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General correspondence, 1964-1970
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General correspondence of Warren P. Knowles during his tenure as governor. The series consists of an alphabetical subject file containing correspondence from constituents, legislators, state and pa...
General correspondence of Warren P. Knowles during his tenure as governor. The series consists of an alphabetical subject file containing correspondence from constituents, legislators, state and party leaders, and governmental executives; memoranda; notes; reports; and background material. Topics which are particularly well documented include the economic development of the state, highway safety, conservation and the environment, the state budget and taxation, and education. In addition there are significant files on civil rights, student protests at the University of Wisconsin against the Vietnam War, and Republican electoral politics.
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- Mixed Materials; Photos, Drawings, Prints
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- 41.8 c.f. (41 record center cartons, 2 archives boxes, and 1 flat box) and
- 104 photographs
- Finding Aids
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- Descriptive information is filed with the Knowles' manuscript collection register
- Alphabetical name index in Index to General Correspondence (Series 2136)
Subjects
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- Wisconsin.
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- Wisconsin.
- Budget -- Wisconsin.
- Conservation of natural resources -- Wisconsin.
- Education -- Wisconsin.
- Environmental policy -- Wisconsin.
- Environmental protection -- Wisconsin.
- Taxation -- Wisconsin.
- Traffic safety -- Wisconsin.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Wisconsin.
- Governors -- Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin -- Politics and government.
- Wisconsin -- Economic conditions.
- Wisconsin -- Economic policy.