Interview with Harry Bedman. Bedman gives a history of the fishing resort his family owned from about 1880 into the 20th century. He talks about the trains bringing in tourists, shipping fish packed in ice by train. His father was named Charles Bedman and was the founder of the Alexandria Boat Works.
Overall view of Strand's Resort on the North Shore of Lake Crystal. Postcard contains a message to Miss Eve Prieb of Minneapolis, postmarked Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.
Four photographic images of summer youth Camp Co-op-a-gan on Perch Lake in northern Minnesota. Depicted are cabins, trees and young people playing volleyball.
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"Michigan Tourist Resort Face Loss Of State Help For Bias." In this newsclipping, it warns Michigan resorts will lose state funding if they discriminate against religious groups.
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Letter to H.W. Davis at the Jewish Federation & Community Council from John J. Garber at King's Gateway Hotel responding to a letter from November 10th saying the hotel is booked due to hunting season.
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Letter to King's Gateway Hotel from Mrs. H. W. Davis at the Jewish Federation & Community Council asking if their policy has changed reguarding a member being rejected a suite of rooms after they were told it was available.
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Letter to Shirtsleeves Club and Minnesota Jewish Council from Samuel L. Scheiner, Executive Director, about the response received from a letter sent to Grand View Lodge relating to how they discriminate against people of Jewish faith and what to do next about it.
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Letter to Minnesota Jewish Council executive director, Samuel L. Scheiner from Brownie Cote at Grand View Lodge explanning how they do not simply discriminate against those of Jewish faith, but how they selectively discriminate.
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Letter to Mr. Sidney Sayles at Milwaukee Jewish Coincil from Herman Roth at Duluth Jewish Council writes an update about an incident and states that no legal action will be pursued.
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Letter to Herman Roth at Jewish Federation and Community Council of Duluth from Sidney Sayles at the Milwaukee Jewish Council states what he will do about the matter of possible resort discrimination.
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This letter from Herman Roth at Jewish Federation and Community Council of Duluth discribes that it is likely no action will be taken reguarding the "Refusal of King's Gateway Hotel, Land O'Lakes, Wisc. To accept reservations from George Berstein."
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Letter to Sidney H. Sayles at the Milwaukee Jewsih Council from Samuel L. Scheiner at Minnesota Jewish Council informs that the King's Gateway Hotel needs attention.
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Letter to George Bernstein from Herman Roth at Duluth Jewish Council states that Nat Polinsky was rejected a suite of rooms at King's Gateway Hotel in Land O'Lakes, Wisconsin because he was not a Gentile.
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Letter to Minnesota Jewish Council from Brownie Cote at Grand View Lodge responding to a letter from August 4 and explaining how they do not discriminate based on faith.
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The second page of a letter to Mildred A. Foster at Grand View Lodge from Samuel L. Scheiner which goes on to say that "refusal of service to persons of a certain religious faith so deinitely violates the American ideal." The book, To Hell with Hunting, by Ed Zern is mentioned.
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Letter to Rosemary Brown from Ray Hoefler at The Wilderness Outfitters, Inc., states that they will send information about Basswood Lodge and have accommodations for September. "Our clientele is selected" is noted.
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Letter from M.J. Ruttger at Ruttger's Pine Beach Lodge to Rosemary Brown states that they will able to accommodate Miss Brown the week prior to September 7th. They note their clientele is restricted.
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Letter to Rosemary Brown from Martha Urbon at Birchwood Resort on Lake Vermilion discribing what accomodations are available and notes "restricted clientele."
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Letter to Rosemary Brown from Winifred Lowell at Glenmar Lodge on Woman Lake regretting they cannot accommodate her for the dates she wishes. "Our clientele is definitely restricted" is noted.
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Letter to Samuel L. Scheiner at the Minnesota Jewish Council from Verne E. Joslin, the director of Divisions of Publicity at the State Capitol explains he does not think there is a law violation, and that he is happy to give him a set of addressed envelopes to send a brochure entitled "Sportsmanship"
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Letter to Erwin Oreck from Frank Mebane, Jr. at Kilkare Lodge and Cottages explains from Oreck's recent letter that without a date it is hard to decide if the lodge is able to take care of him.
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Letter to Erwin Oreck from L. M. Birkhead at the Friends of Democracy, Inc. thanks Erwin for sending information and states that they will do an "expose of O'Konski and his connections."
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Letter to Erwin Oreck from Helen and Ed Woeber at Arrowhead Lodge in reply to a letter inviting the Woeber's to luncheon on their first trip to Duluth. The Woeber's tell of the stay of Lee, Allen and their wives.
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Letter to Minnesota Arrowhead Association's president, M. H. Brickley from Erwin Oreck dated July 7 1947 about "clientele carefully restricted" notation on Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge folder on the Spalding Hotel's information bureau rack.
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Reply letter to Arthur Lyons from ""The Burns"" resort in Cass Lake, Minnesota. States that The Burns only accepts gentitle clientele. On the reverse of the text there is a color map of the area surrounding Cass Lake with illustrations.
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Letter to Edward Owens from Grover C. Elmore at Kilkare Lodge and Cottages writes illustrating what the lodge has to offer. "Carefully restricted clientele" is noted.
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This is correspondence from Erwin Oreck and Alec Ruttger, from Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge. Ruttger is writing in response to a letter Oreck previously sent about the use of the word ""restricted"" on the folder of brochure matterial for the lodge that is given out. Ruttger assures Oreck that ""restricted"" was not meant to only restrict Jewish folk, or based on religion. Oreck then says he is glad the term will be changed, but hopes not to ""selected"".
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A list of resorts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Canada who have noted "restricted" or "selected" clientele as well as "gentiles only" in their current resort brochures. The first page is dated 1946 and other pages are stamped July 19, 1947.
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Letter to Erwin Oreck from Helen Woeber at Arrowhead Lodge in reply to Oreck's reply. Helen and Ed Woeber state they were as mistaken as Oreck was of them and will stop in for luncheon when they are in Duluth.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Letter to Erwin Oreck from Helen Woeber at Arrowhead Lodge in reply to a letter from October 4th. Arrowhead Lodge discribes how Oreck believes they discriminate based on religion, and how they do not, but simple do not want "riffraff."
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Letter to Mr S. Valentine Saxby at Minnesota Arrowhead Association from Erwin Oreck informs Val that Gitchi Gumee Lodge will eliminate "restricted clientele" next year, as well as Erwin has enclosed self-explanatory letters.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
