Papers, 1889, 1906-1931.

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Papers, 1889, 1906-1931.

Papers of a political scientist, publicist, and first Wisconsin legislative reference librarian and originator of the bill-drafting system in the United States. The collection consists of correspondence on agricultural cooperatives, 1913-1921; education in Wisconsin, 1911-1920; the Wisconsin legislature, 1906-1921; the United States Commission on Industrial Relations, 1914-1915; and Sir Horace Plunkett and the Irish rural cooperative movement.

11.0 c.f. (27 archives boxes and 1 oversize file) and.32 reels of microfilm (35mm)

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