University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Archives and Area Research Center14.9 cubic ft. 41 boxesIrving Wallace was a novelist and screenwriter who was born in Chicago and raised in Kenosha, WI. The collection consists of biographical material on Irving Wallace, correspondence both personal and professional, and manuscripts and screenplays of Wallace8217;s works. Also included in the collection are personal and publicity photographs.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Archives and Area Research Center8 cubic ft. 9 boxesNash Motors was an automobile manufacturer based in Kenosha from 1916 to 1938. From 1938 to 1954, Nash was the automotive division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation. Nash production continued from 1954 to 1957 after the creation of American Motors Corporation. This collection contains records from Nash Motors and the American Motors Corporation.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Archives and Area Research Center1.8 cubic ft. 3 boxesTwin-Disc is a clutch producing corporation in Racine, Wisconsin. This collection contains a series of annual reports, employee manuals, research materials related to the company, newspaper clippings, copies of the company magazine Production Road, promotional materials, and service manuals.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Archives and Area Research Center33 cubic ft. 55 boxes, 42 volumesRecords of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), an organization of colon and rectal surgeons and related health care physicians dedicated to quality patient care through research and the education of its physicians and public. The official records of the organization date to its founding in 1899 as The American Proctologic Society and include works of its early members and correspondence regarding the ongoing challenge of education and change in the organization.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Archives and Area Research Center3.8 cubic ft. 5 boxesRecords of a national association dedicated to supporting and promoting learning centers and learning center personnel in colleges and universities. The majority of the records fall into one of three series: Board of Directors, Conferences and Publications.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Archives and Area Research Center4.8 cubic ft. 16 boxesSurvey of records of businesses of Racine and Kenosha. Includes inventories taken by employees of UW-Parkside and questionnaires completed by representatives of the company.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Archives and Area Research Center3.4 cubic ft. 8 boxesRacine County Home and Community Education was founded in 1947 as the Home Demonstration Council, a national women8217;s program of the University of Wisconsin Extension supported by the United States Department of Agriculture. In 1994, the state withdrew from the national organization to become the Wisconsin Association for Home and Community Education. Membership was open to all interested individuals, but chiefly consisted of women. The collection primarily contains organizational records, activity products, and scrapbooks.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Archives and Area Research Center14.5 cubic ft. 28 boxesRecords of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), an organization of allergists-immunologists and related health care professionals dedicated to quality patient care through research, advocacy and professional and public education. The official records of the organization date to its founding in 1942 and include earlier materials regarding physicians that were prominent in the ACAAI8217;s early days.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Archives and Area Research Center6.3 cubic ft. 7 boxesDavid Kherdian is a poet/author born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin. The David Kherdian Papers includes many of his poems, newspaper articles about him and his novels, and introduce the reader to the world of small press publishers.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Archives and Area Research Center1 cubic ft. 3 boxesMaterials related to the airports of Racine and Kenosha Counties and air travel in general. Autobiographical information on Mr. Sullivan is also included, as well as biographical materials on over a hundred Wisconsin pilots collected by Mr. Sullivan during his life.Contact InformationFinding Aid
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