Correspondence

Abstract The H.H. King Flour Mills Co. collection contains information concerning the company between 1855 and 1975. The H.H. King Flour Mills Co. began in 1923 as an outgrowth of several earlier flour milling businesses in Faribault including those of Milledge Sheffield in the 1890s and later his son B.B. Sheffield. Henry H. King partnered with B.B. Sheffield to form the Sheffield-King Milling Co. in 1902. King bought Sheffield’s remaining interest in 1906 and continued to use the former named until...

Abstract This collection contains primarily the correspondence of Franklin P. Kroehler, a Minnesota State Senator from Sibley County. Also, the collection includes newspaper articles written by and about Kroehler, campaign material, photographs, and other miscellaneous papers. Some of the main topics covered are the 1959 debate over daylight savings time, tax issues, and the educational concerns of his constituents. The correspondence includes letters from important Minnesota politicians, including...

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The Carl Scotius Ledbetter collection contains numerous photographs taken during the 1950s and early 1960s, along with paintings, correspondence, certificates, and biographical date on Ledbetter. The photographs pertain to Ledbetter’s career as a chaplain in the United States Army, his family, and other miscellaneous civilian scenes. The awards and certificates represent Ledbetter’s service in the army and in civilian activities.

Abstract The OLAC (Online Audiovisual Catalogers) Collection consists of items created by the operation of OLAC. It includes correspondence from the Executive Board, Committees, and prominent members, OLAC publications, administrative records, and resources used at the organization's meetings and conferences. OLAC is an organization of catalogers concemed with all types of nonprint materials. Through conferences, workshops, and publications, catalogers exchange information and enjoy expert and...

Abstract The Peter Peterson collection contains letters written by Peterson during his enlistment in World War One as a Private. Peterson served in various military outposts throughout France as a United States Army medic. The letters were written to relatives in Mapleton, Minnesota. In the correspondence, Peterson detailed living conditions and experiences in Camp Dodge, Iowa, Fort Ripley, Kansas, Camp Kearny, California, Camp Merritt, New Jersey, and Benjamin Harrison, Indiana between April 1918...

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The J. G. Thompson collection contains a contemporary letter written on 5 July 1863 from Hutchinson, Minnesota. The letter contains information concerning the murder of Little Crow in 1863.