Frederick I. Olson Papers, 1941-1993

Summary Information

Title: Frederick I. Olson Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1941-1993

Creator:
  • Olson, Frederick I.
Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 26

Quantity: 6.8 cubic ft. (10 boxes)
Repository:
Archival Location:
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:
Papers (mainly 1960-1980) of a history professor at the Milwaukee State Teachers College, Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and the University of Wisconsin-Extension who taught from 1946 to 1985. The collection documents the professional and volunteer activities of Olson and contains teaching materials, personal and professional correspondence, book reviews and articles, and speeches and seminars given to local history supporters. Also contains materials concerning UWM committees on which Olson served such as the Golda Meir Collection Planning Committee, the University Appeals Committee, the History Department's Committee on Graduate Affairs, the Physical Environment Committee's subcommittee on Parking and Transit, the Presidential Search and Screening Committee and the On-campus Course Development Committee. Includes Olson's files on the preservation of the Milwaukee-Downer College buildings, especially Holton Hall.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0026
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