Milwaukee Press Club Records
1885-2018
UWM Manuscript Collection 146; Accession 2021-029; Accession 2022-025; Accession 2022-026
- 79.9 cubic ft. (74 boxes)
- 20 audio cassettes
- 6 audio reels
- 33 videocassettes
- 50 safety film negatives
- 2 digital files (5.31 GB)
- plus additions of 1 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr.
(Map)
Collection consists of the records of the Milwaukee Press Club,
documenting the oldest continuously operating press club in North America. Founded on
November 1, 1885, the Milwaukee Press Club brings together members of the print, broadcast
and electronic news media and related professions. The centerpiece of the Milwaukee Press
Club records is an extensive collection of autographed plaques that have been signed and
dated during the Press Club's long history. Initially, the Press Club asked prominent
visitors, such as Theodore Roosevelt, to sign the wooden walls of the club itself, but as
the number of signers grew, they established the current tradition of chalk signatures on
black matte boards. These autographed plaques feature prominent entertainers such as Bob
Hope, Tony Bennett, and Gene Autry; political figures such as Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter,
and William Jennings Bryan; journalists, including Walter Cronkite and Art Buchwald; and
sports figures, such as Babe Ruth, Vince Lombardi, and Stan Musial. In addition to the
plaques, the Milwaukee Press Club records include a large collection of photographs which
date to the late nineteenth century, copies of the club's annual publication Once a Year, materials relating to the variety of honors awarded
annually by the Press Club, and a wide selection of journalistic memorabilia.
English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0146
