William Spalding family papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains family photographs, letters between family members, also a letter from William Spalding to the President, business documents, The Zenith City Star newspapers, biographical information, mainly from newspaper articles. It also includes newspaper clippings pertaining to William Spalding, a prayer cloth belonging to William, personal journals and address books and a series of maps of the Crow Wing County area including Fox and Eagle Lakes.
Dates
- 1844-1929
Creator
- Spalding, William W., 1820-1901 (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
William W. Spalding was born in Pennsylvania and came to the Lake Superior area in 1844 in search of copper. He came to Duluth, Minnesota in 1869 where he set up a store. He served as a Duluth Alderman, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of the Duluth Board of Trade, and Receiver of the U.S. Land Office. He was President of the Spalding Hotel Company, previously the Spaliding House Company. His son William M. Spalding was the editor of a monthly amateur journal, The Zenith City Star.
Extent
1.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains family photographs, letters between family members, also a letter from William Spalding to the President, business documents, The Zenith City Star newspapers, biographical information, mainly from newspaper articles. It also includes newspaper clippings pertaining to William Spalding, a prayer cloth belonging to William, personal journals and address books and a series of maps of the Crow Wing County area including Fox and Eagle Lakes.
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.
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Businesses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Diaries Subject Source: Local sources
- Families Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maps Subject Source: Local sources
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Spalding Hotel (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the William Spalding family papers
- 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