Summary Information

Title: Anthony B. Stelter Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1830-1899, 2000

Creator:

• Stelter, Anthony B.

Call Number: La Crosse Mss CZ; Audio 1399A

Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) and 1 tape recording

Repository:

Housed at the Special Collections & Area Research Center, Murphy Library, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

UW-La Crosse Murphy Library / La Crosse Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Research of Anthony Stelter for his booklet All Roads Lead to Hope Valley: A Look at Black and Tri-Racial Migration to the Hope Valley Located in the Forest Township of Vernon County, Wisconsin. Hope Valley was settled by a mix of Black, White, and Native American settlers who peacefully co-existed until circa 1900 when racial tensions began to escalate. Stelter, a descendant of the Walden family, documents the histories of various extended families residing in Hope Valley in 1899, principally the Revels, Walden, Shivers, and Roberts families. Included are papers relating to the churches and schools in the Hope Valley area and genealogical materials on individual family members including notes, news clippings, school and cemetery records, and other biographical information. The tape recording is an interview with Gen Roberts (2000) during a drive through Hope Valley in which Roberts recounts the history of the area and various anecdotes regarding life in the community.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-lx00cz

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