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Davis, Charles R. (Charles Russell), 1849-1930. Charles R. Davis papers, undated, 1880-1930.

Title: Charles R. Davis papers, undated, 1880-1930.

Newspaper clippings with data on Davis' political career in the Minnesota legislature and the U.S. Congress, biographical information, and obituaries for Davis, and newspaper clippings on John A. Johnson, and on Henry Poehler. A letter from Davis to his daughter (1880) concerns family matters, and a letter from Davis during his service as a representative in the U.S. Congress to "Dear Sir" (1908) asks that publicity on Davis' agricultural and industrial school bill be given to the press. Also included is a postcard showing Davis introducing Taft to the people of Northfield, Minnesota (1908).

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122659272 View

Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period

Title: Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period

Letters from various correspondents to American editor and diplomat Walter Hines Page concerning his editorial work and his interest in education in the South.

ArchivalResource: 24 boxes (8 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01471/catalog View

Minnesota. Dept. of Public Instruction. Correspondence, 1899-1909.

Title: Correspondence, 1899-1909.

Letterpress copies of the outgoing correspondence of Superintendents of Public Instruction J. H. Lewis (September 12, 1899 - January 24, 1901), J. W. Olsen (January 25, 1901 - December 31, 1908), and C. G. Schulz (January 1-December 31, 1909). Correspondence was also often handled by the assistant superintendents, particularly Andrew Nelson, C. G. Schulz, and C. R. Frazier. The bulk of the letters relate to questions and issues about teacher certification, examination, and appointment; certificate renewals; teacher and superintendent recommendations; and inquiries about salaries, reimbursements, state aid, and the distribution of the budget as it applies to individual school districts. Other topics covered in the letters include pupil age, vaccination, tuition, disobedience, attendance, truancy, and distance from school; book publishers, catalogues, textbooks, and library books; building construction and additions, heating, ventilation, and furnishings; and consolidation and formation of new school districts. Occasionally there are lengthy responses to other educational superintendents or officers around the country detailing the specifics of Minnesota's educational system. The majority are typewritten, some are handwritten, and most of the volumes have an alphabetical index of correspondents in the back.

ArchivalResource: 6.0 cu. ft. (6 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313795071 View

A. R. McGill and family papers., 1794-1931 (bulk 1870-1900).

Title: A. R. McGill and familypapers. 1794-1931 (bulk 1870-1900).

Papers of A. R. McGill, a Nicollet County and St. Paul,Minnesota lawyer (1861-1869); private secretary to Governor Horace Austin(1870-1874); Minnesota insurance commissioner (1873-1887); governor (1887-1889);state senator (1899-1905); and St. Paul postmaster (1900-1905).

ArchivalResource:

http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/P0988.xml View

Andrew Adin Stomberg Papers

Title: Andrew Adin Stomberg Papers

Personal and professional papers of Andrew Adin Stomberg. The collection includes correspondence with prominent Scandinavian and Scandinavian-American figures; organizations such as the American-Scandinavian Society, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study and the Swedish Historical Society; publications, articles and speeches in Swedish and English; material on Swedish immigration.

ArchivalResource: 3.75 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)

https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/14/resources/1739 View

Berthel, Russell M., d. 1944. Journal of natural history observations, 1936-1941.

Title: Journal of natural history observations, 1936-1941.

Berthel's journal (April 1936-May 1941) lists and describes observances of birds, animals, and sometimes plants and weather conditions, in various parts of Minnesota, as well as the collecting of specimens.

ArchivalResource: 2 items and 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313818024 View

Johnson, Lawrence Henry, 1862-1947. Lawrence H. Johnson papers, 1906-1941.

Title: Lawrence H. Johnson papers, 1906-1941.

Letters to and essays by Johnson, an engineer, representative in the Minnesota legislature from Hennepin County (1902-1910), and speaker of the House (1907). Most of the letters deal with appropriations for Itasca State Park, Bemidji Normal School, and the construction of bridges (1906-1910). Essays and miscellaneous letters deal with a variety of Minnesota historical and political topics.

ArchivalResource: 0.3 cu. ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122475010 View

A. O. Eberhart papers., 1831-1945.

Title: A. O. Eberhart papers. 1831-1945.

Biological and family information (1831-1913),correspondence and miscellaneous papers (1910-1914), and autobiographicalreminiscences (undated and 1943) describing Eberhart's immigration to the UnitedStates from Sweden (1882), his life in St. Peter and Mankato, Minnesota, and inNebraska (1883-1893), and his subsequent political career in the Minnesota StateSenate (1902-1914), as lieutenant governor (1905-1909), as governor (1909-1914), andas a member of the Speakers Bureau for the Federal Housing Authority (1934-ca.1938).

ArchivalResource:

http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/P2205.xml View

[John Albert Johnson, biographical materials]

Title: [John Albert Johnson, biographical materials] 1908-

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22142617 View

Case, George Emanuel, 1841-1928. George E. Case and family papers, 1902-1927.

Title: George E. Case and family papers, 1902-1927.

Reminiscences [undated] by Case, who was a member of the Sixth Minnesota Infantry's 1863 "Moscow Expedition" from Fort Snelling to the Crow Creek Indian Agency on the Missouri River in Dakota Territory. Also included are obituaries of his wife Kate (1927); a biographical sketch and diaries of their daughter Mabel (1902-1908), noting social activities, her work as a teacher in Minnesota communities, her studies, and her European travels; and letters of their daughter Maud describing a trip from Minneapolis to a mining camp in the Yukon, Alaska, in 1903 (17 pages, typed copies).

ArchivalResource: 1 box, containing 5 items, 17 pages, and 7 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122579655 View

Records of Governor John A. Johnson, 1905-1909.

Title: Records of Governor John A. Johnson, 1905-1909.

General correspondence, correspondence concerning pardon matters, and certificates of absolute property tax sale.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gov030.xml View

Lagerstrom, Albert. "Governor John A. Johnson Grand March," 1909.

Title: "Governor John A. Johnson Grand March," 1909.

The Albert Lagerstrom collection contains the musical score for "Governor John A. Johnson Grand March." The score was written in memory of the Minnesota governor who died in 1909. Albert Lagerstrom attended Gustavus Adolphus Academy from 1884-1885 and taught in the Conservatory of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College from 1893-1897.

ArchivalResource: 1 oversize folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/704274836 View

Minnesota. Governor (1905-1909 : Johnson). Records of Governor John A. Johnson, 1905-1909.

Title: Records of Governor John A. Johnson, 1905-1909.

General correspondence, correspondence concerning pardon matters, and certificates of absolute property tax sale.

ArchivalResource: 4.8 cu. ft. (4 boxes and 2 partial boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313805642 View

Day, Frank A. (Frank Arah), 1855-1928. Frank A. Day papers, 1889-1928.

Title: Frank A. Day papers, 1889-1928.

Correspondence, clippings, financial papers, and other items relating to Day, a Fairmont (Martin County, Minn.) newspaper editor who served in the Minnesota legislature (1878, 1887-1895, 1926-1928), as lieutenant governor (1895-1897), as private secretary to Governor John A. Johnson (1905-1909), and as a member of the board of visitors of the State Board of Control (1923-1926). Most of the papers consist of letters from other journalists and politicians, concentrated in the years 1894-1897, 1915-1916, and 1923-1927.

ArchivalResource: 2.0 cu. ft. (5 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122508184 View

Hedberg, C. Harry (Carl Harry), 1881-1943. Scrapbooks of C. Harry Hedberg, 1909-1918.

Title: Scrapbooks of C. Harry Hedberg, 1909-1918.

The Scrapbooks of C. Harry Hedberg collection contains scrapbooks with pictures and postcards from the early 1900s. Photographs depict Gustavus Adolphus College and nonrelated events including the Stockholm Olympics and Governor Johnson's funeral. One of the scrapbooks has a loose binding. Hedberg graduated from Gustavus Adolphus School of Commerce in 1901 and the college in 1905. From 1906 to 1922 he taught Shorthand, Typewriting, Political Economy, and Mathematics at Gustavus Adolphus College and for a time was the Principal of the School of Commerce.

ArchivalResource: 1 flat box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/729587943 View

Swanson, Claude Nimen, 1895-. Biographical sketch of Frank A. Day, 1965 / by Claude Nimen Swanson.

Title: Biographical sketch of Frank A. Day, 1965 / by Claude Nimen Swanson.

A typed biographical sketch on Frank A. Day, the cofounder, with his brother Burt W. Day, and editor/publisher of the Martin County Sentinel, Fairmont, Minnesota (1878-1928). Day also served in the Minnesota legislature (1878, 1887-1895, 1926-1928) and as lieutenant governor (1895-1897) and private secretary to Governor John A. Johnson (1905-1909).

ArchivalResource: 5 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122475471 View

Johnson, John Albert, 1861-1909. Letter, November 11, 1908.

Title: Letter, November 11, 1908.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5963861 View

Carle, Frank Austin, 1851-1930. Frank A. Carle papers, 1884-1927.

Title: Frank A. Carle papers, 1884-1927.

Biographical information; correspondence (undated and 1884-1924); typescript articles by Carle on a variety of topics (undated and 1897-1927); newspaper clippings (undated and 1902-1927) containing articles by Carle; and his reminiscences: "Forty Years in Journalism, 1872-1912."

ArchivalResource: 0.4 cu. ft. (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313854573 View

Jackson, Joseph Ansgar, 1868-1938. Joseph A. Jackson and family papers, 1892-1940.

Title: Joseph A. Jackson and family papers, 1892-1940.

Biographical sketches, newspaper clippings, correspondence, invitations, programs, speeches, and other materials relating to Jackson, a St. Paul, Minnesota lawyer who served in the Minnesota Legislature and as Swedish vice consul in St. Paul; his father, Andrew Jackson, a minister who lived in Carver County, Minnesota; David Wallblom, who served on Governor John A. Johnson's staff; and John A. Johnson, governor of Minnesota from 1905-1909.

ArchivalResource: 2 folders (incl. 42 items).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122523712 View

Lindegard, Axel. Axel Lindegard papers, 1861-1931.

Title: Axel Lindegard papers, 1861-1931.

A microfilmed family reminiscence entitled "In By Gone Days"; a microfilmed scrapbook, in English and Swedish, with data on Lindegard's relatives in Sweden, his trip to America, his residence in Hallock (Minn.) beginning in 1889, Indian life and handwork, New York City, World War I, Pierre Bottineau, Charles Cavileer, Samuel Clemens, John A. Johnson, Norman Kittson, John Lind, Stephen H. Long, William Moorhead, Knute Nelson, Alexander Ramsey, and Theodore Roosevelt; letters written about politics to Lindegard by Loren W. Collins, Alfred Garrioch, and Halvor Steenerson; and letters about autograph collecting from Cyrus Aldrich, Gordon E. Cole, and Hans Eustrom. There is also a street commissioner's work record kept in Hallock (1890), a Swedish almanac (1850), and photographs of Stockholm.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder, boxed; 2 microfilm reels; 3 oversize items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86096256 View

Andrew Adin Stomberg Papers

Title: Andrew Adin Stomberg Papers

Personal and professional papers of Andrew Adin Stomberg. The collection includes correspondence with prominent Scandinavian and Scandinavian-American figures; organizations such as the American-Scandinavian Society, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study and the Swedish Historical Society; publications, articles and speeches in Swedish and English; material on Swedish immigration.

ArchivalResource: 3.75 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)

https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/14/resources/1739 View

Sageng, Ole O., 1872-1963. Ole O. Sageng papers, 1896-1953 (bulk 1904-1924).

Title: Ole O. Sageng papers, 1896-1953 (bulk 1904-1924).

Correspondence and miscellany, relating mainly to Sageng's Republican party activities and his service in the Minnesota legislature as a state representative (1900-1901) and senator (1906-1922, 1950-1954) from Dalton, Otter Tail County.

ArchivalResource: 2.0 cu. ft. (5 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313834880 View

Governor John Albert Johnson Memorial Commission. Organization and construction files, 1909-1913.

Title: Organization and construction files, 1909-1913.

Reports, minutes, circulars, contracts, correspondence, treasurer's daily reports, and similar materials regarding the formation and organization of the commission, the construction of the Johnson Memorial in St. Paul, and the construction of its replica in St. Peter.

ArchivalResource: 0.3 cu. ft. (11 folders).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122558661 View

Johnson, John Albert, 1861-1909. John Albert Johnson Papers, 1907-1909.

Title: John Albert Johnson Papers, 1907-1909.

Certificates, clippings, a speech, a letter, and a memorial regarding John Albert Johnson.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/259708503 View

Governor John Albert Johnson Memorial Commission. Photographs, [ca. 1912]-1913.

Title: Photographs, [ca. 1912]-1913.

Photographs of Governor Johnson, clay models of the memorial statue, the actual statue in front of the state capitol, and its replica in St. Peter.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cu. ft. (6 folders).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122564795 View

Governor John Albert Johnson Memorial Commission. Newspaper clippings, 1909-1912.

Title: Newspaper clippings, 1909-1912.

Newspaper articles with information regarding Johnson's funeral and ceremonies in his honor, and articles on individual communities' efforts in behalf of the John A. Johnson Memorial Fund.

ArchivalResource: 0.8 cu. ft. (3 v.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122522272 View

Minnesota Historical Society,. MHS scrapbooks, 1861-1922 [microform].

Title: MHS scrapbooks, 1861-1922 [microform].

Scrapbooks of clippings compiled from Minnesota newspapers by Minnesota Historical Society staff on a variety of topics relating to Minnesota history, biography, and geographical locations. There appear to be numerous clippings on some topics, including the Dakota Conflict of 1862, the Civil War, governor John A. Johnson and other prominent Minnesotans, the Minnesota Historical Society, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Mankato and other areas of Minnesota beyond the Twin Cities. Volumes 1-74, 76-83, and 96 (the intervening volumes are missing).

ArchivalResource: 83 v. : ill. ; 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313855723 View

Governor John Albert Johnson Memorial Commission. Contributors' lists, 1909-1910.

Title: Contributors' lists, 1909-1910.

Lists of contributors to the John A. Johnson Memorial Fund, and list of receipts by counties.

ArchivalResource: 0.3 cu. ft. (19 folders).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122615181 View

Rosing, Leonard August, 1861-1909. Leonard A. Rosing and family papers, 1882-1932.

Title: Leonard A. Rosing and family papers, 1882-1932.

Papers kept by Rosing, chairman of the Minnesota Democratic State Central Committee (1886-1900) and an active participant in Minnesota politics in the early 1900s.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 cu. ft. (1 box, incl. 2 v.; 6 oversize items).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122599127 View

Eberhart, Adolph Olson, 1870-1944. A. O. Eberhart papers, 1831-1945.

Title: A. O. Eberhart papers, 1831-1945.

Biographical and family information (1831-1913); correspondence and miscellaneous papers (1910-1914); and autobiographical reminiscences (undated and 1943) describing his emigration to the United States from Sweden (1882); his life in St. Peter and Mankato, Minnesota, and in Nebraska (1883-1893); and his subsequent political career in the Minnesota State Senate (1902-1905), as lieutenant governor (1905-1909), as governor (1909-1914), and as a member of the Speakers Bureau for the Federal Housing Authority (1934-ca.1938).

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313858627 View

Minnesota Historical Society. Scrapbooks, 1861-1922 [electronic resource] : [finding aid].

Title: Scrapbooks, 1861-1922 [electronic resource] : [finding aid].

Describes microfilmed reproductions of scrapbooks of clippings compiled from Minnesota newspapers by Minnesota Historical Society staff on topics relating to Minnesota history, biography, and geographical locations. The topics and coverage vary but do include: the Dakota Conflict of 1862, the Civil War, governor John A. Johnson and other prominent Minnesotans, the Minnesota Historical Society, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Mankato and other areas of Minnesota beyond the Twin Cities. Volumes 1-74, 76-83, 96 (volumes 75, 84-95 are missing). An index to the scrapbooks is available.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46347604 View

Jaeger, Luth, 1851-1925. Luth and Nanny Mattson Jaeger papers, 1874-1933.

Title: Luth and Nanny Mattson Jaeger papers, 1874-1933.

Correspondence and speeches of Minneapolis (Minn.) journalist Luth Jaeger and his wife Nanny, with information on Minnesota governor John A. Johnson (1905-1909); Paul Hjelm-Hansen as a presidential possibility; the Kensington Rune Stone; problems of naturalization and Americanization; sculptor Paul Fjelde; racial discrimination; the Scandinavian Woman's Suffrage Association and woman's suffrage in general; the Political Equality Club of Minneapolis; World War I; and the Treaty of Versailles.

ArchivalResource: 1.7 cu. ft. (4 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86125277 View

Michelet, Simon Thenistrup, 1871-1956. Simon T. Michelet and family papers, 1879, 1908-1943.

Title: Simon T. Michelet and family papers, 1879, 1908-1943.

Correspondence, clippings, articles, and printed data (largely 1920s) reflecting the activities of Michelet, a Minneapolis attorney and secretary (1918-1923) to Minnesota Republican senator Knute Nelson.

ArchivalResource: 1.25 cu. ft. (3 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122412013 View

Frank A. Carle papers., 1884-1927.

Title: Frank A. Carle papers. 1884-1927.

The collection documents Carle's career as a journalist inIndianapolis, St. Paul, Portland (Ore.), and Minneapolis; his acquaintances withmany prominent politicians, journalists, and artists; his attendance at nationalpolitical conventions beginning in 1876; his European and other foreign travels(1911-1913); his philosophy of life; and his reactions to the many events of hislifetime.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/p2261.xml View

Governor John Albert Johnson Memorial Commission. Correspondence, 1909-1911.

Title: Correspondence, 1909-1911.

Correspondence among members of the commission and with sculptors, newspapers, and miscellaneous officials, regarding commission activities and the construction of the Johnson Memorial.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 cu. ft. (14 folders).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122558659 View

McGill, A. R. (Andrew Ryan), 1840-1905. A.R. McGill and family papers, 1794-1931 (bulk 1870-1900).

Title: A.R. McGill and family papers, 1794-1931 (bulk 1870-1900).

Papers of Andrew Ryan McGill, a Nicollet County and St. Paul, Minnesota, lawyer (1861-1869); private secretary to Governor Horace Austin (1870-1874); Minnesota insurance commissioner (1873-1887); governor (1887-1889); state senator (1899-1905); and St. Paul postmaster (1900-1905).

ArchivalResource: 4.0 cubic feet (9 boxes, 1 oversize folder, and 5 items in reserve).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313838760 View

Sageng, Ole O., 1872-1963. Papers, 1896-1953 (bulk 1904-1924)

Title: Ole O. Sageng Papers. 1896-1953 (bulk 1904-1924).

Correspondence and miscellany, relating mainly to Sageng'sRepublican Party activities and his service in the Minnesota legislature as a staterepresentative (1900-1901) and senator (1906-1922, 1950-1954) from Dalton, OtterTail County.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/p2645.xml View