Summary Information
Title: Northwestern Wisconsin Education Association Records
Inclusive Dates: 1926-1974
Creator: Northwestern Wisconsin Education Association
Call Number: Eau Claire Mss AN
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Repository: Housed at the Area Research Center, William D. McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Library-Archives Division
Archival Locations: UW-Eau Claire McIntyre Library / Eau Claire Area Research Ctr.
Abstract: Records, 1926-1974, of an organization founded as the Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers Association in 1890. Includes minutes from meetings of the Association's sectionals and 32 of its roundtables held at annual conventions, circa 1940-1966, and printed convention programs, 1952-1973.
Language: English
Search Terms/Subject Terms
- Education—Wisconsin—Societies, etc.
- Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers Association
Biography/History
The Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers Association, officially organized in the Senate Chambers of the Wisconsin State Capitol on December 30, 1890, held its first annual meeting at the Court House in Eau Claire on April 3 and 4, 1891. Approximately 145 charter members attended and elected W.J. Brier of River Falls the first president. The Association met in different locations throughout northwestern Wisconsin from 1892 until 1905 when Eau Claire became the permanent site of its annual conventions. In Eau Claire, the association met in several locations including the Opera House, the City Auditorium, the Wisconsin State College and, since 1957, Memorial High School.
The original constitution was in effect until January 4, 1918 when the current one replaced it. According to the constitution any person interested in public education may become a member of the Association. The Association changed its name to the Northwestern Wisconsin Education Association in 1956. Currently, it is divided into kindergarten-primary, elementary, junior high, and high school “sectionals” and more than forty “roundtables” for discussions of the pedagogic concerns of specific subjects and special educational problems. The Association has more than 5,000 members.
Scope and Content Note
The Minutes cover meetings of the sectionals and thirty-two of the roundtables at the Association's annual conventions generally during the period from 1940 to 1966. The minutes provide a summary of the proceedings and a synopsis of addresses presented by guest speakers, documenting topics of concern to public school educators and other interested persons. The printed Convention Programs provide a schedule of events, biographical information about NWEA officers and board members, and information on the special program speakers.
Related Material
For related materials at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin see the records of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, 1853-1975, and at Eau Claire the small collection of materials from the Northwestern Wisconsin Schoolmasters Club, 19201968.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information
Presented by the NWEA via Louis Stock, secretary, Eau Claire, Wis., 1974. Accession Number: M74-278
Processing Information
Processed by Margaret Hedstrom, November 2, 1978.
Contents List
Series: Minutes | ||
Sectional Meetings | ||
Box 1 | Kindergarten-Primary Sectional, 1941-1966 | |
Box 1 | Elementary School Sectional, 1940-1966 | |
Box 1 | Junior High School Sectional, 1940-1966 | |
Box 1 | High School Sectional, 1940-1966 | |
Box 1 | Rural Sectional, 1940-1960 | |
Roundtable Meetings | ||
Box 1 | Agriculture, 1940-1966 | |
Box 1 | Art for Teachers, 1946-1966 | |
Box 1 | Art Majors and Supervisors, 1962-1966 | |
Box 1 | Audio-Visual Aids, 1947-1966 | |
Box 1 | Business Education, 1940-1966 | |
Box 1 | Conservation Education, 1963-1966 | |
Box 1 | Driver Education, 1952-1967 | |
Box 1 | Education of Slow Learners, 1954-1966 | |
Box 1 | Elementary Administration and Supervision, 1956-1966 | |
Box 1 | Foreign Languages, 1961-1966 | |
Box 1 | Guidance, 1947-1966 | |
Box 1 | Health and Physical Education, 1948-1966 | |
Box 1 | High School History and Social Studies, 1940-1966 | |
Box 1 | High School Mathematics, 1940-1966 | |
Box 1 | High School Science, 1943-1966 | |
Box 1 | Home Economics, 1940-1966 | |
Box 2 | Industrial Arts, 1940-1966 | |
Box 2 | Instrumental Music, 1941-1966 | |
Box 2 | Kindergarten, 1940-1966 | |
Box 2 | Language Arts, 1940-1966 | |
Box 2 | Librarians, 1940-1966 | |
Box 2 | Mathematics for Grades, 1948-1966 | |
Box 2 | Primary Grades, 1940-1966 | |
Box 2 | Primary Grades Social Studies, 1940-1966 | |
Box 2 | Reading Improvement, 1963-1966 | |
Box 2 | School Administration, 1949-1966 | |
Box 2 | Science, 1940-1966 | |
Box 2 | Special Education, 1961-1965 | |
Box 2 | Speech, 1940-1966 | |
Box 1 | Speech Therapy, 1963-1966 | |
Box 2 | Supervision of Student Teachers, 1964-1966 | |
Box 2 | Vocal Music, 1942-1966 | |
Box 2 | Series: Convention Programs, 19261974 | |