Guide to the Land Use and Acquisition Records, 1909–2014

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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: AS 605

Accession Number: 19-014

Collection Number: Archives Series #605

Creator: University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wis.

Title: University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Land Deeds

Dates: 1909–2014

Quantity: .8 linear feet (2 archives boxes)

Location of Collection: D7/3e

Languages: Collection materials are in English.

Summary: The scale of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire grew with the addition of buildings and acquired lands.  The contents of this collection include land deeds, quit claims, land easements, and correspondence associated with the history of land acquisitions and changes impacting the University.

Biographical/Historical Note

In 1909, the first land deed was made for the location of a new school in Eau Claire. The completion of the “Old Main” (now Schofield Hall) building in 1915 marked the beginning of Eau Claire State Normal School. Through the decades, expansions required more land acquisition. Very little expansion occurred in the University’s first decades until 1951 when chancellor Leonard Haas introduced a liberal arts program that caused enrollment to increase dramatically in the next twenty years. The scale and appearance of the University changed greatly as a building boom exploded over the next two decades. The school gained university status in 1964 and became Wisconsin State University–Eau Claire; in 1971 it became University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.  From the 1970s through the present time, very few land expansions took place. Deeds, quit claims, easements, and associated correspondence in this collection document the land expansions of the University.  

Content Description

This content of this collection consists of Land Deeds, Quit Claims, Land Easements, and correspondence associated with land acquisitions and alterations impacting the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire from 1909-2014.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information: Donated to the Special Collections & Archives, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 2017.

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: Guide to the Land Use and Acquisition Records, 1909-2014. AS605. Special Collections & Archives.  McIntyre Library.  University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. Eau Claire, WI.

Processing Note: Processed by Brian Dombrowski in December, 2018.

Arrangement: Flat arrangement.

OCLC #: 1126663299

Subjects

Corporate Names: University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

Subject Terms: Land acquisitions, Deeds, and Surveys

Geographical Terms: Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Detailed List of Contents


Container

Contents

Dates 

Box/Folder 1/1


Land Deeds Lower Campus

1909–1917

1/2


Land Deeds Lower Campus

1926, 1928

1/3


Land Deeds Lower Campus

1946

1/4


Land Deeds Lower Campus

1954, 1957

1/5


Land Deeds Lower Campus

1960–1969

1/6


Land Deeds Lower Campus

1970–1979

1/7


Land Deeds Lower Campus

1985

1/8


Land Deeds Lower Campus

1990, 1997

1/9


Land Deeds Lower Campus

2001–2010

1/10


Land acquisition correspondence

1972–1976, 2011

1/11

Plot Maps for Hibbard Hall

2005

1/12

 UWEC campus Property Map and acquisitions

1983, 1988

1/13

Land Surveys for Ellis Substation

1966–1967, 2006

1/14

Land Deeds and Easement for Ellis Substation

1966–2006

1/15

SHH Land Deeds, Easements, and Maps

1965–1985

1/16

CVTC Land Easement 

2014

1/17

Land Deeds Upper Campus

1947–1971

1/18

 Bollinger Fields Land Deeds and survey 

1967–1969

1/19

Putnam Park Quit Claim and Land Deeds 

1932–1981

1/20

Putnam Park Agreement and Resolution

1948–1963

1/21

Putnam Park Warranty Land Deeds

1909–2001

1/22

Putnam Park Land Easements

1962–2008

1/23

Putnam Park Survey Maps

1958, 1978

1/24

Fine Arts and 2nd avenue Parking lot Land Deeds

1966

1/25

HSS and 3rd avenue Warranty Deeds, Easements, and Resolutions 

1966, 1991

1/26

Walking/Bicycle Trail Land Easements

1988

1/27

Water St. parking lot Resolutions

1978–1991

1/28

Water St. parking lot Warranty Deeds 

1967–1989

2/1

Principles and concepts for the University Area, City of Eau Claire

1967

2/2

Easement Correspondence

1967–2007

2/3

Dormitory Construction

1954

2/4

Land Sale (HSS) Correspondence

1960

2/5

Land and Water Conservation Fund Awards

1994

2/6

Public Access Road through Putnam Park

1974

2/7

Fine Arts Building

1964