This collection consists of the incorporation document of the Ancient Order of the Accepted Masons of Northfield Minnesota. The document is dated April 14, 1889, and contains the guidelines under which the organization was to run. The Accepted Masons were in existence in Northfield as early as 1864 according to the History of Rice County.

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.