Paul F. Hunter, Jr. Papers and Photographs,

Contents List

Container Title
M2018-061
Part 1 (M2018-061, Audio 2065A/1-64): Original Collection, 1960s-2017
Physical Description: 23.8 cubic feet (22 record center cartons, 3 archives boxes, 1 half-archives box, and 1 flat box), 64 audio recordings, and 0.6 cubic feet of photographs (3 half-archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Papers include drafts and research for books, publisher materials, teaching materials, speeches and presentations, correspondence, awards and nominations, photographs and slides, and audio and video recordings. Book subjects and types include rural, historical, novels and children's books, and adult education and leadership. Correspondence includes both professional and personal. Photographs include a scrapbook on a cheese factory, pictures from book signings and writing workshops, and personal photographs. Audio and video recordings include book events as well as recordings about breweries, cheese, agriculture, histories on the Village of Wild Rose, Waushara County, the Ringling Brothers, UW-Extension history, and leadership. Also includes personal journals from 1988-1994. The first five series names are based on the breakdown of titles on his website. The titles are then arranged alphabetically.
Series: Rural Life Series and Other Country Life Books
Cabin in the Country
Box   1
  Folder   1
Materials, 1971
Country Wisdom: Timeless Values and Virtues from the American Heartland
Box   7
  Folder   26
Proposal, 1995
Every Farm Tells a Story: A Tale of Family Values
Box   6
  Folder   5-6
Materials, 2003
Box   26
  Folder   13
Editorial correspondence and revisions, 2004
Land Still Lives
Box   7
  Folder   25
Outline
Limping Through Life: A Farm Boy's Polio Memoir
Box   7
  Folder   16
Materials, 2012
Never Curse the Rain: A Farm Boy's Reflections on Water
Box   10
  Folder   13
Notebook, 2015
The Quiet Season: Remembering Country Winters
Box   7
  Folder   15
Materials, 2011-2012
Rural Wisdom: Time-Honored Values of the Midwest
Box   2
  Folder   13-15
Drafts, 1995-1997
Box   3
  Folder   1
Drafts, 1995-1997 (continued)
Box   3
  Folder   2
Publishing, 1997
Rural Wit and Wisdom: Time-Honored Values from the Heartland
Box   26
  Folder   11
Final proofs, 2012
Skiing into Wisconsin
Note: See photographs in Photographs and Slides, Research and publication images.
Box   1
  Folder   18
Proposal, 1985
Box   1
  Folder   19-20
Research
When Chores Were Done: Boyhood Stories
Box   3
  Folder   13
Materials, 1999
Whispers and Shadows: A Naturalist's Memoir
Box   7
  Folder   17-18
Materials, 2013-2014
Box   10
  Folder   14
Notebook, 2013
Wisconsin Traveler's Companion: A Guide to Country Sights
Box   2
  Folder   12
Materials, 1995-1996
Box   25
  Folder   1
Proofs, 1997
Box   7
  Folder   27-29
“Rural Traveler's Companion” materials, 1996
Series: Historical Books
Barns of Wisconsin
Box   1
  Folder   2
First edition marketing, 1977
Box   1
  Folder   3-5
First edition reviews, 1977-1979
Box   1
  Folder   6
Second edition revision materials, 1995-1998
Box   1
  Folder   7-17
Revised edition revision materials, 2008-2010
Breweries of Wisconsin
Note: See photographs in Photographs and Slides, Research and publication images.
Box   1
  Folder   36-47
Brewery research, 1982-1988
Box   2
  Folder   1-6
Brewery research, 1982-1988 (continued)
Box   1
  Folder   29-34
Research correspondence and notes, 1982-1985
Box   1
  Folder   35
Writing fragments and research, 1985
Box   1
  Folder   25
Editorial correspondence, 1985
Box   1
  Folder   28
Illustrations, 1983
Box   1
  Folder   21-22
Draft with edits, 1987
Box   1
  Folder   23-24
Revisions, 1988
Box   1
  Folder   26-27
Marketing, 1991
Box   2
  Folder   9-11
2005 edition research, 2003-2004
Box   2
  Folder   7-8
2005 edition revisions, 2004
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition
Box   3
  Folder   9-12
Research and reference materials, 1996-1998, 2014
Box   3
  Folder   30
Reference materials
Box   3
  Folder   8
To do list, 1996
Box   3
  Folder   7
Book list, 1996
Box   3
  Folder   6
Interview transcripts, 1996-1997
Box   3
  Folder   4-5
Correspondence, 1996-1997
Box   3
  Folder   3
Partial manuscript, 1996-1997
Garden Wisdom: Lessons Learned from 60 Years of Gardening
Box   26
  Folder   12
Final proofs, 2011
Horse Drawn Days: A Century of Farming with Horses
Box   6
  Folder   35-37
Research, 2005-2007
Box   7
  Folder   1-3
Research, 2005-2007 (continued)
Box   6
  Folder   33-34
Marketing, 2009-2010
Old Farm: A History
Box   6
  Folder   21
Proposal, 2005
Box   6
  Folder   22
Ideas and organization, 2004-2006
Box   6
  Folder   25-26
Research and drafts, 2004-2005
Box   6
  Folder   23
Marketing, 2008
Box   6
  Folder   24
Reviews, 2008
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
Box   3
  Folder   15-16
Research, 1998-2001
Box   26
  Folder   1-9
Research, 1998-2001 (continued)
Box   3
  Folder   14
Materials and research list, 1999-2000
Ringlingville USA: The Stupendous Story of Seven Siblings and Their Stunning Circus Success
Note: See photographs in Photographs and Slides, Research and publication images.
Box   3
  Folder   26-29
Research, 1994-2004
Box   4
Research, 1994-2004 (continued)
Box   5
Research, 1994-2004 (continued)
Box   6
  Folder   1-3
Research, 2002-2004
Box   3
  Folder   25
Research list, 2002
Box   3
  Folder   18
Draft with edits, 2003-2004
Box   3
  Folder   19-20
Revisions, 2001-2003
Box   3
  Folder   21
Publishing correspondence, 2004
Box   6
  Folder   8
Publishing correspondence, 2006
Box   3
  Folder   22
Image permissions, 2004
Box   3
  Folder   23-24
Photos and captions, 2004
Box   6
  Folder   4
Presentations, 2004
Box   6
  Folder   7
Book proposal, outline, and contract, 2005
Roshara Journal: Chronicling Four Seasons, Fifty Years, and 120 Acres
Box   7
  Folder   19
Materials, 2014
Box   10
  Folder   15
Notebook, 2014
Telling Your Story
Box   7
  Folder   21
Instruction, 2013
Box   10
  Folder   15
Notebook, 2013
Box   7
  Folder   23
Research, 2013-2014
Box   7
  Folder   20
Proposal, 2014
Box   7
  Folder   22
Interviews
Box   7
  Folder   24
Author questionnaire
Wisconsin Agriculture: A History
Box   9
Research materials, 1999, 2009-2012
Box   8
Research materials, 2009-2012
Box   10
  Folder   12
Notebook, 2014
Box   26
  Folder   10
Correspondence and edits, 2014-2015
Series: Novels
Blue Shadows Farm: A Novel
Box   6
  Folder   27
Outlines, 2007
Box   6
  Folder   28-30
Drafts with edits, 2007
Box   6
  Folder   31
Composition notes, 2008
Box   6
  Folder   32
Revisions, 2008-2009
Cranberry Red: A Novel
Box   7
  Folder   9
Proposal, 2008-2009
Box   7
  Folder   10
Editing and cover, 2010
In a Pickle: A Family Farm Story
Box   6
  Folder   16
Research, 2004
Box   6
  Folder   9
Revisions, 2005
Box   6
  Folder   10
Editorial correspondence, 2007
Box   6
  Folder   11
Pre-publication correspondence, 2007
Box   6
  Folder   12
Marketing, 2007
Box   6
  Folder   13-14
Promotion, 2007
Box   6
  Folder   15
Reviews, 2007-2008
Box   6
  Folder   17-18
Audiobook idea and correspondence, 2008-2009
Letters from Hillside Farm
Box   7
  Folder   13
Proposal, 2000
Box   7
  Folder   14
Proposal, 2006
Box   10
  Folder   12
Notebook, 2015
Tamarack River Ghost: A Novel
Box   7
  Folder   11
Materials, 2012
Box   7
  Folder   12
Reviews, 2012
The Travels of Increase Joseph: A Historical Novel About a Pioneer Preacher
Box   7
  Folder   4
Writing fragments and character list, 2000-2002
Box   7
  Folder   5
Proof with revisions, 2003
Box   7
  Folder   6
Correspondence, 2003-2004
Box   7
  Folder   7
Release, 2003
Box   7
  Folder   8
Reviews, 2008
Series: Adult Education and Leadership Books, and Other Teaching Books and Writings
Improving Your Writing Skills
Box   11
  Folder   1
Outline and proposals, 1981
Box   11
  Folder   2-14
Early draft chapter 1-13, 1981
Box   11
  Folder   15-16
Revised draft, 1981
Leadership for the Emerging Age
Box   11
  Folder   20
Proposal, 1991
Box   26
  Folder   14
Drafts and presentations, 1993
Box   11
  Folder   21-22
Draft with edits, 1994
Box   26
  Folder   15
Publisher correspondence, 1994
Mastering the Teaching of Adults
Box   11
  Folder   19
Draft with edits, 1990
Problems in Continuing Education
Box   24
  Folder   2
Galley, circa 1970s
Box   25
  Folder   2
Proofs, circa 1970s
Study Skills for Adults Returning to School
Box   11
  Folder   17-18
Draft with edits, 1978
Box   24
  Folder   1
Master, 1978
Teaching from the Heart
Box   11
  Folder   31
Research notes, 1989-1994
Box   12
  Folder   1-3
Research notes, 1989-1994 (continued)
Box   11
  Folder   23
Outlines, 1991-1994
Box   11
  Folder   30
Publishing guidelines and correspondence, 1994-1995
Box   11
  Folder   24-26
Drafts, 1995
Box   11
  Folder   27-29
Edits, 1995
Other education writing projects and materials
Box   12
  Folder   4
"Becoming a Master Teacher" market information, 1988-1991
Box   12
  Folder   5
Teaching life story writing, 1986-1990
Box   12
  Folder   6
Life Story book, 1992-1997
Box   12
  Folder   7
Journal for Continuing Education article, 1990
Box   12
  Folder   8
Adult and Continuing Education Today columns, 1987-1991
Box   12
  Folder   9
Rejections, 1967-1969
Box   13
Educational writing materials
Box   23
  Folder   14
"Issues in Continuing Education in the Eighties," 1981
Box   23
  Folder   15
"Characteristics and Problems of Older Returning Students," circa 1980s
Box   24
  Folder   3
"Adult Learner on Campus" master, 1980
Series: Children's Books
Casper Jaggi: Master Swiss Cheese Maker
Box   6
  Folder   20
Research, 2005-2006
Box   6
  Folder   19
Drafts, 2007
Stormy
Box   3
  Folder   17
Materials, 2001
Series: Publisher Materials
Box   10
  Folder   16-18
Badger Books, 2004-2006
Box   10
  Folder   19
Partners Book Distributing Inc., 2005
Box   10
  Folder   20-22
Voyageur Press, 2004
Box   10
  Folder   23-25
UW Press, 2004, 2008, 2014
Box   10
  Folder   26-30
Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2005-2014
Box   23
  Folder   13
Miscellaneous publishing, 2011-2012
Box   10
  Folder   31-33
Book promotion, 2001-2014
Box   10
  Folder   34
Publisher catalogs
Box   10
  Folder   35-48
Reviews, 2003-2014
Box   10
  Folder   49-50
Gift books and donations, 2004-2005
Box   10
  Folder   51-55
Miscellaneous writing and materials
Series: Other Writing Materials and Projects
Box   7
  Folder   30
Agri-view column, circa 1996
Box   7
  Folder   31
"Strawstock Wisdom"
Box   7
  Folder   32
Wild Rose histories, 1957-1968
Box   7
  Folder   33-34
Untitled manuscript fragments (possibly Village of Roses)
Box   7
  Folder   35
"Echoes From the Land," 1998
Box   7
  Folder   36
"Brewing and Distilling," Oxford Companion to United States History entry, 2000
Box   7
  Folder   37
Children's book projects
Box   7
  Folder   38-39
Cookbooks
Box   7
  Folder   40-41
Audio CD project, 2004-2005
Box   7
  Folder   42
"Summer at the Cannery," 2009
Box   7
  Folder   43
"First Tractor," 2009
Box   7
  Folder   44
Wild Rose High School Centennial, 2011
Box   7
  Folder   45
Magazine contributions, 2012
Box   7
  Folder   46
"Old Oak, Sacred Sand" proposal, 2014
Box   10
  Folder   1-4
Miscellaneous writing and research, circa 2000s
Box   10
  Folder   5-11
Writing ideas, 1998-2003
Box   10
  Folder   14
"Old Oak, Sacred Sand" notebook, 2013
Series: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Continuing and Vocational Education
Box   12
  Folder   10-16
Higher Education in a Learning Society research, 1986
Box   12
  Folder   23-24
Wisconsin Extension Association Council minutes, 1979-1990
Box   12
  Folder   25-27
Wisconsin Idea Commission, 1984, circa 2010
Box   12
  Folder   28
Center for Excellence proposal, 1988
Box   27
Life story writing, 1995
Series: University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Extension Leadership Development
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Box   14
  Folder   1
Project, 1988-1989
Box   14
  Folder   2
News release, 1987
Box   14
  Folder   3
Planning, 1986
Box   14
  Folder   4
Proposal, 1986
Box   14
  Folder   5-6
Meetings, 1984-1986
Box   14
  Folder   7-8
Project proposal, 1988-1989
Box   14
  Folder   9
Participants March program, 1986-1988
Box   14
  Folder   10
Tulsa faculty seminar, 1988
Box   14
  Folder   11
Orlando faculty seminar, 1988-1989
Box   14
  Folder   12
Contracts with participants, 1987
Box   14
  Folder   13
Project background information, 1987
Box   14
  Folder   14
Faculty seminar, 1986-1987
Box   14
  Folder   15-16
Budget, 1988-1991
Box   14
  Folder   17
Budget guidelines, 1991-1993
Box   14
  Folder   18-20
W.K. Kellogg Foundation proposals, 1985, 1996
Box   14
  Folder   21
Scholarly development project, 1986-1988
Box   26
  Folder   16
Foods Systems Professions Education Leadership Development Initiative, 1995
Box   26
  Folder   17
Foods Systems Professions Education Leadership Development Advisory Team IV meeting, 1995
National Extension Leadership Development
Box   14
  Folder   22
National Extension Leadership Development proposal, 1990
Box   14
  Folder   23-24
Executive meeting materials, 1987-1994
Box   14
  Folder   25
Europe meeting, 1992
Box   14
  Folder   26
Mexico seminar, 1993
Box   14
  Folder   27-32
Budget materials, 1991-1994
Box   14
  Folder   33-36
Program materials, 1992-1994
Box   14
  Folder   37-41
National Extension Leadership Development book, 1992-1993
Box   14
  Folder   42
Leadership philosophy, 1994
Series: Other Teaching Materials
Box   12
  Folder   17-18
University of Wisconsin Continuing and Vocational Education, 1988-1995
Box   12
  Folder   19
Independent study life story writing course, 1994
Box   12
  Folder   20
Heartful Learning online course, 1995
Box   12
  Folder   21
Edgewood College, 1996
Box   12
  Folder   22
Northern Illinois University, 1996
Box   12
  Folder   29-32
Teaching Non-fiction writing materials, circa 1990s
Series: Meetings, Speaking Events, and Workshops
Continuing education and adult learning related events
Box   15
  Folder   1
Learning Resources Network conference, 1986
Box   15
  Folder   2
Winona workshop, 1990
Box   15
  Folder   3-6
University of Victoria, 1991
Box   15
  Folder   7
Penn State adult education program, 1990-1991
Box   15
  Folder   8
Pennsylvania State University, 1991
Box   15
  Folder   9
Mount Plains Adult Education Association, 1991
Box   15
  Folder   10-11
Phi Delta Kappa conference, 1991-1992
Box   15
  Folder   12
College Board, 1991
Box   15
  Folder   13
Minnesota Extension Service, 1991
Box   15
  Folder   14
University of Illinois continuing education conference, 1991
Box   15
  Folder   15
Ohio State leadership inservice, 1991
Box   15
  Folder   16-17
UW Extension leadership group, 1992
Box   15
  Folder   18
National University, 1991-1992
Box   15
  Folder   19
Buffalo State College, 1992
Box   15
  Folder   20
National Extension Leadership Development assembly, 1992
Box   15
  Folder   21
W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1992
Box   15
  Folder   22
Southern Regional Development Center, 1992
Box   15
  Folder   23
National Leadership Assembly, 1993
Box   15
  Folder   24
University of Saskatchewan, 1992-1993
Box   15
  Folder   25
North Central Urban Conference, 1993
Box   15
  Folder   26
American Agricultural Economics Association, 1993
Box   15
  Folder   27
Utah State University, 1993
Box   15
  Folder   28-29
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 1993-1995
Box   15
  Folder   30
Montana State University, 1993
Box   15
  Folder   31
Minnesota Association of Continuing Adult Education, 1993
Box   15
  Folder   32
University of Wisconsin-Stout adult student conference, 1993
Box   15
  Folder   33-34
National Extension Leadership Development North Central, 1993-1994
Box   15
  Folder   35
Wisconsin Extension county office chair, 1992-1993
Box   15
  Folder   36
UW Extension Agents, 1992-1994
Box   15
  Folder   37
National University Continuing Education Association conference, 1994
Box   15
  Folder   38
Minnesota Extension Summer School, 1993-1994
Box   15
  Folder   39
Epsilon Sigma Phi national meeting, 1994
Box   15
  Folder   40
Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership program, 1994
Box   15
  Folder   41
Wisconsin Association for Adult & Continuing Education conference, 1994
Box   15
  Folder   42
University of Manitoba, 1994
Box   15
  Folder   43
New Jersey Association for Lifelong Learning keynote, 1994
Box   15
  Folder   44
San Antonio Livestock Exposition Leadership Extension Program, 1995
Box   15
  Folder   45
North Central State Staff Development Conference, 1995
Box   15
  Folder   46
Silver Lake College, 1996
Box   15
  Folder   47
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay presentation, 1996
Box   15
  Folder   48-49
Alliance for Continuing Medical Education meeting, 1996
Box   15
  Folder   50
Wisconsin Academy Vision Group, 1996
Box   15
  Folder   51
National Retired Teachers Association Meeting, 1997
Box   15
  Folder   52
Mountain Plains Adult Education Association conference, 1998
Box   15
  Folder   53
Learning Never Ends colloquium, 1999
Box   15
  Folder   54
Chicago Learning Resource Network conference, 2000
Box   27
  Folder   1-2
Merrill Leadership Program, 1993-1996
Box   27
  Folder   3
Executive Development, LERN 1993
Box   27
  Folder   4
Heart of Learning Workshop, 1994
Box   27
  Folder   5
University of Alaska Anchorage, 1995
Box   27
  Folder   6
Adult Education conference, 1995
Box   27
  Folder   7
Commission for a Nation of Lifelong Learners meeting, 1996
Writing and book related workshops and events
Box   15
  Folder   55-56
Council for Wisconsin Writers, 1989-1985
Box   15
  Folder   57
Wisconsin Authors and Publishers Alliance, 1988
Box   15
  Folder   58
Rib Mountain Library meeting, 1991
Box   15
  Folder   59
Wisconsin Regional Writers Association, 1992
Box   15
  Folder   60
Wisconsin Retired Educators Association, 1994
Box   15
  Folder   61-64
Life Story Writing class notes, 1994-1995
Box   15
  Folder   65
UW Writing Insititute, 1997
Box   15
  Folder   66
Amery workshop, 1998
Box   15
  Folder   67-68
Advanced Life Story Writing, 1998-1999
Box   16
  Folder   1
A Celebration of Agriculture, 1998
Box   16
  Folder   2
Loras College, 1999
Box   16
  Folder   3
Northern Lake Center for the Arts workshop, 2000
Box   16
  Folder   4-5
Creative Non-Fiction workshop, 2000-2001
Box   16
  Folder   6
Southern Wisconsin educational in-service, 2002
Box   16
  Folder   7
Wild Rose Public Library, 2002
Box   16
  Folder   8
Epsilon Sigma Phi, 2002
Box   16
  Folder   9
College Days, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   10
Parkside School, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   11
Regional Publishers Panel, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   12
Washburn Writing Workshop, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   13
Robert E. Gard Foundation event, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   14
Gard Festival, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   15
Wisconsin Book Festival, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   16
Washington County Senior Conference, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   17
National Association of County Agricultural Agents meeting, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   18
Farm Technology Days, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   19
Retired professors, 2003
Box   16
  Folder   20-21
Elderhostel Green Lake, 2004-2005
Box   16
  Folder   22
Writers' Institute, 2004
Box   16
  Folder   23
Sheboygan County Historical Society, 2004
Box   16
  Folder   24
Hamlin Garland Days, 2004
Box   16
  Folder   25
Madison Writer's Group, 2004
Box   16
  Folder   26
Marathon County Historical Society, 2004
Box   16
  Folder   27
Kewaunee County Historical Society, 2004
Box   16
  Folder   28
UW Foundation Arizona Trip, 2004
Box   16
  Folder   29-30
Humanities Speakers Bureau, 2004-2008
Box   16
  Folder   31
Wisconsin Historical Society workshop, 2005
Box   16
  Folder   32
Wisconsin library events, 2005
Box   16
  Folder   33
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee writing workshop, 2006
Box   16
  Folder   34
James Duncan Memorial, 2006
Box   16
  Folder   35
Events, 2009
Box   16
  Folder   36
Local History and Preservation conference, 2010
Box   16
  Folder   37
Midwest Booksellers Association Trade Show, 2010
Box   16
  Folder   38-39
Senator Tammy Baldwin staff retreat, 2010, 2013
Box   16
  Folder   40-41
Extension workshop, 2012
Box   16
  Folder   42
Morton Aboretum, 2012
Box   16
  Folder   43
Heartland Farm Forum, 2014
Box   16
  Folder   44
Wisconsin Academy, 2014
Box   16
  Folder   45
Midwest Agriculture Secretaries, 2015
Box   16
  Folder   46-48
Write by the Lake, 2002-2006
Box   16
  Folder   49
Cuba Club presentation, 1990
Box   16
  Folder   50
Barn Preservation workshop, 1995
Box   16
  Folder   51
Giving Old Barns New Life workshop, 1996
Box   16
  Folder   52
Michigan Barns Preservation Network meeting, 1997
Box   16
  Folder   53
Barnstorm Wisconsin, 2000
Box   16
  Folder   54-78
School of the Arts at Rhinelander, 1981-2003
Box   17
  Folder   1-42
The Clearing Folk School, 1990-2016
Box   27
  Folder   8
School of the Arts at Rhinelander, 1996
Box   27
  Folder   10
Speaking engagements list, 1996-1997
Radio and Television programs
Box   17
  Folder   43-50
Requests and materials, 2002-2016
Consulting
Box   17
  Folder   51-54
1994-1996, 2011
Series: Speeches and Presentations
Box   18
  Folder   1-3
Presentations and correspondence, 1980-1988
Box   18
  Folder   4-24
Presentations, 2002-2016
Box   17
  Folder   59-61
Speeches, 1989-1991, 2000
Box   17
  Folder   55-58
Speaking, 2002, 2015-2017
Series: Correspondence
Box   19
General, 1979-2004
Box   20
General, 2003-2017
Publishers
Box   21
  Folder   1-7
McGraw Hill, 1979-1981
Box   21
  Folder   8-10
Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2006, 2011, 2015
Box   21
  Folder   11
Fulcrum Publishing, 2010
Box   21
  Folder   12
UW Press, 2011
Box   21
  Folder   13-14
Miscellaneous publishing correspondence, 1980-1986
Box   21
  Folder   15-20
Continuing Education, 1969-1987
Box   21
  Folder   21-24
Personal, 1981-1984, 1991
Box   21
  Folder   37
Personal, 1986
Box   21
  Folder   25-28
Writing, 1993-1996
Correspondents by name
Box   21
  Folder   29-30
Adrian, Judy, 1993-1994
Box   21
  Folder   31
Draves, Bill, 1991-1995
Box   21
  Folder   32
Erickson, Chuck, 2004
Box   21
  Folder   33
Knowles, Malcom, 1981-1985
Box   21
  Folder   34
Martin, Casey, 1995
Box   21
  Folder   35
Sternig, Larry, 1993-1994
Box   21
  Folder   36
Thompson, Kate, 2008
Box   22
  Folder   1-10
Email and mailing lists
Miscellaneous
Box   22
  Folder   11
Barn, 2000-2001
Box   22
  Folder   12
Leadership, 1992
Box   22
  Folder   13
Thank you notes, 2016
Box   22
  Folder   14
Wisconsin Academy, 1999
Series: Awards and Nominations
Box   23
  Folder   1
Council for Wisconsin Writers, 2006
Box   23
  Folder   2
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Distinguished Service Award, 2010
Box   23
  Folder   3-4
Christopher Latham Sholes award nomination, 2008, 2010
Box   23
  Folder   5
Miscellaneous awards and nominations, 2016-2017
Series: Miscellaneous
Box   23
  Folder   6-7
Personal journals, 1988-1994
Box   23
  Folder   8
Wisconsin Folk Museum materials, 1994
Box   23
  Folder   9
Transition party, circa 1993
Box   23
  Folder   10
News releases, 2008
Box   23
  Folder   11
Marketing materials
Box   23
  Folder   12
Humanities Council grant proposal, 1995
Box   23
  Folder   16
The Barnebirkie Book, a gift from Christine Maestri, 1995
Box   27
  Folder   11
Wisconsin Planning Academy, 1997
Audio 2065A
Series: Audio Recordings
Audio   2065A/1
Breweries of Wisconsin, 1982 January 11
Audio   2065A/2
Breweries of Wisconsin, 1982 February 11
Audio   2065A/3
Breweries of Wisconsin, 1982 March 2
Audio   2065A/4
Breweries of Wisconsin, 1982 March 17
Audio   2065A/5
Breweries of Wisconsin, 1982 June 4
Audio   2065A/6
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1995 May 2
Audio   2065A/7-8
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1995
Audio   2065A/9
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 September
Audio   2065A/10
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 October 7
Audio   2065A/11
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 October 8
Audio   2065A/12
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 October 25
Audio   2065A/13-15
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 October 30
Audio   2065A/16
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 November 1
Audio   2065A/17
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 November 18
Audio   2065A/18
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 November 22
Audio   2065A/19-20
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 December 5
Audio   2065A/21
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 December 11
Audio   2065A/22
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1996 December 16
Audio   2065A/23
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1997 January 9
Audio   2065A/24-25
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1997 January 10
Audio   2065A/26
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1997 February 2
Audio   2065A/27-28
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1997 April 8
Audio   2065A/29
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 1997 April 23
Audio   2065A/30
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, 2000 March 7
Audio   2065A/31-32
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, 2000 March 15
Audio   2065A/33
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, 2000 April 11
Audio   2065A/34
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, 2000 April 20
Audio   2065A/35
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, 2000 May 22
Audio   2065A/36
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, 2000 June 12
Audio   2065A/37
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, 2000 September 19
Audio   2065A/38
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, 2001 January 4
Audio   2065A/39
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, 2001 February 16
Audio   2065A/40
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, 2001 March 9
Audio   2065A/41
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, undated
Audio   2065A/42
Ringlingville, USA, 2001 August 20
Audio   2065A/43
Ringlingville, USA, 2001 December 10
Audio   2065A/44-45
Ringlingville, USA, 2001 September 12
Audio   2065A/46
Ringlingville, USA, 2002 January 4
Audio   2056A/47
Ringlingville, USA, 2002 January 16
Audio   2065A/48
Ringlingville, USA, 2002 February 9
Audio   2065A/49
Ringlingville, USA, 2002 July 14
Audio   2065A/50
Ringlingville, USA, circa 2004
Audio   2065A/51
Ringlingville, USA
Audio   2065A/52
Wisconsin Agriculture: A History, 2006 January
Audio   2065A/53
Wisconsin Agriculture: A History, 2006 March 6
Audio   2065A/54-55
Wisconsin Agriculture: A History, 2006 September 2
Audio   2065A/56
Wisconsin Agriculture: A History, 2006 September 7
Audio   2056A/57
Wisconsin Agriculture: A History, 2007 March 15
Audio   2065A/58
Wild Rose Histories, 1975 November
Audio   2065A/59
Wild Rose Histories, 1971 December 25
Audio   2065A/60
Wild Rose Histories, 1982 February 27
Audio   2065A/61-62
Wild Rose Histories, 1982 March 18
Audio   2065A/63-64
Conversations on Leadership, The Next Age in Adult Education, Learning Leadership Inc., 1993
M2018-061
Series: Photographs and Slides
Research and publication images
Box   29
Breweries of Wisconsin photographs and illustrations
Box   28
  Folder   2-3
Ringlingville USA photographs
Box   28
  Folder   1
Skiing into Wisconsin photographs, 1985
Box   30
Brewery and dairy slides
Box   28
  Folder   5
Mutual Dairy Cheese Factory scrapbook
Box   28
  Folder   4
Other research photographs
Box   28
  Folder   7
Book signings and events
Box   28
  Folder   8
Writing workshops
Box   28
  Folder   9
Notes and images from fans
Box   28
  Folder   6
Barns, horses, and other agriculture related images sent to Jerry
Box   28
  Folder   10-11
Personal photographs
M2022-075
Part 2 (M2022-075, Audio 2065A/65-125): Additions, 1945-2022
Physical Description: 16.8 cubic feet (15 record center cartons, 2 archives boxes, 1 half-archives box, 1 card file box, and 1 flat box), 61 audio recordings, 1 disc of photographs (CD), 16 video recordings (VHS), and 8 video recordings (DVD) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1945-2022, including drafts and research, correspondence, speeches, and other papers. Drafts and research are for his books and articles on agriculture, rural Wisconsin, and adult education. Also includes instructional materials, speeches and presentations, plans, and correspondence related to his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a county extension agent, professor, chair of the Department of Continuing and Vocational Education (CAVE), director of the National Leadership Development Program (NELD), and professor emeritus. Also includes papers related to his publication events including speeches, presentations, and notes. Also includes awards, journals, and photographs. Photographs are incorporated into the papers portion of the collection. Audio recordings are interviews he conducted on rural Wisconsin, and recorded lectures. Videos are of UW-Madison related lectures as well as Public Broadcasting television programs he was featured in, and CDs are either videos or electronic files with interview transcripts, some unpublished manuscripts, UW-Madison career materials, and some correspondence. The first five series names are based on the breakdown of titles on his website. The titles are then arranged alphabetically.
Series: Rural Life Series, and Other Country Life Books
Cabin in the Country
Box   1
  Folder   4
Draft, 1972
Box   1
  Folder   5
Materials, 1972
The Land Still Lives
Box   1
  Folder   1
Draft, circa 1970
Box   1
  Folder   2
Final proof, 1970
Box   1
  Folder   3
Materials, circa 1970
Living a Country Year
Box   2
  Folder   23
Draft, 2007
Box   2
  Folder   24
Proof, 2007
More Than Words: A Memoir of a Writing Life
Box   7
  Folder   7
Materials, 2020
Never Curse the Rain: A Farm Boy's Reflections on Water
Box   3
  Folder   21
Research, 2015-2016
Box   3
  Folder   22
Proof, 2017
Old Farm Country Cookbook: Recipes, Menus, and Memories
Box   3
  Folder   23
Proposal, 2014
Box   3
  Folder   24
Materials, circa 2014-2017
The Old Timer Says: A Writing Journal
Box   5
  Folder   10
Materials, 2019-2020
Simple Things: Lessons from the Family Farm
Box   4
  Folder   2
Proof with revisions, 2018
Box   4
  Folder   3
Marketing, 2017
Skiing into Wisconsin: A Celebration of Winter
Box   1
  Folder   22
Photographs, circa 1985
Symbols: Viewing a Rural Past
Box   2
  Folder   10
Proof, 2000
Box   2
  Folder   26
Interview transcripts, 1998-1999
Village of Roses
Box   1
  Folder   6-7
Draft, 1973
When Chores Were Done: Boyhood Stories
Box   2
  Folder   9
Marketing, circa 1999
Whispers and Shadows: A Naturalist's Memoir
Box   3
  Folder   19
Correspondence, 2014
Series: Historical Books
Barns of Wisconsin
Box   1
  Folder   8-12
Research, circa 1975-1977
Box   1
  Folder   13
Correspondence, 1975-1976
Box   1
  Folder   14-18
Draft, circa 1977
Barns of Wisconsin (revised edition)
Box   3
  Folder   12
Draft, 2010
Box   3
  Folder   13
Images, 2010
Breweries of Wisconsin
Box   2
  Folder   3-4
Proof, 1992
Box   2
  Folder   5
Promotion, 1992-1993
Box   2
  Folder   6
Correspondence, 1998
Campfires and Looncalls: Travels in the Boundary Waters
Box   3
  Folder   14
Research, 2009-2010
Box   3
  Folder   15
Publishing, 2009
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition
Box   2
  Folder   7
Proof, 1998
Box   2
  Folder   8
Correspondence, 1998
Electronic   Folder
Interviews, 1997
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition (2nd edition)
Box   5
  Folder   11-17
Research, 2018-2019
Box   5
  Folder   18
Proof, 2020
Box   6
  Folder   1-2
Materials, 2019
The Civilian Conservation Corps in Wisconsin: Nature's Army at Work
Box   4
  Folder   7-14
Research, 2014-2015
Box   4
  Folder   15
Photographs, 2016
Box   4
  Folder   16
Revisions, 2016
Box   4
  Folder   17
Materials, 2015
Box   4
  Folder   18
Proof, 2018
Box   4
  Folder   19
Marketing, 2018
Meet Me on the Midway: A History of Wisconsin Fairs
Box   6
  Folder   17-20
Research, 2019-2020
Box   7
  Folder   1-5
Research, 2019-2020 (continued)
Box   7
  Folder   6
Materials, 2019-2020
Mills of Wisconsin and the Midwest
Box   1
  Folder   19
Research, circa 1978-1980
Box   1
  Folder   20-21
Draft, circa 1980
Box   2
  Folder   1-2
Draft, circa 1980 (continued)
Old Farm: A History
Box   3
  Folder   3
Materials, 2005-2008
Once a Professor: A Memoir of Teaching
Box   4
  Folder   1
Proof, 2018
The People Came First: A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
Box   2
  Folder   13
Materials, 2000-2001
Box   2
  Folder   11-12
Proof, 2002
Ringlingville USA: The Stupendous Story of Seven Siblings and Their Stunning Circus Success
Box   2
  Folder   15
Book proposal, 2001
Box   2
  Folder   16-18
Research, 2001-2002
Box   2
  Folder   19
Correspondence, 2002
Roshara Journal: Chronicling Four Seasons, Fifty Years, and 120 Acres
Box   3
  Folder   20
Materials, 2015
Box   15
  Folder   1-2
Research, Roshara farm and Thomas Stewart, circa 2015
When the White Pine was King: A History of Lumberjacks, Log Drives, and Sawdust Cities in Wisconsin
Box   4
  Folder   20-22
Research, 2017-2019
Box   5
  Folder   1-7
Research, 2017-2018
Box   5
  Folder   8-9
Draft, 2018-2019
Series: Novels
Cold as Thunder
Box   4
  Folder   4
Proposal, 2017
Box   4
  Folder   5
Proof with revisions, 2018
Box   4
  Folder   6
Publishing, 2017
Cranberry Red: A Novel
Box   3
  Folder   7
Research, 2007-2009
Box   3
  Folder   8-10
Draft, 2009
Box   3
  Folder   11
Promotion, 2009
The Great Sand Fracas of Ames County: A Novel
Box   3
  Folder   18
Materials, 2014
In a Pickle: A Family Farm Story
Box   2
  Folder   25
Proof, 2007
Box   3
  Folder   1
Promotion, 2005-2007
Letters from Hillside Farm
Box   3
  Folder   17
Materials, 2012
Settlers Valley
Box   6
  Folder   12
Research, 2018
Box   6
  Folder   13
Draft, 2018
Box   6
  Folder   14
Proof, 2020
Box   6
  Folder   15
Publishing, 2018-2020
A Summer of Peas and Pickles
Box   6
  Folder   16
Proof, 2022
Tamarack River Ghost: A Novel
Box   3
  Folder   16
Proof, 2012
The Travels of Increase Joseph: A Historical Novel About a Pioneer Preacher
Box   3
  Folder   4-5
Research, 2000-2002
Box   3
  Folder   6
Promotion, 2004-2005
The Wild Oak
Box   6
  Folder   3-4
Materials, 1981, 1992
Box   6
  Folder   5-10
Drafts, 1986-1992, circa 2021
Box   6
  Folder   11
Correspondence, 2020
Series: Adult Education and Leadership Books
Tips for Article Writers
Box   7
  Folder   8-9
Drafts, 1973
Study Skills for Today's College Student
Box   17
  Folder   6
Draft, 1989
Teaching From the Heart
Box   22
  Folder   23
Materials, 1996
Series: Children's Books
Casper Jaggi: Master Swiss Cheese Maker
Box   3
  Folder   2
Promotion, 2008
Eat Rutabagas and Stormy
Box   2
  Folder   14
Materials, 2002
Box   18
  Folder   1
Proof, 2002
Tents, Tigers, and the Ringling Brothers
Box   2
  Folder   20
Draft, circa 2006
Box   2
  Folder   21-22
Proof, 2006
Series: Publisher Materials
Box   7
  Folder   10
Badger Books, 2003-2006
Box   7
  Folder   11-12
Voyageur Press/MBI Publishing, 2003-2008
Box   7
  Folder   13
Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2001, 2006-2007, 2018
Box   7
  Folder   14
The University of Wisconsin Press, circa 1995, 2004-2007
Box   7
  Folder   15
Fulcrum Press, 2013-2014
Box   7
  Folder   16
Wisconsin Trails/Tamarack Press, 1971-1998
Box   7
  Folder   17
Follett Publishing Company, 1981-1985
Box   7
  Folder   18
Stanton & Lee, 1973-1986
Box   7
  Folder   19
McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1974-1983
Box   7
  Folder   20-21
Amherst Press, 1995-2004
Box   7
  Folder   22
Hunter Halvorson Press, 2006
Box   7
  Folder   23
Trails Books and Prairie Oak Press, 2006
Box   7
  Folder   24
Marquis Who's Who Publishing, 2007
Box   7
  Folder   25
Pearl Win Publishing Company, 1980-1987
Box   7
  Folder   26
Augsburg Publishing House, 1969-1981, 1998
Box   7
  Folder   27
Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers, 1980-1998
Box   7
  Folder   28
Krieger Publishing Company, circa 1999
Box   7
  Folder   29
Publisher catalogs, 1971-2007
Box   8
  Folder   1-2
Publisher catalogs, 1978-2014
Box   7
  Folder   30
Book covers, 1973-1985
Series: Other Writing Materials and Projects
Box   8
  Folder   3-4
Book reviews, 1970-2019
Box   8
  Folder   5
Profiles and articles on Jerry Apps, 1974-2021
Unpublished materials
"A Country Boy"
Box   8
  Folder   6-7
Draft, circa 1973
Box   22
  Folder   27
Edits by Bob Gard, circa 1973
Box   8
  Folder   8
"Stormy" draft, circa 1973
"You Don't Belong Here, Freddy"
Box   8
  Folder   9-11
Draft, circa 1975
Box   8
  Folder   12
Publishing, 1975
"Reed Pond"
Box   8
  Folder   14
Draft, 1985
Box   8
  Folder   13
Excerpts, 1985
"In School Again"
Box   8
  Folder   15-17
Draft, circa 1980
Box   8
  Folder   18
Materials, 1980
Box   8
  Folder   19
"The Farmers" proposal and draft, circa 1980
Electronic   Folder
"Johnny Fritz's Funeral," 1994
Electronic   Folder
"Overalls and Long Sleeve Shirts," 1993, 1995
Electronic   Folder
"Returning to the Land," 1994
Electronic   Folder
"Skiing into Winter," 1994
Electronic   Folder
"Tree Strikes, You're Out," 1994
Box   22
  Folder   24
"The Craft of Teaching Adults" draft manuscript materials, 1989
Box   22
  Folder   25
"Teaching Adults" draft manuscript materials, 1989
Box   22
  Folder   26
"Leadership" draft manuscript materials, 1992
Book proposals
Box   8
  Folder   20
"Remember When? Writing Your Life Story" book proposal, circa 1980
Box   8
  Folder   21
"A Visitor's Guide to the Farm" proposal, 1998
Box   9
  Folder   1
"Three Generations of Hunters" proposal and partial draft, 1998-1999
Box   9
  Folder   2
"Remembering the Family Farm" proposal and draft, 1997-1999
Box   9
  Folder   3
"Rural Life Cookbook Series" book proposal, 2001
Box   9
  Folder   4
"The Ringling Boys: Circus Wizards" book proposal, 2005
Box   9
  Folder   5
"Farming with Horsepower" book proposal, circa 2007
Box   9
  Folder   6
"Link Lake Writers" book proposal, 2013-2014
Box   9
  Folder   7
"County Agent" book proposal, 2017
Box   9
  Folder   8
"The Land is Talking" book proposal, 2018
Box   9
  Folder   9
"The Mysterious Wind" book proposal, 2017-2018
Box   9
  Folder   10
"Sit Awhile" book proposal, 2021
Electronic  
Book proposals, ideas, projects, and memos, 1991-1996
Columns
Box   9
  Folder   11
"Outdoor Notebook,"Waushara Argus, 1974-1976
Box   9
  Folder   12
"Uphill Both Ways,"Wisconsin Guide, 2004
Box   9
  Folder   13
"Stories from the Land,"Country Today, 2013-2018
Box   9
  Folder   14
"Rural Ramblings,"Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News, 2014
Box   9
  Folder   15
"Remembering Our Rural Roots,"Agri-View, 2019-2020
Box   9
  Folder   16
Wisconsin State Farmer, 2018-2021
Other articles and writings
Box   9
  Folder   53
"The Adult as a Student," 1957
Box   9
  Folder   17
"Framing a Future for Wildlife," 1962
Box   9
  Folder   18
Manuscripts, rejected, 1966-1967
Box   9
  Folder   19
Manuscripts, 1967
Box   9
  Folder   21
"Here's a Brief Case Against Computers," 1967
Box   9
  Folder   22
"People Ought to Bike to Work," circa 1970
Box   9
  Folder   23
Wisconsin Horizons articles, 1967
Box   9
  Folder   24
Wausharaland articles, 1970
Box   9
  Folder   25
Poetry, circa 1971
Box   9
  Folder   26
"Make a Milk Pail Shower," 1975
Box   9
  Folder   27
Untitled works, 1973, 1980
Box   9
  Folder   28
Book ideas, circa 1995-2005
Box   9
  Folder   29
Articles, 1996 1996
Box   9
  Folder   30
Country Talk articles, 2000
Box   9
  Folder   31
Children's picture books, 2002
Box   9
  Folder   32
"Home Brew" novel materials, 2003
Box   9
  Folder   33
"The Arts and the Wisconsin Idea," 2006
Box   9
  Folder   34
"Franky, Pinky, and Harry," 2007
Box   9
  Folder   35
"The People Came First, "Wisconsin Counties, 2012
Box   9
  Folder   36
Deer Hunting article, 2014
Box   9
  Folder   37
New Bergen, circa 2018
Box   9
  Folder   38
"Six Things I Learned from 50 Years of Book Writing," 2019
Box   9
  Folder   39
August Derleth Society, 2018
Box   14
  Folder   34
"History of Old Farm,"Wisconsin Trails, 2009
Box   14
  Folder   35
"Was Big John Buried Alive?, "Wisconsin Sportsman, 1974
Box   14
  Folder   36
"Adults Share-And Learn,"Learning with Adults in the Parish, 1973
Box   14
  Folder   37
"Understanding Adult Learners,"Resource, 1969
Box   14
  Folder   38
"Build a Bird Feeder,"Outdoor World, 1968
Box   14
  Folder   39
"When Complacency is Challenged", circa 1970
Box   14
  Folder   40
"He Doesn't Work Anymore," circa 1970
Box   14
  Folder   41
"Searching for Beauty," circa 1970
Box   14
  Folder   42
"Preparing for Winter" book idea, 2001
Box   14
  Folder   43
"Professor Albert Xavier Atkins" book idea, 2003
Box   14
  Folder   44
"Rural Life Cookbook Series" book proposal, 2001-2002
Box   14
  Folder   45
"Collecting and Writing Family Stories" book proposal, circa 2000
Box   14
  Folder   46
"Home Farm Meditations from the Land" book proposal, 2000
Box   14
  Folder   47
"Wisconsin Barns Are Symbols," circa 2001-2003
Box   14
  Folder   48
"Remembering the Family Farm," 1998-2000
Note: Possibly published as "Every Farm Tells a Story."
Box   14
  Folder   49
"Little Joe and the Standalones," 2004
Box   22
  Folder   21
Lutheran Teacher articles, 1969-1970
Box   9
  Folder   20
The Lutheran Standard articles, 1967-1968, 1975
Box   22
  Folder   22
Adult Education articles, 1968-circa 1995
Series: Other Projects
Wisconsin Public Television Programs
Box   14
  Folder   14
"A Farm Story," 1998, 2012, 2021
Box   14
  Folder   15
"The Land with Jerry Apps," 2014-2015
Box   14
  Folder   16
"One-Room Schools," 1995, 2017
Box   14
  Folder   17
"A Farm Winter," 2013
Box   14
  Folder   17
Weblog for Jerry Apps, 2007-2020
Box   14
  Folder   18
Podcast, 2017-2019
Box   14
  Folder   19
Stories from the Land Book Club, 2018-2019
Box   14
  Folder   20
Journal notes, 1967-1994
Box   14
  Folder   21
Research, 2011
Wild Rose High School
Box   22
  Folder   1
1946, 1951
Box   14
  Folder   24
1948-1951
Box   14
  Folder   25
“The-Rose-Bud,” 1949-1952
Box   14
  Folder   22
Badger Boys State, 1950
Box   22
  Folder   7
Badger Boys State, 1950 (continued)
Box   14
  Folder   23
25 year reunion, 1961, 1976
Box   14
  Folder   26
Reunion, 2001
Box   14
  Folder   27
School District of Wild Rose, 100th anniversary, 2011
Box   14
  Folder   29
Religious involvement, circa 1983
Series: University of Wisconsin-Extension
4-H
Box   9
  Folder   41
4-H Club and Foundation, 1958, 1962-1964
Box   9
  Folder   42
4-H Club, 1934, 1948, 1954, 1961-1963
Box   9
  Folder   43
Catalogs, 1939-1955
Box   18
Volume   4
Brown County 4-H Days scrapbook, 1961-1963
Box   14
  Folder   50
Our Soil, Save it, 4-H Project, circa 1950
Box   22
  Folder   2-3
4-H Club materials, 1947-1961
University of Wisconsin Extension Agent
Box   9
  Folder   44
U.S. Army Extension courses, 1951-1958
Box   9
  Folder   45
UW Extension County Agents, 1962-1964
Box   9
  Folder   46
Agricultural Extension Service, Iowa State College, 1950
Box   9
  Folder   47
Cooperative Extension Service, Michigan State College, circa 1950
Box   9
  Folder   48
Waushara Extension Agents, 1956 annual report, 1956
Box   9
  Folder   49
Wausau Youth Camp Recreation Leader, 1962
Box   9
  Folder   50
UW Extension handbooks, 1962-1964
Box   22
  Folder   5
University of Wisconsin County Extension Agent, circa 1964
Box   22
  Folder   8-9
Wausau Youth Camp, 1959-1963
Box   9
  Folder   40
Research on University of Wisconsin system, 2014
Box   9
  Folder   51
UW Extension, articles on, circa 2015
Series: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Continuing and Vocational Education
Writing materials
Box   9
  Folder   55
"Adult Leadership for Low Socio-Economic Rural Youth," 1967, 1979
Box   10
  Folder   2
Adult and Continuing Education Today articles, 1991-1993
Box   10
  Folder   3
Research, circa 1985
Teaching materials
Box   10
  Folder   1
“Writing Your Life Stories,” course guide, circa 1990
Box   10
  Folder   24
“I Want to Learn, Not Just Remember,” project, circa 1990
Box   22
  Folder   14
Analysis and Development of an Adult Education Philosophy, 1991
Continuing and Vocational Education
Box   10
  Folder   4
Scholarship and research, 1967-1980
Box   10
  Folder   5-6
1979-1996
Box   10
  Folder   7
Meeting minutes, 1995-1996
Box   10
  Folder   8
Articles on, 1984
Box   18
Volume   1
The Wisconsin Idea Commission, 1983-1986
Electronic   Folder
Performance reviews and executive summaries, 1993-1994
Series: University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Extension Leadership Development (NELD)
Box   10
  Folder   18
Photographs, 1992
Learning Resources Network (LERN)
Box   9
  Folder   54
"Teaching Tips," circa 1990
Electronic   Folder
LERN Columns, 1987-1988
Box   22
  Folder   19-20
Learning Resources Network Columns, 1991-1995
Coordinator materials
Box   10
  Folder   9
Kellogg proposal and acceptance, 1988
Box   10
  Folder   11
1989-1991
Electronic   Folder
1990-1995
Box   10
  Folder   12
Background materials, 1992
Box   10
  Folder   14
1992
Box   10
  Folder   17
1993
Conferences
Electronic   Folder
1991-1992
Box   10
  Folder   16
1993
Publications
Box   10
  Folder   13
Publication materials, 1992
Box   10
  Folder   10
Reader, 1993
Box   10
  Folder   15
NELDstory, 1993
Box   22
  Folder   16-17
Adult and Continuing Education Today, 1987-1995
Box   22
  Folder   18
Lifelong Learning Today, 1995-1996
Electronic   Folder
Classes and meetings, 1987-2000
Electronic   Folder
Interns, 1991
Electronic   Folder
Advising, 1990-1992
Electronic   Folder
Curriculum consultants, 1991
Electronic   Folder
Hiring, 1991-1992
Electronic   Folder
Interviews, 1994
Electronic   Folder
Correspondence, 1990-1997
Electronic   Folder
Speeches and/or writings, 1990-1994
Electronic   Folder
Professor George Sledge retirement, 1993
Box   22
  Folder   6
Program teaching materials, 1994
Box   22
  Folder   15
Program materials, 1991-1992
Series: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Other Career Materials
Box   9
  Folder   52
Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1966, 1970-1971, 1990, 1996-1999
Box   22
  Folder   10
Professor, Department of Agriculture and Extension Education, 1967-1983
Box   10
  Folder   19
Gard, Robert, 1985
Speeches and articles
Box   10
  Folder   20
1983-1985
Box   10
  Folder   21
1986
Box   10
  Folder   22
1987-1993
Box   10
  Folder   23
undated
Box   11
  Folder   1
University of Wisconsin personnel action and correspondence, 1957-1974, 1991-1993
Box   11
  Folder   2
Wisconsin Academy Presidency and Fellowship, 1978, 1987, 1997-1998, 2012
Transition party
Box   11
  Folder   3
1994
Box   18
Retirement from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994
Box   18
Volume   2
Transition (retirement) party, 1994
Series: Associations, Councils, and Board Memberships
Box   11
  Folder   4
Wisconsin Regional Writers' Association, 1972, 1997-1998
Box   11
  Folder   5
Council for Wisconsin Writers, 1970-1987, 1998-2000
Box   11
  Folder   6
Wisconsin Humanities Council, Barn Again, 1984-2001
Box   11
  Folder   7
Dairy Council of Wisconsin, spokesperson, 1999
Box   11
  Folder   8
Midwest Independent Booksellers Association, 2005
Box   11
  Folder   9
Agriculture Heritage Research Inc. membership, 2006
Box   11
  Folder   10
Joint Council of Extension Professionals, 2008-2009
Box   11
  Folder   11
Worm Farm Institute, Gard Project, 2006
Box   11
  Folder   12
The Historical Cheesemaking Center, membership, 2007
Box   11
  Folder   13
Waushara Area Writers' Association, undated
Series: Events, Presentations, and Lectures
Box   22
  Folder   13
Conferences, 1967-1971, 1987
Box   11
  Folder   14
Speaking engagements, 1970s
Box   11
  Folder   15
Speaking and events, 1980s
Box   11
  Folder   16
Wild Rose talk, 1990
Box   11
  Folder   17
The College Board National Conference, speaking event, 1991
Box   11
  Folder   18
The McDowell Lecture Series, lecture, 1991
Box   11
  Folder   19
Southern Program Leadership Conference, presenter, 1992
Box   11
  Folder   20
Montana State University Extension Service, meeting, 1993
Box   11
  Folder   21
Manitoba Association for Adult and Continuing Education, conference, 1994
Box   11
  Folder   22
Educational Telephone Network writing workshop, 1995
Box   11
  Folder   23
Heartful Learning seminars, 1995
Box   11
  Folder   24
Alaska workshops, 1995-1997
Box   11
  Folder   25
Cultural Congress conference, 1998
Box   11
  Folder   26
Events, 1995-1997
Box   11
  Folder   27
College Days, 1998
Box   11
  Folder   28
Stray Voltage workshop, 1998
Box   11
  Folder   29
Speaking engagements, 1998-1999
Box   11
  Folder   30
Book signings, 1997-1999
Box   11
  Folder   31
Presentations, 2000-2001
Box   11
  Folder   32
Grandparents University, 2001-2003
Box   11
  Folder   33
Muskego writing class, 2004
Box   11
  Folder   34
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Writers Program, 2004
Box   11
  Folder   35
Wisconsin Book Festival, 2004
Box   11
  Folder   36
American Agriculture Banquet, 2004
Box   11
  Folder   37
Noon Talk for Retired Educators, 2005
Box   11
  Folder   38
Nicolet Library, speaking engagement, 2005
Box   11
  Folder   39
Greenlake Writing Workshop for Retired Educators, 2005
Box   11
  Folder   40
Events, 2005
Box   11
  Folder   41
Presentations, 2005
Box   11
  Folder   42
College Days, 2005
Box   11
  Folder   43
Presentations, 2005
Box   11
  Folder   44
Barn presentation, 2005
Box   11
  Folder   45
School presentation, 2005
Box   11
  Folder   46
Writers' Institute, 2005
Box   12
  Folder   1-2
Events, 2006
Box   12
  Folder   3-4
Presentations, 2007
Box   12
  Folder   5
Book signings, 2007
Box   12
  Folder   6
Fortnightly Club, presentation, 2007
Box   12
  Folder   7
Wisconsin State Reading Association, convention, 2007
Box   12
  Folder   8
Future of Agriculture Conference, 2005-2007
Box   12
  Folder   9
Presentations, 2008-2011
Box   12
  Folder   10
Writing from Your Life, 2013
Box   12
  Folder   11
Presentations, 2014
Box   12
  Folder   12
Presentations, 2015
Box   12
  Folder   13
Carroll College event, 2016
Box   12
  Folder   14
Presentations, 2017
Box   12
  Folder   15
Book talks, 2018
Box   12
  Folder   16
Presentations, 2018
Box   12
  Folder   17
Wyocena writing workshop, 2019
Box   12
  Folder   18
Book talks, 2019
Box   12
  Folder   19
Marketing meeting, 2019
Box   12
  Folder   20
Workshops, 2019
Box   12
  Folder   21
Presentations, 2020-2021
Box   12
  Folder   22
Presentations, undated
Box   12
  Folder   23
Elderhostel, 1999, 2005-2006
Box   12
  Folder   24
Write by the Lake, 2003-2005
Box   12
  Folder   25-26
Write from Your Life, 2000-2005, 2017
Box   12
  Folder   27-33
The Clearing Folk School, 1996-2020
Box   12
  Folder   34-39
The Rhinelander School of the Arts, 1971-2003
Box   13
  Folder   1-2
Wild Rose Alumni Over 50 Club, 2003-2019
Series: Correspondence
Box   13
  Folder   3
1955-1963
Box   22
  Folder   12
1959, 1961
Box   13
  Folder   4
1967-1971
Box   13
  Folder   5
1970s
Box   13
  Folder   7
1972-1974
Box   13
  Folder   8
1975-1979
Box   13
  Folder   9
1980s
Box   13
  Folder   10
1990s
Box   13
  Folder   11
1999-2000
Box   13
  Folder   12-13
2000s
Box   13
  Folder   14-15
2009
Box   13
  Folder   16
Email, 2015-2019
Box   13
  Folder   17
2017-2019
Box   13
  Folder   18
2020-2022
Box   14
  Folder   1-2
2020-2021
Box   13
  Folder   6
Publishing, 1968-1990
Electronic   Folder
Publisher, 1994
Electronic   Folder
Sternig, Larry, literary agent, 1993
Series: Financial Records
Box   14
  Folder   3-5
Royalty statements, 1978-2004
Box   14
  Folder   6
Insurance claim, 2007
Series: Awards and Certificates
Box   14
  Folder   7
Council for Wisconsin Writers, major achievement award, 2007
Box   14
  Folder   8
Wisconsin Library Association, notable Wisconsin authors, 2007
Box   14
  Folder   9
University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, award, 2010
Box   14
  Folder   10
Wisconsin 4-H award and Hall of Fame, 2014
Box   14
  Folder   11
Robert E. Gard award, 1996
Box   14
  Folder   12
International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, 1996
Box   14
  Folder   13
Certificates and awards, 1947-2001
Series: Personal
Box   14
  Folder   30
1950-1959, 1991, 2007
Box   14
  Folder   31
Family materials, 1947, 1973, 1978, 2007, 2014-2015
Box   14
  Folder   32
New England cruise, 2005
Box   14
  Folder   33
Bathroom remodel, 2020
Box   16
  Folder   1-6
Daily journals/planners, 1968-1992, 2005-2006, 2009
Box   22
  Folder   28
Calendar, 1968
Box   18
Volume   3
Career scrapbook, 2009-2010
Box   22
  Folder   4
Undergraduate courses, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1953-1957
Box   22
  Folder   11
Reserve Officers' Training Corps, 1955
Memorabilia, 1949-1955, circa 1983, circa 1990
Box   21
4-H pins and ribbons, 1949-circa 1955
Box   21
Novelty key to Selma, Alabama bottle opener, circa 1990
Box   21
UW Extension name tag and pin, circa 1983
Box   21
Anson tie clip with JA initials, circa 1945-1965
Audio 2065A
Series: Audio Recordings
Audio   2065A/65
Speech on adult education philosophy, circa 1985-1990
Audio   2065A/66
Speech at the Rhinelander School of the Arts, 1988
Audio   2065A/67-68
Interview with Morris Baskett of the University of Calgary, circa 1989
Audio   2065A/69
Interview with Dan Vertrees of Syracuse University, 1989 May 3
Audio   2065A/70
Interview with Roger Hiemstra of Syracuse University, 1989 May
Audio   2065A/71-75
Adult Learning Series, 1990
Audio   2065A/76
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 July 22
Audio   2065A/77
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 July 26
Audio   2065A/78-80
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 July 28
Audio   2065A/81-82
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 August 16
Audio   2065A/83-84
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 August 27
Audio   2065A/85-86
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 August 31
Audio   2065A/87
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 September 12
Audio   2065A/88
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 September 14
Audio   2065A/89
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 September 17
Audio   2065A/90
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 September 23
Audio   2065A/91
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 September 27
Audio   2065A/92
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 September 28
Audio   2065A/93
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 October 10
Audio   2065A/94
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 November 1
Audio   2065A/95
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 November 13
Audio   2065A/96
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1994 December 1
Audio   2065A/97
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1995 April 25
Audio   2065A/98
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, 1995 June 12
Audio   2065A/99-100
One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections, circa 1994
Audio   2065A/101
Message from Patty Meyer from Wisconsin Trails/Message from Roberta Stanbower, circa 1998
Audio   2065A/102
Jeff Apps, "Why I Don't Hunt," 1998 December 22
Audio   2065A/103
Symbols: Viewing of a Rural Past, 1999 January 27
Audio   2065A/104
Interview with Daryl Watson and Ed Ganshirt of the Galena History Museum, 1999 March 12
Audio   2065A/105-106
Learning Resources Network (LERN), 2000
Audio   2065A/107
Radio interview with Jerry Apps, 2000 January 5
Audio   2065A/108
Interview with Darrel Apps, 2000 February 12
Audio   2065A/109
Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 2000 February 28
Audio   2065A/110
Symbols: Viewing of a Rural Past, 2000 April 13
Audio   2065A/111
Midvaler's Talk,"Anatomy of a Book," 2000 April 14
Audio   2065A/112
Humor from the Country, circa 2000
Audio   2065A/113
"Writing From Your Life," 2002 September 17
Audio   2065A/114
WRCO, The Morning Show, 2002 October 23
Audio   2065A/115
Breweries of Wisconsin, 2003 December 3
Audio   2065A/116
Breweries of Wisconsin, 2003 December 2
Audio   2065A/117
In a Pickle: A Family Farm Story, 2004 October
Audio   2065A/118
Interview with Jerry Sinkula and JoAnn Vogel, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, 2006 May 6
Audio   2065A/119
Interview with LaMoine MacLaughlin, 2006 July 26
Audio   2065A/120
School Christmas Program, circa 2013
Audio   2065A/121-122
WXPR, Morning Edition, circa 2015
Audio   2065A/123
Wisconsin Public Radio, interview with Cari Dwyer, 1992 October 22
Audio   2065A/124
WHA, radio program with Larry Meiller, 1996 April 4
Audio   2065A/125
Speaking fragments on a radio program, undated
M2022-075
Series: Photographs and Slides
Box   22
  Folder   29
circa 1950-1960
Box   17
  Folder   1
circa 1950-2020
Box   17
  Folder   2-4
circa 1960-2020
Box   17
  Folder   5
Transparencies, color, 1978-1979, 1998-2003
Box   18
  Folder   2
Delta Theta Sigma photograph, circa 1954
Box   20
  Disc   1
Garden Party photographs, 2014 March 24
Physical Description: CD 
Series: Video Recordings
VHS
Box   19
  Video   1
UW-Madison Rhinelander School of the Arts Banquet, 1988
Box   19
  Video   2
Bringing Together Research and Practice, Today In Higher Education Series Program IV, 1990 May 16
Box   19
  Video   3
National Extension Leadership Development Satellite conference, 1992 September 24
Box   19
  Video   4
The Spirit of NELD, 1993
Box   19
  Video   5
Leadership for the Next Age, 1993 March 16
Box   19
  Video   6
"Another Empty Barn" WITI-TV (Fox 6), 1993 December 5
Box   20
  Video   7
Jerry Apps' transition party, 1994 February 13
Box   19
  Video   8
"Some Things I've Learned About Writing," Rhinelander School of the Arts 32nd Annual Performance, 1995
Box   19
  Video   9
"Breweries,"Weekend Edition, Wisconsin Public Broadcasting (WHA) television program, 1996 July 19
Box   19
  Video   10
Conversations on Lifelong Learning, University of Alaska Anchorage 1998
Box   19
  Video   11
Wisconsin Stories, "Time to Play," Wisconsin Public Broadcasting (WHA) television program, 1998 May
Box   19
  Video   12
History Detectives on the Ringling Brothers, Wisconsin Public Broadcasting television program, 2003
Box   20
  Video   13
"In Wisconsin" Wisconsin Public TV segment, 2003 September 11
Box   20
  Video   14
Hedberg Public Library talk in Janesville, 2003 November
Box   20
  Video   15
Here and Now Wisconsin Public Broadcasting (WHA) television program, 2003 November 22
Box   20
  Video   16
"Ringlingville" Hedberg Public Library talk, 2005 March 1
DVD
Box   20
  Disc   2
The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance, co-production of ITVS in association with WTTW and KET, 2011 August 22
Box   20
  Disc   3
Conversations on Lifelong Learning Presents Jerald Apps, Professor Emeritus, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2005
Box   20
  Disc   4
"Hungry for History," via Horse Drawn days, 2011 August 15
Box   20
  Disc   5
Wild Rose 100 Year Anniversary Program, 2011
Box   20
  Disc   6
"Limping Through Life: A Farm Boy's Polio Memoir" / by University Place, 2013 July 9
Box   20
  Disc   7
"A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps," Wisconsin Pubic Broadcasting Television Program, 2013 July 30
Box   20
  Disc   8
"Barns of Wisconsin," Good Ideas Day 1, 2019 January 8
Box   20
  Disc   9
Jerry speaking event, possibly "Stories from the Land"