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World War, 1914-1918—Personal narratives, American

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Barland Family Papers, 1825-2008

 Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss AG-Eau Claire Micro 35-Eau Claire Micro 19
Summary Personal and business papers of three generations of the Barlands, a family with strong ties to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, together with papers of several related families, the Newlands, the Reads, the Schlegelmilchs, and the Wilsons. Included are personal letters, diaries, photographs, financial records, and genealogical materials. The papers document the life of Thomas Barland, a minister and inventor who emigrated from Scotland to Illinois and then to Eau Claire (1853). Barland's...
Dates: 1825-2008
Found in: Eau Claire Area Research Center, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

Compton Family Papers, 1908-1928

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 325
Summary The collection is comprised primarily of correspondence from Donald “Don” E. Compton, Charles “Chuck” Compton, and Ruth Compton to their parents L. M. (Lindley M.) and Elva Compton (Tomah, Wis.) L.M. Compton was the first superintendent of the Tomah Indian Industrial School in Tomah, Wis. The largest part of the collection consists of letters from Don to his parents. There is also World War I era correspondence from Don who was a Lieutenant Junior in the U.S. Navy. These personal writings...
Dates: 1908-1928
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

George Storrs and Raymond Gillette Papers, 1917-1930

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 308
Summary Letters from Eau Claire native George Dwight “Dite” Storrs to his mother, Mrs. R. B. Gillette, written while he was stationed in Europe during World War I. Other correspondence includes letters from Storrs’s stepfather, Raymond Gillette, founder of the Gillette Safety Tire Co., a brief biography of Raymond Gillette, an unidentified photograph of nurses with servicemen, a certificate issued to Jeannette Isabella Gillette for services rendered to the Great War, a bill for “Hard Earned...
Dates: 1917-1930, bulk 1917-1919
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

Hoff Family Correspondence, 1917-2002 (bulk 1917, 1941-1945)

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 387
Summary

Correspondence, photographs, and biographical materials from the Hoff family, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and their time in World War I and World War II. The material ranges from 1917-2002, with the bulk of the material from 1917 and 1941-1945, and details the service of Edwin Peterson (WWI), Olaf Hoff (WWI), and Glenn Sauer (WWII).

Dates: 1917-2002 (bulk 1917, 1941-1945)
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

William D. McIntyre Family Papers, 1897-2005

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 276
Summary

Personal and family papers, business papers, and photographs of William D. McIntyre (1897-1973), Eau Claire businessman and member of the Board of Regents of State Normal Schools and State Colleges from 1945 to 1965. McIntyre was involved in local, state, and national politics, local and national organizations, and was known as "Mr. Higher Education in Wisconsin." The UW-Eau Claire campus library is named after McIntyre.

Dates: 1897-2005
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

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