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David J. Marcou Papers Relating to Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 110

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

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

Related Materials

Missing Title

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

Physical Description

2 archives boxes

Processing Information

Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, 2006

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
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository

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