Resort Discrimination records

A study of anti-Semitism in Minnesota from 1920 to 1960 claims that the end of World War I marked the beginning of almost total exclusion of Jews from participation in civic and social organizations in certain parts of the state. Discrimination of Jews was high among resorts in northern Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and southern Ontario, Canada. Phrases such as, "Restricted Clientele" and "Clientele Carefully Selected", among other variations, were used on resort brochures and folders to indicate not everyone was welcome. As these materials are believed to have originated from the Jewish Federation and Community Council of Duluth, it is likely that members collectively wrote to resorts whose material these phrases were found on. After inquiring, if it was not clear if a resort did not discriminate against Jewish persons, all correspondence were forwarded to associations and government officials and told that the resort should be not promoted. Additionally, a copy of Outside the Home, an explanation of Section 7321 of Mason's Minnesota Statutes that was passed in 1943, was also sent which describes that it became illegal to discriminate based on religion or national origins.