After service in World War II, Eugene R. McPhee became director of teacher training at Eau Claire until leaving for Madison in 1948. Contains personal and professional papers of McPhee’s military career in the United States as well as while he was stationed in Italy. McPhee’s thesis and other documents from his educational career. There are early University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire financial documents regarding scholarships, memorials and other aspects of the university.

Applications for admission to the newly established Eau Claire State Normal School for the school years of 1916 and 1917, giving name of applicant, address, age, parent name, distance from the Normal School, name of the high school from which the student graduated, past teaching experience and educational background, school level student desired to teach and date of enrollment.