Abstract This collection consists of twelve volumes of account books once belonging to the Andrews and Son stores. The businesses were owned by David P. Andrews and his son Charles W. Andrews. The stores operated by the duo were located in Winona City, Minnesota, and later in Faribault. The store sold a variety of items throughout its years of existence, including paper goods, books, groceries, and hardware items. The account books contain information on what customers of the store paid for goods,...

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This collection consists of one volume of records from the Faribault Mutual Loan and Building Association of Faribault, Minnesota. The book contains records of who subscribed and how many shares they had purchased from the Faribault Mutual Loan and Building Association. The listings for those who did purchase stocks also describe what land they owned in the Faribault area, and what fees and dues were required by the association.

Abstract This collection consists of items from the Faribault Rotary Club, of Faribault, Minnesota. The group, which is affiliated with Rotary International, was organized in 1920, and has sponsored youth activities, Boy Scouts, and other community services. The group is still in operation, and participates in various programs in the Faribault area. The collection contains correspondence, attendance records, the Governor’s monthly reports, and other papers relating to the Faribault Rotary Club. ...

Abstract The Faribault Woolen Mill Company papers consist of items collected since Carl H. Klemer founded the company in 1867 through the presidency of Robert W. Klemer during the late 1960s. The collection contains bills, receipts and volumes relating to the employees, production and financial records for the Faribault Woolen Mill Company. Materials included are annual inventories, bills and receipts, pension agreements, payroll lists, and production data. The firm manufactured blankets under the...

Abstract The Ellen Jahnke Goertzen collection consists of an audiocassette tape, CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an interview conducted between Goertzen and Lois A. Jahnke during the winter of 1991. Goertzen worked as a home economics teacher at the middle school level in both Faribault and North Mankato, Minnesota. In the interview, she discussed the change and continuities that have occurred between 1953 and 1991. Goertzen focused on the name change her particular field of...

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 The Val Imm collection contains information regarding the political career of Val Imm. Imm, a Republican, served as a Representative and Senator in the Minnesota State Legislature from 1932 until 1965. The collection is divided into three series. The materials provide extensive documentation of papers pertaining to Imm’s correspondence with constituents and his work on various legislative committees. A smaller section of miscellaneous materials contains portraits of Imm, speeches,...

Abstract The Judith Newton collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Newton and Elden Eklund during the autumn of 1983. In the interview, Newton, an English teacher at Faribault, Minnesota, discussed the purpose and results of the 1975 Faribault Teachers’ Strike. Newton noted the strike’s effect on teachers, administrators, and students. She believed that the strike hardened positions on both the employer and employee sides of the...

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This account book contains the personal financial information for B.B. Roberts, of Faribault, Minnesota. The account book contains information on debts incurred and paid by Roberts, money owed to him by others, and his personal budget.