Papers, 1967-1974.

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Papers, 1967-1974.

Papers of a former state Republican senator from Eau Claire who served in the Wisconsin legislature from 1967 to 1975. Included are general correspondence with constituents, colleagues, and other individuals on a wide range of topics such as aid to parochial schools, trucks and highway safety, the Sparta Child Care Center, and the 1974 budget proposed by Governor Patrick Lucey; and subject files concerning legislation introduced in 1973 to reorganize the Wisconsin court system, his work on the Legislative Council's Task Force on Welfare Payments, and his unsuccessful campaign for the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1973.

7.0 c.f. (5 record center cartons and 5 archives boxes)

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