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Series: 1. Activities, 1915-2018
: The Activities series contains records of events created/sponsored by WVA
over the years. The records describe the creation, preparation, planning and
presentation of exhibitions, programs, workshops and other events by or in
partnership with WVA. A large portion related to several cultural artist
exchanges with Japan. This series also includes exhibits participated in by
WVA members.
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Artist Exchange
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Artist file
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Box
14
Folder
1-34
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Japan (A-Z), 2000-2008
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Box
14
Folder
35-57
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Wisconsin (A-M),
2000-2008
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Box
15
Folder
1-13
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Wisconsin (N-Z),
2000-2008
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2000
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Box
12
Folder
1-2
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Correspondence
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Box
12
Folder
3
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Exhibit publications
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Box
12
Folder
4
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Miscellaneous publications
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Box
12
Folder
5
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Proposal
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Box
12
Folder
6
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Schedules & participants
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2000 & 2002
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Box
12
Folder
14
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Photographs & cards
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2002
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Box
12
Folder
7-8
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Correspondence
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Box
12
Folder
9
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Exhibit publications
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Box
12
Folder
10
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Museum information
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Box
12
Folder
11
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Schedules & participants
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Box
12
Folder
12
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Shipping information
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Box
12
Folder
13
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VHS index & photographs of artwork
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2005
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Box
13
Folder
1
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Budget
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Box
13
Folder
2
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Contracts
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Box
13
Folder
3-4
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Correspondence
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Box
13
Folder
5
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Evaluations
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Box
13
Folder
6
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Exhibit publications
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Box
13
Folder
7
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Miscellaneous publications
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Box
13
Folder
8
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Proposal
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Box
13
Folder
9
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Schedules & participants
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2008
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Box
13
Folder
10
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Correspondence
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Box
13
Folder
11
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Exhibit publications
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Box
13
Folder
12
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Schedules & participants
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Box
13
Folder
13
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Shipping information
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Exhibitions
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Annual
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Box
2
Folder
1
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undated
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Box
2
Folder
2-21
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2nd - 46th, 1915-1960
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Box
3
Folder
1-16
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47th – 63rd, 1961-1985
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Biennial
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Box
3
Folder
17-18
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1987-1989
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Box
26
Folder
1-15
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1991-2018
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Box
26
Folder
16
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Award & Prize lists,
1917-2003
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Box
26
Folder
17
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Boston Store Exhibit, 1935
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Box
26
Folder
18
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Capitol Court Art Fair,
1959-1960
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Box
15
Folder
14
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Critique, 2008-2009
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Membership exhibits
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Box
25
Folder
1-8
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1930-2009, undated
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Box
25
Folder
9
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Anniversary: 100 years,
2001
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Box
25
Folder
10
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“Cyber” exhibits,
undated
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Box
25
Folder
11
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Marian Gallery, 2005
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Box
25
Folder
12
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“Portraits; Self, Family, Friends”,
1995
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Box
26
Folder
19
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Milwaukee Sesquicentennial,
1996
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Non-WVA
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Box
25
Folder
13
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1935-1999
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Box
25
Folder
14
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Salon of Art, 1935-1946
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Box
15
Folder
15
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Plein Air, 2008-2009
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Box
26
Folder
20
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Rotary Exhibit, 1935-1936
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Box
15
Folder
16
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Route 51, 2008-2009
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Box
26
Folder
21
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Spring Show, 1960-1962
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Sponsored exhibits
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Box
25
Folder
16
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1957-2007
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Box
25
Folder
15
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Artists in the Square,
1996
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Exhibitions/Events
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Box
15
Folder
17-20
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2004-2009
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Box
33
Folder
4
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1991-2018
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Box
15
Folder
21
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Non WVA, 1935-2009
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Programs/Workshops
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Artists Forum
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Box
31
Folder
8
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Artists/presenters, circa
1980s
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Correspondence
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Box
31
Folder
9
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General, 1987-1991
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Box
31
Folder
10
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Jon Lomberg,
1990-1991
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Box
31
Folder
11
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Publicity, 1990
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Box
31
Folder
12
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Organizers notes,
1989-1992
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Box
31
Folder
13
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Various, 1991-2012
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Series: 2. Correspondence, 1916-2019
: The Correspondence series contains internal and external communications
including, but not limited to, letters, notes and emails.
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General
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Box
1
Folder
1-8
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1916-1967
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Box
28
Folder
1-4
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1972-2005
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Box
33
Folder
3
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1991-2019
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Box
28
Folder
5
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Milwaukee Art Museum, 1936,
1990-1993
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Box
28
Folder
6
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South East Chapter, 1994-1995
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Box
28
Folder
7
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State Board of Directors,
1990-1996
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Series: 3. Meetings, 1900-2019
: The Meetings series contains meeting minutes, agendas, invitations, officer
lists, election results, committee information as well as some internal
correspondence associated with those subjects. Meeting related materials
from specific WVA chapters and their development is present. Also included
are by laws and constitutions of WVA and other organizations.
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Box
4
Folder
1-3
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Ballots, 1959-1962
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Central Chapter, 1995
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Constitution & By-laws
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Box
4
Folder
5-6
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1936-2013
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Box
4
Folder
7
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Other organizations, 1935
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Box
4
Folder
8
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“Madison group” materials,
1932-1933
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Minutes, officers, committees
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Box
4
Folder
9-12
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1900-1932
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Box
5
Folder
1-9
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1933-1999
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Box
16
Folder
1
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2000-2009
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Box
33
Folder
5-6
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1991-2019
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Box
33
Folder
7
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Agendas, 2001-2014
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Box
16
Folder
2
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North East Chapter, 1990-2005
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Box
16
Folder
3-5
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Questionnaires, 1960, 1995
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Box
16
Folder
6
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South Central Chapter, 1990-2004
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South East Chapter
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Box
16
Folder
7-8
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1994-2009
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Box
16
Folder
9
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Board of Directors,
1995-2009
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Box
16
Folder
10-11
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State Board of Directors,
1976-2010
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Series: 4. Membership, 1920-2018
: The Membership series is comprised of records and files of the membership of
WVA. It includes applications, artist resumes/histories, dues and membership
levels. This includes correspondence and notes from three prominent former
WVA officers, Morley Hicks, Lawrence Rathsack and Ruth Muehlmeier.
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Box
32
Folder
1-4
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Applications, resumes, images,
1990-2018
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Box
33
Folder
1-2
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Applications, resumes, images,
1990-2018
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Correspondence
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Box
8
Folder
1
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Invites & forms,
1934-1996
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Box
8
Folder
2-3
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Postcards, 1937-2016
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Box
8
Folder
4
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Directories, 1980-2004
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Files
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Box
6
Folder
1-11
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A – L, 1920-2010
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Box
7
Folder
1-10
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M – Z, 1920-2010
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Box
8
Folder
5
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Honorary members, 1960-1964
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Box
8
Folder
6
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Life members, 1990
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Lists
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Box
8
Folder
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Mailing, 1935-1945
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Membership
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Box
8
Folder
8-9
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1930-2009
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Box
8
Folder
10
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undated
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Box
8
Folder
11
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Miscellaneous, 1922-1961
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Box
30
Folder
1
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New members, 1932-1938, 1973
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Officers
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Box
30
Folder
2
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Lawrence Rathsack correspondence,
1962
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Box
30
Folder
3-5
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Morley Hicks' notebooks,
1917-1950
6 notebooks
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Ruth Muehlmeier
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Correspondence
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Box
29
Folder
1
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General, 1966-1972
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Box
29
Folder
2
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Reception dispute,
1972
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Miscellaneous
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Box
29
Folder
3
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Handwritten notes and sketches, 1968,
undated
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Box
29
Folder
4
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Publications, 1972
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Box
29
Folder
5
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Newspaper clippings,
1964-2000
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Box
29
Folder
6
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Personal, certificates, planner, resumes, 1972,
1976, undated
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Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors
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Box
29
Folder
7
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General, 1967-2006
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Box
29
Folder
8-9
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Timeline project,
1998
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Box
29
Folder
10
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West Bend Art Museum,
1997-1998
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Box
30
Folder
6
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Printed materials, undated
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Box
30
Folder
7
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Prospective members, 1936-1963
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Series: 5. Miscellaneous, 1936-2019
: The Miscellaneous series includes photographs of artwork, mostly
unidentified, some materials on the opposition to the demolition of the
Milwaukee Courthouse from 1936 and some general WVA organizational
information.
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Box
31
Folder
5
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Miscellaneous photographs of artworks,
1995
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Box
27
Folder
5
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Old Courthouse material, opposition to demolition,
1936
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Box
31
Folder
6
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Organizational information,
1935-2019
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Series: 6. Operations, 1937-2018
: Operations series includes financial and legal records of WVA. The financial
records include mostly materials on fundraising and the WVA Treasurer's
records and reports. The legal records on the WVA's official incorporation
and their tax exempt status. Also included are some materials on publicity
and permission forms as well as on website development.
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Fundraising
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Box
31
Folder
1-2
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Correspondence, 1985-1996
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Box
31
Folder
3
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Lists, 1993, undated
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Box
31
Folder
4
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Miscellaneous, 1975-1985
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Legal documents
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Box
27
Folder
1
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Incorporation, 1966-1980
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Box
27
Folder
2-3
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Tax exempt status, 1976-2004
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Box
31
Folder
7
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Permission forms, signed,
1995-1996
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Box
31
Folder
14
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Publicity, 1993-2018
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Treasurer’s Records
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Bank
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Box
10
Folder
1
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First Wisconsin,
1938-1942
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Box
10
Folder
2-3
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M & I, 1943-1950
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Box
10
Folder
4-6
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Bills, receipts, etc.,
1929-1947
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Box
10
Folder
7
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Contracts, 1937-1961
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Box
10
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Sales ledger, 1959
1 volume
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Box
10
Folder
8
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Statements, 1937-1946
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Treasurer’s Reports
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Box
24
Folder
1-10
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1988-2011
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Box
24
Folder
11
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South East Chapter,
1994-2009
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Box
24
Folder
12
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State Board of Directors,
2003-2010
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Box
31
Folder
15
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Website information, 1995-2018
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Series: 7. Other organizations, 1920-2008
: The Other Organizations series includes materials collected while working
with or about art related groups that WVA or its members were involved with
and interested in. The two main organizations are the Milwaukee Art
Institute and the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.).
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Milwaukee Art Institute
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Box
11
Folder
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Beaux Arts Ball, 1951
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Box
11
Folder
2
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Correspondence, 1920-1951
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Box
11
Folder
3
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Essay contest, 1933
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Box
11
Folder
4
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Miscellaneous materials,
1929-1966
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Box
27
Folder
6
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Wisconsin Artist’s Federation,
1938-1939
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Box
11
Folder
5
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Wisconsin Arts Council, 1972
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Box
11
Folder
6
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Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen materials,
1965-1969
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Box
11
Folder
7
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Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Award,
2004-2008
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Box
27
Folder
7
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Wisconsin Women in the Arts,
1976
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Works Progress Administration
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Box
11
Folder
8
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Bulletins from Artists’ Union,
1936-1937
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Box
11
Folder
9
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Correspondence, 1936-1937
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Box
11
Folder
10
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Miscellaneous printed materials,
1935-1937
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Series: 8. Publications, 1903-2017
: Publications series consists of the major publications created by WVA and its
members. There are also newspaper clippings usually regarding art related
subjects as well as some unrelated WVA publications. Often those were kept
because a WVA member was involved.
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Newspaper clippings
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Box
9
Folder
1-4
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1903-2009
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Box
27
Folder
4
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NEA Censorship Controversy,
1990
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Publications
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Art in Wisconsin
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Box
9
Folder
5-12
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1985-March 1993
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Box
23
Folder
3-9
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April 1993-July 1999
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Box
22
Folder
1-8
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August 1999-2008
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Box
23
Folder
1-2
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The Wisconsin Painter and
Sculptor, 1967, 1972
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Box
22
Folder
9
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Wisconsin Visual Artists
Magazine, 2009-2017
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Box
28
Folder
8
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Miscellaneous – Non WVA,
1935-2003
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Box
28
Folder
9-12
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Newsletters, 1963-1985
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Box
28
Folder
13
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Wisconsin Art History,
1998
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Series: 9. Audio Visual / Media Materials,
1983-2013
: Audio Visual / Media series is a collection of mixed media materials. The
materials mostly contain images documenting exhibits and/or the work of the
WVA and its individual members. Depending on its format, some media may be
unable to view.
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Box
21
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Artwork, miscellaneous,
2000-2001
: Some artwork has included related correspondence, some in
Japanese
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Box
20
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CDs/Floppy disks, 1993-2005
9 CDs and 3 floppy disks
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Box
18
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Photographs, undated
: Photos removed from album. Per note on album “Wisconsin and Japanese
Artists Exchange, photos by Don Sylvester”.
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Box
33
Folder
8
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Photographs, 1994-2013, undated
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Box
20
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Ruth Muehlmeier, 1998
2 floppy disks
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Slides
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Box
17
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“Biennial 1991”, 1991
2 blue cases (35 mm)
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Box
17
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“WPS”, undated
2 small boxes (35 mm)
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Box
17
Folder
1
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Miscellaneous, 1983-1986
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Box
19
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VHS/Audiocassettes, 1999-2002
8 VHS and 5 audiocassettes
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