Game wardens were important men in the backwoods of Minnesota. Noted above most was the Native American warden, John or Jack Linklater. Another of lasting fame was William Hanson.
University of Minnesota horticulturist Jane P. McKinnon received the Director's Award to Distinguished Faculty from Gerald Miller, assistand director for the Agricultural Ext6ension Service's agriculture program. McKinnon is well known throughout Minnesota for her work in Extension's Master Gardener program and in helping cities slow the spread of Dutch Elm disease and establishing mixed urban forests.
This building once housed exhibits of the human and natural drama of the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Later, after the United States Forest Service moved to other quarters, the building became the International Wolf Center.
Stacks, periodical section and patrons using the Central Library of the Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Margaret Talbert was the Milaca Community Library Branch Librarian from 1962-1982 in Milaca, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Exterior view of the St. Anthony branch of Hennepin County Library, including a book drop and telephone booth. St. Anthony Library has been providing service to St. Anthony and northeast Minneapolis residents since 1963, when it opened in a storefront in St. Anthony Shopping Center, Minnesota. In 2002 the library moved to a different section of the shopping center, at 2941 Pentagon Drive Northeast.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This is a brochure for Camp Menogyn in Grand Marais, Minnesota. There is information about the camp location on the shores of West Bearskin Lake just two miles from the Canadian border, the "spirit of Menogyn", separate camp sessions offered for young men and women, and the leadership and staff.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives
Aerial view of customers shopping amidst bookcases filled with books at the Mount Sinai Hospital Women's Auxiliary Book Fair, a fundraising event. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors experienced admitting Jewish patients to local hospitals. The Auxiliary members promoted the work of Mount Sinai Hospital and assisted needy members of the community through volunteer service, fundraising and public relations.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Aerial view of customers shopping amidst bookcases and a table filled with books at the Mount Sinai Hospital Women's Auxiliary Book Fair, a fundraising event. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors experienced admitting Jewish patients to local hospitals. The Auxiliary members promoted the work of Mount Sinai Hospital and assisted needy members of the community through volunteer service, fundraising and public relations.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
First School Board for Independent School District Number 287. First row, from left: Richard Emery, Byron Brekke, Clifford Smith, unknown. Back row, from left: Judson Anderson, Dan McPherson, Roald Anderson, Harry Picha.
Sue Zelickson from the Mount Sinai Hospital Women's Auxiliary poses with a cake while wearing a chef's hat and apron at an event promoting the ""Everyone Can Cook"" cookbook, a fundraising program. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors experienced admitting Jewish patients to local hospitals. The Auxiliary members promoted the work of Mount Sinai Hospital and assisted needy members of the community through volunteer service, fundraising and public relations.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Three volunteers from the Mount Sinai Hospital Women's Auxiliary stand behind a glass display case while looking at a piece of paper at their annual Book Fair. From left to right: Bobby (Haller) Cohen, Kay Weisman, Ron Schlussman. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors experienced admitting Jewish patients to local hospitals. The Auxiliary members promoted the work of Mount Sinai Hospital and assisted needy members of the community through volunteer service, fundraising and public relations.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Volunteers from the Mount Sinai Hospital Women's Auxiliary pose in their winter coats while standing on the porch of a house next to the Mount Sinai Hospital Book Fair Collection Depot sign. Back row (L to R): Dianne Kline; unknown; unknown; Kay Weisman; Ron Schlussman. Front row (L to R): Lil Faller; Riv Greenberg. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors experienced admitting Jewish patients to local hospitals. The Auxiliary members promoted the work of Mount Sinai Hospital and assisted needy members of the community through volunteer service, fundraising and public relations.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Volunteers from the Mount Sinai Hospital Women's Auxiliary stand outside the Book Fair trailer, a fundraising event, waving and wearing winter coats. Back row (L to R): Dianne Kline; Lil Fallek. Front row (L to R): Ronnie Schlussman; Shirley Segal; Betty Sandler; unknown; Kay Weisman. Mount Sinai Hospital was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the 1950s to address the discrimination Jewish doctors experienced admitting Jewish patients to local hospitals. The Auxiliary members promoted the work of Mount Sinai Hospital and assisted needy members of the community through volunteer service, fundraising and public relations.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Library service to the Long Lake community in western Hennepin County began in 1913, when the library was housed out of the Long Lake Bank Building. The library merged with the Hennepin County Library system in 1922. For several decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, until it settled in a commercial storefront space in the Long Lake Town Center Mall in 1995.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970. It was the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. The library was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-57) and Lincoln High School (1957-62).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view, with bike racks, of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970 -- the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington -- and was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-1957) and Lincoln High School (1957-1962).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library