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| - - - | Title: Social Action Poster Collection, circa 1965-circa 1990 (bulk 1970s-1980s)
Quantity: 3.7 cubic feet (5 flat boxes and 11 oversize folders) Call Number: PH 4829 Abstract: Posters and fliers, mainly from the 1970s and 1980s, covering a broad range of social issues. Issues covered include anti-war activism, civil rights, racism, labor, politics and government, women's rights, Communism, Socialism, and the Black Panthers. |
| - - - | Title: Social Action Vertical File, circa 1960-1980
Quantity: 60.0 cubic feet (60 records center cartons) Call Number: Mss 577 Abstract: The Social Action Vertical File is comprised of folders of documents which do not in themselves constitute manuscript collections, but which contain materials of interest to the researcher in contemporary United States history. The majority of the collection dates from the 1960s and 1970s, and pertains to the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements of the period, although there is also material generated by a wide range of liberal, black nationalist, feminist, peace, socialist, communist, labor, and other contemporary social action groups. Some right-wing material is also included. Many of the folders contain merely a few sheets, and most consist largely of printed or near-print ephemeral materials, such as leaflets, handouts, circular letters, mimeographed items, and near-print newsletters and flyers, rather than original documents. |
| - - - | Title: Socialist Labor Party in Wisconsin Records, 1902-1964
Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (6 archives boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Mss 389; Micro 564 Abstract: Records of the organizations which comprised the Socialist Labor Pary in Wisconsin: Section Milwaukee and its two branches, the Lincoln County Propaganda Committee and the State Campaign Committee; including correspondence, proceedings, radio addresses, and news clippings. The records document the activities of political campaigning, providing speakers, sponsoring study groups, and distributing party literature. Frequent references are made to two branches of the Party in Milwaukee, the Bulgarian Branch and the South Slovenian Branch. Correspondents include party leader Georgia Cozzini and field workers Arnold Fortman, Alfred Potter, and John Schleier. |
| Socialist Labor Party of America | Title: Socialist Labor Party Records, 1877-1967
Quantity: 54.1 cubic feet (135 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder), 44 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 1.0 cubic foot of photographs, drawings, posters, and ephemera (1 flat box, 1 archives box and 3 oversize folders), and 1 tape recording Call Number: U.S. Mss 3A; Mss 399; Micro 462; Micro 730; Micro 986; PH 4876; Audio 1928A Abstract: Records, mainly 1877-1920, of the national office of the Socialist Labor Party, including files of the national secretary, the national executive committee, the national board of appeals, and the party press. Included are correspondence, letterbooks, membership and financial reports, clippings, leaflets, broadsides, and scrapbooks. |
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Zeidler, Frank P., 1912-2006; Milwaukee Public Library |
Title: Socialist Pamphlet Collection, 1884-2008
Quantity: 10.2 cubic ft. (27 boxes) 1 oversize folder Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 20 Abstract: This collection is comprised of over 1,000 socialist and other related pamphlets which discuss various political theories/histories on socialism, communism, anarchism, democratic socialism, and socialist movements and causes around the world. |
| Socialist Party of Milwaukee | Title: Socialist Party of Milwaukee, 1896-2015
, 1970-2015
Quantity: 6.6 cubic ft. (11 boxes, including 11 videocassettes and 26 audio cassettes) 9 digital files (955 MB) 1 oversize folder Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 349 Abstract: Records of the Socialist Party of Milwaukee, dating primarily from the 1970s to 2015. Due to their intertwined history, the collection also contains records from the Socialist Party of Wisconsin. The bulk of the collection consists of administrative records, such as correspondence and internal publications, and subject files documenting issues and individuals of interest to the Socialist Parties. Photographs, videocassettes, and audio cassettes, documenting the actions of the Milwaukee and Wisconsin Socialist Parties, are also included in the collection. |
| Socialist Party of the United States of America | Title: Socialist Party of the United States of America Records, 1909-1965
Quantity: 4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Mss 12; Micro 2094 Abstract: Records of that branch of American socialism which has gradually moved toward the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. The papers mainly date from the late 1920's to the early 1950's, most are duplicates received from the main collection of Socialist Party materials at Duke University. Included are correspondence and circular letters, minutes of various committees, reports of proceedings of conventions, copies of campaign speeches by Norman Thomas and others, newsletters, press releases, memoranda to the executive committee, resource materials, resolutions, and policy statements and position papers. |
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Zeidler, Frank P.; Milwaukee Public Library. |
Title: Socialist Party Photograph Collection, 1897-1946
Quantity: 0.4 cubic ft. (2 boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 22 Abstract: Collection of photographs of various Milwaukee-area Socialists and activities, primarily from the 1920s-1940s. |
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Socialist Party of the United States of
America; Socialist Party (Wis.); Socialist Party (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Zeidler, Frank P., 1912-2006 [Digitized content] |
Title: Socialist Party Records, 1893-2021
Quantity: 51.5 cubic ft. (151 boxes) 7 oversize folders 3 oversize volumes Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 322 Abstract: This collection contains the records of the Socialist Party, USA, the Socialist Party of Wisconsin and the Socialist Party of Milwaukee County. |
| - - - | Title: Socialist records, 1935-1966
Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 684 Abstract: Records of several socialist organizations which were loosely associated with the Socialist Workers Party, including the Socialist Party-Social Democratic Federation, the Fourth International, the Young Socialist Alliance, and the Young Socialist League. The collection includes correspondence, minutes, publications and other documentation of the activities of these small splinter groups, primarily during the 1950's. |
| Socialist Workers Party | Title: Socialist Workers Party Records, 1928-2002
Quantity: 209 reels of microfilm (35 mm) and 2 films; plus additions of 146.2 c.f., 156 tape recordings, 40 disc recordings, 34 photographs, and 1 film Call Number: Micro 596; Micro 816; Micro 993; Micro 1078; Micro 2015; Micro 2050; Micro 2086; AC 588; CB 131; M74-109; M81-206; M85-006; M92-173; M93-249; M2005-027 Abstract: Records of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), an organization which had its origins in the expulsions of Trotskyists from the Communist Party in 1928, and which has been one of the most prominent radical groups in the United States. The papers document numerous social struggles with which the party was involved, its political organizing, its internal policy and doctrinal disputes, and the lawsuit, “Socialist Workers Party v. the United States Attorney General.” |
| Society Bersaglieri (Madison, Wis.) | Title: Society Bersaglieri Records, 1912-1971
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 archives box) Call Number: M86-448 Abstract: Records of the Society Bersaglieri, an Italian men's social and mutual aid society founded in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1912. The records are in Italian. |
| Society for Ethical Culture | Title: Society for Ethical Culture Publications, 1876-1972
Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 325 Abstract: Publications of the religious fellowship, the Society for Ethical Culture, founded in 1876 by Felix Adler. These include informational material pertaining to the society and its schools, and lectures given by the leaders in the society. Also included are a 60th anniversary book commemorating the Ethical Culture movement, two volumes of school records, and a few examples of educational material published by the society. |
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Society of American Archivists
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Title: Society of American Archivists Records, 1935-2018
Quantity: 272.9 cubic ft. (386 boxes, including 16 audio cassettes and 36 videocassettes) 1 oversize folder 8,096 digital files (422.5 GB) 1 film reel 5 microfilm reels approximately 170 books and serial titles plus additions of 13.4 cubic feet (21 boxes and 3 folders), and 2 oversize folders Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 172 Abstract: The Society of American Archivists (SAA) is the oldest and largest national professional association of archivists in North America. The collection contains materials from the organization of the SAA in 1936 to present day. The main record groups document the activities of the SAA officers; councilors; executive directors; the editorship of The American Archivist; and SAA committees, roundtables, sections, and task forces. |
| Society of Friends. Valton Meeting (Wis.) | Title: Society of Friends. Valton Meeting (Wis.): Records, 1855?-1983
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: SC 2911; Micro 1008 Abstract: Microfilmed records of the Valton, Wisconsin Meeting of the Society of Friends which was rooted in the Winnesheik Meeting, the Baraboo Meeting, and the Ironton (Friendswoods) Meeting and at one time included the Oaks Meeting. The records include a history of the Meeting and a history of the Valton area written circa 1952 by Gilbert Mortimer; minutes of monthly meetings, 1956-1965; and membership records, circa 1855-1983. The membership records consist of two volumes noting members of Ironton, Oaks, and Valton groups and sometimes including birthdate and place, parents' names, marriage date and place, when and how received into membership, when and how released from membership, and remarks. Also present in paper form is a transcription made from the microfilm by Pam Norvall in 2001 which includes the histories and the membership records. |
| Society of Women Engineers. Milwaukee Chapter | Title: Society of Women Engineers, Milwaukee Chapter Records,
1962-1991
Quantity: .8 cubic ft. (3 boxes) Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 168 Abstract: Collection contains records of the Milwaukee chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) consisting of correspondence, reports, newsletters, information on conferences and career guidance awards, and photographs. Also included are several SWE publications. |
| University of Wisconsin - Parkside | Title: Sociology and Anthropology Department Records, 1970-1994
Quantity: 2.4 cubic feet (6 archives boxes) Call Number: UWP Archives Collection 38 Abstract: This series documents the Sociology and Anthropology Department, 1970-1994. |
| Sequenzia, Sofia | Title: Sofia Sequenzia Papers, 1975-1985
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 record center carton) Call Number: M2005-043 Abstract: Papers of Sofia Sequenzia, including articles, pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, and correspondence documenting Sequenzia's role in the National Lawyer's Guild (NLG), Community Action on Latin America (CALA), and Central American Task Force (CATF). Sequenzia played a prominent role in organizing and participating in committees and conferences advocating for women's rights, pro-choice, anti-sterilization, and integration in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) school districts. She was also heavily involved in Central American causes such as the Nicaraguan Brigades, the attempts to secure the release of Uruguayan labor leader Raul Sendic, and the fight for democratic rights in Chile. |
| Soil Conservation Society of America. Wisconsin Chapter | Title: Soil Conservation Society of America. Wisconsin Chapter: Records, 1953-1970
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 476 Abstract: Records of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America (1953- ), consisting of meeting files; activity summaries, 1954-1955 and 1962-1964; programs; tour guides; a charter and constitution; a summary of the first ten years of the organization with an update in 1970; papers presented at meetings; membership lists; and miscellaneous correspondence. Also included are the Wisconsin chapter's entries in the annual chapter awards program in 1958 (subject: regional meetings), 1959 (subject: Boy Scout Committee), and 1963 (subject: land-use planning). |
| Sokaogon Chippewa Community | Title: Sokaogon Chippewa Community Tribal Archives Project Collection, 1851-1980
Quantity: 13 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Northland Micro 11; Micro 1033 Abstract: Records assembled by the Tribal Archives and microfilmed under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities; including materials created by the tribal government, the U.S. government, and others. Tribal government records include correspondence (1936-1973); treasurer's records (1935-1969) concerning forestry, road building, and industrial development; a constitution and election materials; census rolls (1822-1968) and other tribal membership materials (1926-1972); inheritance files and materials concerning health, real estate, and natural resources; and economic development plans and studies. U.S. government records include U.S. Court of Claims and treaty materials (1902-1974); and Bureau of Indian Affairs correspondence and memoranda, including materials from the Ashland and Great Lakes Agencies (1894-1974), the Mackinac Agency (1854-1855), and Indian Agent H. R. Wells (1873-1876). The collection also includes correspondence (1874-1956) of Chief Willard Leroy Ackley and (1929-1977) of his sister, Alice Ackley Randall; materials of the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (1961-1969), National Congress of American Indians (1944-1967), American Indian Fund and Association on American Indian Affairs (1949-1967); the Great Lakes Indian Community Voice(1956-1963); Najinakwe, the Wisconsin Tribal Women's News (1967-1969); an Ojibwa Gospel of John; histories, including The Ojibwa by Donald Murdock, Crandon (1906), and Forest County (1914); clippings and maps; and photographs by William Hagedorn, Lee Dinsmore, Vyrl Wilcox, and Olive Glasgow. |
| Solar Energy Resource Association | Title: Solar Energy Resource Association Records, 1977-1982
Quantity: 2.6 c.f. (7 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 881 Abstract: Records, mainly 1979-1981, of a non-profit membership organization originally formed in 1978 to promote solar energy technology in Wisconsin for the Mid-America Solar Energy Complex and the U.S. Department of Energy. Later the organization turned to information referral, lobbying, publication of the Wisconsin Solar News, conferences, and other project-oriented activities before dissolving from lack of funding in 1982. Included are articles of incorporation; board minutes; policy papers; financial records; correspondence; project and lobbying files; and reference files on the Badger Safe Energy Alliance, the Bailly Alliance, the Black Hills Alliance, Brown County Energy Conservation Center, the Wisconsin Citizens Environmental Council, the Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition, the League Against Nuclear Dangers, the Madison Energy Conservation Committee, Northern Thunder, the Rainbow Alliance, and other state and national energy and social action organizations. Some files document the activities of president Michael Ducey as head of the Alternative Power Alliance. Wisconsin Solar News, the SERA newsletter published in cooperation with the Wisconsin Office of State Planning and Energy, is available in the Historical Society Library. |
| Soldiers' Relief (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: Soldiers' Relief (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Financial Balance Book Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet (1 folder) Call Number: MISC MSS 097 Abstract: Financial balance of the Soldiers' Relief organization of La Crosse, Wisconsin for 1898, as held by the State Bank. |
| Conway, John S. | Title: Soldiers’ Monument Album, 1898
Quantity: 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 17 Abstract: Photograph album from shortly after the unveiling of the John S. Conway monument, The Victorious Charge, the Civil War soldiers’ monument in the Court of Honor on Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee. |
| Soldiers’ Relief Commission of Milwaukee County | Title: Soldiers’ Relief Commission of Milwaukee County Records,
1888-1920
Quantity: 8 volumes 1 folder Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 51 Abstract: Records of the Soldiers’ Relief Commission, which was created to help provide financial support to Civil War veterans and their families. Contains ledgers of minutes, applications, and a record of relief given. |
| Solidarity (Organization : Detroit, Mich.) | Title: Solidarity Records, 1986-1997
Quantity: 4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes) Call Number: Mss 946 Abstract: The records of Solidarity, 1986-1997, document an independent socialist organization founded in 1986, dedicated to a regrouping of the U.S. socialist left. Solidarity's aims are to organize the unorganized, develop ties between movements, strengthen rank-and-file democracy and build international worker-to-worker links. To accomplish these aims they have supported: labor unions against corporations and “business unionism”; the peoples of many countries, particularly Central America, Indonesia and Palestine, against U.S. aggression and imperialism; reproductive rights and other feminist interests; an ecologically balanced society; and gay rights. They oppose the mainstream political parties and promote the idea of an independent political party whose agenda is determined by its members. The records, spanning the years 1986-1997 (primarily 1986-1992), provide an understanding of the scope of Solidarity as an organization, documenting its formative years, organizational development and growth, and the activities and issues of concern to the membership and leadership. The records also offer insight into the socialist regrouping effort in the U.S. during the late 1980s and into the 1990s. |
| Dwinnell, S. A. | Title: Solomon A. Dwinnell Papers, 1775-1879
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Wis Mss CJ Abstract: Papers of S. A. Dwinnell, a temperance organizer, Congregational minister, and local historian of Spring Prairie and Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Among them is a Revolutionary diary by Dwinnell's grandfather of the same name; his own diary for 1834-1836 while at the Millbury (Massachusetts) Academy and near South Bend, Indiana; eleven letters to his wife, Lydia Gove Dwinnell, from relatives and friends in New Hampshire; and the records of the Walworth County (Wis.) Temperance Society, 1839-1841. The bulk of the collection however consists of pioneer sketches written by Dwinnell in preparation for a history of Walworth County and for a comparative account of Wisconsin in 1836 and 1866. |
| Somers Civic Association | Title: Somers Civic Association, 1975-1985, 1999
Quantity: 1.6 cubic feet (4 archives boxes) Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 46 Abstract: This collection contains the records of the Somers Civic Association from 1975-1985. In addition to financial and administrative documents relating to the Somers Civic Association, the collection also contains various newspaper clippings, photographs and correspondences, many of them pertaining to the Miss Somers competition, which was held annually. The collection also contains documents and photographs relating to various other events organized by the Somers Civic Association, such as Independence Day parades and retirement parties. |
| Somers United Church of Christ (Kenosha County, Wis.) | Title: Somers United Church of Christ Records, 1842-1985
Quantity: 2.6 c.f. (7 archives boxes and 1 package) and 17 photographs Call Number: Parkside Mss 67; PH 3676 Abstract: Records of a United Church of Christ (Congregational Church) congregation (1921- ) in the Town of Somers, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, which had its origins in two older congregations of the community: the Somers (Pike Grove) Presbyterian Church, which was founded by the Reverend Stephen Peet in 1839, and the Somers Methodist Episcopal Church founded in 1863. Included are sacramental records, minutes of congregation and committee meetings, lists of members and church officers, publications, annual reports, financial records, and church club records. The sacramental records document only the Presbyterian congregation for the period 1851-1921 and the Congregational Church for the period 1921-1947. The club records, which are particularly extensive, include minutes and account books documenting the Pike Grove Bible Society (1842-1966) and various women's groups. |
| Somers (Kenosha County, Wis.: Town). Clerk | Title: Somers, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Town Clerk Records, 1842-1977
Quantity: 4.3 cubic feet (12 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Call Number: Kenosha Series 108 Abstract: Records of Board of Supervisors, 1842-1954; Clerk, 1914-1942; Treasurer, 1843-1977; Justice of the Peace, 1899-1904; Sanitary District, 1955-1963; and Recreation Council, 1947-1975. Types of records include minutes of town meetings; highway commission papers and road warrants; court docket; records of birth, death, and marriages; assessment rolls; chattel mortgages; financial records; and minutes of the Sanitary District and Recreation Council. |
| Somerset Hills PEACE (Bernardsville, N.J.) | Title: Somerset Hills PEACE Records, 1970-1980
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Mss 552 Abstract: Records, 1970-1980, of a small, Bernardsville, New Jersey women's organization which was founded in 1970 to oppose the Vietnam War and which continued to work for peace-related foreign and domestic issues in the post-war era. Included are press releases and letters to editors and elected officials written by Eleanor M. Kleinhans, head of publicity, and an undated file of literature distributed by the group. |
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Title: Somos Latinas Project Oral Histories and Collected Papers,
1952-2015
Quantity: 1.5 cubic feet (3 archives boxes, 1 half-archives box, and 1 oversize folder) Call Number: Audio 2073A; M2017-044 Abstract: Somos Latinas Project is a community based research project led by Dr. Andrea Teresa "Tess" Arenas (Madison, Wisconsin) with the goal of documenting through oral histories the activism of women in the Latino community. The collection includes audio or video interviews with 46 Wisconsin Latinas as well as the personal papers of a few of the project participants consisting of news articles, pamphlets, fliers and programs, newsletters, photographs, and posters advertising events in Milwaukee and Madison. |
| Sons of Abraham Congregation (La Crosse, Wis.) | Title: Sons of Abraham Congregation (La Crosse, Wis.) Records, 1918-1958
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: La Crosse Mss AL Abstract: Minutes, membership and financial records, and miscellaneous papers of the Orthodox Sons of Abraham Congregation in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Included are B'nai B'rith Lodge minutes and a record of cash receipts and disbursements, 1939-1943; Cemetery Association records of dues and disbursements, 1918-1948; and the congregation's minutes, 1924-1938 (in Yiddish), and financial records, 1925-1958. |
| Sons of Norway (U.S.). Wergeland Lodge No. 28 (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: Sons of Norway, Wergeland Lodge No. 28 Records Physical Description: 3.8 cubic feet Call Number: MSS 027 Abstract: The Sons of Norway is a national Norwegian-American cultural fraternal organization intended for those of Norwegian decent in the United States. Among the goals of the group are to preserve the history of the Norwegian immigrants and to provide benevolent services to members in need. The La Crosse, Wisconsin, chapter known as Wergeland Lodge #28, began in 1903. Beginning in 1951, members of the Daughters of Norway Ornen Lodge #25 joined with Wergeland. In about 1975, the Coon Valley, Vernon Co., Wisconsin, chapter (Sons of Norway Helgedalen Lodge #199) merged with the Wergeland Lodge #28. Records of the Wergeland Lodge #28 of La Crosse, Wisconsin, include by-laws, constitution (1903; 1989), minutes (1926-1988), financial materials (1967-1987), membership materials (1903-1997), officers (1995), and scrapbooks (1903-2000). The membership lists 1990-1997 are restricted to access by members only and are not to be used as a mailing list. Records of the Helgedalen Lodge #199 of Coon Valley, Wisconsin, are not as extensive and include a financial materials and minutes covering 1920-1975. Some early materials are written in the Norwegian language. |
| Sons of the American Legion. Alonzo Cudworth Sqaudron 23 (Milwaukee, Wis.) | Title: Sons of the American Legion. Alonzo Cudworth Squadron 23: Records, 1933-1941
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 84 Abstract: Records of a conservative Milwaukee youth organization, formed in 1934, composed of sons of American Legion post members, and dedicated to instilling values of patriotism, discipline, citizenship, and leadership. The bulk of the records pertain to the squadron's Drum Corps, begun in 1935. The materials include correspondence, administrative and financial records, constitution and bylaws, annual reports, minutes of meetings, the squadron's newspaper, and other publicity items. Also included are records documenting state and national conventions, Drum Corps competitions, and materials used for Drum Corps performances. Most of the records were created or kept by the squadron's long-time leader, Joseph Hrdlick. |
| , Sons of Union Veterans Henry Herndon Camp 2 | Title: Sons of Union Veterans Henry Herndon Camp 2 Records, Quantity: Papers: 2.6 linear ft. (3 archives boxes, 7 oversized boxes and 2 oversized folders) and photographs: 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder) Call Number: WVM Mss 1939 Abstract: Records pertaining to the Sons of Union Veterans Henry Herndon Camp 2, and Auxiliary, both located in Madison, Wisconsin. Included are financial records of the Camp Treasurer, reports from the Camp Quartermaster, and notes from the Camp Secretary. Other materials include many forms used by the Camp for various purposes, and correspondence between the Camp and Division, the Camp and members or potential members, and other unaffiliated groups. Financial records include receipts, bank statements, bills and the quarterly Treasurer's reports as well as cash logs. Camp Quartermaster materials consist of quarterly reports, correspondence regarding orders from the Division, examples of order forms and inventories of camp supplies. Secretary materials include muster rolls, membership logs, minute books, and correspondence between the Camp and other people or organizations. Records of the Auxiliary include two large decorative charters, undated, minute books, membership logs, cash books and miscellaneous correspondence kept by the Post. Of interest is correspondence regarding a biography on Abraham Lincoln. The Brothers took exception to the author's characterization of Lincoln, and wrote several letters to the author, publishers, book sellers and organizations who focused on Lincoln. |
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Tri-Star Pictures; Columbia Pictures |
Title: Sony Pictures Entertainment/Tri-Star and Columbia Pictures Collection, 1978-1991
Quantity: 173 film reels (16 mm) Call Number: FF 896-FF 902; FF 906-FF 918; FF 927-FF 935; FF 937-FF 946; FF 948-FF 972; FF 984-FF 986; FF 999; FG 001-FG 003; FG 008-FG 011; FG 015-FG 036; FG 039-FG 051; FG 054-FG 060; FG 063-FG 068; FG 073-FG 081; FG 084-FG 124 Abstract: Fifty-two feature length films produced by Tri-Star Pictures and Columbia Pictures from 1978-1991. |
| Soo Line Historical and Technical Society | Title: Soo Line Historical and Technical Society Records, 1909, 1915-1988
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (3 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Call Number: M89-219 Abstract: Records (1909, 1915-1988) of the Soo Line Historical and Technical Society (SLHTS), a volunteer organization formed to document and preserve information about the Soo Line Railroad. Records include SLHTS journals, Soo Line Railroad Company shareholders’ reports, publications, and system maps; reports for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Sault Ste. Marie (MStP&SSM) and Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic (DSS&A) Railroads; and blueprints containing specifications for the development of a coaling station in Mellen, Wisconsin; as well as for railway equipment such as wheel gauges, sign standardization, fencing and barriers and signal posts. The collection also includes photographs of Soo Line trains, crossings and stations, and track laying. |
| Celichowski, Sophie J., 1911-2001 | Title: Sophie J. Celichowski Collected Family Papers, 1865-1975
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 77 Abstract: Papers collected by Sophie Celichowski regarding members of the Zawodny, Celichowski, and Jagodzinski families, together with materials about Company K, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division, Wisconsin National Guard. Included are military service certificates of her father, Captain Joseph Zawodny (1881-1942), an officer of Company K; papers from an extended family visit in Poland in 1921-1922; letters to family members from Stanley E. and Madeleine Zawodny while stationed in California during World War II; a golden jubilee album of Bronislaus Celichowski, a Milwaukee priest; a roster and numerous photographs taken by Capt. Zawodny at the Company K army camp in Texas in 1916; and other items. |
| South Central Federation of Labor (Wis.) | Title: South Central Federation of Labor Records,
1881-2003
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box); plus additions of 46.8 c.f., 32 tape recordings, 3 disc recordings, 123 photographs, 50 videorecordings, 1 DVD, and 2 films Call Number: U.S. Mss 86A; AC 486; M73-143; M73-474; M74-534; M78-335; M85-226; AC 486; M85-515; M88-346; M91-256; M93-126; M94-331; M2001-080; M2002-162; M2010-050 Abstract: Records of the South Central Federation of Labor (SCFL), a consortium of labor union locals in Dane, Sauk, Columbia, and Iowa Counties, Wisconsin, that exists to promote and extend unionism, protect and advance the interests of organized labor, and increase public understanding of the labor movement. The Federation serves as a clearinghouse for organizing efforts, supports local union activities, lobbies on behalf of labor, and plays an active role in politics and the political education of its membership. Included in the collection are materials from the state and national AFL-CIO. |
| - - - | Title: South Central Wisconsin Territorial Land Receiver's Entry Platbook, 1840s
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 2048 Abstract: Land entry book used by Stoddard Judd who served as receiver at the Green Bay Land Office from 1841 to 1854 and was in charge of the Fox Lake Land Office from 1845 to 185?. Entries include partial plat maps with annotations indicating owners for Dodge, Columbia, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara, and Winnebago counties in Wisconsin. |
| South Community Organization, Inc. | Title: South Community Organization Records, 1979-1997
Quantity: 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 54 Abstract: The South Community Organization was a neighborhood group formed in 1976 whose goal was to strengthen Milwaukee’s Southside community. The collection contains publications, brochures, reports, minutes and a proclamation. |
| Giffey, David | Title: South Madison Oral History Project and Migrant Farmworker Photographs, 1966-1971, 1999-2000
Quantity: 0.2 cubic feet (1 archives box), 24 tape recordings, and 97 photographs (digital copies) Call Number: Mss 1171; PH 6853; Audio 1734A Abstract: Oral histories (1999-2000) conducted by David Giffey, a photojournalist and activist, entitled “People's Stories of South Madison” in which twenty individuals from various walks of life describe their experiences growing up in South Madison, Wisconsin. The majority interviewed are African American and discuss the struggles encountered in school, employment, and housing. Asian, Hispanic, and European experiences in South Madison are also represented. The collection consists of sound recordings of the interviews as well as transcripts. In addition, there are digital copies of photographs (1966-1971) from a separate project entitled “Struggle for Justice: the Migrant Farmworker Labor Movement in Wisconsin,” documenting the living and working conditions of migrant farm workers in Wisconsin. |
| South Side Business Men's Club (Milwaukee, Wis.) | Title: South Side Business Men's Club (Milwaukee, Wis.) Records, 1937-1980
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 40; Milwaukee Micro 26; Micro 873 Abstract: Records of a Milwaukee Polish-American organization founded in 1936 to protect, promote, and stimulate business and civic life among the membership and the community. Included are minutes of the board of directors, biographies of club members, constitution and by-laws, membership rosters and applications, correspondence, fragmentary financial records, a club history, and records of the Don Bosco High School Athletic Banquet, sponsored by the Club. |
| Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District | Title: Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District: Construction of Milwaukee County Stadium and Miller Park Records, 1883-2001 (bulk 1946-2001)
Quantity: 5.4 cubic feet (12 archives boxes and 1 oversized flat box), 842 slides, 456 architectural drawings in 35 rolls, and 1.96 gigabytes (in 5 folders) Call Number: Milwaukee Series 53; PH Milwaukee Series 53 Abstract: Records, 1883-2001 (bulk 1946-2001), of the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District (SEWPBPD), documenting the planning, construction, and maintenance of Milwaukee County Stadium (circa 1924-1996) and the planning and construction of Miller Park (circa 1986-2001). The SEWPBPD is a public corporation established by 1995 Wisconsin Act 56 to “... acquire, construct, maintain, improve, operate and manage baseball park facilities.” |
| Southeast Wisconsin Regional Library Conference | Title: Southeast Wisconsin Regional Library Conference Records,
1961-1986
Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 46 Abstract: The Southeast Wisconsin Regional Library Conference (SEWRLC) was officially created in 1966 to improve libraries and library services in the seven county area of Southeast Wisconsin. This collection includes correspondence, conference materials, meeting minutes, member information and some financial records. |
| Southeastern Wisconsin Breeders' Cooperative | Title: Southeastern Wisconsin Breeders' Cooperative Records, 1945-1975
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 volume) Call Number: Parkside Mss 47 Abstract: Records of an organization formed for the purpose of improving the dairy herds of members through a better breeding program, chiefly through artificial insemination. The Cooperative was empowered to lease or own animals, and to employ the technicians necessary for its programs. The records include articles of incorporation, by-laws, and articles of dissolution; fragmentary correspondence; membership records; and minutes of board of directors' and special meetings. Also present are financial records, chiefly audit reports, employment contracts, a few financial and operating statements, and tax returns. |
| Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission | Title: Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Records, 1960-1983
Quantity: 1.6 cubic ft. (5 boxes) Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 109 Abstract: The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission was created in 1960 to work on the planning and design of public works projects, including highways, transit, water supply, and park facilities for Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha counties. Collection contains meeting minutes, planning reports, publications, meeting notices, correspondence, and reports from various government agencies. |
| Southern Courier | Title: Southern Courier Records, 1965-1967
Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Micro 484 Abstract: Records of the Southern Courier, a weekly Montgomery, Alabama paper issued by the Southern Educational Conference and founded by civil rights workers to serve the Black community in Alabama and Mississippi. Office files concerned with publishing the paper constitute one half of the collection, with the remainder made up of resource material on Alabama, Mississippi, and various civil rights organizations. The office files include published and unpublished articles and ideas; financial and circulation material; and correspondence, staff mail, and letters to the editor. |
| Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Social Justice | Title: Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Social Justice Records, 1971-1983
Quantity: 3.8 c.f. (3 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes) and 12 tape recordings Call Number: M84-143; Tape 1108A Abstract: Records of the Southern Organizing Committee (SOC), a successor to the Southern Conference Educational Fund, which was co-chaired by Anne Braden and Ben Chavis. The materials document the group’s administrative and organizing activities from 1971 to 1983 through correspondence, newsletters, meeting minutes, work reports, and conference and workshop materials. The files of project director Judy Hand are included in the collection. |
| Southport Quilters Guild | Title: Southport Quilters Guild Records, 1965-2011 (bulk
1981-2011)
Quantity: 2.6 cubic feet (6 archives boxes) Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 19 Abstract: The Southport Quilters Guild was founded in 1981 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and continues to be active, with members from Southeastern Wisconsin and Northeastern Illinois. This collection documents the history of the organization and include meeting minutes, newsletters, event materials, correspondence, directories, photographs, and slides. |
| Southside Businessmen's Association (La Crosse, Wis.). | Title: Southside Businessmen's Association Records Physical Description: 0.2 cubic foot Call Number: MSS 145 Abstract: The Southside Businessmen's Association, an organization in La Crosse, Wisconsin, started in 1946. Later, this organization joined the La Crosse Area Business Club. These records include a history of the organization from 1946 to 1983, a membership roster (1961-62), and a booklet of their constitution and by-laws (1971). |
| - - - | Title: Southwestern Wisconsin Area Church Records, 1839-1988
Quantity: 44 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Platteville Micro 13 Abstract: Microfilmed records from more than 50 churches in southwestern Wisconsin and nearby areas, representing the Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopal, United Church of Christ, Congregational, Presbyterian, and Moravian denominations. The records included vary with each church but most often comprise registers of baptisms, marriages, and deaths, membership records, and minutes of church or trustee meetings. Sunday School records and records of men's and women's church clubs are sometimes included. |