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John L. Buchholz Jazz Library, 1913-1999
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 342
Summary
Consisting of over 1,400 charts and nearly 1,000 record albums, the John L. Buchholz Jazz Library presents a treasure of jazz information. Particularly strong in big band charts and recordings of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, the collection contains materials from numerous jazz legends. Collected over a span of forty years by Edward "Pete" Petersen, a Dallas area big band leader, the collection was given to the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire in 2012. The collection was named in honor of John...
Dates:
1913-1999
John M. Lavine Papers, 1937-1993 (bulk 1960s-1980s)
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss DD-PH Eau Claire Mss DD
Summary
Papers, 1937-1993 (mainly from the 1960s through the 1980s), of John M. Lavine, a journalism educator and the publisher-owner of the Wisconsin-based Lavine Newspaper Group (LNG). The collection documents operations of four newspapers (the Chippewa Herald-Telegram of Chippewa Falls, Portage Daily Register, Baraboo News Republic, and the Shawano Evening Leader), as well as his service as a member...
Dates:
1937-1993 (bulk 1960s-1980s)
John Orris Photography Collection, 1947-1977
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 370
Summary
Photographic print collection of photojournalist John A. Orris (1921-2002), from Chicago, Illinois. Orris worked as a news photographer at The Milwaukee Journal, The Detroit News, and The New York Times, and also worked as a freelance photographer. From 1968-1977, he was a photojournalism and art instructor at UW-Platteville and UW-Eau Claire. He received many photography awards, was a member...
Dates:
1947-1977
John S. Owen Lumber Company Records, 1875-1955
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss E
Summary
Business records covering not only lumbering and logging operations in northwestern Wisconsin by the Owen Lumber Company, but also related enterprises in lumber, real estate, railroads, and cotton in the Pacific Northwest, South Dakota, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Subsidiary or related companies included the Owen-Oregon Lumber Company, California & Oregon Lumber Company, Del Norte Company, Three States Lumber Company, Gilbert Lumber Company, Owen Box and Crating Company, Pierre...
Dates:
1875-1955
Katherine Schneider Papers, 2000-2024
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 381
Summary
Katherine Schneider is an author and retired university clinical psychologist who has been featured in many books and articles focusing on life with a disability and accessibility issues. Includes books by Schneider (regular print and braille), pamphlets, thank you notes, an informational paper about Schneider, and her personal blog, 2012-2022. Includes digital materials.
Dates:
2000-2024
Keith Daniels' Cross Country Files, 1983 - 1994
Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 558
Summary
UW-Eau Claire cross-country program materials collected and created by Keith Daniels, 1983-1994. Daniels started as a physics professor at the university in 1963, and started the cross-country program in 1966, and coached 1966-1993. He also served as an assistant track coach.
Dates:
1983 - 1994
Kim Rosholt Papers, 1885-1909
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss AT
Summary
Papers of Rosholt concerning his involvement in land and timber sales and the colonization by immigrants of northern Wisconsin's cut-over regions. Rosholt acquired options from Knapp, Stout, and Company and other lumber and railroad interests for large tracts of northern Wisconsin land and sold the land primarily for farm purposes. The collection contains correspondence with individual land purchasers and with land dealers and lumbering firms including George B. Burrows of Madison, Gale and...
Dates:
1885-1909
Kiwanis Club (Eau Claire, Wis.) Records, 1919-1984
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss CA
Summary
Administrative records, photographs, and a film of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin, chapter of Kiwanis International, a voluntary service organization. The collection includes weekly program announcements, which were printed on members' business letterhead, minutes of Board of Directors meetings, correspondence, member information, and papers generated by the new member approval process. Kiwanis youth-oriented and social activities are documented by photographs, programs, committee papers, and a...
Dates:
1919-1984
Klark Kounty Klavern (Clark County, Wis.) Incorporation Papers, 1925-1930
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 314
Summary
Photocopies of records documenting the creation of an organization named the Klark Kounty Klavern in Clark County, Wisconsin.
Dates:
1925-1930
Lake Hallie Lives Project Files, 2015-2016
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 377
Summary
The Lake Hallie Lives project, funded by a grant through the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, captured stories from residents of the community, and documented the history of several homes in the community through the preparation of architectural survey forms. The collected materials and project affiliated research also supported the creation of a video which explores the history of the Lake Hallie community using photographs and audio segments...
Dates:
2015-2016