Publications including Eau Claire city directories 1880-1923, Eau Claire high school yearbooks 1900-1923, Eau Claire area histories, Wisconsin county histories and various periodicals published in Eau Claire in the early 20th century.
Periodicals
Magazines, newsletters, newspapers (including news clippings) and other serial publications.
Clintonville Memory Project
Items pertaining to the history of Clintonville, Wisconsin including portraits of local residents photographed by J. Alva Carter in 1927, Waupaca County plat books and atlases, and photographs and a scrapbook detailing the history of Wisconsin Central Airlines and the Clintonville Municipal Airport from the 1930s through the 1970s.
Community Magazine
UW-Oshkosh’s Community magazine (1978-2002) focused on the news and events of campus but also grew to include longer-form articles on a variety of topics of mutual interest. In the last years, the magazine also included the university’s annual report.
Consolidated Papers Inc.
Photographs and books documenting the history of the Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company, later Consolidated Papers, Inc., including the Consolidated News employee magazine, published monthly between February 1926 and December 1931.
Context Magazine
UW-Oshkosh’s Context magazine (1976-2001) was dedicated to sharing the important research and creative activities of the University’s faculty and academic staff. In addition to longer essays, the magazine includes lists of recent academic and professional publications and presentations of staff.
Dane County Library Service
A history of the Dane County Library Service, covering 50 years of service to the residents of Dane County, Wisconsin. Includes news clippings, photos of bookmobiles and oral history interviews with bookmobile drivers and other staff.
Daniel Klapproth World War II Photographs and Letters
Daniel Klapproth was a soldier and a Somers, Wisconsin native who was stationed in Panama during the Second World War. This collection consists of photographs taken by Daniel during his military service, as well as letters written by Daniel to his mother in Wisconsin.
Delavan Historic Newspaper and Yearbook Collection
This collection includes full issues of two newspaper titles: the Delavan Republican (1868-1924), a weekly newspaper published in Delavan and the Wisconsin Times (1884-1968), a newspaper published by the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. Select yearbooks from Delavan-Darien High School 1932-1999 and Wisconsin School for the Deaf yearbooks from 1924-2015 are also included.
Door County Memory Project
Four early issues of The Flashes, a student publication produced by Sturgeon Bay High School beginning in 1903, and several pamphlets published in the 1910s and 1920s to promote tourism and recreation in Door County, Wisconsin.
East Troy Electric Railroad Collection
Objects related to the operation of the East Troy Electric Railroad such as fare boxes, uniforms and ticket stubs. The collection also includes 27 volumes of Rail and Wire, an employee newsletter published by the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (TMER&L) 1935-1937.
