Reports submitted in 1972 by teacher Mary MacLeod's ninth grade speech students, River Falls, Wisconsin, on various aspects of local history. Included are interviews with local farmers and other area residents, epitaphs copied from local cemeteries, descriptions of old houses, biographies, and information on social life, schools, and other aspects of life between 1910 and 1930.

Papers of Mary Etta Hagan, a descendant of early settlers of New Richmond, Wis. (St. Croix Co.). The collection consists mainly of Hagan's genealogical research into her mother's and father's families (Donohue and Hagan, respectively) and collected family papers. Both families have roots in Ireland. Included are brief family histories and group sheets; both family correspondence and Hagan's research correspondence; clippings; photographs; copies of pages from family Bibles recording births, deaths, and marriages; and collected miscellaneous items relating to various family members. Other family names represented in the papers include Barger, Carroll, McGoldrick, McConville, Mahoney, Scott, and Martin. In addition, there is a scrapbook compiled by S. N. Hawkins containing clippings about an 1899 cyclone that devastated New Richmond, and obituaries of prominent New Richmond citizens.

Biography, 1968, of John Henry Williams (1851-1930) by his granddaughter, Mary A. Williams, Los Angeles, California Williams was the proprietor of the Hudson (Wisconsin) Carriage Works, circa 1870-1887, and spent the remainder of his career as a railway mail clerk on the Chicago and Northwestern line.
The Williams family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1906. The collection also includes photographs and copies of handbills and miscellaneous family documents.

Autobiographical reminiscences by Martha Weitkamp, written between 1965 and 1969 for the edification of her descendants. She describes her childhood on farms near Neckerson, Fontonelle, Pender, and Bancroft, Nebraska, neighbors, school experiences, medical matters, her maternal relatives in the Daiss family and paternal relatives in the Blome family, and the family of her husband, Bill Weitkamp.

Petitions, proceedings, and other records relating to the authorization, alteration, discontinuation, and maintenance of public and private highways in the Town of Martell. Also included are highway district tax lists, 1912 and 1919.

Record of town elections, 1869-1883 and 1900-1917, including poll lists and results of voting at township annual meetings; general election registers, 1868-1916 and 1932-1936, including poll lists and results of general elections; and unbound poll lists, 1918, 1920, 1924-1926, 1928, and 1932-1936.

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, a record of school district boundaries, records of the superintendent of highways, registers of orders drawn on the town treasurer, election reports, burial permits, and scattered marriage, death, and birth registrations.

Records including articles of association, by-laws, minutes of annual and directors' meetings, policies issued and cancelled, and treasurer's accounts. Also included is one volume (1908-1945) containing bylaws, minutes, lists of subscribers, and expenditures and settlements with policy holders.
The mutual insurance company was organized in 1878 primarily to serve farmers in Pierce County's towns of Martell, Gilman, and Ellsworth.

Research and annotated resources related to two of Wyman's publications: "The Wisconsin Frontier", published 1998 by Indiana University Press and "Kinnickinnic Country : River Falls in the forties and fifties", published in 2010 by PrintArt, with assistance from Don Richards.

Walker "Mark" Demarquis Wyman, Jr. (1939-) was born in River Falls, Wisconsin to Walker D. and Helen B. (nee ) Wyman. He attended the Ames Laboratory School on the campus of what was then called the River Falls State Teachers College (RFSTC), now known as University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF), where his father served in several leadership roles.

Dr. Wyman served 35 years as a professor in the Department of History at Illinois State University and is the author of eight books and numerous essays and articles. Wyman's scholarly focus is on labor, cultural, and social history.

Papers of Marion E. Hawkins, 1939-1993, an English professor at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, containing personal correspondence; photographs; information on Grace Pilgrim Bloom, the oldest graduate ever of the university; lectures given at National Taiwan Normal University; and extensive travel journals from trips to Europe and Taiwan, 1969-1984. A 2013 addition contains her correspondence, personal diaries, travel diaries and journals, coursework and speeches, personal materials and photographs. Arranged by date and consisting primarily of letters sent to Hawkins by her friends and employers, her correspondence comprises the majority of this collection. Information in the letters reveals how Hawkins' work as a professor and additional volunteer activities influenced the university. Hawkins' home diaries record both her daily personal and professional activities including the classes she taught. Her travel diaries document her trips both abroad and in the United States and detail her personal travel experiences, description of the various locales, and contemporary news of the countries in which she is visiting. She later used these travel diaries as background material while writing her travel journals which she compiled to formally express how she experienced these foreign lands.

Norwegian song with translation sung by the grandmother of Margaret Anderson, a student at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls in 1973.

Partial records of a Pierce County Lutheran church founded about 1881. The records include a photocopied minute book, with minutes of church meetings, 1886-1931, and a short history of fundraising and building plans for the first church, 1881-1885 (both in Swedish); a membership roll listing members born as early as 1848; Ladies' Aid Society minutes (mainly listing newly-elected officers) and an expense book; and miscellaneous papers.

Photocopied recollections, undated, entitled "In Old Mann Valley" by Oscar J. Weberg, giving information on farm life near River Falls, Wisconsin, in the 1890's; letters, 1961, to Weberg containing reminiscences by former Valley residents; a biography of Weberg written by his daughter; and photocopies of photographs of the Weberg family and home.

A typescript by Cutting, St. Paul Office, U.S. Engineers, of an explanatory article discussing the history of measuring river water levels, gauges used, procedures, and the federal agencies involved.

Five letters to Magnusson of Dresser Junction, Polk County, Wisconsin, including two from Johan Magnusson. In Swedish and English.

Reminiscences by Cronk, describing her impressions of the Depression and her experiences as a student at River Falls State Teachers College (Wis.) in 1932-1934.

Meeting records and programs of the MacDowell Music Club, River Falls, Wisconsin.

A history of the schools of Burnett County, Wisconsin, by Mabel Ahlstrom, County Superintendent of Schools; and two cards from her campaigns for the office.

Copies of Civil War letters written to his mother by Wescott, Company E, 17th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, discussing the Vicksburg campaign and Sherman's march to the sea; including an explanatory note written by Wescott in 1909.

Reminiscences of Holt, a Pierce County farmer from 1859 on and a founder of Ono, Wisconsin.

A journal of Chapman's voyage from Maine to California, giving details of stops in South America and sailing through the Strait of Magellan.

Photocopy of a letter, March 29, 1918, written by Mrs. Luther Spalding, River Falls, Wisconsin, to her daughter in California, in which she describes the burning of the River Falls Episcopal Church.

Three deeds, 1829, 1832, and 1840, and one mortgage certificate, 1850, concerning business transactions by Luther Rice, Hawley, Massachusetts.

Papers of a one-time Maine mill worker and a speaker and writer on behalf of women's rights. A teacher in Prescott, Wisconsin, in 1861, Mrs. Whitaker then farmed with her husband in Point Douglas, Minnesota until 1904. Documenting her personal life and her opinions on women's rights, the collection consists largely of letters from family and friends in Maine, Prescott (Wisconsin), and St. Anthony (Minnesota). Also present is one 1865 letter from William Lloyd Garrison, family memorabilia, and a notebook from her lectures on women's rights.

Minute book, 1885-1890, of the Luck Creamery Company, a cooperation; also including some financial materials; written in English and Norwegian.

Letter, May 28, 1882, from Lucinda (Mrs. Moses S.) Gibson of Washington, D.C., describing social life in Washington at that time, written to Mrs. Garrett Lacy of Hudson, Wis.; plus a clipping, June 3, 1965, concerning the letter and the correspondent.

Typewritten Civil War memoirs of Pvt. Bennett, Co. 1, 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, including descriptions of the siege of Vicksburg, battle for Natchez, and occupation of Baton Rouge. Some pages are missing.

This collection consists of three scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings of articles about the River Falls State Normal School. The scrapbooks were compiled by Lovila M. Mosher, who taught history and geography at the Normal school from 1892-1893 and was Librarian from 1907-1923.

[1] School District Records (1953-1957) containing record of receipts and disbursements, minutes of school board meetings, teachers' contracts, and school censuses; [2] Treasurer's Book (1948-1957) showing receipts and disbursements; and [3] School Registers (1930-1958) including pupils names, standing and attendance records, daily programs, visitors records, and state reading circle record.

District Records (1928-1953) including minutes of district meetings, listing of orders drawn on the treasurer, and teacher's contracts. There are also a few miscellaneous papers related to school district financing and student records.

Memoir by Cotter describing her 1910-1917 experiences during threshing times on a farm near Grange Hall, Wis. (Ono, Wis.) in Pierce County; plus a 1982 cover letter from Cotter.

The Lewis, Stephens, and McKay family collection consists of family papers of three generations of Welsh and Irish immigrants who settled in western Wisconsin. Daniel Lewis (1821-1887) emigrated from Wales, first settling in Green Bay and working in the logging business. In 1854, he moved to Hudson, Wisconsin continuing in the logging business before becoming a full time farmer. In 1859, he married Catherine Walsh (1836-1926) with whom he had six children, Hannah Eliza, Margaret Ann, Evan Walter, David James, Mary Frances, and Elizabeth Jane. Mary Frances (1873-1961) married John Stephens and had two children, Elizabeth and Mary Esther. Only Mary Esther (1906-1990) survived to adulthood and in 1936, she married Gerald Eugene McKay and they had six children. The collection consists of correspondence (both within the United States and family members in Wales), land transfers, tax receipts, obituaries, cemetery records, oral history transcripts, restoration records, class notebooks, certificates, diplomas, and photographs.

• Letter from Vincent Price (1978) to David and Sam Day thanking them for company and dinner. David, then Manager of the University Bookstore at UWRF, assisted Price when he was on campus for an interpretive performance on February 12th, 1978. Day was responsible for picking up Price from the airport, bringing him to his hotel and the event at UWRF, and then making sure he had dinner, returned to the hotel, and made his flight out the following morning.
• b Day and his wife, Sam (a student at UWRF) prepared a meal for Price at their home in the event that Price accepted their invitation to dine at their home. David Day later asked Price about why he had accepted their invitation. Price, a noted gourmet, said that "...he had been traveling a lot and was missing home. So he then explained why when we offered a home meal, he accepted without hesitation."
  The Days served ham with pineapple carousal and scalloped potatoes, which Day would comment on in 2020, "How very mid-western...". Price was a very gracious guest and even though Price said that "...he wanted to be back to the hotel no later than 11:15", he didn't make it back to his hotel until well after 1AM. His thank you letter to the Days, undated but mailed within the week after the event in a stationary envelope from the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburg, PA, stated, "What a delightful time you gave me in River Falls. I did so enjoy your company, the audience and reception and especially our visit in your home!"

Miscellaneous items concerning City Hospital, River Falls, Wisconsin; including clippings and legal papers concerning the hospital's 1951 refusal to serve osteopaths, an undated staff list, and other clippings.

Photocopied genealogical charts, 1763-1941, of the Foster, Hunter, Tracy, and Kingsley families; prepared by Letha Chinnock Foster in 1976.

A speech by the Reverend Leslie Skerry-Olsen, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Hudson, Wisconsin, delivered to men drafted under the U.S. Selective Service Act prior to U.S. entry into World War II; plus a sermon by the Reverend Skerry-Olsen.

Three articles written by Mrs. Ginsbach dealing with the early history of Elmwood, Wisconsin; Spring Lake Township; and Pierce County.

Two papers by Rowe: "A Historical Geography of a 'Partnership Region'" concerning the Hersey, Staples lumbering company operations in the St. Croix County, Wisconsin, area; and "A Study of a Rural Anomaly...,' Century Farms'" concerning Wisconsin farms held by the same family for 100 years or more.

Records of a River Falls area civic group involved in studying local community and political issues, influencing political decision making, and encouraging voter participation. Included is correspondence (1970-1973); press releases (1967-1973); news clippings (1967-1974); candidate questionnaires; a membership list, a copy of a 1967 league study of city government; copies of the chapter's newsletter, "The River Falls Voter" (1967-1978); bulletins (1978-1995); and other records.

Typewritten copy of Record Book Number Two of the Land and Flour Gold Mining Company, primarily recording payments and disbursements of stock, mineral rights, and timber.

Constitution and by-laws, 1889; and a photograph of members of the Ladies Library Association, a literary society.

Business records of a general merchandise and grocery firm in Somerset, Wisconsin, including daybooks, cashbooks, journals, ledgers, bills, receipts, and inventories.

Reminiscences written by Knud and Andrew Levordson Lien concerning Norwegians who settled in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, in the 1840's.

Genealogical charts and copies of family documents detailing the history of the Klingensmith family, 1729-1900; compiled by Barbara Geisert of Marietta, Georgia.

Minute books of a local telephone company organized in the Town of Kinnickinnic, St. Croix County, Wis., in 1904, to connect with the Pierce County Telephone Company; dissolved November 23, 1965.

Four volumes of minutes and related records of the Kinnickinnic Community Ladies Aid of River Falls, Wis. for the years 1951 to the organization's dissolution in 1974.
Apparently not affiliated with a church, the group conducted monthly meetings which included hymn singing, prayers, inspirational programs, and social activities.

Printed letter, from Patzer of Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany, justifying the German attack on Poland; addressed to the Rev. F. H. Kretschmar of Trinity Lutheran Church, Hudson, Wisconsin In German with English translation.