Summary Information
Community Improvement Committee Records
1962-1968
- Community Improvement Committee (La Crosse, Wis.).
MSS 144
0.2 cubic foot
1 box
La Crosse Public Library (Map)
The Community Improvement Committe started in La Crosse in 1963, and remained active through at least 1968. The committee focused on issuses related to the development of La Crosse. The materials in this collection include membership lists (1967-1968), meeting minutes (1963-1968), and materials related to topics discussed in meetings.
English
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Acquisitions Information
Unknown; possibly received in 1994.
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Community Improvement Committee Records, MSS 144, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Processing Information
Processed by Mag Karlstad, January 2013; finding aid written by Mag Karlstad, January 2013
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by topic.
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection include membership lists (1967-68), meeting minutes (1963-68), materials that relate to issuses they addressed in their meetings (1962-68), and notes taken during the meetings.
Historical Note
The Community Improvement Committe started in La Crosse in 1963 as the Citizen's Particiatpiton Committee, and remained active through at least 1968. The committe met primarily in the La Crosse City Hall. The meetings focused on a variety of issuses related to the development of La Crosse, such as expansion of public or private buildings, housing and transportation issuses, and the beautification of La Crosse. The Committee's fuctions were to learn about development problems in the community, help let the public know of building projects going on, and make recommendation for improvement of La Crosse to the City Council. The committee brought in guest speakers to the meetings who suggested projects or brought up concerns within the community. They committee would review these projects or issuses before bringing them to the Common Council for approval or funding.
Subject Terms
- Community Improvement Committee (La Crosse, Wis.).
- Civic improvement--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Community organization--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Economic development--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Urban beautification--Wisconsin--La Crosse
Contents List
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Box 1
Folder 1
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Membership lists, 1967-1968
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Box 1
Folder 2
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Minutes, 1963-1968
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Box 1
Folder 3
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Supplemental materials, 1962-1968
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