Papers, 1841-1943.

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Papers, 1841-1943.

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Papers of a Wisconsin lawyer, government official, and Lincoln scholar, consisting of speeches and papers concerning education and the Wisconsin employment situation prepared in his capacity as director of the State Board of Vocational Education and the State Industrial Commission and transcribed copies of correspondence and research notes pertaining to his interest in Abraham Lincoln.

0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6843930

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Industrial Commission of Wisconsin

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The Industrial Commission was created by Chapter 485, Laws of Wisconsin, 1911. Prior to 1911 various agencies existed to administer the labor laws, chief among them being the Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics (WIHV95-A529), which had been created in 1883. The Bureau was authorized to collect labor statistics and enforced the factory safety laws, but was inadequately staffed to accomplish its tasks. In 1911, the Workmen's Compensation Law was passed and the Industrial Acciden...

Usher, Ellis B. (Ellis Baker), 1852-1931

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Collection revolving around the Usher family, originally of Buxton and Hollis, Me. The papers were gathered by Ellis B. Usher II, a newspaperman, politician, and author, born in Buxton, Me. He moved with his parents to Wisconsin in 1855, settling in La Crosse, where he eventually became a newspaper publisher (La Crosse Morning Chronicle). A Democrat, Usher was chairman of the state central committee (1887-1890), and from 1878 to 1881 was secretary of the La Crosse board of trade. In 1901 he move...

Hambrecht, George P. (George Philip), 1871-1943

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Wisconsin. State Board of Vocational and Adult Education

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Under Chapter 349, Laws of 1937, the State Board of Vocational Education (WIHV86-A1522) became the State Board of Vocational and Adult Education. In 1965, it became the Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (WIHV86-A1520). From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145777643 ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...