University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

West End Community Association (Milwaukee, Wis.). Office of the Executive Director.

Records, 1972-1997.

UWM Manuscript Collection 120

6.6 cubic ft. (6 record center cartons, 1 archives box, and 1 small archives box)



ABSTRACT: Records of one of Milwaukee’s oldest neighborhood groups that document its involvement in economic, business, and community development, residential improvement, and the effort to curb illegal liquor consumption and prostitution in Milwaukee. The West End Community Association, originally founded in July 1972 as a Latino organization, was established to work toward the economic, educational, and recreational betterment of the community and of the individuals within the neighborhood. The Association serves the area of Milwaukee bounded by Wisconsin Avenue on the south, Highland Boulevard on the north, North 20th Street on the east, and Highway 41 on the west.

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: The Block Club files (1990-1994) document the development of the block club movement in the West End area. These clubs began organizing in 1990 in order to combat the city’s growing crime rate and have been actively involved in closing drug houses, along with promoting and protecting the quality of life within the block and the community.

The Board of Directors files (1976-1994) provide a summary of many aspects of the West End Community Association’s involvement in community projects and development. The records outline the West End Community Association’s mission statement, activities, goals, and contain information on various committees within the organization.

The Landlord Compact files (1990-1994) provide meeting minutes and correspondence on the West End Community Association’s attempts to work with area landlords in promoting more desirable housing in the West End area.

The Residents Against Prostitution files (1985, 1988-1994) contain records of an issue’s group formed to combat prostitution and its related activities. The files contain correspondence, meeting minutes, and various petitions that were circulated to West End residents.

The 27th Street International Festival files (1991-1992) contain records of a community fair held to promote the cultural diversity of the West End. The files contain correspondence, meeting minutes, and various listings of the participants in the festival.

The West End Community Association Newsletters (1990-1996) contain considerable information about the activities of the West End Community Association, along with various articles about area residents.

The West End Festival files (1983-1993) document the planning, organization, and events of the local festival put on annually by the West End Community Association. The files consist primarily of correspondence, expense and funding reports, and flyers documenting festival activities.

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY: The West End Community Association was established in July 1972. The Association serves the area of Milwaukee bounded by Wisconsin Avenue on the south, Highland Boulevard on the north, North 20th Street on the east, and Highway 41 on the west.

The following have served as Executive Directors:

Anthony Martinez (1975-1976)
Kenneth Herro (1976-1977)
Linda Reano (1977)
Cathy Lue (1978-1981)
Bill Meunier (1981-1982)
Karen Hendrickson (1982-1989)
Gerald Anderson (1989)
Josephine Oldfield (1990-1992)
Martha Parks (1993)
Bob Young (1994)
Sally Maddick (1995- )

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

West End Community Association (Milwaukee, Wis.). Office of the Executive Director. Records, 1972-1997. UWM Manuscript Collection 120. University Manuscript Collection. Golda Meir Library. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

Avenues West Association (Milwaukee, Wis.). Records, 1983-1996. (UWM Manuscript Collection 98)

Historic Third Ward Association (Milwaukee, Wis.). Records, 1976-1997. (UWM Manuscript Collection 101)

Sherman Park Community Association (Milwaukee, Wis.). Office of the Executive Director. Records, 1971-2000. (UWM Manuscript Collection 72)

ACQUISITION: Sally Maddick, Executive Director of the West End Community Association, donated the collection to the Archives on February 3, 1998 (accession number 97-035).

PROCESSING: Joseph Hyland processed the collection at the Archives in January through May 2001.

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

UWM MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 120 BOX FOLDER
27th Street International Festival, Contributions, 1992 6 16
27th Street International Festival, Correspondence, 1991 6 16
27th Street International Festival, Correspondence, 1992 6 17
27th Street International Festival, Participants, 1991 6 18
27th Street International Festival, Participants, 1992 6 19
27th Street International Festival, Performers, 1992 6 20
27th Street International Festival, Permits, 1991-1992 6 21
27th Street International Festival, Planning and Minutes, 1991 6 22
27th Street International Festival, Planning and Minutes, 1992 6 23
27th Street International Festival, Press Releases and News Clippings, 1991 6 24
27th Street International Festival, Press Releases and News Clippings, 1992 6 25
27th Street International Festival, Programs and Schedules, 1991 6 26
27th Street International Festival, Volunteers, 1992 6 27
2800 West Wells Street Complaints, 1991 6 28
2904 West Wells Street Complaints, 1991 6 29
2919 West Wisconsin Tenants Meeting, 1993 6 30
3100 West Wells Street Complaints, 1991 6 31
3200 West Wells Street Complaints, 1991 6 32
“94 West” Neighborhood Tour Program, 1989 5 29
Ad Hoc Committee on Neighborhood Crime Prevention, 1987-1988 1 1-2
All Children Child Care Center, Inc., 1991-1993 1 3
Annual Meeting, 1983-1984 1 4
Annual Meeting, 1990 1 5
Annual Meeting, 1991 1 6
Annual Report, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1995 1 7
Anti-Graffiti Program, 1990-1993 1 8
Anti-Graffiti Program, Completion Logs, 1993 1 9-10
Anti-Graffiti Project, 1986-1989 1 11
Anti-Graffiti Project, 1990 1 12
Anti-Graffiti Reports, 1993 1 13
Articles of Incorporation, 1989 1 14
Avenues West Association, 1989, 1993-1994 1 15
Bingo Information, 1986-1989 1 16
Block Club, 300 Block of North 34th Street, 1991-1993 1 28
Block Club, 3100 Block of West Michigan, 1992 1 29
Block Club, 37th and Kilbourn, 1991 1 30
Block Club, 500 Block of 32nd Street, undated 1 17
Block Club, 500 Block of 33rd Street, undated 1 18
Block Club, Hill-Toppers, 1990-1991, 1993 1 19
Block Club, Kilbourn Street, 1994 1 20
Block Club, Leaders, 1993-1994 1 21
Block Club, Linden and Highland, 1992 1 22
Block Club, Lists, 1993-1994 1 23
Block Club, Michigan Street, 1991-1992 1 24
Block Club, Miracle on 34th Street, 1993 1 25
Block Club, Sign-In Sheets, 1990 1 26
Block Club, Sign-In Sheets, 1992 1 27
Block Club, Various, 1990-1992 1 31
Block Club, Wells and 30 Something, 1993-1994 1 32
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1976 1 33
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1977 1 34
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1978 1 35-36
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1979 1 37
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1979 2 1
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1980 2 2
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1981 2 3-4
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1982 2 5-6
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1983 2 7-9
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1984 2 10
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1985 2 11
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1986 2 12-14
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1987 2 15-16
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1988 2 17
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1989 2 18-20
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1990 2 21-22
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1991 2 23
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1992 2 24
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1993 3 1
Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1994 3 2
Budget, 1976, 1978, 1989-1992 3 3
Budget, 1993 3 4
By-Laws of the West End Community Association, 1983 3 5
Census Data, 1980, 1985 3 6
City-Wide Anti-Crime Coalition, Minutes and Reports, 1983-1985 3 7
City-Wide Anti-Crime Coalition, Minutes and Reports, 1986-1987 3 8
City-Wide Anti-Crime Coalition, Minutes and Reports, 1987-1988 3 9
City-Wide Anti-Crime Coalition, Minutes and Reports, 1989 3 10
City-Wide Anti-Crime Coalition, Neighborhood Foot Patrol Program, 1985-1988 3 11-14
Community Block Grant Administration, 1992 3 16
Community Block Grant Administration, 1993317
Community Block Grant Administration, 1994 3 18
Community Development Block Grant, 1979 3 19
Community Development Block Grant, 1989 3 20
Community Development Block Grant, 1990 3 21-22
Community Development Block Grant, 1991 3 23
Community Development Block Grant, 1992 3 24
Community Development Block Grant, 1993 3 25
Community Housing Improvement Project, 1979-1994 3 26
Community Housing Improvement Project, Housing Assistance Plan, 1980 3 27
Community Housing Improvement Project, Work Exchange, 1980 3 28
Community Service Awards, 1991-1992 3 29
Community Unity Celebration, 1992-1993 3 30
Community-Based Ventures Fund, 1987 3 15
Cone Positive Neighborhood Environment Award, 1984-1986 3 31
Cone Positive Neighborhood Environment Award, 1987-1988 4 1
Cone Positive Neighborhood Environment Award, 1990 4 2
Cone Positive Neighborhood Environment Award, 1991-1992 4 3
Consumer and Homemaking Proposal, 1977 8 1
Consumer and Housemaking Education, 1981-1991 4 4
Cooperation West Side Association Newsletter, 1979 4 5
Correspondence, 1972, 1976-1980 4 6
Correspondence, 1986-1989 4 7
Correspondence, 1990-1991 4 8
Correspondence, 1992 4 9
Correspondence, 1993-1994 4 10
Crime Statistics for West End Area, 1990-1992 4 11
Department of City Development, 1988 4 12
Donations, 1988-1991 4 13
Earth Day, 1990 4 14
Economic and Market Analysis:  North 27th Street Business District, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1978 4 15
Educational Advocacy Program Proposal, 1976 4 16
Executive Director’s Notebook, 1994 8 2
Financial Reports, 1976-1980 4 17
Financial Reports, 1991-1992 4 18
Financial Reports, 1993 4 19
Fliers, 1982-1989 4 20
Fundraising, 1978-1981 4 21
Hang Tough, 1993-1994 4 22
Heavy Hitters, Inc., 1991 4 23
Historic Concordia Neighbors, Inc., 1986, 1993, 1996 4 24
Housing Survey, 1986 4 25
Housing Task Force, 1986-1987 4 26
Landlord Compact, 1990-1991 4 27
Landlord Compact, 1992-1993 4 28-30
Landlord Compact, 1994 4 31
Letters Supporting Plain Clothes Officers, 1996 4 32
Liquor Licenses, 1984, 1986 4 33
Liquor Licenses, 1989 4 34
Liquor Outlets, 1987-1988 4 35
Magdalene Project, 1986-1987 4 36
Maps, 1984 4 37
Membership List, 1991 4 38
Merrill Park Goals, 1976 4 39
Merrill Park Housing Survey, 1989 4 40
Merrill Park Neighborhood Association, 1981, 1992, undated 4 41
Merrill Park Neighborhood Cleanup, 1989 4 42
Milwaukee Associates in Urban Development, 1991-1992 5 1
Milwaukee Associates in Urban Development, The Resource Center News, 1979, 1989-1990 5 2
Milwaukee Associates in Urban Development, The Resource Center News, 1991-1992 5 3
Milwaukee County Youth Employment Program, 1992-1993 5 4
Milwaukee Foundation Correspondence, 1986 5 5
Milwaukee Neighborhood Partnership, 1988-1991 5 6
Milwaukee Urban Agenda, 1988-1990 5 7
Milwaukee Urban Agenda, Correspondence, 1988-1989 5 8
Milwaukee Urban Agenda, Department of City Development, 1988-1989 5 9
Milwaukee Urban Agenda, Economic Development Workshop, 1989 5 10
Milwaukee Urban Agenda, Housing Committee, 1988-1990 5 11
Milwaukee Urban Agenda, Meeting Minutes, 1988 5 12
Milwaukee Urban Agenda, Meeting Minutes, 1989-1990 5 13
Milwaukee Urban Agenda, Membership, 1989 5 14
Milwaukee Urban Agenda, Neighborhood Advocacy Workgroup, 1989 5 15
Milwaukee Urban Agenda, Neighborhood Planning, 1988-1990 5 16
National Association of Police Community Relations, 1986-1987 5 17
Neighborhood Cleanup, 1994-1996 5 18
Neighborhood Crime Forum, 1993-1994 5 19
Neighborhood Crime Survey, 1983-1984 5 20
Neighborhood Foot Patrol, 1988 5 21
Neighborhood Parole Watch, 1991-1992 5 22
Neighborhood Preservation Planning, 1976 5 23
Neighborhood Pride, 1990 5 24
Neighborhood Statistics, 1982, 1986 5 25
Newsletter Articles, 1994 5 26
Newspaper Articles, 1978-1980, 1987-1992 5 27
Next Door Foundation, 1989-1990 5 28
Police Reports, 1992-1993 5 30
Potawatomi Agreement, 1990 5 31
Project Activity Report, 1990, 1992-1993 5 32
Project Cost Category Report, Community Housing Improvement Project, 1989 5 33
Project Cost Category Report, Community Organizing and Planning Endeavor, 1989 5 34
Project Cost Category Report, Comprehensive Neighborhood Housing Strategy, 1989 5 35
Project Cost Category Report, West End Development Corporation, 1989 5 36
Project Cost Category Report, XYZ Project, 1983-1985 5 37
Project Objectives Progress Narrative Reports, 1993 5 38
Project Objectives Progress Narrative Reports, 1994 5 39
Project Proposal, UCPP Grant, 1980 5 40
Property History, 2803 West Kilbourn Street, 1991 5 41
Property History, 2922, 2936, 2942 West Wells Street, 1991 5 42
Property History, 3004, 3010 West Wells Street, 1991 5 43
Property History, 3100, 3300, 3400 West Wells Street, 1991 5 44
Residents Against Prostitution, 1985 6 1
Residents Against Prostitution, 1988-1990 6 2
Residents Against Prostitution, 1992-1994 6 3
Residents Against Prostitution, Correspondence, 1988-1991 6 4
Screamer Program, 1988 6 6
Seniors in Community Service Program, 1989-1990 6 7
Sherman House Project, 1988-1989 6 8
Slum Housing Rally, 1993 6 9
Social Development Commission, 1989-1991 6 10
St. Anthony’s Hospital Task Force, 1989 6 5
Sun Squad Project, 1979 6 11
Telephone Log, 1979-1980 6 12
Tenant Complaint Records and Evictions, 1985-1991 6 13
Tot-Lot Proposal, 1972, 1976 6 14
United Way Proposal, 1993-1995 6 33
Volunteer of the Year Award Nominees, 1985-1987 6 34
Wells Street Correspondence, 1990-1992 6 35
Wells Street Redevelopment, 1990-1991 6 36
West End Community Association 25th Anniversary Booklet, 1997 6 38
West End Community Association Newsletter, 1990-1996 6 37
West End Festival, 1983-1986 6 39
West End Festival, 1987 6 40
West End Festival, 1988 6 41
West End Festival, 1989 6 42
West End Festival, 1990 6 43
West End Festival, 1991 7 1
West End Festival, 1992-1993 7 2
West Side Voice Newsletter, 1993-1994 7 3
West Side Word Newsletter, 1977-1978 7 4
Westside Latin Community Survey, 1972 7 5
Westside Neighborhood Service Center, 1989 7 6
Westside Town Meeting, 1977, 1979 7 7
Wisconsin Against Drug Environment, 1992-1993 7 8
Wisconsin Avenue Closing, 1994 7 9
Wisconsin Conservation Corps, 1993-1994 7 10
Wisconsin Indian Cultural Center, 1989 7 11
Women of the Westside, 1993 7 12
Work Assistance Program, 1978 7 13
Youth Employment Training Program, 1978-1980 7 14

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