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1. Social Concerns Group, Unity Church Unitarian, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Unity Church Unitarian Social Concerns Group
Description:
Draft statement of purpose of Social Concerns Group.
Contributing Institution:
Unity Church Unitarian
Type:
Text
Format:
Documents (other)

2. Summary of the annual report of Herberg H. Parish, administrative director of the United Temperance Movement of Minnesota, Incorporated

Creator:
United Temperance Movement, Incorporated
Date Created:
1944
Description:
Pamphlet on the annual report of the administrative director of the United Temperance Movement of Minnesota for the fiscal year ending October 21, 1944.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

3. The Sullivanite, February 15, 1936

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 719, Minnesota
Date Created:
1936-02-15
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Brimson, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

4. Deer Lake Echo, March 1, 1939

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 1722, Effie, Minnesota
Date Created:
1939-03-01
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Effie, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

5. Pine Knots, January 22, 1937

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 708, Blackduck, Minnesota
Date Created:
1937-01-22
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Blackduck, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

6. Spruce Lake Splash, May 18, 1941

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 3707, Two Harbors, Minnesota
Date Created:
1941-05-18
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

7. The Sullivanite, January 8, 1936

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 719, Minnesota
Date Created:
1936-01-08
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Brimson, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

8. 19th Annual Report of the Young Men's Christian Association of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Young Men's Christian Association of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date Created:
1885-06-08
Description:
Annual report of the 19th year's work of the Minneapolis YMCA containing financial and narrative reports by the president, other officers, and committee chairmen. Committees cover employment, education, housing, and religion, among additional administrative duties. Also features reports by the Railroad and Junior Departments. Included in the annual report are the list of members, articles of incorporation, and the organization's constitution and by-laws.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

9. Birch Lake Newsette, Spirit of 704, December 18-19, 1934

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 704, Minnesota
Date Created:
1934-12-18 - 1934-12-19
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

10. Engebret E. Lobeck Prohibition Candidate for Governor, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Prohibition State Committee
Date Created:
1912
Description:
Pamphlet for Honorable Engebret E. Lobeck, a prohibition candidate for governor of Minnesota. Lobeck ran on the Prohibition Party ticket in the 1912 election.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

11. Jack Pine Journal, February 23, 1938

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 711, Ely, Minnesota
Date Created:
1938-02-23
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Ely, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

12. The Sullivanite, May 11, 1935

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 719, Minnesota
Date Created:
1935-05-11
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Brimson, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

13. Untitled newsletter, January 12, 1935

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 719, Minnesota
Date Created:
1935-01-12
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Brimson, Minnesota. The title appears on this issue as a question mark.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

14. The Flash, June 1938

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 1720, Caledonia, Minnesota
Date Created:
1938-06
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Caledonia, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

15. Vermillion River Echoes, Houston Edition, September 30, 1936

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 3710, Minnesota
Date Created:
1936-09-30
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Houston, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

16. Vets Call, April 25, 1941

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 2713, Minnesota
Date Created:
1941-04-25
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at the Saint Croix Recreational Area, Hinckley, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

17. Baptism Blade, March 1939

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 3703, Isabella, Minnesota
Date Created:
1939-03
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Isabella, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

18. Gunflint Trail, March 15, 1935

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Camp Grover Conzet, Grand Marais, Minnesota
Date Created:
1935-03-15
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

19. Lone Wolf, March 6, 1939

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 714, Minnesota
Date Created:
1939-03-06
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Zumbrota, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

20. The Big Lake Breeze, July 31, 1935

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 1760, Cloquet, Minnesota
Date Created:
1935-07-31
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Cloquet, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

21. The Big Lake Breeze, March 27, 1935

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 1760, Cloquet, Minnesota
Date Created:
1935-03-27
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Cloquet, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

22. The Flash, September 19, 1936

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 1720, Caledonia, Minnesota
Date Created:
1936-09-19
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Caledonia, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

23. The Sullivanite, January 25, 1935

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 719, Minnesota
Date Created:
1935-01-25
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Brimson, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

24. The Sullivanite, October 26, 1935

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 719, Minnesota
Date Created:
1935-10-26
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Brimson, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

25. The 1716 Tamarak, November 1933

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 1716, Minnesota
Date Created:
1933-11
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Big Falls, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

26. Buckboard Whip, March 27, 1939

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 2705, Bagley, Minnesota
Date Created:
1939-09-27
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Bagley, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

27. Deer Lake Echo, April 25, 1942

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 1722, Effie, Minnesota
Date Created:
1942-04-25
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Effie, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

28. The Model C.C.C., January 24, 1935

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Headquarters Company, Minnesota District, Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Date Created:
1935-01-24
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

29. Vermillion River Echoes, September 1936

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 3710, Minnesota
Date Created:
1936-09?
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Houston, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

30. Vets Call, February 20, 1940

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 2713, Minnesota
Date Created:
1940-02-20
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mille Lacs Lake, Garrison, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

31. Vets Call, June 20, 1940

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 2713, Minnesota
Date Created:
1940-06-20
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at the Saint Croix Recreational Area, Hinckley, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

32. Vets Call, September 29, 1941

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 2713, Minnesota
Date Created:
1941-09-29
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at the Saint Croix Recreational Area, Hinckley, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

33. Social Concerns Group at Unity Church Unitarian, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Unity Church Unitarian Social Concrns Group
Description:
Minutes describing social issues such as emergency housing, food security, and support of immigrants.
Contributing Institution:
Unity Church Unitarian
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

34. Social Ministry and Outreach Task Force, Unity Church Unitarian, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Unity Church Unitarian Social Ministry and Outreach Task Force
Description:
A report of activities and a plan for the future by the Social Ministry and Outreach Task Force.
Contributing Institution:
Unity Church Unitarian
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

35. 18th Annual Report of the Young Men's Christian Association of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Young Men's Christian Association of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date Created:
1884-05-28
Description:
Annual report of the 18th year's work of the Minneapolis YMCA containing financial and narrative reports by the president, other officers, and committee chairmen. Committees cover employment, education, housing, and religion, among additional administrative duties. Included in the report are the list of members, articles of incorporation, and the organization's constitution and by-laws.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

36. Vets Call, November 20, 1939

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 2713, Minnesota
Date Created:
1939-11-20
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mille Lacs Lake, Garrison, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

37. Interview with Ronnie Brooks, Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project

Creator:
Brooks, Ronnie
Date Created:
1979-08-09
Description:
Biographical Information: Brooks was originally from New Jersey. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and did her graduate work in political science at Michigan State. After graduating, she taught at Michigan State and Lansing Community College. In 1971 she moved to Minnesota. She worked for the State University Board, headed Senator McGovern's presidential campaign effort, and was director of majority research for the Senate. In 1976 she became an aide for Governor Rudy Perpich and was also the governor's representative to the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board. Subjects discussed: Background; role in Governor Perpich's administration in powerline issue; Governor Perpich's handling of the issues; Governor Wendell Anderson's administration in handling controversy; legislators vs. the governor on making decisions; legislative action taken; science court; protest movement; what it was like working for Governor Perpich; the media's role; and the usefulness of the public forum in environmental issues.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

38. Yearbook of the Church of the Redeemer First Universalist, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Church of the Redeemer; Unity Settlement House
Date Created:
1921
Description:
Yearbook of the Church of the Redeemer First Universalist for 1921 including: lists of Pastor, Choir, Officers and Trustees, General Church Committee and reports. These reports include the pastor's annual report - statistics, the year in general, outstanding events, in memoriam, suggestions, outside addresses, committee meetings, evening services, christenings, new members received, obituaries, dismissals, publications; the assistant pastor's report including Statistics, Unity House, YMCA, YPCU, Church School, motion pictures); the church school report; the Young People's Christian Union report; Roosevelt Troop 2 Boy Scouts of America report; Printing Club Press Report; Ladies' Social Circle Report; Women's Association Report; Clara Barton Guild; Men's Club; Treasurer's Report. Extensive Unity Settlement Association report: including officers, Board of Directors, committees, staff, volunteers, annual report for 1921 by Miss Imogene Poole resident director with information on health activities, employment bureau, personal service, day nursery, girls' department, boys' department, music lessons, entertainments, summer camp, summer playground, special gifts to the house, attendance at various programs, treasurer's report. Also includes information on Dedication of Service Tablet in church for veterans.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

39. Concordia Society Monthly Meeting Minutes (1923), Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
The Concordia Society of the Swedish Hospital
Date Created:
1923
Description:
These Concordia Society monthly meeting minutes include committee and annual reports, also programs and newspaper clippings. The Concordia Society was a benevolent women's society organized October 17, 1901, at the Swedish Hospital of Minneapolis. The Concordia Society was primarily dedicated to providing free beds and other services to persons in need of medical care. The Swedish Hospital was run by and for Swedish immigrants.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin Medical History Center
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

40. First Biennial Report of the Washburn Memorial Orphan Asylum

Creator:
Washburn Memorial Orphan Asylum
Date Created:
1906-04-30
Description:
Biennial report containing a brief history of the Washburn Memorial Orphan Asylum and a financial report of the endowment fund and expenses for the 19th and 20th fiscal years. Includes photographs of the building.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

41. Interview with James Gelbman, Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project, Morris, Minnesota

Creator:
Gelbman, James
Date Created:
1977-12-08
Description:
Biographical Information: Gelbman was the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) coordinator at the University of Minnesota-Morris campus. Subjects discussed: Background information on MPIRG. How MPIRG chooses issues to be involved in. When and why MPIRG became involved in powerline project controversy. Science court. Health and safety issues. Opposition groups-atmosphere at meetings; protest activities of opponents. Court proceedings. Role of law enforcement. MPIRG's position as to the cause of issue. MPIRG's other projects.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

42. Sixth Annual Report of the Young Women's Christian Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Young Women's Christian Association
Date Created:
1896
Description:
Annual Report for the YWCA for the year 1896 including: officers, board of managers, secretaries, committees, historical sketch, President's Message, Report of General Secretary, Treasurer's Report, Reports of Committees, including Membership, Rooms, Reading Room and Library, Religious, Entertainment, Educational, Physical Culture, Noon Rest, Employment, Finance, South Branch, Cedar Branch, Traveler's Aid, and Extension Committees. Also includes contact information for state, international and world's associations.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

43. Twin evils of the age: a series of powerful lectures and addresses on evil reading and intemperance by eminent Catholic divines

Date Created:
1884
Description:
From a bi-weekly periodical titled Vatican Library (Issue 22, Mar. 15, 1884). Contents: Plea for temperance by Father Thomas Nicholas Burke; Catholic temperance cause by Rev. Henry Athanasius Brann; Wise prelate's warning by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley; Doctrine of the Catholic Church about liquor by Bishop Bernard O'Reilly of Liverpool; Rules for home education; Liquor traffic and law by Bishop John Ireland; Peril of the age (on newspapers) by Bishop Joseph Thomas Duhamel of Ottawa; and Notes on Catholic reading. Library call no.: HV5072 .T9 1884
Contributing Institution:
University of St. Thomas - Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

44. Interview with Deborah Pick, Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project, Lowry, Minnesota

Creator:
Pick, Deborah
Date Created:
1979-02-13
Description:
Biographical Information: Pick was a native of Wisconsin. She moved to Minneapolis in 1975 to attend school and work. While attending school on and off, she taught in special programs for emotionally disturbed children, worked in the theater, and with the tenants union. She became involved in the powerline controversy and moved to Lowry in 1978 to work in the issue full-time. Subjects discussed: Background. Becoming involved in the controversy. Media-image produced regarding issues; newspaper vs. TV coverage; relationship of media to protesters and to utilities. Relationship of current movements to involvement in previous groups. Health and safety issues. North American Coal Co. and realtionship to UPA and CPA. Government Accounting Office investigation and possible recourse for opposition. Cooperative as representative of the people. Routing of line and siting law. Political involvement by opposition. Reactions of residents to outsiders involvement. Role in struggle. Purpose of confrontations. Science court. Legal defense record-court record; decision by jury vs. judge; grand jury investigation; supreme court decision. Security methods instigated. Darrell Mulroy and utilities. Easement compensation. Effect of line on people. Effectiveness of how opposition was organized. Future of powerline controversy. Future energy needs.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

45. Fourth Annual Report of Women's Co-operative Alliance of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Women's Co-operative Alliance, Inc.
Date Created:
1919-12-31
Description:
Annual report featuring a statement by the president, highlights from the departments and committees (Education and Publicity Department, Law Enforcement Committee, Research and Investigation Committee, and the Big Sister Department), general information to other agencies, statement of receipts and disbursements for the year ending December 31, 1919, an organization chart, and a list of affiliated organizations.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

46. Interview with John Millhone, Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project

Creator:
Millhone, John
Date Created:
1978-04-10
Description:
Biographical Information: Millhone received his degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1950. He was the director of the Iowa Energy Policy Council. In 1975, he was appointed director of the Minnesota Energy Agency. Millhone was also a member of Minnesota Environmental Quality Board. Subjects discussed: Background. Role as director of the Minnesota Energy Agency. First involvement with transmission line. Alternatives to line. Pulbic hearings. Agency's cross-examination of position put forward by utilities. Projection of furture elctricity needs. Court cases. Health and safety factors. Energy Agency and developing alternative energy sources. National energy plan. Minnesota's energy needs. Impact of opposition to 400+ line on other needs; personal impact. Elected vs. appointed officials in being responsive to the public. Reasons for controversy. Role of Governor Perpich. Role of the media.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

47. Interview with John R. Stone, Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project, Pope County, Minnesota

Creator:
Stone, John R.
Date Created:
1979-02-21
Description:
Biographical Information: Stone was the editor of the Pope County Tribune. Subjects discussed: Background. Pope County Tribune. Coverage of the powerline controversy. Getting information on issues from the cooperatives and the utilities. Effect of reporting on opposition effort. Quality of overall reporting on issue. Determining newsworthy events. Covering confrontations. Sheriff's responsibility in confrontations. Relationship of lawsuit and protesting. Public relations. County attorney's resignation. Tripp campaign. Reporting of damage by cooperatives and cost discrepancies. Difficulty of job as editor in reporting controversy. Impact on people in area. Reasons for controversy. Opposition groups.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

48. The Cottonwood CCC News, March 31, 1939

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 2714, New Ulm, Minnesota
Date Created:
1939-03-31
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in New Ulm, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

49. Vets Call, April 1939

Creator:
Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S., Company 2713, Minnesota
Date Created:
1939-04
Description:
Newsletter of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Fort Ridgely State Park, Fairfax, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

50. Directory of Charitable and Benevolent Organizations, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Slack, Hiram Worcester
Date Created:
1913
Description:
A comprehensive directory of the charitable, civic, educational and religious resources of St. Paul. Commissioned and published by the Amherst H. Wilder charity in 1913, the directory was distributed free of cost to individuals and agenices carrying out charitable or social service work.
Contributing Institution:
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

51. Report of Proceedings of the Third Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf, Young Men's Christian Association Building, Minneapolis, Minn., June 30-July 5, 1894

Creator:
Minnesota Association of the Deaf
Date Created:
1894
Description:
This journal contains the formal proceedings for the Third Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf in Minneapolis. On the front page is the signature "J.L. Smith" (for James L. Smith).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens
Type:
Text
Format:
Journals (accounts)

52. Interview with The Rev. Elmer Torborg, Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project, Sauk Centre Township, Minnesota

Creator:
Torborg, The Reverend Elmer
Date Created:
1978-01-04
Description:
Biographical Information: Torborg was a Catholic priest and the director of the Office of Rural Life in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Subjects discussed: Office of Rural Life. Getting involved in powerline issue. Science court. Role in parish. Tesla-work of; relationship of powerline and Tesla's ideas. Alfred M. Hubbard and his work. Aalternative energy sources. Lack of government involvement in alternative energy sources. Working with state officials. Rural America meeting in D.C. Effects of controversy on people in the Sauk Centre area. Attitudes toward government. How controversy could have been avoided. Attitudes after the line is built. Day of prayer on capitol steps. Health and safety issues. Future energy needs and resources.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

53. 21st Annual Report of the Young Men's Christian Association of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Young Men's Christian Association of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-06-13
Description:
Annual report of the 21st year's work of the Minneapolis YMCA containing financial and narrative reports by the president, other officers, and committee chairmen. Committees cover employment, education, housing, and religion, among additional administrative duties. Included in the report are the list of members, articles of incorporation, and the organization's constitution and by-laws.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

54. Interview with Philip O. Martin, Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project, Elk River, Minnesota

Creator:
Martin, Philip O.
Date Created:
1978-07-27
Description:
Biographical Information: Martin was born and raised on a farm in North Dakota. He served in the Air Force for four years and then attended the University of North Dakota where he received a degree in business administration with a major in accounting. In 1960, he was hired by Rural Cooperative Power Association (later to become United Power Association) as an administrative assistant. He became general manager of UPA in 1972. Subjects discussed: Background. UPA-structure; board of directors; how electricity is generated; Coal Creek Station; powerlines; types of customers and useage. Factors in building line-economics; type of transmission lines; need for energy source. How Mid-Continent Area Power Pool provides energy resources. Possibility of alternative projects. Planning for future needs and alternative energy sources. UPA and promoting use of electrical energy at the generation-transmission level. Public opinion regarding an energy crisis. Regulation of cooperatives in the future. 1973 Power Plant Siting Act-choosing to come under law; routing line and corridor selection; hearing process. Obtaining easements. Powerline controversy-initial realization of problem; why opposition developed; role of outside organizations; health and safety; entry point; eminent domain; dealing with problem; involvement of Governor's Anderson and Perpich; corridor vs. routing process; mediation sessions; science court; confrontations between protestors and surveyors/construction workers; role of media; personal impact; long term implications on cooperatives; current situation; state troopers; and costs due to vandalism.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

55. Protestant Orphan Asylum minutes, Volume IV, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Protestant Orphan Asylum
Date Created:
1898 - 1905
Description:
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 IV covers 1898 to 1905. Two additional minutes books reside in the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
Contributing Institution:
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

56. Sixth and Seventh Annual Reports; 1920-1922 Women's Co-operative Alliance Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Women's Co-operative Alliance, Inc.
Date Created:
1922-12-31
Description:
Annual reports featuring a statement by the president, highlights from the departments and committees (Education and Publicity Department, Research and Investigation Department, the Big Sister Department, Legislative Program, Education and Publicity Committee, and volunteer committees), general information to other agencies, information on social hygiene, surveys and studies of community conditions, statement of receipts and disbursements for the years ending December 31, 1921 and December 31, 1922, and a list of affiliated organizations.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports
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