Hennepin County Library Institutional Archive Collections

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Jordan Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1922 to 1971. Jordan Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library and closed in 1971. Located inside Jordan Junior High School, the library served both the school and local communities. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Linden Hills Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1911 to 2008. Linden Hills Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008. Linden Hills Library is now part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Logan Park Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1912 to 1963. Logan Park Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Long Lake Library in Long Lake, Minnesota, from 1961 to 2011. Long Lake Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Longfellow Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1936 to 1997. Longfellow Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008. Longfellow Library closed in 1968.

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Administrative records documenting the budgets for a potential Loretto Library in Loretto, Minnesota, from 1977-1981. Loretto Library would have been part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, building information, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Lyndale Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from [Year] to 1926. Lyndale Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Maple Grove Library in Maple Grove, Minnesota, from 1977 to 2012. Maple Grove Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Maple Plain Library in Maple Plain, Minnesota, from 1958 to 1997. Maple Plain Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Medina Library in Medina, Minnesota, from 1973 to 1987. Medina Library was part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of the Minneapolis Business Branch from 1916 to 1960 and the Minneapolis Municipal Information Library from 1972-2003. Both libraries were part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008.

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Signed board minutes of the Minneapolis Public Library Board from 1885 to 2007. In later years, corresponding documentation and board packet materials are included with the minutes. From 1885 to 1909, and again in 1911, the minutes were handwritten in bound volumes. All other minutes are typewritten.

Description of Contents Photocopies of newspaper clippings and other press articles about the Minneapolis Public Library from 1874 to 2008. Topics include library programs, budgets and funding, library locations and hours, and other Minneapolis Public Library activities. The collection contains two series: Subject Files and Chronological Files. Subject Files contain clippings on a particular subject. Chronological contain clippings arranged by date. Some articles appear in both series. Subject files on individual...

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This collection contains the staff newsletter of the Minneapolis Public Library from 1908 to 2007. Entitled the Official Bulletin (and occassionally the Weekly Bulletin), this publication includes information on staff appointments, staff transfers, staff retirements, benefits, library events, local events, and information needed for daily work in the library. Occassional inserts accompany the bulletins.

Description of Contents This collection consists of letters written to Minneapolis Public Library staff during World War II from 1942 to 1945. The authors are chiefly former library employees, both men and women, who were in active military service. The Reference Department Correspondence series forms the bulk of the collection, with most letters addressed to department heads Genevieve MacDonald and Elizabeth Bond. The Margaret Fletcher Correspondence ...

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Minnetonka Library in Minnetonka, Minnesota, from 1923 to 2011. Minnetonka Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Minnetonka Mills Library in Minnetonka, Minnesota, from 1922 to 1993. Minnetonka Mills Library closed in 1967 to become Minnetonka Library. It was part of the Hennepin County Library.

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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.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Mound Library in Mound, Minnesota, from 1921 to 1972. Mound Library was a part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Nokomis Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1930 to 2009. Nokomis Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008. Nokomis Library is now part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of North Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1893 to 1977. North Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of North Regional Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1964 to 2007. North Regional Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008. North Regional Library is now part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Northeast Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1957 to 2011. Northeast Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008. Northeast Library is now part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Orono Library in Orono, Minnesota, from 1921 to 1971. Orono Library was part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Osseo Library in Osseo, Minnesota, from 1922-2010. Osseo Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Oxboro Library in Bloomington, Minnesota, from 1969-2013. Oxboro Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Penn Lake Library in Bloomington, Minnesota, from 1965 to 2003. Penn Lake Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Pierre Bottineau Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1957 to 2009. Pierre Bottineau Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008. Pierre Bottineau Library is now part of the Hennepin County Library.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1896 to 1988. Pillsbury Library was part of the Minneapolis Public Library from 1904 to 1967 when the branch was closed. The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library merged in 2008.

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Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Plymouth Library in Plymouth, Minnesota, from 1964 to 2012. Plymouth Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.