Mankato (Minn.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 73 Collections and/or Records:
United States Bureau of Land Management. Mankato Townsite File, 1856-1861.
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1442
Abstract
This collection is from the records of the Bureau of Land Management located in the National Archives. It includes documents from the Mankato Townsite File, dealing mostly with contested title to the property in the townsite area. The focus of the collection is the legal documents pertaining to George Maxfield’s pre-emption claim and Hoxie Rathburn and the Mankato Company’s contesting if said claim. Included are: correspondence between General Sam Leech, lawyers from all parties, the...
Dates:
1856-1861
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Wood Family. Papers, 1976 - 1977
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1350
Abstract
This collection consists of items related to the children of William C. and Inez Goff Wood, formerly of Mankato. They had five sons and one daughter, and all excelled in their fields. This collection focuses on Harland and Earl Wood. Newspaper clippings about and magazine articles written by these two men make up part of the collection. A small amount of correspondence from Earl Wood is also included. Programs from two lectures and a symposium conducted by Harland and Earl Wood are part of...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1976-1977
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Ziesmer Motor Company, Mankato, Minnesota. Papers, 1933 - 1975.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1383
Abstract
This collection consists of items pertaining to the Ziesmer Motor Company of Northfield and Mankato, Minnesota. Included in the collection are the various records compiled by the company over a forty-two year period, beginning with the company’s establishment. Financial records, meeting minutes, correspondence, building plans, photographs, and sales journals are all included in the collection.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1933 - 1975
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
