Minneapolis Neighborhood Organization Collections

Description of Contents This collection reflects Camden neighborhood's activities during the 1970s. The years 1977 and 1978 are most closely documented. The collection includes: CACCC meeting minutes (regular and annual) and correspondence, several versions of the neighborhood's history, the organization's by-laws and constitution, event descriptions, publicity flyers, and supporting information from CACCC. Other materials include maps, print photographs, communications between the board of directors, petitions,...

Description of Contents This collection documents the activities of the Central Neighborhood Improvement Association (CNIA) from 1979-2004. Records include board meeting minutes, annual reports, correspondence, legal and financial documents. Additional files in this collection detail the Minneapolis Community Development Association partnership as well as programs, projects, and studies conducted by CNIA. A series of photographs from 1991-2003 document a range of CNIA activities. Materials are divided...

Description of Contents The records include board of directors’ material, committee memos and minutes, administrative and financial documents, event and meeting files, correspondence, pamphlets and promotional material, project and subject files, print photographs, and publications created or compiled by the Dinkytown Business Alliance from 1983 to 2017. Records from the DBA’s 1948 founding to 1983 are not included.The collection documents the DBA’s projects and programming, with topics including new development,...

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This collection documents the ECCO neighborhood and its residents through the activities of the ECCO Board and the East Calhoun News. The collection has been divided into two series: I. Photos II. Neighborhood Papers

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Meeting minutes, agendas, notes, photographs, brochures and other materials pertaining to the East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood Association. Many materials document the planning and implementation of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) in the 1990s. Materials were compiled by neighborhood resident, Ann Lynch.

Description of Contents The records include board of directors material, committee memos and minutes, administrative and financial documents, event and meeting files, correspondence, promotional material, subject files, photographic prints and slides, and publications created or compiled by Elliot Park Neighborhood, Inc. from its founding in 1975 to the 2010s. The collection documents EPNI's projects and programming, with topics including housing, crime prevention, the Neighborhood Revitalization Program, and...

Description of Contents The records include board of directors material, committee memos and minutes, administrative and financial documents, event and meeting files, correspondence, pamphlets and promotional material, project and subject files, print photographs, and publications created or compiled by the JACC from its founding in 1964 to 1997.The collection documents JACC’s projects and programming, with topics including home and neighborhood improvement, new development, work with the Neighborhood...

Description of Contents Materials related to the operation of the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council (LHiNC), including LHiNC meeting minutes and agendas (1975-2004), financial records (1979-2005), notes, memos, fliers, membership information, correspondence, project and subject files, print photographs, and publications created or compiled by the LHiNC. Records also contain Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) records for the Linden Hills neighborhood, including project files for Phase I planning,...

Description of Contents The collection consists of ten boxes. The boxes contain an extensive amount of research, grant information, newspaper articles, photos, brochures, etc. All materials are on the Linden Hills neighborhood and are related to the extensive 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 so on of the Linden Hills...

Description of Contents Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association (LHENA) records contain general and board of directors meeting minutes, notes, memos, and correspondence. Records also contain a small collection of zoning studies and proposals compiled by LHENA pertaining to the future direction and residential quality of the neighborhood.In the years contained in this collection, LHENA held both general and executive board meetings at various members’ homes and public spaces in the neighborhood such as...

Description of Contents Lowry Hill Residents, Inc. (LHRI) records contain general and board of directors meeting minutes, notes, memos, fliers, membership information, administrative and financial documents, correspondence, project and subject files, print photographs, and publications created or compiled by the LHRI. Legal proceedings, court documents, inspection reports, building plans, zoning proposals, and property advocacy are separated by specific addresses and dates. Records also contain...

Description of Contents The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association (MHNA) records contain general and board of directors meeting minutes, notes, memorandas, fliers, membership information, administrative and financial documents, correspondence, project and subject files, print photographs, VHS cassettes, and publications created or compiled by the MHNA.Records are divided into General Series, Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP), Projects and Subject Files, and Media. Records contain extensive...

Description of Contents The records include board of directors meeting materials, committee meeting materials and minutes, administrative and financial documents, event planning materials, correspondence, subject files, photographic prints and slides, and Neighborhood Revitalization Program-related documents created or compiled by the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association (NENA) between 1995 and 2013. The collection documents NENA’s work to improve community safety, housing, economic development, and services to...

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One box. Collection consists of Memos, Agendas, Minutes, and Bylaws relating to the Northside Federation.

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Minutes, correspondence, organizational documents, and other records created by People of Phillips neighborhood organization from 1988 to 1994. Materials were compiled by Mary Moore, former board member. One folder of materials from Phillips West neighborhood in the 2000s is also included.

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The collection consists of materials from the various iterations of the Prospect Park Association, including organizational records, subject files, financial records, and media. Due to a house fire in the 1970s, many of the early records were lost. The bulk of the material dates from the 1960s to the early 2000s. The Newsletters and Agendas, Minutes, Etc. series are good entries to the collection.

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Seven boxes. Files including Seward history, people, businesses, houses and events. Four of the boxes contain photos. Box 3 contains oral histories on audio cassette and microcassette. There are also CDs, DVDs, Slides and other miscellaneous materials in box 5.

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One box. Collection consists of memorandums, correspondence, handwritten notes, agendas, and maps related to Victory Park Planning Committee spanning 1974-1977.

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Transcripts, audio recordings, video recordings, photographs, and accompanying documentation from interviews conducted by the Whittier Alliance to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 1997 designation of Nicollet Ave. S as "Eat Street." Interviewees are current or former owners of Eat Street establishments. The collection formed the basis of a 2017 exhibit at the Hennepin History Museum.

Description of Contents Records include board of directors materials, committee materials, administrative and financial documents, fundraising materials, legal records, housing and development plans, architectural drawings, correspondence, promotional materials, subject files, photographic prints, slides, negatives, and publications either created or collected by the Whittier Alliance. Also included are records from three “sister” organizations that complemented the work of Whittier Alliance: the Whittier Housing...