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Guide to the Community Improvement Committee Records, 1962-1968
MSS 144
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- 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.
- Collection Title
- Community Improvement Committee (La Crosse, Wis.) Records
- Date of Materials [inclusive]
- 1962-1968
- Creator
- Community Improvement Committee (La Crosse, Wis.).
- Call Number
- MSS 144
- Amount
- 0.2 cubic foot
- Physical Description
- 1 box
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
- Location
- wlac
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Community Improvement Committee Records, MSS 144, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Historical Note
The Community Improvement Committe started in La Crosse in 1963 as the Citizen's Participation 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.
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.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by topic.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 2013 January
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
Unknown; possibly received in 1994.
Processing Information
Processed by Mag Karlstad, January 2013; finding aid written by Mag Karlstad, January 2013
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Community Improvement Committee (La Crosse, Wis.).
Subject(s)
- Civic improvement--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Community organization--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Economic development--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Urban beautification--Wisconsin--La Crosse
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
|
Membership lists, 1967-1968 |
1 | 1 | ||
|
Minutes, 1963-1968 |
1 | 2 | ||
|
Supplemental materials, 1962-1968 |
1 | 3 | ||