will Durant, Abba Eban, Orville E. Freeman, Dave Garroway, David Sarnoff, and Walter D. Scott. Of the scripts, coverage of Perspective on the News and Emphasis is best. On tape are broadcast editorials recorded for Horizons Communications Corporation after his retirement. |
| Chicago Committee to End the War in Vietnam | Title: Chicago Committee to End the War in Vietnam Records, 1965
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 133 Abstract: Records of a Chicago citizens anti-war group involved in picketing, distributing literature, and demonstrating against the war in Vietnam. Included are correspondence, leaflets, mailing lists, clippings, and songs. |
| Chicago Religious Task Force on Central America | Title: Chicago Religious Task Force on Central America Records, 1982-1992
Quantity: 8.0 cubic feet, 71 transparencies, and 1 tape recording Call Number: M93-153; M2004-170; Audio 1870A Abstract: Records of the Chicago Religious Task Force on Central America (formerly known as the Chicago Religious Task Force on El Salvador), an organization established in 1980 in response to the murders of four church women in El Salvador. The records document their actions and programs to influence U.S. foreign policy to respect self determination in Central America, including educating the public on these issues, generating aid for Salvadoran and Guatemalan refugees, and coordinating public sanctuary for refugees. Their two main accomplishments were the establishment of the sanctuary movement and the organization of the Chicago Pledge of Resistance. The group published a journal, Basta!, sent delegations to Central America, and regularly responded to human rights violations. |
| Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company. | Title: Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company, Engineering Department Drawings of Station, St. Andrews Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin Quantity: 2.0 cubic feet Call Number: MISC MSS 254 Abstract: Architectural drawings of the passenger station, baggage room, and other structural members of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway station located on St. Andrews Street in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The drawings were completed in 1926 by the Engineering Department of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway. This line later became known as the Milwaukee Road. |
| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company | Title: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company Records, 1844-1954
Quantity: 7.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes and 11 flat boxes); plus additions of 0.2 c.f. Call Number: Mss 201; M97-098; M2001-199 Abstract: Records of A. J. Dupuis, director of public relations for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company, commonly known as the Milwaukee Road. Two boxes contain records of the public relations department, including routine correspondence, 1929-1936; biographical material about company employees; and a subject file on the history of the railroad. The remainder of the collection consists of samplings of records collected by the department for a railroad museum. These include correspondence, letterpress volumes, operations records, and financial records generated by the Milwaukee line and eight other railroads with which it merged. |
| Chicago, North Shore, and Milwaukee Railroad | Title: Chicago, North Shore, and Milwaukee Railroad Records,
1946-1958
Quantity: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 29 Abstract: Records of the Chicago, North Shore, and Milwaukee Railroad, or North Shore Line. Contains reports, transcripts of hearings, clippings, and other printed materials. |
| Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad. Eau Claire Depot | Title: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad. Eau Claire Depot: Records, 1880-1969
Quantity: 27.2 c.f. (28 archives boxes, 14 flat boxes) and 16 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Eau Claire Mss BI; Eau Claire Micro 27; Micro 1167 Abstract: Records documenting the railroad's facilities, operations, and personnel in the Eau Claire region including extensive information on agriculture, businesses, and communities in west central Wisconsin. The Eau Claire Depot served as a regional headquarters. Its records contain correspondence of the depot agent with local community agents and with the head office in St. Paul; reports on community business conditions, needs, and the role of the railroad in local industry; blueprints of railroad buildings and trackage and of area businesses; extensive employee case files and performance records; and information on a 1922 strike and threatened strikes in 1946 and 1948. |
| Child Development Group of Mississippi | Title: Child Development Group of Mississippi Records, 1962-1969, 2012-2013
Quantity: 15 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 4 tape recordings and 26 compact discs; plus additions of 9.2 cubic feet (9 records center cartons and 1 archives box) Call Number: Micro 92; Audio 435A; M2002-116; M2008-075; M2014-043 Abstract: Records of the Child Development Group of Mississippi, a community action organization aimed at developing Head Start classes and improved education for young black children in Mississippi, documenting the organization's administration, activities, and community self-help programs. Included are files of John Mudd, executive director; and Marvin Hoffman, associate director; and records of the Teacher Development Program concerning recruiting, reports on student health and attitudes, lesson plans, critiques of training programs, and attempts to secure white students and teachers. The tape recordings include class demonstrations and conferences, interviews with local residents, and Martin Hoffman's audio files. |
| Chippewa County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors | Title: Chippewa County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors: Proceedings, 1854-1975
Quantity: 5.0 c.f. (4 archives boxes and 11 volumes) Call Number: Chippewa Series 1 Abstract: Records including clerk's minutes and documents considered by the Board at each meeting. Documents include: petitions, memorials, communications, and claims addressed to the Board; reports of county officers and of Board committees; resolutions and ordinances; and other papers relating to the operations, services, finances, planning, and policy of county government. Proceedings from 1854 through 1892 are available in volume form only and proceedings from 1924-forward are available as printed pamphlets only. In order to obtain complete coverage, both volumes and pamphlets are present for the years 1893-1923. |
| Chippewa County (Wis.). Register of Deeds | Title: Chippewa County (Wis.). Register of Deeds: Deeds, Government Land Patents, and Other Records, 1854-1997
Quantity: 26 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Chippewa Series 32 Abstract: Deeds, 1854-1888, 1939-1993, and government land patents, 1855-1910. Included are warranty, quit claim, other deeds, etc. |
| Chippewa Falls Armory, | Title: Chippewa Falls Armory Records, Quantity: 0.8 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 1 oversized folder). Call Number: WVM Mss 856 Abstract: The records of the Chippewa Falls Armory contain correspondence, reports, and financial records relating to the operation of facility and the Wisconsin National Guard units (Troop A Cavalry and Batteries C and F of the 120th Field Artillery) stationed there during the 1920s. Correspondence includes instructions received from the state's Adjutant General, Quartermaster, and Military Architect and Engineer as well as the federal War Department. This correspondence provides insight into the operation of an armory following World War I and the upkeep of both cavalry and artillery units of the National Guard. The financial records include public vouchers that detail the expenditures made for the operation of the armory. Purchase orders show the supplies needed both for the building, the men, and the cavalry unit's horses. Reports provide information about the members of the National Guard unit and include muster rolls, inspections, and attendance records. Also in the collection are some personal papers of Duncan R. Ackley, a captain at the armory during the 1920s, including some certificates relating to his National Guard service. |
| - - - | Title: Chippewa Falls Oral History Project, 1981-1982
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 22 tape recordings Call Number: Eau Claire Mss BK; Tape 1025A Abstract: Interviews conducted by Dolores Beaudette with eight elderly residents of Chippewa Falls, Wis. concerning their recollections about the history and growth of the community, ca. 1900-1940s, with information on area lumber camps. Indexed transcripts are included. |
| Chippewa Falls Public Library (Wis.) | Title: Chippewa Falls Public Library Records, 1896-1965
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Chippewa Series 43 Abstract: Records of the Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, public library established in 1894, including annual reports of the board of directors (1896-1904), narrative annual reports of the librarian to the board (1897-1956), and statistical reports to the Wisconsin Free Library Commission; and minutes of the board of directors (1950-1955). Daily circulation records (mainly 1914-1951) detail adult and juvenile circulation patterns by broad subject categories. Also included are papers about the Roujet D. Marshall bequest, miscellaneous financial records of the library and of the Dancing Club that met in the library building, and a record of the titles that comprised the renting collection, 1920-1922. |
| Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation Fund | Title: Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation Fund Records, 1962-2006
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Parkside Mss 91 Abstract: Records of the Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation Fund, an organization formed in 1985 to protect and raise funds for the Chiwaukee Prairie State Natural Area and the Carol Beach Area in the Town of Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Also included are records of a similar predecessor organization, the Chiwaukee Prairie Rescue Coalition, formed in 1983 and disbanded in 1985, and information about another predecessor, the Kenosha/Racine Committee of the Nature Conservancy, formed in 1965 and disbanded about 1983. Included are articles of organization, minutes, annual reports, correspondence, news clippings, financial records, an environmental plan, and other miscellaneous records. |
| Faust, Chris, 1955- | Title: Chris Faust Photographs, 1989-1995
Quantity: 9 photographs (1 oversize folder) Call Number: PH 6829 Abstract: Panoramic photographs, made by Christopher C. Faust from 1989 to 1995, of commercial and residential construction and architecture in Wisconsin, predominantly in Mequon, Wisconsin. |
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Krajniak, Chris A.; Milwaukee (Wis.). Common Council. |
Title: Chris Krajniak Aldermanic Records, 1982-1992
Quantity: 3.8 cubic ft. (10 boxes) Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 27 Abstract: Records of Common Council Alderman Chris Krajniak, who served Milwaukee's 14th District from 1988-1992. Contains correspondence, reports, and planning documents. |
| Christ Episcopal Church (Green Bay, Wis.) | Title: Christ Episcopal Church (Green Bay, Wis.) Records, 1829-1973
Quantity: 9 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Green Bay Micro 12; Micro 610; Micro 627; Micro 656 Abstract: Records of the Christ Episcopal Church congregation and related institutions, including correspondence, minutes and reports, constitutions, financial, construction, and real estate records, and registers, 1829-1961, including lists of rectors, communicants, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials. Historical materials concern the parish, its related institutions, and Green Bay. Also present are records of the Sunday School and church women's organizations, guilds, and the Young People's Society; and records of Episcopal church missions at Fort Howard (Kemper), Duvall (St. Mary's), and Montpelier (St. Anne's); and of St. James' Parish in Green Bay. Included is correspondence, reports, and financial records, 1869-1915, of the Cadle Home and Hospital in Green Bay; programs and clippings of the Oneida Indian Mission School, Oneida, Wisconsin; and materials pertaining to the founding of the Wisconsin University at Green Bay, an Indian Episcopal boarding school. |
| Christ Episcopal Church (La Crosse, Wis.). Friendship Program. | Title: Christ Episcopal Church (La Crosse, Wis.), Friendship Program Records Physical Description: 0.2 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 066 Abstract: The Friendship Program of Christ Church was a community-based organization. Its mission was to provide education in English language and American life skills to the Hmong and other minorities of all ages in the La Crosse area. The program is now defunct, but operated from June 1988 to June 1998, teaching English language proficiency. It held classes in Christ Episcopal Church. The records include some historical information, annual reports, Folk Festival, newsletters (1993-1998), steering committee materials, volunteer tutor manuals, and tutor evaluations. |
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Christ Episcopal Church (La Crosse, Wis.); St. Peter's Mission (La Crosse, Wis.) |
Title: Christ Episcopal Church (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records Physical Description: 5.3 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 100 Abstract: Records of Christ Episcopal Church, one of the oldest organized denominations in the city of La Crosse, Wis., also called Christ Church, 1854-1990, and records of its mission church, St. Peter’s, located on the North Side of La Crosse, 1886-1932. Historical materials include genealogical information on the Mary Edgar Sill (1838-1919) family, originally from Scotland. Other historical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, and information on the stained glass “Window of the Beatitudes” designed by Charles S. Connick in 1933 and donated by Alice E. Hixon in memory of Frank Pennell Hixon. Congregational records include a parish list, parish registers, registers or logs of church services, vestry minutes, and sacramental records (1887-1951). St. Peter’s Mission, which was located on the North Side of La Crosse, included some Syrian and Greek families. These sacramental records consist of baptisms, 1887-1929; communicants, circa 1893-1896; marriages, 1886-1902; and burials, circa 1887-1932. Financial records include cash books, records of member donations, and miscellaneous materials. Related materials pertain to the Diocese of Eau Claire and consist of annual journals, a written history, and proposed canon revisions. |
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Christ Episcopal Church (La Crosse, Wis.); , St. Peter's Mission (La Crosse, Wis.) |
Title: Christ Episcopal Church (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records Physical Description: 0.1 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 046, Micro 19 Abstract: Records of Christ Episcopal Church, also called Christ Church, 1857-1917, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and records of its mission church, St. Peter's, located on the North Side of La Crosse, 1887-1932. Christ Episcopal Church is one of the oldest organized denominations in the city of La Crosse, Wis., and boasted membership of some of the oldest and well known families in La Crosse. Church records include baptisms, confirmations, marriages and burials, 1857-1917; and some lists of communicants and families. St. Peter's Mission, which was located on the North Side of La Crosse, included some Syrian and Greek families. These records consist of baptisms, 1887-1929; communicants, ca. 1893-1896; marriages, 1886-1902; and burials, ca. 1887-1932. |
| Christians for Socialism in the United States | Title: Christians for Socialism in the United States Records, 1974-1983
Quantity: 5.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes and 1 record center carton) and 246 transparencies Call Number: M83-239 Abstract: Records of Christians for Socialism in the United States (CFS), a national religious and political organization that engaged in theological reflection and social action. CFS was originally formed in 1974 as American Christians Toward Socialism (ACTS); it voted to dissolve in 1983. Also included are publications and correspondence with the international liberation theology movement, and CFS organizations in various nations. The most extensive files are those on CFS/US’s national meetings; its relations with its local chapters, particularly the chapter in Detroit; and its publication programs. |
| Chronicle Printing Company | Title: Chronicle Printing Company Records, 1959-1971
Quantity: 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 365 Abstract: Records of the Chronicle Printing Company, affiliate of the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle founded by Irving G. Rhodes in 1920. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Barron and Dunn Counties, Wisconsin, 1861-1979
Quantity: 25 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Stout Micro 25 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Barron and Dunn Counties, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Buffalo County, Wisconsin, 1860-1983
Quantity: 7 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Eau Claire Micro 28 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Buffalo County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Burnett County, Wisconsin, 1900-1973
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: River Falls Micro 27 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Burnett County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Chippewa County, Wisconsin, 1858-1982
Quantity: 14 reels of microfilm (35mm) and 1 reel of microfilm (16mm) Call Number: Eau Claire Micro 20 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Chippewa County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Clark County, Wisconsin, 1844-1983
Quantity: 6 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Eau Claire Micro 33 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Clark County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Columbia County, Wisconsin, 1848-1986
Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (16 mm) Call Number: Micro 1191 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Columbia County, Wisconsin, microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Dane County, Wisconsin, 1864-1958
Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 1190 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Dane County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, 1857-1982
Quantity: 16 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Eau Claire Micro 21 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Eau Claire County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Green County, Wisconsin, 1852-1963
Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Platteville Micro 43 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Green County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Jefferson County, Wisconsin, 1839-1965
Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Whitewater Micro 23 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Jefferson County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Kenosha County, Wisconsin, 1839-1952
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Parkside Micro 20 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Kenosha County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1852-1975
Quantity: 10 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: La Crosse Micro 18 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in La Crosse County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 1836-1982
Quantity: 64 reels of microfilm (35 mm and 16 mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro 70 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Outagamie County, Wisconsin, 1887-1978
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Green Bay Micro 47 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Outagamie County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, 1808-1982
Quantity: 5 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro 66 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Ozaukee County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Pepin County, Wisconsin, 1831-1983
Quantity: 4 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Stout Micro 7 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Pepin County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Pierce County, Wisconsin, 1844-1980
Quantity: 20 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: River Falls Micro 24 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Pierce County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Polk County, Wisconsin, 1837-1980
Quantity: 20 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: River Falls Micro 26 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Polk County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Price County, Wisconsin, 1879-1983
Quantity: 4 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Northland Micro 16 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Price County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Racine County, Wisconsin, 1858-1941
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Parkside Micro 19 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Racine County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Rock County, Wisconsin, 1837-1967
Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Whitewater Micro 21 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Rock County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Rusk County, Wisconsin, 1888-1962
Quantity: 6 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Eau Claire Micro 29 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Rusk County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Sawyer County, Wisconsin, 1883-1965
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Northland Micro 15 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Sawyer County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, 1839-1987
Quantity: 13 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro 68 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Sheboygan County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): St. Croix County, Wisconsin, 1852-1980
Quantity: 35 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: River Falls Micro 25 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in St. Croix County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Taylor County, Wisconsin, 1875-1971
Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Eau Claire Micro 32 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Taylor County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Walworth County, Wisconsin, 1845-1963
Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Whitewater Micro 22 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Walworth County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Washburn County, Wisconsin, 1855-1980
Quantity: 16 reels of microfilm (35 mm) Call Number: Superior Micro 5 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Washburn County, Wisconsin, microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Washington County, Wisconsin, 1761-1983
Quantity: 10 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro 65 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Washington County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Waukesha County, Wisconsin, 1805-1975
Quantity: 12 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Micro 67 Abstract: Copies of records of numerous churches and cemeteries in Waukesha County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. |
| - - - | Title: Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Wisconsin, circa 1830-circa 1989
Quantity: 311 reels of positive microfilm (35mm and 16mm) Call Number: See individual reel lists for each county Abstract: Church and cemetery records from 32 Wisconsin counties, spanning nearly 150 years from the 1830s to the 1980s. The church records typically contain registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, funerals, church membership, and occasionally church constitutions, histories, and minutes. Cemetery records list burials and lot owners. Geographic emphasis is on the northwestern and southeastern areas of Wisconsin. A wide range of Christian denominations are included as well as one Jewish cemetery. The records were borrowed and filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU); the originals were then returned to their owners and are not in the possession of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Individual reel lists for each county are linked to this document. To retrieve all those lists, search “Genealogical Society of Utah Project” within the Collection Title on the drop down menu. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Strangites) | Title: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Strangites): Chronicle of Voree, 1844-1849
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Wis Mss ED; Micro 428 Abstract: Photostat copy of the chronicle of the Mormon church at Voree, Wisconsin, headed by James J. Strang, consisting of an account of baptisms, marriages, ordinations of elders, Strang's revelations, missionary activities, relations with the Nauvoo, Illinois, church, theological doctrine, excommunications, and miscellaneous church affairs. |
| Church of Peace (Fond du Lac, Wis.) | Title: Church of Peace (Fond du Lac, Wis.) Records, 1871-1979
Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 763; Oshkosh Micro 15 Abstract: A history, 1945, and sacramental records, 1871-1979, for the United Church of Christ congregation, founded in 1869 as the Evangelische Friedenskirche, and a part of the Evangelical and Reformed Church; including records of baptisms, burials, confirmations, marriages, special offerings, and communions, with obituaries for 1971-1979. Also includes a record book, 1889-1923, of the Bethel Church, Marblehead, Wisconsin, with similar information. |
| Church Women United (La Crosse, Wis.) | Title: Church Women United of La Crosse Records Physical Description: 1.4 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 006 Abstract: The national Council of Church Women organization began in December 1941. By May of 1942, the local chapter, La Crosse Council of Church Women, had begun. The group acts as a local united of the United Church Women of Wisconsin and as a general department of United Women of the National Council of the Churches of Christ, as well as functioning as a department of the La Crosse Area Council of Churches, Inc. In more recent times, the organization refers to itself as Church Women United (of La Crosse). Records, 1942-1985, of Church Women United of La Crosse, Wisconsin, which included the constitution, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial materials, and scrapbooks. The original name of the organization was the La Crosse Council of Church Women, and later the United Church Women. Today they call themselves Church Women United. The group has been involved in many peace movements and civil rights concerns both in the U.S. and abroad. The collection consists of scrapbooks (1952-1988), minutes (1956-1975), and correspondence (1958-1981) which reveal the members' concern for such issues as peace movements, human, and civil rights. |
| Church Women United. Wisconsin | Title: Church Women United. Wisconsin: Records, 1970-2010
Quantity: 0.5 c.f. (1 flat box); plus additions of 1.0 c.f., 24 photographs, and 1 videorecording Call Number: Mss 317; M2011-064 Abstract: Records of Church of Women United Wisconsin, including assembly materials, bylaws, and policy statements, as well as a scrapbook for the World Day of Prayer; ecumenical actions, issue materials and newsletters from area units; and photographs from events and local area units. |