Harold W. Mattke Diaries
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 are bound though several years are loose papers.
Dates
- 1940 - 2005
Creator
- Mattke, Harold (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.
Biography
Harold Mattke was born February 9th, 1923 in Morgan, MN. He attended Morgan High School which he graduated from in 1940. After high school he attended the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis until he was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1942. He served in the Army until being discharged in 1945.
After World War Two he enrolled at Gustavus Adolphus College, graduating in May 1948 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He married Bernice Swenson in October 1948 and the two moved to Minneapolis.
Harold worked a variety of jobs in the Minneapolis area including with J.C. Penny Company, as a life insurance salesman and with the Board of Pensions of the Lutheran Church in America. He retired in 1988. Bernice worked as a registered nurse at Asbury Hospital (which later became Methodist Hospital) and at Minneapolis General (which later became Hennepin County Medical Center). She retired in 1990.
Harold and Bernice had two daughters (Lynne and Laurie Jo) and one son (Timothy).
Extent
2.21 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Donor Information
Donated by Harold Mattke c. 2003 as accession 2004.03.
- Diaries. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Social life and customs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Harold W. Mattke Diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- August 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200
specialcoll@hclib.org
