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Click to enlarge Collection: Education And Housing Equity Project (minneapolis, Minn.): An Inventory Of Its RecordsCollection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1990-2005 (bulk 1996-1999)
Places: Minneapolis Metropolitan Area (Minn.)
Minutes, financial statements, correspondence, discussion guides, news clippings, sound and visual materials and other records of an organization formed in 1995 to advance public understanding of the growing economic disparities and racial segregation in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and to develop constructive community responses to these challenges. -
Collection: William L. Carss: An Inventory Of His Papers
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1918-1929
Places: Saint Lawrence Seaway
Correspondence, invitations, newsletters, printed materials, and related papers regarding Carss' activities as a (Farmer-Labor) U.S. representative from Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District (1919-1921, 1925-1929). -
Collection: Orton's Bank: An Inventory Of Its Financial Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1879-1890
Places: Big Stone County (Minn.)
Two loan collection registers (1880-1890), a loan remittance register (1883-1884), a journal (1883-1887), a ledger (1886-1890) and some biographical and historical information documenting the business activities of Orton's Bank, Ortonville, Minnesota, which was formed and owned by Cornelius Knute Orton, for whom the town of Ortonville was named. -
Collection: Center For The Documentation And Preservation Of Places Of Worship: An Inventory Of Its Project Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: [193-]-[194-], 1989-1991
Places: Cass County (Minn.)
Photocopies of historical data sheets and background and supporting information collected by local volunteers on more than 150 Protestant and Catholic congregations, church buildings, Sunday schools, "preaching places," and missions located in Cass County, Minnesota. Includes photocopies of historical data collected from the late 1930s to mid-1940s by Kustaa A. Lehto, perhaps as part of his work on a Work Projects Administration historical documentation project. -

Click to enlarge Collection: W. H. C. Folsom And Family: An Inventory Of Their PapersCollection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1836-1988
Places: Chisago County (Minn.)
Business and personal correspondence, diaries, financial papers, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and other papers of Taylors Falls, Minnesota lumberman William H. C. Folsom; the family of his wife, Mary Jane Folsom; their sons, Wyman X. and Frank W. Folsom; and of the related Paine, Wyman, and Smith families. -
Collection: Peter Ferdinand Schultz: An Inventory Of His Papers
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1817-1977
Places: Mountain Lake (Minn.)
Genealogical materials and information collected by Schultz relating to the Schultz and Eitzen families; Schultz family correspondence, scrapbooks, and related papers; and papers and unpublished manuscripts written by Schultz. -
Collection: Sph Hotel Company: An Inventory Of Its Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1963-1995
Places: Saint Paul (Minn.)
Articles of incorporation, bylaws, meeting minutes, financial statements, business plans, hotel management contracts, other business records, and correspondence documenting a corporation's management of and fiscal responsibilities for a high-end hotel in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. -
Collection: Martin Sabo: An Inventory Of His Legislative And Congressional Papers
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1966-2007
Places: Minnesota
Legislative and congressional papers of a Democratic member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1960-1978) from Hennepin County, who later served as Minnesota's Fifth District congressman (1978-2007). -
Collection: Chimera Theatre Company (saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory Of Its Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1949-1987 (bulk 1970-1985)
Places: Saint Paul (Minn.)
Correspondence and financial files, box office and marketing files, production files, reviews and programs, staff and production photographs and videotapes, press releases, clippings, and scrapbooks documenting a community theater formed in 1969 and disbanded in 1987. -
Collection: Michael O. Freeman: An Inventory Of His Papers
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1957-1998 (bulk 1985-1998)
Places: Duluth (Minn.)
Legislative and campaign files, including correspondence and memoranda, newspaper clippings, speeches, minutes, notes, legislative bills, reports, and related papers created by Democratic state senator, Hennepin County Attorney, and two-time Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Michael Freeman. -

Click to enlarge Collection: United States. Army. Infantry, 5th: An Inventory Of Its Order BooksCollection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1819-1828
Places: Fort Armstrong (Ill.)
Two original order books, and a microfilm copy of a third in another repository and photostatic copies of portions of it, of the United States Army 5th Infantry Regiment, which was headquartered in Detroit and constructed and garrisoned Fort Snelling in the 1820s. -
Collection: William Paul Luther: An Inventory Of His Congressional Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1994-2003
Places: Anoka County (Minn.)
Congressional records of William (Bill) Paul Luther, a member of the Minnesota Senate (1977-1994), and Democratic Farmer Labor party member of the U.S. House of Representatives (104th Congress-107th Congress), representing the 6th District in Minnesota. Included in the records are press releases, newsletters, schedules, statements, guest books, delegation letters, dear colleague letters, correspondence, bill, and issue files from his career in the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Collection: William Heritage An Inventory Of His Papers
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1879-1962
Places: Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)
Papers of a Minnesota logging engineer and forester who spent forty years with the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. Includes correspondence and subject files, land examination field books, work diaries, photograph albums, and maps and papers containing information about logging operations, lumber milling, and other aspects of BIA management of forests on Indian reservations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and several other states. -
Collection: Westminster Presbyterian Church (minneapolis, Minn.). Chinese Sunday School: An Inventory Of Its Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1936-2008
Places: China
Records of the Westminster Presbyterian Church Chinese Sunday School, and personal papers of Lucia Jane Wilson relating to the school and to the Chinese American community in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, documenting her involvement with the school as a teacher and as superintendent. -
Collection: Jefferson Transportation Company: An Inventory Of Its Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1883-1996 (bulk 1913-1996)
Places: Minneapolis (Minn.)
Records of a Minneapolis-based bus company that was also involved in retail and hotel projects in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Includes business records of subsidiary, related, and acquired bus companies, and personal and business papers of long-time company president Edgar F. Zelle and other members of the Zelle family. -
Collection: John S. Harris And Family: An Inventory Of Their Papers
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1849-1909
Places: Houston County (Minn.)
Microfilmed diaries, financial records, and other papers (1849-1901) of this farmer at La Crescent (Minn.), who was a member of the Minnesota Horticultural Society and the Minnesota State Fair Board. The originals of two of the diaries (1857, 1863) are also present. -
Collection: Burnett J. Bergeson: An Inventory Of His Legislative Papers
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1951-1977 (bulk 1954-1962)
Places: Minnesota
Correspondence, subject files, speeches, news releases, copies of legislative bills and acts, and an oral history interview on audiocassette of a legislator serving Mahnomen and Norman counties (1955-1962), whose principal interests were agriculture and cooperatives. Includes a file on the Farmers for Kennedy-Johnson movement during the 1960 presidential election. -
Collection: National Association Of Letter Carriers (u.s.). Branch 28 (saint Paul, Minn.).: An Inventory Of Its Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1889-1990
Places: Saint Paul (Minn.)
Minutes (1889-1990), correspondence (1909-1980s), financial reports (1913-1976), convention and program material (1909-1990), newspaper clippings, printed material, photographs, and miscellany relating to a local branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers and to its Retired Letter Carriers Club. It also includes minutes of the Saint Paul Letter Carriers Mutual Benefit Association (1889-1922), a predecessor. -
Collection: United States. President's Quetico-superior Committee: An Inventory Of Its Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1927-1987
Places: Quetico-Superior International Peace Memorial Forest
Correspondence, minutes (1934-74), printed materials, newspaper clippings, newsletters and news releases (1947-73), maps (1938-1950s), and legal files documenting the many activities of a committee established on June 30, 1934, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 6783, to deal directly with U.S. government agencies in matters relating to conservation, preservation, and use of wilderness lands in northeastern Minnesota. The committee worked closely with the Quetico-Superior Council, a private organization sharing the same goals. -
Collection: Twin Cities Archives Round Table: An Inventory Of Its Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1982-2013
Places: Minneapolis Metropolitan Area (Minn.)
Minutes, correspondence, financial and membership records, meeting files, newsletters, and brochures of a regional archival association based in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minn.), but also with members elsewhere in Minnesota and in neighboring states. The collection documents the activities and concerns of the organization and its members and includes information on archival programs and resources in the region. -
Collection: Saint Paul Area Ymca (minn.): An Inventory Of Its Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1856-2004
Places: Saint Paul (Minn.)
Minutes, constitution and by-laws, annual meeting materials, financial and committee records, correspondence, transcripts of newspaper articles, subject files, branch files, camp files, photographs, and scrapbooks containing information on the St. Paul (Minn.) area YMCA's many programs and activities for youths and adults. -
Collection: North Country Co-op: An Inventory Of Its Records
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1971-2006
Places: Minneapolis (Minn.)
Financial records, collective log books and meeting minutes, correspondence, flyers, store operations files, histories and reminiscences, and newspaper clippings of the longest running food cooperative in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Also included are records of several affiliated worker and service cooperatives that the North Country Co-op engendered: North Country Hardware Store, North Country General Store, North Country Bookstore, North Country Co-op Library, and the North Country Development Fund. There is also material pertaining to the co-op wars and the dissolution of the People's Warehouse (Minneapolis, Minn.). -
Collection: George Street Biscoe And Family: An Inventory Of Their Papers
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1840-2007 (bulk 1840-1957)
Places: Cottage Grove (Minn.)
Correspondence, obituaries, household budgets, genealogical information, sermons, and miscellaneous papers of a Cottage Grove, Minnesota Congregational minister and his family. -
Collection: Oliver E. Jamtaas: An Inventory Of His Papers
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1920-1983
Places: Blackduck (Minn.)
Autobiographical reminiscence (1975) with 48 accompanying photographs (undated, 1920-1921), and obituary and death certificate (1983) of Oliver E. Jamtaas, pioneer and business/civic leader of the Blackduck, Minnesota area. -
Collection: Patrick Daly And Family: An Inventory Of Their Papers
Collection Finding Aids | TextDates: 1860-1887, [circa 1974]
Places: Ireland
Photocopied letters (1860-1885) and genealogical data (1860-1887), and a volume of family history and reminiscences, , (circa 1974), collected and prepared by Frank A. Daly and relating primarily to his paternal grandfather, Patrick Daly, who left Ireland for Australia and New Zealand (1860-1870), and then came to Minneapolis with his family. There is also information on other members of the Daly family in Ireland and the United States; on friends who remained in the New Zealand gold fields; and on Frank Daly's career as a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul Division (1930s-1960s). Also included is a Fireman's exempt certificate issued to Daly by the Minneapolis Fire Department.


