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Eau Claire (Wis.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 119 Collections and/or Records:

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

Midwest Institute of Scandinavian Culture Collection, 1960-2023

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 382
Summary The Midwest Institute of Scandinavian Culture (Nordenfolk) collection shows the influence of ethnic Scandinavian roots on local Midwestern culture and documents the activity of the organization both regionally and abroad. Includes meeting minutes, bylaws, program materials, correspondence, maps, annual reports, certifications, photographs, scrapbooks, blueprints, membership lists, newsletters, and a 30-minute digitized documentary of the institute’s history, from 1960-2023 (bulk...
Dates: 1960-2023

National Collegiate Players Papers, 1947-1989

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 422
Summary

Collection contains the organizational and business records of UW-Eau Claire’s local chapter of National Collegiate Players Pi Epsilon Delta, an honorary dramatic fraternity.

Dates: 1947-1989

National Youth Administration Records, 1934-1939

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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

Norman “Kee” Hahn Papers, 1940-1968, 2011 (bulk 1940-1944)

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Identifier: University Historical Collection 349
Summary

Letters, news articles, photographs and artifacts relating to Norman Kee Hahn, a World War II veteran. Hahn was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in 1916. Hahn served in the Canadian Royal Air Force from 1940-1942, and then fought for the United States as a pilot for the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945.

Dates: 1940-1968, 2011 (bulk 1940-1944)

North Western Lumber Company Records, 1870-1955

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Identifier: Eau Claire Mss A
Summary Records of North Western Lumber Company, an Eau Claire, Wisconsin company, organized in 1873, which engaged in lumbering in northwestern Wisconsin until the depletion of timber supplies halted operations in about 1920. Correspondence relates primarily to the management and gradual liquidation of the company's assets after 1920. Most of the letters were written by George W. Hipke of Stanley, an officer of the company. Among these are many which pertain to his campaigns for the state...
Dates: 1870-1955

Omicron Delta Kappa. University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Circle Records, 1974-2012

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Identifier: Archives Series 569
Summary

Records of the Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, chartered at UW-Eau Claire in 1974. Records include organization files, membership lists, photographs, and memorabilia of a 2012 Convention pin; 30th Anniversary (2004) and Circle of Distinction (2012) certificates; and a light teal, black, and white society banner.

Dates: 1974-2012

Order of the Eastern Star Records, 1898-2016

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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

Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Records, 1935-1983

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Identifier: Eau Claire Mss CV
Summary Records of a tourist destination in Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wis.) established by the Kiwanis Club in 1934 depicting a logging camp such as would have existed in the Eau Claire area in the late 1800's. The records primarily document the move and reconstruction of the camp between 1981 and 1983 at which time it was moved to the other side of Carson Park so that it was closer to the Chippewa Valley Museum. Included are plans and correspondence for the reconstruction, primarily dealing with...
Dates: 1935-1983

Pearl Robinson Papers, 1917-1978

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Identifier: University Historical Collection 386
Summary Photographs, letters, diplomas, books, and records of Pearl Robinson, a 1926 Eau Claire State Normal School teaching graduate. Records relate to her education, and during and after World War II her time as an instructor and organizer of Aeronautics courses in Washington D.C. high schools, Before You Fly: Essentials of Aeronautics books she co-authored, Certificate of Merit from the U.S. Navy, and the Trophy Award from the Washington Air Derby Association for...
Dates: 1917-1978