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La Crosse (Wis.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:

Central High School (La Crosse, Wisconsin), Local History Studies, La Crosse Centennial Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 086
Abstract This collection consists of studies of local individuals compiled by Central students as part of a La Crosse, Wisconsin, centennial project in 1942. Students interviewed subjects on aspects of their life and recollections of early La Crosse and the surrounding area. Most are general in subject, but some are more specific such as social welfare work, social life, education, winter sports, dress making, river travel, and the like. Transcribed interviews include general recollections,...
Dates: 1942

Cercheor of La Crosse

 Collection
Identifier: LP 0032

Copy of the Film "People Along the Mississippi"

 Collection — Box MISC 52, Folder: 3
Identifier: MISC MSS 175
Abstract

"People Along the Mississippi" was created in 1952 as an educational film (funded by Encyclopedia Britannica) to highlight to origins of communities and people living along the Mississippi River. This film was directed by Gordon Weisenborn and features La Crosse and Onalaska, Wisconsin residents.

This collection contains a VHS copy of the original film; this copy was created in 2002.

Dates: 1952

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

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 110
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.

Dates: 1999-2000

Edward Brian Greene Nomination of Alick Dvirnak to the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame

 Collection — Box MISC 17, Folder: 9
Identifier: MISC MSS 167
Abstract

Nomination of Alick Dvirnak to the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame, written by Edward Brian Greene of Dickinson, North Dakota. This nomination includes a history of the Diamond C Ranch in North Dakota and the Crosby family of La Crosse, Wisconin.

Dates: 2002

Gantert Family Papers

 Collection — Box MISC 17, Folder: 5
Identifier: MISC MSS 164
Abstract

The Gantert Family Papers include documents from the estate of Belle K. Gantert (1962), building lease agreements (1949, 1962), and stock sale and purchase agreements for the Gantert Furniture Company (1962). The Gantert family owned and ran a furniture business in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Dates: 1949, 1962

Gateway Transportation Company Records

 Collection — Box MISC 9, Folder: 4-5
Identifier: MISC MSS 069
Abstract

Records of the Gateway Transporation Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, including printed images (circa 1965) and a written history and fact sheet (circa 1967).

Dates: circa 1965-circa 1967

George Hoare & Company Druggists Records

 Collection — Box MISC 12, Folder: 12
Identifier: MISC MSS 113
Abstract

Records of the George Hoare & Company Druggists include a sample prescription book (1858), two newspaper articles on Hebberd Drugs, and a paper written by David J. Marcou, May 1993: "An Historical Report on the Oldest Continuous Business in La Crosse, Wisconsin: The Story of the Dumont-Hebberd Company." George Hoare & Company Druggists became Howard Drug Company, which was later bought by Hebberd Drugs.

Dates: 1858, 1993

Grassroots Rebel: Municipal Power and Railroad Regulation in La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1883-1900

 Collection — Box MISC 41, Folder: 12
Identifier: MISC MSS 245
Abstract

Print copy of the article "Grassroots Rebels: Municipal Power and Railroad Regulation in La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1883-1900," which originally appeared online in volume 3 (2005) of Business and Economic History On-Line.

Dates: 2005