Papers, 1898-1965.

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Papers, 1898-1965.

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Papers of a conservative Wisconsin state senator, 1910 gubernatorial candidate, and associate and chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; including correspondence, a personal ledger, legislative and judicial records, and an extensive collection of speeches and writings. The correspondence focuses on his election campaigns and the personal and social aspects of Fairchild's public career, including the judge's interest in topics ranging from ethics to poetry and law. Included are minutes of the State Board of Public Affairs (1916) and a file on Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry.

1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6847031

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin. State Board of Public Affairs

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The State Board of Public Affairs was created in 1911 to eliminate duplication of work, administrative inefficiency, and inaccurate accounting in state government. The nine member board was composed of the Governor, Secretary of State, President Pro Tem. of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Chairman of the Assembly Finance Committee, and three gubernatorial appointees. The secretary of the board also served as secretary of the Joint Commi...

Wisconsin. Supreme Court

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Fairchild, Edward Thomas, 1872-1965.

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Rosenberry, Marvin B., 1868-1958.

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