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Items associated with name 'Minnesota'
Chippewa Portrait Prints
by Hakkerup, Niels Larson (1890 – 1910)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Danish-American photographer Niels Larson Hakkerup took these photographs in Minnesota between 1900 and 1915. Subjects of the photographs were members of the Leech Lake and Red Lake Nation including Chief Bemidji, for whom the city of Bemidji, Minnesota is named, and John Smith, who reportedly lived 137 years. Hakkerup’s photography focused on the beadwork, clothing and hair styles of Native Americans. The glass plate negatives for these photographs were discovered in the “rubble” of Hakkerup’s studio after he sold it to Aza and Miriam Cooper in 1946. The Cooper’s son, David, eventually donated the collection to the American Indian Resource Center at Bemidji State University where they were eventually displayed and distributed.
Diaries of Edward Dewitt
by Dewitt, Edward (1936 – 1939)
2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
These four diaries were written by Edward Dewitt of Red Wing, Minnesota between 1936 and 1939. The daily entries include mentions of many different movies and the theaters he saw them in, dates he went on with girls, playing basketball, working on cars, shooting guns, practicing photography, and attending college.
Diary of Coldevin Angel Anderson
by Anderson, Coldevin Angel (1935 – 1938)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary was written between 1935 and 1938 by Coldevin Angel Anderson, a railroad worker in Minnesota. Anderson began the diary by mentioning that 1934 was a year of hardship, unemployment, and drought and that the years from 1931 to 1933 were bad and no good. He wrote about his work and the weather, including dust storms and a man frozen to death on train tracks, as well as Works Project Administration (WPA) workers striking for better pay, relatives moving west to California, and sheriffs confiscating properties.
Diary of Irene Smith
by Smith, Irene (1919)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of Irene Smith was written in 1919, when Smith was living in Washington D.C. and then later in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Smith arrived in Washington D.C. on January 1st, 1919 and began working for the Red Cross on the 2nd. Smith wrote about her daily life, which included work and personal activities. She also mentioned major events in her life, such as seeing Woodrow Wilson in the "Welcome Home" parade. Smith recorded all of her daily expenses in the back of the diary. Parts of the diary have been cut out.
Minutes of the Willing Worker Society of the Congregational Church (Stewart, Minnesota)
by Willing Worker Society of the Congregational Church (1925 – 1935)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This journal contains the constitution, reports, and minutes of the Willing Worker Society of the Congregational Church in Stewart, Minnesota from 1925 to 1935. The society promoted social and religious welfare through potluck dinners and other events.
Photograph of Minnesota African American Woman
by Unknown (circa 1870s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This photograph depicts an African American woman, who was possibly from Hutchinson, Minnesota, in the 1870s.
Scrapbook of Elsie Schon
by Schon, Elsie (1907 – 1935)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This scrapbook was created by Elsie Schon of Minneapolis, Minnesota between 1907 and 1935, though the majority of its items date to 1918. Schon documented her high school life at East High and the 1935 item was a class reunion ticket. Included are 18 photographs of identified classmates, autographs from classmates, grades, drawings of clothes she was gifted or wore, invitations and postcards, newspaper clippings, and various school ribbons, notices, and pamphlets. Schon also performed in several theatrical productions, for which there are programs and ephemera.
Travel Diaries of D.T. Mallett
by Mallett, D.T. (1888 – 1890)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Travel Diaries of D.T. Mallett consists of two diaries written by Daniel Throwbridge Mallett from 1888 to 1890. The diaries detail his travels across the United States, into Canada, and down to California by train. The majority of these travels span a few months in 1888 and are contained to one journal while the other diary briefly covers his trip home and otherwise contains his poetry and some details about his daily life from 1890.