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Peace Church records
The collection consists of seven rolls of positive microfilm containing sixty volumes of church records. The records consist of church record books which contain vital statistics, information in the form of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, and communicants; and history of the congregation. Also included are church council minutes, several volumes of general church financial records, records of auxiliary organizations, and several scrapbooks.
Abner C. Pearsons papers
The collection contains two scrapbooks, three photographs of the newsboys, letters, a Kiwanis newsletter with an article about Pearsons, and a book of sketches of Duluth, Minnesota in 1894.
James Peet papers
The collection contains two typewritten copies of James Peet's original diaries and three letters.
Peter J. Peterson papers
The collection contains warranty deeds and quit claims, a negative of Peterson’s house in Fond du Lac and a list of the current addresses of some of the lots, tax receipts, a land patent for property in Bayfield, Wisconsin, and a letter from the Department of the Interior concerning land for settlement.
Point of Rocks Removal collection
The collection contains printed materials issued "for" (Greater Duluth Committee, Emil S. Gustafson, chair and William McEwen, campaign manager) and "against" (The Committee of Two Thousand, W. B. Getchell, chair) a proposal to make traffic improvements at the Point of Rocks.
Postcard From a Lynching, radio broadcast
Railroad Location and Growth Characteristics of the Twin Ports transcript
The collection contains a transcript of a talk by Donald Shank, presented to Lutheran Brotherhood in Superior, Wisconsin on January 29, 1980.
John G. Rakowsky papers
The collection contains a plat of the area John Rakowsky settled in Duluth, circa 1855, a portrait photo and photo of Rakowsky's funeral bier, and biographical information.
Arthur E. Ramberg collection
The collection includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
T.J. Richardson sketchbook
The collection contains one small sketchbook of Duluth scenes and citizens.
Royal and Select Masters, Duluth Council Number 6 records
Collection contains by-laws, 1883, and officers and membership list, 1892, of the Duluth Council Number 6, Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order).
Royal Arch Masons, Keystone Chapter Number 20, Duluth (Minn.) records
Collection contains a bylaws guidebook, 1869, from the Minnesota Royal Arch Masons, and officers and membership list,1892, of the Keystone Chapter Number 20, chartered on January 10, 1872.
Mark Ryan video documentary, Snively’s Road
This popular 2000 documentary video is also titled “Snively’s Road: The History of Skyline Parkway”, and was available for sale through Ryan. Mark Ryan has presented the video as a program and lectured on the subject of the development and history of Skyline Drive.
Scott-Graff Lumber Company records
The collection contains corporate and financial records and minutes; job site and construction records; publicity records; and oversized photos and blueprints.
Omar H. Simonds scrapbooks
The collection contains four scrapbooks.
Walter H. Singer scrapbook [microfilm]
The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings pertaining to Singer’s role in the Lake Superior transportation business from 1899-1903.
Edward E. Slonim oral history interview
In these audiotapes Mr. Slonim discusses growing up, his neighborhood, and recollections of his father, whom he describes as idealistic, generous and impractical. Also mentioned are O. E. Thompson and Dr. Max Hirschfield.
Ansell Smith papers
The collection consists of three items: Orders from the United States War Department that allow accredited commissioners to obtain votes for state officers from soldiers in the regiments of Minnesota Volunteers; the envelope that contained these orders; and a certificate appointing Ansell Smith as Register of the Land Office at Duluth, Minnesota, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant.
Meir Smith photograph collection
The collection contains 44 photographs depicting street scenes, buildings, and locations in and around Duluth.
Samuel F. Snively papers
Mira Southworth photograph album
The collection consists of one photograph album containing travel photographs of many locations and Duluth, Minnesota area photographs including Duluth’s Lincoln, Congdon, and Chester parks. The album also includes northern St. Louis County photos, photos of Isle Royale from 1925, two photos of commercial fishermen, and additional photographs of Lake Superior's North Shore area. Most photographs are captioned and dated by the album’s compiler and photographer Mira Southworth.
St. Louis County Auditor records
This collection consists of reports made by various county officials; applications for liquor licenses; claims against St. Louis County which have been ordered paid by the County Board; tax records; Auditor's correspondence; public examiner's report on school districts, boards of education, cities, towns, townships, and on St. Louis County; elelction tally sheets; proceedings of the St. Louis County Board of Auditors; and other papers filed with the St. Louis County Auditor.
Meda St. Pierre Reminiscences oral history audiotape
The collection consists of one audiocassette, made in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1970 with Mr. Gerard Spencer and Mr. D. C. Vaughn present.
George Stuntz papers
The collection contains 53 documents pertaining to the Vermilion Road Construction. 6 additional documents are included which pertain to other survey sites.
Gorham A. Taylor notebooks
The collection consists of 3 notebooks containing sketches, surveys, and other engineering notes.
Henry Truelsen papers
The collection contains letters to Truelsen's daughter and business letters, 1816–1932 and two scrapbooks containing news clippings covering Truelsen's term as mayor of Duluth, Minnesota, 1896–1902.
Twentieth Century Club of Duluth records
The collection contains constitution and by-laws; minutes, 1898-1930; scrapbooks, 1898-1982; yearbooks, 1910-1912; pamphlets and serials; membership directories; conference programs; and organizational histories. Some of the scrapbooks include photographs.
United States General Land Office, Duluth District records
The collection contains correspondence and transcripts of correspondence pertaining to land claims and disputed land claims.
United States Steel Plant, Morgan Park videotape
The amateur video consists of 10 minutes of silent black and white footage from 1972 of the plant grounds, plus five minutes of color footage from 1986.
Gerrit Vandenberg oral history interview
The collection consists of one 90 minute audiocassette tape oral history interview narrated by a resident of the Duluth neighborhood Morgan Park.