Papers, 1821-1934, 1944-1962.

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Papers, 1821-1934, 1944-1962.

Papers of a prominent local historian in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, consisting of two series, his personal papers and his historical writings. The personal papers contain biographical and family information; correspondence, 1896-1934, with considerable information on local history topics; and files on Eau Claire activities in which Bartlett was involved, including the Eau Claire County Old Settlers' Association (1890-1929), the Prohibition Club (1885-1894), the Chippewa-Eau Claire Memorial Highway, and the local school system. The historical writings series contains published and unpublished writings, original source materials, and research notes. The bulk of this series consists of lumbering materials (1821-1932), mostly from the Daniel Shaw Lumber Company but also from other area companies. Other topics include the Ezra Cornell/Cornell University lands in Wisconsin (1880-1892) and John Deitz and the Cameron Dam incident (1905-1919, 1945).

10.0 c.f. (21 archives boxes, 10 flat boxes) and.1 reel of microfilm (35 mm.); plus.additions of 79 transparencies.

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Bartlett, William W., 1861-1933.

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Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874

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Born 1807 in New Britain, N.Y., Cornell helped organize the Western Union Telegraph Co. and was a founder of Cornell University. Died 1874. From the description of Selected letters to Ezra Cornell pertaining to the Russian Extension Company in the Ezra Cornell papers [microform], 1864-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42067275 Telegraph magnate, philanthropist. From the description of Letter to F. Allen, 1868 April 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122535706 ...

Deitz, John F., 1861-1924

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Daniel Shaw Lumber Company.

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Prohibition Club (Eau Claire, Wis.)

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Eau Claire County Old Settlers' Association (Wis.)

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