Robert Moffitt Slides
Description of Contents
The collection consists of color slide transparencies of Minneapolis scenes, especially buildings and downtown land use. Most images are unlabelled.
Dates
- 1960s-1990s
Creator
- Moffitt, Robert (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.
Biography
Robert Moffitt worked in the Minneapolis City Planning Department from the 1960s to the 1980s. He took these photographs independent of his job with the city. See oral history interview for additional biographical information.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (2 slide boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of color slide transparencies of Minneapolis scenes, especially buildings and downtown land use, taken by Minneapolis City Planning Department employee Robert Moffitt from the 1960s to 1990s. Most images are unlabelled.
Donor Information
This collection was donated by Robert Moffitt in October 2018 as accession 2018.37.
Processing Information
This collection was preliminarily processed by Jenna Jacobs in November 2018.
- City planning -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Subject Source: Local sources
- Downtown East Neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Downtown West Neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Land use -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Planning. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minneapolis (Minn.). City Planning Department
- Photographs. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Robert Moffitt Slides
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jenna Jacobs
- Date
- November 2018
- 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
