Duluth Day Luncheon Committee records
Scope and Contents
Contains financial records, minutes, committee records, reports, Annual Duluth Day materials, and other records.
Dates
- Creation: 1927-2013
Creator
- Duluth Day Luncheon Committee (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 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
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
