West Duluth Commercial Club records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains minutes, 1913–1933; a membership dues ledger, 1909–1916; a book of banquets, 1913–1915; correspondence, 1908–1917; and news clippings, 1898–1928.
Dates
- 1898-1933
Creator
- West Duluth Commercial Club (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
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
The West Duluth Businessman’s Association was organized in 1897 after the demise of the West Duluth Chamber of Commerce during the financial panic of the 1890’s. The association was reorganized in 1902 as the West Duluth Commercial Club under the guidance of H. Evesmith, Lucien A. Barnes, W. B. Mallough, George Cruikshank, and Emil J. Zauf. The club was instrumental in attracting business and making various improvements in West Duluth. The organization seems to have disbanded around 1937.
Extent
1.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains minutes, 1913–1933; a membership dues ledger, 1909–1916; a book of banquets, 1913–1915; correspondence, 1908–1917; and news clippings, 1898–1928.
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.
- Associations, institutions, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business districts -- Minnesota -- Duluth Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Membership Lists Subject Source: Local sources
- Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
- West Duluth (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the West Duluth Commercial Club records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: B.H. Bruemmer.
- 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
