Kemper Center, Inc., Kenosha, Wisconsin, records, 1973-2003

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Kemper Center, Inc. (Kenosha, Wis.)

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Records of Kemper Center, Inc., a citizen group founded in 1975 to purchase the Kemper Hall property which had been an Episcopal girls school until its closing in 1975. Their goal was to preserve t...

Records of Kemper Center, Inc., a citizen group founded in 1975 to purchase the Kemper Hall property which had been an Episcopal girls school until its closing in 1975. Their goal was to preserve the buildings and to develop a cultural, recreational, and historic center operated and managed by Kemper Center, Inc. under the supervision of the Kenosha County Parks Commission. The records consist of Board of Directors' meeting files (1975-1980) which include minutes, financial information, correspondence, and charter, constitution, and by-laws; annual reports (1987-1999) which include summary reports, Board of Directors reports, strategic planning committee reports, membership information, publicity, and financial information; and master plan reports prepared by area architectural and design firms for Kenosha County Parks Commission and Kemper Center, Inc. Also included is a scrapbook documenting the founding of Kemper Center, Inc. and its efforts to preserve the Kemper Hall property consisting of local news clippings, brochures, photographs, and advertising literature. In the 1990s controversy developed over Kemper Center, Inc.'s management of the property and correspondence (1994-2000) and local news clippings documenting the controversy are also included. In addition, there is one videotape documenting dedication ceremonies for Kemper Center which took place in October of 1977.

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