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Reminiscences by Mrs. Anderson in which she discusses her childhood in Pierce County, Wisconsin, at the turn of the century.

Miscellaneous items concerning Morrow's family and youth in Clifton Hollow, Pierce County, Wisconsin; including souvenir pupil lists, 1900-1905, from Clifton Hollow School; a 1959 letter from Dean S. Smith discussing his ancestors in Clifton Hollow; and a 1941 clipping about Mrs. Morrow's father, Nicholas Kohl.

Early reports include an annual overview of department activities and initiatives undertaken by Campus Security. These reports are published to compy with federal law, the Clery Act, which requires colleges and universities to disclose certain timely and annual information about campus crime and security policies. Incident statistics include; criminal offenses, such as theft, assault, drug, and alcohol use, and other complaints brought to the police and security officers. In 2014, incidents involving fires on campus were included.

Enrollment statistics; including enrollment by terms and classes, and distribution of students by year, department and division; scholastic data; summaries of transfers, graduates and withdrawals.

Annual Reports from the Schools of Agriculture, Education and Arts and Sciences (Colleges after 1962/63) to the President. Also includes annual reports from the Library, the Student Personnel Division, and the Graduate School, (1964/65-1967/68). Reports include accomplishments, activities, and recommendations.

Papers of Antoinette (Mrs. James Monroe) Bailey including reminiscences of her family's move in 1842 from Saratoga County, New York via northern Illinois to Rock County, Wisconsin; an account of the founding of early churches in Prescott, Wis.; histories of Clifton Hollow, Pierce County, Wis., written by Mary Bascom Wheelock and her brother, Frank Bascom; a talk delivered by Mrs. Bailey at a family reunion, ca. 1895-1900; and a eulogy of Mrs. Bailey. Brief genealogical information is present on the following family names: Bailey, Case, Cornish, Crippen, Ellsworth, Fuller, Hazeltine, Karner, Kelsey, Loomis, Meloon, Palmer, Scott, Shatswell, Stark, Treat, Tullar, Webster, White, and Wolcott.

The Areopogus Society was formed in 1906 on the River Falls campus. The main purpose of the society was for the intellectual and moral advancement of its members.

Papers of a Minnesota farm family that also had connections in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Included are correspondence from family members who served in the military during World Wars I and II, two brief diaries of Laura Sheldon Arnet from the l940's describing her life when she managed the farm alone, photographs, and financial records of the farm ranging from the late l920's to l970.
The military correspondence concerns daily life rather than combat and chiefly focuses on training, life in the trenches, and the post-war occupation of Japan. The financial records provide information on record-keeping practices on a family farm and some summary data on its overall economic condition.

History of the Madson Lumber and Flooring Company of Spring Valley, Wisconsin, 1898-1978, by Arnold Madson. Genealogical information regarding the Madson Family, 1843-1962, compiled by Stella Madson Carpenter, is also included, as are copies of Madson Lumber Company brochures, information regarding the Spring Valley earthen dam, and a list of articles that have appeared in "The Spring Valley Sun" regarding Madson Lumber.

Prior to 1954 the University of Wisconsin – River Falls only offered an art minor designed primarily for Elementary Education Majors. This was expanded in 1954 to a dual offering: Minors in both Art and Art Education. The Art major was instituted in 1960, also in a dual role. The major was offered in Art and in Art Education. The Art major required 48 credits and Art Education totaled 60 hours. The coursework differentiation was primarily related to extra coursework in teaching art to public school-age students for the Art Education majors. In 1964 a Broad Area Art Education major was introduced for majors who preferred not to seek a minor but to strengthen their major. This course required 21 credits beyond the 60 for the Art Education majors. The Liberal Arts major, as it came to be known, remained at 48 credits. In 1969 a Broad Area Liberal Arts Program began. This degree required a minimum of 69 credits in art and was designed to give the non-education-orientated student a stronger base for professional or graduate directions in art.

Two letters written by Chapman to his mother and sister Ella in River Falls, Wis., while he was working as a riveter at the Hog Island Shipyard near Philadelphia, describing his living conditions and work at the shipyard.

Transcript of a 1952 radio speech to the people of Pierce County, Wisconsin, by State Assemblyman Arthur L. Peterson in which he attacks the methods of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy.

Papers of a dairy and animal husbandry professor at Wisconsin State College, River Falls, consisting of personal papers, course notes and lectures, papers from his local civic activities, family papers, and photographs including some of agricultural scenes.

Copies of letters, 1883-1886, to Stanchfield from his fiancee, Maud who taught school in Richardson and Clear Lake, Wisconsin; and other family letters, 1896-1926, n.d., including several from Maud's cousin Annie (Mrs. George) Van Alstine of Hastings, Minnesota.

Records of property ownership, type of land, building data, and tax assessments for real estate.

This series contains miscellaneous administrative files including Assembly Bill 800 establishing the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1969; draft materials relating to the 1974 centennial catalog; university mission statements (1968-1975); materials on Brotherhood Week, Campus Community Day and the annual publication luncheon for former Student Voice and Meletean employees; Salary Committee records including procedures used in awarding faculty salary increases and sample faculty rating forms (1969-70); a 1965 study on the university's image in the community conducted by journalism professor, Don Brod; and miscellaneous materials including grant proposals, travel requests and scholarship recipient lists.

The position of Assistant Chancellor for Administration and Finance came into existence in 1991 when the two offices of Assistant Chancellor for Administration and Assistant Chancellor for Business and Finance were merged. This was brought on by the retirement of Ted Kuether (Assistant Chancellor: Business and Finance) in 1991. Virgil Nylander, former professor in the Psychology Department, was appointed to the Assistant Chancellor: Administration position in 1987 and assumed this new position in 1991. In November 1995, the title of this position changed to Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance.

This series contains the general correspondence and circular letters of the Assistant Chancellor. The main duties of the Assistant Chancellor were to direct and coordinate the summer session, international study programs and to carry out special assignments at the direction of the Chancellor. Reporting to the Assistant Chancellor were college deans and graduate school. Other departments of oversight include Media Relations, Printing and Design, and the Fast Copy Center. Special assignments from the Chancellor included working on budgets for academic programs, scholarships, general admission questions, the University Press, Foundation, Alumni, minority services, and outreach programs, faculty in committee assignments, student advising, and class contacts.

In 1942, a chapter of the Association of Wisconsin Teachers Colleges (AWTC) was formed on the River Falls campus. The name later changed to the Association of Wisconsin State College Faculties (AWSCF), reflecting the liberal arts granting privileges in the 1950’s. In the early 1960’s, with the addition of graduate offerings at the state colleges, the name changed again, this time to the Association of Wisconsin State University Faculties (AWSUF). In 1972, after the merger of the Wisconsin State Universities and the University of Wisconsin System, the name changed to The Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties (TAUWF). The organization’s purpose is to promote the general educational welfare of UW universities and to promote the economic welfare of the faculty.

The collection contains materials from the state and local chapter levels. The acronym AWSUF is used for some folder labeling purposes, even for materials that predate that designation in Box 2.

This series is not complete and some programs are missing. The programs in this collection consist mostly of home games produced by UWRF. Others are produced by the opponent’s home team or for conference championships or meets. Information includes but is not limited to, team rosters with a brief biography of players, athletic department information, opponent roster, early-season scores or results, and news articles. Other information includes local advertisements.

Serving as a directory and record book to disseminate information on the athletic performance of teams and individuals within the WSUC and later WIAC. Information may include, but is only limited to, Conference information and directory, Championship summaries, all-sports standings, Regional and national Team Honors, Athletic Performance Records, Coach of The Year, and Scholar Athlete Recipients.

Audit reports for the city containing summary financial statements for city accounts. Included also are audits of the city water and sewage treatment departments.

Copies of Civil War letters, 1862-1864, from Sergeant Mower, 7th Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, to his parents in Wauwatosa; and one 1868 letter from an unidentified writer visiting friends in Michigan.

Secretary's record books of the Authors Club, a literary discussion and social group; including a constitution, minutes and dues records, plus printed programs.

This series includes a weekly publication by the Office of Auxiliary Services. It included activities and events that were held throughout the week. It served as a vehicle for news of interest to students, and the university community for information on events and services. The publication was originally called The Auxiliary Scene in the fall of 1975, after a few months it was retitled The Campus Scene. In 1978 it again changed names to Bed Board & More. There are no copies of the years 1985-1987, and only one edition for 1988.

Business records of an early St. Croix Valley land speculation office which evolved into a general real estate agency, and personal papers of agency owner Harry D. Baker. Originally known as the Cushing Land Agency, the company was established in 1854 to manage the land and water power investments of Caleb Cushing, a Massachusetts lawyer. Included are detailed financial records, letterbooks and a few client case files, records relating to land acquisition and sale, occasional administrative and advertising papers, and some maps which document the transition from an agency chiefly involved with timber cutover land sales for agricultural purposes to one selling developed farms and vacation lake homes.
Harry D. Baker in 1893 joined his father, agency owner Joseph Stannard Baker, in the firm's management where he worked until 1966. Harry Baker's papers document his civic involvements in St. Croix Falls and regional communities and relate to the First Presbyterian Church, Red Cross and county assistance following a 1922 tornado, Polk County Council of Defense during World War I, and establishment of Interstate Park at the St. Croix River Dalles, Wisconsin's first state park. Reminiscences about the land agency, his childhood, father J.S., First Presbyterian Church, and Interstate Park are in a tape-recorded interview with Baker and a series of letters which Baker wrote to his long-deceased brother Clarence. An unpublished booklet containing recorded dialect renditions of stories told by Swedish immigrant Olag Strandberg is also part of the collection.