CAMPBELL TOWNSHIP - WILKIN COUNTY
Records, 1888-1953; 6 volumes
Collection consists of the Township Treasurer's Account book, the Town
Record, the Town Record Book, and the Clerk's Account Book. They
contain receipts, a record of money paid for supplies and work done in
the township, and minutes of the town meetings. [1124] |
CARBET, FRED, MRS.
Interview, 17 May 1977; 1 reel
Mrs. Carbet discusses her years as a school teacher near Morris, MN
from 1928-1930. A transcript is available. [1081] |
CARSON, JOSEPHINE
Interview, 13 Aug. 1967 and 5-6 Feb. 1971; 4 reels
Carson discusses the family home near Kensington, MN, family history,
the Kensington Runestone, immigration, social life, medical experiences,
marriage, her life, shopping, peddlers, Indians, and meals. She covers
the time periods of 1880's to 1930's. Note: Reel 1 was returned
to the Minnesota Historical Society. Transcripts are available for
reels 2 and 4; reel 3 is restricted. [307] |
CARTWRIGHT, MABEL
Interview, 19 Feb. 1976; 1 reel
Cartwright discusses her family history and childhood in Morris, MN
during the 1910's-1920's, and the social history and activities of the
community. A transcript is available. [1017] |
CASANOVA, BLANCHE
Interview, 27 July 1977; 2 cassettes
Discusses her 1912-1926 childhood near Sisseton, South Dakota, her
high school years on the Iron Range, the Sisseton hospital, home medical
care, the Depression, prostitution in St. Paul during the depression, and
Yugoslavians during WWII. A transcript for tape 2 is available.
[1076]
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CENSUS COMPUTERIZATION PROJECT
Collection, 1870-1905; 3 linear ft.
Collection contains the machine readable data taken from the federal
and state manuscript censuses (population schedules for 1870, 1875, 1880,
1885, 1895, 1900, and 1905, plus the agriculture schedule for 1880 for
Stevens County). Collection includes the original coding sheets,
preliminary printouts and an alphabetical listing of the population for
the censuses. [1083] |
CENSUS, GRAPHIC SUMMARY OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE BASED ON
Book, May, 1931;
A miscellaneous publication by the United States Department of Agriculture. Self
explanatory by the title. [3499] |
CHARLES, ERLAND
Interview, 22 May 1975; 2 reels
Charles discussed the election years 1948-1960 on a local, state, and
national level, politics from 1938-1960, Henry Wallace, Democratic and
Republican parties, farming, and the American Communist Party. A
transcript is available. [305]
Papers, 1958-1978; 6 linear ft.
Political materials relating to district and Stevens County chairmanship
of the Republican Party, his unsuccessful bid for office and his position
as delegate to the 1964 national convention. Materials include correspondence,
candidates campaign materials, and newsclippings and printed articles.
On the county and district level, there are financial records and reports,
lists of Republican volunteers and contributors in the area, handbooks
and pamphlets for organizing the area, minutes of county and district conventions,
and lists of convention alternates and delegates. [1109] |
CHARLES, RUBY
Interview, 18 Aug. 1978; 1 reel
Charles discusses the general organization of rural schools in west
central Minnesota and the life of a teacher in rural Minnesota during the
1920's and 1930's. A transcript is available. [1144]
Interview, 15 Nov. 1990; 1 cassette
This interview is part of the Golden Age of Radio series. Mrs.
Charles recounts radio during the 1920's and 1930's near Morris, MN.
A summary of the interview is available. [3485] |
CHILDS, H.G.
Papers, 1909; 1 folder
This file contains Childs' application for a Superintendent's job in
Rochester, MN. Childs was a former instructor in Wheaton, MN from
the late 1890's to 1902. Letters of recommendation and a photograph
are also included. [3490] |
CHIPPEWA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Records, 1945-1971; .5 linear ft.
Collections includes annual reports that describe the activities of
the county extension service, and miscellaneous literature. [1118] |
CHIPPEWA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
Records, 1960-1977; .5 linear ft.
The papers include county convention reports, state delegate information,
organizational manuals, national committee information, newspaper clippings
pertaining to candidates and issues, list of workers, contributors, delegates,
alternates, and awards. [1105] |
CHIPPEWA COUNTY SCHOOLS
Records, 1939-1952; 1 folder
Collection contains cancelled checks, receipts and bank statements
of the Chippewa County School District #2 (near Milan, MN). It also
includes a Treasurer's book of records and a savings account book.
[1166 SC] |
CHRISMON, CHARLES SR. AND JN.
Letters and Ledgers, 1900-1990; 3 linear ft.
Collection of letters, recipts and records chronicalling a small town
land and insurance buisness in Ortonville, Minnesota. [3483] |
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH - BENSON, MN
Records, 1876-1978; 1 roll microfilm
Collection contains parish registers (containing statistics such as
baptisms, marriages, communicants, confirmations, and deaths), minutes
of parish and vestry meetings, minutes and financial reports of the Ladies
Guild, and minutes of St. Agnes Guild. [1196] |
CHRISTENSON, JACK
Interview, 25 Nov. 1983; 1 reel
Christenson describes his role in the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) from 1969-1983, its objectives, recruitment policies, and future.
[3404] |
CHRISTIANSEN, CHARLES
Interview, 2 Aug. 1973; 1 reel
Christianson discusses his father immigrating from Norway in 1893,
universal military training in Norway, steam engines, threshing of the
early 20th century, the Farmers Union in Elbow Lake, MN, and the Cooperative
Insurance Group. A transcript is available. [290] |
CLAESON, JOHN
Interview, 16 May 1983; 1 reel
This is a Powerline Controversy (1974-1978) interview. A county
judge near Glenwood, MN, he discusses his role, and the problems he faced
during the powerline controversy from 1974-1979. [3405] |
CLARA CITY SCHOOLS
Records, 1899-1972; 3.5 linear ft.
Collection (includes school districts 62 and 126) consists of minutes
of the Board of Education, financial statements, district official election
materials, referendums, representation of the Board's dealings with faculty
and staff. [1183] |
CLARK, LOREN W.
Interview, 23 July 1980; 1 reel
This interview is part of the WWII: The Home Front series. Clark,
who worked with the Big Stone Canning Company in Ortonville, MN during
WWII discusses the German P.O.W. camp that was maintained by the company
to provide labor during the summer of 1945 and 1946. An abstract
of the interview is available. [1190] |
CLINTON ADVOCATE, THE: MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO WWII
Newspaper, 1941-45;
A commemorative issue of clippings and photographs taken from the Clinton Advocate
during WWII and information on Clinton community veterans. [3500] |
CLONTARF INDIAN SCHOOL PAPERS
Papers, 1884-1899;
Materials from Clontarf Indian School, Includes correspondence, attendance records, descriptions of children, articles of agreement. Also included is a bibliography for a research paper on the subject of the Indian School. [3501] |
COLLINS, TERRY P.
Interview, 24 May 1978; 1 reel
Collins, a Morris, MN attorney, discusses the process needed to make
the Morris Senior Citizens Center a corporation during the 1970's.
[1128] |
COONEY, JOHN C., FATHER
Interview, 5 Oct. 1978; 1 reel
This interview is part of the Irish-American Oral History project.
Father Cooney discusses the parish's present social activities, parish
governance, and community spirit. Clontarf, MN is compared to other
small towns in the Swift County area. A transcript is available.
[1071]
Interview, 29 July 1977; 2 cassettes
This interview is part of the Irish-American Oral History project.
Father Cooney (priest at St. Malachy's in Clontarf, MN) discusses the history
of Clontarf, MN, Bishop Ireland and his policies to move Irish Catholics
into the area during the late 1800's to the turn of the century, the people's
opposition to some of Ireland's policies, the Irish Republican Army, and
his seminary training. A transcript is available. [1071] |
COUNTY MUSEUM INVENTORIES
Collection, July 1975; .5 linear ft.
Collection includes inventories of the holdings from the following
county museums: Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens,
Swift, and Traverse. [1074] |
COY, ROBERT B.
Interview, 5 Nov. 1976; 1 reel
Discusses what Danvers, MN was like in the early 1900's in terms of
recreation, facilities, and employment. He mentions a large fire
in 1931, and his role as a businessman during the Depression and World
Wars. A transcript is available. [1052] |
CROCKER, GEORGE W.
Interview, 21 Feb. 1979; 1 reel
This interview is part of the Powerline Controversy (1974-1979)series.
An active opposition leader in the powerline controversy, he details his
reasons for getting involved, his early impressions of the issues, viewing
the controversy as an energy question, future energy problems, and the
role of the media. [1056] |
CHRISMON, CHARLES SR AND JR.
Correspondance and Ledgers, 1900-1990; 1 linear ft.
This collection contains various letters and documents, spanning across
1900-1990, in regard to small town buisness politics. A collection
of letters, as well as ledgers, reciepts, and other business related materials
can be found within. [3483] |
CUNNINGHAM, AGNES
Interview, 21 Aug. 1973; 1 reel
Cunningham discusses family history, school in Big Stone County, MN,
effects of the Depression on teaching, WWII's effect on teaching, diseases
and health problems in schools. A transcript is available.
[296] |
CYRUS FARMERS ELEVATOR COMPANY
Records, 1968-1969; 2.5 linear ft.
Collection contains a ledger, journal (cash grain purchases, stored
grain purchases, storage tickets, car records, grain shipments and expenses),
and a sales sheet journal consisting of daily reports of local grain elevator
sales. [1069] |