Title: Goska Family Letters, 1920s-1960s
Summary: This collection contains letters from two generations of a family, during war times. The letters are primarily between Ann and Clarence, Vernice and Ann (before and after Ann was married) and Barbara and Ronald. There are numerous other cards and letters from various family and friends to Ann and Clarence. Ronald Trinkner, Ann’s brother, is responsible for many of these. There are a total of approximately 900 letters, spanning the 1920’s to the 1960’s and subjects include births, deaths, baptisms and marriages, farming, jobs and finances, health, time in the service, and holiday visits.
Call Number: Unprocessed UWGB Manuscript Collection
Title: Lawrence C. Gram papers relating to World War II, 1942-1945
Summary: Papers consisting of five volumes concerning World War II containing letters, news clippings, and Gram's war records compiled and written by Gram and his family from West Allis, Wisconsin. Letters included in the volumes are written between Gram, his wife Isabel, children, Lawrence Jr. and Judy, and his father. Gram's letters to his wife and father discuss his training in mapping and aircraft identification, recreational activities, and his living arrangements. Gram's letters to his children encourage them in their education and future achievement while their letters in return relate their school activities and home life.
Call Number: M2013-115
Summary: Transcripts of interviews conducted with Hmong Immigrants/Refugees who settled in the LaCrosse area. Interviews describe experiences in Laos, coming to America, cultural shifts and beliefs.
Call Number: LaCrosse Archives
Title: Journal, 1883-1906
Summary: Typescript personal journal of a rabbi who emigrated from Russia in 1892 and settled in Green Bay, Wis. in 1894 where he helped found Congregation Cnesses Israel. The journal is translated from Yiddish and contains detailed descriptions of marriage and family life, work, religious practices, Russian anti-Semitism, Kanter's experiences immigrating to the U.S., and his life in Green Bay from 1894 to 1906. Also included are photocopied photographs and maps, and reminiscences about the Kanter family and Green Bay's Jewish community by Joe Kanter, grandson, and Dorothy Bein, daughter of Azriel and Rose Kanter.
Call Number: Green Bay SC 97
Title: Papers, 1866-1867, 1877-1898
Summary: Diaries kept by Mrs. Kelly on a farm near Cottage Grove, Wis. She recorded routine household activities, births, marriages, deaths, meetings at the Methodist Church, and the farm work of her husband and sons.
Call Number: Wis Mss EU
Title: Helen Schulte Kohlbeck papers, 1887-1958
Summary: Papers of Helen Schulte Kohlbeck, a former teacher and resident of Algoma, Wisconsin. Included are diaries, 1887-1903, describing various Wisconsin locations, especially Manitowoc County, and travels to Europe; a diary, 1938, describing a trip from Algoma to California; family correspondence, 1947-1956; correspondence written during her travels to Europe and the Holy Land, 1901-1903; miscellaneous clippings and memorabilia; a photocopy of a scrapbook; and a travelogue written in 1944-1945 about her European trip in 1901-1903. The travelogue and a clipping of Kohlbeck's obituary include photographs of her.
Call Number: Green Bay Mss 186