Gertrude Olmsted Strickler papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an autograph album, school mementos, letters, and clippings. The album contains the signatures of numerous friends and acquaintances of Miss Olmsted. Most all of the entries are dated with day and year.
Dates
- 1871-1888
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
Gertrude Olmsted Strickler was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Olmsted. Mrs. Strickler was born in Monona, Iowa, October 4, 1860. When Gertrude was ten her parents moved the family to Duluth. At seventeen she joined Pilgrim Congregational Church. She studied at the State University for a time, and was appointed Assistant Principal of the Duluth High School of whose first graduating class she was a member. On August 24, 1887, Miss Olmsted married Dr. D. A. Strickler.They lived in Duluth but later moved to Denver attempting to ease Mr. Strickler’s poor health. Mrs. Strickler died in 1896, with two daughters surviving her.
Extent
1.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of an autograph album, school mementos, letters, and clippings.
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.
- Autograph albums Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth High School (Duluth, Minn.)
- Greeting cards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- High school students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- High schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Memorabilia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Programs Subject Source: Local sources
- Schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Teachers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Gertrude Olmsted Strickler 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
