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Eau Claire (Wis.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur J. Fox Papers, 1939-1948

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 181
Summary

Arthur Julius Fox, one of the original faculty members of the Eau Claire State Normal School, was a former registrar and dean of instruction at Eau Claire State Teachers College. He retired in 1948 after 32 years of service at the college. This collection includes the general correspondence of A.J. Fox from 1939 to 1948 as well as his Teacher’s Program and Service Reports, his transcript from the University of Chicago, and newspaper clippings of his death in 1958.

Dates: 1939-1948

Centennial Celebration Planning Committee Records, 2014-2020

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 606
Summary

Planning files of the Centennial Celebration Planning Committee, event timelines, budgets, promotional material, publications, and memorabilia documenting UW-Eau Claire’s Centennial Celebration prior to and during the 2016-2017 school year. Includes digital materials.

Dates: 2014-2020

Cornerstones and Time Capsules Collection, 1916, 1951, 1960

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 545
Summary Collection of the contents found within time capsule containers buried in the cornerstones of buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus. Time capsule containers are included for Schofield Hall or “Old Main”, set on October 19, 1916; McIntyre Library, set on February 15, 1960; and The Zorn Arena Complex, set on September 19, 1951. Contents include Eau Claire, WI, and Spectator student newspapers, photographs, college bulletins, course...
Dates: Time Capsule Dates: 1916, 1951, 1960; Materials Date: 1916-2024

Eau Claire Area Committee Records, 1946-1974

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 139
Summary Meeting minutes, correspondence, and organizational records of the Eau Claire Area Committee (1946-1973), a committee of citizens from Eau Claire and the surrounding communities, formed to help disseminate information about the university to the primary region from which the institution draws its students and form better relations. President William R. Davies created the Area Advisory Committee in 1945. After the creation of the University of Wisconsin System, the committee was replaced by...
Dates: 1946-1974

Haas Oral History Interviews Project, 1985-1991

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 345
Summary The Haas Oral History Interviews Project comprises interview tapes and transcribed interviews of interviews conducted by Chancellor Leonard C. Haas and University Archivist Richard Pifer between 1985 to 1988 about the history and development of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Haas’s tenure at the university ranged from 1931 into the 1980s, starting as a student, then faculty member/administrative staff, and President and Chancellor from 1959-1971 and 1973-1980. With Haas planning to...
Dates: 1985-1991

Memorial Hall Materials, 1946-continuing

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 483
Summary Records relating to Memorial Hall, first residence hall on the Eau Claire State Teachers College campus in 1947. It was originally the Dulany Mansion of lumber baron Daniel Dulany, located on the northwest corner of State Street and Garfield Avenue. It became a men’s dormitory in 1955 when a new women’s dormitory was built. When Memorial Hall was demolished, some of the stained-glass windows and wood trim were saved to decorate the Dulany Inn restaurant in the UW-Eau Claire Davies Student...
Dates: 1946-continuing

National Youth Administration Records, 1934-1939

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 004
Summary

Correspondence, payroll reports, time sheets, applications, and questionnaires related to the National Youth Administration program at Eau Claire State Teachers College. The program ran at the college from 1935-1943.

Dates: 1934-1939

Prom Planning Records, 1929-1952

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 087
Summary

Contains records related to the planning of the prom from the first prom in 1929 through 1952. Also included are the dance cards/programs from the 1929 Prom through the 1947 Prom.

Dates: 1929-1952

University News and Publications Miscellaneous University Publications, 1950-2016

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 026
Summary

Promotional and informational materials advertising campus departments and the services or courses offered for UW-Eau Claire and its predecessors. Included in this collection are brochures, handbooks, guides, programs, newsletters, and Admissions Office materials.

Dates: 1950-2016

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Land Use and Acquisition Records, 1909-2014

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 605
Summary

The scale of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire grew with the addition of buildings and acquired lands. The contents of this collection include land deeds, quit claims, land easements, and correspondence associated with the history of land acquisitions and changes impacting the University.

Dates: 1909-2014