Summary Information
Myer Katz Papers 1980-1985
MSS P
2.2 cubic feet
6 archives boxes
La Crosse Public Library (Map)
The papers consist of research materials, notes, and drafts generated by Katz during preparation of his book,
Echoes of Our Past , a collection of vignettes about La Crosse history. English
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OCLC Number
28417013
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Myer Katz, October 1985
(Accession No. 1985.012)
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Myer Katz Papers, MSS P, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Processing Information
Processed by Amy Groskopf, February 1986
Arrangement
Arranged in two series:
Series 1: Business Aspects
Series 2: Subject Files
Scope and Contents
The Myer Katz papers consist of research materials used and drafts of articles written for
Echoes of Our Past , a book containing vignettes on La Crosse history. The papers have been divided into two main sections.
The first contains materials generated in preparation of the book called BUSINESS ASPECTS. This included notes on general organization, drafts of the preface and introductory notes, a bibliography, publicity blurbs, and proofs.
The SUBJECT FILES contain notes, newspaper clippings, and preliminary and final drafts of the vignettes that make up
Echoes of Our Past . Each story was published originally in the
La Crosse Tribune as part of Katz’s local history column, which also bore the title, “Echoes of Our Past”. Clippings of each article as it appeared in the
Tribune are included in the files. A number of the vignettes cover similar topics. The stories about Frank Burton, Mamie Cummings and David Darst, for example, all involve murders, while major La Crosse fires are covered in the essays about the Cameron Hotel, Gund Brewery, Park Store, Third Street, and paddle wheeler War Eagle. There is a large file on the Mississippi River as well as individual files on the river boat War Eagle, Wagon Bridge, and river pirates. In addition many stories cover more than one specific topic. The Copeland Avenue and Cameron Park files contain biographical material on Frederick Copeland and Peter Cameron, respectively, while the Mons Anderson file contains information on business and home, as do the Easton family and Albert Hirshheimer files.
The papers conclude with a section entitled “Chronological history of La Crosse”. It contains notes for, and drafts of the chronology that makes up the last chapter of
Echoes of Our Past .
Biographical Note
Myer Katz was born in 1910, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and at George Washington University in Washington D.C. Further graduate studies were pursued at the University of Minnesota, University of Chicago, and American University. Katz worked as an educator and research biologist before joining the family business, W. U. Katz, an industrial metals firm located in La Crosse.
A longtime student of La Crosse history, Katz did a great deal of lecturing and writing on the subject, including writing regular features on local history for the La Crosse Tribune. In 1985, he published
Echoes of Our Past , which contains a selection of the articles he wrote on local history. One of Katz’s interests was Jewish history and La Crosse’s Jewish community. Katz died in 1993 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Related Materials
- (Clipping file)
- La Crosse--Biographies--Katz, Myer
Separated Materials
The photographs included in this collection have been photocopied, the copies placed in the files. The original prints have been added to the Archives Room picture file.
Subject Terms
- Katz, Myer, 1910-1993
- La Crosse (Wis.)--History
- Wisconsin--History, Local
Contents List
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Series: Business Aspects
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Box 1
Folder 1
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Notes on "Echoes" file
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Book preparation
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Box 1
Folder 2-3
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Bibliography
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Box 1
Folder 4
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Dust jacket
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Box 1
Folder 5-7
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Organization of book
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Box 1
Folder 8
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Photographs
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Box 1
Folder 9
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Preface and introduction
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Box 1
Folder 10
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Publicity blurbs
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Box 2
Folder 1
Box 1
Folder 11-16
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Proofs
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Series: Subject Files
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Box 6
Folder 5-8
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Chronological history of La Crosse, 1680-1980
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Box 2
Folder 2-4
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Anderson, Mons
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Box 2
Folder 5
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Burns, Timothy
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Box 2
Folder 6-8
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Burton, Frank assassination
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Box 2
Folder 9-10
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Cameron, Dr. Dugald drowning
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Box 2
Folder 11-12
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Cameron, Emma
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Box 2
Folder 13
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Cameron, Peter
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Box 2
Folder 14
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Cameron-Ellis killing
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Box 2
Folder 15-16
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Cameron Hotel and fire
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Box 2
Folder 17
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Cameron Park
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Box 3
Folder 1-2
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Clarke, Joseph
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Box 3
Folder 3-5
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Copeland Avenue
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Box 3
Folder 6-7
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Cummings, Mamie
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Box 3
Folder 8-9
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Dack, Martin
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Box 3
Folder 10
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Darst, David
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Box 3
Folder 11
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Dexter (the fire dog)
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Box 3
Folder 12
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Easton family
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Box 3
Folder 13
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Fire Department
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Box 3
Folder 14-15
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Fourth of July celebration
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Box 3
Folder 16-17
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Garland, Hamlin
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Box 3
Folder 18-19
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Gile, Abner (and Gile Mansion)
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Box 3
Folder 20-21
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Gund Brewery, 1897
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Box 3
Folder 22-23
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Hirshheimer family and La Crosse Plow Company
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Box 3
Folder 24
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Indian evacuation
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Box 3
Folder 25
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La Crosse Bar Association
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Box 4
Folder 1-2
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La Crosse Club
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Box 4
Folder 3
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La Crosse Medical College
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Box 4
Folder 4-5
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Levy, John and Fredericka
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Box 4
Folder 6-7
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Mayors of La Crosse
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Box 4
Folder 8-10
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Mississippi River
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Box 4
Folder 11-12
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Myrick, Andrew
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Box 4
Folder 13-14
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Onalaska
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Box 5
Folder 1-2
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Park Store fire, 1903
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Box 5
Folder 3
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Pictured cave
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Box 5
Folder 4
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Piracy on the Mississippi River
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Box 5
Folder 5
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Plank Road
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Box 5
Folder 6-7
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Riverside Park cannon (Spanish Cannon)
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Box 5
Folder 8-10
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Stoddard Hotel
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Box 5
Folder 11-12
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Street names
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Box 5
Folder 13-14
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President Taft's visit to La Crosse
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Box 5
Folder 15
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Third Street fire
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Box 5
Folder 16-17
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Trees
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Box 5
Folder 18-19
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Valentino's
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Box 5
Folder 20
Box 6
Folder 1
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Wagon Bridge
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Box 6
Folder 2-3
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War Eagle
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Box 6
Folder 4
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Women's rights, 1909
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