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Lawyers -- Minnesota -- Biography.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Saint Denis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0057
Description of Contents

The collection includes a biographical article and other clippings; personal letters and notes; memos from the Alaska Project, which dealt with the transfer of 200 Minnesota farm families to Alaska during the Depression; and "The Research Approach to a Program of Rural Rehabilitation in Minnesota," a report on the effectiveness of relief for Minnesota farmers during the Depression.

Dates: 1921 - 1953

Charlie's Cafe Exceptionale Records

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0229
Description of Contents

The collection consists of 19 boxes containing a variety of materials related to the café and its ownership. These include personal correspondence from both Charles and Louise Saunders, biographical materials, newspaper clippings, various photographs and media, audio recordings, restaurant menus, promotional materials and assorted artifacts.

Dates: 1929 - 2001

Clifford A. and Miriam McHugh Taney Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0088
Description of Contents

Papers of the Taney family, including newspaper clippings, Clifford Taney’s law degree and other certificates, Christmas cards, Miriam Taney's wedding announcement, identifications, a travel itinerary, and the Christmas story "A Cheerful Giver" written by Miriam when she was eleven. Also included are 8 photo albums and additional photographs. One album has been disbound and boxed. The photos are mostly from travels around the world and family photos.

Dates: 1910s-1950s

Collection on William S. Pattee

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0051
Description of Contents

Collection includes correspondence and booklets pertaining to the life and career of William Sullivan Pattee. Materials include baccalaureate address, In Memoriam -- Wm. S. Pattee College of Law bulletin (1898), newspaper clippings, and a pamphlet titled, "Theories of Knowledge and Theories of Being."

Dates: 1898 - 1911

Frederick Watson Reed Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0055
Description of Contents The collection consists of letters and papers from the early 1900s to 1940s that were presented to the Minneapolis Collection by Frederick Watson Reed in 1944. Papers and correspondence cover topics of legal aid issues, the Chattel Loan Business trial (mortgage on personal property as security for an obligation or draft), Anti-Saloon League, liquor patrols, Ku Klux Klan, and correspondence with Rev. David Nelson Beach of the Plymouth Congregational Church. Files also include autobiographical...
Dates: 1906 - 1946

Howard S. Abbott Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0382
Description of Contents

Correspondence compiled by Howard S. Abbott. Most letters are incoming correspondence addressed to Howard S. Abbott, William Lochren, Oliver Mink, or J.D. Springer from 1864 to 1942. All men are connected to Abbott, often through his relationship with the railroads. The bulk of the documents are routine correspondence without obvious topics. The William Lochren series contains many letters addressed to Lochren as Commissioner of Pensions (1893-1896).

Dates: 1864 - 1942

Life of Cush. Davis, 1927

 Item — Box 1, Volume: 1

Louise Herou Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0081
Description of Contents

Scrapbooks created by Louise Herou in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and some 1960s. The scrapbooks include clippings from the local newspapers covering her athletic accomplishments (in speed skating, golf, swimming and Diamondball) and her other achievements. One box contains correspondence, biographical information, and awards and certificates.

Dates: 1934 - 1962