Minnesota Arrowhead Association records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains annual reports, correspondence, programs, publications, and photographs. A significant portion of the collection has not been fully processed.
Dates
- 1926-1983
Creator
- Minnesota Arrowhead Association (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 Minnesota Arrowhead Association was founded in 1924 under the name Civic and Commerce Association of Northeastern Minnesota. Its purpose has been to bring coooperation to civic groups working together to promote and advertise the recreational and agricultural resources of the region.
In July 1924 in Hibbing, the Civic and Commerce Association of Northeastern Minnesota consisted of representatives of fifteen commercial organizations throughout the counties of Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Itasca, Aitkin, Koochiching, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Hubbard, and Cass. Temporary officers were elected: James H. Harper of Duluth, president; E.C. Kiley of Grand Rapids, vice president; Les Emery of Hibbing, secretary-treasurer. Executive committee members were W.F. Pellenz of Eveleth, G.H. Lommen of Biwabik, Kiley, Emery, Harper, Hanford Cox of Cloquet, P.H. Martin of West Duluth, Peter Schaeffer of Ely and George F. Peterson of Cook.
The group formally organized at a meeting at Esquagama Lake on July 24, 1924, and offices were established at 315 West Superior Street in Duluth. The membership went on record at that meeting "to boost the St. Lawrence Seaway and to advertise over the U.S. the lakes, mountains, and beauty spots of the region so that the area would take on a national aspect as a recreational center; to encourage building of summer hotels... golf courses, bridle paths, and dance pavilions; to boost reforestation; to encourage a program of winter sports."
The Minnesota Arrowhead Assocation was formed to achieve cooperation among civic groups working to promote and advertise the recreational and agricultural resources of the region. It includes from Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Itasca, Aitkin, Koochiching, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Hubbard, and Cass counties.
Extent
8.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains annual reports, correspondence, programs, publications, and photographs.
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, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Agriculture Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Annual reports Subject Source: Local sources
- Associations, institutions, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Carlton County (Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Cook County (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Economic development Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Economic development--Minnesota Subject Source: Local sources
- Lake County (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Programs Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- St. Louis County (Minn.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Tourism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tourist industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Minnesota Arrowhead Association 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
