The Student Voice is a student-run newspaper that was published on a weekly basis throughout the academic year.This collection consists of daily supplemental editions to the regular publication.

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 Normal Badger was the predecessor to the Student Voice. It was first published in 1895 by the Athletic Club and in 1897 by the Literary Society. In 1899, it was published by the school as a whole. For reasons not clear, it ceased publication until 1907. By 1912, the Badger evolved into the school's annual, the Meletean.

The Meletean is the yearbook of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. It was first published in 1912 and it was last published in 1969. It resumed publication briefly from 1991 to 1992.

The Student, Staff, and Faculty Directories include contact information for campus departments, students, faculty, and staff. The directories also include ads for local businesses in the River Falls area. Student Directories from1919-1950 were compiled by students on the Meletean Staff. In 1963 the Sigma Tau Epsilon Fraternity took over the responsibility of creating and distributing the directory. Followed again by Theta Chi from 1968-1980. In 1980 the River Falls Centrex System was responsible for a complete university directory, with the name changing from Student and Faculty directory to Campus Directory in 2002. Printing of a campus directory ceased in 2013.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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 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.

This is an artificial series created from a number of different sources dealing with physical education at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Items in this series include departmental handbooks; pageants and exercizes used in women's PE (1930's); programs and promotional material (1915- ); fundraising proposals (1994-1996); alumni lists (1952-1986); and female "R" award winners (1975-1980).

This series contains evaluations of student teachers at the River Falls Normal School (predecessor of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls).

The first three boxes of this series deal with the practice reports of student teachers at the predecessor lab school located in North Hall. Boxes 4-6 contains correspondence, scrapbooks, reports, and other information concerning the lab school.

This is an artificial series created from Speech Department materials, John Oostendorp materials, and other sources, containing a variety of departmental correspondence; class records; proposal and workshop materials; budget information; annual reports, and other miscellaneous materials Speech Department.

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."

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.

This is an artificial series containing correspondence, record books, and other materials taken from other series that relate to the Political Science Department.

Music Department subject files comprised of newsletters and programs; a historical file containing student handbooks, scattered newspaper clippings, certificates, and sheet music; papers involving the revision of "River Falls Rouser," originally composed by Neil Reed; correspondence regarding band uniforms; documents, photographs, sheet music and miscellaneous materials of Bohuslav J. Rozehnal; papers relating to the organization of the University's first band festival, "Cascade of Melody," held in the fall of 1969; class assignments for Nicholas Jadinak; and information about the band and choral programs, recitals, and clinics.

The original collection box 1 is an artificial collection of records, consisting of a brief, early history of the Journalism Department as well as activities of the faculty, promotional material includes posters, brochures, and correspondence related to conferences and events hosted by the journalism department. Photographs are included in this collection. The 2010 additions contain administrative documents for the department, including department and committee meeting minutes, correspondence, academic audits, academic scholarships that include donation letters and correspondence, and award recipients. The annual department banquet files consist of correspondence and planning documents, scholarship award winners, banquet program, and speaker notes. The University Film Society records include correspondence, planning documents for the academic year’s film series, letters to members, member lists, series programs, and some film posters. The 2019 addition is also artificially gathered from the UWRF Vertical File and is in box 3 of this collection. These mainly included Department and Student Newsletters. Also included is a CD of digital images from the 50th-anniversary banquet of the department, donated by Michael Norman.

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.

This series contains materials related to the University's radio station, WRFW-FM, including items regarding the creation and construction of the station in 1968; programming and operation logs (1968-1971); several issues of "Forecast," the station's monthly program guide; 1973 letter from WRFW station manager Lorin Robinson to the FCC concerning an unspecified correction of FCC violations; a 1970 report to the University administration, "Radio at Wisconsin State University, River Falls," complied by Lorin Robinson; Listenership Survey Results and Explanation, conducted by a Dept. of Journalism public opinion class (1971); transmitter inspection logs (1972-74); two audio library catalogs submitted in 1974 and 1976; and miscellaneous items such as undated broadcast copy and newspaper clippings regarding the station.

In 1955, Dr. James J. McLaughlin, a Mathematics professor, was made Director of the newly formed Department of Arts and Sciences. In 1964 these divisions became colleges and McLaughlin became the first Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. This series contains McLaughlin's papers which include correspondence, news clippings, budget and promotion materials, and a variety of miscellaneous documents.

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.

This is an artificial series, constructed from several different sources, containing materials related to the University Theatre including playbills and other items from individual productions; photographs of personnel and productions; and financial records of the drama account which is the source of funds for the University Theatre. See UWRF Series 58 (St. Croix Valley Summer Theatre) for related materials.

The St. Croix Valley Summer Theatre began operation in 1966 as the Falcon Summer Theatre. The organization is independent of but operates in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

See UWRF Series 59 (University Theatre); UWRF Series 134 (Sanford Syse Papers) for related materials.

The College of Agriculture was established at River Falls as a two-year program in 1912. Since then it has expanded to a five-year program with majors offered by five departments: Agricultural Education; Agricultural Economics; Agricultural Engineering; Animal and Food Science; and Plant and Earth Science. This is an artificial series based mainly around the correspondence of Prof. J.M. May, Director of the Department of Agriculture, 1913-1959. Also included is a 1964 report entitled The School of Agriculture: Its last Ten Years and materials related to Farm Progress Days and the AgriBusiness Tour. The collection also includes photographs.

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.

This series contains documents showing receipts and expenditures for goods and services used or provided by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls from the College Activities Fund.

This series deals with federal aid programs for students at River Falls. Of particular interest are documents relating to the Civil Works Administration, National Youth Administration, and other New Deal programs from the Great Depression as well as rehabilitation programs for student veterans in the years following World War I.

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.

This series contains the operating budget for the University of Wisconsin System as determined by the Board of Regents. They are also known as the “red book.” Current UW budget information can also be found online. Most of this series consists of volumes, others are on microfiche and CDs.

Correspondence concerning new building construction, maintenance, and remodeling of the existing physical plant and fire and insurance inspections.

Newspaper clippings and press releases issued by the UW-River Falls News Bureau. Note: items from The River Falls Journal have been eliminated from the microfilm portion of this series.

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.

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.