Record of town elections including poll lists, 1948-1952, and the official statements of the Boards of Canvassers, 1949-1952.

Assessor's field book recording property owner's name, address, school district number, property description, total acreage, acreage by category (residential, mercantile, agricultural, forest), and total value of the land as fixed by the assessor.

Records of the Gilman Relief Workers, a women's charitable organization based in Spring Valley (Wis.), consisting of minute books documenting the group's membership and activities, and a scrapbook containing notes of thanks from beneficiaries of the group's work.

Photocopied pages bearing genealogical information from three family Bibles documenting the ancestry of Glen and Win Gillihan. Recorded are birth, marriage, and death dates for descendants of Thomas and Olive (Blodgett) Williams, Aron(?) and Irena Carpenter, and Freeman and Salinda (Carpenter) Emerson. Also included are birth dates for the descendants of Jack H. and Catharine Gillihan.

Family papers of Cairns, a resident of Ellsworth, Wisconsin. The bulk of the collection comprises Miss Cairns' diaries complete from 1903 through 1936, with fragments of a few earlier volumes; her precise records of weather conditions and her observations of birds, wild flowers, and garden plants; and the records, 1915-1956, of the Ellsworth Pioneer School Girls' Club, of which she served as secretary-treasurer and unofficial historian for many years. Her diaries chronicle not only her personal activities but also social and cultural life in Pierce County, Wis. Also present are notes taken by Cairns while a University of Wisconsin student enrolled in Frederick Jackson Turner's courses.
Papers of other members of the Cairns family are also in the collection. From 1845 to 1890 the correspondence is largely that of Miss Cairns' father, George W. Cairns, who came to Dane County, Wis., from New York State in 1849 and moved to Pierce County in 1853. Cairns had a variety of business and civic interests, serving at times as schoolteacher, clerk of the River Falls Academy, hotel keeper, and land agent. In county government he served as town clerk of Middleton in Dane County, and as justice of the peace, deputy clerk of the district court, and register of deeds in Pierce County. These activities are reflected in his correspondence, in fragmentary legal and governmental records relating to Middleton, 1852, and to Pierce County, 1855-1873, and in minutes of meetings he kept for the Middleton Lyceum in 1847, the River Falls Lyceum in 1855-56, and the River Falls Academy in 1858.
Among the family letters are several, 1850-52, written by George W.'s brother, A.W. Cairns, describing experiences in Panama and California as a participant in the California gold rush. From the mid-1880's to 1891 there are numerous letters to and from the Cairns children, William, Rollo, and Gertrude, while they attended high school at River Falls and the University at Madison. Diaries, 1855-1861, appear to have been written by Abbie S. Leavitt, who married George W. Cairns in 1866. A native of Maine, she came to Wisconsin in 1857, and in her diary she described her journey from New England, across northern Illinois, and up the Mississippi River to Prescott, where she resumed her teaching career begun in the East.

Diaries, 1876, 1882-83, 1893, 1899-1900, of Jennie P. Andrews and diaries, 1906-1909, of her daughter, Edna J. Gerrish, wives of Orlando J. Andrews and Samuel J. Gerrish, both farmers in the Ono area (Union township, Pierce County, Wis.), providing details on domestic and farm chores and family affairs; plus miscellaneous family documents including the baptismal certificate of Edna's son, Carrol Orlando Gerrish.

Diaries of Thomas, 30th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and later a farmer in Kinnickinnic, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, giving details of camp life at Fort Tully[?] during the Civil War and of farm life after the war.

Ledgers kept by George Smith & Co., a general merchandise store at Diamond Bluff, Pierce County, Wisconsin, showing prices charged for commodities and credit allowed for products brought to the store in trade.

A typescript copy of papers of Wilkie, a carpenter, consisting of his journal, accounts, and letters, describing his daily activities and economic conditions in Prescott and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and in McGregor, Iowa.

On March 14, 1967, George Lincoln Rockwell, the leader of the American Nazi party visited the Wisconsin State University – River Falls. The event was sponsored by the Free Spirit Forum committee. The Forums were sponsored by the Legislative Action Committee, a sub-committee of the Student Senate. The daylong event began with a morning convocation. Rockwell was introduced by Dr. Raymond Anderson a political science professor. Rockwell spoke to about 2500 attendees in the Karges Gym. In the afternoon, a debate was held between Rockwell and Dr. Edward Peterson of the History Department. Followed by a question-and-answer portion.
This collection includes audio recordings of Rockwell’s speech and debate with Dr. Peterson.

Typed transcriptions of diaries, 1867-1881, kept by George Henry Elliott, a farmer near River Falls, Wisconsin; plus later entries, 1881-1883, by his brother, William Nelson Elliott.
The diaries describe farming, schooling, social life, and other events.

George "Buster" H. Brown (1888-1973) was born to Jane (nee Doyle) and Charles H. Brown in the Town of Warren, Wisconsin (St. Croix County) in June of 1888. He had one older brother, Charles Edward Brown (1885-1960). George's mother died in 1905 and George appears to have lived with his uncle, George D. Brown in Hudson for a short time around the time of her death.
By 1910, Brown was working as a clerk at the railroad office in Hudson, while living with his father. The 1940 census lists Brown's work as farmer, living in the Town of Richmond (St. Croix County), WI with his wife, Grace, and three children, Bernice, Edmund, and Elaine.

Excerpts from the diary of George H. Bates of Star Prairie township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, containing genealogical information on several of Bates' neighbors.

Typewritten diary, 1864, of George Edwin Pratt, Sixty-fourth Regiment Illinois Volunteers, who was with the Union army in Georgia; and five Pratt family photographs. Also included are eight pages of photocopied obituaries and similar information on the Pratt family.

Genealogy of the "Wisconsin branch" of the Proper family, 1709-1972, compiled by George E. Proper of Lake Villa, Illinois.

Two studies by Banta of the living standards in Rock Elm Center, an unincorporated village in Pierce County, Wis. The first study was done for the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota and the second study was completed as part of Banta's work toward a master's degree in economics at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Materials relating to Banta's military service in France during World War I as a clerk (Troop B, Headquarters Battalion, First Army, American Expeditionary Forces).
The collection includes his pay record book; French ration coupons; WWI postcards with Banta's notes; military orders; items concerning courses taken at the American E.F. University in Beaune, France including a photograph of the lumber class; and miscellaneous papers. Correspondence consists of two letters from Army buddies, and a letter sent by a class at Marcy Avenue Baptist Church (New York?) concerning Armistice celebrations. Also included are papers concerning the Armistice including notice of cease fire, conditions of Armistice, and general orders from General John Pershing commending the troops for their valor. Identified photographs pertain to Company L, 163rd Infantry while it was stationed in Shelby, Montana and an oversized map color codes troop advances by day for the Battle of Chateau-Thierry (France).

The Gay/Straight Alliance was a student organization that evolved from the Ten Percent Society in 1997. The mission of the organization was to provide a safe, supportive, confidential, and empowering environment to members and guests. Members of the organization were active on and off campus to encourage educational awareness and provide social opportunities.

The majority of this collection contains conference materials attended by students of the organization. Administrative records and correspondence contain information on the organization's mission and activities.

Established in 1992, the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual (GLB) Task Force was an Ad Hoc committee of the Faculty Senate Committee on Affirmative Action that was tasked to investigate Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual issues concerning Students, Staff, and Faculty at UWRF. In 1995, Chancellor Thibodeau expanded it to a University Committee reporting directly to the Chancellor.

Records include but are not limited; to correspondence, meeting minutes, a summary of activities to the chancellor, and grant applications to host programs and events on campus. Correspondence includes shared governance approval of the task force, internal memos, and memos to the chancellor on recommendations. Grant opportunities were pursued by the committee to further the mission to educate the campus community on issues.

Charts showing results of a survey on the impact of "urban sprawl" in Hudson, River Falls, and Prescott, Wis., and other areas in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region; prepared by River Falls student Gary Fergot as a political science course requirement.

Papers, primarily from 1900-1956, of Dr. Glenn D. Gallup, River Falls, Wisconsin; his wife Frances Gallup; and their children. Included are fragmentary medical records, lesson plans and curriculum materials from Frances' teaching career, papers from the children's school years, family correspondence, photographs, and genealogies of the Peabody Family of Salem, Massachusetts.

This collection documents the Future Teacher Institute program at the University of Wisconsin River Falls. The program at UWRF began as part of a larger program, the Consortium of Minorities in Teaching Careers. The consortium was comprised of nine other universities in the early nineties to increase the recruitment of ethnic minorities into the teaching profession. The program model was developed by Judson Taylor, from California State University at Domingues Hills. Dr. Taylor became the Vice Chancellor at UWRF. The program was led by José Vega, Assistant Dean. The program at UWRF sought to improve the recruitment of Native Americans into the teaching profession. Recruiters from schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin were sought to work with and recruit students that were thought to have potential and interest in the teaching profession. The Future Teacher Institute at UWRF was a two-week program where students who stayed on campus learned instructional methods the first week and the second week employed those methods by teaching elementary students that applied for the Academic Enrichment Program.

This collection is arranged into sub-series containing records of their respective programs. Consortium for Minorities in Teaching Careers, Future Teacher Institute, Academic Enrichment Program, and some records from the College of Education Teacher Education Department. This collection also contains photographs. Digital records were added as a later addition and are similarly arranged by program.

Family history compiled by Pattison and Kinney.

The Freshman Record is a type of yearbook for incoming freshmen. It lists photos and useful information to help acquaint the student with the college experience. The name of the publication later changed to the New Student Record.

This series contains syllabi from Freshman English classes at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. This includes both the Teacher’s and Student’s copies of the Freshman English Syllabus. The earliest year represented in the collection is 1948-49.

[1] Clerk's Record Book (1953-1957) containing accounts of cash disbursements and a breakdown by categories such as board salaries, teacher salaries, library books, etc.; and [2] Treasurer's Book (1955-1957) showing receipts and disbursements.

Records of Freeman Drug Company, a River Falls drug store; including cashbooks and other financial records, formula books, biographical information on owners R.S. and R.W. Freeman, and miscellaneous material including trade catalogues, advertisements, labels, and a tintype.

Biographical information and recollections written in 1974 of the English Department at River Falls Normal School provided by Fred Short, an alumnus from the class of 1910; genealogical information concerning the family of Fred Short; and an 1833 land indenture and a proof sheet of a humorous article by Bob Short in the Connecticut Courant, May 14, 1827.

Correspondence of Lord, who operated an abstract office at Ellsworth, Wisconsin, and with County Surveyor S.A. Carpenter prepared and published plat maps of Pierce County. Letters concern titles of land in Pierce County, publication and sale of his maps, a dispute with Carpenter, and local political matters.

Photocopies of miscellaneous documents concerning Franz Muller (Frank Miller) and his wife Sevilla Wolf Muller, including a birth certificate, wedding license, land claim certificate, and a servant's work book from Germany.

Photocopied undated letter from Franki Nye, reminiscing about her uncle, American humorist Edgar W. (Bill) Nye, and James Whitcomb Riley.

Photocopied pages from a casebook kept by Dr. Epley who practiced in New Richmond, Wisconsin from 1877-1908, describing medical treatments used in cases including childbirth and various tumors, use of a blood transfusion with remarkable results, and a number of autopsies he performed.

Typewritten transcription of an autobiographical interview, Dec. 20, 1967, with Frank Schmidt, Stillwater, Minnesota, in which he describes his logging activities in Minnesota and bootlegging during the Prohibition era; plus a 1963 proposal for "St. Croix Valley Resource Persons Tape Library."

Assorted papers of Frank Peabody related to his schooling at Clear Lake School (Clear Lake, Wisconsin) consisting of examination certificates, graduation announcements, class notes on decoration, drawing, and design, and an essay on the history of slavery in the U.S. Also included is a letter (1896) from Peabody to Mrs. A. B. Emerson, Clerk of District No. 5, Clear Lake, Wisconsin asking to be considered for employment for the following term. There are also three unidentified photographs.

Papers of a Hudson, Wisconsin, man, including Civil War orders (1863-1866) about his service in Company G, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry; as Captain of Company H, 15th Regiment, Corps d'Afrique (1863-1866); and as officer of Company C, 99th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops. Includes muster rolls of the 99th, and correspondence describing his service in Louisiana and Mississippi, including the surrender of New Orleans. Also includes personal correspondence, 1833-1875, with relatives in Connecticut and Rhode Island, especially Eddy Harding, Brooklyn, Connecticut; business papers, 1848-1898, including warranty deeds, an estate list (1849), and the will of Nathaniel Smith, Providence, Rhode Island (1860); and genealogical notes on the Jewell and Barnard families of Star Prairie, Wisconsin.

Three articles written by Marson about the history of Exile, Wisconsin (in eastern Pierce County); about his father, Henry A. Marson, Exile's blacksmith; and about Miss Flora Evens, a resident there.

Scrapbooks of a Pierce County Extension Homemakers member club; including awards, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and programs.

On September 2, 1875, The State Normal School at River Falls was formally dedicated. Part of the National Normal School Movement that began in the 1830s, in response to growing concern over the shortcomings of American common schools, specifically schools to teach teachers.

Citizens of the Village of River Falls, along with surrounding townships, began to express interest in having a Normal School in the area. In January 1870, some 1,000 voters signed a petition requesting the state legislature “to pass an enabling act allowing River Falls and surrounding communities a tax of $20,000 to contribute to the establishment of the next State Normal School to be located in River Falls. (King, James T., and Wyman, Walker D. Centennial History: The University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1874-1974. River Falls, Wis.: U of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1975)

In an effort to save River Falls from the fate of other teachers colleges, that of remaining small and limited, President Eugene H. Kleinpell proposed a Foundation in the 1940’s as a means of pulling the institution up by its own bootstraps. The general plan was to interest the community in building a fieldhouse for the college and the high school, so the slogan “Feed the Falcon Fieldhouse Fund” was adopted. If 5,000 former students contributed $10 a year for five years, the Foundation could reach its goal of $25,000. This first campaign proved to be disappointingly slow in obtaining results. By the end of 1950, only $13,837.10 had been received.

These records were compiled by UWRF Professor, James Pratt. Pratt was a forensics coach for many years at a variety of schools. Starting in 1977, Professor Pratt came to UW- River Falls and was the head Forensics Coach from 1977 until today. These are the records from before and after his arrival at UW- River Falls up until 1992. Professor Pratt not only was a college-level forensics coach, but he also was a high school and regional forensics coach. He was one of the head leaders for the Twin Cities Forensics League as well as a part of the American Forensics Association on top of being the River Falls High school and collegiate Forensics Coach.

Essay by Marshall Norseng, including programs for oratorical and extemporaneous speaking contests, 1926-1927; a brochure describing a 1928 debate trip; a speech outline for a 1926 contest; and a 1974 cover letter.

A diary kept during World War I by a Wisconsin soldier who received the Croix de Guerre for courageous action in France. Apparently serving in the artillery, Leseman's brief daily entries describe camp life, German shelling and use of mustard gas, camp and battle duties, homesickness, and his hospitalized injuries and illnesses including a bout with spinal meningitis.

Typescript genealogies: "A Genealogy of the Dietrich Family and that of the Stiehl and other Related Families" by Floyd L. Haight, mentioning the family names Cunningham, Dowling, Harper, and Rozmenoski, and including notes and letters used in compiling the genealogy; "A Genealogy of the Peters Family" written ca. 1970 by Floyd and Mary Dietrich Haight, including the family names Cline, Cooley, Dietrich, Eberhardt, Kiteley, Klein, Piper, Ramsay, and Simon; and "A Genealogy of the Haight Family" edited by Haight in 1937 and again for certain branches of the family in 1969, mentioning the family names Piatt and Prestedge.

[1] School District Records (1914-1958) containing minutes of school board meetings and accounts of receipts and expenditures; [2] Clerk's Papers (1934, 1956-1958) including directives from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, teacher's annual reports, and other miscellaneous forms and papers; [3] Treasurer's Book (circa 1955-1958) showing receipts and disbursements; [4] Treasurer's Papers (1938-1958) containing bank book, statements, and canceled checks; and [5] School Registers (1924-1940, 1949-1953) including pupil attendance and work records, daily programs, visitor record, and state reading circle record.

Records including minutes of the trustees and board of directors; sacramental record books; histories; records of the Wesley League, Willing Workers, and other church groups; photographs; yearbooks, 1962-1966; and other records.