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Minnesota -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

John Sargent Pillsbury papers

 Collection
Identifier: uarc 769
Abstract

Collection contains correspondence and land dealings of John Sargent Pillsbury, governor of the state of Minnesota and regent of the University of Minnesota. The materials deal primarily with Governor Pillsbury's involvement with the University of Minnesota.

Dates: 1858, 1867-1915

Loyce Houlton - A Dancer's Twilight Tales manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: PA047a
Abstract

Contains an unedited typewritten manuscript of Loyce Houlton's biography, A Dancer's Twilight Tales.

Dates: 1994

Maud Hart Lovelace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CLRC-2113
Abstract

This collection consists of manuscript materials and miscellaneous materials related to the works of Maud Hart Lovelace.

Dates: 1904 - 2010

Project to Document Early Jewish Settlers in Minnesota records

 Collection
Identifier: umja0020
Abstract

This collection consists of research materials collected by Marilyn J. Chiat and Chester Proshan on Jews who lived in small communities around Minnesota in an effor to document the lives of the earliest Jewish settlers in the area.

Dates: 1864-2002; Majority of material found within 1980-1987

Rhoda Lewin papers

 Collection
Identifier: umja0143
Abstract

This collection consists of materials from local historian Rhoda Lewin detailing her research on Jewish history in Minnesota.

Dates: 1953-2010

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