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Collection on the Minneapolis Aquatennial

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0105
Description of Contents

The collection contains programs, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, financial records, meeting minutes, press releases, realia (including buttons and plaques), and assorted papers documenting the Minneapolis Aquatennial from 1940 to the present.

Dates: 1940 - 2008

Collection on the Minneapolis Auditorium

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0100
Description of Contents

The collection includes newspaper clippings on building construction, grand openings, performances, events, tradeshows, expositions, and more that took place in the facility over its history. It also includes various programs, construction plans, budgets, and related records from expansion projects from the early 1920s, 1960s, and 1980s. Also included are three scrapbooks that cover 1923-1929 and 1958-1981.

Dates: 1923 - 1988

Collection on the Minneapolis City Charter

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0214
Description of the Collection This collection consists of primary drafts and proposal changes from various time periods in the City's charter history. It also includes some correspondence and notes from 1894-1903. Materials include: proposed 1898 draft one, draft two; charter plan proposed as an amendment to the home rule charter March 17, 1936 (first edition book no. 189); proposed charter, 1938 (galley sheets); home rule charter 1948; supplement to Minneapolis charter and ordinances July 1, 1957 and proposed Norton...
Dates: 1898 - 1957

Collection on the Minneapolis College of Art and Design

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0289
Description of Contents The collection consists of 5 boxes. Box 1 and 2 include catalogs from the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and the Minneapolis School of Art covering 1886 to 1961. Box 2 also houses press releases, newsletters, reports, bulletins, invites and programs from the Minneapolis School of Art from 1933-1974. Minneapolis School of Art clippings and miscellaneous continue into box 3, which also includes catalogs for the Minneapolis College of Art and Design from 1971 to 2002. Boxes 4 and 5 include all...
Dates: 1886 - 2002

Collection on the Minneapolis Council for Adult Education

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0212
Description of Contents Two boxes. The collection includes constitution and by-laws, annual conference programs and summaries, correspondence, some financial information, meeting minutes, reports of special committees (e.g. in investigate standards for graduation from night schools), surveys, treasurer's reports. Materials are from 1930, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1941-1942. (In the 1930s the organization was headquartered in the Minneapolis Public Library and Gratia Countryman was an active member.) Also includes materials...
Dates: 1925 - 1945

Collection on the Minneapolis Gun Club

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0103
Description of Contents

The collection contains of a scrapbook with clippings (1890-1899), additional newspaper clippings, an Anne Oakley pamphlet, banquet programs, and ephemera.

Dates: 1890 - 1899

Collection on the Minneapolis Institute of Art

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0286
Description of Contents The MIA Collection is organized into twelve boxes. Clippings comprise the first three boxes and feature newspaper articles on museum events, exhibitions, buildings, aquisitions, and more. Box 4 includes information guides and events calendars from 1922-2002, which provide general information on the museum, its programs, and its activities. Promotional material in boxes 5 and 6 includes invitations, flyers, brochures, mailers, and press releases advertising exhibitions and events. Pamphlets...
Dates: 1911 - 2015

Collection on the Minneapolis Model City Program

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0226
Description of Contents The collection consists of 14 boxes and 9 binders of material from the Minneapolis Model City Program. It contains studies, surveys, reports, and organizational materials that document the condition of south-central Minneapolis in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as the future that planners envisioned for it.Boxes 1-2 and 8 contain drafts and final reports from the program's many committees, meeting minutes of the Policy and Planning Committee, and organizational...
Dates: 1966 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1971

Collection on the Minneapolis Press Club

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0296
Description of Contents

The Minneapolis Press Club Collection consists of one box of historical materials including legal documents, secretary books, and a few miscellaneous programs and publications.

Dates: 1882 - 1892

Collection on the Minneapolis Public Schools

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0318
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...
Dates: 1894 - 2015

Collection on the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0287
Description of Contents The MSFA collection is divided into 6 boxes. The first box houses newspaper clippings from 1922 to 1987 on the Society and its history as well as promotional material consisting of informational guides about the organization. The second box houses solely promotional material including invitations, programs, and exhibition pamphlets. The third box is newsletters, news releases, and reports. Box four includes reports from the Board of Trustees from 1927-1988. And boxes five and six include...
Dates: 1900 - 2000

Collection on the Minnehikers

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0097
Description of Contents

The collection consists of handbooks, directories, annual banquet information, newspaper clippings, assorted administrative documents, and photographs documenting the Minnehikers from the 1920s to the 1980s. The bulk of the material documents the 1920s and 1930s. Slides taken by Bernice Catlin date from the 1960s to 1980s.

Dates: 1919 - 2010

Collection on the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0111
Description of Contents

This collection includes materials relating to the activities of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union between 1962 and 1997. These materials consist mostly of official documents from the organization, including incorporation papers, meeting minutes, financial statements, case reports, and press releases. In addition, there are newspaper clippings about the organization dated between 1962 and 1997.

Dates: 1962 - 1997

Collection on the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0112
Description of Contents

The collection consists of material related to the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs. The material includes newspaper clippings, historical summaries, programs, and newsletters. The collection also contains several files of material pertaining to radio programs sponsored by the Federation in the early 1940s, including "World Adventure Club," "Pioneer Women of Minnesota," and "General Federation of Women's Clubs Golden Jubilee Roll Call."

Dates: 1900 - 1962

Collection on the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs, Fifth District

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0113
Description of Contents The collection consists of five boxes of material related to the Fifth District of the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs. Box 1 contains newspaper clippings from 1921-1964 with the bulk of the clippings dating from the 1940s. Box 2 contains comprehensive early histories of the Fifth District and a small amount of material related to various events and conventions. Boxes 2-5 contain scrapbooks from the 1920s-1940s and District directories from 1904-1967. The scrapbooks, primarily compiled...
Dates: 1904 - 1967

Collection on the Minnesota Opera

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0254
Description of Contents

Four boxes of materials from 1963 to 2000. Included is a list of the first 25 years of productions with locations and dates. A nearly complete collection of programs from the early years to the 1980s and some clipped reviews are housed in box 1B. Included in the collection is some Board of Directors Materials donated by Barbara Flanagan including Board handbooks.

Dates: 1963 - 2000

Collection on the Minnesota Orchestra

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0285
Description of Contents The Minnesota Orchestra Collection consists of 9 boxes. The first 4 boxes contain newspaper clippings on both the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra, ranging in date from 1904 to 2002. In addition to general clippings, subject clippings include files about the building, Musicfest, and Sommerfest. Box 5 consists of letters, newsletters and reports, promotional material, Encore magazine, press books, season catalogs, and miscellaneous materials. Boxes 6-9 contain press...
Dates: 1904 - 2005

Collection on the Minnesota Twins

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0291
Description of Contents

The Minnesota Twins Collection consists of 8 boxes and 2 scrapbooks. Boxes 1 through 4 include full newspapers and clippings. Programs and Scorecards, Media Guides, and Magazines are filed in boxes 5 through 7. Box 7 also includes reports and publications, promotional material, and miscellaneous items. Realia is located in Box 8. Oversize 1 and 2 are scrapbooks consisting of newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1960 - 2002

Collection on the Myers-Nelson Family

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: M/A 0304
Description of Contents

Consists of a volume of poems by Myers, Myers-Nelson and Patten compiled by Myers as a tribute to his daughter. This contains some biographical material, as well. Also included is a clipping file on Myers and his wife, Hazel.

Dates: 1947 - 1969

Collection on the Nicollet Mall

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0308
Description of Contents

The Nicollet Mall Collection consists of four boxes. Included in the collection are newspaper clippings, newsletters, fact sheets, reports & studies, project plans & proposals, and promotional material. Memoranda and meeting minutes from the Nicollet Mall Implementation Board are also included. Most of the collection centers around two main mall designs/re-designs, one in the late 1960s and the other the late 1980s.

Dates: 1960 - 2001

Collection on the Ollapodrida Study Club

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0125
Description of Contents

Collection consists of personal notes and handwritten records from the members, a few newspaper clippings about the Ollapodrida Study Club, several record books of the club treasurer and the club secretary, and the club’s annual programs spanning 1922-1965.

Dates: 1922 - 1965

Collection on the Ramblers Club

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0128
Description of Contents

Collection consists of historical sketches of Minneapolis culture and of the Ramblers Study Club, photographs(1923), newspaper clippings (1936), correspondence(1944-1946), and the club’s annual programs (1899-1949).

Dates: 1896 - 1949

Collection on the Republican National Convention of 1892

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0262
Description of Contents This collection consists of three boxes of correspondence, clippings, and ephemera regarding the Republican National Convention of 1892. The first and second boxes contain correspondence between members of the press and the Convention committee regarding attendance and accomodations. The correspondence is organized by state. Of particular interest are the letterheads of various newspapers, both large and small, from the Baltimore Sun to the Sioux City Times. The third box contains...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1891 - 1892; 1891 - 1956

Collection on the Saint Anthony Falls Club

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0129
Description of Contents

Collection consists of newspaper clippings about the Saint Anthony Falls Club and the club’s annual programs spanning 1903-1953.

Dates: 1903 - 1953

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

Collection on the Theatre in the Round

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0278
Description of Contents

The Theater in the Round Collection consists of two boxes. Box one includes newspaper clippings from 1956 to 1993, and advertisements and season brochures from 1960-1993. Box two includes performance programs from the 1950s through 2005.

Dates: 1956 - 2003

Collection on the Thursday Musical

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0136
Description of Contents

Newspaper clippings (1920s-1993), photos, minutes books (1893-1966), directories (1900-1993, incomplete), programs (1892-1960s), yearbooks (1942-1956), and press clippings (1900-1964) documenting the activities of the Thursday Musical.

Dates: 1892 - 1993

Collection on the Thursday Study Club

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0135
Description of Contents

Collection consists of a club history, newspaper clippings, and annual programs spanning 1902-1954.

Dates: 1902 - 1954

Collection on the Tourist Club

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0138
Description of Contents

Collection consists of newspaper clippings; a biography of club founder, Martha Wells; two record books detailing club travels and studies; and programs spanning 1895-1967.

Dates: 1895 - 1967

Collection on the Travelers' Club

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0139
Description of Contents

Collection consists of the club’s annual programs spanning 1896-1950, the club’s constitution and bylaws, review questions, and a scrapbook containing photos, invitations, and other mementos.

Dates: 1896 - 1950

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