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Wild Heritage records, 1965-1992.
US ARC River Falls Mss EV · collection · 1965-1992

Records, 1965-1992, of Wild Heritage, a conservation group headquartered in Hudson, Wisconsin, consisting of internal documents, correspondence, news clippings, and other materials. The collection documents the group's efforts to preserve the natural environment of Hudson and the area near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border.
Also included in the collection are photographs of Wild Heritage volunteers at events at Willow River State Park (1981 and 1985-1986), Lakefront Park (1984), and construction in Hudson (1986). Additionally, there is an undated image of a map that describes the flood levels of Lake Mallalieu.
White and White Law Firm records, 1920-1947.
US ARC River Falls Mss CB · collection · 1920-1947

Records of the law partnership of Ferris M. White (1862-1940) and his son Kenneth S. (1897-1976), consisting entirely of the firm's legal papers and correspondence with clients, attorneys, witnesses, and others.
Most records date from the years 1929 or 1930 to 1939. They are arranged by case numbers, assigned by the law firm, which follow a roughly chronological order. All types of court and non-court work are represented, with probate and civil court matters being the most numerous.
Wharton, Miss Cara
Part of University of Wisconsin-River Falls Oral History Project interviews, 1969-circa 1996.

Miss Wharton became a faculty member in the Music Department at the River Falls State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin-River Falls), River Falls, Wisconsin, in 1925. Most of the interview deals with her teaching career there, from 1925 to 1955. She discusses students, music programs and contests, the Music Department, am her teaching methods and experiences. She also has some very interesting memories of fellow faculty members she knew at River Falls, including Marvin Geere, Olen Junkman, James I. Mallott, and C.O. Stratton, to mention only a few. Miss Wharton also discusses changes that have occurred in the town of River Falls, Wisconsin, within her memory. A collection of the Wharton Family papers were donated by Miss Wharton to the State Historical Society, and are currently reposited at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Area Research Center.
Wharton family papers, 1869-1972.
US ARC River Falls Mss BT · collection · 1869-1972

Papers concerning the family of Nathan Barnes Wharton, Ashland, Wisconsin; including concert programs, pupil records, church materials, and memorabilia of Cara Wharton, a musician and music teacher in Ashland and River Falls, Wis. and Minneapolis, Minn.; correspondence, official Naval publications, and memorabilia of N. Earl Wharton concerning his experiences while participating in the peace negotiations ending World War I; and clippings, correspondence, scrapbooks, and other records concerning various family members.
The collection also includes autobiographical sketches of Nathan Barnes Wharton and T. Finley Wharton; and a manuscript of a book on the Dionne quintuplets by John F. Coggswell, husband of F. Inez Wharton and a feature writer for the Boston Sunday Post.
West Sweden, Polk County, Wisconsin, Highway record books, 1874-1964.
US ARC Polk Series 36 · collection · 1874-1964

Record of overseers of highways, proceedings of the town board in regard to highways, road district boundary records, applications for layout or discontinuation of roadways, highway orders, highway tax lists, surveys of roads, and records of damage awards to owners of lands through which roads passed.
West Sweden, Polk County, Wisconsin, General record books, 1901-1967.
US ARC Polk Series 35 · collection · 1901-1967

Records including proceedings of town meetings, town board of supervisors meetings, and board of audit; register of town officers; financial reports; receipt and order journals; and apportionment of school funds.
Volume 1: 1901-1915; Volume 2: 1916-1930; Volume 3: 1930-1946; and Volume 4: 1946-1967.