Duluth Planning Commission records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of selected department records, records and maps from special projects, and minutes of special commissions and advisory councils.
It includes materials from the Board of Zoning, a 1924 annual report, a circa 1925 study on lake front development, records from two WPA projects, and a thirteen volume Comprehensive Plan for the City of Duluth that was written from 1956-1959, along with a 1960 report on the plan. Also included is a 1982 plan for the downtown waterfront, 1990-1996 materials from the Downtown Waterfront Mixed-Use Design Committee, and materials from the 1990s representing the Duluth Heritage Preservation Commission and the Environmental Advisory Council.
Dates
- 1956-2000
- Majority of material found in 1956
Creator
- Duluth (Minn.) Planning Commission (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.
Extent
3.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of selected department records, records and maps from special projects, and minutes of special commissions and advisory councils.
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 owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, but is housed at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives.
- City planning Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Downtown (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Government records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maps Subject Source: Local sources
- Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Waterfront Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Duluth Planning Commission records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- 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
