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Chippewa River Valley (Wis.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Chippewa Valley National Register of Historic Places Registration Forms, 1984-1993

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 354
Summary

This collection contains forms nominating individual properties from the Chippewa Valley for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation administered by the National Park Service. Properties must meet certain criteria to be eligible for the register.

Dates: 1984-1993

Chippewa Valley (Wis.) Community History Collection, 1870-2016

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 067
Summary

Various research papers on the history of communities in the Chippewa Valley including Coon Fork, Eau Claire, Rice Lake, Progress, Washington, and Gates County. Also contains documents from the Eau Claire Main Street Association, fliers for local events and organizations, performance programs from the Grand Opera House, and city planning reports for Eau Claire and Chippewa County.

Dates: 1870-2016

Ingram Family and Empire Lumber Company Papers, 1874-1953 (bulk 1906-1934)

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 350
Summary

Personal papers of the family of Orrin H. Ingram, a prominent lumberman and businessman in the Chippewa Valley, and his son Erskine B. Ingram, at the turn of the 20th Century. Also includes business records of the Empire Lumber Company, established in 1881.

Dates: 1874-1953, bulk 1906-1934

James Newman Clark Collection, 1867-1972 (bulk 1867-1928)

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 249
Summary Personal and business papers of James Newman Clark (1842-1928), a farmer, taxidermist, and ornithologist in Meridean, Wisconsin. Clark was an interested bird watcher and self-trained taxidermist, and he kept careful notes on correct identification of specimens. Clark’s ornithology collection was donated to the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire in 1959 where it was displayed in L.E. Phillips Science Hall. Papers also relate to the donation and display of Clark’s collection at the...
Dates: 1867-1972 (bulk 1867-1928)

Orrin H. Ingram Papers, 1857-1904

 Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss R
Summary Business papers of Ingram, a leading Wisconsin lumberman, relating to operations in the Chippewa Valley, with headquarters at Eau Claire, and the sale of manufactured lumber through subsidiary wholesale companies located along the Mississippi River. Correspondence emphasizes the selling end of the business, consisting of letters of report from branch managers, agents, and salesmen, and between members of the company and pertains to business plans, policies, and practices. A group of letters,...
Dates: 1857-1904