University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Milwaukee Does.

Scrapbooks, 1978-1980.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 178 and PH Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 178

.2 cubic ft. (1 archives box) and 210 photographs (in 1 archives box)


ABSTRACT:  Scrapbooks of the Milwaukee Does, a women's professional basketball team affiliated with the Women's Basketball League, consisting of news clippings and photographs. As one of the first professional female sports teams, the Does were seldom taken seriously by the general public, and these attitudes were exacerbated by the team's consistently poor performance on the court. In the summer of 1980, in an effort to improve their image, they developed a new logo and renamed the team the Milwaukee Express. However, the team was disbanded before the 1980-1981 season. The clippings highlight the team's struggles to be competitive while the photographs consist of snapshots of various games in which they played.
 

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 Does.  Scrapbooks, 1978-1980.  Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 178 and PH Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 178.  Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

ACQUISITION: Jamakaya donated the collection to the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1999 (accession number M2004-189).
 

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

MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 178 and PH MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 178 BOX FOLDER

News clippings, 1978-1979 (Album I)1         

11
News clippings, 1979-1980 (Album II)12
News clippings, 1980 (Album III)1 3
News clippings, 1980-1981 (Album IV)14
Photographs, 1978-1979 (Album I)   [PH MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 178]                 11
Photographs, 1979-1980 (Album II)  [PH MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 178]                 12
Photographs, 1980 (Album III)  [PH MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 178]                 13

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