Biography

Biography of the Business Career of William Doerflinger / William Doerflinger, 1895.

Biographical History of La Crosse, Monroe and Juneau Counties Wisconsin, 1892.

This 936 page volume features biographical sketches of socially and economically prominent figures in La Crosse, Trempealeau, and Juneau counties in the 19th century. There are approximately 700 biographical sketches, mostly of men. The work begins with biographies of the U. S. Presidents from George Washington through Benjamin Harrison, before switching to the local citizens. There are over 700 biographies, ranging in length from several paragraphs to several pages. The sketches are presented in no discernible order but there is a name index at the beginning of the volume.

Biographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties Wisconsin, 1892.

This 794 page volume features biographical sketches of early setters and socially and economically prominent figures and families in La Crosse, Trempealeau, and Buffalo counties from the 19th century. There are over 700 biographies of local citizens. Most, if not all, of the subjects are men. The volume also includes biographies of the U. S. Presidents from George Washington through Benjamin Harrison. There is a name index at the beginning of the volume.

David W. Hogue: A Biography / Martha J. Skoch, 1987.

UW – La Crosse Seminar Paper

Emma Lou Wilder : She Came to Teach / Linda Jean Thompson

UW-L theses for Master of Science

Hamlin Garland: His West Salem Years, 1893-1915 / Oppriecht, 1971

This 45 page thesis paper was written for partial fulfillment of a masters’ degree from Wisconsin State University- La Crosse. The Pulitzer prize winning author Hamlin Garland (1860 - 1940) spent four or five months a year in his hometown of West Salem, Wisconsin from 1893-1915 yet struggled to fit in with the community. This thesis explores the uneasy relationship between Garland and West Salem and its purpose was to “present a new image and better understanding of Hamlin Garland.”

La Crosse County Historical Sketches, 1931-1955

His Dreams Came True: Sketch of Colonel Thomas B. Stoddard, First Mayor of La Crosse / Ellis B. Usher

Dr. Wendell A. Anderson / John P. Bird

Josiah L. Pettingill / G.C. Ellis

The Story of Carl Hanson / Mrs. Emma Hanson Heath

Dr. Mary Elizabeth Lottridge / Mrs. Ida Tilson

Christian F. Hoffman, Teacher and Composer of Music / Charlotte Loomis

Biography of G. Van Steenwyk, Sr. / G. van Steenwyk

Biography of E.B. Rynning / R.S. Rynning

Biography of H.J. Hirshheimer / Dora D. Marshall

Albert Hart Sanford, Teacher and Historian / Eleanor R. Sanford

A Vermonter in the West, 1859 / George H. Button

Leon W. Miller / Gerald C. Larson, 1974.

This 65 page thesis paper on the life and career of Leon Miller was written for partial fulfillment of a masters’ degree from Wisconsin State University- La Crosse. The thesis covers Leon Miller’s 40 year career in the Physical Education Department at Wisconsin State University-La Crosse, where he earned his Bachelor of Education degree in 1927, and was a full-time faculty member from 1927 until his retirement in 1967. Mr. Miller taught in almost every area of physical education. He also initiated competitive tennis at La Crosse State Teacher’s College, coached the basketball team during World War II, served as Intramural Director, and was an interim Associate Director of the Physical Education Department. An appendix includes a bibliography, copies of documents and awards that Leon Miller had earned in his long and distinguished career, a survey questionnaire, and remarks by Gerald Larson at his thesis presentation in 1974.

M.M. “Brick Pomeroy: Forgotten Man of the Nineteenth Century / Ruth Anne Tucker

Mark M. Pomeroy: Copperhead Editor: A Study in Transition by Harry Frederick Bangsberg (Ames, Iowa : Bangsberg), 1953.

This paper written by Harry F. Bangsberg was in partial fulfillment of a graduate class assignment while attending the State University of Iowa (now Iowa State University). Bangsberg tackles the question of why La Crosse Democrat editor Mark "Brick" Pomeroy switched from first supporting Lincoln and the Union cause to being a leader in the Copperhead movement and labeling Lincoln as the "widow maker."

Medicine, the Gundersen Experience, 1891-1991 : Gundersen Clinic, Ltd., La Crosse, Wisconsin written by Susan T. Hessel (La Crosse, Wis.: Gundersen Clinic), 1991.

The story of the Gundersen Clinic and Gundersen family who emigrated from Norway to come to La Crosse to found a flourishing medical practice.

Milo Knutson: The Man and the Myth / James Anderson, 1971.

UW – La Crosse Seminar Paper

Pepsi in his Blood: The Norman Gillette, Sr. Story written by Susan T. Hessel (La Crosse, Wis.: s.n.), 1996.

Biography of La Crosse business entrepreneur who started the Gillette Group who moved from bottling the soft drink Pepsi to wholesaling it.

Political Career of White Beaver Powell, Mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin / Clarence L. Schlicht, 1966.

UW – La Crosse Seminar Paper

A Sketch of Gideon Cooley Hixon: La Crosse Lumberman / Drucilla Kathleen Munson.

UW – La Crosse Seminar Paper.

The Sunday Press / Press Publishing Co., May 13, 1894.

Walter J. Wittich: Physical Educator, 1885-1953 / Anna Beth Culver, 1967

This 217 page thesis paper on the life and career of Walter Wittich was written for partial fulfillment of a Masters of Science degree from Wisconsin State University- La Crosse. Wittich joined the La Crosse Normal School staff in 1917 as an assistant professor of physical education and became Director of Physical Education the next year. Under his direction through 1953, the department changed drastically with improvement and additions to the curriculum and the facilities. This thesis gives Wittich’s biographical background; his profound influence on the Division of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Wisconsin State University-La Crosse and its rise to national prominence; and his professional contributions to the field of physical education. Includes original photographs. Appendices include physical education curriculum; faculty of the Physical Education Department from 1918-1953; and a bibliography of the writings of Walter Wittich.