David J. Marcou Papers Relating to Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of drafts and proofs (1999-2000) of the book Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History published by Western Wisconsin Technical College, 2000. Many authors contributed to the work.
Dates
- 1999-2000
Creator
- Marcou, David J. (Person)
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
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 and another Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1984. He also received a Master of Arts degree in American Studies from the University of Iowa-Iowa City in 1978. Marcou has worked as a writer, journalist, editor and photographer. He has taught courses on writing and photography at Western Wisconsin Technical College (now Western Technical College) in La Crosse.
The Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History has been the first attempt at compiling a narrative history of La Crosse that included the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Extent
0.8 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.
This collection consists of drafts and proofs (1999-2000) of the book Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History published by Western Wisconsin Technical College, 2000, and edited by Marcou. Many authors contributed to the work.
Arrangement
The materials have been arranged chronologically by drafts, pre-galley and galley proofs.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 2000.004) Donated by David J. Marcou, 2000 September-November
Physical Description
2 archives boxes
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, 2006
Creator
- Marcou, David J. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the David J. Marcou Papers Relating to Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History, 1999-2000
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anita Taylor Doering
- Date
- 2006
- 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