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The Community Improvement Committe started in La Crosse in 1963, and remained active through at least 1968. The committee focused on issuses related to the development of La Crosse. The materials in this collection include membership lists (1967-1968), meeting minutes (1963-1968), and materials related to topics discussed in meetings.

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Constitution and bylaws of the La Crosse, Wisconsin Board of Trade, 1892. This organization served as a forerunner of the Greater La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce, with a goal of advancing the mercantile and manufacturing interests in La Crosse.

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Titles published by the Rotary Club of La Crosse include: "Weeklet," "Circle," "The Coulee Report," and "Rotary Update."

Abstract The La Crosse chapter of Rotary International was chartered in 1919. The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; high ethical standards in business and professions; the application of the ideal of service; and the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through fellowship.Records of the local La...

Abstract Wendell Abraham Anderson (1840-1929) was born in Gray, Maine. He received a medical degree in 1863, served in the Civil War, and moved to La Crosse in 1866, to set up a medical practice. He became involved in public service and politics. He was Chairman of the State Democratic Committee, U.S. Consul General in Montreal, and twice mayor of La Crosse, his first term running from 1899 to 1901, and the second from 1907 to 1909.These materials are from Anderson’s two terms as mayor of...