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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Walter Kohler

Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Walter Kohler

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Richard T. Ely papers, 1812-1963 (bulk 1882-1939)

Title: Richard T. Ely papers, 1812-1963 (bulk 1882-1939)

Papers, dating mainly 1882-1939, of Richard Ely, an economist, educator, reformer, and faculty member at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Wisconsin, and Northwestern University. Also included are genealogical information and records of several academic, patriotic, and reform organizations which Ely helped found, including the American Association for Agricultural Legislation, American Bureau of Industrial Research, Christian Social Union, Ely Economic Foundation, Institute for Economic Research, Institute for Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities, League to Enforce Peace-Wisconsin Branch, and Wisconsin Loyalty Legion. During his long career Ely made numerous contributions to American life and also had significant contacts in Europe and in Japan. As a social scientist and an educator he was greatly influenced by the German higher education system. In this country he pioneered the seminar method of graduate education, was a founder of the American Economic Association, a frequent lecturer at Chautauqua, and a symbol of academic freedom. He established the areas of labor economics, labor history, agricultural economics, conservation, real estate, and land economics as fields of academic interest. Ely corresponded with hundreds of individuals including many prominent in the social sciences and education, in the field of business, and in Wisconsin political, educational, and business circles. A prolific author and editor, Ely had frequent contacts with publishers and editors, especially those at the Macmillan Company. Ely is also widely recognized as a key figure in the development of the reform ideology which characterized the Progressive Era. He had many contacts with prominent political, reform, religious, labor, and socialist leaders. Ely received and wrote thousands of letters during his career; selected correspondents are noted in the subject headings below and a correspondent index was compiled for inclusion in the microfilm edition. Additions received in 1991 consist primarily of family correspondence and miscellaneous professional papers.

ArchivalResource: 81.8 c.f. (198 archives boxes, 3 cartons, 2 card file boxes, and 1 oversize folder) and191 reels of microfilm (35 mm); plusadditions of 0.6 c.f. and42 photographs.

https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465099702121 View

Kohler, Walter J. (Walter Jodok), 1904-1976. Reminiscences of Walter Jodok Kohler, Jr. : oral history, 1970.

Title: Reminiscences of Walter Jodok Kohler, Jr. : oral history, 1970.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 52 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122481391 View

New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers, 1823-1999

Title: New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers 1823-1999

Arthur Hays Sulzberger was the publisher of xxThe New York Timesxx from 1935 until 1961 and chairman of the board of The New York Times Company from 1961 until 1968. While he was publisher, circulation of The Times almost doubled; the editorial page developed a reputation for strong opinions; news events were subjected to more analysis and coverage of specialized topics was strengthened; new sections and departments were created for food, fashion, and women; and the overall style of the paper became less rigid and more aesthetically pleasing. The papers document Sulzberger's life and career at xxThe New York Timesxx, with the majority of the collection relating to Sulzberger's 26 years as president and publisher of the paper. Included in the collection are correspondence with family members, friends, colleagues, world leaders, and other dignitaries; memoranda regarding the business of the newspaper, including Sulzberger's notes of praise and criticism to his editors, managers, and writers; reports on his meetings with world leaders, including Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman; and photographs of Sulzberger, his family, business trips, vacations, and The Times' buildings.

ArchivalResource: 129.9 linear feet; 297 boxes, 10 volumes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/17782 View

Haan, William George, 1863-1924. Photograph, 1929.

Title: Photograph, 1929.

Photograph of the dedication for the memorial monument at Arlington National Cemetery honoring Major General William G. Haan, who commanded the 32nd Division during World War I.

ArchivalResource: 1 photograph : b&w.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/680313121 View

Jaeger, Raymond, Mrs. Cuspidor correspondence, 1955.

Title: Cuspidor correspondence, 1955.

A series of letters between Mrs. Jaeger of Waterford, Wis., and Wisconsin state senator Lynn E. Stalbaum, Governor Walter J. Kohler, and Clifford L. Lord, in the form of doggerel verse, on the subject of the disposition of the brass cuspidors in the state Capitol, which were being removed in 1955.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145772005 View

Owen J. Cleary Papers, 1944-1959

Title: Owen J. Cleary Papers 1944-1959

Owen J. Cleary was an attorney, president of Cleary College in Ypsilanti (1940-1960), Michigan secretary of state (1953-1954), and chairman of the Republican State Central Committee (1949-1953). The collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks and clippings, organizational files, and Republican Party files.

ArchivalResource: 10 linear ft., 2 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-851040?rgn=main;view=text View

Swenson, Magnus, 1854-1936. Papers, 1881-1936.

Title: Papers, 1881-1936.

Papers of Magnus Swenson, a Madison, Wis., businessman, inventor, philanthropist, and University of Wisconsin regent. The collection consists mainly of correspondence and related materials which reveal Swenson's interests in civic and political affairs, University activities, and organizations with a Scandinavian orientation. The processed portion is summarized above. Additional accessions are described below.

ArchivalResource: 6.0 c.f. (13 archives boxes and 1 flat box); plusadditions of 0.3 c.f. and9 photographs.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173699948 View

Reeves, Thomas C., 1936-. Thomas C. Reeves research files, 1900-2011.

Title: Thomas C. Reeves research files, 1900-2011.

Research files of Thomas C. Reeves, historian and member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, consisting of the research files for his 1982 biography of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, "The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy," his biography of Walter J. Kohler, Jr., and other writings.

ArchivalResource: 5.6 c.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145778218 View

Knowles, Warren P. Papers, 1910-1990.

Title: Papers, 1910-1990.

Papers of a former Republican governor (1965-1971), lieutenant governor (1955-1959/1961-1963), and state senator (1941-1955). The processed portion entirely concerns his pre-gubernatorial career.

ArchivalResource: 7.4 c.f. (4 record center cartons and 10 archives boxes)19 reels of microfilm (35 mm.)1 disc recording.4 tape recordings, and.723 photographs; plus.additions of 0.8 c.f.3 tape recordings.383 photographs.20 negatives.9 transparencies.13 drawings, and.1 videorecording.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173699540 View

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. Speeches [sound recording], 1951.

Title: Speeches [sound recording], 1951.

Tape recording of speeches by General Douglas MacArthur, Mayor Frank Ziedler, and Governor Walter J. Kohler at Milwaukee, Wis., April 27, 1951, introduced by Paul Pratt, President of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, and Lawrence J. Timmerman, the chairman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors at a ceremony in which MacArthur is awarded an honorary degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

ArchivalResource: 1 tape recording.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173692953 View

Thomson, Vernon Wallace, 1905-1988. Vernon Wallace Thomson papers, 1941-1974.

Title: Vernon Wallace Thomson papers, 1941-1974.

Papers of a former governor of Wisconsin and member of Congress consisting of speeches; press and publicity; and congressional correspondence, bill files, and case files. The speeches, drafts, recordings, and related background material concerns Thomson's years as Wisconsin attorney general (1951-1956) and governor (1957-1958). There is also material on his support of the presidential campaign of Robert Taft in 1952. The press and publicity consists of newsletters, films, and press and radio releases concerning both his years as governor and as a member of Congress (1961-1974). One file concerns his support of anti-gambling legislation in 1945. The congressional papers consist of constituent correspondence, case files, and files on legislation introduced or co-sponsored by Thomson particularly bills concerning tariffs for shoes, dairy and agricultural products, and lead and zinc and for benefits for Mexican border veterans. Also in the collection is one recorded speech to the Legislature by Governor Walter J. Kohler, Oct. 4, 1955. The processed portion of this collections is described above and is described in the register. Additional accessions date 1950-1975 and are described below.

ArchivalResource: 19.4 c.f. (17 record center cartons and 7 archives boxes),6 tape recordings, and8 films; plusadditions of 4.5 c.f.,179 photographs, and3 transparencies.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173700658 View