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Duluth Day Luncheon Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: S2362

Scope and Contents

Contains financial records, minutes, committee records, reports, Annual Duluth Day materials, and other records.

Dates

  • 1927-2013

Creator

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 Day Luncheon was first held in 1918. The Duluth Day Luncheon Committee was organized in 1927 as a Women's Auxiliary to the Duluth Day Committee, a civic fete begun in 1915. A 1930s newspaper piece described Duluth Day as an "Annual celebration and affirmation of faith in itself and its future." The early luncheons included a theme such as: 1932's "Are We Ready?" 1934's "We'll Carry On", 1935's "Recovery and You", and 1936's 19th luncheon "Our Neighbors". The Duluth Day Luncheon was discontinued during the World War II years because of gas and food rationing.

Renewed in 1948, the luncheon was held to honor a "Woman of the Year". Mrs. Wildey Mitchell was the initial recipient in 1948. In 1983 the name was changed to Port Cities Luncheon. The recipient in recent decades is a woman honored for her work as a community volunteer.

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Contains financial records, minutes, committee records, reports, Annual Duluth Day materials, and other records.

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.

Title
Guide to the Duluth Day Luncheon Committee records
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Staff, P. Maus, M. David.
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

Contact:
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526