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In an effort to save River Falls from the fate of other teachers colleges, that of remaining small and limited, President Eugene H. Kleinpell proposed a Foundation in the 1940’s as a means of pulling the institution up by its own bootstraps. The general plan was to interest the community in building a fieldhouse for the college and the high school, so the slogan “Feed the Falcon Fieldhouse Fund” was adopted. If 5,000 former students contributed $10 a year for five years, the Foundation could reach its goal of $25,000. This first campaign proved to be disappointingly slow in obtaining results. By the end of 1950, only $13,837.10 had been received.

Shared Vision newsletter from Foundation brochures, foundation correspondence, promotional materials, newsletter, yearly information, programs. Calendars, raffle ticket, newspaper print, handouts, letterhead, blank form, stickers

Meeting materials, financial statements, correspondence, funded projects, status reports.

Fund Raising, 1973-1979; Garlid Scholarship, 1975; Gifts and Bequests, 1972-1981; Investment Program, 1976-1980.

On September 2, 1875, The State Normal School at River Falls was formally dedicated. Part of the National Normal School Movement that began in the 1830s, in response to growing concern over the shortcomings of American common schools, specifically schools to teach teachers.

Citizens of the Village of River Falls, along with surrounding townships, began to express interest in having a Normal School in the area. In January 1870, some 1,000 voters signed a petition requesting the state legislature “to pass an enabling act allowing River Falls and surrounding communities a tax of $20,000 to contribute to the establishment of the next State Normal School to be located in River Falls. (King, James T., and Wyman, Walker D. Centennial History: The University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1874-1974. River Falls, Wis.: U of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1975)

Scrapbooks of a Pierce County Extension Homemakers member club; including awards, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and programs.

Three articles written by Marson about the history of Exile, Wisconsin (in eastern Pierce County); about his father, Henry A. Marson, Exile's blacksmith; and about Miss Flora Evens, a resident there.

Papers of a Hudson, Wisconsin, man, including Civil War orders (1863-1866) about his service in Company G, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry; as Captain of Company H, 15th Regiment, Corps d'Afrique (1863-1866); and as officer of Company C, 99th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops. Includes muster rolls of the 99th, and correspondence describing his service in Louisiana and Mississippi, including the surrender of New Orleans. Also includes personal correspondence, 1833-1875, with relatives in Connecticut and Rhode Island, especially Eddy Harding, Brooklyn, Connecticut; business papers, 1848-1898, including warranty deeds, an estate list (1849), and the will of Nathaniel Smith, Providence, Rhode Island (1860); and genealogical notes on the Jewell and Barnard families of Star Prairie, Wisconsin.

Assorted papers of Frank Peabody related to his schooling at Clear Lake School (Clear Lake, Wisconsin) consisting of examination certificates, graduation announcements, class notes on decoration, drawing, and design, and an essay on the history of slavery in the U.S. Also included is a letter (1896) from Peabody to Mrs. A. B. Emerson, Clerk of District No. 5, Clear Lake, Wisconsin asking to be considered for employment for the following term. There are also three unidentified photographs.

Typewritten transcription of an autobiographical interview, Dec. 20, 1967, with Frank Schmidt, Stillwater, Minnesota, in which he describes his logging activities in Minnesota and bootlegging during the Prohibition era; plus a 1963 proposal for "St. Croix Valley Resource Persons Tape Library."

Photocopied pages from a casebook kept by Dr. Epley who practiced in New Richmond, Wisconsin from 1877-1908, describing medical treatments used in cases including childbirth and various tumors, use of a blood transfusion with remarkable results, and a number of autopsies he performed.

Photocopied undated letter from Franki Nye, reminiscing about her uncle, American humorist Edgar W. (Bill) Nye, and James Whitcomb Riley.

Photocopies of miscellaneous documents concerning Franz Muller (Frank Miller) and his wife Sevilla Wolf Muller, including a birth certificate, wedding license, land claim certificate, and a servant's work book from Germany.