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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire--History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur J. Fox Papers, 1939-1948

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 181
Summary

Arthur Julius Fox, one of the original faculty members of the Eau Claire State Normal School, was a former registrar and dean of instruction at Eau Claire State Teachers College. He retired in 1948 after 32 years of service at the college. This collection includes the general correspondence of A.J. Fox from 1939 to 1948 as well as his Teacher’s Program and Service Reports, his transcript from the University of Chicago, and newspaper clippings of his death in 1958.

Dates: 1939-1948

Assistant Chancellor for Budget and Development Budget Records, 1919-1975

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 005
Summary

Budget records for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and its predecessors, and UW-System budget reference materials, 1917-1975.

Dates: 1919-1975

Association of Wisconsin Teachers Colleges Records, 1924-1953

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 013
Summary

Records for the Association of Wisconsin Teachers Colleges, an organization concerned with furthering the interest of teacher training and the general educational welfare in Wisconsin. Includes constitutions, reports, correspondence with Bill Zorn and Katharine Thomas, meeting minutes, conference materials Association of Wisconsin Teachers Colleges Newsletters (1944-1947), and American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education report and programs, 1952-1953.

Dates: 1924-1953

Centennial Celebration Planning Committee Records, 2014-2020

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 606
Summary

Planning files of the Centennial Celebration Planning Committee, event timelines, budgets, promotional material, publications, and memorabilia documenting UW-Eau Claire’s Centennial Celebration prior to and during the 2016-2017 school year. Includes digital materials.

Dates: 2014-2020

Centennial Oral History Collection, 2012-2013

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 347
Summary

Oral history interviews conducted by students and staff, prior to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Centennial in 2016. The interviews cover a wide range of topics related to the history of the school. Includes digital materials.

Dates: 2012-2013

Eau Claire Area Committee and Citizen Advisory Council Records, 1946-1983

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 139
Summary The Eau Claire Area Committee and Citizen Advisory Council was a committee of citizens from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and the surrounding communities, formed to help disseminate information about the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and it's predecessors to the primary region from which the institution draws its students. President William R. Davies created the Area Advisory Committee in 1945-1946. After the creation of the University of Wisconsin System in 1971-'72, the committee was...
Dates: 1946-1983

Haas Oral History Interviews Project, 1985-1991

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 345
Summary The Haas Oral History Interviews Project comprises interview tapes and transcribed interviews of interviews conducted by Chancellor Leonard C. Haas and University Archivist Richard Pifer between 1985 to 1988 about the history and development of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Haas’s tenure at the university ranged from 1931 into the 1980s, starting as a student, then faculty member/administrative staff, and President and Chancellor from 1959-1971 and 1973-1980. With Haas planning to...
Dates: 1985-1991

University Historical Films, 1934-1994

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 599
Summary

Reel to reel films documenting various events at the Eau Claire State Teachers College (1927-1951), Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire (1951-1964), Wisconsin State University-Eau Claire (1964-1971), and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, dating from 1934 to post 1976. Some of these films are available digitally at: University Historical Films

Dates: 1934-1994

University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire Commencement Materials, 1917-2025

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 113
Summary University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire commencement materials ranging from 1917 when the first commencement was held for Eau Claire State Normal School in June 1917 to the present. Much of the collection contains commencement day programs with schedules for commencement and other related events. Also contains information about baccalaureate service programs, honors week, the history of the UW-Eau Claire hood, graduation accounting reports for 1973-1981, and other materials ranging from 1961-1977...
Dates: 1917-2025

University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Memorabilia, 1923-2022

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 477
Summary

Miscellaneous memorabilia pertaining to UW-Eau Claire. Includes homecoming and winter carnival buttons, sheet music, stickers, photographs, a report card, a diploma, reminiscences of alumni, letterman sweaters, beanies, a football uniform, class ring, a brick from Katharine Thomas Hall, a UW-Eau Claire - Barron County coffee mug, a bronze plaque, Blugold Marching Band uniform jacket, etc.

Dates: 1923-2022