Pearl Seguin Papers, 1917-1944
Content Description
The collection consists primarily of pamphlets on World War I, American citizenship, the League of Nations, and Memorial Day annuals. A red flag with blue and yellow stars (35 x 59 in.) circa 1918, labeled “College Service Flag,” may have been used in remembrance of World War I soldiers from the Eau Claire State Normal School. The collection also includes programs, including a 1925 Ku Klux Klan “State Klonvokation” program from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and War Exposition programs. Signed Periscope yearbooks from Eau Claire State Normal School, photographs of Eau Claire schools, correspondence, “Facts About Eau Claire” flier, School Song – Thou Normal of Eau Claire, and a Minnesta State Prison Handbook are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1944
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Biographical/Historical Note
Pearl Seguin attended Eau Claire High School circa 1914-1917 and Eau Claire State Normal School circa 1917-1919. She graduated Milwaukee State Teachers’ College in 1940. She worked as a teacher in the Eau Claire area for a number of years, specializing in the education of deaf children. She passed away in January 1989.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 archives box)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
A collection of pamphlets, programs, and ephemera from the World War I era, 1917-1944, collected by Pearl Seguin, an Eau Claire State Normal School graduate and Eau Claire teacher. Includes pamphlets and programs on World War I, American citizenship, the League of Nations, Ku Klux Klan, War Expositions, Memorial Day annuals, a circa 1918 College Service Flag, Periscope yearbooks, photographs, correspondence, “Facts About Eau Claire” flier, and a copy of the School Song – Thou Normal of Eau Claire.
Acquisition Information
Donated to Special Collections & Archives, University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire prior to March 2006.
Accession Number
06-104
Reference Code
UHC279
Processing Note
Processed by Colleen McFarland in May 2006.
Subject
- Seguin, Pearl (Person)
- Seguin, Pearl (Person)
- Eau Claire State Normal School (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Guinevere Fischer
- Date
- November 28, 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Repository
Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54701 United States
715-836-2739
library.archives@uwec.edu