Papers, 1960-1973.

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Papers, 1960-1973.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173701612

Political papers of a Wisconsin lieutenant governor and leader in the tourist industry, consisting of correspondence, speeches, minutes, press releases, campaign literature, and other press material pertaining primarily to his third term as lieutenant governor, 1968-1970, and his unsuccessful campaign for governor in 1970. Correspondence with Richard M. Nixon, whom Olson supported, and other prominent individuals such as Warren Knowles, Ronald Reagan, Wilbur Renk, George Romney, and William A. Steiger.

0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and1 tape recording; plusadditions of 56 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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