John Fritzen logging railroads map collection

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S2269

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of hand drawn plat maps indicating locations of rail lines in Lake, Cook, St. Louis and Carlton counties, Minnesota.

Dates

Creation: not dated

Creator

Fritzen, John, 1897-1985 (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

John Fritzen served 39 years with the Minnesota Division of Forestry, and was superintendent of the Jay Cooke State Park from 1932-1936. He retired in 1962 as head of the Duluth area forestry office. He also served on the Board of Governors of the St. Louis County Historical Society and its Historic Sites Committee.

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of hand drawn plat maps indicating locations of rail lines in Lake, Cook, St. Louis and Carlton counties, Minnesota.

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.

Related Materials:

NEMHC Archival Collections S2270 John Fritzen reminiscence of the Cunningham-McGinty gun fight

NEMHC Archival Collections S3002 John Fritzen papers

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.