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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 information....
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 annual...
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 clippins, 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 one box of materials relating to the activities of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union between 1962 and 1997. These materials consist mostly of offical documents from the organization including: incorporation papers, meeting minutes, financial statements, case reports, and press releases. In addition there are newspaper clippings involving 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 one box 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 Distrct 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 Distrct 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 by...
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
Two boxes. 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
One box. 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 spanning 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
Two boxes. 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 through 1993), photos, minutes books (1893-1966), directories (1900-1993: incomplete), programs (1892-1960s), yearbooks (1942-1956), and press clippings (1900-1964). Also included are several oversize photos in PBXXII.
Dates:
1892 - 1993
Collection on the Thursday Study Club
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0135
Description of Contents
One box. Collection consists of a club, newspaper clippings, and annual programs spanning 1902-1954.
Dates:
1902 - 1954
Collection on the Tourist Club
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0138
Description of Contents
One box. Collection consists of newspaper clippings, a biography of club founder, Mrs. Cyrus W. Wells, two record books detailing club travels and studies, and annual programs and other miscellaneous programs spanning 1895-1967.
Dates:
1895 - 1967
Collection on the Travelers' Club
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0139
Description of Contents
One box. Collection consists of the club’s annual programs spanning 1896-1950, the club’s constitution and bylaws, the review questions, and a scrapbook containing photos, invitations, and other mementos.
Dates:
1896 - 1950
Collection on the Twin City Machine Shop
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0204
Description of Contents
One box. The collection includes a brief history of the Nicollet Island written by Frank M. Schneider, plans showing specifications and measurements for steam engine parts, a book with handwritten entries detailing the standard foundry mixtures used in the foundry with their constituent elements and prices, and drawings for steam engine valves.
Dates:
1882 - 1975
Collection on the University of Minnesota Theatre
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0280
Description of Contents
The University of Minnesota Theatre Collection consists of four boxes. The first box includes folders of newsletters, season brochures, advertisements, clippings, and miscellaneous records. The second box also contains newspaper clippings and miscellaneous materials, as well as press releases and a list of produced plays. Boxes 3 and 4 including performance programs from the University Theater and Centennial Showboat.
Dates:
1883 - 2006
Collection on the Utopian Study Club
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0144
Description of Contents
One box. The collection includes a brief history of the club and several newspaper clippings. The collection also includes annual programs for the years spanning 1904-1956.
Dates:
1904 - 1956
Collection on the Violet Study Club
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0147
Description of Contents
One box. Collection consists of newspaper clippings about the Violet Study Club and the club’s annual programs spanning 1909-1973.
Dates:
1906 - 1973
Collection on the Walker Art Center
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0255
Description of Contentsmis
Eleven boxes of materials from 1902 to 2002. Included are catalogs of the Walker collection that was housed on Walker's property at 8th and Hennepin and at the Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church. Catalogs cover up until 1927 when the Walker Art Gallery building opened. There are also four boxes of clippings on the Art Center building, its events and exhibitions. There is a box on the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and four boxes of brochures, news releases and ...
Dates:
1902 - 2005
Collection on the Way Center
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0225
Description of Contents
One box. Collection consists of newspaper clippings and organizational materials concerning The Way Center.
Dates:
1967 - 2016
Collection on the Weisman Art Museum
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0299
Description of Contents
This collection consists of two boxes containing newspaper and magazine clippings, brochures, newsletters, fundraising materials, and press releases relating to the Weisman Art Museum. The material is arranged chronologically in two parts: under the museum's current name (the Weisman Art Museum) and its older name (the University Art Gallery). Materials on the University Gallery and University Art Museum are filed with the earlier material.
Dates:
1936 - 2011
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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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