Joseph B. Wiener papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains recollection of dreams, poetry, drawings, annotations of Waldo Frank’s “The Jew in Our Day”; correspondence (1935-1958) with artist Knute Heldner and his wife Colette; and published materials and newspaper clippings on Heldner.
Dates
- Creation: 1931-1961
Creator
- Wiener, Joseph B., 1896-1981 (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
Long-time Duluth educator, Joseph B. Wiener was a native of Superior, Wisconsin. He attended Superior State Teachers College and received his BA and MA degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He moved to Duluth in 1916, and began his teaching career in 1919 at Morgan Park high school. In 1927 he was named principal at Stowe elementary school. He was named assistant superintendent of schools in 1934, and served as superintendent for an interim period in 1943 and 1944. He retired in 1963. He was a U. S. Army veteran of WWI. He was state president of the PTA. He married Fanny and later a second wife, Florence. Fanny and Joseph had a son, Dr. Daniel Wiener, and two daughters, Louise Slomin and Judith Wolfe.
Extent
1.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains recollection of dreams, poetry, drawings, annotations of Waldo Frank’s “The Jew in Our Day”; correspondence (1935-1958) with artist Knute Heldner and his wife Colette; and published materials and newspaper clippings on Heldner.
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.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph B. Wiener 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
