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Industries–Wisconsin–Eau Claire

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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

John H. Kaiser Lumber Company Records, 1905-1957

 Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss L
Summary

Records of an Eau Claire, Wisconsin lumber company consisting of business correspondence; miscellaneous legal business papers; biographical material; and minutes, proxies, and announcements of board of directors' meetings. There are income tax returns of the John H. Kaiser Lumber Company, of W. A. Kaiser, and of the Eau Claire Box and Crating Company. Also included are journals, ledgers, cash books, and records of stock issues.

Dates: 1905-1957

Pictorial View of the Modern City (Eau Claire, Wis.) Scrapbook, 1957

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 169
Summary

Scrapbook documenting commercial, industrial, and residential areas in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, through aerial and ground-level photography.

Dates: 1957

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad. Eau Claire Depot: Records

 Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss BI; Eau Claire Micro 27; Micro 1167
Summary Records documenting the railroad's facilities, operations, and personnel in the Eau Claire region including extensive information on agriculture, businesses, and communities in west central Wisconsin. The Eau Claire Depot served as a regional headquarters. Its records contain correspondence of the depot agent with local community agents and with the head office in St. Paul; reports on community business conditions, needs, and the role of the railroad in local industry; blueprints of railroad...
Dates: 1880-1969