MECC records, 1927-1974.

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MECC records, 1927-1974.

Correspondence, clippings, and newsletters of an organization formed in 1940 to advocate and lobby for better conservation of Minnesota's wildlife, natural resources, and environment. It was represented by Charles Lilley Horn, president and sole source of funding, and Olin Leonard Kaupanger, secretary.

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Blatnik, John Anton, 1911-1991

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John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party. Blatnik graduated from Winona State College in 1935 after which he became an educational advisor for the Superior National Forest Civilian Conservation Corps (1935-1937), taught chemistry at Chisholm High School (1937-1939), and served as Saint Louis County Assistant Superin...

Minnesota. Dept. of Conservation.

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Minnesota

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McCullough, George William

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Stassen, Harold E. (Harold Edward), 1907-2001

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Lawyer; governor. From the description of Reminiscences of Harold Edward Stassen : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513413 American politician. From the description of Letter, 1945 April 30, San Francisco, to Helen M. Taft, Mendon, Mass. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315953452 Stassen was born in Minnesota in 1907. His political career began in 1930 when he was elected as Dakota County at...

Shipstead, Henrik, 1881-1960

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U. S. Senator from Minnesota. From the description of Speech and article of Henrik Shipstead [manuscript], 1932. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647959046 ...

Wenzel, Herman C., 1887-

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Joslin, Verne E., 1894-

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Minnesota. Division of Game and Fish

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Keep Minnesota Green, Inc.

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Oberholtzer, Ernest C. (Ernest Carl), 1884-1977

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Oberholtzer was well known as an explorer, conservationist and writer. In 1912 he settled in the Rainy Lake area of northern Minnesota. He often traveled the area with Indian companions, particularly Billy Magee, and was a friend of the Indians as well as teller of their stories and legends. He is best known for his ceaseless role in preserving the Quetico-Superior wilderness. He was instrumental in the founding of the Friends of the Wilderness Society. He worked for the establishment of the Bou...

Heffelfinger, F. Peavey, 1897-

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Thye, Edward John, 1896-1969

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Edward John Thye : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513347 Spanning almost thirty years of public service, the life of Edward John Thye reflected much of Minnesota's heritage and political personality. Thye was born near Frederick, South Dakota, on April 26, 1896, the son of Andrew J. Thye, a Norwegian immigrant farmer. His family moved to a farm near North...

Clement, Paul, 1892-1984.

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Quetico-Superior Council.

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Strunk, William L., 1902-

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Minnesota Emergency Conservation Committee

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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...

Wilson, Chester S. 1886-1983.

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Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company

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Taylor, Lytton, 1895?-1974.

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Olson, Sigurd F., 1899-1982

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Olson is past president of the National Parks Association and the Wilderness Society and author of many books on wilderness areas and the environment. From the description of Oral history interview with Sigurd F. Olson, 1976 May 27. (Minnesota Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 45441498 1899 Born April 4 in Chicago, Illinois, the second son of Lawrence J. Olson, a Baptist minister, and Ida ...

Reserve Mining Company

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Speakes, Harry E.

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Horn, Charles L. 1888-1978.

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National Wildlife Federation

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Isaak Walton League of America. Minnesota Division.

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Hanson, A. C., 1892-

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Shave, Ed.

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Kaupanger, Olin Leonard, 1896-1970.

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