Various research papers on the history of communities in the Chippewa Valley including Coon Fork, Eau Claire, Rice Lake, Progress, Washington, and Gates County. Also contains documents from the Eau Claire Main Street Association, fliers for local events and organizations, performance programs from the Grand Opera House, and city planning reports for Eau Claire and Chippewa County.

Genealogical studies, biographies and oral histories completed by families and colleagues in the 20th century of persons significant to the development of Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Also included are news articles and a report related to the Krueger shootout in Withee in 1918.

Orry Walz was a faculty member of the Sociology department at UWEC. This collection includes personal correspondence to his parents and various senators and congressmen among others. Includes correspondence about a collection dealing with the Ifugao of the Philippines. Also contains works written by Walz, such as poetry, short stories, and articles about early Eau Claire.

Includes original and reprint faculty and staff publications, newspaper clippings, biographical information, and memorial service programs.Also contains a UW--Eau Claire faculty bibliography (circa 1982) and University of Wisconsin System Faculty Publication abstracts from 1967-1970.