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Container
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2001/069
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Part 1 (2001/069, Audio 1662A; VHA 531) Original Collection, 1969-1995 (bulk 1970-1980)
6.4 cubic feet (6 record center cartons and 1 archives box), 141 tape recordings, 5 videorecordings, and 136 transparencies
: These records include radio and TV public service announcement (PSA) scripts (especially the “Informed Consumer” series), and other programming materials; press releases, the “Informed Consumer” and “Consumer Alert” print columns, and records on consumer protection slide presentations; and general administrative files, especially records on consumer organizations, conferences and conventions, and special projects undertaken by the Office of Consumer Protection. Also included is correspondence of Consumer Information Coordinator Franny Van Nevel, 1984-1989; and records of Program and Information Coordinator Peg Schmitt, 1988-1994, including records on fraud against the elderly, and records on a product advertising and labeling campaign. Non-paper materials with this accession include audio recordings of “Protection Connection” PSAs, 1977-1983 and 1991-1995, and various other PSAs and consumer protection-related programs; transparencies and audio accompaniments for the slide presentations mentioned above; and videorecordings of PSAs produced in 1993 for television broadcast.
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Radio and TV programming, 1970-1975
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Box
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Folder
1
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Radio scripts, other states
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Public service announcements (PSAs), radio and TV
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Box
1
Folder
3
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TV PSAs, identification of rolls (Tele-Prom)
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WHA-TV
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Show on credit
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Public service cuts
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Box
1
Folder
6
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“HEY SUCKER!” proposal
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Box
1
Folder
7
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PSAs
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Box
1
Folder
8
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The most effective weapon against fraud
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Box
1
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9
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Christmas program, 1972
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Rural family development project materials
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Public affairs series
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WISC-TV
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Box
1
Folder
12
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Focus public service program
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Box
1
Folder
13
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Interviews with Jerry Dean
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Box
1
Folder
14
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WITI-TV
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Box
1
Folder
15
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WUWM Radio project
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Box
1
Folder
16
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Door-to-door magazine selling radio script
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Box
1
Folder
17
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Radio correspondence
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Box
1
Folder
18-35
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WMAD Radio PSA scripts
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Box
1
Folder
36-48
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WISM Radio PSA scripts, 1972, 1974-1975
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Box
1
Folder
49
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Pending alerts
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Box
1
Folder
50
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Consumer alerts not accepted
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Box
1
Folder
51
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Milwaukee program PSAs
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Box
1
Folder
52
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List of radio and TV stations
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Box
1
Folder
53
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WISN Radio Call for Action program
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Box
1
Folder
54-55
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Christmas alerts, radio and TV
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“Informed Consumer” (subsequently “Consumer Bulletin,” 1975 June, and “Consumer Alert,” 1975 July on) radio PSA scripts
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Box
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Folder
56-66
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1972 October-1973 August
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Box
2
Folder
1-25
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1973 September-1975 September
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Print publications and slide presentations
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Box
2
Folder
26-27
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Press releases, 1979-1981, 1984-1986
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Box
2
Folder
28-30
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“Consumer Alert” print column, 1970-1990
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Box
2
Folder
31
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“Alerts released prior to establishment of current program”
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Box
2
Folder
32
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Out-of-state consumer alerts
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“Informed Consumer” print column, 1970-1974
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Mailing list
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Unapproved columns
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Box
3
Folder
3
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General correspondence
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Box
3
Folder
4
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Background information
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Initial cover letter
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“Consumer Alert” slide presentation, 1972-1975
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PH Box
31
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Slides
136 transparencies
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1662A/135
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Audio accompaniment, master tape
Cassette tape
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2001/069
Box
3
Folder
6
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Slide requests
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Box
3
Folder
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Script background
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Box
3
Folder
8
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Final script
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Box
3
Folder
9
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Procedures for distribution
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Box
3
Folder
10
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List of models/releases
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Background on photography work
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Box
3
Folder
12
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General
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“The Liberated Consumer: Some Tips for Elderly Consumers,” slide presentation, 1972-1973
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1662A/136
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Audio accompaniment
Cassette tape
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2001/069
Box
3
Folder
13
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Presentation requests
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Box
3
Folder
14
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Scripts
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Box
3
Folder
15
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Background information and memos regarding scripts
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Box
3
Folder
16
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Background information, general
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Box
3
Folder
17
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Script outline for “The Quiet Crime,” by Attorney General George Thompson
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Box
3
Folder
18
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Slide props
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Box
3
Folder
19
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Consumer Comix program, 1972-1977
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“Paper Clips: News Clippings of Interest to Office of Consumer Protection Staff”
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Box
3
Folder
20-23
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1973 July-1975 September
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Box
4
Folder
1-2
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1975 October-1976 July
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General administrative files, 1972-1980
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Box
4
Folder
3
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Wisconsin People's Rights Organization
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Energy frauds
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Box
4
Folder
5
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Advisory panels
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Box
4
Folder
6
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Consumer information appearance and project reports
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Box
4
Folder
7
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Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program
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Box
4
Folder
8
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Telephone information research
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Box
4
Folder
9
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Summer 1975 training sessions
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Box
4
Folder
10
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Liaison and outreach information
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Box
4
Folder
11
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Consumer speeches, Attorney General Robert Warren
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Box
4
Folder
12
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Federal consumer agency
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Box
4
Folder
13
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Federal preemption conference, 1976
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Box
4
Folder
14
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Goodwill
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Box
4
Folder
15-20
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Local consumer protection programs
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Milwaukee program
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Box
4
Folder
21
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Milwaukee Journal weekly column
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Conferences
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Box
4
Folder
22
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Making auto repair credible, 1980
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Box
4
Folder
23
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Consumer education, current trends and future perspectives, 1980
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Box
4
Folder
24
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“Consumer Focus,” low-income consumer conference, 1973
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Box
4
Folder
25
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Milwaukee office activities, Martin Luther King center
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Box
4
Folder
26-27
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Consumer education meetings and memos, 1972-1976
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Box
4
Folder
28
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State office building display
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Box
4
Folder
29
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Office of Economic Opportunity correspondence
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Box
4
Folder
30
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Consumer education handbooks
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Box
4
Folder
31
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Outreach activities correspondence
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Consumer organizations
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Box
4
Folder
32
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Product Safety Advisory Council, Department of Agriculture
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Box
5
Folder
1
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Stout Consumer Action Team
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Box
5
Folder
2
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Wisconsin Consumer League
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Box
5
Folder
3
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University of Wisconsin-Extension consumer education programs
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Box
5
Folder
4
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Wisconsin Information Service
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Consumer Education Advisory Council, Department of Public Instruction
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Center for Consumer Affairs
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Box
5
Folder
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Center for Democratic Action
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Box
5
Folder
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Citizens Utility Board
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Box
5
Folder
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Concerned Consumers League
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Conferences and conventions
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Box
5
Folder
10
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Conference ideas
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Box
5
Folder
11
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General
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Box
5
Folder
12
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International Women's Year meeting, 1977
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Box
5
Folder
13
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Conference of Consumer Organizations conference, 1979
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Box
5
Folder
14
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Office of Consumer Affairs consumer “catch-up” conference, 1976
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Box
5
Folder
15
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Consumer Federation of America annual meeting, 1980
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Box
5
Folder
16-17
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Public advocacy in the administrative state, 1976
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Box
5
Folder
18
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“Conspicuous Consumer,” 1979
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Box
5
Folder
19
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Brady Street Day
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Box
5
Folder
20
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Centro Nuestro open house, Milwaukee
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Box
5
Folder
21
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Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies
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Box
5
Folder
22
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Community pride expo, Milwaukee
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Box
5
Folder
23
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American Public Welfare Association/Wisconsin Social Services Association conference, 1978
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Box
5
Folder
24
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Consumer protection locally
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Box
5
Folder
25
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Elderly conference, 1977
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Box
5
Folder
26
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University of Wisconsin-Extension 4-H conference, 1977
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Box
5
Folder
27-28
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Consumer education conferences, 1977
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Box
5
Folder
29
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Citizen action and advocacy, 1977
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Box
5
Folder
30
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“Consumer Representatives: Are They Making a Difference?,” 1979
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Box
5
Folder
31
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County consumer protection agencies
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Box
5
Folder
32
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County Boards Association conference, 1978
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Box
5
Folder
33
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Fun fest for the young at heart, Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids, 1979
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Box
5
Folder
34
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“Gaining Access” seminar
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Box
5
Folder
35
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Juneteenth Day fair
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Box
5
Folder
36
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Mayfair Mall exhibit
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Box
5
Folder
37
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State fair, 1977
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Box
5
Folder
38
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96th Wisconsin Human Services Conference, 1977
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Box
5
Folder
39
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Mexican Independence Day
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Box
5
Folder
40
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Milwaukee Teachers Education Association convention, 1979
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Box
5
Folder
41
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National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators, 1976
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Box
5
Folder
42
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National Association of Attorneys General
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Box
5
Folder
43
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Consumer/energy workshop, Sheboygan, 1979
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Box
5
Folder
44
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Skip the Red Tape Day, 1979
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Box
5
Folder
45-46
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Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators, 1977-1978
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Box
5
Folder
47-53
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Wisconsin Education Association conventions, 1972-1973, 1975-1979
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Wisconsin Social Services Association annual conference, 1977
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Box
6
Folder
2
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Milwaukee Teachers Education Association convention, 1977
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Box
6
Folder
3-8
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Summerfest, 1975-1977
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Special projects
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Box
6
Folder
9
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Bibliography, consumer protection
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Box
6
Folder
10-11
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Bulletin board posters
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Box
6
Folder
12
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Bus posters
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Box
6
Folder
13
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Bilingual information mailing, 1978
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Box
6
Folder
14
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Conference packet information
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Box
6
Folder
15
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“Consumer Experience” slide program
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Box
6
Folder
16
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Consumer law outline
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Box
6
Folder
17
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Educator mailing, 1978
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Box
6
Folder
18
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Exhibit availability mailing for state organizations
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Box
6
Folder
19-20
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Index to consumer laws
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Box
6
Folder
21
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Information request study
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Box
6
Folder
22
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Legislative information mailing
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Box
6
Folder
23
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Library, Office of Consumer Protection
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Box
6
Folder
24-25
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Liaison activities
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Box
6
Folder
26
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Map display project
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Box
6
Folder
27
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Milwaukee outreach project
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Box
6
Folder
28
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Newsletter, procedures and background
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Box
6
Folder
29-30
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Print media, Wisconsin Democrat article
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Box
6
Folder
31
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PSA survey, 1974
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Box
6
Folder
32
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Resources
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Spanish speakers
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Box
6
Folder
33-35
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Spanish mailing
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Box
6
Folder
36
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Spanish display
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Box
6
Folder
37
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Spanish PSA spots
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Box
6
Folder
38
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Speaker referral list
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Box
6
Folder
39
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Telephone industry scripts
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Box
6
Folder
40
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Wisconsin public libraries
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PSAs
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Box
6
Folder
41-43
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Procedures and background
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Box
6
Folder
44
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Form letter
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Box
6
Folder
45
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Idea file
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Miscellaneous
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Box
6
Folder
46-47
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Enforcement Bulletin, 1973 May and 1974 April
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Box
6
Folder
48
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Resource referral list
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Refund of excess interest paid on revolving charge accounts
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Box
6
Folder
49
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Fact sheet
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Box
6
Folder
50
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Legislative letter
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Box
6
Folder
51
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Publicity
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Box
6
Folder
52
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Wisconsin Consumers League
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Box
6
Folder
53
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PSA
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Box
6
Folder
54
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Final letter from Attorney General sent to radio stations state-wide
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Box
6
Folder
55
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“The Poor Pay More” fact sheet (not issued)
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Box
6
Folder
56-57
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Spanish information sheets/brochures
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Box
6
Folder
58
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Printed material evaluation file
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Box
6
Folder
59
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“Articles we helped write”
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Box
6
Folder
60
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Speaking request procedures
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Box
6
Folder
61
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Baby portraits, proposed fact sheet
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Box
6
Folder
62
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Office of Consumer Protection reports
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Box
6
Folder
63
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Audit, 1976
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Franny Van Nevel, Consumer Information Coordinator, correspondence
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Box
6
Folder
64-66
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1984-1987
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Box
7
Folder
1
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1988-1989
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Peg Schmitt, Program and Information Coordinator
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Fraud against the elderly
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Box
7
Folder
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General, 1991-1994
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Box
7
Folder
3
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“Justice for Seniors” program, 1990
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Product advertising/labeling campaign, 1992-1993
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Box
7
Folder
4
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Request for proposals
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Proposals
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Box
7
Folder
5
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Hiebing Group
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Box
7
Folder
6
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Knupp and Watson
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Box
7
Folder
7
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Waldbillig and Besteman
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Zillman Advertising
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Box
7
Folder
9
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Zillman Advertising campaign
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Box
7
Folder
10
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Volkswagen claim program, 1988-1990
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Audio recordings
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“Protection Connection” PSAs
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1662A/1
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1977 December
Cassette tape
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1662A/2
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1978 April
Cassette tape
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1662A/3-26
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1978 June-1980 May
24 cassette tapes
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1662A/27-29
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1980 June-August
3 reel-to-reel tapes
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1662A/30-32
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1980 September-October, December
3 cassette tapes
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1662A/33
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1981 January
Reel-to-reel tape
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1662A/34-50
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1981 February-1982 June
17 cassette tapes
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1662A/51
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1982 August
Reel-to-reel tape
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1662A/52-58
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1982 September-1983 March
7 cassette tapes
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1662A/59
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1983 April
Reel-to-reel tape
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1662A/60-63
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1983 May-August
4 cassette tapes
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1662A/64
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1983 September
Reel-to-reel tape
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1662A/65-67
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1983 October-December
3 cassette tapes
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1662A/68-99
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1991 January-1993 August
32 cassette tapes
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1662A/100-109
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1993 October-1994 July
10 cassette tapes
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1662A/110-115
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1994 November-1995 April
6 cassette tapes
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1662A/116-120
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1995 July-October, December
5 cassette tapes
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Other PSAs
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1662A/121-123
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Holiday consumer messages from the Attorney General's Office, 1969-1970, undated
3 reel-to-reel tapes
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1662A/124
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Consumer justice special order (telemarketing, sweepstakes, elder fraud, door-to-door sales), 1993 October
Reel-to-reel tape
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Consumer justice radio series, undated
3 cassette tapes
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1662A/125
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Cuts 1-4, Federal Trade Commission, mail order, basement waterproofing, book and record clubs
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1662A/126
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Cuts 13-16, travel promotions, health spas, energy devices, insurance
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1662A/127
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Cuts 25-28, home improvement schemes, contractors, and contracts; and consumer information
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1662A/128
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1970s good year, weatherizing the home, correspondence schools, warranties, undated
Cassette tape
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1662A/129
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Renting, deceptive advertising, phony billing schemes, work-at-home plans, undated
Cassette tape
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1662A/130
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“Consumer Alert,” undated
Cassette tape
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1662A/131
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“Alerta Consumidor,” Consumer Justice Protection Connection, WHA Radio, undated
Cassette tape
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1662A/132
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Memorial Day spots, WBEV Radio, undated
Reel-to-reel tape
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1662A/133
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Consumer Education Week (April 26-May 3)
Reel-to-reel tape
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1662A/134
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WHBY Radio, “Tooth Fairy” and “Dougherty,” undated
Reel-to-reel tape
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Slide presentation accompaniments
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1662A/135
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“Consumer Alert” master tape, 1974 December
Cassette tape
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1662A/136
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“The Liberated Consumer: Some Tips for Elderly Consumers,” undated
Cassette tape
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Miscellaneous recordings
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1662A/137
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WKTY Radio, La Crosse, 1973 August
Reel-to-reel tape
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1662A/138
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“How to Be an Assertive Consumer” brown bag, Franny Van Nevel, 1980 April
Cassette tape
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1662A/139
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News columns, programs 1-4, undated
Cassette tape
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Messages in support of the People-to-People program, undated
2 reel-to-reel tapes
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1662A/140
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From President Eisenhower
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1662A/141
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From Lowell Thomas
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Videorecordings
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VHA 531
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Telemarketing, sweepstakes, elder fraud, “Harold” and vacuum PSAs (for Wisconsin Public Television), 1993 December
VHS video cassette
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2001/069
Video
1
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Jim Doyle PSAs, 1993 March
3/4-inch U-matic video cassette
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Zillman Advertising PSAs
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Video
2
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“Window,” 1993 March
3/4-inch U-matic video cassette
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Video
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“Light” and “Ozone Friendly,” undated
3/4-inch U-matic video cassette
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“Ozone” and “Health,” 1993 April
VHS video cassette
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