Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) Records
Description of Contents
The collection consists of meeting materials, correspondence, administrative documents, building plans, photographic prints and negatives, and reports documenting the work of the Minneapolis Historic Preservation Commission. The collection includes nine boxes of various papers that span the years 1970-1987. These papers include meeting agenda and minutes, surveys and reports on proposed preservation sites, correspondence, various organizational documents pertaining to commission history, objectives, and goals, and so on. Included in the collection is one over-sized box containing specific materials on the redevelopment of the Milwaukee Avenue/Seward West area. Some collection materials were donated by Patricia Donovan Baker, a former HPC member.
The collection also includes a large number of encapsulated building plans primarily depicting the restoration of Milwaukee Avenue and several single item monographs put together over the years by the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission.
Dates
- 1970 - 1987
Creator
- Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The physical collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours. Images from this collection are available in the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) Collection in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.
History
The Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) was created in 1972. The City of Minneapolis created this particular commission for preserving the cultural, social, economic, religious, political, and architectural heritage of Minneapolis. Tasks and objectives of the HPC include: advising the City Council, evaluating historic buildings and districts, conducting research for eligible sites, designating sites as local landmarks, designating sites for demolition, providing education programs and outreach programs, creating a plan for preservation, and administering a preservation plan.
Extent
5.2 Linear Feet (12 boxes, 6 volumes; 35mm negatives; oversize plans)
Language of Materials
English
Donor Information
Strip negatives (MMHPC0340-MHPC2638) were donated by the Minnesota Historical Society in March 2022 as accession 2022.24.
Processing Information
This finding aid was greatly expanded by Kari Weber in 2012. Additional photographs were processed by Edward Hathaway and added to the collection by Jenna Himsl in August 2018. Negatives were processed by Abbey Meyerholz and added to the collection by Jenna Jacobs in July 2022.
- Historic buildings -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Conservation and restoration. Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Historic buildings -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Historic districts -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Conservation and restoration. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Historic preservation -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Historic sites -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Subject Source: Local sources
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Conservation and restoration. Subject Source: Lcnaf
Source
- Baker, Patricia D. (Person)
- Title
- Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kari Weber, additions by Jenna Himsl
- 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
