Horace Wilkie Papers, 1938-1977
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Title: Horace Wilkie Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1938-1977

Creator:
  • Wilkie, Horace, 1917-1976
Call Number: Mss 694; Micro 1089; Audio 57A; PH Mss 694; M99-009; M2011-115

Quantity: 10.0 cubic feet (7 records center cartons and 8 archives boxes), 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), and 5 tape recordings; plus additions of 6.9 cubic feet, 58 photographs, 2 transparencies, 5 blueprints, and 1 film reel

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
See the catalog entry for information of possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:
Papers, 1938-1977, of Horace Wilkie, a Democratic state senator (1956-1962) from Madison, Wisconsin, who became a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice (1962-1974) and chief justice (1974-1976). Early career files include extensive material from his tenure (1945-1950) as chairman of the Madison Housing Authority as well as information on his two unsuccessful congressional campaigns. Legislative files contain material on issues considered during the 1957, 1959, and 1961 legislative sessions, especially the 1961 sales tax compromise. Judicial files, which document his general professional concerns and involvements rather than specific decisions and rulings, contain extensive material on the state court reorganization efforts of the 1970s in which Wilkie was an active participant.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00694
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