Carl W. Thompson papers, 1972-1984

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Thompson, Carl W. (Carl William), 1914-2002

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Papers of Carl W. Thompson, Democratic state senator of Wisconsin (District 16; 1959-1984), composed primarily of articles, correspondence, and reports dating from 1972 to 1984. The majority of the...

Papers of Carl W. Thompson, Democratic state senator of Wisconsin (District 16; 1959-1984), composed primarily of articles, correspondence, and reports dating from 1972 to 1984. The majority of the collection consists of subject files covering such areas as: aging and retirement, health and medical care, displaced homemakers, workers' and unemployment compensation, criminal sentencing, the conditions of Wisconsin state prisons, the rights of inmates and their families, public and private school education, and activities taking place on the University of Wisconsin campus. Also included is an original manuscript for his 1978 primer on state government in Wisconsin.

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