Series: Audio and Visual Materials, 1959-1995

Subseries: Photographs and transparencies

Associates

Wisconsin officials, 1962-1964

1963-1980

Awards/Honorary degrees

Receiving, 1966-1972, 1976-1977, 1980

Presidential Freedom Award, Bill Clinton presents, 1995

Campaign

1959, 1961

1962

1968

General

“Whistle Stop” tour, Rolls A-F

“Whistle Stop” tour, Rolls H-X and enlargements

1974

Constituents with Nelson

Coopersmith, Esther, affair, June 23

Eagle Waters, Wisconsin, July 6-7

Kenosha sewer, Milwaukee Kiwanis Club, March 13

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by Erwin Gebhard

St. Mary's dedication, Racine, Wisconsin

Television spots with Senators Proxmire and Ervin

1980

Constituents with Nelson

Campaign meeting, circa 1968 or 1974

Clear Lake Museum booklet, undated

Constituents with Nelson

1959-1963

1960s

1970s

Children

1959-1961

1963-1968, 1974, 1978

Presenting awards, 1967, 1972-1973

Famous people

1963-1970

1971-1980

Freeman, Orville, 1961, 1965

Kennedy, John F., campaign in Wisconsin, 1960

Hearings

Nelson Subcommittees, 1968, 1973-1980

Job Corps centers and manpower hearings, Sparta, Wisconsin, 1966-1967

Indians, Menominee Restoration, Ada Deer, 1959, circa 1966, 1971, 1975

Miscellaneous snapshots

Office

Nelson and staff, circa 1960, 1963-1974, circa 1969-1972

Visitors, 1963-1980

Portraits

Carrie Lee Nelson, 1968

Close-ups, 1966-1977

Family, circa 1960

Formal, 1960s

Informal, 1960-1961

Oath of office, 1961

Press interviews, 1972

United States Capitol, 1964, circa 1968, 1972, 1974

Scenes, Apostle Islands, Outer Island

Travel/ speaking engagements

1960-1962

1963-1980

Apostle Islands (Ted Kennedy, canoeing, boat), 1965, 1967

Apostle Islands tour, with David Obey, Cecil Andrus, 1979

Beloit Corporation, 1979

Boys Town, speaking, 1971

Cuba trip, 1964

Dairy promotion in Wisconsin, 1959, 1965, 1974, undated

Earth Day, “Teach-in,” Denver and Madison, 1970 April 22

Earth Week

1971

1972

Burlington, Wisconsin, 1973

Farms visited, 1960s

Governors' Conference, Glacier Park, Montana, 1960

Madison High School graduation, 1974

Military, 1959-1965

Jewish National Fund trip, Israel, 1973

Namekagon canoe trip, 1966

Small Business Development Center (SBDC), university tour, 1980

Senate photography-VIPs, Nelson, staff, 1963-1980

Post-Senate

Earth Day, 1995

Portraits, close-ups, circa 2000

Speaking and travel

Legislation related images

Apostle Islands, 1967, 1973, 1978

Kickapoo Valley and dam

Kickapoo Valley, GAO study, 1975

Milwaukee street beautification proposal, circa 1965

Neighborhood Youth Corps in Wisconsin, circa 1965

Nelson Amendment-beautification projects, 1966-1968

Project ELF, circa 1979

Supple Marsh proposal, circa 1965

Truax Field, Milwaukee, circa 1973

Upper St. Croix, 1977-1978

Water pollution, Bill Bechtel, 1965

Wisconsin flood disaster, 1965

Wisconsin photographers' project, 1972

Youth Conservation Corps, scrapbook, circa 1973

Subseries: Negatives

Negatives have vintage prints or copies

Subseries: Miscellaneous audio recordings

Bong Air Base Controversy - Hearing in Racine, 1960

Civil Rights Conference, 1960 April 14

Democratic Political Conference Speech, 1962 January 26

Around Wisconsin with Governor Nelson, part 1, circa 1960
Note: See Audio 1173A/142 for full recording.

Faculty Conversations about Patriotism, Whitewater, circa 1960

Founders Day-San Jose State College, Address, San Jose, California, 1960 May 3

Farmers for Kennedy and Johnson, 1960

Nelson Address to D.C. Chapter of ADA; Roosevelt Day Dinner, 1962 February 17

Governor Nelson's “Go Home” speech, 1960 February

Governor Nelson's Inaugural address, Madison, Wisconsin

Governor Nelson, clip on bid for 2nd term as governor, circa 1960

Governor Nelson's Talk at United Nations Conference

Governor Nelson - Address before the State Legislature; “Go Home” Speech, Madison, Wisconsin, 1960 January 14

Governor Nelson's Dairy Farm Policy Committee Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, 1960 February 26 and May 5

Governor Nelson's Address to Joint Legislature, Madison, Wisconsin, 1960 May 17

Governor Nelson's Address to Joint Legislature, Madison, Wisconsin, 1961 January 18

Untitled

Youth Wants to Know, 1964

Menominee Legislative Dinner / Vietnam Discussion with College Students, 1970 January 26

Student Youth Volunteer Association, WSUS-Superior

Presidential Classroom for Young Americans, 1971 February 23

Adlai E. Stevenson: Address to the Civil War Roundtable, undated

Around Wisconsin with Governor Gaylord Nelson, undated

Around Wisconsin with Governor Gaylord Nelson part 2, undated
Note: See 1173A/142 for whole recording.

Civil War Roundtable with Adlai Stevenson, circa 1961

Governor Nelson Tax reform speech, 1961 December 11

History of American Congress, 1972 May 8

Samuel Byck: Project Hope/Project Pandora Box, circa 1974

Senator Nelson speaks at UW-Eau Claire, 1973 May 11

Untitled, 45-second spots, undated

Vietnam pacification, Howard Tuckner, undated

WITI-TV TV6 Report: Gaylord Nelson on war and economy, 1972 July 25

WSUS-Stevens Point program: “Urgent: For Immediate Action”, undated

Subseries: Miscellaneous films

Gaylord Nelson-Negatives/ Outtakes, circa 1958
Physical Description: 1 film reel (670 feet); sound; black and white; 16 mm archival negative 
Scope and Content Note: Negative outtakes primarily of Nelson's 1958 campaign for Governor. First section of the film is an address by Nelson to the State Assembly[?] and was probably shot after he became Governor. Also includes shots of Keith Hardie's campaign for state senator.

Governor Gaylord Nelson's Inauguration, 1959
Alternate Format: User copy available.

Physical Description: 1 film reel (455 feet); sound; black and white; 16 mm print 
Scope and Content Note: Nelson is sworn in as Wisconsin's new governor. Also present is an interview with Nelson the day after the election.

Nelson Campaign 1960-TV Spots / Arthur Schultz Film Productions, 1960
Alternate Format: User copy available.

Physical Description: 1 film reel (650 feet); silent and sound; black and white; 16 mm print 
Scope and Content Note: Several promotional spots used by Nelson during his 1960 campaign for governor.

Nelson campaign 1960 outtakes, 1960
Physical Description: 1 film reel (370 feet); silent; black and white; 16 mm archival positive (AC 442)
:   1 film reel (409 feet); sound and silent; black and white; 16 mm print (CB 037) 
Scope and Content Note: Outtakes from television spots and promotional clips used during Gaylord Nelsons 1960 campaign for governor.

Miscellaneous scenes of Gaylord Nelson, 1960?
Physical Description: 1 film reel (206 feet); silent; black and white; 16 mm print 
Scope and Content Note: This film contains scenes of Gaylord Nelson at home with his family, in the State Senate Chamber, and on the road campaigning. Some of this footage was probably used in campaign commercials.
Note: See also DD 646.

JFK campaigning for president in the 1960 Wisconsin primary election, 1960
Alternate Format: User copy available.

Physical Description: 1 film reel (413 feet); silent; black and white; 16 mm print (AC 034)
:   1 video recording (U-Matic) (circa 12 minutes); silent; black and white; 3/4 inch viewing copy (VBA 953) 
Scope and Content Note: John F. Kennedy campaigns across the state of Wisconsin prior to the Presidential primary in April 1960. Also includes footage of Jackie Kennedy with their daughter Caroline.
Note: Film is scratched throughout. Scratches on the Jackie Kennedy segment are especially numerous.

Governor's Press Conference / WTMJ-TV, 1961
Alternate Format: User copy available.

Physical Description: 1 film reel (1074 feet); sound; black and white; 16 mm print 
Scope and Content Note: Newsmen Austin Vealmer, Ray Doherty, Perry Hill, and Jack Kreuger interview Governor Nelson about current social, political, and economic issues in Wisconsin.

The Apostle Island region/ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Ashland and Bayfield County Boards, 1963
Alternate Format: User copy available.

Physical Description: 1 film reel (circa 1000 feet); sound; color; 16 mm print (print #11) Color faded, scratches (DE 834)
:   1 video recording (U-Matic); sound; color; 3/4-inch viewing copy (VBA 463) 
Scope and Content Note: Examination of the history and physical make-up of the islands. Narrated by Edward P. Morgan, this film examines preservation from both the environmental standpoint and as a recreational opportunity. Included in the film is footage of John F. Kennedy's visit, where he spoke in favor of the territory becoming a national park. Technical Credits: Consultants, Harold Jordahl and Martin Hanson; photography by Martin Hanson and Stuart Hanish; editing and sound by ASH Film Productions; script by George Vukelich. Cast Credits: Narrator: Edward P. Morgan, introduced by Gaylord Nelson (Senator); guest: John F. Kennedy.

Twentieth Century: Farmer-Feast or Famine?/ CBS News, circa 1965?
Physical Description: 1 film reel (1071 feet); sound; black and white; 16 mm print 
Scope and Content Note: News film about the plight of the American farmer. Narrated by Walter Cronkite. Credits: Directed by Willard Van Dyke and Roger Barlow.

Cedar Creek wetlands--pollution fight, 1966
Physical Description: 1 film reel (850 feet); sound; color; 16 mm archival positive 
Scope and Content Note: Film about the conservation effort made by the people of Wisconsin to clean up Cedar Creek. Follows the fight against pollution from the time the problem was recognized to the final clean-up day, September 17, 1966, in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
Note: May have been made by Libby McNeil and Libby Met-a-mold Inc.

The defenders of wildlife : your yard, their sheep/ Defenders of Wildlife, 1966
Physical Description: 1 film reel (525 feet); sound; color; 16 mm print 
Scope and Content Note: This film discusses the damage being done to the nation's public lands by commercial enterprises. The focus is on over-grazing sheep.
Note: Color faded

International labor conference-Geneva, Switzerland / WKOW-TV, 1966
Physical Description: 1 film reel (570 feet); 16 mm print (CB 024)
:   1 film reel (562 feet); 16 mm pos track (CB 026)
:   1 film reel (588 feet); sound; 16 mm magnetic track (CB 025)
:   1 film reel (744 feet); silent; black and white; 16 mm print (CB 039) 
Scope and Content Note: Senator Gaylord Nelson and Joe Floyd of WKOW-TV interview George Weater, U.S. government delegate to the Labor Conference. Senator Nelson also interviews Professor Stone of Beloit College about summer seminars in Geneva. CB 039 contains outtakes from the interview with Weater and miscellaneous footage of the conference. Cast Credits: Interviewers: Joe Floyd, Gaylord Nelson; guest: George Weater.

Badger Ordinance Pollution Film / Producer? Fritz Albert, 1969
Physical Description: 1 film reel (359 feet); silent; color; 16 mm print 
Scope and Content Note: A film of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant near Baraboo, Wisconsin, showing how much pollution it spilled into the air and water until an ordinance was passed to halt it.

Looking for an Organic America/ Rodale Films, 1972
Physical Description: 1 film reel (1,010 feet); sound; color; 16 mm archival positive 
Scope and Content Note: A look at farmers who have turned to organic farming. The film examines the economic and environmental problems that non-organic farmers are facing and compares high-tech factory farms to organic farms. Technical Credits: Producer, Burton K. Fox; photographers, Burton K. Fox, John Hoskyns-Abrahall, Winfred Scherner, Amanda Hoskyns-Abrahall, Bud Kerr. Cast Credits: Narrator: Robert Rodale (editor of “Organic Gardening”); special appearances by Eddie Albert, Gaylord Nelson.

Youth Conservation Corps / Production company unknown, circa 1973
Alternate Format: User copy available.

Physical Description: 1 film reel (514 feet); color; 16 mm print (CB 020)
:   1 film reel (514 feet); sound; 16 mm magnetic track (CB 021) 
Scope and Content Note: Several young men from the Youth Conservation Corps in Wisconsin are interviewed to find out about camp life and their impressions of the Youth Conservation program.