Petrozavodsk Sister City records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of undated, unidentified photographs by Boris Semyonov of Soviet Karelia or Petrozavodsk and Dulutians who went to Petrozavodsk as delegates of the Duluth-Petrozavodsk Sister Cities program.
Dates
- 1987-
Creator
- Petrozavodsk Sister City (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
Established as a Sister City to Duluth in 1987, Petrozavodsk, like Duluth, has a history in mining and shipping. Petrozavodsk has a population of 266,000, and was founded by Peter the Great in 1703. Petrozavodsk is situated on a large lake, Lake Onega, which has waterfront lake walk similar to Duluth's with sculptures from its many Sister Cities. A sculpture from Petrozavodsk, “Green Bear,” is located in Lake Place Park in Duluth, “Fishermen,” is located on Petrozavodsk’s embankment.
Duluth News Tribune May 2, 1986 "Brooks Anderson of Duluth plans to lead a group to the Soviet Union this summer with hopes of establishing a sister-city relationship between Duluth and Petrozavodsk."
Extent
2.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of undated, unidentified photographs by Boris Semyonov of Soviet Karelia or Petrozavodsk and Dulutians who went to Petrozavodsk as delegates of the Duluth-Petrozavodsk Sister Cities program.
Arrangement of Materials:
Box 1, smaller prints
Box 2, larger prints and the 13 photographs documenting Duluthians in Petrozavodsk
Box 3, matted larger prints that were exhibited at College of St. Scholastica
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.
Physical Description
84 prints (76 black and white, 8 color prints)
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.
- Associations, institutions, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Community life--Minnesota--Duluth Subject Source: Local sources
- Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
- Petrozavodsk (Russia) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Sister Cities International Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Petrozavodsk Sister City records
- 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
