Cabinet photograph of Truman Elwell Rickard (1881-1948) in winter attire. In 1904, as a University of Minnesota student, Truman Elwell Rickard (composed the music and wrote the original words for "Hail! Minnesota," which became the Minnesota state song in 1945. Rickard later married Grace Larson, a daughter of L.W. Larson, a prominant early Fosston settler.
Handwritten document dated 28 April 1898 listing names of 21 early Minnesota Presbyterian Ministers and 14 Elders, from Charles Thayer of Minneapolis, to Brother Covert.
Pamphlet on the "Statement of the Object of Jesus College, Proposed to be established at the Falls of Saint Anthony, Nine miles by Railway from Saint Paul, the Capital of Minnesota." Describes the aims of the College, its Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Class, and includes religious creeds and quotes.
Schools in south-central Minnesota (1876-1909). In 1875, St. Joseph's parish, situated in the heart of Minneapolis, opened a small school for 50 pupils under the care of the Sisters of Charity. The following year, because of an expected increase in enrollment, the Benedictine Sisters from St. Joseph, MN, were asked to assume charge of the school. By 1882, a large new parish school was built. Within 30 years, the enrollment increased to 400 with 8 sisters teaching (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).