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Oversize folder 12

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

Old Main Cornerstone. Collection, 1869-1969.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSU Archives Collection 022
Abstract

The Old Main Cornerstone Box collection consists of items taken from the cornerstone box in Old Main on the lower campus of Mankato State Normal School during its construction in 1869. The time capsule includes newspapers, business cards from local businesses, photographs, and university course offering catalogs. Additional items were added to the cornerstone box in 1923 and 1969.

Dates: 1869-1969

Mankato Daily Free Press, Vol. XXXVII, No. 12, 20 April 1923

 File — Oversize folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Old Main Cornerstone Box collection has been divided into four series. The series are: Newspapers, Miscellaneous, Photographs, and Business Cards. Items in the newspaper section have been arranged chronologically. Items in the three other sections have been arranged alphabetically.

Dates: 1869-1969