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Reed, Ines E. Papers, 1893

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0236
Abstract

The Ines E. Reed Papers collection consists of a paper on volcanoes, which was used as part of the Minnesota Educational Exhibit at the “World’s Columbian Exposition.”

Dates: 1893

Republican Women of Mankato. Collection, 1949-1961

 Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier:  SMHC Collection 0249
Abstract

The Republican Women of Mankato collection mainly deals with the Republican clubs and individuals in the Mankato area. The majority of this collection deals with the Republican Party in Minnesota, and the Mankato and Blue Earth County area more specifically, but there is a considerable amount of documents involving the party on the national level. The collection contains newsletters, pamphlets, letters, and party policy papers.

Dates: 1949-1961

Residents, Mankato and Blue Earth, Minnesota. Photographs, c. 1870s-1917

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0214
Abstract The photograph collection of residents of Mankato and Blue Earth, Minnesota consists of pictures of people and a few places in Mankato between the 1870s and the early twentieth century. In addition, a small portion of this collection contains images of people and places in Blue Earth, Minnesota around 1900. Of the people photographed in Mankato, a large percentage of the portraits were taken at the Blissenbach, Everitt, Keene, Richert, Smith, and Snow photograph studios. The pictures are...
Dates: 1870-1917

Riverbend Association. Papers, 1960 - 1972

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1315
Abstract

This collection consists of items from the Riverbend Association, a citizens group that was concerned with plans to build a reservoir on the Blue Earth River to control flooding. Included in the collection are the group’s policy statement, information released by the Corps of Engineers about the proposed reservoir, photocopies of newspaper articles about the Riverbend Association or the reservoir proposal, and a map of the proposed Blue Earth River Reservoir.

Dates: 1960-1972

Rogers, Mary Martin and Family. Papers, 1851 - 1954

 Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1332
Abstract This collection consists mainly of copies of letters written to Lavina Wood from members of her family. Most of the letters came from Lavina Wood’s brothers and sisters, and date from 1851 to the early 1900s. The letters from 1901 to 1905, which were written by Mary Martin Rogers, Lavina’s sister, are original. The letters discuss everyday pioneer life, and contain information about other family members, problems with farming, and financial advice. They provide a good look at the lives of...
Dates: 1851-1954

Saiki, George, 1919 - 2001. Papers, 1947 - 1974

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1208
Abstract This collection consists of the transcript of an oral history interview of George Saiki, conducted in two sessions in September 1974 and February 1975, and related items. The interview was done as part of a Blue Earth County Historical Society oral history project involving wholesale and retail businesses in Mankato since 1900. In the interview, Saiki discusses his family life in California, his family’s life in Mankato during and after World War II, and his business, the International Chick...
Dates: 1947-1974

Saiki, Sue, 1919 -. Oral History Interview, 1975

 Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1205
Abstract

This collection is the transcript of an oral history interview conducted with Sue Saiki in 1975. In this interview, Mrs. Saiki discusses her family’s origins, and her experiences in Mankato as a Japanese American during World War II. She speaks about the environment of hostility present during World War II, raising her children in her family’s culture, and life in Mankato after the war.

Dates: 1975

Salem Congregational Church, Cambria, Minnesota. Records, 1855-1956

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1206
Abstract This collection contains the records of the Salem (Welsh) Congregational Church, also known as the Butternut Valley Congregational Church. These records cover the history of the church, from its founding in 1855 until the dedication of the Cambria Federated Church in 1956, which the Salem Church had become a part of in 1942.The collection is made up of membership lists, financial records, subscription lists, meeting minutes, and a scrapbook made up of photographs, historical...
Dates: 1855-1956

Salet's Department Store. Records and Photographs, 1930s - 1962

 Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0226
Abstract The Salet collection is primarily composed of the financial records of Salet’s Department Store in Winona, Minnesota. This particular branch included three separate stores that collectively specialized in clothing, furnishings, dry goods, and floor coverings. Besides financial records, the collection contains inventories and merchandise purchasing plans for Salet’s in Winona, and photographs from Salet’s Department Store in Mankato. Though the collection spans from the 1930s to the 1960s,...
Dates: 1930-1962

Schaffler, T. R. Typescript, "Community Integration of the Lebanese in Mankato, Minnesota," 1958

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1275
Abstract

This collection consists of a typescript written by Dr. T. R. Schaffler, of Mankato, Minnesota. In the text, Schaffler discusses the integration of Lebanese Americans into the Mankato community. He traces the history of Lebanese Americans in that area from 1890 until about 1955. Schaffler discusses the problems that the Lebanese faced upon reaching Mankato and changes that took occurred from generation to generation in the United States.

Dates: Publication: 1958

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Glenn, Sandi 2
H.H. King Flour Mills Co. (1923-1975) 2
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Real, Jennifer, 1986- 2
Reul, Allison, 1986- 2
Rusch, Evan 2
Siebrass, Hershel, 1932-2017 2
Skaden, Nicholas, 1985- 2
Smerdon, Kelly, 1984- 2
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Smith, Kelly David 2
Stenzel, Anne 2
Sylvester, Shirleen K. 2
Ta, Jamie, 1985- 2
Thomas, David A. 2
Timm, Casey, 1985- 2
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United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864) 2
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps 2
United States. Cadet Nurse Corps 2
United States. Naval Reserve. Women’s Reserve 2
United States. War Department 2
Van Duyn, Victoria J. 2
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Young, Loy, 1923-2015 2
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