Summary Information

Title: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mayor Henry W. Maier Administration, Records
Inclusive Dates: 1957-1989

Creators:

• Milwaukee (Wis.). Mayor
• Maier, Henry W., 1918-1994

Call Number: Milwaukee Series 44; Audio 1235A; VBB 256-VBB 272; VBC 777; VHA 107-VHA 138

Quantity: 199.4 cubic feet (199 records center cartons, part of 1 flat box, and 187 volumes), 14 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 1363 audio recording (cassette), 308 audio recordings (reel to reel), 1 audio recording (compact disc), 2 films (16 mm), 50 videorecordings, and 111 pieces of memorabilia

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center and the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections.

Archival Locations:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

The official records of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mayor Henry W. Maier's administration, including audio tapes, correspondence, memorabilia, memoranda, reports, and speeches. Most of the records were created by Maier's office staff, especially Richard J. Budelman, Bradley Carr, Bert Mulroy, and Robert J. Welch. A few records, mostly from city offices, dating 1959-1960, are also included. Subjects particularly well documented include: the city budget; civil rights, especially the 1967 civil disturbances; administrative and departmental operations; disputes with the local press, particularly the Milwaukee Journal; housing issues and the Model Cities program; interstate highway construction; licensing of cable television; the metropolitan sewer system; non-point pollution control; redevelopment of Milwaukee's downtown, including the Bradley Center, Grand Avenue Mall, and MECCA facility; state and federal aid programs; Summerfest; Maier's re-election campaigns, and his role as a national urban leader. Also included are records of various political organizations with which Maier was associated, including the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the Wisconsin Alliance of Cities.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-milw0044