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Letter, September 22, 1883, to John Downer, River Falls, Wisconsin, from A. Rosenberger, superintendent of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, schools, listing the subjects of examinations required for teaching certification.

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.

Proceedings of the County Board of Supervisors, published annually in pamphlet form under the provisions of Wisconsin Laws of 1901, Ch. 298, Sec. 3; including the County Clerk's minutes of each meeting of the County Board, and documents considered by the Board at each meeting. Documents include: petitions, memorials, communications, and claims addressed to the Board; reports of county officers and of Board committees; resolutions and ordinances; and other papers relating to operations, services, finances, planning, and policy of county government.
Included are proceedings for these years: 1875, 1876, 1878-1880, 1883, 1885-1950, and 1952-1985. Additional volumes may have been added since this cataloging.

Annual report of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to the State Superintendent of Schools showing detailed information for each town on such things as number of school districts, average number of months school taught, number and ages of children, average wages, financial matters, types of books used and names of authors, school house construction, valuation of school houses, and school libraries.

County Clerk's record of lands sold at annual tax sales for the previous year's unpaid taxes. For each parcel of land sold, the record shows year of tax sale, certificate number, to whom certificate sold, land description and acreage, and amount for which sold. For redeemed lands, the record also shows by whom redeemed, date of redemption, amount for which redeemed, and paid. For lands on which tax deed was taken, the record shows to whom deeded and date of deed. A few entries show the name of the former "supposed owner" of the land sold.

A summary record of real estate within the county noting dates when land was sold to satisfy delinquent taxes and the amount of the unpaid tax. The date when the land was entered is also recorded.

Listing of state-owned lands and lands mortgaged to the state, showing legal description of the land, number of acres, and class of land (school, University, or mortgaged). Later volumes also show assessed valuation.

Mimeographed monthly statements of the financial condition of Pierce County as of the last day of each month, consisting of (a) Lists of assets and liabilities, by account; (b) Statement of revenues for the calendar year, listing for each revenue source, amounts of actual revenues, appropriated revenues, and excess or unrealized revenues; (c) Statement of expenditures for the calendar year, listing for each account, amounts of actual expenditures, appropriated revenues, and unexpended appropriations; and (d) Monthly recapitulations, listing treasurer's cash balances, value of certificates of deposit held, savings account balance, total value of U.S. government bonds held, and accrued interest on bonds.

Minutes, occasional treasurer's reports, and miscellaneous correspondence of a local bankers' association (and its predecessor, the St. Croix County Bankers Development Association) in northwestern Wisconsin. In addition to concerns directly related to banking, the collection reflects the members' involvement with their communities, particularly the agricultural community, and reveals the association as a social as well as business organization.

Record of lands entered into in Polk County, 1853-1896, listing location of the land, name of purchaser, date of entry, number of acres, and name of the grantor. Volume 1 also contains the minutes of the Committee on County Property, 1906-1920.

Records of homestead claims and land entries in Polk County including annual abstracts of lands entered, statements of homestead claims, description of the land, date of entry, and person who entered.

Record of licenses granted by the state to medical practitioners in Polk County covering dentists, 1885-1888; nurses, 1928-1949; and physicians, 1928-1955. ?b The name, place of residence, and filing date are included. There also are printed registers of persons entitled to practice dentistry in Wisconsin, 1889-1900.

One plat map for Polk County, 1938, and related surveyors' drafts and sketches. Included is one folder of technical notes which include descriptions of the exact legal boundaries of villages in Polk County; and lists of cemeteries and of property owned by railroads and schools in the county.

Polk County Fair premium books, 1892-1970.

Weekly attendance records showing pupil's classification number, sex, age, name, and attendance; record of recitation and report of work accomplished; daily program; record of visitors; record of teachers and salary received; and record of delinquent pupils.

District records consisting of minutes of board and annual meetings (1942-1955); pupil registers (1896-1955); and annual reports and contracts, school census (1943-1955), and correspondence relative to redistricting in 1955.
District 1 in early years was known as Timberland School and then as Roosevelt Consolidated School. Also included is a history of the May School area (Joint District No. 2, Towns of LaFollette and Siren) by Roy Kneath, ca. 1948; and a history of the Wood Lake State Graded School area (Joint District No. 4, Towns of Wood River and Daniels), 1947.

[1] School District Records, 1877-1946, including minutes of annual meetings, board proceedings, register of officers, treasurer's bonds, teacher's contracts, order register, clerk's report and financial statement, teachers register, and tax certificates; [2] Clerk's Papers, 1909-1947, including annual reports of the clerk and teachers showing dates, name of teacher, names of district officers, school census, summaries, enrollment statistics, financial statements, school library and general statistics, and reports of school district auditing committees; [3] Treasurer's Book, 1877-1929, showing receipts and disbursements and a register of school district officers; [4] School Registers, 1875-1947, containing pupils' names, sex, ages, grade and attendance records, school programs, subjects and grades, visitors' record, and teachers' comments on pupils; and [5] Township Library Loan Record, 1906-1913, showing number and title of book borrowed and returned, borrower's name, and accession list.

District Clerk's record containing proceedings of the district and board meetings, teachers contracts, and register of orders drawn on district treasurer.

Clerk's Record, 1868-1953, including proceedings of school district meetings, district treasurer's bonds, teacher's contracts, treasurer's record of receipts and disbursements, and annual school census; and miscellaneous documents including a record of communicable diseases, 1926 (in Box 1); and Treasurer's ledger, 1868-1953; and school registers, 1868-1944, listing pupils' names, attendance, and daily programs and school visitors (in Box 2).

District records consisting of clerk's record books (1866-1932) containing meeting minutes, financial records, annual reports, and school census; treasurer's book (1867-1931); and a folder of miscellaneous records including annual reports (1915-1922). Also included are pupil registers (1890-1932) containing teacher and pupil names, attendance, grades, work accomplished, daily program, record of visitors, and various reports.

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.

[1] School District Records (1857-1941) including minutes of board meetings, treasurer's receipts and disbursements, proceedings of district board, teachers' contracts, visitors' record, and financial statements; [2] Treasurer's Book (1868-1935) showing receipts and expenditures; and [3] School Registers (1862-1953) containing pupils' names and attendance records, daily programs, visitor record, and state reading circle record.

Register recording pupils' attendance, grades, and progress; and visitors to the school.

Teacher's school registers listing teacher, date of term, school visitors, and each pupil's name, age, attendance record, classification, and marks.

District treasurers' bonds, teachers' contracts (giving teacher's name, length of term, and payment), teacher's certificates (giving grades achieved in various subjects), register of orders drawn on the treasurer (showing purpose for which orders drawn, amount, and additional remarks), and district clerks' annual reports (including general statistics and financial statements).

[1] Treasurer's Books (1867-1960) showing receipts and disbursements, accounts, the purpose of money received and orders paid, and the treasurer's annual report to the Board. [2] School District Record (1911-1932) containing minutes of school board meetings (1911-1931) annual financial report of the board, and register of orders drawn. [3] Minutes of annual meeting (1932-1958). [4] Clerk's miscellaneous records (1933-1934; 1946-1959) including school census, annual reports to the State Superintendent, teacher contracts and correspondence. [5] Teacher's registers and attendance books (1912-1957) generally containing student names, ages and grade, curriculum information and visitor logs.

Photocopy of district records beginning with the formation of the district in 1871 and extending to 1897, containing annual meeting minutes, teacher contracts, and financial records.

[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.

[1] Treasurer's Book (1952-1957) containing a record of receipts and expenditures; and [2] Treasurer's Papers (1956-1958) including check stubs, bank book, cancelled checks, accounts of receipts and disbursements, and other similar material.

Treasurer's records showing receipts and disbursements, balance statements, and in some cases, the purpose of payment and the person paid.

Treasurer's records showing receipts and disbursements and indicating the person paid or paying, date, amount of transaction, and purpose. There are also yearly balance statements.

[1] School District Records (1942-1957) containing minutes of school board meetings, orders drawn on treasurer, annual financial statements, receipts and disbursements, and teachers' contracts; and [2] Clerk's Papers (1948-1958) including School District Map, School Censuses, and Clerk's Annual Reports.

Treasurer's record showing receipts and disbursements, 1868-1934 (Vol. 1); and District School Record, 1905-1953, including minutes of district and board meetings, statement of taxes voted, teachers' contracts, register of orders, and financial statements.

[1] School District Records (1868-1929) containing minutes of district meetings, listing of orders drawn on the treasurer, and teachers' contracts; [2] Treasurer's Records (1868-1953) with a record of receipts and disbursements, and balance statements; [3] Teachers Registers (1868-1901, 1907-1914, 1936-1939) indicating names of teachers and students, attendance record, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors; [4] Librarian's Record (1885-1907) listing the names of students and the books which they charged out and in some cases, the books bought by the school district; [5] Annual Reports (1902-1944) giving summaries of financial data and in some cases, information about the student population; [6] School Censuses (1899, 1901, 1910-1944) listing the names of students registered, their age, grade, and in some cases, their parent's name; and [7] Teacher's Report to the Superintendent listing the same information as the school censuses. Note: Pleasant Hill School was originally called Nigger Hill School.

[1] School District Record (1882-1958) containing minutes of school board meetings, register of school officers, accounts of receipts and expenditures, teachers' contracts, clerks' annual reports, financial statements, tax certificates, and treasurers' bonds; [2] Clerk's Papers (1928-1958) including school censuses, teachers' annual reports, textbook inventories, clerks' annual reports, and other miscellaneous papers and forms; [3] Treasurer's Book (1956-1958) showing receipts and expenditures; and [4] School Registers (1905-1958) containing pupils' names and attendance records, reports of work accomplished, daily programs, visitors' record, and state reading circle record.

Miscellaneous records regarding the formation of the school district. Included is a statement of the assessed valuation of the real and personal property in the school district, 1878.

[1] Treasurer's Records (1917-1954) showing receipts and disbursements and indicating the person paid or paying, date, amount of transaction, and purpose; and [2] miscellaneous records (1903, 1948-1957) including the bill of sale for the school land, insurance policies, and various financial records.

District Record (1896-1957) containing minutes of school district meetings, lists of orders drawn on the treasurer, and teachers' contracts; [2] Treasurers' Records (1896-1957) showing receipts and disbursements of the district, name of the person paid or paying, and the purpose of the payment; and [3] Teacher's Registers (1949-1957) indicating names of teachers and pupils, attendance record, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors.

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 the managing editor of the "Amery Free Press," a local Wisconsin paper, documenting his work with the newspaper, his service with the Peace Corps in the Philippines (1962-1964), and his community involvement. Papers pertaining to his Peace Corps service include letters from friends in the United States and the Philippines, official memos, and training brochures. "Free Press" records consist of reader mail, other correspondence, and clippings. Activity in community work is revealed through the subject file, which contains material on local schools and hospitals, and organizations. Photographs include images of Sondreal and acquaintances in the Philippines and of the Cameron High School band and choir, and copies of invitations to weddings. Additions added in 2016 include leaflets dispersed by the Government of Vietnam (GVN) during the Vietnam War and papers relating to Martin Baligdia, a Filipino man attempting to obtain a veteran disability pension for his family following the death of his father in 1953.

Records of the first Catholic church in the River Falls area consisting primarily of financial records and of cemetery burial permits (1932-1950).

Records of the St. Croix Valley Agricultural Association, a corporation formed to establish a park for agricultural fairs, shows, and contests; including minutes and a record of stock issuances.

Record book, September 13, 1871 to January 3, 1878, of the St. Croix Valley Horticultural Association, including a constitution and list of members.

Records of an affiliate of the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs, including the constitution, reports, and minutes of the St. Croix County Federation of Women's Clubs, 1922-1952, and records of the Bi-County Federation from its formation in 1954 to its dissolution in 1973, including correspondence, annual reports and yearbooks of local clubs., and other records.

Forms bearing information copied by Vince DiSalvo from baptismal, confirmation, and marriage records of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hudson, Wisconsin, which also served residents of River Falls.

Records including annual reports, treasurers' reports, records of congregation women's groups and of vestry meetings, and printed histories of the congregation and of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire.

Papers of Staples, an Osceola, Wisconsin, druggist and Grand Master of the State Independent Order of Odd Fellows, consisting of diary fragments, 1882-1906, speeches made before fraternal groups, clippings, and other materials.

Records consisting of chattel mortgages, financial records and a few meeting minutes. Chattel mortgages, 1886-1917 and 1930-1931, gives date of filing, mortgagor and mortgagee, amount and description of property and are arranged alphabetically by last name of mortgagor. Record book, 1913-1933, contains financial ledger information, circa 1913-1919, town board meeting minutes, circa 1921-1926, and a list of receipts and disbursements. Receipt and order register, 1920-1923, lists town workers and gives their names, jobs, and amount of payment. Treasurer's journal, 1923-1940, consists of cash transactions and orders, giving the name of recipient, sometimes reason for payment, and amount.

Diaries kept by Albert C. Stuntz, recording his work as timber agent for school and university lands in the upper St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin; surveyor on Indian reservations at Lac du Flambeau and Lac Court Oreille in 1863; state assemblyman, 1865; and county surveyor of Green County, Wisconsin, 1882. Accompanied by a transcript.

Photocopied genealogy of the Clark and Thompson families compiled by Sullivan, circa 1977.
The genealogy, 1796-1976, includes charts and copies of letters and news articles.