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Minnesota

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 88 Collections and/or Records:

Buck, Margaret C., 1922 - 2010. Oral History Interview, 1979.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0200
Abstract

The Margaret C. Buck collection contains an oral history recording and transcript of an interview conducted by Gary Wheeler with Buck in the summer of 1979. In the interview, Buck recalled her work as a physical education teacher in the Minnesota towns of Plainview, Canby, and Chisholm during the 1940s. During her conversation, she explained the economic conditions, athletic conditions, and the role of teachers during World II.

Dates: 1979
Found in: Southern Minnesota Historical Center / Buck, Margaret C., 1922 - 2010. Oral History Interview, 1979.

Busch, Victoria. "A Family Register", Booklet, ca. 1980.

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1358
Abstract

This collection consists of a family history booklet compiled by Mrs. Victoria Busch, of Mankato, Minnesota. The booklet contains Busch family genealogy information, photocopies of newspaper articles and obituaries related to the Busch family, photographs, and general historical information about New Ulm and Mankato. The family tree and genealogical information included starts in the 1860s and runs through the 1970s.

Dates: 1980
Found in: Southern Minnesota Historical Center / Busch, Victoria. "A Family Register", Booklet, ca. 1980.

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
Found in: Minnesota State University, Mankato University Archives / Career Development and Placement Office. Placement Center Student Records, c. 1911-1931

Carlson, Walter, 1902 - 1975. Papers, 1947 - 1974.

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0143
Abstract

The Carlson collection contains information regarding the history of Martin County, Minnesota and the Martin County Historical Society. Included in the collection are newspaper clippings, an inventory of collections at the Martin County Historical Society, and a compilation of historical events in Martin County.

Dates: 1947-1974
Found in: Southern Minnesota Historical Center / Carlson, Walter, 1902 - 1975. Papers, 1947 - 1974.

Chrest, John Arthur, 1932-. Oral History Interview, 4 and 19 February 1991.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1411
Abstract The John Arthur Chrest collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Chrest and Jeffrey L. Zust during the winter of 1991. Chrest worked as an elementary school principal in the grade schools of Winthrop, Gibbon, and Brownton, Minnesota. In the interview, Chrest discussed the areas of change and continuity that occurred during his teaching career from 1955 to 1989. This oral...
Dates: 1991-02-04; 1991-02-19
Found in: Southern Minnesota Historical Center / Chrest, John Arthur, 1932-. Oral History Interview, 4 and 19 February 1991.

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
Found in: Southern Minnesota Historical Center / Clare, Inez, 1860-1940, and Family. Collection, 1885-1940

Contested election of Elmer L. Andersen to office of governor of State of Minnesota, 1962-1963

 Collection — Archives box 01, Folder: 01-20
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0125
Abstract The Contested election of Elmer L. Andersen to office of governor of State of Minnesota collection contains a twenty-volume transcript of the proceedings for the hearing held in Ramsey County District Court concerning the contested election. The hearings occurred between December 1962 and March 1963. Following the hearings, Karl F. Rolvaag, a candidate for the Democratic-Farmer-Laborite Party (D.F.L.), gained a ninety-one-vote edge, and as a result, Rolvaag replaced Andersen as Minnesota’s...
Dates: 1962-1963
Found in: Southern Minnesota Historical Center / Contested election of Elmer L. Andersen to office of governor of State of Minnesota, 1962-1963

Davis, LeRoy G., 1859 - 1957. Reminiscences (1865 - 1893), undated

 Collection — Folder 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0133
Abstract The reminiscences proved within the LeRoy G. Davis collection pertain to his family’s migration from Wisconsin to Minnesota and the food they ate. He reminisced about his childhood on a farm near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, and his occupations in Redwood County teaching second grade and his time at the law office of J. M. Thompson in Sleepy Eye. He discussed his education at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and at Hamline University in St. Paul before a shortage of economic funds forced...
Dates: Undated
Found in: Southern Minnesota Historical Center / Davis, LeRoy G., 1859 - 1957. Reminiscences (1865 - 1893), undated

Erdahl, Arlen Ingolf, 1931 - 2023. Collection, 1963 - 1970

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0146
Abstract

The Arlen Ingolf Erdahl collection contains materials about Erdahl’s seven years in the Minnesota House of Representatives and his campaign for Minnesota Secretary of State in 1970. However, the majority of the collection is related to Erdahl’s job as a state representative. The collection is arranged in chronological order from 1963 through 1970. Each year has been divided between into three series of information: Correspondence, Congressional Records, and Miscellaneous documents.

Dates: 1963-1970
Found in: Southern Minnesota Historical Center / Erdahl, Arlen Ingolf, 1931 - 2023. Collection, 1963 - 1970

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
Found in: Minnesota State University, Mankato University Archives / Extended Campus/Continuing Education. Collection, 1957-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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