Digital Collections
UW-Eau Claire's Digital Collections
Explore McIntyre Library’s digital collections to learn more about campus and community history. On this page you can access our campus collections, community collections, and engaging digital exhibits.
Campus Digital Collections
Historic Campus Photographs
"A picture is worth a thousand words" Explore the UWEC campus as you have never seen it before! This digital resource provides access to hundreds of campus images from 1917 to the present. You can also sort and search the images through the simple search.
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The Spectator, 1923-2012
Search and explore the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire student newspaper, The Spectator, from 1923 to 2002. Generously funded in part by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Student Senate. This resource can be searched using the simple search tool.
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Periscopes, 1917-1995
The UWEC campus yearbook, the Periscope, was published annually from 1917 to 1995. Discover and learn more about former students and activities. This resource can be searched using the simple search tool available within the digital collections platform.
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UWEC Course Catalogs
Explore and search University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire course catalogs from 1916-1994 and learn more about the changing academic landscape over time.
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Published Histories of UW-Eau Claire
Explore published histories that tell the UW-Eau Claire story. This collection includes the 2016 history book, "Building Excellence," and a 1976 university history book.
Explore Campus History
Covid-19 Archiving Project
Join UW-Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley Museum in documenting the Covid-19 pandemic as it happens. View and add to the collection of oral histories, personal stories, and visual representations of these historic times.
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Historic Films
Historic films associated with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and its predecessor institutions. Included Rolland Schlieve's circa 1942 "And So We Go To College" and the 1934 "All School Film."
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Sounds of Eau Claire
Access and listen to over 50 oral history interviews and learn more about the Sounds of Eau Claire Project, a collaborative effort to document and better understand Eau Claire’s music scene in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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LaBelle Miller Southwest Pottery Collection
Discover and learn about pieces in the LaBelle Miller Southwest Pottery Collection. Featuring nearly 400 unique pieces hand-crafted by American Indians, the collection is an important teaching and learning resource in McIntyre Library.
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Minds@UW
The institutional repository serving UWEC, Minds@UW is designed to gather, distribute, and preserve digital materials related to the UW System's research and instructional mission. Content includes research papers, theses, student projects and more.
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Jeanette Gaffney Miller Papers, 1925-1930
The Jeanette Gaffney Miller Papers include artifacts and documents which help us to understand campus and student life in the late 1920s.
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UW-Eau Claire Websites Archive
Search and explore archived websites from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire dating from 2013 to the present. Discover historic news and information about the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
View The UW-Eau Claire Websites ArchiveCommunity Digital Collections
Volume One
Volume One is an arts, entertainment, and culture publication distributed widely across the Chippewa Valley since 2002. While currently in development, this online resource will soon provide a fully searchable archive of issues from 2002-2022.
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The Reform, 1896-1941
Access The Reform, a Norwegian language newspaper from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Access includes issues from 1896-1941. The resource is provided thanks to a partnership with the Waldemar Ager Association and ResCarta Foundation.
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Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Newsletters, 1933-1941
Newsletters, 1933-1941, from Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps located in Western Wisconsin. These newsletters provide a unique glimpse into camp life and activities.
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Clarice Chase Dunn Papers, 1942-2001
From 1942-1943 Clarice Chase Dunn, a 1937 Eau Claire State Teachers College Graduate, taught English at Heart Mountain (Wyoming) relocation camp for Japanese Americans. Explore her experience through this digital collection.
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Chippewa Valley Civil Liberties Union Records
Materials, 1969-2017, documenting the activities of the Chippewa Valley Civil Liberties Union, an affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin. These records explore the organization’s advocacy and educational initiatives in the Valley.
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Voices of Protest, Voices of Reason
An exhibit exploring the Vietnam Era and a legacy of activism at UW-Eau Claire.
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Marching Beyond the Kitchen: SPAM and the Women Behind the Can
Follow the journey of the Hormel Girls through the experiences of Eleanor Jones, a Cornell, Wisconsin native who was forever changed by her experiences with the group.
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Bands of Sisters, Bonds of war: WWII and the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve Band
Using archival photographs, documents, and more this engaging online exhibit explores the experiences of Eleanor Jones as a member of the Marine Corps Women’s Band during World War II.
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The Individual, the Collective, and the Crisis: Public Health in Rural Wisconsin
This exhibit is part of Rural Voices/Voces del Campo, a project of the UWEC Public History, Languages, and Latin American & Latinx Studies programs that aims to document, preserve, and share the stories of diverse communities in rural Wisconsin.
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Vital Signs: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and the Chippewa Valley.
Inspired by efforts to collect stories during the COVID-19 pandemic, this project identifies and explores primary source materials available across the Chippewa Valley which examine the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic.
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