St. Paul Winter Carnival Association.

The Saint Paul Winter Carnival, a city-wide festival featuring a week of parades, ice sculptures, sporting events, and other outdoor activities, was begun in 1885 as the St. Paul Ice Palace and Winter Carnival Association. The first carnivals were held 1886-1888 and 1895. They were revived in 1916 and 1917. Beginning again in 1937, they continued through 1942, resuming on a permanent basis in 1946.

From the description of Winter Carnival Association records, 1885-1992 (bulk 1937-1992). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313802807

The St. Paul Winter Carnival, a city-wide festival featuring a week of parades, ice sculptures, sporting events, and other outdoor activities, was begun in 1885 as the St. Paul Ice Palace Winter Carnival Association. The first carnivals were held 1886-1888 and 1896. They were revived in 1916 and 1917. Beginning again in 1937, they continued through 1942, resuming on a permanent basis in 1946.

From the guide to the St. Paul Winter Carnival film collection [motion picture], ca. 1942-1976., (Minnesota Historical Society)