The Minority Services department was established in the mid-1970s, with a directive to assist minority students in adjusting to life on campus. The staff oversaw several student organizations with an emphasis on minority groups. The name of the department varied over the years becoming Multicultural Services Office from 1994-to 2001 housed under Student Affairs. After 2001 was part of the Academic Success Center. The Minority Services Office strives to meet the needs of minority students, assisting them in academic, social, and personal areas. It also assists with special observances of minority cultural events. The office maintains close ties with all student development areas and the counseling center. the office also assists minority student groups in program planning and events.

Music Department subject files comprised of newsletters and programs; a historical file containing student handbooks, scattered newspaper clippings, certificates, and sheet music; papers involving the revision of "River Falls Rouser," originally composed by Neil Reed; correspondence regarding band uniforms; documents, photographs, sheet music and miscellaneous materials of Bohuslav J. Rozehnal; papers relating to the organization of the University's first band festival, "Cascade of Melody," held in the fall of 1969; class assignments for Nicholas Jadinak; and information about the band and choral programs, recitals, and clinics.

Correspondence, mainly concerning Myrta V. Whitney and her teaching experiences at the State Normal Schools at River Falls (1900) and at Platteville (1900-1905) in Wisconsin.

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1891-1915, kept by the family of Nelson, Ellsworth, Wisconsin; and printed ephemera, including three teacher's certificates for Pierce County schools, 1895-1896.

Photocopy of a letter, April 10, 1865, from Tower, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Alfred J. Riley, Hartford, Connecticut, discussing local reactions to the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army, the draft, and family matters.

My Early Memories, a reminiscence by Younggren of her youth on a farm near River Falls, Wisconsin, and her early years teaching school in rural Minnesota, containing much personal information on life in a Swedish immigrant family.

The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, NCATE, an autonomous and voluntary body, was organized in 1952 for the purpose of accrediting college and university programs of teacher education in the United States. Since 1956 it has been the only national accrediting body for the field of teacher education recognized by the National Commission on Accrediting.
Included in this series are the NCATE constitution and standards, correspondence concerning the evaluation of the River Falls State University, and other materials relating to the accreditation of the school by the NCATE. This collection also includes the visiting team report and final report, granting or denying reaccreditation. Information includes, but is not limited to; program descriptions, statistics, curriculum planning, faculty preparation, student admission and retention, program planning, review, and evaluation.

Minutes of the Ono Grange. Ono, an unincorporated village in Pierce County, is also sometimes referred to as Grange Hall.
The processed portion of this collection is summarized above and dates 1881-1888. Additional accessions dating 1925-1931 are described below.
Additions, 1925-1931, consisting of a minutes/record book as well as scattered correspondence and resolutions.

Sheet music, some in manuscript form, composed by Reed, Wisconsin band leader and composer, including a song called "River Falls Rouser."

Genealogical chart of the Neinstadt family, 1844-1961, compiled by Johnson of Roseville, Minn.

Recollections and family history written about 1969 by Nellie Grant Skidmore, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, recalling events from her youth in Pierce County, Wisconsin (in River Falls SC 150); and a manuscript entitled "And the Scent of Roses," 1973, by Skidmore containing the reminiscences of the P. J. Grant family of El Paso, Pierce County, Wis. Also included are brief histories of the Pierce County communities of Waverly and Olivet.

Papers of Nels Jenson (born Niels Johan Jenssen) including two journals, 1874-1887, 1890 (in Norwegian with an English translation, and a corrected translation), detailing his boyhood in Norway, his immigration to the United States, and settling in Hudson, Wis., in 1888; correspondence, 1919-1934, n.d., including letters from his son Olaf in Whitefish, Montana; and writings by Jenson.

Typed copy of Fuller's Civil War diary, describing his service with the 30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in railroad demolition and prison and patrol duty in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Transcripts of oral history interviews conducted in 1973 for the Fridlay Memorial Library with several New Richmond, Wisconsinarea residents including C.S. Arnquist, John Boor, Esther Cox, Lillian Drake, Dr. O. Hoyt Epley, Mrs. Carleton A. Friday, Wilson Greaton, Dr. W.W. Irle, Joye Johnson, Belle Lundy, Margaret McNamara, Catherine McNamara, Grace and Al Shern, and Henning Soderberg.

The New Student Record is a type of yearbook for incoming freshmen at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. It lists photos and useful information to help acquaint the student with the college experience. The publication was originally called the Freshman Record.

Records of the Newman Club of the River Falls campus and records of the North Central Province (NCP) of the National Newman Club Federation (NNCF). The River Falls club records include minutes of meetings (1955-1971), correspondence, and information on club activities and club participation in regional, statewide, and national Newman affairs. Two scrapbooks, 1957-1970, include photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, newsletters, letters, and other materials. The North Central Province included Newman clubs in Upper Michigan and Wisconsin. It was governed by a chairman and vice-chairman for Extension, Internal Affairs, External Affairs, and Financial Affairs; and divided into regions, each headed by a director. Activities documented in the provincial records include regional and provincial conventions, campus visits by various officers, efforts to organize and encourage local clubs, and local club activities. The materials also include correspondence, reports and publications from the NNCF and from other provinces.

Newspaper clippings and press releases issued by the UW-River Falls News Bureau. Note: items from The River Falls Journal have been eliminated from the microfilm portion of this series.

Autobiographical recollections written by Pearson, a farmer in Mann Valley, Town of Troy, Pierce County, Wisconsin.

Brief undated recollection by Norah Halverson Howe, Evanston, Illinois, of her experiences as a student at River Falls Normal School in the class of 1916.

The Normal Badger was the predecessor to the Student Voice. It was first published in 1895 by the Athletic Club and in 1897 by the Literary Society. In 1899, it was published by the school as a whole. For reasons not clear, it ceased publication until 1907. By 1912, the Badger evolved into the school's annual, the Meletean.

On the evening of November 29, 1897, after 23 years of operation, the River Falls Normal School Building was raised by a fire. The collection includes newspaper clippings of surrounding local newspapers notifying of the destruction of the Normal Building. Other articles include questions concerning whether or not the school should be rebuilt at River Falls or another community.

A memoir by Norman Foss of River Falls, Wis. about his military service during World War II. The memoir begins with his enlistment and training as an aerial gunner in the Army Air Corps, and includes descriptions of flying decoy missions over France with the 95th Bombardment Group. Foss' flying career ended after only three missions due to a medical problem. After spending time recuperating in England, where he became close friends with an English family and played on the Red Cross golf team, he was transferred to Co. I of the 345th Infantry and was sent to the continent soon after the Battle of the Bulge. He describes being sent to do guard duty at Buchenwald concentration camp. The memoir also describes his discharge and return to River Falls, and includes copies of memorabilia and photographs.

Excerpt from a letter written by Kahl in which he describes how his brother was cured of eczema about 1929 by "Dr." Topp of Cameron, Wisconsin.

The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, founded in 1895, is one of six similar regionally based organizations in the United States whose purpose is the accreditation of higher educational institutions.
The bulk of the materials included in this series pertains to the initial accreditation of the River Falls State Teachers College in 1935. These include correspondence, a 1932 faculty roster, faculty records, completed schedules relating to various aspects of the school’s facilities, the Dec. 1934 application for accreditation, and a July 1935 report of inspection. Materials pertaining to later relations between the school and the NCACS are also included in the series. Among these are correspondence to 1948, miscellaneous completed schedules, 1945 faculty records, a number of printed NCACS reports and studies, and a 1962 proposal and request for accreditation of a Mater of Science degree in Teaching.

"Sketches of My Life and My Origin ..." by Hamilton, a pioneer settler in Bowman County, North Dakota, and a cattleman there; plus biographical sketches of Andrew Rosander and Fred Hanson, residents of the same area.

This series contains several pieces (mainly print and handwritten letters) from the years 1877-1915. The items were placed in a time capsule placed in the cornerstone of North Hall on June 17th, 1914. The contents were revealed in a ceremony in April 1999 to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin- River Falls.

Field cards compiled by the assessor for appraisal of residential property, showing the assessed value of the land and dwelling. Each card includes the land description, name and address of owners and tenants, and detailed structural information about the dwelling, improvements and attachments such as style, age, living areas, heating system, construction material, and condition. Also includes penciled diagrams showing block boundaries, lot dimensions, and location. Some cards have photos attached. ?b The series includes a small folder of cards for commercial and industrial properties, a 1988 zoning map, a 1991 sub-division map (number within subdivision is lot number), and a 2005 key map which acts as index to the cards.

Very brief minutes of the North Hudson Board of Health.

"NSP Environmental Monitoring and Ecological Studies Program, 1971 Annual Report for the Allen S. King Generating Plant, Oak Park Heights, Minnesota," a plant whose construction was opposed by many because of its potential for ecological and recreational damage to the St. Croix River; plus a covering letter with attachments.

Copy of a letter, March 29, 1862, written by Dieffenbach from Fort Scott, Kansas, to John W. Barrett (1837-1907) describing his past military service and experiences and giving his views on slavery.

[1] School District Records (1925-1958) containing minutes of school board meetings, register of school officers, accounts of receipts and expenditures, teachers' contracts, treasurers' bonds, and school tax certificates; [2] Clerk's Papers (1941-1958) including school censuses, annual reports of clerks and teachers, official bonds, and other miscellaneous papers and forms; [3] Treasurer's Book (1952-1958) showing receipts and disbursements; and [4] School Registers (1935-1953) containing each pupil's name, standing, and attendance record, daily programs, visitors record, and state reading circle record.

Mimeographed history by Saden of Oak Grove School, 1906-1950, District 4, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin.

[1] School District Record (1925-1942) includes minutes of annual meetings, school board proceedings, financial records, school censuses, treasurers bonds, and teachers' contracts; [2] Clerk's Papers (1909-1941) includes correspondence, annual reports, teachers' contracts and reports, treasurer's bonds, and school censuses; and [3] School Registers (1933-1941) showing pupils' names and attendance records, daily programs, visitors' record, and state reading circle record.

Correspondence (1942-1954), annual reports (1943-1952), school censuses (1942-1950), teachers' contracts (1945-1952), reports (1944-1945), treasurer's bonds (1944-1947), insurance policies (1942-1949), and financial papers (1942-1953).

Bulletins and broadsides, April-May, 1972, concerning a student strike of classes and other anti-Vietnam War activities on the University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus, including several items produced by the Oak Street Eagles.

Treasurer's journal record of receipts and disbursements showing date, source or payee, purpose and order number, and amount received or disbursed. Also contains minutes of annual meeting in 1865.

Series includes general correspondence from the presidencies/chancellorships of James W. Crabtree (1911-1917), Jesse H. Ames (1911, 1917-1946), Eugene H. Kleinpell (1946-1967), Richard J. Delorit (1967-1968), and George R. Field (1968-1985). Highlights include correspondence with students in military service (1917-1921); materials relating to the Smith-Hughes Act and problems at the River Falls Normal School as a result of its passage (1917-1929); and correspondence concerning curriculum, faculty and legislation. After 1930 most of the correspondence is of a formal business nature. Included is correspondence concerning Foundation business, arrangements for guest lecturers, development of the Graduate School and the transitions from Teachers College to State College (1957) and from State College to State University (1964). Most of the early correspondence (1911-1930) concerns prospective students (applications, and boarding and employment inquiries, students and recommendations for graduates). Some job applications are included. Correspondence with men in the military, including a list of River Falls Normal students in service dominates the files from 1917-1921.

This series contains correspondence and communications between the River Falls Board of Regents representatives and the school. The bulk of the information deals with budgeting, salaries, curriculum changes, and allocations for physical plant expansion, along with legislative events which affected Board policy. Clarification of Board policies in general and the manner in which it affected River Falls in particular can be found within the correspondence, as well as illustrations of the efforts of River Falls Regents to achieve enactments of favorable Board policies for the school.

Records of Old Academy Girls, a social club whose members had attended the River Falls Academy, River Falls, Wisconsin, between 1856 and 1878. Included is an account of the club's founding, minutes, membership lists, and newspaper accounts of club events.

Reminiscences of Myran, a Wisconsin farmer, in which he describes his father's immigration from Norway in 1841, settlement in Sand Creek, Dunn County, Wisconsin, in 1865, and subsequent events in the area.

A photocopied typewritten description of the conditions at Andersonville Prison, written by a son of Ole Steensland (1843?-1905?), 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, a prisoner there from 1863 to 1865.

Minutes of stockholders' and board of directors' meetings and a list of the original stockholders.
The hospital, renamed the Holmes Sanitarium in 1892, was founded in 1887 by Dr. Irving D. Wiltrout. The original corporation was dissolved in 1894.

Register including attendance, pupil standings, and record of work.

Scrapbook of news clippings concerning Halls, Pierce County, Wis., sheriff, and his leadership of the successful efforts to close the saloons and the brothel located on the island between Pierce County and Red Wing, Minnesota.

This series contains pertinent information and general notes from the opening faculty meeting of the academic year. Also included are copies of speeches delivered by administration.

Opera Hotel register (1887-1901, 1941) includes names, addresses (generally limited to city if any), date/time, rooms rented, and a notes field. Since many of the guests were in the entertainment industry, many entries include creatively devised advertisements for the performances or other additional information on the group and type of entertainment provided. A note, dated 1941, appears to have been added by a later owner of the register. According to the River Falls Journal, the register was in the possession of W. A. Freeman when the fire that burned the building formerly housing the Opera Hotel, burned in 1921.

Photocopy of an unfinished manuscript by Helweg, handwritten and in Danish, with the translated title "Manuscript on the Establishment of the Danish Settlement of West Denmark, Polk County, Wisconsin, U.S.A." West Denmark was on the west shore of Little Butternut Lake in Luck Township. The manuscript is bound, and was not finished due to Pastor Helweg's death.