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Photocopies of clerk's records, including proceedings of school district meetings; teacher contracts and certificates; map of boundaries; orders drawn; statement of taxes voted, 1891-1892; treasurer's bonds; school census; district clerk's annual reports; and financial information.

Pupil registers recording attendance, pupil progress, and school visitors.

[1] School District Records, 1923-1948, including minutes of annual meetings, board proceedings, order register, school censuses, teachers contracts, financial reports and statements, and detailed records of expenditures; [2] Clerk's papers, 1908-1950, containing organization papers, reports, censuses, audit reports, teachers contracts, boundary alteration papers, notices, orders, and correspondence; and [3] School Registers, 1909-1950, showing each pupil's name, sex, age, grade, and attendance record, daily programs, subjects studied, visitors' record, and teacher's comments on pupils.

[1] School District Record (1956-1958) containing minutes of school board meetings, records of school board members and teachers showing addresses, names, term of office, salaries, etc., accounts of receipts and expenditures, payroll registers, and teachers' contracts; and [2] Clerk's Papers (1957-1958) including miscellaneous papers and forms such as the following: federal withholding tax forms, bank statements, auditing committee reports, records of membership in the state teachers retirement system, and Wisconsin School Library Law Order Blanks.

[1] School District Records (1868-1929) containing minutes of district meetings, listing of orders drawn on the treasurer, and teachers' contracts; [2] Treasurer's Records (1868-1953) with a record of receipts and disbursements, and balance statements; [3] Teachers Registers (1868-1901, 1907-1914, 1936-1939) indicating names of teachers and students, attendance record, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors; [4] Librarian's Record (1885-1907) listing the names of students and the books which they charged out and in some cases, the books bought by the school district; [5] Annual Reports (1902-1944) giving summaries of financial data and in some cases, information about the student population; [6] School Censuses (1899, 1901, 1910-1944) listing the names of students registered, their age, grade, and in some cases, their parent's name; and [7] Teacher's Report to the Superintendent listing the same information as the school censuses. Note: Pleasant Hill School was originally called Nigger Hill School.

Clerk's records including minutes of annual and special school district meetings, listing of orders drawn on the treasurer's accounts, school censuses, and teacher's contracts. Treasurer's records (1952-1954) show receipts and disbursements, balance statements, and in some cases, the purpose of payment and the person paid.

Clerk's records (1867-1954) including minutes of annual and special school district meetings, listing of orders drawn on the treasurer's accounts, school censuses, and teachers' contracts. Treasurer's records (1867-1952) show receipts and disbursements, balance statements, and in some cases, the purpose of payment and the person paid. School registers (1897-1900) indicate names of teachers and pupils, attendance records, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors.

Pupil registers, 1897-1924 and 1932-1960, recording attendance, grades and progress of pupils, and school visitors.

Photocopy of proceedings of district board and regular meetings, district treasurer's bond, teachers' contracts, and register of orders drawn. School District No. 6, El Paso, became Joint School District No. 3 of the Towns of El Paso and Rock Elm, circa 1883.

[1] School District Record (1882-1958) containing minutes of school board meetings, register of school officers, accounts of receipts and expenditures, teachers' contracts, clerks' annual reports, financial statements, tax certificates, and treasurers' bonds; [2] Clerk's Papers (1928-1958) including school censuses, teachers' annual reports, textbook inventories, clerks' annual reports, and other miscellaneous papers and forms; [3] Treasurer's Book (1956-1958) showing receipts and expenditures; and [4] School Registers (1905-1958) containing pupils' names and attendance records, reports of work accomplished, daily programs, visitors' record, and state reading circle record.

Treasurer's records, 1868-1944, containing a record of district receipts and disbursements; and teachers' registers, 1919-1943, including students' names, report of pupils' standing and work accomplished, attendance records, daily programs, and record of visitors.

Clerk's records (1902-1962) 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 (1869-1925) show receipts and disbursements, balance statements, and in some cases, the purpose of payment and the person paid. School registers (1907-1919, 1940-1962) indicate names of teachers and pupils, attendance records, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors.

[1] Clerk's District Record Books (1868-1933) containing minutes of annual and board meetings, record of treasurer's orders, teachers' contracts, school censuses, and lists of books in the school library; [2] Clerk's Papers (1912-1960) including clerk's annual reports, school censuses, and other papers filed with the clerk; [3] School Registers (1892-1949) containing each pupil's name, age, and attendance record, names of teacher, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors; and [4] Treasurer's Record Books (1867-1960) showing receipts and disbursements, balance statements, and reports from the district.

Miscellaneous records regarding the formation of the school district. Included is a statement of the assessed valuation of the real and personal property in the school district, 1878.

[1] School District Records (1886-1956) containing minutes of school board meetings, accounts of receipts and expenditures, teachers' contracts, school censuses, and clerk's financial and annual reports; [2] Treasurer's Book (1885-1957) showing receipts and expenditures; and [3] School Registers (1911-1958) including pupils' names and attendance records, daily programs, visitors' record, and state reading circle record.

[1] School District Record (1915-1934, 1947-1958) containing minutes of school board meetings, teachers' contracts, accounts of receipts and expenditures, school bonds, annual financial statements, map of district boundaries, transportation contracts, and reports of auditing committee; [2] Treasurer's Book (1957-1958) showing receipts and expenditures; and [3] School Registers (1926-1934, 1954-1957) including pupils' names and attendance records, report of work accomplished, daily program, visitors' record, and state reading circle record.

Clerk's record book containing minutes of district and school board meetings, financial records, and record of school board members elected.

[1] Treasurer's Records (1917-1954) showing receipts and disbursements and indicating the person paid or paying, date, amount of transaction, and purpose; and [2] miscellaneous records (1903, 1948-1957) including the bill of sale for the school land, insurance policies, and various financial records.

[1] School District Records (1891-1896, 1910-1957) containing minutes of school board meetings, register of orders drawn on treasurer, treasurer's bonds, clerk's annual reports, school censuses, teachers' contracts, and annual financial statements; [2] Clerks' Papers (1922-1955) including county school directory, teachers' reports, clerk's annual reports, school censuses, and other miscellaneous material; and [3] School Registers (1883-1888, 1890-1891, 1900-1906, 1919-1956) showing pupils' names and attendance records, reports of work accomplished, daily programs, visitors record, and state reading circle record.

District Record (1896-1957) containing minutes of school district meetings, lists of orders drawn on the treasurer, and teachers' contracts; [2] Treasurers' Records (1896-1957) showing receipts and disbursements of the district, name of the person paid or paying, and the purpose of the payment; and [3] Teacher's Registers (1949-1957) indicating names of teachers and pupils, attendance record, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and a register of visitors.

Treasurer's records showing receipts and disbursements and indicating the person paid or paying, date, amount of transaction, and purpose. There are also yearly balance statements.

[1] Treasurer's accounts of receipts and disbursements for the district, 1871-1947, showing dates, from whom received or to whom paid, for what purpose, and amounts; and reports of the district treasurer to Annual District Board Meetings, as required by Sec. 38, School Laws of 1863. [2] School registers, 1928-1936 and 1936-1943, containing teacher and pupil names, attendance, grades, work accomplished, daily program, record of visitors and books read by students. [3] District record book, 1959-1960, including minutes of meetings and cash disbursements by the district. [4] Annual reports, school censuses, audits, and a petition for school consolidation, 1871-1960.

Account book giving name of person or company paid, account drawn from, date, and amount.

[1] School District Records (1914-1934) containing minutes of annual meetings, teacher's contracts, disbursements journal, and annual reports; and [2] School Registers (1910-1916, 1943-1947) showing pupils' names, attendance records, scholastic and visitor records, daily programs, teacher's comments, reports of meetings, and school needs.

Clerk's school district record including minutes of annual and special meetings, teachers' contracts, and treasurer's expenditures (1886-1904, 1922-1958).

Treasurer's Record Book (1937-1960) showing receipts and disbursements including the names of the person paid or paying, amount of transaction, date, and purpose; two savings account books (1947-1960) which give a chronological balance; and a few report cards (1951-1952) for the school district.

District Clerk's record containing proceedings of the district and board meetings, teachers contracts, and register of orders drawn on district treasurer.

Photocopied records of the Association (known in recent years as the German Settlement Cemetery Association), including minutes, the constitution, financial records, and a register of burials. The cemetery, also known as the German Settlement Cemetery, is located in the Town of Troy, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

Dockets kept by Justices of the Peace G. L. Miller and Anton Omernik showing complaints, summons and writs issued, evidence entered, and judgments rendered.

A printed genealogy compiled by Selma Sather Casberg, Holmen, Wisconsin, with information on her Norwegian and U.S. relatives bearing the names Dedrickson, Bysaether, Lilleengen, Sather, Holmen, Erickson, Pederson, and many others.

This collection includes the planning and promotional materials for celebrating the 50th anniversary of the River Falls Normal School.

Senior Yearbooks of the College of Agriculture contain photographs, birthdates, height, major, credits earned, and other statistics regarding College of Agriculture graduates. The yearbook was not published in 1980.

Photocopy of a research paper by Sheree Koehler, a student at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, discussing the history of the Pierce County, Wisconsin, township as reflected in the occupations of its residents. Based in part on oral interviews.

Correspondence, subject files, and clippings of an environmental group organized by local Sierra Club chapters in response to perceived inadequacies of H.R. 10529, a bill sponsoring a National Recreation Area in the Upper Mississippi River Valley.
Preserved by chair Pat Nolan, the correspondence includes letters between Task Force members and from other interested parties. Subject files contain correspondence, reports, studies, surveys, minutes, memos, proposed legislation, meeting notices, and pamphlets of the Task Force and other environmental and non-environmental groups involved with the same issues. The collection also contains correspondence and subject files concerning the St. Croix River inclusion in the National Scenic and Wild River System, and other Mississippi River environmental issues.

Newsletters, memoranda, and miscellaneous other papers concerning the newly organized St. Croix Valley Interstate Group of the Sierra Club, comprised of Wisconsin and Minnesota members devoted to protection of the natural beauty of the St. Croix River Valley.

Photocopy of a 175-page typed genealogy (covering 1846-1977) of the descendants of John Henry Simon, born in Iowa in 1851, and his wife Marian Anna Christine Ungrue, born in Hanover, Germany in 1846; compiled by Mrs. Beisch, a granddaughter. Additional surnames mentioned include Cook, Kelly, Lee, Sheridan, and Swank.

Siverling Family reunion booklets containing genealogical information on the descendants of Stephen Siverling (1834-1921) and Theresa Hattamer (1848-1906), residents of Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Reminiscence by George Foss describing growing up in River Falls (Wis.) during the Depression between the years 1932 to 1942. The memoir includes his recollections of his Dad losing his job in 1932, various jobs his Dad had during the following decade including the WPA., everyday life in River Falls, businesses and events in and around the city, what it meant to be poor, jobs he had in his teen-age years, and his home and school life and recreational activities. Included are photographs of Foss and other members of his family.

Students from SOC 300 Research Methods class conducted an interview with John Field and his daughter, Carey Field, the son and granddaughter of former Chancellor George Field, as an introductory lesson to conducting Oral Histories as a research method. The class visited the University Archives to gain insight into George Field and develop questions.

The Social Science Department, which existed until the academic year 1965/66, was the predecessor of the departments of Economics and Business Administration, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. During the period covered by this series, the chairmen of the department were Drs. Walker D. Wyman (until mid-1962), Charles J. Graham (1962-1963), and Edward N. Peterson (1963-1965/6). When the department was broken up, Dr. Peterson became chairman of the History Department.

This series is a composite, containing files on Dr. Wyman, Graham, Peterson, and James T. King of the History faculty. These materials were received in several accessions; many of the folder headings were created at the time of archival processing. Particularly significant materials are found in the Charles J. Graham correspondence folders. Valuable Materials for institutional history are also found und the heading "Social Science Department/Division," "Faculty Council," and "Graduate Program and Committee." See especially the 11-page report, The Development of the Department of Social Science (December 1964), under the heading "Social Science Department/Division."

The South Fork Community Club was organized on May 8, 1920. Its purpose was for the "Betterment of the people in this community". Early meetings were held in the South Fork Schoolhouse, located at W8580 STATE RD 29, River Falls, WI.
This collection contains a ledger of meeting minutes, bylaws, and constitution. Some of the pages of the meeting minutes have been transcribed.

A handwritten history of the South Fork Ladies Aid Society, Pierce County, Wisconsin, from the time of its organization in the 1880's to about 1962.

Ladies Aid Societies have roots in the American Civil War. They are organizations comprised of women working to support their local communities. This ledger includes income, expenses, and disbursements of the Ladies' Aid.

Records of a cooperative telephone company in Pierce County, Wisconsin, including minutes of meetings, financial records, stock certificate stubs and blanks, maps, a record of pole locations, Public Service Commission documents, agreements with other phone companies, and brief correspondence.

[1] Clerk's Record Books (1904-1913 and 1922-1956: 5 volumes) containing annual budget form showing receipts and disbursements, auditing committee reports, financial statements, teachers' contracts, minutes of school district and board meetings, and school censuses; [2] Teachers' Registers (1869-1874, 1889-1894, 1905-1915, and 1921-1953: 12 volumes) containing the names of pupils, attendance, and daily programs; [3] School censuses and annual reports (1924-1925 and 1937-1957); [4] District Treasurer's book (1872-1935) containing a record of receipts and disbursements; [5] Teacher's Annual Reports (1940-1947) containing pupils' names and grades; and [6] Clerk's tax papers (1945-1946 and 1949-1953).

The Soviet Seminar consists of studying in the Soviet Union for university credit. The program was begun in 1969. Dr. Stephen Feinstein of the History Department has been an active coordinator with the program. The series includes an information booklet, publicity/promotional materials, photos and a few tapes of seminars.