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Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 321
Summary
An oral history with a liberal leader in the Wisconsin Democratic Party during the 1960s-1970s, opposed to U.S. involvement in Vietnam, Donald Oliver Peterson. Topics covered are the presidential candidacy of Eugene McCarthy in 1969 and Peterson’s role in the Wisconsin primary, the Democratic National Convention, and the election.
Dates:
1993
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 283
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...
Dates:
1980-1990
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 358
Summary
Collection contains John (Jack) Zais’ research material regarding Uniroyal. John (Jack) Zais was employed at the Eau Claire Tire Plant for over 25 years. He was heavily involved in the union during his time as an employee, which allowed him a large breadth of inside information. These experiences, mixed with his love for history, helped him begin research on the Eau Claire Tire Plant Publications. Also contains artifacts of Union buttons and miscellaneous badges, stickers, pins, keychains,...
Dates:
1898-2013
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss AO
Summary
Correspondence of James Steven, an Eau Claire, Wisconsin, businessman involved in lumbering and retail selling. Letterbooks detail Steven's lumbering enterprises, land and lumber transactions, and deeds of sales. In May 1890, Steven began work in the office of Davis and Starr Lumber Company. In 1907, Steven organized the Steven and Jarvis Lumber Company, with Arthur Jarvis, to deal in wholesale lumber. Steven was also involved with the Eau Claire Book and Stationery Company, and became...
Dates:
1897-1921
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 249
Summary
Personal and business papers of James Newman Clark (1842-1928), a farmer, taxidermist, and ornithologist in Meridean, Wisconsin. Clark was an interested bird watcher and self-trained taxidermist, and he kept careful notes on correct identification of specimens. Clark’s ornithology collection was donated to the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire in 1959 where it was displayed in L.E. Phillips Science Hall. Papers also relate to the donation and display of Clark’s collection at the...
Dates:
1867-1972 (bulk 1867-1928)
Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 239
Summary
This collection contains primarily memorabilia from Jeanette Gaffney Miller’s attendance at the Eau Claire State Normal School, class of 1928. Included are passes used for dances, homecoming programs and sporting events, and the regulations for the housing of women students at the normal school.
Dates:
1922-1930
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 290
Summary
Subject files relating to student protest and activism created by Johannes Dahle, a staff member at UW-Eau Claire from 1966-1995. Dahle served in many positions including the Director of University Centers (1971-1984), Director of Development (1984-1985), and Director of Development and University Relations (1985-1995). Includes newspaper clippings and magazine articles from national, regional, and local publications, student publications, reports, university correspondence, and information...
Dates:
circa 1967-1980
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss CH
Summary
Papers of John DeRosier concerning his service in the U.S. Naval Reserve on active duty at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, during the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991. Included is correspondence, an oral history, a memoir, newsclippings, and other items.
Dates:
1990-1993
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss L
Summary
Records of an Eau Claire, Wisconsin lumber company consisting of business correspondence; miscellaneous legal business papers; biographical material; and minutes, proxies, and announcements of board of directors' meetings. There are income tax returns of the John H. Kaiser Lumber Company, of W. A. Kaiser, and of the Eau Claire Box and Crating Company. Also included are journals, ledgers, cash books, and records of stock issues.
Dates:
1905-1957
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 327
Summary
John Hildebrand joined the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1977. He specialized in teaching nonfiction writing and literature, the short story, and American literature. While a professor at UW-Eau Claire, Hildebrand authored five non-fiction books, was a prolific author of articles for a variety of publications, as well as the recipient of several awards. Books published by Hildebrand include Reading the River: A Voyage Down the...
Dates:
1979-2019
