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Ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Albert and Alfreda Berg family papers

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S6087
Abstract

The collection consists of family photographs that document women workers in the U. S. Steel plant in Morgan Park, and one work identification badge.

Dates: 1926-1949

Michael S. Berman political collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1273
Abstract

Contains materials related to Michael S. Berman's extensive involvement in the U.S. political arena. The collection consists of photographs, convention publications, campaign buttons and bumper stickers, posters, jewelry, hats and t-shirts, news clippings and papers, and various types of memorabilia and political ephemera collected by or given to Berman.

Dates: 1916, 1960-2008; Majority of material found in 1970-2000

Business Advertising Cards, Duluth (Minn.)

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S2415
Abstract

The collection consists of business advertising cards of firms which either conducted business, or were located, in the Duluth, Minnesota area.

Dates: circa 1880

Company 719 CCC S-51, Camp Charles Alumni records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: S4568
Abstract

Eight reunion groups have formed, resulting in this collection consisting of a diagram of the camp, scrapbooks, photographs, and correspondence.

Dates: 1933-1995

Congdon Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: U6192
Abstract

The collection contains materials related to the Congdon family, including personal and business papers. The papers include: photographs; materials related to the Glensheen estate house, grounds, and staff; Chester Congdon's business, financial, and political papers; materials related to Chester Congdon's 1914 trip around the Pacific; personal correspondence; diaries; and publications and ephemera.

Dates: 1843 - 1993

Jay Cooke and Company records

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S3183
Abstract

The collection contains a copy of an 1880 “catalog of stocks, bonds, western lands, town lots and other real estate belonging to Jay Cooke and Co. in bankruptcy to be sold.” The collection also includes a business card, telegraph ciphers, copies of two notes, a catalog.

Dates: 1866-1934; Majority of material found in 1866-1880, 1934

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

Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Company documents

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2394
Abstract

The collection consists of local passenger tarriffs, fares, and mileage tables, two photocopied telegrams pertaining to local tariffs, and a circular.

Dates: 1903-1919

Duluth Homegrown Music Festival collection

 Collection
Identifier: U6180
Abstract The collection contains publications, ephemera, and sound recordings. Publications include the yearly program or Field Guide, 2006-present; and digital copies of the Homegrown Mix Recordings featuring music selected by Scott “Starfire” Lunt, Mark Lindquist, Don Ness, Alan Sparhawk, Jerree Small, Eric Swanson, Christine Dean, and Jason Wussow, 2007, 2008, 2011-2016. Ephemera, 2011-2018, includes band access passes and landyards, notices to bands and volunteers from the Homegrown organization,...
Dates: 1999-2023

Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company illustrated calendars

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2403
Abstract

The collection contains illustrated calendars issued by the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company.

Dates: 1978-1987

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

Kenneth Duncan scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: S3134
Abstract

The collection consists of four scrapbooks containing letters, news clippings, text of a speech and ephemera.

Dates: 1953-1970

Agnes Dunn Commencement Days scrapbook

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S4467
Abstract

The collection consists of one volume that functions as a scrapbook chronicling the 1920-1921 school year and includes autographs, messages from classmates and teachers, photographs, programs, tickets, invitations, clippings, calling cards and school produced memorabilia including cards printed with "ideals" "school spirit" and "mottos."

Dates: 1920-1921

Elections memorabilia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2406
Abstract

This collection consists of campaign bumper stickers, posters, circulars, advertisements, and pamphlets used in Minnesota for local, state, and national elections. The collection also includes news clippings and informational sheets containing the results of elections.

Dates: circa 1896-1970

Ephemera collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S4572
Abstract

The collection contains items originally made for one-time impact or for informational purposes such as advertisements, announcements, broadsides, bumper stickers, calendars, flyers, handbills, invitation, letterheads, menus, programs, and tickets. The collection includes a series of pin-back buttons related to events and organizations.

Dates: 1860-

Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra records

 Collection
Identifier: PA067
Abstract

Collection contains administrative records, press and publicity for events and programs, and a small collection of A/V materials.

Dates: 1949-2013

Harlem YMCA (135th Street) records

 Collection
Identifier: Y.GNY.4
Abstract

Collected materials from the African American Harlem Branch of the YMCA of Greater New York. This collection covers governance and public programming with special attention to the Black Achievers program, which honors African Americans who distinguish themselves from their peers in a positive way.

Dates: 1910-2014; Majority of material found within ( 1928-1989)

Hotel Duluth collection

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S2454
Abstract

The collection consists of letterheads, proofs for brochures, proofs for logos, one floor plan, floor plan of ballroom, photographic prints, a program from a Fashion Show held May 31, 1952, and six photo transparencies of the windows of the former Black Bear Lounge in the Hotel Duluth.

Dates: circa 1952-1980

Virginia Hyvarinen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S4441
Abstract

The collection contains topic and research files compiled by Ms. Hyvarinen on a wide range of subjects.

Dates: 1880-1988

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

Marjorie Forsberg Johnson papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: S6004
Abstract

The collection consists of one scrapbook, letters, post cards, and published items. These items contain memorabilia, newspaper articles, campaign literature, etc. documenting Marjorie Forsberg Johnson's political career and private life.

Dates: ?-1989

Labor History collection

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S4426
Abstract

While surveying the collections of the NEMHC for the Minnesota Radicalism project, these items were identified as potentially useful for labor development research. Additional materials will be added to this collection as they are donated and appropriate.

Dates: 1891-1965

Margaret MacArthur papers

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S4587
Abstract

The collection consists of letters and memorabilia from Miss MacArthur's service as a nurse during World War I.

Dates: 1918

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

Maynard School ephemera

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S4411
Abstract

The collection consists of printed materials from or pertaining to the Maynard School.

Dates: 1896-1899

Alexander McDougall papers

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S3192
Abstract The collection contains a 40 year land lease between William Buckley and Alfred Merritt and McDougall on 160 acres, invention, purchase agreements, a 1912 pamphlet on an invention of a double steamboat, a list of news items relating to whalebacks in the years 1888–1899, a letter about sailing on Lake Superior, two invitations for the launching of the steamer Alexander McDougall, and a passenger’s contract ticket to ride steerage from Glasgow to Montreal in...
Dates: 1854-1912; Majority of material found in 1854, 1888–1899, 1902, 1912

Menu collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S4524
Abstract

The collection consists of postcards images and menus from restaurants in Duluth and the Arrowhead region of Northeastern Minnesota.

Dates: 1912-2008; Majority of material found in 1912-1958, 1970s, 2000-2008

Save Lake Superior Association records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2438
Abstract

The collection contains articles of incorporation; bylaws; annual meeting materials; minutes; correspondence; financial materials; news releases; resolutions; issue files on topics such as acid rain, conservation, harbor refuge, etc.; some Reserve Mining case exhibits; scrapbooks; bumper stickers; and an oral history project.

Dates: 1969-2007; Majority of material found in 1969-1985, 2006-2007

Schools Ephemera collection

 Collection — Box Oversize
Identifier: S4412
Abstract

The collection consists of print or near print items describing schools or school activities that are outside of the school district records collection, or collections of individual schools.

Dates: 1889-

Sue Sojourner papers

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S6169
Abstract

The collection contains documentary photos of a 2006 trip by Duluth, Minnesota residents to the Living the Dream conference in Selma, Alabama; digital photos, programs and ephemera from the 2007 Duluth Strike for Peace event; and photographs and clippings of Duluth -based political demonstrations and rallies on issues of peace and justice.

Dates: 1999-2007