This collection consists almost exclusively of the documents created during the course of
business activity by Kraegel and the organizations with which he was involved. The limited
personal material primarily relates to his doctoral dissertation on Urban Social
Institutions.
The earliest documents in this collection are presentations made by Kraegel during the
first 20 years of his actuarial career. These presentations cover topics including life
insurance, electronic data processing, futurism, and the role of actuaries. Beginning in the
late 1970's, Kraegel's presentations included discussions about the future of Milwaukee and
Goals projects in other cities.
Kraegel was a co-chairperson of the World Future Society-Milwaukee Chapter and his papers
contain correspondence, clippings, and minutes and agendas dated 1971-2001 related to that
organization.
A considerable amount of material in this collection pertains to Goals for Greater
Milwaukee 2000. Kraegel was instrumental in getting the project started, and the files
include correspondence, minutes, and reports concerning its creation and implementation.
Kraegel served on the Planning Committee, the Steering Committee, and the Information
Committee and received copies of correspondence from several other committees, including the
Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. The Goals material dates primarily from
1979-1989. Goals for Greater Milwaukee 2000 is referred to throughout the files as Goals
2000, Goals for Milwaukee 2000, and Goals.
Kraegel was also active in Action for Goals 2000, a five year follow-up project to Goals
for Greater Milwaukee 2000 which served as a facilitating mechanism to support existing
groups as they worked to implement the recommendations of Goals for Greater Milwaukee 2000.
Action for Goals 2000 was active from 1983-1988 and was also referred to as Action 2000. The
collection includes copies of its reports as well.
