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Eau Claire (Wis.)–History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

A Cappella Choir Collection, 1928-1945

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 245
Summary

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.

Dates: 1928-1945

Administrative Services Subdivisions: Directories, Staff Meeting, and Organizational Charts, 1963 - 1985

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 442
Summary

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.

Dates: 1963 - 1985

Arthur Macleod Local History Essays and Speeches, circa 1980-1997

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 310
Summary

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.

Dates: circa 1980-1997

Blugold Athletics Sports Information, 1923-2010

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 174
Summary

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.

Dates: 1923-2010, Bulk 1966-1997

Confluence Project Records, 2008-2020

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 376
Summary

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.

Dates: 2008-2020

Daniel Bastian Nelson Collection, 1898-1919

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 356
Summary

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.

Dates: 1898-1919

Eau Claire Area American Revolution Bicentennial Committee Scrapbook, 1975-1976

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 287
Summary

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and programs relating to Eau Claire area celebrations and observances of the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976.

Dates: 1975-1976

Eau Claire Area Committee Records, 1946-1974

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 139
Summary Meeting minutes, correspondence, and organizational records of the Eau Claire Area Committee (1946-1973), a committee of citizens from Eau Claire and the surrounding communities, formed to help disseminate information about the university to the primary region from which the institution draws its students and form better relations. President William R. Davies created the Area Advisory Committee in 1945. After the creation of the University of Wisconsin System, the committee was replaced by...
Dates: 1946-1974

Eau Claire Economic and Natural Resources Development Collection, 1876-1983, bulk 1950-1983

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 131
Summary

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.

Dates: 1876-1983, bulk 1950-1983

Eau Claire Soo Line Locomotive Collection, 1958-1960

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 277
Summary

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.

Dates: 1958-1960