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1. Interview with Debra Stone (1952 - ), Urban Exodus: St. Louis Park Oral History Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Stone, Debra, (1952 - )
Date Created:
2012-06-22
Description:
In this interview, Debra Stone (1952 - ) begins by giving some family background as it relates to St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In doing so, she tells briefly the story of her Communist father in Minnesota and the interesting circumstances which lead to both sides of her family settling in the Twin Cities area. As an African American, she talks of racial integration as it occurred on the North Side of Minneapolis where she grew up, Jewish life, school on the North Side, reasons for moving from the North Side to Saint Louis Park, school experience in Saint Louis Park, and class issues within Jewish society. This interview was conducted by Jeff Norman, oral historian from California. "Urban Exodus: The Saint Louis Park Oral History Project" explores the post-World War II migration of Minneapolis's Jewish community from the city's North Side to the western suburb of Saint Louis Park. The 35 oral history interviews, representing diverse perspectives from within and beyond the Jewish community, tell the complex story of how, from 1945 to 1970, Saint Louis Park became a major center of Jewish life in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

2. Interview with Theatrice "T" Williams (1934 - ), Urban Exodus: St. Louis Park Oral History Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Williams, Theatrice, (1934 - )
Date Created:
2012-06-21
Description:
In this interview, Theatrice "T" Williams (1934 - ) gives his personal background and reasons for arriving in Minneapolis in the 1960s as a social worker on the North Side. Williams describes his relationship with the Phyllis Wheatley Center (director from 1965 - 1972) within the context of the American civil rights movement. The race riots on Plymouth avenue and other issues are explored in the context of the Jewish community, local politics and community organizations or initiatives such as the Urban Coalition. The interview concludes with a reflection on the North Side of Minneapolis as it is today and the construction of I-94. This interview was conducted by Jeff Norman, oral historian from California. "Urban Exodus: The Saint Louis Park Oral History Project" explores the post-World War II migration of Minneapolis's Jewish community from the city's North Side to the western suburb of Saint Louis Park. The 35 oral history interviews, representing diverse perspectives from within and beyond the Jewish community, tell the complex story of how, from 1945 to 1970, Saint Louis Park became a major center of Jewish life in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

3. Interview with Samuel Stern (1952 - ), Urban Exodus: St. Louis Park Oral History Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Stern, Samuel, (1952 - )
Date Created:
2012-06-13
Description:
In this interview, Samuel Stern (1952 - ) gives his personal background which included living in Highland Park, St. Paul, education at Carleton College, UCLA, and law school at Washington University in St. Louis. Stern's family settles in Saint Louis Park, and he discusses that community at length, including people, neighborhoods, synagogues and schools. Stern reflects on Hebrew School, Jewish Youth Organizations, Anti-Semitism, and socio-economic differences between neighborhoods. This interview was conducted by Jeff Norman, oral historian from California. "Urban Exodus: The Saint Louis Park Oral History Project" explores the post-World War II migration of Minneapolis's Jewish community from the city's North Side to the western suburb of Saint Louis Park. The 35 oral history interviews, representing diverse perspectives from within and beyond the Jewish community, tell the complex story of how, from 1945 to 1970, Saint Louis Park became a major center of Jewish life in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

4. Architectural drawing for 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1915-02-18
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" that was built and added to the Twin City Rapid Transit Company's Lake Minnetonka steamboat fleet in 1915. The vessel was decommissioned in 1926 and eventually scrapped.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

5. Architectural drawing for the tugboat "Hercules" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1917-02-26
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the tugboat "Hercules" that was built by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company in 1917. The vessel was scuttled to the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1926.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

6. Architectural drawing for 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1915-02-26
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" that was built and added to the Twin City Rapid Transit Company's Lake Minnetonka steamboat fleet in 1915. The vessel was decommissioned in 1926 and eventually scrapped.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

7. Architectural drawing for the restored Express Boat "Minnehaha" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Scheftel, Steve
Date Created:
1993-05-23
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the restored Express Boat "Minnehaha", which was raised from the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1980 and restored 1990-1996.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

8. Architectural drawing for 100 foot Express Boat on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1915-01-04
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the proposed but never-built 100 foot Express Boat that would have been part of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company's steamboat fleet on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

9. Architectural drawings for the original 6 Express Boats on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Smith, J.H.
Date Created:
1908-04-17
Description:
Three part set of architectural blueprints for the six original, 70 foot Express Boats built by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company in 1906. Designed by Wayzata boat builder Royal C. Moore, these boats were in service on Lake Minnetonka until 1926. Three of these boats (Como, Minnehaha, and White Bear) were scuttled to the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1926, while two others (Harriet and Stillwater) were scrapped. The "Hopkins" was sold and used as an excursion vessel until it was scuttled in 1949. The "Minnehaha" was raised in 1980, restored 1990-1996, and returned to passenger service May 25, 1996.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

10. Don't Vote To Kill Your Town, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Pamphlet stating the prohibition towns are gaining populations faster than wet towns.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

11. Statement of County Option by Hon. Seaborn Wright, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Anti-Saloon League
Date Created:
1909
Description:
Pamphlet on the statement of Hon. Seaborn Wright. Wright was a politician from Georgia a strident prohibitionist.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

12. The Key to the Liquor Problem in Questions and Answers, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Anti-Saloon League
Date Created:
1911
Description:
Pamphlet showing answers to the liquor problem and reminding voters to not forget the primaries and general election.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

13. Do You Want This In Your Town? Willmar Six Years Dry, Willmar, Minnesota

Creator:
Calderwood, W.G.
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Pamphlet showing the benefits to the town of Willmar, Minnesota after six years of being dry. The results include decreased taxes and an increase in post office receipts, bank deposits, and population.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

14. Summary of the annual report of Herberg H. Parish, administrative director of the United Temperance Movement of Minnesota, Incorporated

Creator:
United Temperance Movement, Incorporated
Date Created:
1944
Description:
Pamphlet on the annual report of the administrative director of the United Temperance Movement of Minnesota for the fiscal year ending October 21, 1944.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

15. Engebret E. Lobeck Prohibition Candidate for Governor, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Prohibition State Committee
Date Created:
1912
Description:
Pamphlet for Honorable Engebret E. Lobeck, a prohibition candidate for governor of Minnesota. Lobeck ran on the Prohibition Party ticket in the 1912 election.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

16. Minnesota Avholdsselskap i kamp for "A Dry State," Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Total Abstinence Association
Date Created:
1918
Description:
Pamphlet on Minnesota being a dry state with the prohibition amendment and opinions from prominent Norwegian-Americans in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

17. The Minnesota Dry Federation: Its Plans and Why It Was Organized, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Dry Federation
Date Created:
1918?
Description:
Pamphlet covering why the Minnesota Dry Federation was organized and its plans.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

18. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 8, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-12-08
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the "great title controversy."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

19. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, September 16, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-09-16
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the translator not finishing the job and discussing where to find a translator.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

20. The Truth and Some Statements of the Liquor Interests Side by Side, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Anti-Saloon League
Date Created:
1908
Description:
Pamphlet by the Minnesota Anti-Saloon League comparing truths and statements of the liquor interests.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

21. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 6, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-12-06
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the titles for "Giants in the Earth" including "In those Days," "The Great Land-Taking," and "Founding the Kingdom."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

22. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, May 5, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-05-05
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing publishing the two volumes of "I de Dage" as one, known as "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

23. "A Birthright Restored" or County Opinion - What It Is and How It Will Work, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Anti-Saloon League
Date Created:
1911?
Description:
Pamphlet of an address given by P. J. Youngdahl. Youngdahl was the state superintendent for the Minnesota Anti-Saloon League.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

24. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, January 1927, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1927-01?
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing passages of "Giants in the Earth" along with the manuscripts from the novel.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

25. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Eugene Saxton, March 6, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-03-06
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Eugene Saxton discussing meeting Dr. Karl Hansen of the Minneapolis Tidende, translation of "Giants in the Earth," and meeting up with Ole Rølvaag for dinner.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)
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