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| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Certificate of Merit presented to Father James E. Groppi of Milwaukee on January 7, 1968, for his work as Advisor of the Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council. The... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of M. Quinn, "Dealer in Pine Lands," with two men in front of a tent at a campsite, one of whom is cooking over a campfire and the other is sitt... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | A telegram to President John F. Kennedy from James Farmer, the National Director of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality). The message reads, "Continued armed... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Letterhead for the Commandos Project I organization. |
| Date: | 10 1979 |
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| Description: | First page of a letter from Anita Bryant Ministries asking for support in repealing laws protecting people from discrimination based on sexual orientation. |
| Date: | 02 28 1964 |
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| Description: | A written statement by George Raymond regarding Freedom Day on February 28, 1964 and African Americans' constitutional right to vote. |
| Date: | 11 01 1924 |
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| Description: | A prescription for alcohol written out to Mrs. Anna Steinberg of Kenosha, Wisconsin to treat her bronchitis. |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | A certificate acknowledging the admission of Frederick Beermein to Sons of Temperance. |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | A colorful certificate that acknowledges the membership of Willie Diederich of Waukesha, Wisconsin into Band of Hope, a temperance organization. |
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| Description: | Illustration of the rolling mills, with text below that reads: "On the morning of May 4th, 3,000 strikers marched on the rolling mills of Bay View. Governo... |
| Date: | 07 03 1910 |
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| Description: | Front page of the "Milwaukee Free Press Sunday Magazine." The article is titled: "The Only Real Labor Troubles in Milwaukee's History. Exciting Times Durin... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A memo to the accepted Mississippi Summer Project workers from the Mississippi Summer Project Committee. |
| Date: | 02 23 1967 |
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| Description: | Typed statement by Young Americans for Freedom. The first paragraph reads: "The U.W. Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) urges you to support the move to wit... |
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