Contents List

Container	Title
(Series 1)	Series: Gertrude Salzer Gordon Scope and Contents The Gertrude Salzer Gordon series consists of a variety of personal papers and memorabilia. Items include three address books (n.d.), a birthday and anniversary book (ca. 1960s?), and many calendar date books (1917-1993) listing Gordon’s day-to-day appointments and activities. Charitable giving (n.d.; 1985-1998) includes information on donations made by Gordon and some information is also included on her friend and caregiver, Judy Bouffleur. Church membership materials (1952) contain a certificate of membership to First Presbyterian Church in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Gertrude Salzer Gordon’s correspondence has been grouped into three categories: incoming correspondence (n.d.; 1907-1911; 1943-1992); outgoing correspondence (n.d.; 1930-1960), the bulk of which is letters and postcards written to her husband and son; and engagement and wedding correspondence (1930), the bulk of which is congratulatory notes and telegrams relating to the engagement and wedding. Financial materials are made up of loose papers (n.d.; 1924-1927; 1943-1998) which contain information on Gertrude Salzer Gordon’s investments and dividends paid to her. A small budget book is also contained here detailing Gordon’s college expenses from 1924-1927. An investment ledger (1943-1996) provides more detailed records of Gordon’s later investments and dividends. Recital programs (1914-1923) are photocopies of the originals and list Gertrude Salzer Gordon’s participation in piano recitals. Salzer’s House of Flowers (1934-1935) contains ads and menus from the gift shop and restaurant owned by the Salzer family. Salzer Seed Company memorabilia (n.d.) includes an advertisement containing a photograph of Gordon’s father, Henry A. Salzer, and samples of Salzer Corporation stationery. This subseries does not contain any information about landscaping or plants that were grown by the Salzer Seed Company or Gertrude Salzer Gordon. Gertrude Salzer Gordon’s social diary (1930-1985?) is filled with a variety of information including names of individuals she entertained, menus, lists of gifts she received, and home decorating information. Gordon’s travel memorabilia (1924-1959) contains three notebooks she kept during her travels and other travel related papers.
Box 1   Folder 2	Address books, undated
Box 1   Folder 3	Birthday and anniversary book, circa 1960s?
	Calendar date books
Box 2	, 1917-1938
Box 3	, 1945-1963
Box 4	, 1964-1983
Box 5	, 1984-1993
Box 6   Folder 1	Charitable giving, 1985, 1997-1998
Box 6   Folder 2	Church membership, 1952
	Correspondence
Box 6   Folder 3	Incoming, 1907-1911, 1943-1992
Box 6   Folder 4	Outgoing, 1930-1960
Box 6   Folder 5	Engagement and wedding, circa 1930
Box 6   Folder 6	Educational memorabilia, circa 1924
	Financial materials
Box 6   Folder 7	Loose papers, 1924-1998
Box 6   Folder 8	Ledger of investments, 1943-1996
Box 6   Folder 9	Recital programs, 1914-1922
Box 6   Folder 10	Salzer Seed Company memorabilia, undated
Box 6   Folder 11	Salzer House of Flowers ads & menus, 1934-1935
Box 6   Folder 12	Social diary, 1930-1985
Box 7   Folder 1	Travel memorabilia, 1954-1959
(Series 2)	Series: Donald Gordon, Sr. Scope and Contents The first files of the Donald Gordon, Sr. series includes correspondence. The incoming correspondence (1939-1942) includes a Christmas card from Wisconsin governor, Julius Heil and his wife, and two signed letters from 1940 Republican presidential candidate, Wendell Willkie. One letter is personally addressed to Donald Gordon, Sr., while the other is addressed to “Dear Fellow Citizen.” The bulk of the outgoing correspondence (n.d.; 1913-1943) contains letters to his wife, Gertrude, and other family members. Donald Gordon, Sr.’s educational memorabilia (n.d.; 1910-1922) contains samples of work done in elementary school, a report card from Lincoln School in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and items from Cornell University including a framed athletic certificate from 1921. Donald Gordon, Sr.’s estate materials (1943-1946) consist of his will; letters he prepared for his wife, Gertrude Salzer Gordon, and Donald Gordon, Jr.; a State of Wisconsin Joint resolution extending condolences to the family; correspondence to the family after Gordon’s death; and financial papers regarding the settlement of his estate. Political involvement (1940) papers include a welcome badge from the city of Philadelphia to Donald A. Gordon for attending the 1940 Republican National Convention, an October 21, 1940, train ticket to ride on Wendell Willkie’s campaign trip, and a picture of Gordon as part of the Wisconsin State Executive Convention Committee.	⇧
	Correspondence
Box 7   Folder 2	Incoming, 1939-1942 General note Includes Wendell Willkie letters
Box 7   Folder 3	Outgoing, 1913-1943
	Education
Oversize 10	Cornell University Athletic Certificate, 1921
Box 7   Folder 4	Educational memorabilia, 1910-1922
Box 7   Folder 5	Estate materials, 1943-1946
Box 7   Folder 6	Political involvement, 1940
(Series 3)	Series: Donald Gordon, Jr. "Sandy" Scope and Contents This manuscript also contains papers from Gertrude Salzer Gordon and Donald Gordon, Sr.’s son, Donald Gordon, Jr. The Donald Gordon, Jr. series include awards (n.d.; 1991) received by Gordon from Viterbo College in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and the La Crosse Area Boys and Girls Club. Donald Gordon, Jr.’s correspondence consists of three groups: incoming (1942-1957); outgoing (n.d.; 1950-1956), the bulk of which is made up of personal letters to his mother, Gertrude Salzer Gordon; and correspondence from Gordon to his mother while at summer camp. The correspondence from Camp Manito-wish in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin (1943-1946), and Shady Trails Camp in Ann Arbor, Michigan (1945-1946), also contain some memorabilia such as camp newsletters. Donald Gordon, Jr.’s diary (1943-1947) contains very few entries, and the entries that are included are very brief. His educational memorabilia (1946-1950) includes report cards and a diploma from Central High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and report cards from Beloit College and Wisconsin State Teachers College, now known as the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. There are very few financial materials (1983) included; the only item is a personal financial statement detailing his assets and liabilities.	⇧
	Awards
Box 7   Folder 7	Boys and Girls Club, 1991
Oversize 10	Viterbo College Presidents' Club, undated
	Correspondence
Box 7   Folder 8	Incoming, 1942-1957
	Outgoing
Box 7   Folder 9	General, n.d.; 1950-1956
	Summer camp
Box 7   Folder 10	Camp Manito-wish, 1943-1946
Box 7   Folder 11	Sandy Trails Camp, 1945-1946
Box 7   Folder 12	Diary, 1943-1947
Box 7   Folder 13	Educational memorabilia, 1946-1950
Box 7   Folder 14	Financial materials, 1983
(Series 4)	Series: Gordon and Salzer Families Scope and Contents The miscellaneous materials of CLARA KREMERS SALZER (1924-1955?) include a name card with a personal notation on the back to her daughter, Gertrude Salzer Gordon; a postcard; and a listing of individuals she wanted remembered with personal items after her death. The GEORGE H. GORDON miscellaneous materials (1900-1941) consist of a 1900 letter of recommendation from Ellis B. Usher from the La Crosse Morning Chronicle newspaper to the Honorable Henry C. Payne, member for Wisconsin of the Republican National Committee; an invitation to the fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration of George H. and Stella Gordon; telegrams received by the family after Gordon’s death; and a memoriam to Gordon written by Wisconsin State Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry. The STELLA GODDARD GORDON materials consist of a short memoir (1942) prepared as part of a La Crosse centennial interview project. A will (1952) is also included. The PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES include photographs of the Gordon family; Donald Gordon, Sr.; Donald “Sandy” Gordon, Jr.; Gertrude Salzer Gordon, Gordon or Salzer families; the Salzer family, wedding portraits of Gertrude Salzer Gordon (1930), portraits of Donald Gordon, Sr., and one portrait of George H. Gordon. and family friends. The Salzer Seed Company photos include two interior shots of green houses and one of a floral arrangement. The photos of the Salzer and Gordon homes include photos of the following La Crosse, Wisconsin, addresses: 1205 S. 7th St.; 1634 King St.; 137 S. 17th St.; 534 S. 17th St.; 1805 King St.; 1434 Cass St.; and 2575 Edgewood Place. A scrapbook assembled by Gertrude Salzer Gordon (ca. 1920s-1935) includes photos of friends and family.	⇧
Box 1   Folder 1	Newspaper clippings and miscellaneous memorabilia, 1930-1999
Box 7   Folder 15	Clara Kremers Salzer miscellaneous materials, 1924-1955?
Box 7   Folder 16	George H. Gordon miscellaneous materials, 1900-1941
	Stella Goddard Gordon
Box 7   Folder 17	Memoir, 1942
Box 7   Folder 18	Will, 1952
	Photographic Images
Box 8   Folder 1	Gordon family
Box 8   Folder 2	Gordon, Donald, Sr.
Box 8   Folder 3	Gordon, Donald "Sandy", Jr.
Oversize 9	Gordon, Donald, Sr.; Gordon, Gertrude Salzer; Gordon, George H.
Box 8   Folder 4	Gordon, Gertrude Salzer
Box 8   Folder 5	Gordon or Salzer families
Box 8   Folder 6	Salzer family
Box 8   Folder 7	Salzer Seed Company
Box 8   Folder 8	Homes of Salzer and Gordon families
Box 8   Folder 9	Family friends
Box 8   Folder 10	Scrapbook, circa 1920s-1935