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Peace Church records

 Collection
Identifier: S2357
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1872-1976

Abner C. Pearsons papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3145
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1894-1941

James Peet papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: S3047
Abstract

The collection contains two typewritten copies of James Peet's original diaries and three letters.

Dates: 1856-1923; Majority of material found in 1863-1864, 1923

Peter J. Peterson papers

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S3194
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1854-1873

Point of Rocks Removal collection

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S4564
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1925-1928

Postcard From a Lynching, radio broadcast

 Collection — Box: CD
Identifier: S6027
Abstract “Remembering the Past, Looking to the Future” is a Minnesota Public Radio broadcast which was produced and written by Ms. Stephanie Hemphill and Mr. Chris Julin of Duluth’s MPR affiliate station. It was aired June 7, 2001 as part of a week of events in Duluth, Minnesota planned by the MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. The Committee sought to commemorate the deaths of three African-American circus workers in Duluth on June 15, 1920. The victims, lynched by a mob, were Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac...
Dates: 2001 June 7

Railroad Location and Growth Characteristics of the Twin Ports transcript

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S2336
Abstract

The collection contains a transcript of a talk by Donald Shank, presented to Lutheran Brotherhood in Superior, Wisconsin on January 29, 1980.

Dates: 1980

John G. Rakowsky papers

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S3093
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1855-1914

Arthur E. Ramberg collection

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S2217
Abstract

The collection includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.

Dates: circa 1906-1961

T.J. Richardson sketchbook

 Collection
Identifier: S3181
Abstract

The collection contains one small sketchbook of Duluth scenes and citizens.

Dates: 1881

Royal and Select Masters, Duluth Council Number 6 records

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S3074
Abstract

Collection contains by-laws, 1883, and officers and membership list, 1892, of the Duluth Council Number 6, Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order).

Dates: 1883-1892; Majority of material found in 1883, 1892

Royal Arch Masons, Keystone Chapter Number 20, Duluth (Minn.) records

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S3072
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1869-1892; Majority of material found in 1869, 1892

Mark Ryan video documentary, Snively’s Road

 Collection — Box: VHS
Identifier: S6025
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2000

Scott-Graff Lumber Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2258
Abstract

The collection contains corporate and financial records and minutes; job site and construction records; publicity records; and oversized photos and blueprints.

Dates: 1880-1967

Omar H. Simonds scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: S3149
Abstract

The collection contains four scrapbooks.

Dates: 1889-1909

Walter H. Singer scrapbook [microfilm]

 Collection — Box: microfilm
Identifier: S2205
Abstract

The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings pertaining to Singer’s role in the Lake Superior transportation business from 1899-1903.

Dates: 1899-1903

Edward E. Slonim oral history interview

 Collection — Box: OH
Identifier: S6098
Abstract

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.

Dates: June 2007

Ansell Smith papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S6112
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1864-1869; Majority of material found in 1864, 1869

Meir Smith photograph collection

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S3143
Abstract

The collection contains 44 photographs depicting street scenes, buildings, and locations in and around Duluth.

Dates: 1912-1924

Samuel F. Snively papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S6016
Abstract The papers consist of six inches of material and four scrapbooks. Specifically, folders of photographs (1929-32, not dated) and political materials, a brief personal diary, and Duluth promotional items (1916-1937), and four scrapbooks of newspaper clippings (1924 October-1935 January) pertaining to information on Snively’s political life and public service including important initiatives for Duluth: zoo, parks, libraries, celebrity visits, structures, airport, roads, fraternal organizations,...
Dates: 1882-1958

Mira Southworth photograph album

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S2228
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1914-1936

St. Louis County Auditor records

 Collection
Identifier: S2400
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1863-1947

Meda St. Pierre Reminiscences oral history audiotape

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2455
Abstract

The collection consists of one audiocassette, made in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1970 with Mr. Gerard Spencer and Mr. D. C. Vaughn present.

Dates: 1970 February 13

George Stuntz papers

 Collection
Identifier: S3609
Abstract

The collection contains 53 documents pertaining to the Vermilion Road Construction. 6 additional documents are included which pertain to other survey sites.

Dates: 1852-1907

Gorham A. Taylor notebooks

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S3178
Abstract

The collection consists of 3 notebooks containing sketches, surveys, and other engineering notes.

Dates: 1906-1917

Henry Truelsen papers

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S3151
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1896-1932

Twentieth Century Club of Duluth records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2301
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1898-1988

United States General Land Office, Duluth District records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3707
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence and transcripts of correspondence pertaining to land claims and disputed land claims.

Dates: 1855-1903

United States Steel Plant, Morgan Park videotape

 Collection — Box: VHS
Identifier: S4514
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1972-1986; Majority of material found in 1972, 1986

Gerrit Vandenberg oral history interview

 Collection — Box: OH
Identifier: S4559
Abstract

The collection consists of one 90 minute audiocassette tape oral history interview narrated by a resident of the Duluth neighborhood Morgan Park.

Dates: 1994