Order registers listing date, person or firm to whom payment made, cash amount of order, order number, and ledger reference number.
Vol. 1 covers 1909-1915 (Nos. 816-4168); Vol. 2, 1913-1915 (Nos. 4169-5598).

Reproduced copy of the city clerk's record book for the volunteer fire department including a roll of members' names, pages 1-30; and a fire roll which lists the date and location of fires and the members who responded to them, pages 45-77.

Tally sheets and inspector statements showing number of votes cast for each candidate or referendum question in national, state, and local elections; and poll lists showing names of persons who voted in each election.

Nomination papers for city and ward offices, including caucus records and statements declining nominations, 1891-1903; returns (inspectors' reports and a few canvasses) of general, municipal, primary, and special elections, 1885-1903 and 1950-1952; and poll lists for 1885, saved as a sample.

Incoming and outgoing correspondence of the City Clerk relating to a study of prospective airport sites in the vicinity of River Falls and to routine activities of the City Clerk's office.

Reports for Pierce and for St. Croix counties showing number and sex of children between the ages of 4 and 20 in each part of joint school district; attendance during the year; number, sex, and salary of teachers; number and cost of books in library; number, size, and worth of school buildings; and receipts and expenditures for the year.

Draft notes of the minutes of the Board of Park Commissioners meetings, pertaining to routine park administration, upkeep, and expansion.

Financial ledgers including itemized listings of receipts and disbursements; postings to the various accounts; and a listing of vouchers.

Record of receipts and disbursements for extracurricula activities such as athletics, forensics, and cafeteria. The general ledger has the postings of amounts by activity while the account books list the receipts and disbursements chronologically.

Registers of attendance at River Falls elementary and junior and senior high schools giving the student's birthdate, residence, father's name, and in some cases, information regarding their promotion and progress besides daily attendance records. ?b The records are incomplete for some years.

"Audit Report" and "Supplementary Report" of the audit of the city's financial records, containing special exhibits on the general fund, utility department, and bonded indebtedness. The Supplementary Report examines record keeping procedure.

Forms headed "Merchants, Professions' Statement of Property" (green), "Manufacturers' Statement of Property" (yellow), and "Personal Property" (white), filled out by the assessor and signed by the owner, showing estimated replacement value of business stock and equipment, crops, and animals. Correspondence relative to individual forms is attached.

Field cards compiled by the assessor for appraisal of residential, mercantile, and manufacturing property, showing for each plot, land description, and address, names and addresses of owners and tenants, building plans, and the following additional data: (a) Table of land value factors; (b) Table of building value factors; (c) List of extra or special features, such as fireplaces, chutes, appliances, etc.; (d) List of attached and/or necessary structures; and (e) Summarized value of lands and improvements for each year, 1934-1945. Included are cards for the first, second, and fourth wards of the city.
The table of land value factors lists dimensions; streets and alleys giving access; corner location, if any; distances from center of city, churches, and schools; general character of neighborhoods; and remarks. The Table of building value factors shows whether single, multiple, or commercial occupancy; dimensions; number of stories; type of construction and materials in foundation, basement, walls, roof, floors, and trim; type of heating, lighting, and plumbing; year built; condition of building; style of architecture; and remarks.

Minutes of town and board meetings, election results, register of town and school officers, oaths of office, financial records of the highway districts, minutes of the board of review, registers of orders drawn on the town treasurer, licenses issued, and reports of the board of audit, 1879-1975. Register of marriages, 1940-1943.

Record of the establishment, alteration, or discontinuation of school districts in the Town of River Falls and also of joint districts partially in the Town of River Falls and partially in contiguous towns. (The Town of Greenwood, mentioned in early records, is the pre-1858 name of the present Town of River Falls.).

Record showing date of receipt or disbursement, source of receipt, reason for disbursement, to whom disbursement paid, and from what fund received or paid out.

Forms for individuals listing property such as cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, tobacco, logs, furniture, jewelry, tools, and other items.

Record recording petitions, proceedings, and other actions relating to the authorization, alteration, discontinuation, and maintenance of public highways in the Town of River Falls. Information on the purchase of rights of way is included as are reports of fence-viewers concerning disputes between property owners over boundary lines and fence installation.

Financial statement prepared by an auditing firm categorically listing receipts and disbursements for the period March 24, 1953-March 23, 1954. The statement also includes a list of all orders drawn during this period showing the date and amount of the order and to whom paid; a balance sheet listing the town's assets and liabilities as of March 23, 1954; and an itemized record of all expenditures made for equipment, supplies, and parts during the year.

Real Estate Assessment Rolls of scattered dates, showing name of property owner, legal description of land, number of acres, value set by assessor, value fixed by Board of Review, and other related information. Some volumes give additional information such as state, county, town, school, and road taxes. Volumes 11 (1927) includes breakdown of land taxed into categories such as marsh, cut-over, improved, etc. Volumes 1 and 2 are from the Town of Greenwood, the pre-1858 name of the present Town of River Falls.

Records of the River Falls Tuesday Club, a study and service group affiliated with the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs; including minute books, treasurer's records, scrapbooks, lists of members, histories, anniversary photographs, and other material. ?b Activities included support of the public library, public health causes (particularly tuberculosis), sales of Liberty Bonds, city hospital improvement, a "save the elms" campaign, and other causes.

Clippings and leaflets, handouts, and similar mimeographed items generated during a student strike at Wisconsin State University, River Falls, in May, 1970, following the U.S. invasion of Cambodia and the deaths of four Kent State University students.

Fragmentary records of a manufacturer of starch in River Falls, Wisconsin. Included are articles of incorporation, sample stock certificates, a probable list of stockholders, a 1903 balance sheet, and other items.

Constitution, by-laws, and member list of the River Falls Rifle Company, a uniform company organized ca. 1861 in accordance with Wisconsin state statutes for the purpose of "perfecting ourselves in the arts of war."

Records of a recycling center established in 1981 in River Falls, Wis. by Peter Muto, a University of Wisconsin-River Falls professor, and other concerned citizens. The center, which collected aluminum, glass, paper, and recyclable cardboard, operated as a non-profit corporation until 1989, when Pierce County began its own recycling program and the center disbanded. The collection consists of a nearly complete set of minutes and financial records documenting the operation of a recycling center in a small community. Also included are contracts, the constitution and bylaws, correspondence, photographs, reports on operations, and a study of solid waste in Pierce County conducted by the center on behalf of the county.

Information on enrollment, staff, and overcrowding problems in the River Falls, Wisconsin, junior and senior high schools, compiled by supporters of the 1974 school bond issue referendum.

Scrapbooks and unbound materials concerning the association; including clippings, photographs, programs, letters, a historical sketch, and miscellaneous other items.

Program, historical sketch, script, and photographs concerning a pageant on the history of education in River Falls (Wis.) produced by the River Falls Parent-Teacher Association to celebrate the Wisconsin 1948 State Centennial.

Constitution, minutes, and miscellaneous records of the Improvement League, an organization of River Falls women who campaigned for sidewalk repairs, weed control, the creation of parks, and other projects for community beautification and betterment.
Included are registers for the public rest room for women which the league established.

Records of three civic committees concerned with hospital services in River Falls, Wisconsin. The River Falls Health Facilities Study Committee in 1972 studied the feasibility of both City Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital continuing to operate. A Hospital Steering Committee in 1975 met to implement merger recommendations which culminated in organization of River Falls Area Hospital, Inc. The third committee represented is the River Falls Area Hospital Capital Development Campaign Committee which began meeting in 1990 to raise $1,000,000 to finance a new hospital building.
Included for the 1970s committees are meeting minutes; correspondence with state and local officials, consulting firms, and others; a report from consultant Glunz-Strathy Associates recommending merger; newspaper articles; and by-laws and regulations of City Hospital and the new merged hospital. Minutes, mimeographed issue papers and planning documents, and a printed brochure are present for the 1990 committee.

Records of the River Falls Garden Club including minutes, programs, clippings, and memorabilia documenting the Club's community beautification projects, flower shows, and other activities.

Scattered minutes and correspondence relating to the local primary campaign for Dr. C. A. Dawson, chief of staff at River Falls City Hospital.

Minute books recording board of directors and stockholders meetings, including annual financial reports and an audit report.

Minutes of the Common Council meetings, including reports, resolutions, summaries of election results, and other supplementary documents. Included are the draft notes of the minutes found in volumes 1 and 2. The notes contain portions of the minutes not found in the official volumes.

Minutes, August 31 - December 16, 1942, of the Corps.

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.

Records of the River Falls Bicentennial Commission including correspondence, grant applications, and nominating statements for "Outstanding Women of River Falls Area".

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.

Genealogical information, 1570-1970, on descendants of Thomas Rivard of Ige, Perche, France, born about 1570. His grandson Nicholas came to Quebec Province, Canada before 1651 and the Rivards of Somerset, Wisconsin are descended from him.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.