Abstract The Edward Randolph Parry collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, land deeds, and information related to his life in Mankato, Minnesota. The Pennsylvania newspaper chppings titled "Minne-inne-opa" and "P" appeared in the Chester County Times and the Philadelphia Press. The articles described Mankato, Minneopa Falls, land prices, American Indians, and the vicinity around Mankato for promotional purposes. Furthermore, the collection contains letters from Parry to his...

Abstract The collection contains a typed copy of reminiscences by George Griffin written in the fall of 1941. Griffm focused on his numerous jobs. He recalled his youthful occupations and reminisced about working on a threshing crew, being a carpenter, running steam engines, and working in boiler rooms at various factories and mills located in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Griffin's activity with the Baptist Church, membership on the Board of Trustees for Pillsbury Academy, and his...