Duluth Board of Trade records
Scope and Contents
The Duluth Board of Trade records include information about the functioning of the Board of Trade from its inception in 1881 to the dissolution of the company in 1972. The collection contains memberÂship information, correspondence, and legal notices covering a wide variety of topics; court cases directly affecting the activities of the Board of Trade of Duluth; information on the burning of the Duluth Board of Trade's building and its subsequent reconstruction in 1894; a complete set of minute books; and the findings of the Board of Arbitration.
Collection contents
Minutes
Membership ledgers
Information on various court cases and actions of the Board of Arbitration
Annual reports, financial journals and ledgers, 1900-1958
Stock certificates
Clearing association certificates, Red Cross Pledge Book
General rules, By-laws, and Articles of Incorporation, 1885-1958
Duluth Daily Market Report, 1888-1900
Ledgers concerning "shipments of grains by cargoes from Duluth, 1925-1959
Membership cards and certificates
Architectural drawings, specifications and related correspondence
Department of Agriculture released volumes, 1920s-1950s: Prices of barley, rye, flaxseed, and wheat; Volume of Trading; Open Contracts; Monthly Releases
Dates
- 1881-1972
Creator
- Duluth Board of Trade (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 Board of Trade was organized in 1881 to improve the methods of trading in, and dealing with, an increasing volume of wheat being sent to Duluth, Minnesota for market or shipping. The original incorporators were George Spencer, Clinton Markell, A. J. Sawyer, Owen Fargusson, W. T. Hooker, W. W. Davis, R. S. Munger, C. H. Graves, and Walter Van Brunt.
In 1883 the Board of Trade moved into offices in the Metropolitan Block, on the north side of Superior Street between First and Second Avenues West. In 1886 the Board moved to its own newly constructed building at the southwestern corner of Superior Street and Third Avenue West. The building was destroyed by fire in February of 1894. In March of 1895 the organization moved into another new building, for which plans had already been made before the 1894 fire, at the northwest corner of First Street and Third Avenue West.
The Duluth Board of Trade building at 301 West First Street was designed by noted Duluth architects Oliver Traphagen and Francis Fitzpatrick. It was the last large commission received by this architectural partnership, which dissolved in January, 1896. In 1905 Chicago architect Daniel Burnham designed the addition to the north side of the building and redesigned the Trading Room.
The First Street building had a fire in 1948, but was repaired and continued to be used by the Board of Trade. The Duluth Board of Trade was dissolved in 1972.
Extent
39.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Duluth Board of Trade records include information about the functioning of the Board of Trade from its inception in 1881 to the dissolution of the company in 1972.
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.
Physical Description
29 boxes and 38 volumes
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.
- Annual reports Subject Source: Local sources
- Architectural drawings Subject Source: Local sources
- Articles of incorporation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- By-laws Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Certificates Subject Source: Local sources
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Duluth (Minn.)--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth Board of Trade (Duluth, Minn.)
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Grain trade Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lawsuits Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Membership Lists Subject Source: Local sources
- Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wheat trade Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Duluth Board of Trade records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Volume: 1925-1932 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1941-1953 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1930-1940 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1921-1929 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1921-1947 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1921-1946 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1921-1930 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1931-1945 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1921-1940 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1921-1938 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1923-1947 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1923-1940 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 20 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 4 (Mixed Materials)
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- Volume: 25 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 26 (Mixed Materials)
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
