Papers, 1925-1971.

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Papers, 1925-1971.

Papers of a Madison, Wis., attorney and state senator, consisting of legislative and political papers, legal case and reference files, a subject file, and personal and miscellaneous papers. Also included are a small number of the political, professional, and personal papers of Risser's father-in-law, Ernest N. Warner (1868-1930), who was also a Madison attorney and state assemblyman.

2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes)

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