Chippewa Falls (Wis.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
At Work in Chippewa Falls Oral Histories, 1991
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 305
Summary
This small collection includes transcripts and audio recordings of interviews with relatives and employees of key industries in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, the county seat for Chippewa County. Conducted by Robert Gough between May and July 1991, the oral histories were the basis for the historical exhibit at the Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology. Businesses discussed include Amoco, Chippewa Plastics, Cray Research, Inc., Crane Lumber Company, Mason Shoe Manufacturing, and...
Dates:
1991
Chippewa Herald Telegram Tales of a River Articles, circa 1950
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 280
Summary
Typewritten manuscript of a series of 197 articles written on the history of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, presumably published in the Chippewa Herald Telegram. Topics include transportation, natural disasters, lumbering and logging, business, politics, Native American – settler relations, sports and leisure, education, etc., from the 1840s through the 1920s.
Dates:
circa 1950