General regulation correspondence, 1874, 1878, 1895-1976.

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General regulation correspondence, 1874, 1878, 1895-1976.

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General correspondence and other documents relating to all phases of utility regulation and other functions assigned to the Commission and to its predecessors, the Railroad Commission and the Railroad Commissioner. The records include letters, memoranda, circulars, clippings, articles, reports, statistical data, orders, opinions, briefs, transcripts, exhibits, and occasional blueprints, maps, and photographs. The topics covered reflect all types of utilities regulated by the commission. Documented are diverse subjects such as improvement of navigable streams and lakes, rent control in Milwaukee, administration of the motor carrier ton-mile tax, regulation of the issue of securities in Wisconsin, cooperation with the Public Works Administration, World War II fuel rationing, and the Wisconsin Environmental Protection Act.

310.4 c.f. (671 archives boxes and 43 record center cartons)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6924989

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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