Minutes for the monthly meetings of the Twin Cities Weaver's Guild, October 1951-June 1952, held at various locations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, Minnesota. Includes treasurer's report and executive board minutes.
Demonstration booth at the 1956 Minnesota State Fair (probably in the Creative Activities Building). The booth is staffed by Mrs. Cory and an unidentified Guild member. They are booth weaving on floor looms. Weaving samples are on display in the booth.
Demonstration booth at the 1956 Minnesota State Fair (probably in the Creative Activities Building). A guild member is weaving on a floor loom. Weaving samples and a spinning wheel are on display.
Thori, Alban & Fisher, Architects (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1909
Description:
An architectural rendering of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in St. Paul, located at Portland Ave. and Victoria St. The cornerstone was laid October 15, 1907. Built in the Classic Greek Style the dedication booklet says, "Facing Holly Avenue in a situation ideal to show its classic and simple architecture, the massive columns of the portico give character and attract attention." The booklet goes on to say, "The main auditorium has eight hundred and fifty sittings." It housed an organ built by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, Connecticut costing $7600.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
The daily experiences of Clinton Stork in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include work at H.B. Fuller; maintenance and repairs of his Ford automobile; chores; property management; real estate; participation with Christian Endeavor; social life; singing; and his mother's illness and his sister's dedication to her, and subsequently, his mother's death and funeral in Jasper, Minnesota.
The daily experiences of Grace Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include a record of correspondence; daily chores; the social life of her family; clothing; gift and flower giving; food preparation; and her worsening illness and the strain it puts on her and her family.
The daily experiences of Florence C. Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include a record of correspondence; dairy and egg production and sales; daily chores; the comings and goings of her brother, father, and visitors; her brother's involvement with Christian Endeavor; her brother's Ford automobile; her mother's declining health, death, and funeral in Jasper, Minnesota; clothing; gift and flower giving; and food preparation.
Société de Temperance de la Paroisse St. Louis, de St. Paul, Minnesota
Date Created:
1875
Description:
Constitution and regulations of the Temperance Society of the Parish of Saint Louis King of France in St. Paul, Minnesota, a Roman Catholic French national parish serving French Candadian immigrants. Lists the Society's dues, member expectations, violations, fines, policies, and parliamentary procedures for conducting Society business. University of St. Thomas, Archibishop Ireland Memorial Library call number: HV5298.S3 C5 1875
Contributing Institution:
University of St. Thomas - Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library
Sherman, Erwin H.; Houle, George E.; Haskins, John L.; Rosenwald, John P.
Date Created:
1917-06 - 1907-08
Description:
Muster rolls for the 1st Minnesota Field Artillery Regiment Medical Corps along with rolls for Medical and Sanitary Detachments. Contains a muster roll of a detachment of men who were stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas.
A large group photograph of the Minnesota County Commissioners and Auditors at the Twin City Babcock Conference of April 8 and April 9, 1920. In the second row beginning at the sixth person is Alfred Sanders, J. Oscar Serline, Ed Peterson and W. Monson.
A narrative account of the daily management and functioning of the organization, a St. Paul orphanage established shortly after the end of the Civil War. The handwritten account records the monthly board meetings, notes the number of children resident each month, lists donations received, and documents the daily issues and concerns of running of the orphanage. Volume V covers 1905 to 1915. Two additional minutes books reside in the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
Minutes for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Catalog Section meeting of the 1949 MLA conference. Includes a list of the nominated officers for the following year.
Minnesota Library Association; Boardman, Neil S. (editor)
Date Created:
1941-03
Description:
Volume 3, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in March 1941. Editor-in-chief of this issue was Neil S. Boardman. This issue contains the official MLA directory, a message from the MLA president, announcement of a prison library directory, information about a library personnel survey, travel notes, MLA Annual meeting announcement, junior members section annual dues change, Minnesota library staff changes and library updates, library poetry, a book review of Library on the Air (an anthology of library radio programs), and a crossword puzzle. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Program description of the MLA (Minnesota Library Association) school and children's librarians luncheon at the Women's City Club, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 12, 1935. The guest speaker for the event was Mrs. Caroline Dale Snedeker
Volume 26, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published May/June 1999. Content includes an overview of web resources, a list MLA officer nominationees, a note from the MLA president, a reminder for the Minnesota Twins Library Day, a call for MLA awards nominations, a discussion of preparation for summer readers, issue 3 of Linking Library Trustees, readers' advisory tips, an announcement of the MLA silent auction, a summary of the 1999 legislative session, the opening of the Minnesota Virtual University (MnVU), and miscellaneous news and notes.
Volume 25, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published March/April 1998. Contents include an article from University of St. Thomas libraries, MLA conference guest speaker announcement, a note from the MLA President, 1998 MLA Board goals, a call for nominations for the Humanitarian Fund Committee and MLA Board, Minnesota Library Association Foundation (MLAF) highlights, an open letter to library directors, MLA/MEMO Legislative Day highlights, an overview of the Laos Library Project, an MLA silent auction announcement, upcoming events, intellectual freedom training news, an overview of the state document depository system, miscellaneous news and notes, and a calendar of events.
The Young People's and School Librarians' section report from the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Notes from the Trustees section business meeting at the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Public Relations Committee report from the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The Nominating Committee report from the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Luncheon and dinner menus from the Minnesota Library Association annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949 at the Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota. The following menus are included: Children's, Young People's, School Librarians' Section, County Librarians' Section, Minnesota Association of Hospital and Medical Librarians, Reference, College, and Catalog Sections, and the conference banquet.
Report of the Spring Quarterly Meeting of the Minnesota Library Association held March 29, 1893 in the rooms of the State Historical Society with 19 members present. Welcome by Ex- Governor Ramsey. Minutes were read and approved. Topics discussed include library architecture (Dr. Folwell), open versus closed stacks and freedom of access for patrons, and a proposed system of travelling libraries to be sent around the state (Miss Countryman). Resolution made expressing sympathy for J. Fletcher Williams in his present illness.
Report of the first annual meeting of the Minnesota Library Association held on December 29, 1891 in the rooms of the State Historical Society in St. Paul with the purpose to organize State Library Association based on recommendations of the American Library Association and similar to associations in other states. Motion was made to create a constitution which was submitted and approved after the meeting [available separately]. Elected officers for the next year are William W. Folwell, President; Helen McCaine, Vice President; and J.F. Williams, Secretary & Treasurer. The Secretary was directed to prepare a circular announcing the organization and be sent to every librarian in the State.
Report of the second annual meeting of the Minnesota Library Association held December 26, 1892 in the rooms of the State Historical Society in St. Paul. Total association membership equals 15. Minutes were read, officers elected for the coming year, and a call for meetings to be held quarterly rather than annually to encourage interest in the organization. J.F. Williams read a paper on "The Librarian as a Public Servant" and Dr. Hosmer read a paper on "Browsing." The topic of freedom on access to library shelves discussed, with group agreeing that more freedom was better.
View of the lobby of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the hallway of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the hallway of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the lobby of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the facade and marquee of the Dale Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the entrance lobby of the Dale Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
Bishop John Ireland's lecture on intemperance and law, presented March 10, 1884, in the Music Hall in Buffalo, New York, at the invitation of the Citizens' Reform Association. Attendees included Bishop Patrick John Ryan and representatives from other religious denominations. Includes brief article entitled How women can oppose intemperance, taken from an address by Cardinal Manning. Library call no.: HV5072 .I72 1884
Contributing Institution:
University of St. Thomas - Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library
France, Alfred E.; Wanvick, Arne C.; LaBrosse, Francis ; French, George A.; Dunn, Roy E.; Cina, Fred A.;
Date Created:
1963-02-28
Description:
1963-02-28 taconite tax bill draft, relating to certain iron bearing material other than taconite and semi-taconite; providing for the taxation of concentrates thereof in lieu of certain taxes and for the collection and distribution of such tax: amending Minnesota Statutes 1961, Chapter 298, by adding a new section thereto, introduced by France, Wanvick, LaBrosse, French, and Dunn
Exterior view of The Jackson family home at 1722 Summit Avenue. Caption reads: "Home of Jackson family, Public School and College in background - Summit Avenue."
1961 taconite tax bill, declaring the policy of the State with respect to the taxation of taconite and semi-taconite, and facilities for the mining and beneficiation thereof, with handwritten notations by Fred Cina
Initial and subsequent Muster Rolls for the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment Supply Company details men present and AWOL, as well as losses and transfers.
Drafts are presented on a sheet of 18cm by 11cm notebook paper. The title "Two-Color Threadings (Atwater bulletin February 1947)" is typewritten. Five drafts, hand-drawn on graph paper, are glued to the sheet. Treadling order is typed below each draft. Three swatches, woven by Hilma Berglund using cotton carpet warp for both warp and weft, show color and weave variations. Swatch A (labeled using the blank from the side of a sheet of stamps) follows the draft. Swatch B has two variations;, the draft B treadling and the draft D treadling. Swatch C has three sections: light weft, dark weft, and light and dark weft alternating. The first 2 sections have treadling variations.
Hilma Berglund printed this Christmas card in 1965, using dark brown ink on bittersweet paper, trimmed with yellow and orange paper. Below the fold she applied a light wash of ink to create a slightly darker background. The card when unfolded is 10.3 x 22.5cm.
A woven swatch in cotton threads, with pencil drawn draft, and notations in ink. Titled "raindrops" it is a 4 shaft lace weave. The 3 items are mounted on card stock. The woven swatch is 6 x 21cm.
Name-weaving instructions from the Handweaving Workbook by Heather Thorpe. The text of the card describes the process to translate the name "Hilma Berglund" into an overshot weaving draft.
A woven swatch in green and off-white cotton threads, mounted on cardstock, woven by Hilma Berglund. The weaving is 8 x 13.5. The title "Eight-Harness Double Weave" is hand printed by Hilma Berglund.
Thisbooklet, written by Hilma Berglund, consists of 8 pages and a cover. It contains recommendations for mordanting, equipment, dyestuffs and fibers. It includes directions for the dye process and a chart of plants, mordants and resulting colors. The colors are identified using the Munsell Color System notations.
This is the page of printed instructions from the Minnesota Loom. These assembly instructions were packed with the Minnesota Loom, which was designed and distributed by Hilma Berglund.
Barnacle, Walter H.; Buxler, V. P.; H. Matt, L.; Gillesby, Roland E.
Date Created:
1917-03 - 1917-08
Description:
Initial, subsequent, and detachment muster rolls for the Minnesota Infantry Regiment Company D, detailing the status of each man in the company as reporting for duty, sick, or absent, as well as any transfers. This record includes Minnesota National Guard men transferred to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
An annual report of the Amherst H. Wilder Charity documenting the main activities of the charity for the fiscal year 1913. The report includes a financial statement, information about the new Wilder Administration Building, a general report on activities such as the public baths, day nursery and direct aid, and reports on the work of the visiting nurses and social service departments.
A short history of the Amherst H. Wilder Charity Visiting Nurses Department, from its beginning in 1906 until approximately 1922. The history includes information on the responsibilities of the nurses, policies of the department and staffing.
A brief report on the activities of the Amherst H. Wilder Charity for the previous two years. The report includes information on the public baths, the Child Guidance Clinic, the Day Care Centers, the dispensary, social research, the Children's Center Building and the Wilder Administration Building.
The St. Paul Free Medical Dispensary was incorporated in 1897. Cornelia Day Wilder (1868-1903) was an early supporter, and James J. Hill was Board President. In 1923, Amherst H. Wilder Charities assumed complete financial and management responsibility for the organization. Physicians and residents at the dispensary worked free of charge to provide free medical and dental care to individuals in need.
An annual report documenting the main activities of the charity for the years 1917-1918. Departmental reports include: the relief department, visiting nurses, Wilder public baths, day nursery, health center, central registration bureau, food conservation, survey work and research.
A female chiropractic student is looking at a slide through a microscope on the St. Paul campus. In 1983, to accommodate growth in student population and programs, the college moved to its current location in Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1999, Northwestern College of Chiropractic was renamed Northwestern Health Sciences University to reflect its addition of programs in other alternative medicine fields.
Engineering personnel from the St. Paul harbor project gather for a photograph in April, 1936, dressed for work. The men gathered are Elder S. Wilcox, Engr. Aide; Herbert A. Schiek, Asst. Clerk; Edward H. Kloss Jr., Insp. Dredge; Charles H. Bingham, Engr. Aide; Richard S. Colburn, Laborer; Thomas J. Gleason, Insp. Dredge; Merle R. Finley, Engr. Aide; Frank B. Wenger, Insp. Dredge, Paul Zeese, Asst. Engr. Preliminary work on the St. Paul harbor project began in 1935, and the project was completed in 1936.
The United Church built housing for its faculty on the St. Anthony Park campus. This panoramic views shows the United Church Seminary building (later named Bockman Hall) on the left and faculty housing on the right connected by dirt roads.
This photograph illustrates a typical section of rip rap, part of the St. Paul harbor project of the mid-1930s. Improvements to the harbor and Upper Mississippi River included dredging and work on the Phalen Creek sewer. The project was completed in 1936.
A train steams downstream past Dayton's Bluff after the conclusion of river improvements in St. Paul in the mid-1930s. The improvements included dredging operations, new retaining walls, and sewer improvements in and around the city of St. Paul and the harbor.
The Crown Prince, wearing glasses and holding a piece of paper, talks to officials on the stage. A small crowd of photographers stands in front of the stage while hundreds of onlookers populate the background.
The excursion steamer Capitol is visible in this photograph of the embankment area adjacent to the landing below the Robert Street bridge. This photograph was taken to document improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in St. Paul, including retaining walls, dredging, and sewer work.
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This Hospital became the West Side General Hospital. The group is sitting at the "Rail-O'matic" serving machine also known as "Baitinger's Automatic Eat". This device patented in 1923 helped serve hungry visitors at the Minnesota State Fair, Evangelical Dining Hall. In the spring 1919 edition of the "Life Line", the newsletter of the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home, Rev. Baitinger describes it like this, "All foodstuffs will be automatically conveyed to the guests seated at the table, also all return dishes will find their way back into the kitchen automatically. No waiters will be necessary in this dining hall; everything will take care of itself. The only business of the guest is to take what he wants, all he wants and eat to his heart's content."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall at the Minnesota State Fair, was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This hospital became the West Side General Hospital. A hearty dinner of Roast Beef, Potatoes, Pork and Beans, Spaghetti, Celery, Pie and Coffee could be had for 35 cents.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This Hospital became the West Side General Hospital.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Sister St. John Fournier led the first four Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet to St. Paul in November 1851. They traveled up the Mississippi River on the Steamboat St. Paul from St. Louis, Missouri. About one week after their arrival the Sisters opened St. Joseph's Academy, a boarding and day school. In July 1853, the Sisters of St. Joseph opened St. Joseph's Hospital, Minnesota's first hospital.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1897-98 (District 25); House 1899-1902 (District 33); Senate 1903-14 (District 33); Senate 1915-18 (District 41). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12638
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1921-30 (District 40); Senate 1931-54 (District 40). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13643
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1921-30 (District 40); Senate 1931-54 (District 40). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13643
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1919-24 (District 41). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=11787
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1923-30 (District 39); House 1933-36 (District 39); Senate 1939-58 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13907
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1923-30 (District 39); House 1933-36 (District 39); Senate 1939-58 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13907
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1899-1902 (District 33); Senate 1915-26 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12240
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1917-22 (District 38); Senate 1923-34 (District 38). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14192
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1917-20 (District 41); Senate 1931-54 (District 41). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14788
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1911-14 (District 37); Senate 1915-49 (District 42). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=11400
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1915-18 (District 38); Senate 1935-58 (District 38). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13607
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1915-18 (District 38); Senate 1935-58 (District 38). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13607
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1929-30 (District 37); Senate 1931-42 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13677
The upper end of the left bank of the St. Paul harbor improvement project is visible in this photograph, taken after the project was completed in 1936. The improvements can be seen below the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight building, with the rail yard in the distance.
Ticket for the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, starting June 7, 1892. This specific ticket is for entry on Day 5 of the convention, Session 2, and for Balcony Section A, Seat No. 93. It features images of an eagle and Minnehaha Falls, and includes the detached stub.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1931-32 (District 41); House 1935-38 (District 41). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12156
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1947-52 (District 41). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=11580
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1913-1914 (District 33). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15000
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1971-1972 (District 44B); House 1973-1974 (District 66B); House 1983-1990 (District 53A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10042
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1915-1920 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13789
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1909-1914 (District 34); House 1915-1922 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13088
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1981-1982 (District 66A); House 1983-1992 (District 66B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10473
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1975-1982 (District 66B); House 1983-1990 (District 67A); Senate 1991-2002 (District 67). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10312
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1907-10 (District 35). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=11643