William J. Grede papers, 1909-1979.

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William J. Grede papers, 1909-1979.

Papers of a Milwaukee industrialist, business leader, national YMCA executive, and spokesman for political conservatism. Included are correspondence, financial records, minutes, memoranda, reports, speech materials, tape recordings, and newsclippings from Grede's activity in Grede Foundries, the J.I. Case Company, the John Birch Society, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the YMCA. Also included are labor files documenting Grede's long-time resistance to unionization and union activity and his participation in the tri-partite panels of the Regional Board of the National Labor Relations Board. Other files concern his involvement with Carroll College, the Rampart College Freedom School, the League to Uphold Congregational Principles, and the Republican Party of Wisconsin.

37.2 c.f. (93 archives boxes),7 reels of microfilm (35mm),6 tape recordings, and16 disc recordings; plusadditions of 410 photographs and30 negatives.

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