Abstract:
Collection consists of materials relating to Carl and Frank Zeidler, as well as some limited information on the other members of the Zeidler family. The bulk of the collection is materials relating to Frank Zeidler, including speeches and articles composed by him.
Biographical Note:
The Zeidler family was very prominent in Milwaukee politics and the Socialist Party. Carl Frederick Zeidler (1908-1945), a lawyer, served as Assistant City Attorney and Mayor of Milwaukee, running as a non-partisan. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve and in August 1942 volunteered for active duty. In late 1942 Carl Zeidler was listed as "missing in action" when the La Salle sank and he was placed on the "died in action" list in October 1945.
Frank P. Zeidler served three terms as a Socialist Mayor of the City of Milwaukee (1948-1960). Prior to that he had served as a member of the Board of School Directors of the Milwaukee Public Schools (1941-1948) and as the County Surveyor of Milwaukee County (1938-1940). Mr. Zeidler has served as secretary to the Public Enterprise Committee and since serving as Mayor, he has also served as director of the state department of resource development for Gov. John Reynolds; a fundraiser, assistant to the dean and instructor for Alverno College; a teacher; labor arbitrator and consultant. Mr. Zeidler is also known as an author and speaker on Milwaukee history.
See Also:
Recordings list for Frank Zeidler Tapes # 78 A,B,C
Unpublished manuscripts # 156, 157, 158
Microfilm # 304, 540
Photographs - Ziedler Family
Socialist Party Mss for letters in 1930s era
Mueller Family, Box 4A, File 73 and Box 5 File 93
Newspaper Collection MV F32
Contents List:
Carl Zeidler: Papers |
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Carl Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (1936-March 1940) |
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Carl Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (April 1940) |
1 |
2 |
Carl Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (May 1940-April 1941) |
1 |
3 |
Carl Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (June 1941-April 1942) |
1 |
4 |
Carl Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (June 1942-1958) |
1 |
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Carl Zeidler - Pamphlets; magazine articles; microfilm copies Political campaign pamphlets (1939-1940?); magazine articles (1940); microfilm copies (1929-1948) |
1 |
6 |
Carl Zeidler – Misc: Ticket to a program directed by Carl Zeidler (1938); Scrapbook of newspaper clippings; One letter signed by Mayor Carl Zeidler (1940) |
1 |
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Carl Zeidler - La Salle - Correspondence (1974-1975), newspaper clippings (1975), and misc. concerning the loss and/or location of the La Salle |
1 |
8 |
Carl Zeidler - Goldstar book (1946) |
1 |
9 |
Zeidler family - newspaper clippings (1940-1956) |
1 |
10 |
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Frank Zeidler: Papers |
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Frank Zeidler - Biographical sketch and articles about Business card, newspaper articles, magazine articles, biographical sketch, and interview by John E. Miller (1948-1993) |
1 |
11 |
Frank Zeidler - Correspondence to and from Frank Zeidler (1935-1989) |
1 |
12 |
Frank Zeidler - Tribute Dinner (1974): Ticket, envelope, announcement, planning committee memo, and program (2 copies) |
1 |
13 |
Frank Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (1939-April 1948) |
1 |
14 |
Frank Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (May 1948-Dec. 1949) |
1 |
15 |
Frank Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (1951-1953) |
1 |
16 |
Frank Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (Aug. 1954-Feb. 1956) |
1 |
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Frank Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (Mar. 1956-Dec. 1956) |
1 |
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Frank Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (Feb. 1957-Oct. 1962) |
1 |
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Frank Zeidler - Newspaper clippings (Jan. 1963-1968?) |
1 |
20 |
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Frank Zeidler: Magazine Articles |
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"Greater Intelletual Effort Needed to Save Democratic Socialism in |
1 |
21 |
Pamphlet: "The Spirit of American Socialism" (n.d.) |
1 |
21 |
Pamphlet: "I Am the Munitions-Maker, and I AM" (n.d.) |
1 |
21 |
"Would you want to be a Mayor?" (American Magazine, Dec. 1954) [draft & 2 published copies] |
1 |
21 |
Report: "A Course of Action for the City of Milwaukee for 1956 and the |
1 |
21 |
"An Ombudsman for Cities?" (The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1968) |
1 |
21 |
"Public Servants as Organized Labor" (Personnel Magazine, July/August 1969) |
1 |
21 |
Report: "The Mayor-Boss Form of Municipal Government" (A Report to the Public Enterprise Comm., 1971) |
1 |
21 |
Pamphlet: "Frank Zeidler's Guide to Resource Persons on Milwaukee's Culture" (1977) |
1 |
21 |
"The Walker's Guide to the Near West Side" [Added to the collection June 11, 1990] |
1 |
21 |
Pamphlet: "Ninety Years of Democratic Socialism: A Brief History of the Socialist Party USA" (1991) |
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21 |
"Past Mistakes in Transportation Planning and Decisions Affecting the City of Milwaukee" (1994) |
1 |
21 |
Review of Gerald J. Boileau and the Progressive-Farmer-Labor Alliance: Politics of the New Deal and Organizing the Unemployed: Community and Union Activists in the Industrial Heartland both by James J. Lorence in Wisconsin Academy Review Summer 1997 |
1 |
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Pamphlet, “World Hunger, An American Solution,” n.d. |
1 |
21 |
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Frank Zeidler: Speeches, Addresses and Writings |
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Paper: "Suggested Activities of a Consultant on Urban Affairs to a University" (n.d.) |
1 |
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Speech: "New Objectives in City Planning" (n.d.) |
1 |
22 |
Speech: "Reaping the Whirlwind" (April 30, 1940) |
1 |
22 |
Inaugural address by Mayor Frank Zeidler: "Facing our Problems" (April 1948) |
1 |
22 |
Statement on Griffenhagen Report (Jan. 1950) |
1 |
22 |
Address: "Good Public Administration can Mean Good Government" (May 18, 1950) |
1 |
22 |
Mayoral statement (October 8, 1956) |
1 |
22 |
Mayoral annual messages (1958 & 1959) |
1 |
22 |
Mayor statement: "Social problems of the core of the city" (Sept. 1959) |
1 |
22 |
Address: "The theory of a city" (Sept. 20, 1961) |
1 |
22 |
Address: "Some social and cultural consequences of urbanism" (Aug. 30, 1962) |
1 |
22 |
“Does Milwaukee Need a Non-Commercial Educational Television Transmitter?,” 1951 |
1 |
22 |
Speech: "The State's Role in the Problems of Urban Growth" (October 1963) |
1 |
23 |
Discussion outline: "Guiding Social Change: Political Criteria for Decision Making" (October 1963) |
1 |
23 |
Paper: "The Role of Government in Social Action and Resource Planning" (April 1965) |
1 |
23 |
Paper: "Situational Analysis and Projection - Poverty" (October 1965) |
1 |
23 |
Address: "Seven Stresses in American Society" (Sept.1966) |
1 |
23 |
Remarks: "Potential Nursing Service Demands in a Changing Culture" (Nov. 1966) |
1 |
23 |
Address: "City-County Cooperation--An Opportunity for Local Government" (Nov. 1966) |
1 |
23 |
Summary of Remarks: "Local Testing of American Democracy" (Feb. 1968) |
1 |
23 |
Lecture notes: "Observations on Planning by Public Agencies" (March 1968) |
1 |
23 |
Speech: "This is a Library Generation" (Oct. 1968) |
1 |
23 |
Outline of Discussion: "Consultation on the National Crises and the Response of the Churches" (Jan.1970) |
1 |
23 |
Speech: "The Concept of Regionalism as Applied to Urban Problem Solving" (March 1970) |
1 |
23 |
Summary of Remarks: "What a Psychiatrist can Contribute to the Future of our Community" (March 1970) |
1 |
23 |
“Personal Observations on the Milwaukee Harbor,” ca. 1964 |
1 |
23 |
Remarks: "Renewing the Academic Community in the Church-Related College" (April 1970) |
1 |
24 |
Remarks: "The Challenge of Operationalizing Strategies of Instruction" (June 1970) |
1 |
24 |
Remarks: "A Tragic Time in American Labor History" (Sept. 1970) |
1 |
24 |
Commentary: "A Commentary on the 'State of the City' Message to the Common Council by Mayor Henry W. Maier Reported on Sept. 15, 1970" (Sept. 1970) |
1 |
24 |
"Sixteen Commandments for Living in the City" (Oct. 1970) |
1 |
24 |
Address: "The New Religious Reformation and Government" (Oct. 1970) |
1 |
24 |
Suggestion: "A City Designed for Pedestrians and Bus Riders" (Nov. 1970) |
1 |
24 |
Presentation to the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee re: nomination of Kenneth E. Fry for Commissioner of City Development (Jan. 1971) |
1 |
24 |
Newspaper article: "City Development Department Question Involves Structure and Appointee" (Jan. 1971) |
1 |
24 |
Summary of Remarks: "Prospects for Metropolitan Government" (Feb. 1971) |
1 |
24 |
Summary of report: "Interinstitutional Committee for Title 1, Higher Education Act of 1965 - Milwaukee Metropolitan Area" (March 1971) |
1 |
24 |
Remarks: "Quality Housing for All" (March 1971) |
1 |
24 |
Outline of Remarks: "Working with Local Officials and Organizations" (April 1971) |
1 |
24 |
Summary of remarks: "Planning for a 'Linear' City" (May 1971) |
1 |
24 |
A Brief Statement of a Position on the Economy of the United States (June 1976) |
1 |
24 |
Self Help Cooperatives - An Answer to Unemployment, January 7, 1987, flyer |
1 |
24 |
Remarks to National Railway Historical Association, Wis. Chapter (May 1991) |
1 |
24 |
Wisconsin Marine Historical Society: Frank Zeidler's reflections on facts and personal experiences relating to the Milwaukee Harbor, Oct. 20, 1994 |
1 |
24 |
"Public Ownership and Public Enterprise for the Nation's Railroads” Dec. 10, 1970 |
1 |
24 |
Milwaukee and the Brewing Industry: Aspects of its History and Influence talk given March 24, 1995, ATODA in Living Culture Conference. (Unpublished Mss. #434) |
1 |
24A |
Historical Insights on the Development of Appleton Ave. and the Northwest Side of the City of Milwaukee this is cover page only of Unpublished Mss. #435 |
1 |
24A |
Paper: "The Pleasure Club in Milwaukee's Life" (1996) |
1 |
24A |
Remarks: "Aspects of Labor History in Milwaukee: How Some Ideologies Found Expression" (October 13, 1995) |
1 |
24A |
Remarks at the Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Milwaukee Safety Commission (November 15, 1995) |
1 |
24A |
Remarks: "Evolution of Social Concerns in Milwaukee" (January 7, 1996) |
1 |
24A |
Remarks at Milwaukee Press Club for 150th anniversary of the charter of the city of Milwaukee (January 31, 1996) |
1 |
24A |
Remarks: "Aspects of the Role and Impact of Engineers on the Milwaukee Area Over Sixteen Decades" (February 21, 1996) |
1 |
24A |
Paper: "Socialist Environmentalists in the Great Depression" (January 7, 1998) |
1 |
24A |
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Frank Zeidler, Miscellaneous Material |
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"Alverno College and Urban Problems" (n.d.) |
1 |
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"Characteristics of the administration of Frank P. Zeidler, Mayor of Milwaukee, 1948-1960." |
1 |
25 |
North American Mentor Magazine, Winter 1973 contains 4 articles: |
1 |
25 |
Christmas postcard from the Zeidler family to Mr.Harry Anderson (1989) |
1 |
25 |
Press release on Mayor Frank Zeidler's speech at Turner's history program (1991) |
1 |
25 |
Enrollment form for programs on Milwaukee history with description of program by Frank Zeidler (1993) |
1 |
25 |
Xerox cover of "Does Milwaukee Need a Non-Commercial Educational Television Transmitter?" by Frank Zeidler. |
1 |
25 |
Campaign flyer for County Supervisor, ca. 1940s |
1 |
25 |
Campaign flyer, "Zeidler for President," 1976 |
1 |
25 |
Songbook: "Some songs for socialists singers" (1913) |
1 |
26 |
Editorial Essays of Labor Movement [non-Zeidler] - Photocopies of damaged essays; some parts missing. |
2 |
34 |
Material including: Agenda - PAS Comm. - Milw. Co. (Jan. 1960); Minutes - Advisory Council to the Mayor (Dec. 1962) |
2 |
35 |
Article - "International Harvester reaps the harvest" (Jan. 1970) |
2 |
35 |
Address - "Community Relations Today" by Corneff Taylor, Milwaukee Urban League (June 1970) |
2 |
35 |
Minutes - Mass Transit Advisory Committee (Aug. 1970) |
2 |
35 |
Campaign notes (n.d.); |
2 |
35 |
Proposal - "Twenty-ninth & Galena Neighborhood Group" (n.d.) |
2 |
35 |
"Political and Historical Background of some Student Movements (n.d.) |
2 |
35 |
Minutes - partial minutes (n.d.) |
2 |
35 |
"A Message to the People of Wisconsin" (Nov. 11, 1994) |
2 |
35 |
"The 1994 National Elections: An Urgent Call for Increased Educational Work by Democratic Socialists" (Nov. 11, 1994) |
2 |
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Invitation to Regional Conference on Community Development Hotel Wisconsin, Oct. 20-21, 1951 |
2 |
35 |
Cartoon of Zeidler, n.d. |
2 |
35 |
Civic Service Committee letter & program, 1960 |
2 |
35 |
Guides to the elected officals City of Milwaukee, 1952-1956, 1956-1960 |
2 |
35 |
Postcard of endorsement for Frank Zeidler from Albert Boyer |
2 |
35 |
Milwaukee Public Library Reader Oct. 1997 with description of new humanities room named for Frank P. Zeidler |
2 |
35 |
clippings about the Freie Gemeinde - 1922, 1930, 1967 |
2 |
35 |
letter from J. Quinn Brisben detailing history of Joseph Juneau, 1988 |
2 |
35 |
paper by Maxine Dodge, "Milwaukee During the Depression," 1997 |
2 |
35 |
paper by James P. Kaysen, "The Iron Horse Comes to Cedarburg," 1971 |
2 |
35 |
article by Alex Stille, "Latin Fanatic: A Profile of Father Reginald Foster," The American Scholar Autumn 1994 |
2 |
35 |
photocopied photos of Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, 1910-12 and 1922-23 |
2 |
35 |
Summary of the Chronology of Selected Scientists and Scientific Ideals, 1978 |
2 |
35 |
family ancestries of Rausch & Andreucetti |
2 |
35 |
Bill Lueders, "Last of a Breed." Milwaukee Magazine November 1985 |
2 |
36 |
Steve Watrous, "The Last Great Socialist: Frank Zeidler at 85." Shepherd Express October 9, 1997 |
2 |
36 |
Stephen K. Hauser, "Frank Zeidler for President: Heartland Socialist" The Keynoter Winter 1998 |
2 |
36 |
Frank Zeidler - Campaign Material, 1942-1976 |
2 |
37 |
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Public Enterprise Committee |
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Newsletter: Public Enterprise Record (July 1954-December 1962) |
2 |
27 |
Newsletter: Public Enterprise Record (February 1963 - December 1965) |
2 |
28 |
Newsletter: Public Enterprise Record (January 1966-September 1970) |
2 |
29 |
Programs |
2 |
30 |
Constitution and Bylaws of Public Enterprise Committee (1948-1950) |
2 |
30 |
Platform (1947)[Municipal Enterprise Committee] |
2 |
30 |
Programs (1949-1973, 1979-1980) |
2 |
30 |
News releases, editorials, report, and platforms and planks by the Public Enterprise Committee (1947-1952, 1968-1971, 1973-75, 1977) |
2 |
31 |
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Socialist Party of Wisconsin |
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Folder |
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Misc. material including Newsletter (1969) |
2 |
32 |
Agenda for Executive Committee Meeting (Jan. 24, 1970) |
2 |
32 |
The Socialist Observer (Jan. 1970) |
2 |
32 |
Meeting announcement (1970?) |
2 |
32 |
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (Feb.1970) |
2 |
32 |
Bulletin: Hammer &Tongs (Spring 1979) |
2 |
32 |
Leaflet and news releases, undated |
2 |
32 |
Description of committees, undated |
2 |
32 |
"A Socialist Tract", undated |
2 |
32 |
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United Nations Association-Milwaukee Chapter |
Box |
Folder |
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Newsletters, 1971-72 |
2 |
32A |
paper by Corneff Taylor Human Rights in America Today 1969 |
2 |
32A |
programs, 1965, 1969 |
2 |
32A |
flyer, 1975 |
2 |
32A |
newsletter, 1998 |
2 |
32A |
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Reports |
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"Annual Report of the Citizens' Urban Renewal Comm.(1957) |
2 |
33 |
"Draft Report of Working Group on Youth Work and Youth Education" by |
2 |
33 |
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Oversize Items |
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Frank Zeidler - Articles, etc. about him |
MV F23 |
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Tony Carideo, "Stumping with Zeidler: A Profile of a Decent Man and a Losing Cause." The Milwaukee Journal Insight October 24, 1976 |
MV F23 |
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