Local history essays about Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Washburn, Wisconsin, written by amateur local historian Arthur MacLeod, a professional salesman with a deep interest in Wisconsin history. He grew up in and retired to Washburn, and he delivered many speeches to the Washburn Historical Society.

Photocopies of correspondence, newspaper clippings and blueprints concerning the City of Eau Claire’s acquisition of a Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie steam locomotive.