Eau Claire (Wis.)–History
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
A Cappella Choir Collection, 1928-1945
This collection consists of pictures, membership lists, newspaper articles, show programs, and other materials related to the A Cappella Choir during its biggest period of success under the direction of music teacher Clara Mae Ward.
Administrative Services Subdivisions: Directories, Staff Meeting, and Organizational Charts, 1963 - 1985
Papers pertaining to organization and functioning of the Administrative Services Division, and Dr. Larry Schnack, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, committees and task forces.
Arthur Macleod Local History Essays and Speeches, circa 1980-1997
Local history essays about Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Washburn, Wisconsin, written by amateur local historian Arthur MacLeod, a professional salesman with a deep interest in Wisconsin history. He grew up in and retired to Washburn, and he delivered many speeches to the Washburn Historical Society.
Blugold Athletics Sports Information, 1923-2010
A collection of game schedules, Sports in Review and UW-Eau Claire sports information booklets, event and game brochures and programs, and information, correspondence, and statistics for various sports programs at UW-Eau Claire. Dates range from 1923-2010, but the bulk of the materials are from 1960s-1970s.
Confluence Project Records, 2008-2020
Documents pertaining to the development of the Confluence Project, a large-scale downtown Eau Claire cultural redevelopment program focused around the Pablo Center, a performing arts venue.
Daniel Bastian Nelson Collection, 1898-1919
A collection of photographs taken by Daniel Bastian Nelson from 1898-1919 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the surrounding Chippewa Valley, and Madison, Wisconsin. The photographs were taken using a Magazine Cyclone 3 camera and the negatives are on glass plates sizing 3 ¼”x4 ¼” and 4”x5”. The photographs are more informal than traditional studio portraiture of the era, documenting the lifestyle of the era and portraying the subjects in more casual poses than traditional portraiture.
Eau Claire Area American Revolution Bicentennial Committee Scrapbook, 1975-1976
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and programs relating to Eau Claire area celebrations and observances of the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976.
Eau Claire Economic and Natural Resources Development Collection, 1876-1983, bulk 1950-1983
A diverse assortment of reports, pamphlets, brochures, and booster literature about Eau Claire area industry, commerce, and natural resources management. They represent the history of industry and its supporting infrastructure in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Eau Claire Soo Line Locomotive Collection, 1958-1960
Photocopies of correspondence, newspaper clippings and blueprints concerning the City of Eau Claire’s acquisition of a Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie steam locomotive.
Eleanor Jones Papers, 1921-2023
Materials collected by Eleanor Jones in her time as a musician in the Marine Corps Women Reserve Band in World War II, in the group known as the “Hormel Girls,” and her life afterwards. Collection consists of photographs, correspondence, documents, scrapbooks, and ephemera collected primarily between 1943-1952, but which also extend as late as 2017.