Title: Great Rivers United Way (Onalaska, Wisconsin) Records
Date: 1948-1999

Creator:

• Great Rivers United Way (Onalaska, Wis.).

Unique Identifier: MSS 059

Quantity: 9.4 cubic feet

Physical Description: 14 archives boxes, 4 record center cartons

Repository:

La Crosse Public Library
Contact Information

Archival Location:

La Crosse Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

The La Crosse Community Chest was first proposed by the Citizens Committee in 1932 and adopted by seven agencies later that year. By 1955, 19 agencies were affiliated with the Community Chest, and three new agencies were added in the 1956 campaign. During the 1965 campaign, the La Crosse Community Chest and Welfare Federation was renamed the La Crosse United Fund. In 1974 another name change was administered, as the La Crosse United Fund became the United Way of the La Crosse Area, Inc. The United Way of La Crosse underwent an operational reconstruction in 1997 by funding specific programs instead of the agencies themselves. Sometime after 1999, the United Way of La Crosse was renamed the Great Rivers United Way. As of 2012, this organization remains active.

Records of the Great Rivers United Way include correspondence, files on committees and their activities, campaign and other advertising materials, financial records, photographs, scrapbooks, and other administrative files. Materials range in date from 1948 to 1999.

Language: English

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(Accession no. 1999.031) Donated by the United Way of La Crosse via Karrie L. Jackelen, United Way Resource Development Association, 1999 November

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

[Identification of item], Great Rivers United Way (Onalaska, Wisconsin) Records, MSS 059, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI

Processed by Daniel Nelson (2007-2008) and Bill Doering (2010-2011)

Arranged in five series:

Series 1: Executive Director

Series 2: Board of Directors

Series 3: Correspondence

Series 4: Campaigns

Series 5: Photographs and Scrapbooks

Records of the Great Rivers United Way include correspondence, files on committees and their activities, campaign and other advertising materials, financial records, photographs, scrapbooks, and other administrative files. Materials range in date from 1948 to 1999.

The La Crosse Community Chest was first proposed by the Citizens Committee on January 31, 1932. The proposal underwent a six month study, and recommendations were sent to welfare organizations of the community. On June 8, 1932, the Community Chest plan was adopted by seven agencies. The Boy Scouts and Y.W.C.A. activities become dependent upon the Community Chest for funding in 1933.

In 1949, a modified version of the articles of incorporation for the Community Chest and Welfare Federation of La Crosse was approved by the citizen’s steering committee. On January 2, 1950, The La Crosse Community Chest and Welfare Federation was formed to protect residents from constant and unrelated appeals, assure better planning and less duplication of services, guarantee effective use of funds through the annual review of the budget, administrative costs, and conserve time and energy of volunteer workers . Seven agencies benefited from the 1949-1950 campaign, including the Boy Scouts, Family Welfare Association, Girl Scouts, La Crosse Home for Children, Salvation Army, YWCA and YMCA.

By 1955, 19 agencies were affiliated with the Community Chest, including: La Crosse Chapter, Wisconsin Mental Health Association, La Crosse Nursery School Association, Confidential Exchange, La Crosse Council Girl Scouts, Gateway Area Boy Scouts, YMCA, YWCA, Wisconsin Hearth Association, Lutheran Welfare Society, Family Welfare Association, Salvation Army, Catholic Welfare Bureau, St. Michael’s Home for Children, Catholic Welfare Family Service, St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged, La Crosse Home for Children, Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin, Sister Kenny Foundation, and the United Defense Fund (including the USO). Three new agencies were added in the 1956 campaign and include Hygiene Association, the United Service Organizations, and the National Probation and Parole Association.

During the 1965 campaign, the La Crosse Community Chest and Welfare Federation was renamed the La Crosse United Fund. In 1974 another name change was administered, as the La Crosse United Fund became the United Way of the La Crosse Area, Inc. By 1979, new qualifications for the United Way funding were implemented and advised agencies that they must be non-profit and tax exempt, plus show evidence of their need in their community. The United Way of La Crosse underwent an operational reconstruction in 1997 by funding specific programs instead of the agencies themselves.

Sometime after 1999, the United Way of La Crosse was renamed the Great Rivers United Way. As of 2012, this organization remains active.

• Community Chest and Welfare Federation of La Crosse (La Crosse, Wis.).
• Great Rivers United Way (Onalaska, Wis.).
• La Crosse United Fund (La Crosse, Wis.).
• United Way of the La Crosse Area, Inc. (La Crosse, Wis.).
• Charities--Wisconsin--La Crosse County

(Series 1)	Series: Executive Director, 1953-1992
Box 18   Folder 9	Director's committee, 1980-1986
Box 18   Folder 11	Financial materials, 1953-1991
Box 1   Folder 1	Historical materials
Box 18   Folder 12	La Crosse County Development, Inc., 1960-1992
Box 18   Folder 10	Policies and procedures, undated
(Series 2)	Series: Board of Directors, 1949-1996	⇧
(Subseries 2.1)	Subseries: Administrative Records, 1949-1994
Box 6   Folder 1	Articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1949-1974
Box 6   Folder 2-18	Annual meetings, 1949-1989
Box 6   Folder 19	Board membership and committee assignments, 1949-1991
Box 6   Folder 20	Building Reserve Fund and lease, 1969-1984
Box 8   Folder 16-17 Box 9   Folder 1-14	Correspondence, 1952-1994
Box 9   Folder 15	Labor union, 1984-1989
Box 9   Folder 16-22	Minutes, 1949-1990
	Wills
Box 10   Folder 1	Bartel, Helen
Box 10   Folder 2	Beckwith, Milton
Box 10   Folder 3	Dahl, Howard
Box 10   Folder 4	Hensel, Albert
Box 10   Folder 5	Seiler, Blanche
Box 10   Folder 6	Wood, Frank
(Subseries 2.2)	Subseries: Committees, 1949-1996	⇧
Box 7   Folder 11	Agency Relations, 1960-1961
Box 7   Folder 1-7	Allocations, 1960-1996
Box 7   Folder 12	Camp, 1950
Box 7   Folder 13	Chamber of Commerce solicitation, 1965-1984
Box 7   Folder 14	Children's Code, 1954
Box 7   Folder 15	Committee on Alcoholism, 1951-1954
Box 7   Folder 16	Committee on Foster Home Placement of Handicapped Children, 1951-1953
	Executive
Box 7   Folder 8	Correspondence, 1951-1987
Box 7   Folder 9	Minutes, 1951-1990
Box 7   Folder 10	Executive Budget, 1950-1984
Box 7   Folder 17	Nominating, 1950-1959
Box 8   Folder 1	Planning, 1985-1990
Box 8   Folder 2	Public Relations, 1949-1950
Box 8   Folder 3	Recreation survey, 1960-1961
	Social Planning
Box 8   Folder 4	Correspondence, 1950-1976
Box 8   Folder 5-7	Family and Children's Division, 1951-1956
Box 8   Folder 8	Family and Children's Division Executive Committee, 1951-1956
Box 8   Folder 9	Minutes, 1950-1984
Box 8   Folder 10	Proposals of agencies, 1964-1969
Box 8   Folder 11	Purpose and structure, circa 1966-1969, 1986
Box 8   Folder 12	Recreation and Education Division, 1951-1956
Box 8   Folder 13	Surveys and miscellaneous materials, 1949-1976
Box 8   Folder 14	Transient, undated
Box 8   Folder 15	Venture grant, 1987-1990
(Series 3)	Series: Correspondence, 1948-1992	⇧
Box 12   Folder 4	Agencies rejected for funding, 1969-1992
Box 12   Folder 5	American Heart Association, 1950-1955
Box 12   Folder 6-13	American Red Cross, 1960-1989
Box 12   Folder 14	American Social Hygiene Association, 1950-1966
Box 12   Folder 15	Association for Retarded Citizens Minnesota (ARC), 1987
Box 12   Folder 16 Box 13   Folder 1-2	Boy Scouts of America, Gateway Area Council, 1949-1989
Box 13   Folder 3	Boys Club of La Crosse; Boys and Girls Club of La Crosse, 1967-1989
Box 13   Folder 4	Camp Winnebago, 1972-1989
Box 13   Folder 5	Catholic Benevolent Society, 1949-1952
Box 13   Folder 6	Catholic Charities, 1950-1989
Box 13   Folder 8	Catholic Social Services, Inc., 1966-1976
Box 13   Folder 8	Catholic Welfare Bureau, 1950-1959
Box 14   Folder 1	Children's Home Society of Minnesota, 1968-1988
Box 14   Folder 2	Children's Service Society, 1949-1990
Box 14   Folder 3	Community Action Program, Wisconsin Coulee Region, 1964-1965, 1998
Box 14   Folder 4	Confidential Exchange, 1952-1984
Box 14   Folder 5	Coulee Council of Alcoholism and Other Chemical Abuse, 1979-1990
Box 14   Folder 6	Coulee Region Infant Development Center, 1977-1989
Box 14   Folder 7-8	Family and Children's Center, 1983-1989
Box 14   Folder 9-12	Family Service Association, 1952-1982
Box 15   Folder 1	Family Welfare Association, 1949-1954
Box 15   Folder 2	First Call for Help, 1978-1989
Box 15   Folder 3	Gifts in Kind Charitable Giving Agency, 1984-1992
Box 15   Folder 5-6	Girl Scouts of America, Riverland Council, 1947-1990
Box 15   Folder 7	Head Start, 1967-1969
Box 15   Folder 8	Hi Hopes Club, 1967-1968
Box 15   Folder 9	Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Inc., 1989
Box 15   Folder 10	Innovation Fund, 1976
Box 15   Folder 11	Internal Employment, 1958-1990
Box 15   Folder 12	Job Corps, undated
Box 15   Folder 13	La Crescent Division of United Way, 1968-1993
Box 15   Folder 14	La Crosse City-County Public Health Council, 1949-1958
Box 15   Folder 15	La Crosse Committee on Aging and Senior Citizens Center, 1956-1987
Box 16   Folder 1	La Crosse Day Nursery; La Crosse Nursery School, 1952-1955
Box 16   Folder 2	La Crosse Home for Children, 1949-1967
Box 16   Folder 3	La Crosse Home for Children-Group Care Study Committee, 1959-1961
Box 16   Folder 4	La Crosse Jail Ministry, 1983-1989
Box 16   Folder 5	La Crosse Tribune, 1971-1974
Box 16   Folder 6	Lutheran Hospital, 1987-1988
Box 16   Folder 7-10	Lutheran Social Services, 1965-1989
Box 16   Folder 11	Lutheran Welfare Society, 1951-1955
Box 16   Folder 12	Medary Center: Special Learning School and Sheltered Workshop, 1974
Box 16   Folder 13	Minnesota Charities Review Council, Inc., 1979-1987
Box 16   Folder 14	Mobile Meals of La Crosse, 1978-1988
Box 16   Folder 15	National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 1966-1977
Box 16   Folder 16	National Probation and Parole Association, 1955-1956
Box 16   Folder 17	National Social Welfare Assembly, 1949-1955
Box 16   Folder 18	Omni, 1975-1977
Box 16   Folder 19	Priority study by Al Jandt, 1973
Box 17   Folder 1	Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), 1988
Box 17   Folder 2	Riverdale Marriage and Family Clinic, 1976-1989
Box 17   Folder 3	Riverfront, 1977-1992
Box 17   Folder 4-7	Salvation Army, circa 1949-1969
Box 17   Folder 8	Sister Kenny Foundation, 1949-1968
Box 17   Folder 9	St. Francis Community Programs, Inc., 1982-1988
Box 17   Folder 10	St. Michael's Home for Children, undated
Box 17   Folder 11-12	United Agencies Building Corporation, 1979-1981
Box 17   Folder 13	United Service Organization, 1949-1989
Box 17   Folder 14	Universal Oil Products, 1975
Box 17   Folder 15	Universal Personnel Practices, undated
Box 17   Folder 16	U. W. employee salary information, 1975-1981
Box 17   Folder 17	Wisconsin Service Association, 1950-1966
Box 18   Folder 1	Wisconsin Welfare Council, 1954-1972
Box 18   Folder 2-5	YMCA; Family Y; YMCA/YWCA, 1948-1990
Box 18   Folder 6	YMCA-NYPUM (National Youth Project Using Minibikes), 1974-1988
Box 18   Folder 7	YWCA, 1949-1990
Box 18   Folder 8	YWCA; New Horizons, 1977-1986
(Series 4)	Series: Campaigns, 1949-1999	⇧
Box 11   Folder 1	Advertising
Box 11   Folder 2	Campaign programs; award dinner brochures, 1993-1998
Box 11   Folder 3	Capital funds questionnaires, 1951-1952, 1984
Box 11   Folder 4-5	Corporate fund raising, 1961-1992
Box 11   Folder 6	Donations by private individuals, 1962-1992
Box 11   Folder 7	Donations by schools and other non-profit organizations, 1967-1992
Box 11   Folder 8-9	Gifts received (per division), 1961-1963
Box 11   Folder 10	Goals and giving information, 1949-1999
Box 11   Folder 11	Lists and biographical sketches of board members and campaign volunteers, 1963-1989
Box 12   Folder 1	News releases, 1992-1995
Box 12   Folder 2	Public information scripts fo slide series and radio/television advertisements, 1978-1981
Box 12   Folder 3	Scripts for radio and television advertisements, 1970-1991
(Series 5)	Series: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1949-1993	⇧
Box 1   Folder 2	Campaigns, 1969-1976
	Presidents
Box 1   Folder 3	Christensen, A. L., 1959
Box 1   Folder 4	Cram, Harold R., 1956
Box 1   Folder 5	Dahl, Howard, 1950
Box 1   Folder 6	Fellows, Sam, 1978
Box 1   Folder 7	Fowler, Oren, 1949
Box 1   Folder 8	Funk, Henry C., 1967
Box 1   Folder 9	Gundersen, Mary B., 1962
Box 1   Folder 10	Hall, B. T., 1961
Box 1   Folder 11	Heineche, James, 1977
Box 1   Folder 12	Huber, Harry, 1954
Box 1   Folder 13	Iverson, Carl H., 1955
Box 1   Folder 14	Jordan, Arthur F., 1952
Box 1   Folder 15	Longfellow, Norman J., 1957
Box 1   Folder 16	Mach, Milo, 1975
Box 1   Folder 17	Milne, George W., 1960-1961
Box 1   Folder 18	Mitchell, Rexford S., 1960
Box 1   Folder 19	Murphy, W. Leo, 1953
Box 1   Folder 20	O'Neill, Lawrence W., 1972
Box 1   Folder 21	Olson, Harry J., 1963
Box 1   Folder 22	Pappas, Peter G., 1951
Box 1   Folder 23	Sherman, John, 1976
Box 1   Folder 24	Sleik, John T. Jr., 1958
Box 1   Folder 25	Stuhr, Beverly, 1979
Box 1   Folder 26	Staff and volunteers
Box 2 Box 5 Box 3 Box 4	Scrapbooks, 1965-1993