Bob Voigt Papers
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Summary Information
Title: Bob Voigt Papers
Date: 1946, 1993-1997

Creator:
  • Voigt, Bob, (Gene Robert)
Unique Identifier: MISC MSS 249

Quantity:
  • 0.02 cubic foot
  • (1 folder)

Repository:
La Crosse Public Library
Contact Information

Archival Location:
wlac

Abstract:
The Bob Voight Papers include a copy of "The First Day of the Rest of My Life," written by Voight in 1993 (with an update added in 1997); and a copy of a newspaper article from 1946: "Doctors Work to Save Feet of Dakota Youth."

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.lcpl-miscmss249
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Biographical Note

Gene Robert "Bob" Voigt was a former resident of Dakota, Minnesota; in 1946, Voigt and Richard "Dick" Westness suffered exposure during a duck hunting trip in the Mississippi River, which resulted in an amputation for Voigt.

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Acquisitions Information

Donated by Gene Robert "Bob" Voigt, 2010 (Accession no. 2010.049)

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Bob Voigt Papers, MISC MSS 249, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI

Subject Terms
  • Voigt, Bob, (Gene Robert)
  • Westness, Dick, (Richard)
  • Amputation
  • Dakota (Minn.)--History
  • Duck shooting--Mississippi River
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