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 AS606
Accession Number: 19-011
Collection Number: Archives Series 606
Creator: Centennial Celebration Planning Committee
Title: Centennial Celebration Planning Committee Records
Dates: 2016
Quantity: 1.4 linear feet (1 flat box)
Location of Collection: A3/1f
Languages: Collection materials are in English.
Summary: Planning notes, promotional material, and memorabilia documenting UW-Eau Claire’s centennial celebration of 2016 during the 2016-2017 school year.
Biographical/Historical Note
In 2016, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire celebrated its 100-year anniversary. The university was established in 1916 as the Eau Claire State Normal School. Over the past one hundred years, the university has expanded its academic offerings and grown in enrollment. This collection looks at those accomplishments and documents the numerous celebrations that took place on campus during the 2016-2017 school year.
Content Description
Included in this collection are the university’s strategic plans from 2016-2020; a notebook documenting the planning and preparation of the centennial celebration; correspondence; a timeline poster detailing significant events of the university’s history from 1916-2016; various posters and other promotional materials for the event; gala event programs; yearly calendars; Blugold View magazines from 2016-2017, and a 2016 commencement programs.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information: Transferred to the Special Collections & Archives, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire by the Centennial Celebration Planning Committee and Susan Harrison in January 2019.
Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions: Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Preferred Citation: Centennial Celebration Planning Committee Records, 2016. AS606 Special Collections & Archives. McIntyre Library. University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Eau Claire, WI.
Processing Note: Processed by Emma Mabie in 2018 and additions by Brice Vircks in 2019.
Arrangement: Flat.
OCLC #: 1128275874
Subjects
Corporate Names:
Eau Claire State Teachers College
Wisconsin State College, Eau Claire
Wisconsin State University, Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Subject Terms:
Centennial Celebration
Geographical Terms:
Eau Claire, WI
Detailed List of Contents
Dates: 2014-2020
Extent: 1.4 linear feet (1 flat box)
Container | Contents | Dates |
Box 1 | UWEC event timeline poster | 1916-2016 |
Box/Folder 1/1 | UWEC Strategic Plan | 2016-2020 |
Box/Folder 1/2 | Correspondence | 2016 |
Box/Folder 1/3 | Booklets, pamphlets, programs, advertisements, and tickets from the 2016 centennial celebration | 2016 |
Box/Folder 1/4 | Promotional forms for the 2016 centennial celebration | 2016 |
Box/Folder 1/5 | Posters and promotional materials for the 2016 centennial celebration | 2016 |
Box/Folder 1/6 | Centennial gala program | 2016 |
Box/Folder 1/7 | Behind-The-Scenes story of the centennial celebration | 2016-2017 |
Box/Folder 1/8 | Blugold View alumni magazines | 2016-2017 |
Box/Folder 1/9 | Calendars and Annual Reports | 2014-2017 |
Box/Folder 1/10 | Commencement Program | 2016 |
Not in a folder | Plan for University Timeline in Schofield Hall | 2016 |