University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Milwaukee Grain Exchange.

Records, 1849-1974.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection EB

15.2 cubic ft. (33 archives boxes, 3 small archives boxes, 3 oversize boxes, and 98 volumes)


ABSTRACT: Records of one of the chief national markets for the trading and inspection of grain, which was linked to the early commercial history of Milwaukee. Also included are the records of its forerunners, the Milwaukee Board of Trade, Milwaukee Corn Exchange, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, and the Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange. The records consist of charters and amendments, constitutions, rules, minutes, annual reports, committee and gratuity fund records, correspondence, financial and payroll records, grain storage applications, inspection and weighing figures, legal files and correspondence, membership records, scrapbooks, and memorabilia.  Also contains a stock transaction book from the Ontario and Erie Ship Canal Company.

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).

SCOPE AND CONTENT: Records of one of the chief national markets for the trading and inspection of grain, which was closely linked with the early commercial history of Milwaukee. The collection is an excellent source of information on Milwaukee's Grain Trade before 1935. In addition, commercial information broader in scope is contained in the records of the early ears, when the commercial interests of the exchange members were more diverse. The collection has been arranged into three groups corresponding to the history of the organization -- the Milwaukee Board of Trade, the Milwaukee Corn Exchange, and the Chamber of Commerce, which includes its various name changes. 

The Milwaukee Board of Trade records contain a 1935 company history and minutes from 1849 to 1957 which include the constitution and bylaws.

The Milwaukee Corn Exchange records contain general minutes from 1855.

The Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, underwent several name changes. It was known as the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce from 1858 to 1931, the Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange from 1931 to 1946, and then was called the Milwaukee Grain Exchange, which is what it is currently known as. The Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce records, which encompass the bulk of the collection, have been subdivided topically into: Organizational Records, including charters, bylaws, and the constitution; Annual and Membership Meetings containing minutes of the general membership meetings for the early years and of the annual meetings for the later period; the Board of Directors records containing minutes and annual reports; Committee Records, including minutes and reports from the Board of Arbitration and the Supervisors of Weighing and Inspection as well as minutes, resolutions, and appeals from the Committee on Commerce and Manufacturers and miscellaneous committee minutes and indexes; Membership Records which contain membership lists and bound volumes of membership certificates; Financial and Shipping Records, including two "journals" (1881-1906), two ledgers (1909-1917), a cash book (1932-1965), payroll and membership account books, ledgers of fees charged by the board of arbitration, and records of the gratuity (insurance) fund; Scrapbooks and Memorabilia (1916-1960), chiefly consisting of newspaper clippings and providing information on the exchange, its members and on conditions in the regional and national grain markets; and Miscellaneous Materials, including a letter book, a constitution for the board of real estate brokers and a product register.

The 1987 additions to the records of the Milwaukee Grain Exchange were arranged in two series: General Records, which comprise most of the additions, and Other Records.

Among the General Records were several files of organizational records, including several variant and revised acts of incorporation, constitutions, charters, charter amendments, rules and amendments, bylaws, and name changes, from 1858-1956. There is also a copy of "Doings in Grain at Milwaukee, 86 years of progress, 1849-1935." The collection also contains minutes of annual and membership meetings of the grain exchange, 1917-1967, with indexes and poll lists for annual elections. Board of directors minutes span the period 1929 to 1967, with one index, and a summary of resolutions adopted regulating exchange trading hours, 1876-1901. There are also minutes and an index of meetings of supervisors of grain inspection and weighing, 1925-1960. The activities of the grain exchange are further illustrated in annual reports dating from 1854 to 1856 and from 1902 to 1953. (These annual reports also include those of predecessors, the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce and Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange.) Also included is one volume of annual reports of the Milwaukee Board of Trade, 1854-1857, and annual reports of the board of directors, 1929-1962, 1965-1973. 

Committee and Fund Records include one volume of minutes of many committees, which were apparently formed for a special purpose only and met irregularly. Included are the following committees: business conduct, securities, rules, supplies, special committee on grading "scabby" barley, legislative, finance, building, publicity, formal opening of new building, grain and feed dealers national association convention, transportation, general meeting on screening ceiling prices, Milwaukee Cash Grain Commission Merchants Association, general meeting of grain sellers, general meeting of grain buyers, market letter committee and cash grain closing committee, special committee, labor relations, commodity credit corporation affairs, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway, and membership. Other Committee and Fund records consist of a small file of records of the business conduct committee, concerning the suspension and reinstatement of a grain exchange member; hearings and decisions of the settlement committee, which apparently arbitrated disagreements between members; and minutes, members agreements, and liquidation papers of the gratuity fund, which was a pension plan for grain exchange members. There is relatively little correspondence in these additions, and much of what exists consists of inspectors' letters of application to the board of directors for appointment and reappointment, and letters from warehouse lessees and operators concerning the designation of regular warehouses, and committee reports to the board. 

Financial and Shipping Records have been combined into one subseries in these additions. Included are annual audit reports, signed authorizations of grain companies, grain elevators, and farm cooperatives permitting them to buy from and sell to the Milwaukee Grain Exchange, a record of receipts for the building fund, and numerous records of cargo received and shipped. Records of financial transactions are somewhat incomplete, but include records of cash received and disbursed, a journal, and two ledgers. There are extensive payroll ledgers, covering the period 1932 to 1974; a time book; and a few pension plan records. The work of the inspection and weighing departments is illustrated by ledgers recording amounts of grain inspected and weighed, for whom, and fees collected. Legal and related records include legal agreements, applications for licenses for solicitor or traveling representative, applications to permit storage houses to be designated as registered, and files of the board of arbitration, which settled disputes between grain exchange members. Other routine records consist of bond agreements, insurance policies, leases, petitions, stock records and union contracts. Legal documents and opinions prepared in response to grain exchange inquiries were provided by Miller, Mack, and Fairchild (now Foley and Lardner), Milwaukee. There are several files of these materials, together with correspondence, in the collection. Market reports, in near-print format and both bound and unbound, date from 1946 to 1969. They are daily official grain exchange quotations of grain markets. 

Although membership information may be found throughout the collection, there are filed separately two membership record books, 1864-1878; membership sale and transfer letters, 1928-1936; and a case file regarding the suspension and reinstatement of an individual member. Scrapbooks and memorabilia include a variety of materials generally concerning the history and activities of the grain exchange. There are programs of social events and parties sponsored by the Milwaukee Grain Exchange, such as debutante reception, horse show, a minstrel show, and other entertainment programs. There are letters, telegrams, programs, mailing lists, and financial records concerning from the program accompanying the opening of the new exchange building in 1935, and an open house after the remodeling of the exchange in 1954. Scrapbooks contain general clippings from newspapers and from the exchange's publication, "Doings in Grain," and a few 1883 clippings about pertinent Wisconsin supreme court cases.

Other Records consist only of a stock transaction record book from the Ontario and Erie Ship Canal Company.


ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY: The origin of the Milwaukee Grain Exchange, one of the chief national markets for the trading and inspection of grain, is closely linked with the early commercial history of Milwaukee. The earliest forerunner of the present organization, the Milwaukee Board of Trade, was formed in 1849. In 1858 this organization merged with its rival the Milwaukee Corn Exchange, formed in 1855, to become the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce. Unlike contemporary chambers of commerce whose function is promotional, the sole function of this organization was the trading of commodities. In Milwaukee promotional functions were carried out by a separate association of business and civic leaders. In 1868 the chamber of commerce was granted a state charter, which included special powers to cite matters of perjury, set up a board of arbitration and appeals to settle commercial disputes among members, and to weigh and inspect all commodities in which the membership traded.

Although men having wide commercial interests purchased membership, the sole concern of the Chamber of Commerce until 1931 was the marketing of grain. Ideally located in the heart of an agricultural region and at the intersection of domestic and international trade routes, the Milwaukee market emerged during the civil war as the leading wheat market in the nation, having an influence in determining prices as far away as European markets.

Aside from its locational advantages, part of the primacy of the Milwaukee market arose from its pioneering marketing techniques. Its grain elevators afforded unique advantages for the rapid handling of large volumes of grain which arrived in small lots. Trading in grain futures began in 1864, as early as in any other midwestern market. The charter of the Chamber of Commerce served as an example for other city grain markets, and the trading floor ("the pit") of the chamber of commerce building (probably dating from 1864) was similarly borrowed by other markets. The Milwaukee market built much of its reputation among shippers from its adoption of fair standards for grading and inspection during the 1860's. Also, evidence suggests that members of the chamber were active in the movement for state regulation of railroad and storage rates.

After 1873, partly as a result of changes in transportation routes and partly as a result of the westward shift of the wheat growing regions, the Milwaukee market began to decline in importance in the wheat trade. Although it continued as a point of exchange, in the international wheat trade until 1900, Milwaukee increasingly became a point of transfer to eastern grain mills. At the same time, however, its importance in the exchange of other grains began to rise. As a result of the consumption needs of the local breweries, the Milwaukee market emerged as the leader in the national barley trade during the 1930's.

Changing its name to the Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange in 1931, the organization took advantage of its charter provisions to become a securities market, although the volume of its sales remained small and of local interest. In 1946 recognition of the loss of this function was noted when the organization changed its name to its present title, the Milwaukee Grain Exchange.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Milwaukee Grain Exchange. Records, 1849-1974. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection EB. Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

ACQUISITION: Presented by the Milwaukee Grain Exchange of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1970 to 1977 (accession numbers M70-073, 73-044, 76-173, and 77-048).


PROCESSING: Processed by Carolyn Mattern and Eleanor Nierman McKay on April 15, 1970. Additions processed by Alex Draghicchio and Menzi Behrnd-Klodt in 1987.

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

MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION EB BOX FOLDER VOLUME
Milwaukee Board of Trade, Company History, Doings in Grain at Milwaukee, 1935 1 1  
Milwaukee Board of Trade, Minutes, 1849-1957 1 2  
Milwaukee Corn Exchange, Minutes, 1855 1 3  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Annual and Membership Meetings, Minutes, 1857-1858 1 3  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Annual and Membership Meetings, Minutes, 1858-1863     6
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Annual and Membership Meetings, Minutes, 1864-1875     7
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Annual and Membership Meetings, Minutes, 1875 -1886     8
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Annual and Membership Meetings, Minutes, 1886-1902     9
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Annual and Membership Meetings, Minutes, 1902-1917     10
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1860-1877     11
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1877-1887     12
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1887-1895     13
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1895-1900     14
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1900-1906     15
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1906-1910     16
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1910-1912     17
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1912-1915     18
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1915-1919     19
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1919-1922     20
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1922-1924     21
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Minutes, 1925-1929     22
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Board of Arbitration, Minutes, 1859-1871 1 6 28
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Board of Arbitration, Minutes, 1871-1894     29
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Board of Arbitration, Minutes, 1895-1917     30
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Board of Arbitration, Minutes, 1917-1953     31
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Committee on Commerce and Manufacturers, Minutes, Resolutions, Appeals from Inspection, 1869-1891     32
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Miscellaneous Committee Records, Index, undated     35
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Miscellaneous Committee Records, Minutes, 1884-1916     33
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Miscellaneous Committee Records, Minutes, 1916-1931     34
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Supervisors of Weighing and Inspection, Minutes, 1892-1911     23
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Supervisors of Weighing and Inspection, Minutes, 1912-1916     24
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Supervisors of Weighing and Inspection , Minutes, 1916-1925     25
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Supervisors of Weighing and Inspection, Reports, 1922-1925     26
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Committee Records, Supervisors of Weighing and Inspection, Reports, 1925-1929     27
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Accommodation Fees, 1917, 1957     68
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Arbitration Fees, 1865-1881     70
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Cash Book, 1932-1965   52
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Gratuity Fund, Medical Certificates, 1890-1908     77
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Gratuity Fund, Medical Certificates, 1908-1957     78
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Gratuity Fund, Trustees, Beneficiary Lists, 1881-1944     76
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Gratuity Fund, Trustees, Minutes, 1880-1910     73
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Gratuity Fund, Trustees, Minutes, 1880-1919     74
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Gratuity Fund, Trustees, Minutes, 1910- 1942     75
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Investment Fund Ledger, 1874-1877     72
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Journal, 1881-1899   46
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Journal, 1899-1906   47
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Ledger, 1906-1917   48
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Ledger, 1913-1917   51
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1878- 1894   53
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1894- 1911   54
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1911- 1923   55
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1936-1937 6 1  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1937-1938 6 2  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1938-1939 6 3  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1939-1940 6 4  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1940- 1941 6 5  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1941-1942 6 6  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1945 -1946 6 7  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1953-1954 6 8  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1954-1955 6 9  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1956-1957 6 10  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1957-1958 6 11  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Membership Assessments, 1959-1960 6 12  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Other Fees, 1917-1942     69
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1917-1924   49
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1924-1932   50
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Financial and Shipping Records, Sales Ledger, 1855-1859     71
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Membership Records, Membership Certificates, 1876 2  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Membership Records, Membership Certificates, 1876-1879 3  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Membership Records, Membership Certificates, 1879-1887 4  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Membership Records, Membership Certificates, 1887-1902   41
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Membership Records, Membership Certificates, 1902-1906 5  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Membership Records, Membership Certificates, 1908-1915   43
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Membership Records, Membership Certificates, 1915-1924   44
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Membership Records, Membership Certificates, 1924-1939   45
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Membership Records, Membership Lists, 1862-1889     36
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Membership Records, Membership Signatures, 1892 1 7  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Miscellaneous Materials, Constitution, Milwaukee Board of Real Estate Brokers, undated 7 2  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Miscellaneous Materials, Letter Book, 1868 - 1869 7 1  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Miscellaneous Materials, Product Register, 1933-1945     95
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Organizational Records, Charter and Amendment, 1879 1 5  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Organizational Records, Charter and By-Laws, 1868 1 4  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Organizational Records, Constitution, undated 1 5  
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1916-1928     79
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1927-1930     80
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1930     81
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1930-1931     82
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1931-1932     83
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1932-1933     84
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1933     85
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1933     86
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1933-1938     87
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1939-1941     88
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1941- 1945     89
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1945-1949     90
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1949-1954     91
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1954-1960     92
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records,       
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Annual Reports, Board of Directors, 1929-1962, 1965-1973 17 5-6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Annual Reports, Milwaukee Board of Trade, 1854-1857  13 5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Annual Reports, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange and Milwaukee Grain Exchange, 1854-1856, 1902-1911 14 1-5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Annual Reports, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange and Milwaukee Grain Exchange, 1911-1919 15 1-4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Annual Reports, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange and Milwaukee Grain Exchange, 1919-1937 16 1-5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Annual Reports, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, Milwaukee Grain and Stock Exchange and Milwaukee Grain Exchange, 1938-1953 17 1-4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Committee and Fund Records, Conduct of Business Committee, Suspension of Milwaukee Feed and Grain Company, 1952  18 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Committee and Fund Records, Gratuity Fund, Members Agreements, 1958 18 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Committee and Fund Records, Gratuity Fund, Minutes, 1943-1958 18 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Committee and Fund Records, Minutes of Committee Meetings, 1931-1961 18 5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Committee and Fund Records, Other Records, Including Liquidation Papers, 1956-1959 18 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Committee and Fund  Records, Settlement Committee Hearings and Decisions, 1927-1941, 1943-1948, 1952, 1962 19 1-2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Correspondence and Related Materials, General Correspondence and Related Files, 1870-1916 19 3-4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Correspondence and Related Materials, Letters and Applications of Donahue-Stratton Co., Froedtert Grain and Malting Company, Cargill Grain Company, and Other Companies, 1916-1932 19 5-6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Audit Reports, 1938-1940, 1944-1946, 1949-1960 19 7
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Audit Reports, 1961-1969 20 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Authorizations for Future Trading, Certificates of Minutes of Corporations, 1922-1935 20 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Building Fund Receipts, 1929-1933 20 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Cargo Receipts and Shipments, 1940-1974 20 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Cargo Receipts and Shipments, 1956-1965 20 5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Cargo Receipts and Shipments, Grain, 1963 20 6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Cargo Receipts and Shipments, Grain, 1963 21 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Cargo Receipts and Shipments, Grain and Feed , 1966-1973 21 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Cash Receipts, 1917-1970 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, General Disbursement Record, 1917-1970 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, General Expense Disbursements, 1956-1963 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, General Journal, 1964-1974 21 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, General Ledgers, 1949-1964 22 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, General Ledgers, 1963-1971 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Inspection Department Collections, 1930- 1942  21 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Loading Orders, 1962 21 5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1932-1940 5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1944-1947 23 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1947-1948 23 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1948-1950 22 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1948-1951 24 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1950-1959 98
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1952-1955 24 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1955-1961 22 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1956-1960 24 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1962-1972 22 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1964-1971 96
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Payroll Ledger, 1966-1974 22 5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Pension Plan, Actuarial Valuation for Bargaining Unit Employees, 1968, 1973-1974 21 6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Sustaining Fund Fees, 1958-1959 21 7
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Time Book, Monthly, 1962-1974   97
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Weighing Department, 1924-1933 21 8
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Weighing Department 1933-1943 25 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Weighing Department, Weighing and Inspection Department Collections, 1942-1949 25 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Weighing Department, Weighing and Inspection Department Collections, 1949-1955 25 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Weighing Department, Weighing and Inspection Department Collections, 1955-1961 25 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Weighing Department, Weighing and Inspection Department Collections, 1961-1967 25 5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Weighing Department, Weighing and Inspection Department Collections, 1967-1970 25 6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Weighing Department, Weighing Reports, 1929-1941 26 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Financial and Shipping Records, Weighing Department, Weighing Reports, 1941-1949 26 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Agreements, 1887-1950 26 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Applications for Licenses as Solicitor or Traveling Representative, 1936-1940 26 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Applications for Registered Storage House, 1932-1936 26 5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Board of Arbitration, Cargill Grain Co. vs. Premier Pabst Corp. 1936 27 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Board of Arbitration, Cargill Inc. vs. Paetow Co., 1953 27 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Board of Arbitration, Electric Steel Elevator Division, and  Russell-Miller Milling Co. vs. Ladish-Stoppenbach Co., 1939 27 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Board of Arbitration, Hanley Milling Co. vs. Paetow Co., 1936 26 6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Board of Arbitration, Johnstone-Templeton Co. vs. Roy I. Campbell, 1935 26 6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Board of Arbitration, Paetow Co. vs. Rode Feed Co., 1953 27 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Board of Arbitration, Schlitz Brewing Co. vs. Krause Milling Co., 1937 27 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Board of Arbitration, Sioux Valley Grain Co. vs. Farmers National Grain Corp., 1937 27 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Board of Arbitration, Superior Feed Co. vs. Milwaukee Feed and Grain Co., 1948-1951  27 5
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Board of Arbitration, W. M. Bell vs. Mohr-Holstein Commission Co., 1945 27 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Bond Agreements, 1946-1961 27 6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Insurance Policy, 1938 27 7
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Insurance Policies, 1949-1962 27 8
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Leases, 1911-1944 27 9
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Leases, Letters, Agreements, and Related Material, 1872-1956 27 10
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Miller, Mack, and Fairchild Files, 1902-1960 28 1-4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Petitions, 1946-1950 28 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Stock Records and Receipts, 1933-1938 29 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Legal Records, Union Contracts, 1950-1961 29 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Market Reports, 1946-1947 29 3-4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Market Reports, 1946-1947 30 1-3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Market Reports, 1951-1953 31 1-3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Market Reports, 1954-1956 32 1-3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Market Reports, 1957-1959 33 1-3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Market Reports, 1960-1962 34 1-3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Market Reports, 1963-1965 35 1-6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Market Reports, 1966-1968 36 1-6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Market Reports, 1969 37 1-2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Membership Records, 1864-1869 37 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Membership Records, 1869-1878 37 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Membership Records, Membership Sale and Transfer Letters, 1928-1936 37 5-6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Membership Records, Suspension and Relief from Suspension of Charles J. Steinbrecher, 1935-1936 38 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Minutes, Board of Directors, 1941-1949  12 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Minutes, Board of Directors, 1949-1958 11 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Minutes, Board of Directors, 1958-1967 12 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Minutes, Board of Directors, Index, 1929-1934 13 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Minutes, Board of Directors, Summary of Resolutions Regulating Trading Hours, 1876-1901 13 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Minutes, Supervisors of Grain Inspection and Weighing, 1925-1960 13 3  
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Minutes, Supervisors of Grain Inspection and Weighing, Index, 1925-1960 13 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Organizational Records, Acts of Incorporation, Constitutions, Charters, Rules, and By-Laws, 1858, 1868, 1871, 1874, 1876, 1877, 1880, 1881, 1901 8 1  
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Organizational Records, Amendments to Rules, Weighing Inspectors, 1881-1901 8 5  
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Organizational Records, Certificates of Amendment to Charter, 1880, 1931, 1938, 1946, 1950, 1956 8 2  
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Organizational Records, Charter, Rules and Name Changes, 1931, 1938, 1946, 1950-1951 8 6  
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Organizational Records, Charters and Rules, 1935, 1939  8 3  
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Organizational Records, "Doings in Grain at Milwaukee, 86 Years of Progress, 1849-1935," undated 8 7  
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Organizational Records, Rules and Regulations, 1950  8 4  
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Clippings, 1883 38 7
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, "Doings in Grain," Scrapbook of Clippings, undated 38 5-6
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Open House at Newly Remodeled Exchange, 1954 38 4
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Opening of the New Exchange Building, 1935 38 3
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Programs of Social Events and Parties Sponsored by Milwaukee Grain Exchange, 1898, 1903, 1909-1911, 1913 38 2
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, General Records, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, Scrapbook, 1909-1926 39 1
Milwaukee Grain Exchange, Other Records, Ontario and Erie Ship Canal Company, Stock Book, 1870  38 8

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