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David J. Marcou Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 075

Scope and Contents

The materials in this collection consist of Photographs, Publications, Personal Papers and Secondary Sources. The photographer has labelled the photographs and computer files. The Photographs have been arranged by subject and include local and larger art, bridges, buildings, celebrities, churches, events, libraries, parks, people, residences, rivers, schools, sports, streets and alleys, transportation, miscellaneous, and unidentified digital photographs. The Publications, Personal materials and Secondary Sources have been arranged by title in alphabetical order, the bracketed referent "[materials]" indicates where multiple drafts and revisions are present.

Exhibits include a poster and photocopied guest book of the 1987 photographic exhibit in Korea called "For the Ladies who Like Rossini" by David J. Marcou and text from the 2000 photographic exhibit at La Crosse Public Library called "Picturing our World" by David J. Marcou and his son Matthew Marcou.

Dates

  • 1988-2012

Creator

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use. Digital materials cannot be accessed through this finding aid, but are available for patron use in the archives reading room.

2007.025 copy of (1) La Crosse Could and Still Can - A Tribune Guest Column; (2) Frank Lloyd Wright's Photographic Eye; (3) Shining Light on Multi-Faceted Truth all written by David J. Marcou; cannot be viewed until published.

2007.030 "Shining Light on Multi-faceted Truth: Wisconsin-born Civil Rights Activist James Cameron," revised manuscript draft, April 2007 cannot be viewed until published.

2007.034 copy of Life, Death, Love, and Kindness: Wisconsin Civil Rights Pioneer James Cameron unpublished mss cannot be viewed until published.

Biographical Note

David J. Marcou, a native of La Crosse, Wisconsin, graduated from Aquinas High School in 1968. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973, a Master of Arts degree in American Studies from the University of Iowa in 1978, and a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1984. Marcou has worked as a writer, journalist, editor and photographer. He taught courses on writing and photography at Western Wisconsin Technical College (now Western Technical College) in La Crosse, and has freelanced as a photographer, writer and playwright.

Extent

2.8 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

David J. Marcou, a native of La Crosse, Wisconsin, has worked as a writer, journalist, editor and photographer.

The materials in this collection consist of photographs, publications, personal papers and secondary sources.

The photographs have been arranged by subject and include local and larger celebrities, events, people, and places in the years 1988-2012. The photographer has labelled the photographs and computer files. The publications, personal materials and secondary sources have been arranged by title in alphabetical order.

Acquisitions Information

(Accession nos. 2004.030, 2004.095, 2006.009) Donated by David J. Marcou, April-May 2004, Jan. 2006.

(Accession nos. 2007.004, 2007.006, 2007.009, 2007.112, 2007.017, 2007.022, 2007.024, 2007.025, 2007.027, 2007.029, 2007.030, 2007.031, 2007.032, 2007.034, 2007.037, 2007.040, 2007.065, 2007.094, 2007.095, 2007.100, 2007.105, 2007.110, 2007.120, 2007.121, 2007.122, 2007.123, 2007.124, 2007.125, 2007.126, 2007.127, 2007.128, 2007.129, 2007.130, 2007.131, 2007.132, 2007.133, 2007.134, 2007.135) Donated by David J. Marcou, January-December 2007.

(Accession nos. 2008.009, 2008.011, 2008.012, 2008.024, 2008.029, 2008.030, 2008.031, 2008.032, 2008.033, 2008.034, 2008.035, 2008.036, 2008.037, 2008.043, 2008.044, 2008.046, 2008.047, 2008.048, 2008.055, 2008.059, 2008.061, 2008.080, 2008.081, 2008.089, 2008.093) Donated by David J. Marcou, January-December 2008.

(Accession nos. 2009.008, 2009.009, 2009.018, 2009.019, 2009.020, 2009.033, 2009.038, 2009.051, 2009.079) Donated by David J. Marcou, January-December 2009.

(Accession no. 2012.048) Donated by David J. Marcou, Oct. 2012.

(Accession no. 2017.033) Donated by David J. Marcou, 2012-2017.

Related Materials

Missing Title

(Clipping file)
La Crosse--Biography--Marcou, David
(Ephemera file)
Biography--Marcou, David J.

Physical Description

7 archives boxes

Processing Information

Processed by Christine Stolz, 2004-2006, and Benjamin H. Lang, 2012.

Title
Guide to the David J. Marcou Papers, 1988-2012
Status
Completed
Author
Christine Stolz and Benjamin H. Lang
Date
2004-2006, 2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository

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