Cora Shiffer Bradt Papers, circa 1875-2009, bulk 1911-1930
Content Description
The bulk of the collection consists of the journals of Cora Shiffer Bradt, who briefly, but nearly daily, recorded her family’s and her activities. These include domestic and farm work, social calls, and trips into town. Some of the entries appear to have been written by Bradt’s daughter, Mary. Other materials in the collection include family photographs, information on the Bradt / Koll / Willow Grove School, Mary Bradt’s high school memory book, and genealogical information.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1875-2009, bulk 1911-1930
Creator
- Bradt, Cora Shiffer (Person)
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
Cora Shiffer was born December 20, 1872 in Mondovi, Wisconsin to Mary and Steward Shiffer. She grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and in 1894, she married Walter A. Bradt. They farmed together on land in the town of Union, Wisconsin (the merged Shiffer and Bradt farms) until 1919. The couple had two daughters, Mrs. Carl Nelson (Mary Bradt) and Mrs. Bert C. Gibson (Helen Bradt), and a son, Walter Bradt, who died at the age of eight in 1918. Cora Shiffer Bradt died in 1958.
Extent
0.6 Linear Feet (2 archives boxes and one large photograph)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Collection contains the journals of Cora Shiffer Bradt, a farm wife in Union, Wisconsin, during the early-mid 20th Century, that document her life and family’s activities throughout the years. The collection also contains photographs from her life, a high school memory book, and genealogical information.
Acquisition Information
Donated to the University Archives by Carl Nelson and Ray Shiffer in March 2009.
Accession Number
09-026
Reference Code
UHC328
Processing Note
Processed by Colleen McFarland in April 2009.
Subject
- Bradt, Mary I. (Person)
- Bradt, Walter A. (Person)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Alexis Casares
- 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