Good Thunder and his wife standing outside their home. Good Thunder was a leader of the Mdewakanton Dakota who was baptized by Henry Whipple and later allied with the white settlers during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Group photograph of students, faculty and staff in 1921, Mankato State Teachers College in front of Old Main. Faculty and staff are in the back rows, with President Charles H. Cooper towards the right in the back.
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Group photograph of the Alpha Delta Society at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. Julia Rognlie is picture in the third row from the bottom, second from the right.
This is a photograph of former lieutenant governor Gideon S. Ives. Ives lived in St. Peter at the time of his election to that office in 1890. He later moved to St. Paul. Ives is pictured with his granddaughter, Ruth Livingston Ives.
Portrait of Dan Anderson. Educator, translator, visionary, and an advocate of research and evaluation into the effectiveness of treatment--are some of the terms used to describe Dr. Dan Anderson's impact in the field of chemical dependency.
Portrait of Gordy Grimm who began his career at Willmar State Hospital, working as a chaplain in the alcohol unit. He became Hazelden's first full-time pastor and held a number of positions within the organization.
Portrait of Lynn Carroll. The first counselor and lecturer at Hazelden was Lynn Carroll, who excelled in this position because of his dedication, intelligence, and strong convictions. He set the course for Hazelden's treatment programs and guaranteed its adherence to a fundamental, philosophical, and pragmatic approach.
Photograph of Ma Schnabel sitting in a lawn chair. As a registered nurse and an excellent cook, Ma Scnabel did everything except counseling during the first years of Hazelden's existence. She was well known for her compassion and kindness.
Portrait of Patrick Butler. Patrick Butler and his family provided structure and stability during the first years of Hazelden, and they occupy a preeminent place in Hazelden's history. Patrick and his wife Aimee adopted Hazelden as part of their family and Patrick became a respected leader in the field of chemical dependency.
Portrait of R. C. Lilly. Mr. Lilly was a prominent banker and financier, and a founder of the Coyle Foundation, which authorized and initially backed purchase of the Porter farm for the establishment of what was to become Hazelden.
Swedish royalty poses in the Turnblad mansion during their visit. Bernhard LeVander is the president of the American Swedish Institute and brother of Governor Harold LeVander.
Group photograph of students, faculty and staff in October 1919, Mankato Normal School in front of Old Main. Faculty and staff are in the front row, with President Charles H. Cooper in the middle.
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Group photograph of students, faculty and staff in June 1926, Mankato State Teachers College in front of Old Main. Faculty and staff are in the front row, with President Charles H. Cooper in the middle.
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Group photograph of students, faculty and staff in June 1927, Mankato State Teachers College in front of Old Main. Faculty and staff are in the second row, with President Charles H. Cooper in the middle.
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Group photograph of students, faculty and staff in October 1925, Mankato State Teachers College in front of Old Main. Faculty and staff are in the second row, with President Charles H. Cooper in the middle.
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Group photograph of students, faculty and staff in October 1924, Mankato State Teachers College in front of Old Main. Faculty and staff are in the front row, with President Charles H. Cooper in the middle.
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Group photograph of students, faculty and staff in Summer 1922, Mankato State Teachers College. Faculty and staff are towards the front, with President Charles H. Cooper in the middle.
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Elmer Albinson was a director of the American Swedish Institute. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Lillian Turnblad, front row, second from left, poses with Laura Larson, top left, Elsa Meyer, Linnea Osman, and Frances Mattson, top right. Front row, left to right: Mathilda Meurling, Lillian Turnblad, Maria Hortelins, Karen Hartwig.
Portrait of Swedish American fiddler who plays Swedish music at the American Swedish Institute with the ASI Spelmanslag. He created that group in 1985 and was recognized as an NEA National Heritage Fellow in 1996.
A photograph of J.C Pope and Henry Rines standing in the back and George H. Newbert and Rolly Pope sitting on the bench. The bottom portion of the photograph is broken off.
Displays at the Minnesota State Horticultural Society annual meeting at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota. Left to right are Jerry Shannon, Don Miller, Elsie Miller, JoAnne Ray, Chris Ray, Andrew Ray
Formal studio portrait of Napoleon B. Merritt, his second wife Mathilda Tilly Cronston Merritt, with Napoleon's adult children, spouses, and grandchildren.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections