Lumber—Wisconsin—Eau Claire
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Chippewa Valley (Wis.) Genealogical Collection, 1966-1989
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 093
Summary
Genealogical studies, biographies and oral histories completed by families and colleagues in the 20th century of persons significant to the development of Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Also included are news articles and a report related to the Krueger shootout in Withee in 1918.
Dates:
1966-1989
Daniel Shaw Lumber Company Records, 1861-1911
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss CT - Eau Claire Micro 16
Summary
Records, 1861-1911, of a lumber company headquartered at Eau Claire, Wisconsin, which owned thousands of acres of timber in Wisconsin's Chippewa River Valley and operated its own farms, flour mills, tow boats, and general stores in the area. The records consist of letterpress books, seventeen of which contain company correspondence and two of which contain General Manager Eugene Shaw's personal correspondence. Also included are miscellaneous loose records consisting of timber “scale” books...
Dates:
1861-1911