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Incoming and outgoing correspondence of Mayor Herman T. Hagestad concerning war and defense preparedness, utilities, licensing, and routine matters of city administration.

Financial journal of Herman Hillskotter from Town of Star Prairie, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, detailing farm expenses and income as well as dairy and grain prices, farm labor costs, and livestock records. Also included in the journal are financial records of the Town of Star Prairie, 1906-1918, when Hillskotter served as town clerk, and of School District No. 4, 1911-1916; a record of the number of feet of wood sawed per day, 1900-1903, at the B.B. Lumber Co. of Rhinelander, Wisconsin; and records, 1899-1900, from a boarding house which Hillskotter and his wife operated in Rhinelander, prior to moving to Star Prairie.

Clerk's record book, 1927-1953, which contains school board minutes, financial records, and school census information; and two school registers, 1907-1914 and 1943-1947, which list pupils, work accomplished, and visitors to the school.

Treasurer's record book, 1884-1956; Treasurer's account book, 1900-1952, noting district receipts and disbursements; and Attendance record book, 1906-1924, recording students' attendance, daily program of study, teachers' reports, and a record of visitors.

Reminiscences of Henry McCann recalling his experiences as a lumberjack in Wisconsin and Minnesota, the rivers on which he was a driver, names of the men with whom he worked, and brief sketches of the life of a river man.

Papers of Minnesota's first governor during his years as a fur trader, consisting primarily of correspondence among the various American Fur Company agents located in the Wisconsin Territory. Correspondence concerns internal company business; business with Hudson's Bay Fur Company; company agreements with the Dakota Indians; company interest in United States government treaties with the Dakota, Ojibwa, and Winnebago Indians; attempts by the company to prevent war between the Dakota and the Sauk and Fox Indians; relations with missionaries to the Indians of the region; and company disputes with Indian agents Henry R. Schoolcraft and Lawrence Taliaferro.
Correspondents prominent in the early history of Minnesota and Wisconsin include William Aitken, Frederick Ayer, Alexis Bailly, Bernard Brisbois, Ramsay Crooks, Henry Dodge, James Doty, Hercules Dousman, Jean Faribault, Alexander Faribault, Joseph Nicollet, Henry Rice, Joseph Rolette, Henry Schoolcraft, Lawrence Taliaferro, and Lyman Warren.

Genealogical charts on the ancestors of Nels Jenson and the families of Anna Bang and Nels Tufte, compiled in 1983-1984 by Helen Bethel of Pierce County, Wisconsin.

Material related to the provision of public health services in St. Croix County, 1936-2015. The records include health committee meeting minutes (1936-1955, 1961, 1974-2015); financial records (1943-1967); a manual for nurses (circa 1952-1962); pamphlets and brochures an various public health issues (1948-1952); and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings (1972-1974).

Photocopy of a paper written by Anderson for a University of Wisconsin-River Falls geography course which studies the cultural and economic aspects of life in the settlement of New Centreville, St. Croix County, Wisconsin in the early 1900's. Included is Mrs. Selma Anderson's recollections of the buildings, people, and businesses that made up the hamlet at that time, and copies of several newspaper articles concerning the history of New Centreville.

Biographical sketches of Harvey O. Powell (1868-1944) and his wife, Elizabeth Knox Powell (1869-1954), written by Mary Elizabeth Powell Polglase.
Harvey Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Powell of River Falls, Wisconsin, was a banker in White Rock, S.D., and Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada, and an officer of Dominion Agricultural Credit, Regina, Canada. A native of Brewster, N.Y., Elizabeth Knox taught at the River Falls Normal School, 1890-1891; and married Harvey Powell in 1893.

Mimeographed 3-page typed letter from Preston, a storekeeper of Spring Valley, Wisconsin, to the "Spring Valley Sun," describing the early history of that town, beginning with its first settlers in 1859 and describing the influence of the Eau Galle Lumber Company (for whom Preston did some logging work), the Wilcox family, the iron business, and Preston's father, who was the community's first storekeeper and deputy postmaster.

Legislative papers of a Democratic assemblyman (1959-1978) from Luck, Wisconsin, who was noted for his wit and his advocacy of liberal political positions. The collection consists of personal and constituent correspondence, subject files, bill files, and microfilmed biographical material.
Prominent correspondents include William Osborne Hart, Hubert Humphrey, Gaylord Nelson, David Obey, Walker D. Wyman, and John Wyngaard. The subject files also include newsletters, press releases, form letters, and speeches. There is some material pertaining to reelection campaigns.
The processed portion is summarized above and is described in the register. Additional accessions are described in the catalog record separately.

Dockets kept by Justices of the Peace J. O. Lusk, William M. Howard, John Mewhorter, and Frank Howard showing complaints, summons and writs issued, evidence entered, and judgments rendered.

Register of the overseers of the highways, proceedings of the town board of supervisors, records of boundaries of road districts, highway tax list, and road district maps.

Names and addresses of mortgagor and mortgagee, description of property, amount of mortgage, filing date, and due date.

Town treasurer's accounts of receipts and disbursements for school districts and road districts showing dates, from whom received or to whom paid, for what purpose, and amounts; also town supervisors' audit reports.
Volume 1 also contains the miscellaneous financial records of a farmer, 1871-circa 1878?.

Proceedings of town and board meetings, register of town and school officers, oaths of office, constables' bonds, records of chattel mortgages, apportionment of school funds, financial reports of the board, town treasurer's bonds, school district maps and a record of their boundaries, registers of the superintendent of highways, registers of orders drawn on the town treasurer, and election reports.

Clerk's copies of Town Board of Supervisors' warrants submitted to the district overseers of roads. Gives name of person taxed, description of property taxed, the value of the real estate, the total amount of the tax, and in some cases, the value of personal property and poll tax. The tax monies received were used for road and highway care in the respective districts.

Receipt journal, order register, cash and bank reconcilements, summary financial reports, and records of school taxes and apportionment.

Poll lists and statement of votes cast in town elections.

Four letters, dated Madison, Wisconsin, March 4-July 11, 1913, to Percy A. Roberts of River Falls, Wisconsin, concerning political affairs of the La Follette-McGovern faction of the Republican Party.

Photocopied recollections of Corporal (later Sergeant) Harry C. Adriance describing his experiences with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Philippines and China, 1899-1902, including the Battle of Tientsin, July 13, 1900, in which he won the Congressional Medal of Honor.

One large scrapbook, once owned by Harold Churchill, Rock Elm, Wisconsin, containing clipped obituaries, poems, recipes, sermons, photographs of theatrical personalities, and other articles of scattered dates between 1898 and 1938, primarily from Pierce County newspapers.

Mimeographed leaflet opposing passage of an equal rights for women amendment, distributed by Citizens Against the E.R.A. and H.O.W., Inc. (Happiness of Womanhood) in River Falls, Wisconsin.

Biographies by Haglund of Hans Johan Swedenburg, 1816-1900, and his wife and children. Swedenburg was a Swedish immigrant who settled in the Warrentown area of Pierce County, Wis. Included also are 1936 reminiscences by Anna Swedenburg Haglund, daughter of Hans Johan, describing the founding of the Tabor Lutheran Church in Pierce County.

Photocopy of a diary kept by Hauge, North Hudson, Wis., in which he notes events at the Omaha Railway Shops in North Hudson where he was an employee, and discusses personal and family matters.

Copy of ordinances, numbered 1-27, of the Village of Hammond, and a water resolution, all passed in May, 1909.

This series contains materials related to the Hagestad Union Board (HUB) including calendars; budgets; circular letters; event information; and policy documents. Hagestad Union Board sponsors such student activities as films, May Daze, Game Room activities, and Superstars. Additions to this collection in 1994 include Concerts and Lectures Subject Files with information on HUB-sponsored speakers who came to the university in 1984-1990.

The collection contains papers mostly from her professional experiences as a teacher. Also included are some personal papers. Lastly, a few school materials of Duane Haddow’s are included in the collection. Lovina Lucile Haddow was born in 1885. She graduated from the River Falls Normal School in 1904. She taught English at the River Falls State Teachers College from 1917 to 1940. After her retirement, she married Pemmer Johnson. She died in 1975.

Genealogical scrapbook including photographs, charts, biographies, and memorabilia concerning the family of James A. Brown of River Falls, Wisconsin, his children, and his maternal relatives, the Haddows, originally from Ontario, Canada.

Habitat for Humanity is an international organization whose mission is to “eliminate poverty housing from the world by making decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. The organization's mission is to establish affordable housing, build and rehabilitate homes, and raise funds.” (Constitution, folder 3) This collection consists of the records from the UWRF Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The chapter was a part of the broader Habitat for Humanity group and connected specifically to the St. Croix County Habitat for Humanity organization. The students involved in this organization traveled to other parts of the country and helped build homes.

Copy of a letter from Montman to his parents in Germany, in which he tells of a trip up the Mississippi River from St. Louis to his new home, Hudson, Wisconsin.

Papers of a River Falls, Wisconsin, Superintendent of Schools documenting the attempt to establish a county nurse program in Pierce County with the aid of the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association and state health officials; including correspondence, public health reports, WATA press releases, miscellaneous near-print material concerning public health law and public health nursing in Wisconsin, and an essay and poem about the county nurse.

Photocopy of a letter, February 14, 1922, from Fiedler, former superintendent of the furnace of the Spring Valley Iron and Ore Company, written to this son and recounting the formation of the company in 1892 and its operation and ownership changes through 1907.

Genealogy of the Guest family, 1796-1979, compiled by John Henry Guest, ca. 1979.

Records of the association including a plat map, lists of lot owners and of perpetual care lots, burial permits, legal documents such as an 1863 property deed, and financial records.
The cemetery, also known as the Glass Valley Cemetery, is located in Pierce County, Wisconsin, Town of River Falls, which assumed responsibility for the cemetery ca. 1946.

Records of a cemetery on River Falls' north side including minute books (1876-1955), financial records, indexed records of burials and grave owners, burial permits, and plat maps.

Teacher's Registers (1944-1961) indicating the names of teachers and pupils, attendance record, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, books read by students, and in some cases, a visitor's register.

The botany and horticulture greenhouse was begun in 1971. This series includes one bound volume containing the project specifications and contract for the construction of the building, the blueprints of the greenhouse, and a rolled diagram of the ventilation system. Also included are materials regarding the greenhouse expansion in the 1980’s.

This collection is comprised of records relating to Greek societies on the River Falls campus. This collection mostly contains records of Fraternities and Sororities, at local and national levels. Also included are some academic and honor societies. Most of the Greek organizations were focused on civic involvement, leadership, and life-long friendships, others also focused on specific subject areas such as Agriculture. The records in this series include but are not limited to, constitutions and by-laws, meeting minutes, events and activities, member lists, and correspondence.

The Grassroots Political Conference, aimed to generate interest in political affairs, was held at Wisconsin State University River Falls from 1958 to 1976. The Department of Social Sciences organized and sponsored the program, which featured two days of lectures and debates on current political topics. The event drew politicians, business leaders, and industry experts from across the country, and it was open to the public for attendance.

This collection contains correspondence to potential speakers, brochures, programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other materials relating to the conference.

Papers of Granville Hurd, Town of Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, including deeds, tax receipts, and similar legal and financial records.

Town record book, including minutes of annual (1878-1889) and board (1878) meetings, registers of town (1878-1879) and school (1882) officers, oaths (1878-1881), order register (1878-1882), chattel mortgage record (1878-1884), school fund apportionment (1878-1884), board financial report (1879-1881), and treasurer's bonds (1878-1881).

The Grants Office was established in 1976. It grew out of a faculty committee. This collection contains several different types of grants, denials, lists of sabbatical leave recipients, and includes materials from the early 1970?s, before the Grants Office was a stand-alone entity on campus.

The Grants Office was established in 1976. It grew out of a faculty committee. This collection contains several different types of grants, denials, lists of sabbatical leave recipients, and includes materials from the early 1970?s, before the Grants Office was a stand-alone entity on campus.

Records of a cheese factory, including a letter book, 1889-1892; records of milk deliveries, cheese production, and payments, 1887-1890, 1900-1901, 1910; and a list of notes held by the company, 1886-1891.
Some records pertain to a general merchandise store also owned by the firm.

Membership and treasurer's book, 1887-1900; pages for the minutes book, 1917-1924; and miscellaneous reports of Post 238.

Records consisting of membership rolls, minutes, financial records, records of the local Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans groups, and a record of examinations by the pension surgeon.
The processed portion is summarized above and is described in the finding aid linked below.