Description of Contents This collection consists of letters written and received by Theodore Cornelius Thompson and his brother Alfred Conrad Thompson while they attended Minneapolis' Curtiss Business College in 1899 and 1900. Letters sent from Theodore Thompson to his parents and younger brothers in North Branch, Minnesota, form the bulk of the collection. The letters mainly detail daily life, the weather, and crop prices. Of particular note is a February 1899 letter commenting on the burning of the Minneapolis...

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One box. Collection consists of annual programs spanning 1902-1956 and newspaper clippings from 1903-1920.

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Trade catalogs created by Minneapolis and Hennepin County business firms from the late 1800s to the present. Most firms represented were headquartered locally, but some local editions of national or regional catalogs are included in the collection. Materials of note include department store catalogs, farm implement catalogs, and educational course catalogs.

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The collection consists of photographs, mainly of houses in the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood, taken by Busch while she was editor for the Wedge newspaper.

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One Box. Collection consists of newspaper clippings about the Tuesday Literary Club and the club’s annual programs spanning 1896-1958.

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One box. Collection consists of newspaper clippings about the Twentieth Century Club and the club’s annual programs spanning 1917-1956.

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The photos are chiefly pictures of products and scenes in and around the Twin City Iron Works factory. Some photos are of TCIW products at the factories of other companies in different parts of the state and country. Most photos do not contain identifying information. Individuals are depicted in some of the photos, but none are identified.

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Collection consists of two hardbound minutes books spanning the years from 1897-1913. Collection also includes printouts retrieved from the internet providing background information on the United Order of Foresters.

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The collection consists of one photoalbum featuring the U.S.S. Minneapolis on its leather cover. The book contains an autograph page and family photos by an unknown owner. The photos were chiefly taken in Hawaii in 1941. Several images include family members on the S.S. Lurline. It in not clear if anyone pictured served on the U.S.S. Minneapolis.

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The collection consists of planning materials for the Victory Memorial Drive Dedication ceremony on June 11, 1921, including correspondence to and from the chair of the Victory Memorial Driveway Committee, minutes of committee meetings, documents relating to the Loring Tree Trust, event programs, oversize maps, and an artificial flower bouquet given to Gold Star mothers.

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One box. Collection consists of memorandums, correspondence, handwritten notes, agendas, and maps related to Victory Park Planning Committee spanning 1974-1977.

Description of Contents May Violet Victoria Glyer did a great job of documenting her service years, 1942-1945 in the U. S. Army through black and white photographs. She served with the University of Minnesota’s 26th General Hospital Unit. Her meticulous identification of people in the photos and the location, make her photographs especially useful. She photographed fellow medical personnel, friends, the communities and local people where she was stationed.The collection was originally received as one...

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Walker Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1910 to 2019. Walker Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008. Walker Library is now part of the Hennepin County Library.

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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.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Washburn Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1967 to 2007. Washburn Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008. Washburn Library is now part of the Hennepin County Library.

Description of Contents One box. Collection consists of diaries, photos, scrapbooks and sheet music from 1866-1937. Thirteen pieces of Grace Watson's sheet music include the following songs: "Awakening of Sweet William", 1909; "Boy's Argument", 1909; "Flowers Lullaby", 1908; "Good Night Little Girl Good Night", 1909; "Legend of the Forget-me-not", 1908; "Love's Rosery", 1909; "Night and Morning", 1909; "No Use Kickin'," 1909; "Our Honeymoon", 1910; "Receipt for an April Day", 1909; "Reciprocity", 1909;...

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Wayzata Library in Wayzata, Minnesota, from 1949 to 2004. Wayzata Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Webber Park Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1912 to 2013. Webber Park Library was known was Camden Library until 1954. The library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008. Webber Park Library is now part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of West Lake Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1929 to 1946. West Lake Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Westonka Library in Mound, Minnesota, from 1963 to 2011. Westonka Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Transcripts, audio recordings, video recordings, photographs, and accompanying documentation from interviews conducted by the Whittier Alliance to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 1997 designation of Nicollet Ave. S as "Eat Street." Interviewees are current or former owners of Eat Street establishments. The collection formed the basis of a 2017 exhibit at the Hennepin History Museum.

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5 boxes of 66 manuscripts of music scores by composer Willard Patton.

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Collection consists mostly of scenes in and around the Edward G. Wallof home, including the Kenwood neighborhood and Cedar Lake. Also some scenes elsewhere in Minneapolis, as well as Rockford, Minn. and St. Louis, MO.

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The collection consists of 2 boxes containing various items pertaining to the War Production Board (WPB) from the Minnesota, North and South Dakota region. Includes good documentation of the process of Mr. Jensen being hired on with the War Production Board, organizational charts, reports, publications, photographs, and clippings pertaining to the WPB during the years 1942-1947.

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One box. Service bulletins, invitations, book reviews, photographs, correspondence, personal essays, and newspaper clippings, 1848-1925.

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Five boxes. Collection consists of newspaper clipping concerning The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis, the club’s yearbooks spanning 1907-2001, miscellaneous brochures and programs produced by the club, and extensive papers regarding the restoration of the Ard Godfrey House.

Description of Contents One box containing artifacts from the Club’s exhibition at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. Table of contents lists 27 subjects: Alternates, Art History Club, Buxton Club, Clio Club, Century Club, Columbian Exposition Study Club, Coterie, Current Events, Eclectic Club, Emerson Club, European History Classes, Franco-American Club, Historical Club, Italian Club, Kenwood History Club, Ladies’ Shakespeare Club, Ladies’ Thursday Musicale, Monday Club, Mothers in Council, Nineteenth Century Club, No...