The Wisconsin Cooperative Milk Pool records document the Pool's activities from its inception in 1932 through its bankruptcy in 1941. The collection has been arranged in the following series-- administrative records, correspondence, publicity, financial records, and dissolution materials.

The ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS series contains a file of legal documents including the articles of incorporation, by-laws, and constitution. The bulk of the series consists of minutes from general meetings, Board of Directors and committee meetings, and informal local meetings (Field Meetings and Reports). The earliest minutes are glued into a volume in chronological order, and are indexed on the first page; however, some are missing. The Field Meetings and Reports, 1933-1940, document the day-to-day activities of the Pool. There are also reports on conventions and conferences, membership records, and a historical outline and chart (1935) showing the relationship of the Milk Pool Products Cooperative to the Producers Cooperative Association.

The CORRESPONDENCE series consists of general correspondence, circular letters, Milk Pool Products Cooperative correspondence, and Harry Jack's personal correspondence. The bulk of the general correspondence is for the period from 1932 through 1935 and concerns policies, financial matters, and organization. Principal correspondents are Henry F. Dries, secretary and head of field work; Walter M. Singler, president; Anthony Sanna, general manager; Harry H. Jack, vice-president for the Milk Pool Products Cooperative and later president of the Milk Pool; and Ruth Broucher, secretary to Walter Singler.

The PUBLICITY series has been organized into broadsides and leaflets, 1933-1939, and speeches and news releases, 1933-1939. Much of the publicity seems to be directed toward the Pool's members rather than toward non-members. A microfilmed scrapbook containing clippings, 1932-1939, provides extensive information on the early days of the Pool during the milk strikes as well as documentation of the leadership struggles following the strikes. Selected scrapbook pages have been preserved in their original format. In addition, the series contains photographs of a variety of Wisconsin Milk Pool factories and cooperatives; these photos show both interiors and exteriors of the buildings.

FINANCIAL RECORDS contains auditor's reports, including one for the Milk Pool Products Cooperative when it was independent from the Pool. The series also includes two private surveys commissioned by the Pool; financial statements; a 1933 cooperative annual report; annual reports of the Pool factories, 1934-1940; cheese receipts, 1937-1938; producer and marketing agreements, [1932-1936]; and a record of salaries and expenses, 1935-1939.

The series DISSOLUTION MATERIALS contains a copy of the loan application the Pool filed with First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee; a financial summary prepared prior to liquidation; liquidation proceedings; and bankruptcy proceedings. In the liquidation proceedings file is Harry Jack's correspondence with various attorneys and advisors and correspondence between the Pool's attorneys and the courts, as well as letters regarding claims filed against the Pool. The bankruptcy proceedings file consists of legal documents about the case and includes transcripts of testimony about the Pool's activities.