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 AS477
Accession Number: 78-196, 78-197, 79-27, 80-38, 93-47, 07-011, 13-009, 13-021;19-016; 20-014; 21-011; 22-011
Collection Number: Archives Series 477
Creators: University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire
Title: University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Memorabilia
Dates: 1923-2022
Quantity: 13.1 linear feet (1 ½ archives boxes and 8 oversize boxes)
Location of Collection: D10/4d (Box 9), D12/3e (Box 1), A4/1a-A4/1b (Box 2, 6-8), A9/1a (Box 3), A9/3a (Box 4-5)
Languages: Collection materials are in English.
Summary: Miscellaneous memorabilia pertaining to UWEC.
Biographical / Historical Note
In 1927, the State Normal School in Eau Claire became the Eau Claire State Teachers College, providing teacher education. During World War II, the college provided accommodations and instruction for Army Air Corp cadets. In 1951, the Board of Regents authorized Eau Claire to grant the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees and the official name of the College became the Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire. In 1964, the institution was renamed Wisconsin State University-Eau Claire. With the merger of the Wisconsin State University System in 1971, the name of the institution was changed to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Content Description
Memorabilia pertaining to UWEC, including buttons, sheet music, stickers, photos, a report card, a diploma, reminiscences of alumni from the 1930s, story about the naming of campus buildings by Clarice Chase Dunn (1937 alumna), two letters from Bill Zorn, Army Glider training material, pennants, letterman sweaters, a freshman beanie, football uniform, 1970 class ring, 3 glass panes from Schofield Hall skylights (box 6), a plate with Edward Fish depiction of Schofield Hall, and a brick removed from Katherine Thomas Hall on lower campus in March 2022 by Chancellor James Schmidt and Interim UW-System President Tommy Thompson.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information: Transferred to the University Archives before January 2011. Additional acquisitions processed by Lark Keating-Hadlock in November 2012.
Access Restrictions: Series 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.
Processing Note: Processed by Lark Keating-Hadlock in July 2013.
Arrangement: Flat arrangement.
OCLC #: 27408883
Subjects
Personal Names:
C. J. Brewer
Clarice Chase Dunn
L. Murray
Harvey Schofield
Katherine Thomas
Bill Zorn
Corporate Names:
Eau Claire State Teachers College
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire—Sports.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire—History—Sources.
Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire.
Subject Terms:
Memorabilia
Ephemera
Minnie Creek
Detailed List of Contents
Description: Miscellaneous memorabilia pertaining to UWEC
Dates: 1923-2022
Extent: 13.1 linear feet (1.5 archives boxes and 7 oversize boxes)
Container | Contents | Dates |
1/1 | Senior last will and testament | 1923 |
1/2 | Photos, certificate of graduate Vera Harwood; 2 letters from Bill Zorn; 1927-1928 report card | 1924-1925; 1927-1928; 1942 |
1/3 | Sheet music for class of 1927 | 1927 |
1/4 | Stories from the 1930s by Clarice Chase Dunn | 1930s |
1/5 | Army Glider Training at Eau Claire Teachers College | 1942-1944 |
1/6 | Schedule of classes | 1948 |
1/7 | Western Union Telegraph | 1952 |
1/8 | WSU pennants and brochures | 1961-1965; 1971 |
1/9 | Miscellaneous: buttons, beanie, student pass, exam booklet, Casey Driscoll’s “The Big Picture” case for the Blugold bird; pendant | 1968-1970; 2007 |
1/10 | Class rings Winter carnival buttons and letters (for jackets) Chancellor Schmidt coaster, UWEC pennants, Edward Fish lithographs | 1969, 1971 and 1989 1963 and 2004 2013 |
1/11 | Photocopy of remembrance by Roger Tlusty (former UWEC student and later faculty) on Kent State shootings | 1970 |
My Blugold CampS book | Undated (circa 2010?) | |
Box 2 | 1948 football with signatures, pennants, athletic dept tickets, 1942 bachelor of science diploma, 1924 Normal School tie clasp, event cushions, frisbee | Various Dates |
Box 3 | Sports uniforms | |
Box 4 | Sports uniforms | |
Box 5 | Old football uniform | |
Box 6 | Sweatshirts, T-shirts and memoir from student class of ‘69 | 1969 |
Box 7 | Schofield Hall skylight panes of glass | |
Box 8 | Ed Fish Schofield Hall commemorative plate; 2 stadium seat cushions; large canvas Alumni Association banner; What is a Blugold? T-shirt; Tornado Watch, winter carnival, and homecoming buttons | Various Dates |
Box 9 | Brick removed from Thomas Hall by Chancellor Jim and Interim UW Pres. Tommy Thompson | March 2022 |
Box 10 | Letterman’s sweaters, letters (for jackets), sweatshirt, hats, beanies, homecoming t-shirts | Various Dates |