Mimeographed copy of a biography of Taylor, a teacher, homesteader, and civic leader of River Falls, Wisconsin; written by her daughter, Margaret Taylor Miller.

Diaries, letters, and miscellaneous items of Elizabeth Garrett (Mrs. Edwin) Atwood and her daughter Elizabeth C., residents of Nelson, Portage County, Ohio, detailing their daily activities. Included in the miscellany is a printed 1864 obituary of Cornelia A. Stowe in Williams County, Ohio and an 1862 letter to Mrs. Stowe; four brief tracts by the Reverence David Jones; two advertising cards showing boys' suits, a tintype of an unidentified man; and a notebook of writings and scattered diary entries.

Includes [1] Correspondence, specification volumes, accepted bids, blueprints, and balance sheets relating to construction and expansion of the power plant, water main, and the pumping plant, and to their operation (1921-1953); and [2] Accounting system set up for the department by the state Railroad Commission in 1916, containing numerous sample forms and describing accounting procedures in detail.

Treasurer's record of town accounts.

Proceedings of the town board, 1859-1881, 1886-1931 (7 vols.) and a town highway record, 1910-1941 (1 vol.).

An account book of the El Paso General Store, located in Pierce County, Wis. and owned by the Steen family, recording individual customers' purchases and payments, 1921-1933.

Records of the El Paso Community Band which existed from the 1920's until 1934, including a ledger containing financial records and minutes of meetings for 1929, a copy of a 1926 photograph of the band with identification of band members; and a typewritten history describing the practice schedule, finances, and performances, and containing humorous anecdotes and a listing of band members and the instrument each played.

Account book kept at Hawn's sawmill at Olivet, Pierce County, Wisconsin, including notations on the kinds of wood sawed.

Papers of Private Edwin D. Levings, Company A, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; including Civil War letters written by him and his brother Homer to their parents in Pierce County, Wis., scattered other family correspondence, and Levings' recollections of Sherman's march through Georgia.

Letters to Peterson, history professor at Wisconsin State University, River Falls, written by David Sartori and Gary E. Thorson while both served as enlisted men with the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

Two essays of Murphy's recollections and research concerning the South Fork Power and Light Cooperative (Pierce County, Wisconsin), which was established by area farmers in 1919.
The cooperative provided electricity and power to farms along Highways 29E and 35S near River Falls, Wis. Due to the increasing complexity of electrical technology, operations were taken over by the City of River Falls in 1952. One essay contains a sketched map of the area. Also includes brief notes about the first electrical and dairy cooperative in Wisconsin.

Photocopied records regarding the Civil War service of Private Edward LaMere of Somerset, Wis., in Company F, Wisconsin 25th Infantry Regiment. LaMere was taken prisoner at Decatur, Georgia, in 1864.
Also includes a 1982 cover letter regarding the documents from Richard P. Rivard, Glenwood City, Wisconsin.

Papers of Peet, a Burnett County, Wisconsin, journalist, land developer, and promoter of immigration to the cutover lands of northern Wisconsin; including records relating to the Kohler-Peet Company, Minneapolis, a firm dealing in land along the St. Croix and Clam rivers, and to Peet's other business and personal activities.
Included is a plat map of 1913 additions to Danbury, Wisconsin.

Photocopy of a reminiscence by Quinlan covering the period 1871 to 1945 and concerning his growing up in Milwaukee (1871-1880) and later, in Stanton (St. Croix County), Wisconsin. The family lived on "Tory Hill" in Milwaukee, first on Eighth Street and later on Tenth between Hiberian and Hill streets. Milwaukee reminiscences include family history and anecdotes, comments on neighbors, and descriptions of buildings and businesses. After 1880 they concern the family's establishment of a general store and post office in Stanton, his father's death which left his mother with five children to care for, townspeople and businesses, recreation, baseball, education, agriculture, and family anecdotes. Quinlan also briefly discusses his adult work with the railroad from the 1890's -1941

Account books and miscellaneous farm inventories of Dombrock, a St. Croix Falls, Wis., brick manufacturer and farmer, showing manufacturing operating expenses and daily business transactions, and farm stock records, inventories, and financial transactions.

Diary of a private in Co. F, Twenty-eighth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, describing army life and maneuvers in the lower Mississippi area and along the Yazoo River; and biographical notes.

Family historical and genealogical information, compiled by Veluga Carlson and concerning the families of her father, Emanuel Edman, and of her husband's parents Frank and Mathilda Isaacson Carlson, who lived in the Polk County, Wisconsin and Taylors Falls, Minnesota areas.

Autobiography by Ed Pudas of Oulu (Bayfield County), Wisconsin
Pudas, born of Finnish immigrants in Oulu, held a variety of jobs, including logging; working the Great Lakes ore, grain, and coal ships; dairy farming; operating a creamery; and carpentry. He lived the majority of his life in northern Wisconsin, with a short time in Brooklyn and New York City.

A manuscript by Bloom detailing the descendants of Ebenezer Ayers, a settler in Taylors Falls, Minnesota in 1850, and including copies of letters and documents pertaining to the Ayers family and to events in Wisconsin's Polk and St. Croix counties.

Essay by Thompson describing the establishment, native inhabitants, and growth of Deer Park, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, in the 1850's.

Recollections by Mr. Schultz of a house known as Grey's Castle, near Minneiska, Minnesota, built by Putnam Grey in the early 1900's; with references also to a ferris wheel built by Mr. Grey and sold to Mr. Ferris. Also included is a photo of Grey's castle.

Clipped newspaper writings by Chapin, a feature writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, consisting of historical articles based in 17 western Wisconsin counties as well as stories about contemporary Wisconsin people and events; comprising series organized by place, by subject, and by date.

Genealogies of the Belisle-Dufresne family and the Parent-Mars family, and histories of the early settlers at Somerset (Wisconsin) and the Apple River Settlement (Range, Polk County, Wisconsin), compiled by Earl Belisle. The first genealogy is that of Joseph Belisle (b. 1845) and his wife Celina Dufresne of Somerset, Wisconsin, their children, and their ancestors in the province of Quebec including the surnames Germain and Bouin. The Parent-Mars genealogy concerns the French-Canadian ancestors of Marie-Louise Parent (1851-1938) of Somerset, Wisconsin who, in 1872, married Joseph Maher (later Mars). Additionally, there is a history, including genealogies, of the early settlers of Somerset (Wis.), especially Louis and Joseph Parent as well as a history of the French-Canadians who settled in the Apple River Settlement, near Range (Wisconsin) with family genealogies. Included throughout are reproductions of photographs, maps, and family documents.

Information on members of the River Falls (Wis.) High School class of 1929 compiled by the 25th Reunion Committee of which Bartosh was a member; also, farm record books kept by Bartosh (1960-1962) detailing farm income and expenses.

Photocopy and transcription of a diary and account book, 1859, May 8 - November 25, kept by E.W. Day, Hudson, Wisconsin, describing his personal activities and work, apparently as a farm laborer.

Interviews with Husband, Amery, Wis., publisher of the Balsam Lake Ledger, 1907-1939, and former Wisconsin state assemblyman; two statements and a series of newspaper articles in which Husband recalls changes in the St. Croix valley area during his lifetime; and one photograph of Husband.

A history, related documents, maps, photographs, and newspaper clippings regarding the planning and development of Willow River State Park, St. Croix County, Wisconsin (64 pp.) compiled in 1967 as an agricultural economics class paper by Carlson, a U.W.-River Falls student; plus a 1965 Willow River recreation study.

Papers documenting the successful attempt by farmer Duane Paulson and others to purchase the Chicago and North Western Railway Company right of way between Hudson and River Falls, Wisconsin, and thereby avoid development of the corridor; including correspondence, deeds, and three oversize maps showing the right of way.

Papers of Killian, a colorful River Falls, Wis. personality, including letters of response from senators, governors, members of Congress, and the Office of the President; occasional campaign materials from River Falls area politicians; materials relating to the Wisconsin Extension Homemakers; and a series of rambling radio talks given by Killian in 1970. Also included are letters which Killian wrote to government offices or officials beginning with her signature salutation, "Let's Go Hi Hat With a Hello." There is also some family correspondence coming primarily from her son who in 1961 was stationed at Fort Lewis (State of Washington).

A printed Dopkins family genealogy compiled by Sheldon M. Hilden and Marvin Dopkins, including information on several Wisconsin residents and mentioning the family names Heacox, McCue, Harris, Lacahick, Robery, Strand, Scoapa, Ray, Kusilek, Hilden, Woods, Anderson, Jensen, Lkier, Goddard, Berry, Pruitt, Hall, and Loney.

The Distinguished Teacher Award is given to one member of the faculty each year. The selection is made by the senior class, and graduates of three and five years ago. This series contains forms, letters, circular letters, and ballots used in the selection.

A paper by student Diana Ostness including fire company members' names, information on equipment changes, and anecdotes on interesting experiences.

Teacher's registers indicating names of teachers and pupils, attendance record, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors.

Design for Diversity was an initiative started by the University of Wisconsin (UW) System in 1988. The goal of the initiative was to increase diversity on the UW campuses across the state. This collection documents the program primarily on the UW-RF campus. There are also some materials though from the UW System that provide good background and information on the program. Additionally, there are some select materials from UW-Eau Claire and UW-Milwaukee which give information about the program on those campuses. The UW-RF materials include annual reports, grants information, planning documents, and other items.

Minutes, resolutions, roll calls, correspondence, clippings, financial records, and miscellaneous materials of the Pierce County Democratic Party, including examples of 1960 Presidential campaign materials.

An undated account by Deloris Buckley, Spring Green, Wisconsin, relating her experiences as an Army nurse during World War II, as told to Michael Stern, Fawcett Publications war correspondent on the Italian Front.

Recorded and written recollections by Ekenstedt of his experiences while serving in the U.S. Navy, ca. 1966-1969, including: training as a Seabee, experiences as a transport driver in the Danang area in Vietnam (ca. 1967-1968), leave in Australia, and a subsequent tour of duty in Cuba.
He recalls the minutiae of daily activities, Vietnam scenes, and anecdotes. The written reminiscences concern some of the same topics but do not duplicate the recorded reminiscences.
Apparently Ekenstedt was discharged after Cuba but later re-enlisted and served in Turkey and the collection includes some information on his civilian activities, a trip to Disney World, and his arrival in Turkey. Also included is some poetry he wrote and a photocopy of a letter from Nancy Reagan (1984).

Correspondence, letters, and ephemera gathered by David Sartori, a student at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls; consisting of letters concerning the John Birch Society, written by Gaylord Nelson, Hubert Humphrey, J. Edgar Hoover, Clarence Manion, J. W. Fulbright, Walter Hollander, Robert Kastenmeier, Everett Dirksen, Robert B. DePugh, Estes Kefauver, William K. Van Pelt, and the Society itself; letters from George Lincoln Rockwell, Radio Havana, and Radio Peking; and a 1965 letter from Sartori describing his reactions to working in the Pittsburgh ghetto.

Minutes documenting the organizational and community service activities of this organization and of the Grantsburg lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Minute book of this River Falls, Wisconsin, women's organization including minutes, 1948-1954, documenting the group's administrative, financial, social, and community service activities; and a membership register, 1948-1960.

Family correspondence to Daniel H. Levings, River Falls, Wis., 1855-1880; and Levings-Leavens family genealogical charts with information for 1773-1899 on the Baldwin, Hart, Newell, Stanley, Powell, and Parmlu families.

Typewritten history by Collins of the Daniel Collins family of River Falls, Wisconsin.

Papers of astronaut and former Wisconsin State University-River Falls student Daniel C. Brandenstein, containing biographical information, letters, portraits of Brandenstein and photographs taken during shuttle missions, newspaper clippings, and certificates concerning his various NASA space shuttle missions. The collection also includes some objects that he used in space, such as dehydrated food, a specially designed WSU-RF T-shirt, and a mission patch.

[1] School District Records (1896-1957) containing minutes of school board meetings, roster of school officials, records of orders on treasurer, annual financial reports of board and clerk, lists of text books, and teachers' contracts; [2] Clerk's Papers (1918-1957) including teachers annual reports, clerks annual reports, and school census; [3] Treasurer's Papers (1946-1957) including account books showing receipts and expenditures, bank statements, and canceled checks; and [4] School Registers (1938-1958) containing attendance records, monthly and term summaries, records of pupil standing and work accomplished, daily programs, record of visitors, and state reading circle record.

Records relating to the settlement of deceased individuals' estates including inventories of real and personal property; reports and accounts of administrators or executors; statements of claims against estates; resale of real and/or personal property; warrants; contracts; sworn testimony; and similar records.

Name index to cases files in probate court for St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Use this index to look up the case file number associated with an individual, then use case number to find case file in St. Croix Series 128.

The Council of Presidents is an informal organization of the current Presidents of the old Wisconsin State Universities which although without formal policy-making powers, act as a group to influence the Board of Regents to adopt policies considered most appropriate for the welfare of the universities. In a sense, the organization has been in existence as long as the Normal School system, as communications between Presidents to effect agreements and strategy in order to influence the Board of Regents have been in existence as long as there have been presidents; the Council is still in existence today. An increased budget and building allocations, curriculum expansion, and salary increases have been among the Council’s goals over the years.