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Records of naturalization cases in the Circuit Court of Polk County. Records include Declarations of Intention (1859-1952), Certificates of Naturalization (1859-1906), Petitions (1859-1954), indexes to these records (1855-1954), Repatriations (1941-1944), Orders Granting and Denying Petitions (1929-1954), and Certificate of Naturalization Stub Books (1907-1929).

An autobiography by Peter Dicke, a Lutheran minister who established and served many congregations in Michigan and in Dodge, Shawano, and Oconto counties, Wisconsin.

Copy of a letter, March 29, 1862, written by Dieffenbach from Fort Scott, Kansas, to John W. Barrett (1837-1907) describing his past military service and experiences and giving his views on slavery.

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.

An essay submitted to the University of Minnesota Geography Department in 1962 by student Thomas G. Eighmy.

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

Treasurer's record of town accounts.

Record books of the association listing for the herd of each participating farmer the individual cow's milk production, production value, butterfat content, and quantity and value of feed used; listed on forms provided by the United States Bureau of Animal Industry.

Records of a church founded in 1890. The records consist of papers of the Women's Missionary Federation, Hudson Circuit; and congregation records including correspondence and business papers, 1935-1963; minutes of the board of trustees, 1939-1955; financial records, 1922-1963; bulletins; sermons; records of marriages, baptisms, and confirmations, 1901-1930; and minutes and financial accounts for such church-sponsored groups as the Luther League, Lutheran Mission Circle, Ezekiel Lutheran Church Ladies Aid, the Kinnickinnic Lutheran Ladies Aid, Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation, and numerous other groups.
There are also histories of some of these groups as well as numerous photographs of church buildings, pastors, and older members of the congregation. Also included are pictorial church directories from 1993 and 1997.

Photocopies of five letters written to Professor Stephen Feinstein and graduate student Reno Rizzo by Russian students and a Leningrad tourist guide whom they met while on a university tour in the spring of 1970; pertaining to the private interests of the correspondents.

Genealogies compiled by William and Lynn Feyereisen. The "Singleton Heritage" contains charts and biographical information on the descendants of William Singleton and Mary Donovan, 1829-1973; and of John Cashman, 1805-1963. Other charts contain information, circa 1740-1975, on the descendants of John Peter and Mariana Maus Feyereisen.

Miscellaneous items concerning City Hospital, River Falls, Wisconsin; including clippings and legal papers concerning the hospital's 1951 refusal to serve osteopaths, an undated staff list, and other clippings.

Typed copies of ten letters from Theodore Foster, Lansing, Michigan, to his sister, Lydia Comstock, Hudson, Wisconsin; containing family news and comments on the juvenile reform school he supervised, the Civil War, his efforts to gain public office, and the economic assistance provided by his friends in the Republican Party.

Records of Freeman Drug Company, a River Falls drug store; including cashbooks and other financial records, formula books, biographical information on owners R.S. and R.W. Freeman, and miscellaneous material including trade catalogues, advertisements, labels, and a tintype.

Papers, primarily from 1900-1956, of Dr. Glenn D. Gallup, River Falls, Wisconsin; his wife Frances Gallup; and their children. Included are fragmentary medical records, lesson plans and curriculum materials from Frances' teaching career, papers from the children's school years, family correspondence, photographs, and genealogies of the Peabody Family of Salem, Massachusetts.

Genealogical charts and copies of family documents detailing the history of the Klingensmith family, 1729-1900; compiled by Barbara Geisert of Marietta, Georgia.

Letter, May 28, 1882, from Lucinda (Mrs. Moses S.) Gibson of Washington, D.C., describing social life in Washington at that time, written to Mrs. Garrett Lacy of Hudson, Wis.; plus a clipping, June 3, 1965, concerning the letter and the correspondent.

Assessor's field book recording property owner's name, address, school district number, property description, total acreage, acreage by category (residential, mercantile, agricultural, forest), and total value of the land as fixed by the assessor.

Primarily chattel mortgage records kept by city, town, and village clerks which were collected by the register of deeds. The chattel mortgages include the names of mortgagor and mortgagee, amount of mortgage, and dates of filing, mortgage due, and release. Some volumes contain listings of conditional sales which may include dates of contracts and filing, names of seller and buyer, and a description of goods sold. There are two volumes of chattel mortgage records, 1914-1933, which contain copies of some of the towns' chattel mortgage records as well as mortgages filed only with the register of deeds.

Records of the Gilman Relief Workers, a women's charitable organization based in Spring Valley (Wis.), consisting of minute books documenting the group's membership and activities, and a scrapbook containing notes of thanks from beneficiaries of the group's work.

Ready reference collection of subject files, historically called 'vertical files' (vertical file), arranged by county (Burnett, Pierce, Polk, or St. Croix), thereunder by name of town/city or miscellaneous subject matter deemed of historical interest. Collection is no longer being maintained or added to as of January 2020.

Lists of state, university, and swamp land, and land mortgaged to the state which had delinquent taxes held against it. Such land could not be sold to satisfy delinquent taxes.

Record of receipts and disbursements connected with the construction of the county courthouse indicating amount, person paid, and date of payment or receipt of funds.

Constitution, by-laws, and minutes of the board of directors and stockholders of the company, formed to operate a general mercantile business in behalf of farmers.

Questionnaires filled in by respondents to a 1973 survey conducted by Ursula Peterson and the Pierce County Historical Association which sought information on the past hospitals of River Falls, Wisconsin.

A history and secretary's book of the St. Croix County, Wisconsin, affiliate of the Wisconsin Extension Homemakers Council, formed to promote home and community life. Included are minutes, membership records, and descriptions of service activities and special programs.
The club was originally named the North Valley Home Economics Club and from 1944-1954 was the Pleasant Valley Home Economics Club.

Record of county, state, and national elections showing number of votes for individual candidates in each town and village.

Report to county clerk of town and village officers, listing each's name, period of tenure in office, and address.

Record of county-owned land sold, listing its description, date of acquisition, amount of sale, buyer, and reason for sale.

Records prepared for taxation purposes by the town and village assessor and sent to the county clerk. Includes list of creameries, cheese factories, and milk condensing factories; reports on crops grown and livestock raised; statement of assessments; and dairy statistics.
Records are incomplete.

Scattered minutes and correspondence, December 1942-July 1943, of the Polk County Council of Defense at Balsam Lake.

Records, primarily financial, of the County Home, also called the Poor Farm. There are 4 volumes of day books, 1882-1920, listing the day-to-day expenditures and receipts of the home; 13 volumes of ledgers, 1876-1934, of the home's accounts with firms and individuals it did business with as well as expenditures on its inmates; 2 volumes of ledgers listing expenditures on Outdoor Relief, 1885-1888; and one volume of minutes of the county committee on the County Home, 1919-1934.

Vol. 1 consists of 1850-1925; Vol. 2 consists of 1926-1972; and Vol. 3 consists of 1973-1979. Entries are alphabetical by defendant surname.

A daily record of proceedings in civil cases before the Circuit Court including a list of legal documents filed in each case; sometimes the nature of the case; names of defendant, plaintiff, and attorneys; date of case disposition, and cross references to other related court volumes.

Provides a brief summary of cases heard before the Circuit Court. Includes the names of defendants and plaintiffs as well as the judgment in each particular case.

Summary record of persons convicted in county Justice Courts giving name of defendant, nature of offense, name of court, name of justice, date of conviction, and judgment and sentence of the court. s. 31, 1880 Wis. Stat. required Justice Courts to file a record of convictions in the office of the clerk of circuit court.

Wills deposited with the court for safekeeping and not admitted to probate.

Inventory of real and personal property. Indicates name of the deceased, judge, and executor of the estate, a listing of property, and the estates assessed value.

Certificates of non-occupancy of lands bought at tax sales which the buyer of the tax certificate is petitioning for a tax deed. Included are the tax certificates issued to the buyer at the time of sale; and notice to occupants of land sold at tax sales that the owner of the tax certificate intends to apply for a tax deed.

Dockets kept by Justices of the Peace J. O. Lusk, William M. Howard, John Mewhorter, and Frank Howard showing complaints, summons and writs issued, evidence entered, and judgments rendered.

Typescript copies prepared by the National Park Service, of a short entry diary, January 1, 1864-July 24, 1865, and letters, November 22, 1863-July 14, 1865, of Alonzo Miller, a private in Co. A, 12th Wisconsin Infantry. Materials concern camp life, the Atlanta, Savannah, and Carolina campaigns, including the battles of Kennesaw Mountain, Ezra Church, and Jonesboro, and the capture of Bentonville, N.C. Also present are the texts of two songs by L. Grennan, "The veterans are coming," and "The great Ulysses." Not available on the microfilm are transcripts of a May 2, 1864, letter and brief diary entries, 1863-1865, and a photograph of Alonzo Miller.

Attendance register, 1920-1932, showing pupil's number and name, daily attendance, tardiness, and monthly totals; records of standing and classification showing pupils' sex, age, year in course of study, subjects studied, and teachers remarks on class; Daily Program of Study and Recitation; record of studies completed; list of graduates; and visitors record. Miscellaneous papers include work done during the 1912 school year, teacher contracts, 1934-937, and a bulletin from the state superintendent of school, 1932.

Register of the overseers of the highways, proceedings of the town board of supervisors, records of boundaries of road districts, highway tax list, and road district maps.

Justice Court record showing names of plaintiff and defendant, date of judgment, damages, justice fees, court costs, executions issued and delivered to the sheriff, type of action, and dates of appeals.

Minutes of the town board of supervisors pertaining to the laying out, altering, or vacating of town roads; giving the location of the roads, awards of damages to owners of property, arrangements made with land owners, and petitions of town residents requesting road changes.

These records are from the Pigeon Lake Field Station, operated by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The collection contains administrative records from 1959 through 1997. Budget reports, building projects, correspondence, food service, and instructor information are included in this collection. Additionally, there are written histories of Pigeon Lake, summer class brochures, photographs, slides, programming brochures, and policy information.

Also included in the collection are early records from Clam Lake Field Station, which mainly encompass the years 1960 through 1975.

This collection is organized into six different sub-series: Academic, Administrative, Financial, Personnel, Planning, and Promotional.
The academic records include course schedules, programs for courses, and undergrad proposals. The administrative record series documents activities related to the organization of courses and research at the research stations, including correspondence, annual reports, and policy renewals. The financial records detail the funding of the field research stations, including budgets, leases, and operational purchases. The personnel series includes staffing information on the various programs held at Pigeon Lake and Clam Lake; documents include staff appointments and rosters. The planning series included any documents pertinent to the infrastructure and feedback given by students about the programs held. Records include, but are not limited to, maps, blueprints, and student surveys. Promotional materials include brochures, programs, flyers, and posters.

Christian and Anna Junkman papers and photographs (undated, 1846-1918, 2021) include materials relating to Anna's parents and siblings, the extended Cope family, and well as Christian's father, William; Glen Junkman and family papers and photographs (1911-1992), also include papers of their daughter, Mary Lorenzen; Estella Clarke (nee Junkman) papers and photographs (1864-1945, 2021) also contain materials related to her husband, William, including the Clark, White, and Ingli families.

In the fall of 2014, English 361: Theories of Composition students visited the UWRF University Archives and Area Research Center for a class assignment. The instructor, Conan Kmiecik, asked the students to write a letter to posterity that would be added to the UWRF Archives collections.

This collection contains 22 letters from students on index cards, there is also a letter from Conan Kmiecik explain the assignment and his hopes for the future.

Register of justice of the peace, notaries, court commissioners, sheriffs, county judges, and other court officers. Includes name, residence, office held, and dates of appointment and termination.