Record of payment of county real estate taxes; volumes also record sale of land for taxes and includes tax certificate number, description of land, date sold, and owner. There are fragmentary accounts of town and villages in the county.

Real and personal property rolls showing assessed valuation of property, taxes levied against property, and taxes paid. Holdings are not complete. Beginning in 1945, records are retained only for every fifth year.
The pre-1945 tax rolls are available only on microfilm.

Record of first entry of sale of lands to pay county taxes. Includes description of lands sold, buyer, amount paid, and a listing of the various taxes owed.

Records indicate name of deceased and cause of death. Also included are coroner's inquests, histories of individual cases, summons, and subpoenas.

Records filed with the Clerk of Courts under section 220.08 (17), Wisconsin Statutes, including the Peoples Bank of Clear Lake minutes, by-laws, and financial statements, 1907-1932; Bank of Osceola segregated trust minute book, 1933-1948; and Bank of St. Croix Falls minutes, by-laws, and financial statements, 1888-1935.

Records of naturalization cases in the Circuit Court of Polk County. Records include Declarations of Intention (1859-1952), Certificates of Naturalization (1859-1906), Petitions (1859-1954), indexes to these records (1855-1954), Repatriations (1941-1944), Orders Granting and Denying Petitions (1929-1954), and Certificate of Naturalization Stub Books (1907-1929).

Paper photocopy of an index of cases heard in probate court; listing name, residence, type of case, case file number, and volume and page location within the Probate Court Record (not in Archives custody).

Certificates of non-occupancy of lands bought at tax sales which the buyer of the tax certificate is petitioning for a tax deed. Included are the tax certificates issued to the buyer at the time of sale; and notice to occupants of land sold at tax sales that the owner of the tax certificate intends to apply for a tax deed.

Record books of the cemetery in Rock Elm township, including minutes, 1874-1933, treasurer's records, 1879-1938, and lot ownership records.

Records of a company formed to construct and operate a public toll bridge over Lake St. Croix between Prescott, Wisconsin and Point Douglas, Minnesota. Included are articles of incorporation, minutes of the board, financial records, stockholder lists, contracts, and deeds.

Student registers, 1899-1929, indicating pupil's name, grades in various subjects, date of graduation, names of teachers, and the textbooks used. There is a listing of early graduates from Prescott High School in volume 1. The school registers, 1929-1930, show the student's name and attendance record.

Minutes of the annual meetings of the Town Board of Supervisors and annual town meetings, noting the names of supervisors and town officers elected each year.
Prior to the 1853 establishment of Pierce County, the area was the Town of Elizabeth in St. Croix County. The Town of Prescott was split into the towns of Clifton and Oak Grove in 1857.

Copies of ordinances and resolutions passed by the common council. Includes date, reference to the Council's minute book, and date of publication.
Index in the back of each volume.

Letter from Dr. R.A. Jensen, St. Cloud, Minnesota, to Walker D. Wyman in which Jensen reminisces about his experiences as a student at River Falls (Wis.) Normal School, 1922-1924.

Genealogical charts tracing the descendants of Ralph Shepard, compiled by Lani (Mrs. Donald) Doty.
There are additional accessions to this collection consisting of charts on the Ring, Doty, and Markham families.

Papers of Humphries, president of the St. Croix River Association (Minn. and Wis.); consisting of a subject file concerning federal wild rivers legislation, proposals for a flood dam and a sewage treatment plant, a pedestrian walkway on the Interstate 94 bridge, construction of a Northern States Power Co. plant, and establishment of Minnesota's Afton State Park.
Correspondents include conservationist Chester Wilson.

Papers of Anderson, professor of political science at River Falls State University, River Falls, Wis., leader of the Pierce County Democratic Party, and Secretary of the Third Congressional District Democratic Party. Included is some correspondence and much printed matter concerning the Wisconsin and Pierce County parties. A few items concern post office vacancies and military academy appointments.

Blanche Alice Reardon (1901-1957) and Nellyebelle Reardon (1908-1989) were born on a 20-acre family farm in Kinnickinnic Township in St. Croix County Wisconsin. The youngest of eight children, the girls moved with two siblings and their mother into the Town of River Falls by 1920, where Blanche completed teacher training at the State Normal School at River Falls (now University of Wisconsin- River Falls). The sisters followed a brother to Chicago and utilized their musical and performance training to start the Reardon Sisters act. They toured Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan for a variety of audiences throughout the 1920's-early 1930s. Blanche Reardon married Charles Cannon, an intellectual property lawyer from Superior, Wisconsin in 1935 and the Reardon Sisters discontinued performances shortly thereafter. Nellyebelle married George D. Tolpo in 1942. (biographical information taken from collection)

Documents left at the Register of Deeds' office for recording, including federal land patents, 1854-1886 (recorded 1875-1886); land records including warranty deeds, land contracts, and indentures, 1871-1875; Willow River Cemetery lot deed, 1883; plat and survey of the New Richmond Cemetery, 1884; wills, 1876-1878; incorporation papers for the St. Croix Valley Agriculture Assoc. (amendment) and the Namekagon Improvement Company, 1884.

Genealogies of two families: Reimes, 1816-1977, and the descendants of John and Alltje (Topp) Holtman, 1816-1977, both compiled by Elfrieda A. Kraege. The Holtman account contains information regarding the Topp and Ten Haken families. The Reimes genealogy treats several names including Rymes, Holtman, and Leenhouts.

A personal reminiscence by Jennie Hammer and history, 1852-1949, of her Norwegian American family (Twetten and Rude), who settled in Polk County, Wisconsin, circa 1865. Included are family anecdotes, genealogical information, descriptions of family events and general conditions (especially for the period 1880-1949), and information about Hammer's training and experiences as a teacher.

A personal essay reflecting on Carlson's experiences in Vietnam after he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1969 and assigned to Company D, 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry; and describing how the experience changed him and how calloused he became to death.

Typed copies of newspaper reports concerning the 1906 Brownsville, Texas, uprising of members of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry in which the Negro troops killed one resident after experiencing racial discrimination in the town; collected by Richard K. Darr.

Papers, 1941-1945, consisting of World War II journals kept by Richard P. Rivard, of Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, chronicling his training at Camp Haan, California, with the 215th Coast Artillery (AA), Battery D, time stationed in Kodiak, Alaska and in the European theater. An undated manuscript illustrated with photographs and ephemera, which he based upon his journals, details his time in Europe and his homecoming (Days of the War in Europe: January 1 to April 1, 1945, Volume I-II). Also included is one compact disc containing PDFs of scans of the journals.

Genealogical information, 1570-1970, on descendants of Thomas Rivard of Ige, Perche, France, born about 1570. His grandson Nicholas came to Quebec Province, Canada before 1651 and the Rivards of Somerset, Wisconsin are descended from him.

Record book containing copies of the charter and the constitution, names of stockholders, minutes of meetings of stockholders and trustees, and treasurer's records of the River Falls Academy.
Also present is a copy of a play about the Academy and a typescript commentary on the veracity of the play.

Records of the River Falls Bicentennial Commission including correspondence, grant applications, and nominating statements for "Outstanding Women of River Falls Area".

Records of an organization formed to gather local support for the hospital and to help meet the needs of the hospital and its patients and staff; including minutes, membership material, newsclippings, correspondence, and miscellany.

Minutes, August 31 - December 16, 1942, of the Corps.

Minutes of the Common Council meetings, including reports, resolutions, summaries of election results, and other supplementary documents. Included are the draft notes of the minutes found in volumes 1 and 2. The notes contain portions of the minutes not found in the official volumes.

Minute books recording board of directors and stockholders meetings, including annual financial reports and an audit report.

Scattered minutes and correspondence relating to the local primary campaign for Dr. C. A. Dawson, chief of staff at River Falls City Hospital.

Records of the River Falls Garden Club including minutes, programs, clippings, and memorabilia documenting the Club's community beautification projects, flower shows, and other activities.

Records of three civic committees concerned with hospital services in River Falls, Wisconsin. The River Falls Health Facilities Study Committee in 1972 studied the feasibility of both City Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital continuing to operate. A Hospital Steering Committee in 1975 met to implement merger recommendations which culminated in organization of River Falls Area Hospital, Inc. The third committee represented is the River Falls Area Hospital Capital Development Campaign Committee which began meeting in 1990 to raise $1,000,000 to finance a new hospital building.
Included for the 1970s committees are meeting minutes; correspondence with state and local officials, consulting firms, and others; a report from consultant Glunz-Strathy Associates recommending merger; newspaper articles; and by-laws and regulations of City Hospital and the new merged hospital. Minutes, mimeographed issue papers and planning documents, and a printed brochure are present for the 1990 committee.

Constitution, minutes, and miscellaneous records of the Improvement League, an organization of River Falls women who campaigned for sidewalk repairs, weed control, the creation of parks, and other projects for community beautification and betterment.
Included are registers for the public rest room for women which the league established.

Program, historical sketch, script, and photographs concerning a pageant on the history of education in River Falls (Wis.) produced by the River Falls Parent-Teacher Association to celebrate the Wisconsin 1948 State Centennial.

Scrapbooks and unbound materials concerning the association; including clippings, photographs, programs, letters, a historical sketch, and miscellaneous other items.

Information on enrollment, staff, and overcrowding problems in the River Falls, Wisconsin, junior and senior high schools, compiled by supporters of the 1974 school bond issue referendum.

Records of a recycling center established in 1981 in River Falls, Wis. by Peter Muto, a University of Wisconsin-River Falls professor, and other concerned citizens. The center, which collected aluminum, glass, paper, and recyclable cardboard, operated as a non-profit corporation until 1989, when Pierce County began its own recycling program and the center disbanded. The collection consists of a nearly complete set of minutes and financial records documenting the operation of a recycling center in a small community. Also included are contracts, the constitution and bylaws, correspondence, photographs, reports on operations, and a study of solid waste in Pierce County conducted by the center on behalf of the county.

Constitution, by-laws, and member list of the River Falls Rifle Company, a uniform company organized ca. 1861 in accordance with Wisconsin state statutes for the purpose of "perfecting ourselves in the arts of war."

Fragmentary records of a manufacturer of starch in River Falls, Wisconsin. Included are articles of incorporation, sample stock certificates, a probable list of stockholders, a 1903 balance sheet, and other items.

Clippings and leaflets, handouts, and similar mimeographed items generated during a student strike at Wisconsin State University, River Falls, in May, 1970, following the U.S. invasion of Cambodia and the deaths of four Kent State University students.

Records of the River Falls Tuesday Club, a study and service group affiliated with the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs; including minute books, treasurer's records, scrapbooks, lists of members, histories, anniversary photographs, and other material. ?b Activities included support of the public library, public health causes (particularly tuberculosis), sales of Liberty Bonds, city hospital improvement, a "save the elms" campaign, and other causes.