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Harry R. Welty papers

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S6063

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of copies of typescript, uncut Reader Weekly "Not Eudora" columns from February 12, 2002 to December 2003 and a copy of Welty’s 1992 young adult novel Visit to the Attic.

Dates

  • 2002 February-2003 December

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

Harry Welty is a former teacher, freelance writer, political activist, and former Duluth School Board member representing the Second District for two terms (1995-2002). He also ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives District 7A as a Republican in 2002. He is a longtime resident of Duluth who is known for making huge snow sculptures on the slope of his front yard. "Not Eudora" is a twice monthly column he writes for Duluth's alternative press weekly newspaper Reader Weekly.

Welty has two websites: http://www.givemhellharry.org/ and http://www.snowbizz.com/

Administrative History: Harry Welty is a former teacher, freelance writer, political activist, and former Duluth School Board member representing the Second District for two terms (1995-2002). He also ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives District 7A as a Republican in 2002. He is a longtime resident of Duluth who is known for making huge snow sculptures on the slope of his front yard. "Not Eudora" is a twice monthly column he writes for Duluth's alternative press weekly newspaper Reader Weekly.

Welty has two websites: http://www.givemhellharry.org/ and http://www.snowbizz.com/

Extent

0.50 Linear Inches

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection consists of copies of typescript, uncut Reader Weekly "Not Eudora" columns from February 12, 2002 to December 2003 and a copy of Welty’s 1992 young adult novel Visit to the Attic.

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.

Title
Guide to the Harry R. Welty 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

Contact:
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526