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Summary Information
Warren P. Knowles Papers
1910-1970 (bulk 1940-1970)
- Knowles, Warren P., 1908-
Mss 665; Micro 1080; Audio 1115A; Disc 171A; PH 3719-3725; Series 22; Series 315; Series 2130-2142; Series 2144; Series 2146; Series 2156; 2017/100
96.4 cubic feet (66 records center cartons, 58 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 31 index card boxes), 38 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 6 tape recordings, 1 disc recording, and photographs, cartoons and transparencies
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entries to request materials and for additional information. For the Warren P. Knowles Papers (Part 1); for catalog records of public records series (Part 2-19), use Advanced Search to search by call number or see the catalog links included in the respective parts of the contents list.
Papers, mainly 1940-1970, of Warren P. Knowles, a former Republican governor (1965-1971), lieutenant governor (1955-1959/1961-1963), and state senator (1941-1955), who was a central figure in Wisconsin politics from the 1940s through the 1960s. As governor, Knowles' leadership was felt both in the moderate direction taken by the state Republican Party and by his support for legislative initiatives in the areas of state economic development, water pollution, and highway safety. Because Knowles held office during the turbulent 1960s his administration also dealt with problems of national significance such as anti-Vietnam war demonstrations and unrest among the poor and urban Blacks. The papers include eighteen public records series and one manuscript collection. The manuscript collection consists of documentation predating Knowles' election as governor and concerns both his career in the Senate and his tenure as lieutenant governor as well as his private life.
English
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