William F. Roleff photographs
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photographs of logging camps and scenes in northeastern Minnesota.
Dates
- 1912-1916
Creator
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
William F. Roleff was born in 1873 in Menomonie, Wisconsin. As a young man he worked as a barber. In 1893 he moved to Two Harbors, Minnesota where he worked in Halliday Barber Shop. In 1900 he married Josephone Therrien. He initially took up photography as a spare time activity. He operated photography studios in Duluth, Minnesota both on his own and with John Rudolph Zweifel. In 1923 he joined the Duluth New Tribune as a photographer. He retired in 1942.
Extent
1.00 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of photographs of logging camps and scenes in northeastern 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.
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.
- Loggers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Logging Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumber camps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumber industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- St. Louis County (Minn.)--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Workers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the William F. Roleff photographs
- 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