Mankato (Minn.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 72 Collections and/or Records:
Career Development and Placement Office. Placement Center Student Records, c. 1911-1931
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSU Archives Collection 168
Abstract
The Placement Center Student Records collection consists of approximately 3,000 information cards about students who attended Mankato State Normal School and Mankato State Teachers College. These cards are restricted for general use but some information is available upon request. Information contained on these cards varies but generally contains the individual’s name, age, birthplace, religion, comments about the student’s appearance by school staff, the courses the person is capable of...
Dates:
1911-1931
Clare, Inez, 1860-1940, and Family. Collection, 1885-1940
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0120
Abstract
The Inez Clare and Family collection consists of a diary kept by Inez Clare between 1901-1908. The diary includes information on herself, the weather, and her family. There are newspaper clippings about her father Ezra B. Eddy, her family’s time in different cities, and an obituary for Peter Clare.
Dates:
1885-1940
"Democracy Triumphant". Program, 1919. SMHC Manuscript Collection 1379.
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1379
Abstract
This collection consists of a program from the 1919 Fourth of July celebration in Mankato, Minnesota. The program is from a pageant presented, which included live actors and floats. The pageant traced the history of democracy from its roots in Europe to its involvement in the history of the United States. Events portrayed in the pageant include the landing of the pilgrims, the signing of the Magna Carta, Lincoln freeing the slaves, and the battle of San Juan Hill. The history of service...
Dates:
1919
Execution of the Thirty-Eight Sioux Indians: At Mankato, Minnesota, December 26, 1862.
Collection — Folder 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0181
Abstract
This collection contains one lithograph image of the execution of thirty-eight Sioux Indians at Mankato, Minnesota in December of 1862. The hanging occurred after the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
Dates:
Other: December 26, 1862
Extended Campus/Continuing Education. Collection, 1957-Ongoing
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSU Archives Collection 099
Abstract
The Extended Campus/Continuing Education collection contains class schedules,
brochures, correspondence, memoranda, a history of the office, and information about the
Center for Continuous Learning. The bulk of these documents are schedules and
enrollment reports that have been arranged chronologically. The Prairie Lakes Campus
Series contains documents relating to the establishment and day to day affairs of the
campus. The Extended Campus office began during 1942, but materials in this...
Dates:
1957-Ongoing
Faust, Claire E., 1920-2010. Oral History Interview, 2008
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1792
Abstract
The Claire E. Faust collection consists of an audio recording, biographical form, and interview outline of an oral history interview conducted between Faust and Mark Sheehy in February 2008. Faust was principal of Wilson Campus School from 1962-1966. In this interview, Faust talks about the changes he observed at Wilson Campus School from 1962-1977, different students that went through Wilson, and what he did after his time at Wilson.This oral history interview was conducted as...
Dates:
2008
Fletcher, Gilbert M., 1883-1933. Collection, 1904-1967
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0170
Abstract
This collection is made up of items made by or relating to Gilbert M. Fletcher, an artist originally from Mankato, Minnesota. He was the son of Lafayette G. M. Fletcher, a prominent Mankato businessman and Susan Dyer Fletcher, who was one of the first teachers at the Mankato State Normal School. Included in this collection are pieces of art created by Fletcher, using crayons, pencil, and block printing, which was his specialty. Also included are photographs of Fletcher, his personal...
Dates:
1904-1967
Four Traction Auto Co. Mankato, MN. Drawings, 1908 - 1913
Collection — Folder 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0161
Abstract
This collection is made up of thirteen photocopies of engineering drawings of cars and trucks designed by Mr. Ernest Rosenberger of the Four Traction Auto Company. The drawings contain views of both entire vehicles and parts of the chassis and drive gear, but are not to scale. Included in these drawings are depictions of a twelve-passenger automobile, a 1 1/2 ton truck, two fire engines, and car and light truck chassis and axles. The original drawings are in the collections of the Minnesota...
Dates:
1908-1913
Hakes, Gordon Lewis, 1927-2008. Oral History Interview, 20 and 21 November 1990.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1416
Abstract
The Gordon Lewis Hakes collection consists of an audiocassette tape, CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Hakes and David A. Thomas during the fall of 1990. Hakes worked as a public school teacher from 1950 to 1989. During his career as a teacher, coach, and administrator, he taught in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Brownton, Minnesota, and Mankato, Minnesota. In the interview, he discussed the changes and continuities that he believes...
Dates:
1990-11-20; 1990-11-21
Harmer, Barbara Carol Thomson. Oral History Interview, 22 October and 12 November 1987
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1449
Abstract
The Barbara Harmer collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Harmer and Laura Wicks during the fall of 1987. Harmer began her career in education in 1950. She remained an art education teacher until 1986. In the interview, Harmer discussed the areas of change and continuity that occurred during her career. She noted how society strongly influences adolescents and how these changes affected her role as an educator. Furthermore, she...
Dates:
1987-10-22; 1987-11-12
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
Minnesota State Univerity, Mankato Home | Library Services Home | Archives Home | Email Us | Staff Interface | v3.1.1
