Online Exhibits and Featured Collections

Highlights from the UWRF University Archives and Area Research Center collections.

Current exhibits and featured collections:

• Ruth E. and David O. Afdahl papers: Featured collection with a farm conservation plan from 1943
• John M. Bartosh Papers, 1885-1959: A Featured Collection
  Bartosh owned Park View Dairy, the first motorized dairy delivery operation in River Falls. He was also the mayor of River Falls during World War II. (River Falls SC 409)
• Chalmer Davee
• Daniel Brandenstein: An Online Exhibit
  UWRF Distinguished Alumnus and U.S. Astronaut.
• Deloris Buckley, Front Line Nurse: A Featured Collection
  Buckley, of Spring Valley, was a nurse stationed in Italy during World War II. (River Falls SC 149)
• Elephants and Other Folios: An Online Exhibit
  Large, oversize "folios"--known as elephant folios--from UWRF's Special Collections are highlighted.
• Ellsworth Pioneer School Girls Club: A Featured Collection
  Gertrude M. Cairns was the club secretary and treasurer and her Papers (1845-1958) contain records of the Pioneer Girls. (River Falls Mss I) 
• Gerrish Family Papers, 1876-1909: A Featured Collection
  Diaries and personal papers detailing rural farm life in Wisconsin, particularly the Ono area of Union Township in Pierce County, during the late 1800s through the early 1900s. (River Falls Mss CO)
• Kennedy @ 100: An Online Exhibit
• Kinnickinnic River: A Featured Topic
  Want to research the Kinnickinnic River? These resources will get you started.
• Letter from Vincent Price and reminiscences by David Day: Featured collection.
• North Hall Centennial, celebrating 100 years. 
• Notable Visitors and speakers at UWRF.
• Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company: An Online Exhibit
  History of River Falls' first firefighters.
• Political Activism and Memorabilia: An Online Exhibit
  Campaign buttons, photographs, political organizations, campus protests and demonstrations.
• River Falls in World War I: An Online Exhibit UW-River Falls in World War I.
• River Falls in World War II: An Online Exhibit UW-River Falls in World War II.
• Small Potatoes: Boyhood Memories of the Depression Decade in River Falls: A Featured Collection
  Memoirs of George D. Foss about growing up in River Falls during the Great Depression. (River Falls SC 417)

Ardie, Herb, and Dave Afdahl on the family farm, circa 1933.

   
    Downtown River Falls, ca. 1921

 
    River Falls Fire Department,
    Successor of the Pioneer Hook
    & Ladder Company

  
     William McKinley
      & Garret Hobart
      Presidential Buttons, 1896

 
     Envelope from a Letter Written
     Home by a Soldier in WWII