Summary Papers of Meggett, Eau Claire, Wisconsin's first lawyer, including correspondence, articles and speeches, biographical data, clippings, and mercantile business account books kept by him and his father, Alexander Meggett, in Chickopee Falls, Mass., in 1839. Correspondence include family letters and exchanges with Wisconsin political figures Jeremiah Rusk and Elisha Keyes. Also included is a biography of Henry Cousins of Eau Claire, and a pamphlet concerning an 1870 railroad celebration at Eau...

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Papers of Padrutt, a former Republican legislator (1941-1956) from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and member of the Public Service Commission (1956-1975), consisting primarily of chronologically arranged constituent correspondence. Some of the correspondence concerns legislation requiring that stray animals be turned over to medical laboratories for research. The speeches document both his legislative career and his tenure on the PSC.

Summary Papers of an assemblyman from Clark County (1958-1966; 1968-1970) who served in a leadership capacity both on the floor of the Legislature and within the Democratic Party. Alphabetical subject files contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, speeches, press releases, committee records, and printed matter. Best are the files on various committee memberships including the Building Commission, Interstate Cooperation Committee, Judiciary Committee, Special Committee on Town...

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Newspaper articles, an introductory speech by Dr. Karl Andresen, poster advertisements, and a taped recording of the speech George Lincoln Rockwell gave on February 16, 1967, at Wisconsin State University-Eau Claire. Rockwell was invited to speak by the College Republicans and College Democrats organizations on campus.

Summary L.E. Phillips (1899-1978) and Melvin Cohen (1918-2008) were two prominent Eau Claire industrialists and philanthropists. The collection includes a variety of newspaper clippings related to their community involvement and reports on their company, National Presto Industries. Company booklets and photographs are mixed with photographs of philanthropist work, as well as materials on Phillips’ Boy Scouts involvement and speeches. Other photographs depict the Phillips’ and Cohen’s community...

Summary Papers of Roy P. Wilcox, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, attorney, Republican state senator from 1917 to 1920, and unsuccessful primary candidate for governor in 1918 and 1920 and for senator in 1925. The papers consist of materials from his political campaigns and his State Senate term, speeches, and a small subject file concerning the city commission form of government and workmen's compensation legislation. The political materials include lists of supporters, campaign literature, a few financial...

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Speeches prepared by Chancellor Emily Hannah at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire from January 1, 1981, to June 1, 1984, the first woman to head a UW-System institution. The speeches appear as prepared for delivery, rather than as transcripts of the record. The speeches reflect her preference for oral style over polished composition.

Summary Dr. Tess Osonye Onwueme, professor emeritus of English at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, was born on September 8, 1955 in Ogwashi-Uku (now Delta State, Nigeria). She received her Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1979, Master’s degree in Literature from the University of Nigeria in 1982, and PhD in English (dramatic literature) from the University of Benin Nigeria in 1987. She is the named ...