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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.

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.

The collection contains records documenting the Prescott Journal’s operations from 1989 to 2008. Materials include advertisement logs, designs, and financial records, legal documents, employment applications, undated photographs, and fiscal year-end income statements spanning 1990 to 2003.

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.

This collection includes newspaper clippings from local newspapers that cover various subjects related to the River Falls Teachers College, including but not limited to, student activities, campus happenings, programs, faculty, and graduates. The Scrapbooks are arranged chronologically by year. Clipping within the books are arranged alphabetically by a paper published. These scrapbooks were compiled by Al Boeck, Director of the Public Relations Department and Journalism Instructor.

The Quarter Abroad program began in 1963 by Dr. Robert B. Bailey, III. The program was conceived as a special opportunity for students of the university to engage in experiential learning projects and independent travel in Europe. The duration of the program was initially a quarter of the academic year and switched to semesters after 1971. With few exceptions, the program focuses on studying in Europe. In 2004, the program name was changed to Study Abroad: Europe to emphasize this.

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)

Record noting date and place of exam; name of person taking exam; age; grade for which certificate was issued (if issued); date when certificate was issued and date it expires; remarks; and scores in the various sections of the exam.

This series contains evaluations of student teachers at the River Falls Normal School (predecessor of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls).

Record book listing graduates, grades, and book rental. Also included is a folder with class lists and miscellaneous papers, 1906-1930.

Records including the treasurer's record of district receipts and disbursements, 1903-1931; minutes of the district annual meetings and of school board meetings, 1908-1931; and lists of school library books.

The Regional Development Institute, formerly the Rural Development Institute houses the Survey Research Center. The RDI Building was originally used as a UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine satellite facility. In 1986, work began on gaining funding to establish a Center for Rural Development and Education in Western Wisconsin. Funding was from the Otto Bremer Foundation of St. Paul Minnesota.

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.

Subject files of the Registrar's Office include incoming correspondence, reports, enrollment statistics, exam schedules, and subject files. Also contains UWRF and UW System promotional material as well as information regarding Go to College Day on campus.
The subject files include incoming correspondence regarding class credits and licensure; outgoing memorandums to faculty regarding final exams, honor roll, and registration; enrollment statistics; exam schedules; degrees conferred reports, and other reports.

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.

The Residence Life Program is designed to provide the resident student with on-campus residential assistance, including a place to study and live. Programs have included dining services, extracurricular, educational, cultural, social, and recreational programs.
This collection is comprised of handbooks and brochures for residents that describe the residence hall policies and services. The other major series in this collection are training materials and photographs for Resident Assistants (RA's)

Annual Reports of faculty committees reviewing activities and listing accomplishments, unfinished business and recommendations. Committees include Academic Standards, Athletic, Concert and Lectures, Curriculum, Development, Library, Personnel, Studies and Research, Superior Student, and Teacher Improvement. Includes Faculty and Graduate Councils, and University Judiciary Board reports. Discontinues after 1966/67 academic year.

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, 1570-2000, on descendants of Thomas Rivard of Ige, Perche, France, born about 1570. His grandson Nicholas came to Quebec Province, Canada before 1651. Materials focus on the portion of the family that immigrated to the United States from Canada and resided in St. Croix and Polk counties in Wisconsin starting 1864, with a particularly pronounced presence in Somerset, Wisconsin. Consists of family histories of the Rivards in English and French; materials such as correspondence, biographies, and ephemera related to individual family members; photographs, many of which are labeled; and a plat map of Rivard Park on Wapogasset Lake, Wisconsin.

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.