Duluth Centennial Commission records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains programs, correspondence, photographs, reference materials, three scrapbooks, news clippings, account sheets and one film. The film (16mm, silent, 24 and 16 f.p.s.) contains black-and-white and color images of centennial activities and the parade. Reference materials include a 56 page centennial play entitled Duluth 100.
Dates
- 1956
Creator
- Duluth Centennial Commission (Duluth, 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, Minnesota Centennial celebration was held August 3-12, 1956. Officers of the Centennial Commission included Ned Lewis, general chairman; Linnea Yonkers, women's events chair; James Kling, resident director.
Duluth was platted and named in 1856. It was not incorporated as a town until May of 1857. It was incorporated as a city in 1870. It reverted to a village in 1877, and was re-chartered as a city in 1887.
Extent
4.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains programs, correspondence, photographs, reference materials, three scrapbooks, news clippings, account sheets and one film.
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.
- Account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Community life--Minnesota--Duluth Subject Source: Local sources
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--Centennial celebrations Subject Source: Local sources
- Duluth (Minn.)--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Films Subject Source: Local sources
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Plays Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Programs Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Duluth Centennial Commission records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: B.H. Bruemmer.
- 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
