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Altoona (Wis.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers Lodge No. 68 (Altoona, Wis.) Records, 1884-1996 (bulk 1935-1970)

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 324
Summary Documents of a railroad workers’ union local in Altoona, Wisconsin, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers Lodge No. 68, founded in the early 20th Century. Collection contains Claims Files documenting grievances against the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company and associated union action (1935-1970); Membership Rolls from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Subdivision No. 241 employment seniority lists, and union membership button lists (1884-1996); and...
Dates: 1884-1996 (bulk 1935-1970)

Eau Claire Economic and Natural Resources Development Collection, 1876-1983, bulk 1950-1983

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 131
Summary

A diverse assortment of reports, pamphlets, brochures, and booster literature about Eau Claire area industry, commerce, and natural resources management. They represent the history of industry and its supporting infrastructure in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Dates: 1876-1983, bulk 1950-1983

Order of the Eastern Star Records, 1898-2016

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 359
Summary

This collection contains membership applications and other membership records of the Altoona, Augusta, Eau Claire, and Osseo chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, a worldwide fraternal organization that is open to men who are Masons and women with specific Masonic affiliation (women who are the wives, daughter, sisters, etc. of Masons). Includes digital materials.

Dates: 1898-2016

United Transportation Union. Lodge 1293: Records, 1916-1974

 Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss AF
Summary Records of a labor union representing employees of the eastern division of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railroad. Included are minutes, 1917-1923, 1932-1959; correspondence; membership and attendance records; monthly treasurer's reports and information on claims; and miscellaneous communications received from the Grand Lodge of the union. The union was organized in Altoona in 1917 as Local 888 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; when merger formed the United...
Dates: 1917-1974