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Manuscripts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

August Charles Krey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-00973
Abstract A.C. Krey’s papers, accumulated throughout his career as a historian at the University of Minnesota, contain correspondence by and about the leading contemporary historians in the U.S. Krey’s leadership in national and state historical organizations such as the American Association of University Professors, American Historical Association especially its Commission on the Investigation of Social Studies in the Schools, Minnesota Historical Society. and the National Council for the Social...
Dates: 1887-1961

Benjamin E. Youngdahl Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SW 211
Abstract

The collection contains the personal and professional papers of noted public welfare administrator and social work educator, Benjamin E. Youngdahl. Personal correspondents include Harry Truman, Adlai Stevenson, Hubert Humphrey, and John F. Kennedy. Materials documenting Youngdahl's career in the academic and public sectors form the bulk of the collection.

Dates: 1916-1968; Majority of material found within ( 1940-1962)

Bill Holm papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss100
Abstract

This collections contains the papers of Minnesota poet, musician, and essayist Bill Holm (1943-2009), including manuscripts, correspondence, published works, journals, publicity, teaching curricula, and materials collected from Holm's travels.

Dates: 1922 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1954 - 2008

Countee Cullen Correspondence Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GV001
Abstract

The collection consists of letters from poet Countee Cullen to his childhood friend William Fuller Brown, Jr. Much of the correspondence refers to Cullen's writing and includes many handwritten and manuscript copies of poems.

Dates: 1918-1939; Majority of material found within ( 1918-1927)

Dominick Argento papers

 Collection
Identifier: PA164
Abstract

The collection includes correspondence, scores, manuscripts, signed photographs, audio recordings (open reel and audio cassette) and other ephemera created and collected by composer Dominick Argento.

Dates: circa 1950-2018

Donald Nivison Ferguson papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua00483
Overview

This collection documents the life and career of Donald Nivison Ferguson, Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Minnesota. Contents include articles, speeches, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, programs, photographs, awards, publications and scrapbooks. Family history materials, to include school assignments and drawings of John Ferguson, and information about Ferguson Hall at the University are included.

Dates: 1922-1985

George Bryan Vold papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-00805
Abstract

Professional papers of George Bryan Vold, professor emeritus of sociology, consisting of correspondence, University of Minnesota faculty committees and Department of Sociology activities, work with professional organizations dealing with penal reform, articles, studies and speeches.

Dates: 1930-1967

George H. Primmer. Faculty Papers, (Manuscripts)

 Collection
Identifier: 986-FACPPR51-UMD
Abstract

The collection contains manuscripts from George H. Primmer dated between 1932 and 1933.

Dates: 1932-1933

George Malcolm Stephenson papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-00486
Abstract

The collection contains the papers of George Malcolm Stephenson, professor emeritus of history at the University of Minnesota.

Dates: 1910-1958

Grover Edward Maxwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: 480
Abstract

The collection contains the papers of Grover Maxwell, professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota.

Dates: 1957-1980

Jean Felix Piccard papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-00475
Abstract

The collection contains the personal papers of Dr. Jean Felix Piccard, professor emeritus of Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

Dates: 1932-1952; (bulk 1935-1942)

John J. Flather papers

 Collection
Identifier: 717
Abstract

Collection contains the papers of John J. Flather, head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

Dates: circa 1880s-1920s

Joseph Warren Beach papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-00960
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Joseph Warren Beach, literary critic, poet and professor emeritus of English at the University of Minnesota.

Dates: 1900-1993

Lloyd Lyman Smith, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua00403
Abstract Papers of Lloyd L. Smith, Jr., Professor, University of Minnesota. His academic area was fisheries education and research. Smith was involved in research on the effect of water quality on fish populations in Minnesota, notably Rainy Lake and Lake of the Woods. Smith was active in professional organizations such as the American Fisheries Society, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and the National Academy of Sciences. He also served on governmental and quasi-governmental agencies such as the...
Dates: 1937-1979

Margaret Hasse papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss107
Abstract

This collections contains the papers of Minneapolis (Minnesota) poet, teacher, and arts consultant Margaret Hasse, including manuscripts, correspondence, and published works, as well as material related to her teaching and commissions.

Dates: 1929 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1970-2000

Norman E. Borlaug papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-01014
Abstract The collection contains the papers of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, University of Minnesota alumnus, world renowned plant pathologist, and winner of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to the world food supply. The materials include correspondence with colleagues, invitations to speak or participate in various programs, drafts of speeches including his Nobel Prize address, biographical material, publications, clippings, annotated studies and reports pertaining to the Green Revolution...
Dates: 1930-2006

Robert Bly papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss081
Abstract

This collection contains the work of poet, writer, translator, activist, performer, literary editor, and publisher, Robert Bly. The materials include manuscripts, correspondence, journals, audiovisual items, photographs, publishers' galley proofs, news clippings, scrapbooks, and school assignments from childhood through Harvard, U.S. Naval service, State University of Iowa, and his career in writing, translating, and publishing poetry, prose, and plays.

Dates: Circa 1900s-2009; Majority of material found within 1946-1999

Ross Aiken Gortner papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-00484
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Dr. Ross A. Gortner, chief of the Division of Agricultural Biochemistry at the University of Minnesota.

Dates: 1908-1942

Thomas Orlo Heggen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-00671
Abstract

The collection contains the Papers of Thomas Orlo Heggen, a graduate of the University of Minnesota and writer of the novel Mr. Roberts, later produced as a Broadway play in 1949 and made into a film in 1955.

Dates: 1940-1960

Walter Thomas Pattison papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-00478
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Walter Thomas Pattison, professor of Spanish at the University of Minnesota.

Dates: 1918-1986

William Watts Folwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-00965
Collection Overview This collection contains the papers of William Watts Folwell, first president of the University of Minnesota (1869-1883). *This collection guide is currently under revision (Summer 2023).* Scope and Content The collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, personal materials, speeches, and writings of William Watts Folwell. Incoming correspondence is arranged...
Dates: 1856-1929

Wilson Dallam Wallis papers

 Collection
Identifier: ua-00481
Abstract

The collection consists of manuscripts by Wilson D. Wallis, professor of anthropology at the University of Minnesota.

Dates: 1935-1954