University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Milwaukee Cooperative Milk Producers.

Records, 1907-1975.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 90

3.6 cubic ft. (8 archives boxes, and 1 index card box)

ABSTRACT: Records of a Milwaukee-based agricultural cooperative, originally formed in 1907 as the Milwaukee Milk & Cream Shippers Association. Records document early activities which included operation of a creamery, dairy plant, and manufacturing plant for milk powder and other products, and efforts to stabilize dairy prices throughout the Milwaukee "milk shed," take care of unpurchased milk, and work towards better product quality and sanitation at the farm and plant.

The records include articles of incorporation, historical materials, correspondence, meeting minutes, annual financial and audit reports, and records of plant payments to participating farmers. Present are milk production records including a butterfat test ledger book, milk weight cards for each farmer member and monthly records of milk weight received at participating dairies for each farmer. There are also materials relating to Federal Milk Market Order #30 (1966-1979) which proposed establishment of the Chicago-based milk pool.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Milwaukee Cooperative Milk Producers. Records, 1907-1975. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 90. Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. Golda Meir Library. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTION:

Golden Guernsey Dairy Cooperative (Waukesha County, Wis.). Records, 1935-1973. (Milwaukee Small Collection 160)

ACQUISITION: Presented by Milwaukee Cooperative Milk Producers via Edward Stuesser, Executive Secretary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1975.

PROCESSING: Processed by GJM on April 2, 1997.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

Dairy plants--Wisconsin.
Dairy products--Cooperative marketing.
Dairying, Cooperative--Wisconsin.
Milwaukee--History--Sources.
Milwaukee Milk & Cream Shippers Association.

MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 90	BOX	FOLDER
Account Book, 1914-1916	4	4
Annual Report, Financial, 1923-1970	4	5
Articles of Incorporation and Historical Materials, 1916-1975	1	1
Audit Reports, 1936-1943	4	6
Audit Reports, 1944-1949	4	7
Audit Reports, 1950-1958	4	8
Audit Reports, 1959-1965	5	1
Audit Reports, 1966-1974	5	2
Butter Fat Test Ledger Book, For Each Cow of Each Member, 1964-1975	6	3
Cheese Book, 1917-1921	5	3
Commission on Cheese Sold, 1919-1920	5	4
Correspondence, 1964-1969	1	2
Correspondence, 1970	1	3
Correspondence, 1971	1	4
Correspondence, 1972-1973	1	5
Federal Milk Market Order #30, 1966-1970	6	1
Federal Milk Market Order #30, 1967	6	2
Financial Journal, 1914-1921	5	5
Financial Journal, 1916-1919	5	6
Income Tax Returns, 1943-1962	5	7
Milk Book, 1917-1921	5	8
Milk Weight Cards for Patrons, ca. 1950-1969	9
Milk Weights from Dairies, 1970	6	4-6
Milk Weights from Dairies, 1971	7	1-3
Milk Weights from Dairies, 1972	7	4-6
Milk Weights from Dairies, 1973	7	7
Milk Weights from Dairies, 1973	8	1-2
Milk Weights from Dairies, 1974	8	3-5
Minutes, 1907-1916	1	6
Minutes, 1916-1927	1	7
Minutes, 1928-1933	1	8
Minutes, 1934-1939	2	1
Minutes, 1940-1941	2	2
Minutes, 1942-1943	2	3
Minutes, 1944-1947	2	4
Minutes, 1948-1949	2	5
Minutes, 1950-1951	2	6
Minutes, 1953-1955	3	1
Minutes, 1956-1957	3	2
Minutes, 1958-1959	3	3
Minutes, 1960-1961	3	4
Minutes, 1962-1963	3	5
Minutes, 1964-1965	3	6
Minutes, 1966-1967	3	7
Minutes, 1968-1969	3	8
Minutes, 1970-1971	3	9
Minutes, 1972-1973	4	1
Minutes, 1974-1975	4	2
Supporting Materials, 1965-1973	4	3