Virginia Hyvarinen papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains topic and research files compiled by Ms. Hyvarinen on a wide range of subjects. Architectural notes of downtown Duluth include a script for a walking tour from 5th Avenue West to 5th Avenue East. Many places and properties from 35th Avenue West to 60th Avenue East merit interest. Labor history, local political issues such as the freeway expansion, biographical files on Duluthians, library programs, the Minnesota Radicalism Project of the Minnesota Historical Society, and personal and political interests are reflected in the variety of subjects including her designation as a delegate to the Democratic national convention in Atlanta in support of Jesse Jackson’s campaign for president in the Rainbow Coalition. Clippings, notes, brochures, DFL convention materials and miscellaneous items depict additional interesting topics.
Dates
- 1880-1988
Creator
- Hyvarinen, Virginia (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
Virginia Dunn Hyvarinen came to International Falls, Minnesota from Detroit, Michigan in the early 1960's and to Duluth in 1966. A librarian with a specialty in local history, she retired from her Community Services post at the Duluth Public Library in 1988 and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Always a political activist in pursuit of social justice and equality, she was a public servant on many boards and organizations as diverse as the NAACP, arts organizations, and St. Louis County Historical Society.
Extent
9.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains topic and research files compiled by Ms. Hyvarinen on a wide range of subjects.
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.
- Architecture Subject Source: Local sources
- Biography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Democratic party (Minn.)
- Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth Public Library Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ephemera Subject Source: Local sources
- Librarians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- NAACP, Duluth Branch (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Radicalism--Minnesota Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Virginia Hyvarinen papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
- 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
