Abstract This collection contains the records of the Mankato Area Bicentennial Commission. The commission was set up to coordinate Mankato's city observances of the United States' Bicentennial in 1976. These records include the minutes of their meetings, correspondence, newspaper articles on the celebration, and other miscellaneous notes on the preparations. Some of the events that are discussed are the Bicentennial Parade, the drafting of a Bicentennial Logo, and the planning of the Bicentennial...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the complete records of the projects completed by the Mankato Area Bicentennial Commission, which are divided into two volumes. Volume one contains the minutes of the meetings held by the Commission. Also included in this volume is some miscellaneous correspondence. Among these letters are some containing Mankato citizens' ideas for the celebration, the responses by the commission, and a tentative schedule for the events. Volume two outlines...