Floyd R. Anderson photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of black and white and color photographs of county commissioner groups from 1961-1976 when Floyd Anderson served on the county board.
Dates
- 1961-1976
Creator
- Anderson, Floyd R., 1919-1983 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Floyd Raymond Johnson (1919-1983), was born and reared in Duluth. He was a captain in the U. S. Army during WWII. He was active in the Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) party and Duluth Cerebral Palsy Association. He had memberships in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Duluth Heights, the Knights of Columbus, the David Wisted Zenith City Post American Legion, West Duluth Moose, the Jackson Senior Club, and the NP Veterans Club. His wife was Florence and his sons James D. and Ronald F. Johnson, all of Duluth.
He was a St. Louis County Commissioner from 1960-1976, and served as chair for two terms. In 1954-1955 he served in the Minnesota Legislature as a representative from the 58th district. He retired from as car inspector for the Burlington-Amtrak railroad system in 1981.
Extent
19.00 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of black and white and color photographs of county commissioner groups from 1961-1976 when Floyd Anderson served on the county board.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
- County commissioners Subject Source: Local sources
- Elected officials Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Political science Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- St. Louis County (Minn.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Women Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Floyd R. Anderson photograph collection
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu