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Aftenro Society records

 Collection — Item: tapes
Identifier: S2254
Abstract

The collection includes minutes of the Aftenro Society, some written in Norwegian; historical logs; scrapbooks; correspondence; annual reports; and photographs.  It also includes one audiotape of Mrs. Arnold Berg, Aftenro historian, recounting the history of Aftenro Society.

Dates: 1910-1976

Calvin Coolidge Visit to Duluth papers

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S3092
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, photographs and newsclippings of President Coolidge's visit to Duluth, Minnesota in 1928.

Dates: 1928

William E. Culkin papers

 Collection
Identifier: S3048
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, awards and certificates, lawyers' case records, news clippings, photographs, and manuscripts on local history. The collection also includes one photograph alubm of snap shots and post card photographs.

Dates: 1908-1942

John H. Darling papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3030
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, diaries, articles and addresses written by Darling, a subject file, personal financial materials, news clippings, photographs, and engineering plans.

Dates: 1813-1965

Disabled American Veterans Gilbert Nordmann Chapter No. 6 records

 Collection
Identifier: S2256
Abstract

The collection contains minutes; correspondence; materials collected at annual state conventions; publications, including news clippings, newsletters, anniversary report, and forget-me-not day publications; and membership cards.

Dates: 1931-1971

Disabled American Veterans Gilbert W. Nordmann Auxiliary No. 6 records

 Collection
Identifier: S2255
Abstract

The collection contains administrative records, financial records, and historical records.

Dates: 1927-1975

Duluth Bicentennial Commission records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2358
Abstract

The collection consists of the Commission's files incuding: application to the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission to become a bicentennial city, articles of incorporation and by-laws, financial records, correspondence, manuscripts on local history that were published in the book Duluth: Sketches of the Past, project files by month, Voyageurs Canoe Trip reenactment files, news clippings, brochures and programs, photographs, and proposals.

Dates: 1974-1980

Duluth Centennial Commission records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3059
Abstract

The collection contains programs, correspondence, photographs, reference materials, three scrapbooks, news clippings, account sheets and one film.

Dates: 1956

Duluth Chamber of Commerce records

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: S3065
Abstract

The collection contains two minute books; news clippings, 1933-1971; correspondence, 1890-1986; articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1902; pamphlets; and photographs. 

Dates: 1889-2000

Duluth Civilian Defense Council records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3007
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, bulletins, publications, news clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, posters, personnel lists, and other reference materials from the war activities of the organization. The records were collected from a variety of sources, such as the Duluth Public Library, the War History Division of the Duluth Civilian Defense Council, and individuals. Parts of the collection, therefore, are sporadic and incomplete.

Dates: 1941-1946

Duluth Metropolitan Recycling Center records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: S2364
Abstract

This collection contains articles of incorporation and by-laws, board minutes, correspondence, financial papers, and news clippings.

Dates: 1970-1974

Duluth-Superior Transit Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3020
Abstract

The collection contains minutes, financial books, annual reports, publications, maps, miscellaneous correspondence, news clippings, photographs, timetables, and microfilmed scrapbooks. Financial records represent the largest portion of records, and there is a significant lack of executive records.

Dates: 1882-1970

Duluth Water and Light Board records

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S2408
Abstract

The collection contains minutes, regulations and by-laws, Manager Reports, correspondence, contracts and proposed contracts, reports to the Duluth City Council, news clippings, circulars, and a history of the Duluth, Minnesota Gas and Water Plants, 1892-1904.

Dates: 1898-1904

Duluth Welfare Council records

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: S2233
Abstract

The collection contains administrative records, committee records, and financial records.

Dates: 1926-1975

Duluth Winter Frolic

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: S3157
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, press releases, newspaper clippings, programs, ephemera, and photographs from the annual Winter Frolic event. Some of the photographs were taken by photographer Hugh McKenzie.

Dates: 1926-1928

Inman family papers

 Collection
Identifier: S3106
Abstract

The collection contains business and personal correspondence,1894-1961; newsclippings concerning shipping and Hiram Inman, 1894-1968; photographs of family, friends and boats, 1893-1934; a sketchbook containing May Inman's sketches of boats and flowers, 1893-1894; and 5 scrapbooks.

Dates: 1876-1968

Insurance Service Agency records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: S3777
Abstract

This collection consists of a fragment of items which merely name some of the principle people and changes within the Insurance Service Agency over fifty years and a chronological sketch of the company’s history.

Dates: 1904-1978

Alfred and Mary Jaques family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2388
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, 1876 - circa 1930; news clippings; pamphlets; elections ephemera; and programs, invitations and announcements for social and personal events.

Dates: 1876-1934

John P. Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3126
Abstract

The collection contains business correspondence, 1908–1932; news clippings of personal life and friends, 1911–1935; photographs of John P. Johnson, 1929–1931; miscellaneous, 1901–1935; and one scrapbook with news clippings of bank statements of condition, political articles, stock market conditions, census figures, and personal items, 1888–1914.

Dates: 1901-1935

Joint Committee of Civic Organizations for Steel Base records

 Collection
Identifier: S3016
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence,1906–1923; legal materials; news clippings, 1918–1924; and pamphlets. Legal materials include petitions and complaints to the Federal Trade Commission and miscellaneous resolutions.

Dates: 1906-1924

Joint Interstate Bridge Commission records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: S3109
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, minutes, reference materials, contracts, maps, blueprints and news clippings.

Dates: 1933-1958

Lakeshore Bypass Committee records

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S4477
Abstract

The collection consists of a small quantity of notes, research materials, incorporation papers, financial records, legal briefs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1975-1983

League of Women Voters of Duluth records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2201
Abstract

Contains the business records of the organization including minutes, annual reports, and correspondence, information on local study items, selected newspaper clippings scrapbooks, and audiocassettes and films on various topics.

Dates: 1924-2009

Marjorie Wilkins papers

 Collection
Identifier: U6267
Content Description The collection contains materials related to Marjorie Wilkins’ life and work in Duluth, Minnesota. Included are materials related to her career as a nurse anesthetist, as well as her work as an activist and local leader for racial equity. A large portion of the materials in the collection are related to her work for racial equity in education, both in K-12 public schools and in higher education. Also included are personal correspondence and photographs, along with handwritten notes,...
Dates: 1888-1998

Eudora V. Marshall Commemoration Celebration collection

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S4402
Abstract

Eudora V. Marshall was born in Aitkin, Minnesota in 1906, and moved to Duluth in 1924. A poet, Marshall was published in newspapers and magazines, and was one of the few black writers in the U.S. who continued to be published during the Great Depression. The collection includes materials that were generated as a result of the decision to present locally as much of Marshall’s extant work as possible.

Dates: 1986

Marshall-Wells Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3614
Abstract

The collection consists of articles of incorporation, bylaws, annual reports (1940, 1946, 1948, 1954), titles, leases, deeds, stock certificates, financial statements; a list of salesmen (1953); annual roundup program; photograph of George Hill, John Howe, Sig Soberg (1957), and John Hutman; business letters; promotional material; product advertisements; John Patterson correspondence; a company history; and newspaper articles about the company.

Dates: 1892-1961; Majority of material found in 1940s-1950s

William F. Maupins papers

 Collection
Identifier: S2367
Abstract

The collection largely consists of correspondence, legal documents, and news clippings dealing with civil rights issues.

Dates: 1958-1969

Thomas F. McGilvray papers

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S4484
Abstract

The collection consists of eight items concerning the Aerial Bridge and Thomas McGilvray.

Dates: 1889-1944

Merritt family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3120
Abstract

The collection contains personal and financial correspondence, letterpress books, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, manuscripts written about local and family history, financial records, legal papers, maps, photographs, one audio cassette of an interview, and reference materials.

Dates: 1823-1992

Robert C. Mitchell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: S3027
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, reference materials, photographs and news clippings.

Dates: 1853-1957