Programs and plans, 1957-1980.

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Programs and plans, 1957-1980.

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other records of Plans and Operations Officer Gordon Reese. Records document the division's civil defense and disaster preparedness programs, including Civil Defense Adult Education (CDAE) shelter management training and "Governor's Command Post" planning.

0.4 c.f. (1 archives box); plusadditions of 1.0 c.f.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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