Scope and Contents From the Series: The first files of the Donald Gordon, Sr. series includes correspondence. The incoming correspondence (1939-1942) includes a Christmas card from Wisconsin governor, Julius Heil and his wife, and two signed letters from 1940 Republican presidential candidate, Wendell Willkie. One letter is personally addressed to Donald Gordon, Sr., while the other is addressed to “Dear Fellow Citizen.” The bulk of the outgoing correspondence (n.d.; 1913-1943) contains letters to his wife, Gertrude, and other...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This manuscript also contains papers from Gertrude Salzer Gordon and Donald Gordon, Sr.’s son, Donald Gordon, Jr. The Donald Gordon, Jr. series include awards (n.d.; 1991) received by Gordon from Viterbo College in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and the La Crosse Area Boys and Girls Club.Donald Gordon, Jr.’s correspondence consists of three groups: incoming (1942-1957); outgoing (n.d.; 1950-1956), the bulk of which is made up of personal letters to his mother, Gertrude Salzer Gordon; and...