One scrapbook containing clippings, photographs, and a copy of the 1880 census, all concerning the early history of the Town of Rock Elm, Pierce County, Wisconsin.

This series contains items that are from alumni and faculty of UW-River Falls. The items can include biographies, reminiscences, speeches, articles about, papers written by, etc. The Archives’ biographical index to local newspapers and other sources also has entries for this series for each individual.

On the evening of November 29, 1897, after 23 years of operation, the River Falls Normal School Building was raised by a fire. The collection includes newspaper clippings of surrounding local newspapers notifying of the destruction of the Normal Building. Other articles include questions concerning whether or not the school should be rebuilt at River Falls or another community.