Summary Fragmentary records of Foster, a native of New York state who came to Wisconsin in 1854 and became a prominent lumberman and logging railroad operator headquartered at Fairchild after 1876. The collection contains political correspondence with representative James A. Frear; miscellaneous business papers including land titles, maps, mortgages, and financial records pertaining to his land and timber investments in Eau Claire and Clark counties; a few records relating to the Fairchild and...

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Newsletters of Wisconsin Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Buffalo, Eau Claire, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, and Taylor Counties. The newsletters document social life and recreational activities at the camp and include articles, essays, drawings, and poems by corps members. Work bulletins may also be found in the newsletters.