A letter to Fred S. Bell, president of the Board of Directors of the Winona Free Public Library, from Winona Telephone Company indicating the donation of telephone service to the library.
A booklet on the history of the Winona Public Library in its first 50 years of service to the community of Winona, Minnesota. Photographs of William Harris Laird, Fred S. Bell, the library and its patrons are included.
An informational leaflet about the materials and services available at the Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota. A monthly calendar of exhibits, titled "College Art in Minnesota," is included.
An annual report of the number of books checked out and visitors at the Winona Library Association and Reading Rooms from June 1, 1884 to May 31, 1885.
The agreement hand-signed by individual subscribers to the Winona Library Association, promising a contribution of at least ten dollars each year for the next five years.
The agreement hand-signed by individual subscribers to the Winona Library Association, promising a contribution of at least five dollars each year for the next five years.
A notice of a special meeting of the Winona Library Association to consider and vote upon the transfer of all property of the Association to the City of Winona, as contemplated in the ordinance creating a Free Public Library, passed by the City Council on March 8, 1886.
The minutes of a special meeting of the Winona Library Association to certify and adopt the City resolution to create a free public library in Winona. The minutes include attached local newspaper clippings related to the resolution.
A check from the Treasurer of the Winona Library Association to J.E. Prentiss for insurance in the amount of fifteen dollars, signed by E. (Ernest) A. Gerdtzen, Secretary, and O. (Ozro) B. Gould, President. The check is number 18 and dated April 28, 1874.
A check from the Treasurer of the Winona Library Association to A. H. Snow in the amount of five dollars. The check is number 1 and signed by E. A. Gerdtzen, secretary, and O. B. Gould, president.
A leaflet describing The Light of Learning mural painting by Kenyon Cox in the Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota. The mural was donated by William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
Windsor, P. L. (Periodical Division, University of Illinois Library, Urbana, Illinois)
Date Created:
1935-02-15
Description:
The one cent postal card was the most cost effective way to communicate by mail. This was especially true in the period of the Great Depression when the library budget was cut to the bone. This one cent postal card is a request for copies of "The Library Beacon" Vol. 6, No.2 for 1934 to date. Penciled notation indicates that requested items were sent.
A receipt issued by William Jay Whipple, publisher of the Winona Herald, Job Printer, Book Binder and Blank Book Manufacturer, to the Winona Library Association, Winona, Minnesota for 1000 book labels.
This letter, dated August 26, 1862, describes the fighting between settlers and Dakota men who participated in a conflict in a southern Minnesota community, most likely in New Ulm. Wheelock also describes his experiences as a member of a burial party that ventured out into the surrounding countryside. Many dead settlers were found, as well as a group of thirteen settlers who had been hiding for three days. Wheelock states his intention to leave Minnesota if the fighting does not stop soon and if he is not able to feel that he is safe in his home.
This newspaper was published the day of the attempted robbery of the First National Bank of Northfield. It contains a firsthand account of the raid as well as other news of that day.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, chairman of the building committee, to Isaac N. Tompkins, secretary of the library board, authorizing payment to Nellie Stevens for scrubbing and cleaning windows on the new library building, Redwood Falls Public Library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, in the amount of $7.40.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, Chairman of the Redwood Falls Public Library building committee, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, to Isaac N. Tompkins, Secretary of the Library Board, authorizing payment to contractor, G.H. Lindsay, for work done with team, $17.70.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, Chairman of the Library Building Committee, to Isaac N. Tompkins, Library Board Secretary, Redwood Falls Public Library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, authorizing payment to contractor W.B. Rutan for six days labor on library grounds, $2.00.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, chairman of the building committee, to Isaac N. Tompkins, secretary of the library board, authorizing payment to W.T. Wilcox, $6.00, for use of a team grading the grounds for the new library in Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, chairman of the building committee, to Isaac N. Tompkins, secretary of the library board, Redwood Falls Public Library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, authorizing payment to Levi Owen for labor cutting trees on new library grounds, $4.60.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, chairman on the grounds, to Isaac N. Tompkins, secretary of the library board, authorizing payment to Franz Seifert for labor cutting trees on new library grounds, $5.40, Redwood Falls Public Library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, Chairman of the Building Committee, to Library Secretary, Isaac N. Tompkins, authorizing payment to contractors of $1,000.00 for work and materials in building the Redwood Falls Public Library, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, Chairman of the Building Committee, to Library Secretary, Isaac N. Tompkins, authorizing payment to contractors of $1,000.00 for work and materials in building the Redwood Falls Public Library, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, Chairman of the Building Committee, to Library Secretary, Isaac N. Tompkins, authorizing payment to contractors of $500.00 for work and materials in building the Redwood Falls Public Library, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, Chairman of the Building Committee for the Redwood Falls Public Library, to Isaac N. Tompkins, Secretary of the Library board, authorizing payment to contractor, W.B. Rutan, for work done on the Redwood Falls Public Library, for $11.60.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, Chairman of the Building Committee, to Library Secretary, Isaac N. Tompkins, authorizing payment to contractors of $1,000.00 for work and materials in building the Redwood Falls Public Library, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Correspondence from Isaac N. Tompkins treasurer of the Redwood Falls Public library board, to R.A. Franks, Home Trust Company, Hoboken, New Jersey, about architects estimates.
Correspondence from I.N. Tompkins, secretary of the library board, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, to R.A. Franks, cashier to Andrew Carnegie, Home Trust Company, Hoboken, New Jersey, about architects estimates.
This one cent postal card is a request for copies of the "Library Beacon" Vol. 6, No.2 for 1934 to date. Penciled notation indicates that requested items were sent.
This one cent postal card requests that they receive additional issues beyond the April-June, 1934 issues. The annotation shows that a response by post card was sent to the St. Louis Public Library letting them know that issues will be sent when available.
Special Committee, Board of Directors, Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota
Date Created:
1899-08-03
Description:
A letter to Elizabeth Jackson outlining the art exhibition policy for the Laird Library Building's Art Room, Winona Free Public Library, Winona Minnesota.
Letter noting the gift of bound issues of the Winona Republican to the Winona Free Public Library. The hand-written letter is from D. Sinclair and written to Fred S. Bell, President of the Board of Directors of the Winona Free Public Library, Winona Minnesota.
Shepard, E. E.; Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota
Date Created:
1908-01-14
Description:
A letter sent to the library in Wausau, Wisconsin, requesting information on the salaries of their librarians and assistant librarians. The letter, sent by E. E. Shepard, secretary of the Board of Directors of the Winona Free Public Library, includes the response that was sent in return.
A letter discussing the plans for a custom-built cabinet or showcase for the Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota. Warren P. Laird previously forwarded a letter and sketch to Edgar V. Seeler regarding the project. In this letter, Seeler is responding back to E. E. Shepard of the Winona Free Public Library inquiring about additional details for the case.