Showing Collections: 1 - 22 of 22
Albert C. Loring Diary and Other Material
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: M/A 0029
Description of Contents
The Albert C. Loring Collection consists of one box of materials. This box contains newspaper clippings, two photographs, and a journal from Loring's time at prep school. It also includes some brief items about his third wife Mary Shenehon.
Dates:
1876 - 1932
Clarence Miller Maps of Sumner Glenwood Community
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0251
Description of Contents
This collection consists of 9 hand-drawn maps of streets in the Sumner Glenwood neighborhood as they existed from 1924-1928. The maps identify streets, railroads, houses, businesses, churches, synagogues, warehouses, bridges, parks and schools. Clarence Miller, the creator of the maps, added notes to each map that provide information about the community, its businesses, and residents. The collection contains a key showing how the individual maps fit together to form one larger map of the...
Dates:
1970s-1980s
Collection on Hubert H. and Muriel Humphrey
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0018
Description of Contents
The Hubert H. and Muriel Humphrey Collection consists of three boxes containing a number of materials including: speeches, campaign paraphenalia, and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1943 - 2002
Collection on John H. Stevens
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0295
Description of Contents
The John H. Stevens collection consists of one box of handwritten letters written by Stevens to members of his family, transcriptions of those letters, a transcribed speech delivered by Stevens to the Minneapolis Lyceum about the early history of Hennepin County, clippings containing biographical information, and correspondence between the collection's donor and Minneapolis Public Library Staff.
Dates:
1844 - 1858
Collection on the Sumner Field Housing Project
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0233
Description of Contents
This collection includes 3 boxes of materials from the Sumner Field Housing Project. Box one consists of scrapbooks of clippings dating from 1936-1939, 2 photo albums, additional photographs, newspaper clippings, and material on the Heritage Park Development that replaced Sumner Field Homes. Box two includes the copper cornerstone box that was opened the summer of 1998 when a new housing development was to begin on the land that was occupied by the Sumner Field Homes. Box 3 includes the...
Dates:
1924 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1939
Dorothy Burke Collection on Minneapolis Newspaper History
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0011
Description of Contents
One box. The collection contains 23 folders of material concerning Minneapolis's newspaper industry. Particular areas of focus are Minneapolis newspapers, Minneapolis newspeople, the area of Downtown Minneapolis on 4th Street formerly known as Printer's Row, hotels and other major buildings in Downtown Minneapolis, and several other related areas of interest. There are also several hundred printed catalog cards on the same topics.There are also a variety of loose programs,...
Dates:
1870 - 1991
Ezra Pabody Diaries
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0049
Description of Contents
1 Box with 7 diaries, description by Martha Bray of highlights of the diaries, a release written when the collection was digitized by the Minnesota Digital Library.
Dates:
1882 - 1890
Harold W. Mattke Diaries
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0240
Description of Contents
The collection consists of six boxes containing a set of diaries written by Harold Mattke. The diaries consist of handwritten daily entries detailing his daily life and activities, the weather and events in the news. Earlier entries are only several sentences in length while later entries are a very full written page.Some years are missing but the diaries available cover 1940-1942, 1954, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970-1975, 1978-1987, 1989-2000, 2002-2005. The vast majority of the diaries...
Dates:
1940 - 2005
Historical Research, Inc. Papers on the Federal Reserve Bank Site Selection
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0221
Description of Contents
This collection is the research of the company, Historical Research, Inc. It contains articles, documentation, maps, National Register Nomination forms, timelines, and evaluations of buildings and sites. It includes in-depth historical reviews of the sites and businesses over the course of the history of Minneapolis. Also included are photographs and photocopies of photographs of the various sites and buildings. The materials in this collection are a result of the search by the Federal Reserve...
Dates:
1990 - 1994
Historical Research Inc. Records
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0235
Description of Contents
This collection includes materials covering the subjects of Cedar Riverside, neighborhoods and general walking tours, Lake Harriet, Minnesota Fairs including King’s Fair, William S. King, Minneapolis National Register Historic Properties (NRHP) nominations, St. Anthony Falls, River Place, Security Deere, Minneapolis maps, Preservation Matters, Lindsay Warehouse, Freight Station, etc., Minneapolis movie theaters, South Ninth Street Historic District National...
Dates:
1979 - 1994
Jean Ward Collection on the Lake Harriet School
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0239
Description of Contents
Types of material in collection include correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, studies, statistics, and reports prepared by the activists organizations, School Board, City Planning, Jean Ward and others. Includes floor plans for the building in 1956 and revisions for the community center design.
Dates:
1970 - 1982
Jeanette May Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0257
Description of Contents
This collection documents Jeanette May and her community activism through meeting minutes, proposals, by-laws, correspondence, brochures, government documents, memos, etc. associated with the following organizations:St. Anthony East Neighborhood Association (SAENA)
Project NEAT
Northeast Community Organization (NECO)
Project Area Committee (PAC)
Capital Long-Range Improvements Committee (CLIC)
I-335 Concerned Citizens Committee (I-335 CCC)
Alternate to I-355 Land Use Committee...
Dates:
1965 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1985
John H. Mitchell, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0031
Description of Contents
The collection consists of two boxes containing various clippings, correspondence, memoribilia and ephemera related to Mitchell's family and personal life, his advertising agency and the Minneapolis Advertising Club and his work with the Boy Scouts of America. The collection also includes various photographs of Minneapolis and Southern Minnesota taken during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Dates:
1890s-1940s
Linden Hills Library Records
Collection
Identifier: HCL 049
Abstract
Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Linden Hills Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1911 to 2008. Linden Hills Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008. Linden Hills Library is now part of the Hennepin County Library.
Dates:
1912-2008
Linden Hills Neighborhood Council Records
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0269
Description of Contents
The collection consists of 7 boxes containing a variety of materials related to the operation of the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council (LHiNC). The materials include: Box 1: Bank, financial, and tax information (1979-1997), Box 2: Bank, financial, and tax information (1985-2000), Box 3: NRP project files for Phase I planning, photos and newspaper clippings (1994-2004), Box 4: NRP Steering Committee, Task Forces, and Planning notes (1994-2004), Box 5: LHiNC meeting minutes and agendas...
Dates:
1979 - 2004
Linden Hills Neighborhood History Projects Collection
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0228
Description of Contents
The collection consists of ten boxes. The boxes contain an extensive amount of research, grant information, newspaper articles, photos, brochures, etc. All materials are on the Linden Hills neighborhood and are related to the extensive research, planning, and initiation of the Linden Hills history exhibit and the book Down at the Lake. Boxes 1-3, and box 6 are mostly research materials of houses, residents, clubs, politics, events, architecture, schools, and so on of the Linden Hills...
Dates:
1993 - 2001
Louise Chapman Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0261
Description of Contents
Collection includes one flat box and one large bound book. The box contains personal correspondence relating to her 1935 Minneapolis Tribune newspaper article series, "The First Fifty Years of Music in Minneapolis." The book consists of bound final copies of her six-part newspaper series.
Dates:
1934 - 1940
Marcella Cram Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0092
Description of Contents
The scrapbook includes clippings, cards, postcards, memorabilia from North High School years, the University of Minnesota, and religious functions and activities. Also includes correspondence dating from 1961. Photos (1950s) include pictures of (perhaps) Leo and Yetta Cram, a car, Girl Scout troupe, possibly mothers of the Girl Scout troop. The photo of the Cadillac Coup Deville car has a story-it was won by Marcella’s father in a contest that sponsored by Gem Razor. Some of the loose...
Dates:
1953 - 1961
Neighborhood Revitalization Program Records
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0268
Description of Contents
Collection consists of five separate series:1. Director's Files: Contains the files of the NRP Program Director and the Administrative Assistant to the Director.2. Planning, Evaluations and Audits: Early planning and state audits.3. NRP Policy Board Meetings: Contains meeting minutes, agendas and supporting documents related to the meetings of the Policy Board for the Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program from 1990 through 2011.4....
Dates:
1990 - 2012
NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center Records
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0217
Description of Contents
The collection contains administrative and organizational records of NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center and its predecessor Pilot City Regional Center. Materials include meeting minutes, subject files, administrative files, newsletters and publications, newspaper clippings, financial and grant files, building plans, photographs, and films. The bulk of the materials document the creation and early administration of Pilot City from 1967 through the 1970s. Detailed comprehensive health services...
Dates:
1967-2010s
Ruth Thompson Minnesota Memories Newspaper Columns
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0044
Description of Contents
Collection consists of two boxes of Ms. Thompson's column, "Minnesota Memories" that was published in Minneapolis Tribune from 1945-1950. The columns are organized in in chronological order in one box and parially indexed. The second box contains a scrapbook of the column.
Dates:
1945 - 1950
Walter E. Larson Scrapbook on the 13th Avenue State Bank
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0253
Abstract
This collection contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings compiled by Walter Larson at the time of the 13th Avenue State Bank of Minneapolis grand opening in 1948 and a folder containing bank advertisements and form letters. The bank later became Northeast Bank.
Dates:
1947 - 1949
Filtered By
- Subject: Minneapolis (Minn.) -- History X
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- History 12
- Linden Hills Neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minn.) -- History. 5
- Minnesota -- History 3
- City planning -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. 2
- Community development -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. 2
- Historic sites -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. 2
- Loring Park (Minneapolis, Minn.) 2
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Politics and government 2
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Race relations. 2
- Near-North Community (Minneapolis, Minn.) -- History. 2
- Northeast Community (Minneapolis, Minn.) -- History. 2
- Political candidates -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis 2
- Saint Anthony East Neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minn.) 2
- Sumner-Glenwood Neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minn.) 2
- Sumner-Glenwood Neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minn.) -- History. 2
- Urban renewal -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- History. 2
- Women in politics -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. 2
- African Americans -- Services for -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. 1
- Agricultural implements. 1
- Agricultural machinery industry. 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Historical Research, Inc 2
- Linden Hills Neighborhood Council (Minneapolis, Minn.) 2
- St. Anthony East Neighborhood Association 2
- Aldrich, Myrna 1
- Armatage Neighborhood Association (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Aspinwall, Carrie 1
- Audubon Neighborhood Association (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Bancroft Neighborhood Association (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Beltrami Neighborhood Council (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Bottineau Neighborhood Association (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Bryant Neighborhood Association (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Burke, Dorothy 1
- Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Cedar Isles Dean Neighborhood Association (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Central Neighborhood Improvement Association (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
- Chapman, Louise 1
- Cherryhomes, Jackie 1
- Citizens for a Loring Park Community (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1 ∧ less
∨ more
∨ more
Hennepin County Library Special Collections
Hundreds of archival collections documenting Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and World War II history can be viewed in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library. Some materials are available online in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401
specialcoll@hclib.org
(612) 543-8200
