L to R: Lew Frazier, Mrs. Thomas Rickett, Victoria Frazier (Mrs. Rod McGregor), Willi Fortune (Dr. W.C. Fortune), Ann Frazier, Lulu Fortune (Mrs. A Christofferson).
Visual material By University of Wisconsin-River Falls University Archives and Area Research Center (1860)
Index card states that this is the Hartz family residence, located near Farmhill. Fred Hartz was born on December 12, 1821 in Oberlinken, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1857 and lived for two years in Manistee, Michigan where he met his wife, Lena Hespring. They were married in 1858. They had nine children, five of whom died in infancy. The family moved to Neoha, Wisconsin in 1860 and came to the Farmhill homestead in 1876. They moved again in 1893, to Edgar (Marathon County), Wisconsin where Fred Hartz died on March 8 1894.
Smith, Charles FrancisCorrespondence of Lord, who operated an abstract office at Ellsworth, Wisconsin, and with County Surveyor S.A. Carpenter prepared and published plat maps of Pierce County. Letters concern titles of land in Pierce County, publication and sale of his maps, a dispute with Carpenter, and local political matters.
Biographical information and recollections written in 1974 of the English Department at River Falls Normal School provided by Fred Short, an alumnus from the class of 1910; genealogical information concerning the family of Fred Short; and an 1833 land indenture and a proof sheet of a humorous article by Bob Short in the Connecticut Courant, May 14, 1827.
Character of Freddy Falcon was created by Jim Krom, UWRF art student.
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Postcard with color image of UWRF mascot Freddy Falcon lounging on a bench on the east side of South Hall. Unused
UWRF newspaper prints, program, newspaper prints, comic strips, style guide, covers, falcon memorabilia,
Real-photo postcard with image of three automobiles parked outside the Frederic Hospital in Frederic, Wisconsin. Text printed on verso: All Rights Reserved. A. Pearson Co., Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. Also, Printed on EKC paper (used 1930-1950). Unused.
White-border POST CARD with image of a stream, trees, brush, and fluffy white clouds. Herman the Printer, Minocqua, Wisconsin Date from postmark: Sep 12, 1945; mailed from Frederic, Wisconsin; green 1¢ George Washington stamp. Message on verso: Addressed to Mr. & Mrs. Howard Wollin, R.R.1, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin "Hi there, We got here O.K. We can't do much fishing because it is to [sic] cold & rainy. Sure are having a swell time. It sure was a nice trip. Saw some deer & fawn. Will close now. Roland & Myra."
newspaper prints
Records of Freeman Drug Company, a River Falls drug store; including cashbooks and other financial records, formula books, biographical information on owners R.S. and R.W. Freeman, and miscellaneous material including trade catalogues, advertisements, labels, and a tintype.
[1] Clerk's Record Book (1953-1957) containing accounts of cash disbursements and a breakdown by categories such as board salaries, teacher salaries, library books, etc.; and [2] Treasurer's Book (1955-1957) showing receipts and disbursements.
names of individuals pictured are listed on back. Myrtle Everson, April 27, 1915.
This series contains syllabi from Freshman English classes at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. This includes both the Teacher’s and Student’s copies of the Freshman English Syllabus. The earliest year represented in the collection is 1948-49.
College of Arts and Sciences
"Freshman Float Homecoming Parade, Meletean 1951."
