Overview of the Collection
Repository:
Special Collections & Archives
McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
P.O. Box 4004
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702 – 4004
(715) 836-2739
https://library.uwec.edu/archives/
Reference Code: USGZE UHC283
Accession Number: 06-123
Collection Number: University Historical Collection 283
Creators: O’Connell, Jack
Title: Jack O’Connell Hmong Collection
Dates: 1980-1990
Quantity: 0.8 linear feet (2 archives boxes)
Location of Collection: A10/2h
Languages: Collection materials are in English.
Summary: Various records relating to vocational-technical education and social assistance available to Eau Claire area Hmong refugees in the 1980s and 1990s.
Historical Note
Jack O’Connell, an Eau Claire area resident and English as a second language instructor at the Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was an active participant in several Eau Claire organizations that served the Hmong immigrant community and appears to have been integral to the development of Hmong-oriented vocational and technical education in the Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District One.
Content Description
The collection consists of various records – meeting minutes, agendas, grant applications, and correspondence – from several Hmong social service agencies, including the Eau Claire Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, the Indochinese Refugee Committee, and the St. Olaf Refugee Committee. Fragmentary records of VTAE District One vocational and technical courses for Hmong refugees contain curricular and limited student information. The collection also includes information on Hmong demographics in Wisconsin and newspaper clippings about the Eau Claire area Hmong population.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information: Donated to Special Collections & Archives, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire prior to March 2006.
Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions: Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Preferred Citation: Jack O’Connell Hmong Collection, 1980-1990. UHC 283. Special Collections & Archives. McIntyre Library. University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Eau Claire, WI.
Processing Note: Processed by Colleen McFarland and Jolene Arnold in May 2006
Arrangement: Flat arrangement; alphabetical order
Subjects
Personal Names: O’Connell, Jack
Corporate Names:
Eau Claire Hmong Mutual Assistance Society (Eau Claire, Wis.)
Indochinese Refugee Committee (Eau Claire, Wis.)
St. Olaf Refugee Committee (Eau Claire, Wis.)
District One Technical Institute (Eau Claire, Wis.)
Subject Terms:
Hmong Americans – Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Hmong Americans – Education
Hmong Americans – Relocation
Refugees – Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Immigrants – Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Detailed List of Contents
Container | Contents | Dates |
Box/Folder 1/1 | Cross Cultural Cleaning Service Business Plan | Undated |
Box/Folder 1/2 | Eau Claire County Mental Health Service Program for Southeast Asian Refugees | 1987 |
Box/Folder 1/3 | Governors’ Commission on Minority Participation in Voc-Tech Education Reports | 1990 |
Box/Folder 1/4 | Hmong Demographics | 1981-1990 |
Box/Folder 1/5 | Hmong Mutual Assistance Association | 1982-1990 |
Box/Folder 1/6 | Indochinese Refugee Committee | 1980-1981 |
Box-Folder 1/7 | St. Olaf Refugee Committee | 1982-1983 |
Box/Folder 1/9 | Clippings | 1982 |
Box/Folder 1/10 | Miscellaneous | 1980-1990 |
Box/Folder 2/1 | VTAE Dist. One: Cross Cultural Cleaning Communications | 1983-1986 |
Box/Folder 2/2 | VTAE Dist. One: Cross Cultural Cleaning Students | 1989 |
Box/Folder 2/3 | VTAE Dist. One: Fire Fighting & EMT—Hmong | 1988-1990 |
Box/Folder 2/4 | VTAE Dist. One: Fork Lift Driver Training | 1986 |
Box/Folder 2/5 | VTAE Dist. One: Hmong electronics assembly | 1986 |
Box/Folder 2/6 | VTAE Dist. One: Hmong Farm co-op | 1989, 1990 |
Box/Folder 2/7 | VTAE Dist. One: Hmong Food Service Graduate Resumes | 1982 |
Box/Folder 2/8 | VTAE Dist. One: Hmong Woodworking | 1986 |
Box/Folder 2/9 | VTAE Dist. One: Sewing-Hmong | 1985-1986 |
Box/Folder 2/10 | VTAE Dist. One: Shortterm Refugee Classes | 1984-1986 |