This series contains materials related to the Hagestad Union Board (HUB) including calendars; budgets; circular letters; event information; and policy documents. Hagestad Union Board sponsors such student activities as films, May Daze, Game Room activities, and Superstars. Additions to this collection in 1994 include Concerts and Lectures Subject Files with information on HUB-sponsored speakers who came to the university in 1984-1990.

The collection contains papers mostly from her professional experiences as a teacher. Also included are some personal papers. Lastly, a few school materials of Duane Haddow’s are included in the collection. Lovina Lucile Haddow was born in 1885. She graduated from the River Falls Normal School in 1904. She taught English at the River Falls State Teachers College from 1917 to 1940. After her retirement, she married Pemmer Johnson. She died in 1975.

Habitat for Humanity is an international organization whose mission is to “eliminate poverty housing from the world by making decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. The organization's mission is to establish affordable housing, build and rehabilitate homes, and raise funds.” (Constitution, folder 3) This collection consists of the records from the UWRF Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The chapter was a part of the broader Habitat for Humanity group and connected specifically to the St. Croix County Habitat for Humanity organization. The students involved in this organization traveled to other parts of the country and helped build homes.

The botany and horticulture greenhouse was begun in 1971. This series includes one bound volume containing the project specifications and contract for the construction of the building, the blueprints of the greenhouse, and a rolled diagram of the ventilation system. Also included are materials regarding the greenhouse expansion in the 1980’s.

This collection is comprised of records relating to Greek societies on the River Falls campus. This collection mostly contains records of Fraternities and Sororities, at local and national levels. Also included are some academic and honor societies. Most of the Greek organizations were focused on civic involvement, leadership, and life-long friendships, others also focused on specific subject areas such as Agriculture. The records in this series include but are not limited to, constitutions and by-laws, meeting minutes, events and activities, member lists, and correspondence.

The Grassroots Political Conference, aimed to generate interest in political affairs, was held at Wisconsin State University River Falls from 1958 to 1976. The Department of Social Sciences organized and sponsored the program, which featured two days of lectures and debates on current political topics. The event drew politicians, business leaders, and industry experts from across the country, and it was open to the public for attendance.

This collection contains correspondence to potential speakers, brochures, programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other materials relating to the conference.

This series contains various graduate department course syllabi (1966-1972); graduate faculty circular letters and bulletins; graduate faculty nominations (1960's-70's); Graduate School catalogs and class schedules (1960/62-); accreditation materials (1962-1967); studies and surveys of the department (1965-1974); and miscellany including Graduate School releases, course proposals, summaries of theses, and promotional materials.

The Graduate School at River Falls offered its first program in the summer of 1963. Dr. Walker Wyman was the first Graduate Dean followed by Dr. Phillip S. Anderson.

On March 14, 1967, George Lincoln Rockwell, the leader of the American Nazi party visited the Wisconsin State University – River Falls. The event was sponsored by the Free Spirit Forum committee. The Forums were sponsored by the Legislative Action Committee, a sub-committee of the Student Senate. The daylong event began with a morning convocation. Rockwell was introduced by Dr. Raymond Anderson a political science professor. Rockwell spoke to about 2500 attendees in the Karges Gym. In the afternoon, a debate was held between Rockwell and Dr. Edward Peterson of the History Department. Followed by a question-and-answer portion.
This collection includes audio recordings of Rockwell’s speech and debate with Dr. Peterson.

The Gay/Straight Alliance was a student organization that evolved from the Ten Percent Society in 1997. The mission of the organization was to provide a safe, supportive, confidential, and empowering environment to members and guests. Members of the organization were active on and off campus to encourage educational awareness and provide social opportunities.

The majority of this collection contains conference materials attended by students of the organization. Administrative records and correspondence contain information on the organization's mission and activities.

Established in 1992, the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual (GLB) Task Force was an Ad Hoc committee of the Faculty Senate Committee on Affirmative Action that was tasked to investigate Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual issues concerning Students, Staff, and Faculty at UWRF. In 1995, Chancellor Thibodeau expanded it to a University Committee reporting directly to the Chancellor.

Records include but are not limited; to correspondence, meeting minutes, a summary of activities to the chancellor, and grant applications to host programs and events on campus. Correspondence includes shared governance approval of the task force, internal memos, and memos to the chancellor on recommendations. Grant opportunities were pursued by the committee to further the mission to educate the campus community on issues.

This collection documents the Future Teacher Institute program at the University of Wisconsin River Falls. The program at UWRF began as part of a larger program, the Consortium of Minorities in Teaching Careers. The consortium was comprised of nine other universities in the early nineties to increase the recruitment of ethnic minorities into the teaching profession. The program model was developed by Judson Taylor, from California State University at Domingues Hills. Dr. Taylor became the Vice Chancellor at UWRF. The program was led by José Vega, Assistant Dean. The program at UWRF sought to improve the recruitment of Native Americans into the teaching profession. Recruiters from schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin were sought to work with and recruit students that were thought to have potential and interest in the teaching profession. The Future Teacher Institute at UWRF was a two-week program where students who stayed on campus learned instructional methods the first week and the second week employed those methods by teaching elementary students that applied for the Academic Enrichment Program.

This collection is arranged into sub-series containing records of their respective programs. Consortium for Minorities in Teaching Careers, Future Teacher Institute, Academic Enrichment Program, and some records from the College of Education Teacher Education Department. This collection also contains photographs. Digital records were added as a later addition and are similarly arranged by program.

The Freshman Record is a type of yearbook for incoming freshmen. It lists photos and useful information to help acquaint the student with the college experience. The name of the publication later changed to the New Student Record.

This series contains syllabi from Freshman English classes at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. This includes both the Teacher’s and Student’s copies of the Freshman English Syllabus. The earliest year represented in the collection is 1948-49.

On September 2, 1875, The State Normal School at River Falls was formally dedicated. Part of the National Normal School Movement that began in the 1830s, in response to growing concern over the shortcomings of American common schools, specifically schools to teach teachers.

Citizens of the Village of River Falls, along with surrounding townships, began to express interest in having a Normal School in the area. In January 1870, some 1,000 voters signed a petition requesting the state legislature “to pass an enabling act allowing River Falls and surrounding communities a tax of $20,000 to contribute to the establishment of the next State Normal School to be located in River Falls. (King, James T., and Wyman, Walker D. Centennial History: The University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1874-1974. River Falls, Wis.: U of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1975)

In an effort to save River Falls from the fate of other teachers colleges, that of remaining small and limited, President Eugene H. Kleinpell proposed a Foundation in the 1940’s as a means of pulling the institution up by its own bootstraps. The general plan was to interest the community in building a fieldhouse for the college and the high school, so the slogan “Feed the Falcon Fieldhouse Fund” was adopted. If 5,000 former students contributed $10 a year for five years, the Foundation could reach its goal of $25,000. This first campaign proved to be disappointingly slow in obtaining results. By the end of 1950, only $13,837.10 had been received.

These records were compiled by UWRF Professor, James Pratt. Pratt was a forensics coach for many years at a variety of schools. Starting in 1977, Professor Pratt came to UW- River Falls and was the head Forensics Coach from 1977 until today. These are the records from before and after his arrival at UW- River Falls up until 1992. Professor Pratt not only was a college-level forensics coach, but he also was a high school and regional forensics coach. He was one of the head leaders for the Twin Cities Forensics League as well as a part of the American Forensics Association on top of being the River Falls High school and collegiate Forensics Coach.

This collection contains two campus publications: First Flight and the Prologue. Both publications contain University of Wisconsin-River Falls students' poetry, prose, and visual art. First Flight was only published from 1949 to 1950. The Prologue began publication in 1956 and continues today.

The Falconian, was a yearbook published by the Intra-Residence Hall Council that documents student life and activities of the early 1980s. It also includes information and photographs of hall councils.

The Faculty Women’s Club was formed in about 1914, as a social organization for women connected with the River Falls State Normal School. It was originally called “The Faculty Women’s League,” but changed its name in November of 1940 to its present title, “The Faculty Women’s Club.” The philosophy of the organization always underscored sociability over money-making. Nevertheless, the group has continually supported a variety of charitable and civic causes. For example, the club awarded annual scholarships donated milk and clothing to the needy, and contributed to such organizations as the American Red Cross, the Girl Scouts, the Salvation Army, the American Legion, and the March of Dimes. In terms of social activities, the club became involved in a wide range of events and projects, including plays, musicals, teas, dinners, and writing cookbooks.

This collection contains minutes of meetings, early and revised constitutions, rosters of members, correspondence, programs, and other materials relating to the Faculty Women’s Club.

This series contains committee records, meeting minutes, correspondence, proposals, reports, and other materials of the Faculty Council (1956-1967); minutes and agendas, motions, meeting minutes and other records of the Faculty Senate (1967-present); and records of faculty committees (1934-present). Council records include correspondence and minutes of council and committee meetings. Senate records include agendas, minutes, reports, correspondence, and memoranda.

The purpose of the Faculty Handbook is to acquaint faculty with the plan of organization of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, the administrative policies, personnel, practices, and institutional regulations. Updated editions to the Faculty handbook occurred roughly every four years. In 1999, the handbook included the academic staff of the university, leading to the title change, Faculty and Academic Staff Handbook.

The “Faculty Bulletin”, first issued by the River Falls State Teachers College administration in the fall of 1946, was designed as a communicative vehicle for faculty and administration, and included announcements and information emanating from both sources. They were published periodically throughout the school year, providing information concerning new staff and assignment changes, activity calendars, and changes in programs and school services. The “Bulletin” was discontinued during the 1973/74 school year in favor of a new publication, “This Week”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Council of Graduate Deans is a statewide organization formed to coordinate the activities of Wisconsin’s Graduate Schools.

This series contains directives from the Board of Regents and Reports and Newsletters to the Graduate Deans throughout the University System.

This series comprises the correspondence from the Student Senate to Interim President, Richard J. Delorit and Chancellor George Field.

This series consists of correspondence concerning the controversy emergent from the Voice’s publication of abortion advertisements, ca. 1970. Also included are Board of Student Publications’ guidelines for the Student Voice and its editor (Jan. 1971), and controversy concerning rights the University and Board of Regents may exercise concerning student publications.

Includes information concerning cooperative programs; discussion of items to be dealt with by the President & Council; exchange of information concerning new policies being implemented on various campuses; planning information for State Colleges; State College Athletic Conference minutes; basic studies requirements; physical plant growth; course offerings and duplicate offerings.

Correspondence includes information concerning new legislation affecting education, accreditation, curriculum changes, proficiency examinations for and the licensing and certifying of teachers, and workshops and seminars.

The Coordinating Committee for Higher Education is a statewide organization established for the purpose of coordinating the educational activities of Wisconsin's State Colleges and Universities. In 1968, the organization's name was changed to Coordinating Council for Higher Education (CCHE). This collection is mainly concerned with the reports produced by the Council concerning higher education in Wisconsin. Correspondence and minutes are also included.

This series includes addresses to graduating classes, ca. 1889-1893; 1958; 1966; 1972; anniversary exercises; baccalaureate programs; class day exercises; alumni- faculty- senior banquet programs; senior class play programs (1914-1940); scholarship information, 1939; 1940; 1945; other miscellaneous items concerning graduation, i.e. invitations, grammar grade exercises, etc.