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.
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