Abstract Richard Snowberg was vice president of the Hogan School Parent-Teacher Association when Hogan School was closed by the School District of La Crosse in 1980. Snowberg’s wife Janice compiled a history of the school.This collection consists of a manuscript and booklet titled History of Hogan School (1980), as well as newspaper articles, photographic negatives, oral history interview cassette tapes and interview notes. The interviews were conducted by Janice and Richard Snowberg....

Abstract Jefferson School, also known as Fifth Ward School, was built in 1877. Located on the corner of St. James and Caledonia Streets, it was razed in 1950, and was replaced by Jefferson Elementary, which opened to classes in 1950. Parent organizations were supportive of the school and its students. A Mother’s Club was formed in 1921, and by 1943, became the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). The school operated for over fifty years until closed by the La Crosse School District at the end of the...