Summary

Professor emeritus Laura Sutherland, an Eau Claire Normal School graduate and professor of history from 1921-1959, was commissioned to research and write a history of Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire in anticipation of the Golden Jubilee of WSU-EC in 1965-1966. This collection includes the chapters of her manuscript and reviewer comments, including comments by Dr. Richard Hibbard and Dr. Leonard Haas.

Summary Research notes, subject files, and source materials covering a variety of topics about student and staff activities at the university, relations with the Eau Claire community, and the university’s place within the University of Wisconsin system from 1916-1976. Also includes chapter drafts and working papers, and a final book typescript used and created by Hilda Carter and John Jenswold while writing a history of the university, The University of Wisconsin--Eau...