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Old Main Cornerstone. Collection, 1869-1969.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSU Archives Collection 022
Overview
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
Snarr, Otto Welton, 1886 - 1966. Collection, 1857 - 1968
Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0122
Overview
The collection consists primarily of typed carbon copies of newspaper articles describing the Mankato Normal School, the Minnesota normal school system, and the schools of Mankato and Blue Earth County. The newspaper articles were published between 1857 and 1893 and were in the Mankato Independent, Mankato Record, Mankato Review, Mankato Union, and the Public Spirit (Mankato). Also, the collection contains typed copies of Minnesota’s laws relating to the state’s normal schools. Furthermore, the...
Dates:
1857-1968
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
The Mankato News, Mankato, Minnesota. Collection, 1920 - 1965
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0154
Overview
The Mankato News collection contains both correspondence concerning the newspaper, 1932 - 1965, and miscellaneous issues of the newspaper itself, 1920 - 1958. The newspaper's information covered issues related to the Mankato area. Furthermore, the paper contained numerous articles about Minnesota State Senator Val Imm who coincidently served as the paper's publisher, editor, and owner between 1927 and 1958.
Dates:
1920-1965
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
The Reminder. Volume 1, No. 1, Newspaper, 11 January 1935.
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0184
Overview
This collection contains a scrap of the front page of the first issue of The Reminder, The Mankato Reminder Company published the paper, and it contained advertisements and a
want-ad service for its readers.
Dates:
Publication: January 11, 1935
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
University Student Publications. Collection, 1888-Ongoing
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSU Archives Collection 130
Overview
The University Student Publications collection consists of materials produced by students
at Minnesota State University, Mankato and its predecessor institutions, beginning in
1888. The collection contains official student publications, requiring approval by the
university, the student senate, or pubUcations board. The collection is divided into four
series: Creative Arts Magazines, News Publications, Correspondence, and Yearbooks.
Dates:
1888-Ongoing
Unofficial University Student Publications. Collection, 1926-Ongoing
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSU Archives Collection 131
Overview
The Unofficial University Student Publications collection consists of materials produced by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato, beginning in 1926. The collection contains unofficial student publications, which were printed without approval by the university, the student senate, or publications board. These publications did not receive funding from the college or university.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1926-Ongoing
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Memorial Library
Minnesota State University, Mankato
P.O. Box 8419
Mankato, MN 56002-8419
Phone: 507-389-1029
Email: archives@mnsu.edu
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