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Guide to the David J. Marcou Papers Relating to
Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History, 1999-2000
MSS 110
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- David J. Marcou, a native of La Crosse, Wisconsin, has worked as a writer, journalist, editor and photographer. This collection consists of drafts and proofs (1999-2000) of the book Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History published by Western Wisconsin Technical College, 2000, and edited by Marcou. Many authors contributed to the work.
- Collection Title
- David J. Marcou Papers Relating to Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History
- Date of Materials
- 1999-2000
- Creator
- Marcou, David J.
- Call Number
- MSS 110
- Amount
- 0.8 cubic feet
- Physical Description
- 2 archives boxes
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], David J. Marcou Papers Relating to Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History, MSS 110, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Biographical Note
David J. Marcou, a native of La Crosse, Wisconsin, graduated from Aquinas High School in 1968. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973 and another Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1984. He also received a Master of Arts degree in American Studies from the University of Iowa-Iowa City in 1978. Marcou has worked as a writer, journalist, editor and photographer. He has taught courses on writing and photography at Western Wisconsin Technical College (now Western Technical College) in La Crosse.
The Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History has been the first attempt at compiling a narrative history of La Crosse that included the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of drafts and proofs (1999-2000) of the book Spirit of La Crosse: A Grassroots History published by Western Wisconsin Technical College, 2000. Many authors contributed to the work.
Arrangement
The materials have been arranged chronologically by drafts, pre-galley and galley proofs.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 2006
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 2000.004) Donated by David J. Marcou, 2000 September-November
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, 2006
Related Materials
Related Materials
- (Clipping file)
- Biography--Marcou, David
- (Ephemera file)
- Biography--Marcou, David J.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Drafts (documents)
- Proofs (printed matter)
Geographic Name(s)
- La Crosse (Wis.)--History
Personal Name(s)
- Marcou, David J.
Subject(s)
- Book editors--Wisconsin--La Crosse
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
|
Background material |
1 | 1 | ||
|
First drafts, 1999 |
1 | 2-4 | ||
| Box | Folder | Box | Folder | |
|
Second and third drafts, 1999-2000 |
2 | 1-2 | 1 | 5-6 |
| Box | Folder | |||
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Pre-galley proof set 1, 2000 May |
2 | 3 | ||
|
Pre-galley proof set 2, 2000 June |
2 | 4 | ||
|
Galley proofs without index, 2000 |
2 | 5 | ||