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Papers of a former Republican Assemblyman (1966-1970) from Star Prairie, Wisconsin, consisting of fragmentary correspondence from constituents and legislators, draft press releases, and campaign material.
Prominent correspondents include Paul Alfonsi and Willis H. Miller.

Papers of Robert McDiarmid, a St. Croix County, Wis., farmer and businessman, including a ledger, 1852-1953, and an account book, 1854-1855, recording expenses of McDiarmid and Scott Logging Company; a biographical sketch of McDiarmid dated June 29, 1905; a federal land deed of 1856; McDiarmid's naturalization certificate, 1858; and other miscellaneous manuscripts and documents.

Papers, mainly 1935-1976, of Knowles, a Wisconsin state legislator and Republican Party leader, together with some personal papers of his brother, Warren P. Knowles III, governor of Wisconsin, 1965-1971.
About Robert Knowles there are biographical clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and an oral history interview conducted by Tim Ericson; correspondence, orders, logs, a Normandy Invasion notebook, and training materials concerning experiences as an Army Air Force bomber pilot during World War II; speeches and press materials issued as a state legislator; records pertaining to his 1964, 1972, and 1976 election campaigns; papers concerning his leadership in organizations concerned with improved legislative operations such as the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Citizens Conference on State Legislatures; and contracts and correspondence about his work as manager of National Republican conventions in 1960, 1968, 1972, and 1976. Among the prominent correspondents are Ray C. Bliss, Ody Fish, Ernest Keppler, and Stanley York.
Photographs in the collection date circa 1944-1981. Though a few are from Knowles' military service and several show his family or other personal activities, most images reflect his political career. Included are images from his swearing-in ceremony, the 1964 and 1968 Republican National Conventions, other conferences, speeches, and other events.
The Warren P. Knowles papers primarily relate to research on the Knowles, Nichols, and Blakeney families. Also included are some miscellaneous financial papers of Warren P. Knowles III and of Judge Warren Knowles, father of Robert and Warren. The personal and gubernatorial papers of Warren Knowles are separately cataloged.

One scrapbook containing clippings, photographs, and a copy of the 1880 census, all concerning the early history of the Town of Rock Elm, Pierce County, Wisconsin.

Photocopied genealogical information compiled by Erickson on the S?rum family, the Gilbertson family, and other ancestors, several of whom lived in Pierce County, Wisconsin; including notes, poems, Civil War pension papers of Hans Gulbranson, and two photographs.

Miscellaneous items of Cairns, a doctor in River Falls, Wisconsin; including clippings concerning the Cairns Woods, Ellsworth, Wisconsin, and reminiscent descriptions of Ellsworth and River Falls.

Family history written by Bjerstedt, a student at Wisconsin State University, River Falls; including brief information on the Stevenson, Danielson, and Christianson families of Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Genealogical notes about the families of Roy Cochrane and his wife Mabel, River Falls, Wisconsin; mentioning the surnames of Cochrane, Cornielison, and Northrup; plus a brief note about the Ringling Brothers circus tent fire in River Falls in the early 1890's.

Reminiscences by Karges, discussing mainly his family, his education at Whitewater (Wis.) Normal School (1899-1901) and the University of Wisconsin (1904-06), and his experiences as professor of physics and chemistry at River Falls (Wis.) State College (1908-52).

Records of two congregations which share a pastor and of their predecessors which originally served Norwegian settlers. Included are records of congregations known at various times as Our Savior's Lutheran Church, South Rush River Church, Martell Lutheran Church, North Prairie Church, and Rush River Lutheran Church.
Records include minutes, financial records, histories, cemetery records, ladies aid records, and other items.

Minutes of the town board of supervisors pertaining to the laying out, altering, or vacating of town roads; giving the location of the roads, awards of damages to owners of property, arrangements made with land owners, and petitions of town residents requesting road changes.

Poem written in honor of Johnston's 1952 retirement as principal of the River Falls, Wis., campus elementary school.

Includes biographical information on Thompson family (circa 2002); Clippings and other ephemera (undated, 1936-1984); Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) and farming professional involvement (1957-1973); Farm conservation plans (1943, 1978); and Photographs of David Afdahl family (undated, circa 1927-1945) and Ruth Ellen Thompson (undated, circa 1934 and 1947).

David Orlin Afdahl (July 14, 1927-March 7, 2005) was born to Herman N. (1904-1984) and Gladys, nee Owens, Afdahl (1902-1964), the oldest of three children. David grew up on the family farm southwest of Hammond in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. David was graduated from Baldwin High School and attended UW-River Falls (then River Falls State Teacher's College), where he graduated with a degree in agricultural education. ǂb Ruth Ellen Thompson (1934-2017) was born to Margaret Norma Tubman (1910-2003) and Otto Emil Thompson (1906-2000), the second oldest of three girls. She attended Clear Lake High School, Wisconsin and Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

Ruth "Ruthie" and David were married on August 22, 1953 in Spring Valley. The couple had four children and worked as dairy farmers on the Afdahl family farm. David "Dave" Afdahl was professionally active and held various positions on the Wisconsin Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative (affiliation of Dairy Herd Improvement Association) over the length of his farming career.

Letters and notes written by Hale, a geography professor at River Falls, Wisconsin, while on a 10-week South American trip through Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Papers of Norstrom, a 1907 graduate of River Falls Normal School, Wisconsin; including photographs, letters of recommendation, evaluations, and other documents concerning his employment with various federal agencies in the Chicago area, and sympathy letters to his wife Hazel upon his death.

Papers of Jensch, a Hudson, Wis., attorney who practiced in both Wisconsin and Minnesota; consisting of documents concerning six civil cases, one an alimony default case and one arising from the bankruptcy of the National Wool Growers Department, American Society of Equity.

A brief typescript history, 1880-1966, of the Roman Catholic parish and mission of Sacred Heart in Spring Valley, Wisconsin and St. Joseph's in the Town of El Paso, Pierce County, Wisconsin, produced by the congregation; plus a related newspaper clipping.

Recollections by Cresswell, originally from River Falls, Wisconsin, primarily concerning her experiences teaching school in Midway, North Dakota, around 1910, and her experiences as a housekeeper-companion to a Mrs. Wright in California in the 1950's.

Five diaries of Rollins, a farmer in Clifton Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin, including entries concerning the weather, crops, and business transactions.

Papers of a general store operator in Minnesota, minor Republican politician, and Indian Agent at the La Pointe Reservation, Ashland, Wisconsin.
Included is correspondence, financial and legal papers, and other records primarily concerning his work as Indian Agent, 1898-1912. Campbell was forced to resign this post as a result of controversy surrounding his handling of Indian monies from timber sales. The collection documents this controversy as well as such subjects as the regulation of liquor, the education of Indian children, appointments, Campbell's Civil War service in the 135th and 109th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.

The Sanborn Co. was founded in 1867 by D.A. Sanborn, to draw maps of the downtown districts of cities across the U.S. These maps could then be consulted by insurance companies if a building burned to research different characteristics about the business and the physical structure. The company stopped making the fire insurance maps in 1961, due to other sources being used to obtain the needed information. Today, they serve as a wonderful resource for tracing the growth of cities and tracking where businesses were located decades ago. We have these maps on microfilm for the entire state of Wisconsin. We also have copies of the actual maps in paper format for cities in our four-county area. The dates range from approximately the 1880s to the 1920s for our area. The maps were not issued regularly, so do not expect any pattern as to when the maps came out for various cities.

[1] District Record Book (1869-1903) which records some district meetings and teachers' contracts; [2] Teacher's Registers (1869, 1879-1907) indicating names of teachers and pupils, attendance record, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors; and [3] Annual Reports (1903-1941) providing enrollment statistics and financial data about the district.

Two leaflets distributed in October and November, 1974, by the River Falls chapter of the Society Against Nuclear Energy (SANE).

Typed copies of letters written by Andrews, Hudson, Wisconsin, conveying family and home town news to her brother James A. Andrews serving with Co. A, 44th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; accompanied by photostat copies of some of the letters.

Correspondence, invoices, and financial records, regarding the settlement of the estate of Staab of Hammond, Wisconsin.
Her legal affairs were handled by Fred E. Hartwig, also of Hammond.

Proposal to construct and operate a marina at Sawmill Point on the St. Croix River at Hudson, Wisconsin, submitted by Clyde Ryberg of Menomonie and George W. Rastede to the Hudson City Council.

Record books of the Scandinavian Unitarian Society of Hudson, containing the constitution, minutes, and membership accounts (in Norwegian until 1925); and documents on real estate transactions, 1892-1906.

History of the Schmitt, Sepp, and Youngman families, all early settlers in Pierce County, Wis., 1852-1949, prepared by Haessley.

Proceedings of the district meetings (1868-1937), register of school officers and terms of office (1870-1883), annual school meeting (1941), district treasurer's bond (1870-1885), teachers school report and teachers contract (1868-1884), register of teachers employed (1868-1890), register of orders drawn (1868-1891), and district clerk's report and financial statements (1876-1889, 1906-1929).

Clerk's records (1940-1950) including minutes of annual and special school district meetings, listings of orders drawn on the treasurer's accounts, school censuses, and teachers' contracts. Treasurer's records (1899-1950) show receipts and disbursements, balance statements, and in some cases, the purpose of payment and the person paid. School registers (1899-1937) indicate names of teachers and pupils, attendance records, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors.

Clerk's records (1940-1952) including minutes of annual and special school district meetings, listings of orders drawn on the treasurer's accounts, school censuses, and teachers' contracts. Treasurer's records (1940-1952) show receipts and disbursements, balance statements, and in some cases, the purpose of payment and the person paid.

District records, 1904 to dissolution in 1962, containing minutes of district and board meetings (1904-1962), treasurer's record book (1905-1962), school censuses (1939-1948), and annual reports to the state Department of Public Instruction (1948-1962) which often include school censuses, contracts, and miscellaneous reports and resolutions. Pierce County school directories (1952-1956) and a Handbook for School Boards are also included.

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.

School district papers kept by the clerk of School District No. 1 (consolidated) which operated three schools (Bass Lake State Graded School, Round Lake School, and Trade Lake State Graded School), including insurance policies, treasurer's reports and bonds, school censuses, clerk's annual reports, minutes of annual and district board meetings, teachers' contracts, and school registers.

Clerk's records including correspondence (1880-1902), minutes of the school district annual meetings (1877-1894), miscellaneous copies of the district treasurer's records (1877-1897), teachers' contracts and certificates (1877-1894), school censuses (1891-1896), and miscellaneous class records.

Records including minutes of annual school meetings and financial reports of the school district clerk (1884-1889), minutes of special school meetings (1888), register of school officers and terms of office (1885-1892), proceedings of the district school board (1884-1889), district treasurer's bond (1885), teachers' contracts (1884-1888), register of orders drawn on the treasurer (1883-1889), district clerks statistical report, including number of boy students, girl students, number attending school, etc. (1883-1884, 1888-1889), annual school census record (1889), and a list of property belonging to school district #2 (1889).

School records, including an attendance and scholarship register (1932-1937), a Clerk's district record (1911-1939), a Clerk's record book (1953), Clerk's records (1954-1956), contract and agreements (1953-1956), school censuses (1950-1955), school district meeting minutes (1940-1955), a teacher's register (1950-1951), and a Treasurer's account book (1904-1956)

Clerk's records including records of annual school meetings (1933-1950), district treasurer's bonds (1933, 1938), teachers contracts (1934-1936), district orders issued (expenditures of the district), and district receipts (1933-1949). Treasurer's Records include a listing of expenditures and receipts of the district (1869-1950). Other records include a school register (1934-1944) showing grades and work accomplished by individual students, a record of the daily program, record of visitors, reports to district clerk on needs of the school, reports of parent meetings and special school programs, record of attendance, and term summaries.

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.

The district treasurer's account book, 1919-1948; a document describing an alteration in the school district boundaries, 1877; and a school census report, 1947.

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).

Record of receipts, disbursements, and the treasurer's report to the district annual meetings.

Registers containing names of teachers and pupils, attendance record, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, daily instructional schedule, textbooks used, and a register of visitors.

Teacher's registers listing pupils' names, attendance, and daily programs, 1863-1869, 1897-1898, 1900-1906; and the district clerk's records, 1867-1913 which include minutes of annual and board meetings, register of school officers, treasurer's bonds, teachers' contracts, teachers' reports, and treasurer's register.

Clerk's record book and school registers. Clerk's record book (1919-1950) contains minutes of annual and special meetings, record of treasurer's expenditures, bonds and oaths of district treasurers, and annual reports including census of pupils. School registers up to 1914 consist of separate registers for classification and attendance. Classification registers (1891-1895, 1909-1914) include names and ages of students, grades, comments on student performances, notes made by the teachers, and classes taught. Attendance registers (1901-1914) indicate names of teachers and pupils, attendance, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, lessons and daily schedules, and a register of visitors. Beginning in 1914, comprehensive school registers (1914-1920, 1932-1946) combine records for attendance, classification, and grades.

Clerk's record books containing minutes of meetings, financial records, teacher contracts, and school census.

District records consisting of financial records (1897-1932); clerk's records (1932-1960) containing minutes of meetings and financial records; and a pupil register (1900-1904).

Treasurer's records show receipts and disbursements, balance statements, and in some cases, the purpose of payment and the person paid. School registers (1950-1952) indicate names of teachers and pupils, attendance records, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors.