Joseph J. Addis Papers
Scope and Contents
Papers of a former La Crosse City Council member Joseph Addis, 1975-1993. Arranged alphabetically by topic or committee, the collection contains a sampling of documents that city council dealt with mainly from 1984-1993, ranging from agreements to zoning, but should not be viewed as complete or as a record of decisions by the Council during this time. The collection does not contain any biographical or personal materials or information about Mr. Addis or his family.
Dates
- 1975-1993
Creator
- Addis, Joseph J. (Person)
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Biographical Note
City Council member Joseph J. Addis was a letter carrier with the U.S. Post Office in La Crosse for 32 years, and represented the North Side district on the City Council from 1969 to his death in 1992. Addis served twice as president of the Council from 1979-1981, and served several terms as chair of the finance committee.
Addis was the descendant of South Lebanon immigrants Siad and Shaheenie Addis and was born in La Crosse on June 19, 1917. He and his wife Doreen raised seven children, including a son Phil Addis who ran for his father's seat in 1993. At his passing in La Crosse at age 75 on Dec. 19, 1992, Addis was best remembered for his endless support and advocacy of the North Side in City Council.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of a former La Crosse City Council member Joseph Addis, 1975-1993. Arranged alphabetically by topic or committee, the collection contains a sampling of documents that city council dealt with mainly from 1984-1993, ranging from agreements to zoning, but should not be viewed as complete or as a record of decisions by the Council during this time.
Although Addis served on the La Crosse (Wis.) City Council from 1969 to his death in 1992, the collection does not contain any biographical or personal materials or information.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 1994.005)
Donated by Phil Addis, son of Joseph Addis, July 1994.
Physical Description
1 archives box
OCLC Number
47635152
Processing Information
Processed by Jaime Dechant and Anita Taylor Doering, Feb. 1999.
Creator
- Addis, Joseph J. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph J. Addis Papers, 1975-1993
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jaime Dechant and Anita Taylor Doering
- Date
- 1999 February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository