Atlas and farmers' directory of Winona County, Minnesota, containing plats of all townships with owners names; also maps of the state and the United States, with an outline map of the county showing the location of townships, villages, roads, schools, churches, railroads, streams, etc.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, John R. Borchert Map Library
Young Men's Library Association, Winona, Minnesota; Tucker, Gilbert R.; Chisholm, O. P.; Carey, Sheldon C.
Date Created:
1863-04-25
Description:
A hand written document stating the creation of the Young Men's Library Association in Winona, Minnesota, and its Board of Directors. Officers elected included Gilbert R. Tucker, president; O. P. Chisholm, vice-president; William W. Painter, treasurer; Sheldon C. Carey, secretary. Trustees for the first year were Thomas Simpson, F. E. Shandrew, E. E. Youmans, William Sinclair and J. W. Stevens.
Finance Committee, Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota; Whipple, William J.
Date Created:
1910-01-08
Description:
A letter issued by the Finance Committee of the Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota, to the Board of Directors of the library regarding receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1909.
Finance Committee, Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota; Whipple, William J.; Blair, Burr. D.
Date Created:
1908-01-04
Description:
A letter issued by the Finance Committee of the Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota, to the Board of Directors of the library regarding receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year from January 1, 1907 to January 1, 1908.
Letter from Fred S. Bell to Burr D. Blair, president of the Board of Directors of the Winona Free Public Library, approving stack addition plans drafted by Edgar V. Seeler. The cost of the project, totaling $5445, was covered by the family of William Harris Laird.
A hand written letter from Wendell Phillips to the Young Men's Library Association, dated March 22, stating he will not be able to fulfill his speaking engagement in Winona, Minnesota scheduled for April 19, 1867. Phillips was supposed to appear as a part of the Young Men's Library Association Course of Lectures for 1867.
The original blueprint that details a cross section of the Winona Public Library as viewed from the west. The blueprint, drafted in 1897, indicates drawing number 147-7.
Notes from the 8th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 1-2 at the Free Library of Winona, Minnesota. William W. Folwell, president of the association presided over the conference. The welcome address was given by F. S. Bell, president of the Winona Library Board. Presentations included "Progress of the State Library Commission" by Clara Baldwin, "The Library in Educational Work" by Alice N. Farr, "Happenings at the Desk" by Julia Hess, "The Reading of our Youth" by Lettie M. Krafts, a discussion of Napoleon and the Louisian Purchase by By James K. Hosmer, "Bookbinding and Repair" by Otto Wolff, "Newspaper Clippings" by Evelyn Crandall Lyon, and "The Library and the Farmer" by Willet M. Hays. A list of elected officers is included. Following the association meeting, the State Library Commission hosted a meeting on the topic of travelling libraries for all interested association members.
Program for the 8th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 1-2, 1900 in Winona, Minnesota. The welcome address was given by F. S. Bell, President of the Winona Library Board. Discussion topics include the development of the State Library Commission, youth reading, Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase, book binding, and the librarian and the farmer.
A letter from William L. Post, Superintendent of Documents, United States of America Government Printing Office, to Jeannette A. Clarke, Librarian of the Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota. The letter responds to Clarke's inquiry regarding the Journals of the Continental Congress.
Early image of the State Normal School's first buildings. The lower is the original, first used in 1860. The upper is Old Main, opened September 1, 1869.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
Clara Armstrong, 1878 graduate of Winona Normal School. Clara Armstrong was one of the educators sent to Argentina in 1883 to establish that country's school system.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
Frances Armstrong, 1878 graduate of Winona Normal School. Frances Armstrong was one of the educators sent to Argentina in 1883 to establish that country's school system.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
Rev. William McKinley, 1834-1918. His obituary dated January 13, 1918 [newspaper not identified], reads: "Early Methodist Divine Dies at Home in Winona. Rev. William McKinley, dean of Minnesota Methodism, active as a lecturer, author and divine in various parts of the state since 1854, died late yesterday at his home in Winona, where he has lived since his retirement from active ministry ten years ago. Dr. McKinley was 84 years old and was known prominently throughout the Northwest as an author and preacher. In the Civil War he gained his early experience as a chaplain among the Union soldiers. His first pastorate was at Hastings, where he lived as boy on a farm. Subsequently he was pastor of Hamline Methodist Episcopal church of this city, Central Park church and of First Methodist Episcopal church of Minneapolis, besides serving as district superintendent of the St. Paul district. He was an intimate friend of Edward Eggleston, the famed minister-author, in whose church in New York ci
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
The original blueprint that details the south exterior side of the Winona Public Library. The blueprint, drafted in 1897, indicates drawing number 147-5.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1937-1943 (District 2). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12155
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1913-1918 (District 2); Senate 1927-1928 (District 2). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14925
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1913-1918 (District 2); Senate 1927-1928 (District 2). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14925
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1943-1946 (District 2); Senate 1947-1950 (District 2). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12535
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1913-1914 (District 2); Senate 1915-1918 (District 2). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12192
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1919-22 (District 2). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12163
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1935-46 (District 2). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12950
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1963-72 (District 2); Senate 1973-80 (District 34). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10363
The original blueprint that details the east exterior side of the Winona Public Library. The blueprint, drafted in 1897, indicates drawing number 147-4.
View of the new auditorium of the State Theater, Winona, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the new auditorium of the State Theater, Winona, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the new auditorium of the State Theater, Winona, Minnesota, showing the elaborate atmospheric interior. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the interior hallway of the State Theater, Winona, Minnesota, showing the elaborate decoration. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
Professor J. S. Gaylord, psychology, conducting an experiment with a dead snake at Bear Creek. Female students were asked to touch the snake. Gaylord then recorded their emotional stress.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
The original blueprint that details a cross section of the Winona Public Library as viewed from the north. Details of the second floor woodwork, dome and spiral staircase are shown. The blueprint indicates drawing number 147-6.
A letter from Warren Powers Laird, University of Pennsylvania, to Elmer E. Shephard, secretary of the Board of Directors of the Winona Free Public Library. Laird redirects the library's inquiry regarding an addition to the book stacks to his colleague, Edgar V. Seeler.
Gwiazda in black, blue, yellow and orange. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes. A Gwiazda paper cut features a circular or star-shaped image with lacy meshwork.
Gwiazda cut from brown paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes. A Gwiazda paper cut features a circular or star-shaped image with lacy meshwork.
Gwiazda cut from green paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes. A Gwiazda paper cut features a circular or star-shaped image with lacy meshwork.
Circular floral design in orange , blue, and red on white paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.
Circular floral design in red, black, green, purple, and blue on white paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes.