Title: Emmer, Dan Collection

Call Number: Mss-0700

Inclusion Dates: 1819 – 2001

Bulk: 2.4 cu. ft.

Location: BV, Sh. 108

Abstract: Daniel Emmer was born February 1, 1939, in Medford, WI. He joined the Navy in 1957 and severed as a clerk aboard the aircraft carrier, USS WASP. After his military service, Dan moved to , where he attended the Layton Art School. Following his time at the Layton Art School, Dan worked as a clerk for the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department and Milwaukee County Court House. After he retired, he immersed himself in Milwaukee’s history by volunteering at the Milwaukee Historical Society and also serving on its Board of Directors. He also volunteered at the Pabst Mansion. Dan passed away at the age 77 on July 28, 2016.

Scope and Content: The collection consists of newspaper clippings and other research material Dan compiled on various historical figures as well as records documenting his time at the Pabst Mansion and Milwaukee County Historical Society.

Access and Use: Records regarding Dan’s time on the Milwaukee County Historical Society Board are restricted.

Administrative Note: Material/Photographs were donated by Laura Emmer on August 24, 2016. Collection was procced by Illiana Zambrano September 9, 2016

Content Box# Folder# Court Case: Clara S. Heyl vs. Jacob Heyl, 1907 1 1 Curtin House 1 2 Final Respect Exhibit 1 3 Goodrich Family Correspondence 1 4 Goodrich Line Navigation & Pictorial Marine History 1 5 Heritage Newsletters, 1996-2016 1 6 Milwaukee History: The Magazine of the Milwaukee County Historical 1 7 Society, 1985 Milwaukee Sentinel, 1889 1 8 Trimborn Farm Park 1 9 Tour Planning, Scripts, ETC. 1 9a Volunteer Recognition Award, 1996-1997 1 10 WED in Splendor 1 11 WED in Splendor Publicity VHS 1 12

Best Family: Best Family Misc. 1 13 -Jacob Best Memorial Stone Dedication CD, 2001 1 13 -Phillip Best Home images/research 1 14 -Best, Pabst, & Schandein Family 1 15

Pabst Mansion/Family: Archdiocesan Reception & CD Misc. Discussion 1 16 Elizabeth Pabst 1 17 -Elizabeth Pabst Von Ernst 1 18 Emma Pabst 1 19 Fred Pabst Jr. 1 20 Genealogy Pabst, best and Shcandein, etc. 1 21 Gustave Pabst 1 22 Louise Frank & Family Information 1 23 Marie Pabst Goodrich 1 24 Newspaper articles, Fredrick & Maria Pabst deaths 1 25 Pabst Mansion: Art Catalog 1 26 Pabst Brewery 1 27 -Vintage Pabst Brewing Film 1 27 Pabst Building Facilities 1 28 Pabst Estate, Probate, death certificate/cemetery Records 1 29 Pabst Family Misc., 1 30 Pabst Mansion 1 31 Pabst Mansion: Brochures & Promotion 1 32 Pabst Mansion Exhibit 1 33 Pabst Mansion: Grand Avenue/ Misc. History 1 34 Pabst Mansion: Heating System 1 35 Pabst Mansion Publicity 1 36 Pabst Theater 1 37 Research on the Crest which Appears on Pabst’s Chair 1 38 Weeding Exhibit, 2001 1 39 Schandein Family 1 40

Abner Kirby 2 41 Allis/Kearny 2 42 Ammi RR. Butler 2 43 Black Point 2 44 Brooks Stevens 2 45 2 46 C.T. Melms, 1819-1869 & DVD 2 47 Dan Emmer: Art Research 2 48 2 49 Daniel Wells Jr. 2 50 David G. Hooker 2 51 David Rose 2 52 Dr. Day 2 53 Dr. Louis Fredrick Frank 2 54 Edward Mellon 2 55 Edward O’Neil 2 56 Edward Townsend Mix 2 57 Edward Townsend Mix Exhibit 2 58 Edward Townsend Mix TimeLine 2 59 Enoch Underwood 2 60 Eugene S. Elliot 2 61 Gerhard A. Bading 2 62 George W. Peck 2 63 2 64 Harold Hall 2 65 2 66 Henry M. Benjamin 2 67 Henry Hase 2 68 2 69 Increase A. Lapham 2 70 James S. Brown 2 71 James Cross 2 72 John Black 2 73 2 74 John Furlong 2 75 John Layton 2 76 Kneeland-Walker House Tour Information 2 77 Lunt/Fontanne 2 78 Major Project: General Information 2 79 Miller Haus 2 80 Milwaukee Beer Museum 2 81 Milwaukee County Probate Case: Will and Testament of Lisette 2 82 Schandein, 1905 Mitchell 2 83 Miscellaneous 2 84 Museum of Beer and Brewin and Beer Museum 2 85 Pfister 2 86 Sherburn Becker 2 87 Soldieries Home Wood V.A. Center 2 88 Solomon L. Juneau 2 89 The High Voyage to Central America Ch. 14 2 90 The Journal of George Fredrick Arvedson, 1855-1919 2 91 Thomas H. Brown 2 92 UIHELEIN Misc. 2 93 Wauwatosa 2 94 William Henry Timlin (Autobiography) 2 95 2 96 Blatz Family:

Emil Blatz Information 2 97

Pabst Mansion: Artist Biographies and Information 2 98 Pabst Mansion: Art Research 2 99

Carl Zeidler 3 100 Don A. J. Upham 3 101 Emi Seidel 3 102 Emil Wallber 3 103 3 104 George H. Walker 3 105 Herman L. Page 3 106 Horatio N. Wells 3 107 John Maxwell Stowell 3 108 John J. Tallmadge 3 109 Joseph Phillips 3 110 Misc. Articles about Milwaukee’s River District 3 110a Naughty Ladies of Beer Town 3 110b Peter J. Somers 3 111 William A. Prentiss 3 112 William G. Rauschenberger 3 113 : , 1881 3 114 Trimborn Farm/Curtin House 3 115 Trimborn Farm Docent Guidebook 3 116 Trimborn Farm Site Analysis 3 117 Milwaukee County Historical Society Information 3 118

Restricted File Milwaukee County Historical Society: Board Orientation 3 1 of 3 ----Financial Budget 3 2 of 3 ----Minutes, Activities, Reports 3 3 of 3

Photographs: See M-240