Minneapolis Public Schools

Description of Contents The collection consists of material pertaining to the Minneapolis Public School District assembled by staff at Hennepin County Library Special Collections. The bulk of the collection contains newspaper clippings, commencement and event programs, reports written by the School District and other agencies, curriculum guides, explanatory and promotional brochures, summative school histories, handbooks, other miscellaneous print material. The collection also includes a substantial number of...

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Personal and professional papers of Helen Blaisdell, including correspondence, school curricula, work with The Southerner high school newspaper, and photographs. Most materials were created by Blaisdell, but the collection also includes letters, photos, and possibly other items that belonged to two roommates, Katharine Foster and Isabel Tibbetts.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Jordan Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1922 to 1971. Jordan Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library and closed in 1971. Located inside Jordan Junior High School, the library served both the school and local communities. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008.

Description of Contents Correspondence and documents chronicling J.S. Futcher's thirty-year career as a science teacher in the Minneapolis Public Schools from 1957 to 1985. Materials include notes and compiled memories written by Mr. Futcher, original or duplicate copies of school publications and correspondence, correspondence with past students, and student notebooks created in Mr. Futcher's classes. The collection was arranged by Mr. Futcher in rough chronological order. There is an index page in the front of...

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The collection consists of one scrapbook documenting Margaret Mongsene's time as a student at Columbia Heights High School, Edison High School, and Swedish Hospital School of Nursing from 1926 to 1936. The book is a Graduation Memories book published by C.R. Gibson & Company (New York, N.Y.) in 1923. Included in the book are newspaper clippings; programs from plays, events, and graduations; dance cards; invitations; autographs; and assorted materials.

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Scrapbook created by Barbara Priglmeier while she was a student at Nokomis Junior High School in the 1940s. The collection contains six loose scrapbook pages containing photos of students. Most images are professional school photos, but there are also several snapshots. Students represent 1944-1948 classes of 9th grade graduates.