Thomas Foster family papers

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S2343

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains family correspondence and photographs of the family.

Dates

1852-1874

Creator

Foster, Thomas, 1818 May 18-1903 March 31 (Person)

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

Dr. Thomas Foster was born in Philadelphia on May 18, 1818. Originally trained as a physician, he later abandoned medicine for a career in the editorial profession. Foster was the editor of the first newspaper published in Duluth, Minnesota, the Minnesotian. In a speech on July 4, 1868 he is credited with first referring to Duluth as the "Zenith City of the unsalted seas." He died in San Francisco in 1901.

Extent

0.50 Linear Inches

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains family correspondence and photographs of the family.

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.

Subjects

Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
Duluth (Minn.)--History--Pictorial works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Families Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Newspaper editors Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photographs Subject Source: Local sources