Summary

Collection contains the journals of Cora Shiffer Bradt, a farm wife in Union, Wisconsin, during the early-mid 20th Century, that document her life and family’s activities throughout the years. The collection also contains photographs from her life, a high school memory book, and genealogical information.

Summary In 1995, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire English professor John Hildebrand published his book Mapping the Farm: The Chronicle of a Family. This collection includes seven manuscripts of the book. Three of the manuscripts were returned to Professor Hildebrand from the publishers. An additional three appear to have been edited by his peers. The final manuscript is an unedited proof of the text. Professor Hildebrand joined the English Department at the...