Series: 6. Topical Files, 1951-2014
Scope and Content Note: This series documents the many and various projects with which Paulson associated himself throughout the years. The earliest project in this series is called the Homeless European Land Program, or HELP, which Paulson started in the early 1950s. HELP began when Paulson worked for 3 years in war-destroyed Naples, Italy; he and others organized a pilot community with Eastern European refugees in Italian post-World War II camps. The series also documents other projects that Paulson founded or participated in, such as the Peace Corps, and nominating his friend and colleague Reuben Harpole for an honorary degree.

Alternative Think-Tank, 1986, 1988, undated

Belden and Lisa Paulson Biographical Video, circa 2000
Physical Description: 1 digital video file (1 hour, 34 min., 20 sec.) 
Scope and Content Note: a brief biography and an interview with Jim Peck after Paulson's book, Odyssey of a Practical Visionary, was published in 2000. The video also includes footage from earlier interviews and appearances by Paulson, as interviewed by Donald Malcolm, Dante Sigismondi, and the crew of "Unsung Hero".

Harpole, Reuben, Biographical Materials and Notes, compiled 1997

Homeless European Land Program, 1951-1960, undated

Peace Corps Training Group, Peru 5, Reunion, 1961-2000, undated

President's Council on Sustainability Development, 1994-1996

Soviet-American Summit, Moscow, 1990

Unsung Hero Excerpt, 2014
Physical Description: 1 digital video file (13 min., 15 sec. ) 
Scope and Content Note: Excerpt from a documentary on the life of Paulson friend and actor Don Murray, who had persuaded Paulson to help resettle refugees in Italy after WWII. While this video focuses on Paulson's Italy work, it also includes a quick survey of his work at the University of Wisconsin, the story of the High Wind community, and his and his wife Lisa's philosophy of life.

UW-Extension Letters of Appointment, 1962-1967

UW-Extension Projects and Documents, 1968-1980, undated

UW-Milwaukee Division of Outreach and Continuing Education, 1986-1987

University of Wisconsin (Madison) Documents, 1969-1974

UWM Peace Studies, 1983-1986, undated

Waukesha County Needs and Services Study, 1973

World Futures Society, Milwaukee Chapter, 2000, 2002