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Kessel, Abbas, 1918-1987 and Miner-Kessel, Ruth, 1920-2017. Collection, 1939-2008.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0250
Abstract The Abbas Kessel and Ruth Miner-Kessel Collection consists of three series, that of Dr. Abbas Kessel, his wife Dr. Ruth Miner-Kessel, and their combined personal and professional materials. The Abbas Kessel part of the collection is made up of documents dating back to his school days in England. The majority of the collection comes from his time as a professor at Mankato State University (1966-1985). There are notes from texts and classes, personal and professional letters, photographs and a...
Dates: 1939 - 2008

Kienitz, Sidney, 1899 - 1975. Papers, 1888 – 1971.

 Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1225
Abstract

This collection consists of item once belonging to Sidney Kienitz, of Good Thunder, Minnesota. Kienitz was the publisher of the Herald from 1946 – 1971, and a long time resident of the Good Thunder area. The collection contains items relating to the publishing of the Good Thunder Herald and to the history of Good Thunder. The collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and published and unpublished articles about Good Thunder.

Dates: 1888-1971

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Speech in Mankato, Minnesota, 12 November 1961.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0259
Abstract Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Mankato, Minnesota on Sunday,12 November 1961 as part of the Third Annual Lectureship for the Wesley Foundation, a Mankato State College religious student organization. He gave two speeches at Century Methodist Church, “The Good Neighbor,” and a speech at Mankato High School, “Facing the Challenge of a New Age.” The Martin Luther King, Jr. speech in Mankato collection consists of an audio recording and transcript of the speech given by King at Mankato High...
Dates: 12 November 1961

Kinne & White Store. Ledger, 1866 - 1867

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1202
Abstract This collection is comprised of the ledger of the Kinne & White grocery and crockery store, which operated in Mankato, Minnesota from 1866 until 1867. James G. Kinne and Albert S. White formed a partnership in 1866 to begin operation of a grocery store. The ledger was used by Kinne & White from July 1866 until November 1866, when Kinne sold his interest in the venture to White. The ledger also contains the business and personal records of Albert S. White from November 1866 to June...
Dates: 1866-1867

Kramer, Daryl J. "Sidlaw Farm", Paper, 1965

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1328
Abstract This collection consists of a paper written by Daryl J. Kramer about the Sidlaw farm, which is in Cedar Township of Martin County, Minnesota. The paper describes the history of the farm, which was once owned by William R. Merriam, former governor of Minnesota (1889 to 1893). Title struggles, local legends, and a list of the people who owned this particular farm are all part of the narrative. A map of the area and photographs of the farmhouse are also part of the text. The paper was written...
Dates: 1965

Larson, Bruce L., 1936 -. Videocassette about General Charles A. Lindbergh - "Just Plain Slim", 1977

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1257
Abstract

This collection consists of a videotape of a television program about Charles A. Lindbergh. The program is narrated by Dr. Bruce L. Larson, a member of the Minnesota State University, Mankato faculty, who also served as the historical consultant. The program was produced by KTVI-TV of St. Louis, Missouri, with cooperation from the Missouri Historical Society. The film concentrates on Lindbergh's 1923 - 1927 activities in St. Louis.

Dates: Publication: 1977

Larson, Bruce L. Research Notes, 1966

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1247
Abstract This collection consists of notes taken by Bruce Larson from an interview with Christian Gaaresntroom. The interview was conducted in Fairmont, Minnesota in February of 1966. The notes were made in conjunction with Larson's 1973 book, Lindbergh of Minnesota: A Political Biography. The conversation in these notes focuses on Charles A. Lindbergh Sr., who was the subject of the text by Larson. Also included in the notes are comments on Floyd B. Olson, Magnus Johnson, and the 1918 arrest of...
Dates: 1966

Liedloff, William F., 1850 - . Papers, 1878 - 1883.

 Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1232
Abstract

This collection consists of items relating the William F. Liedloff, and his harness business in Mankato, Minnesota. The collection is made up of one ledger and three advertising cards. The ledger contains the financial information about Liedloff’s Mankato shop. The advertisements are for shops that were operated elsewhere by Liedloff.

Dates: 1878-1883

Lindeland, Ben. Oral History Interview, 1973.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1203
Abstract

This collection consists of an oral history interview conducted with Mr. Ben Lindeland, of Pemberton, Minnesota. Lindeland was a life long farmer in the area, and in the interview, he reminisces about farming and farm life in Medo Township, from 1910 to 1950. He discusses the roads, crops, machinery, tilling, and the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Dates: 1973

Lithograph of Mankato, Minnesota. ca. 1895. SMHC Manuscript Collection 1313

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1313
Abstract

This collection consists of a lithograph of Mankato, Minnesota, ca. 1895. It was produced from a sketch by William Henry Allen for the Saturday Evening Spectator of Minneapolis. It is entitled “Birds Eye View of the Center of the City of Mankato”. The lithograph shows the main buildings in the downtown area, and identifies them by the business name, which is written on the front of the building.

Dates: 1895

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H.H. King Flour Mills Co. (1923-1975) 2
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Pribyl, Margaret, 1929- 2
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Real, Jennifer, 1986- 2
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Stenzel, Anne 2
Sylvester, Shirleen K. 2
Ta, Jamie, 1985- 2
Thomas, David A. 2
Timm, Casey, 1985- 2
Townsend, Cassie, 1985- 2
United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864) 2
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Van Duyn, Victoria J. 2
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Young, Loy, 1923-2015 2
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Alberg, Winnifred, 1923- 1
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