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Summary Information
Wisconsin. Governor (1951-1957: Kohler): Records
1944, 1948-1976
- Wisconsin. Governor (1951-1957: Kohler)
Series 6; Disc 210A; 2012/011
48.2 cubic feet (121 archives boxes), 110 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and 3 disc recordings; plus additions of 0.1 cubic feet
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records of the administration of Walter J. Kohler Jr., three-term governor of Wisconsin from 1951 to 1957, including speeches and veto messages (some in recorded form), legislative files, and extensive correspondence and memoranda exchanged with state and federal departments, organizations, and private citizens on a wide range of topics. The entire series is also available on microfilm. Well represented state agencies include the University of Wisconsin, the Aeronautics, Conservation, Highway, and Public Service commissions; the Agriculture, Motor Vehicle, Veterans, and Public Welfare departments; and the Governor's Committee on the Employment of the Physically Handicapped. Topics within the agency files which are extensively covered include cheese and dairy products, civil defense, deer hunting, education, floods, highway safety, the Kohler Company strike, law enforcement, legislation, labor relations, old age assistance, public transportation, radio and television, rent control, the St. Lawrence Seaway, Selective Service, and taxes.
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