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MHS (Minnesota Historical Society). Scrapbooks, 1861-1922
Collection — Container: 27 Microfilm
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1444
Abstract
Scrapbooks of clippings compiled from Minnesota newspapers by Minnesota Historical Society staff on a variety of topics relating to Minnesota history, biography, and geographical locations. There appear to be numerous clippings on some topics, including the Dakota Conflict of 1862, the Civil War, Governor John A. Johnson and other prominent Minnesotans, the Minnesota Historical Society, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Mankato and other areas of Minnesota beyond the Twin Cities. Volumes 1-74, 76-83,...
Dates:
1861-1922
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Myers, Aaron. Papers, undated
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1343
Abstract
This collection consists of items pertaining to Aaron Myers and his role in the 1862 Dakota Uprising. A typescript of Myers’ experiences in the fighting near Lake Shetek, Minnesota, is included in the collection. This undated typescript was dictated to his son Arthur, and is titled “An Account of the Lake Shetek Massacre”. Newspaper clippings from the Mankato Free Press that describe the Lake Shetek affair are also included in the collection. They are from 1962 commemorative editions of the...
Dates:
Undated
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
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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