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Violet Glyer Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0246
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...
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Walker Library Records
Collection
Identifier: HCL 063
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1910 - 2019
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
Washburn Library Records
Collection
Identifier: HCL 064
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1967 - 2007
Watson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0063
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;...
Dates:
1866 - 1937
Wayzata Library Records
Collection
Identifier: HCL 034
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1949-2004
Westonka Library Records
Collection
Identifier: HCL 035
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1963-2011
Whittier Alliance Eat Street Oral Histories
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0343
Description of Contents
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.
Dates:
2017
Willard Patton Musical Scores
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0267
Description of Contents
5 boxes of 66 manuscripts of music scores by composer Willard Patton.
Dates:
1853 - 1924
William G. Wallof Photographs
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0328
Description of Contents
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.
Dates:
1890s-1920s
William Leland Jensen Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0079
Description of Contents
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.
Dates:
1942 - 1947
William Wilkinson Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0066
Description of Contents
One box. Service bulletins, invitations, book reviews, photographs, correspondence, personal essays, and newspaper clippings, 1848-1925.
Dates:
1848 - 1925
Woman's Club of Minneapolis Records
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0150
Description of Contents
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.
Dates:
1907 - 2001
Women's Literary Clubs World's Columbian Exposition Exhibit Book
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0146
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...
Dates:
1893
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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
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