Minnewashta Library Records
Description of Contents
This collection contains building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence, plans, maps, and other administrative records documenting the history of Minnewashta Library from 1923 to 1966. Bulk from 1940s-1960s.
Dates
- 1923 - 1966
Creator
- Hennepin County Library (Organization)
Access
The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.
History
The Minnewashta branch operated within the Minnewashta school. The materials were transferred to the Excelsior library in 1966 and the Minnewashta branch closed.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 archival box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Minnewashta Library in Excelsior, Minnesota, from 1923 to 1966. Minnewashta Library was part of the Hennepin County Library.
Custodial History
Portions of this collection (accession 2018.16) were previously managed by Hennepin County Library Officially Withdrawn, an organization for retired and former staff of Hennepin County Library and Minneapolis Public Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection contains materials transferred to the archives by Hennepin County Library administration in 2017 as accession 2018.38 and in 2018 as accession 2018.16.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by [name of processor], supervised by Jenna Jacobs, from [month] to [month] [year].
- Hennepin County Library Institutional Archive Collections Subject Source: Local sources
- Hennepin County Library. Minnewashta Library
- Libraries -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minnetonka (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Public libraries -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Minnewashta Library Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- KP McClintock and Jenna Jacobs
- Date
- December 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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
