Mary Stavaas Aquafollies Scrapbooks
Description of Contents
Three scrapbooks documenting Mary Stavaas participation in the Aquafollies during the 1940s-1950s, including performances at the Minneapolis Aquatennial and Seattle Seafair. The books contain newspaper clippings, print photographs, tickets, member directories, and correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1940s-1950s
Creator
- Young, Mary Stavaas (Person)
Access
The collection is available for use in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library during the department's open hours.
Biography
Mary Stavaas was a member of the AquaBelles, a performing group in the Aquafollies, from 1948 through 1952. Born May 6, 1932, in Onalaska, Wisconsin, she graduated from Minneapolis Central High School in 1949. Stavaas attended the University of Minnesota and Minnesota School of Business and worked as a private secretary at Pillsbury. She married Guy Stanley Young in 1954, and the couple raised four children. Mary Young died August 20, 2009.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (3 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Donor Information
This collection was acquired in February 2019 as accession 2019.04.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Jenna Jacobs in December 2022.
Subject
- Minneapolis Aquatennial (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Organization)
- Title
- Mary Stavaas Aquafollies Scrapbooks
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jenna Jacobs
- Date
- December 2022
- 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
