Milwaukee Turners Collection, 1870-2005

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains a variety of memorabilia, souvenir programs, fliers, ribbons, buttons and other pamphlets and publications about the organization. It also includes organizational records such as correspondence, meeting minutes, reports that are mostly from the 1980s-1990s. These records focus on the Turner Hall restoration, the creation of the Heritage Tourism Center, and other planning materials. There is also a scrapbook that contains clippings, programs, and other ephemera. The VHS tapes are primarily episodes of the 4th Street Forum, with a few other programs included as well. See the index below for a listing of the 4th Street Forum VHS tapes; some episodes are not numbered. Other episodes of the 4th Street Forum are cataloged and are available on DVD at MPL.