Linden Hills Neighborhood History Projects Collection

Collection

Identifier: M/A 0228

Staff Only

Description of Contents

The collection contains research, grant information, newspaper articles, photos, brochures, and related materials. All materials are on the Linden Hills neighborhood and are related to the research, planning, and initiation of the Linden Hills history exhibit and the book Down at the Lake. Boxes 1-3, and box 6 are mostly research materials of houses, residents, clubs, politics, events, architecture, schools, and other topics of interest in the Linden Hills neighborhood. Boxes 4-5 contain photos and newspaper clippings from the Harriet Herald spanning the years 1929-1930. Boxes 7-10 contain materials from the Linden Hills Oral History Project.

Dates

Creation: 1993 - 2001

Creator

Linden Hills History Study Group (Organization)

Access

The collection is available for use in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library during the department's open hours.

History

Material was gathered from three projects. Firstly, an exhibit on the history of Linden Hills sponsored by the architectural firm of TEA with Joann Ellison, project coordinator, and Greg LaLonde and Peter Sussman as primary researchers/writers. Secondly, the research from the book, Down at the Lake: An Historical Portrait of Linden Hills and the Lake Harriet District. The book material includes research from the exhibit, researcher Penny Petersen, and the book committee for the book. Thirdly, an oral history project about Linden Hills with Greg LeLonde as the principal interviewer. The projects dated from 1995 for the exhibit, 2001 for the book and 1993-2000 for the oral histories.