Special Collections & Archives

Manuscript Collections

Special Collections & University Archives holds about 500 linear feet of manuscripts. Our manuscript collection includes personal papers (diaries, reminiscences, letters, scrapbooks, etc.), organizational records (membership lists, newsletters, financial records, etc.) and business records (personnel files, correspondence, legal documents, etc.) from the Chippewa Valley from the 1850s to the present.

Information about the manuscript collection may be found by searching the McIntyre Library Catalog (limit search to Special Collections), or ArCat (limit search to the Eau Claire ARC). Some catalog records contain links to online registers or finding aids, which describe the collections in greater detail. Copies of finding aids for most manuscript collections are also available in the Special Collections and Archives reading room.