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Marj Wunder Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0404

Description of Contents

Brochures, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera documenting Marj Wunder's work as a peace activist. Edina Grandmothers for Peace, the Peace Garden at Lyndale Park (near Lake Harriet), the Honeywell Project, and the relationship between Minneapolis and Hiroshima, Japan, are especially well documented. Collection includes many programs from Peace Garden events and annual Hiroshima and Nagasaki remembrance days.

Most materials are arranged alphabetically. Scrapbooks are arranged chronologically.

Dates

  • Creation: 1982 - 2009

Creator

Access

The collection is available for use in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library during the department's open hours.

Biography

Marjorie Irene Munson Wunder was a peace activist in Edina and throughout the Twin Cities. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Peace Garden near Lake Harriet and the Minneapolis-Hiroshima friendship cities connection. Wunder was active in the Honeywell project (in protest of the company's war production) and Women Against Military Madness. She was a founding member of Grandmothers for Peace. Marj Wunder lived in Edina, Minnesota, with her husband Hollis Wunder and children Holly, Douglas, and Julianne. Wunder died October 1, 2021, at age 90.

Extent

1.89 Linear Feet (5 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Donor Information

This collection was donated by Holly Wunder Stiles in May 2022 as accession 2022.27.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Jenna Jacobs from August to December 2022.

Title
Marj Wunder Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Jenna Jacobs
Date
December 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200