Papers, 1919-1968.

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Papers, 1919-1968.

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Papers of a Wauwatosa, Wisconsin resident who pursued a varied career in the military, business, and government. Documents concern his activities in rescue and relief in Macedonia with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA); in work for the Greek War Relief Association; in Wisconsin Democratic politics including an unsuccessful 1934 campaign for secretary of state; and in the American Legion.

1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) and1 disc recording; plusadditions of 100 photographs and1 piece of ephemera.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6925860

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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