Jack O' Connell Hmong Collection, 1980-1990
Content Description
The collection consists of various records – meeting minutes, agendas, grant applications, and correspondence – from several Hmong social service agencies, including the Eau Claire Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, the Indochinese Refugee Committee, and the St. Olaf Refugee Committee. Fragmentary records of VTAE District One vocational and technical courses for Hmong refugees contain curricular and limited student information. The collection also includes information on Hmong demographics in Wisconsin and newspaper clippings about the Eau Claire area Hmong population.
Dates
- Creation: 1980-1990
Creator
- O'Connell, Jack (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Biographical/Historical Note
Jack O’Connell, an Eau Claire area resident and English as a second language instructor at the Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was an active participant in several Eau Claire organizations that served the Hmong immigrant community and appears to have been integral to the development of Hmong-oriented vocational and technical education in the Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District One.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet (2 archives boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Various records collected by Jack O’Connell, an Eau Claire area resident and English as a second language instructor at the Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and an active participant in several Eau Claire organizations that served the Hmong immigrant community. Records relate to vocational-technical education and social assistance available to Eau Claire area Hmong refugees in the 1980s and 1990s, including the Eau Claire Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, the Indochinese Refugee Committee, and the St. Olaf Refugee Committee.
Acquisition Information
Donated to Special Collections & Archives, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire prior to March 2006.
Accession Number
06-123
Digitized Materials
The items in this collection exist in an electronic format. Please consult Special Collections and Archives department staff for access.
Reference Code
UHC283
Processing Note
Processed by Colleen McFarland and Jolene Arnold in May 2006.
Subject
- O'Connell, Jack (Person)
- Eau Claire Hmong Mutual Assistance Society (Eau Claire, Wis.) (Organization)
- Indochinese Refugee Committee (Eau Claire, Wis.) (Organization)
- St. Olaf Refugee Committee (Eau Claire, Wis.) (Organization)
- District One Technical Institute (Eau Claire, Wis.) (Organization)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Julie Hatfield
- Date
- June 10, 2024
- 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