Duluth Boat Club records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains club publications, 1891-1920; news clippings, 1912-1972; a 1916 petition urging the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen to hold their regatta in Duluth; two scrapbooks, 1904-1918; legal papers and photographs concerning a suit by Union Construction Co., 1936-1941; photographs of the Duluth Rowing Squad; and miscellany.
Dates
- 1891-1972
Creator
- Duluth Boat Club (Minn.) (Organization)
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
The Duluth Boat Club was organized in 1886 for “the instruction and improvement of its members in rowing, sailing, and physical development, and also in social culture.” The club was financed largely by Julius Barnes who also served as president. The club became a leading sports and social center of Duluth until membership fell off in the late 1920s. Ed Mahoney, brother of J. D. Mahoney, was manager. In 1926, Barnes tried to sell Boat Club property. The club was reorganized in 1956.
Extent
1.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains club publications, 1891-1920; news clippings, 1912-1972; a 1916 petition urging the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen to hold their regatta in Duluth; two scrapbooks, 1904-1918; legal papers and photographs concerning a suit by Union Construction Co., 1936-1941; photographs of the Duluth Rowing Squad; and miscellany.
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.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Boats and boating Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Community life--Minnesota--Duluth Subject Source: Local sources
- Court records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth Boat Club (Minn.)
- Lawsuits Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Outdoor recreation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Recreation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rowing club Subject Source: Local sources
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Local sources
- Sports Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Duluth Boat Club records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: B.H. Bruemmer, 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
