Project records, 1969-1982.

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Project records, 1969-1982.

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Correspondence, reports, research and interview notes, statistical data, chapter drafts, and other related material created by the Minnesota Ethnic History Project (MEHP). The project operated under the auspices of the Minnesota Historical Society from 1973 to 1981 and culminated in the publication of the book "They Chose Minnesota: A Survey of the State's Ethnic Groups." Records include administrative records documenting the organization, coordination, and funding of the project, as well as research records consisting of the actual data gathered in the process of writing the book. Administrative records include employment contracts, correspondence from and concerning the original project director, Carlton C. Qualey, monthly reports, and files kept by project administrators June Drenning Holmquist (the book's editor) and Deborah L. (Stultz) Miller (research coordinator) containing correspondence with researchers and chapter authors concerning the writing and editing process. Research records form the bulk of the collection and include census and other statistical data, indexes to ethnic information in various sources, copies of relevant papers and articles, newspaper clippings, research notes, chapter drafts, and other miscellaneous materials gathered and created by the various researchers and writers involved in the project. The collection includes a great deal of data extracted from federal censuses to reveal the ethnic composition of the state over the years. A highlight, as well as the largest portion of the collection, are the series of research files on each ethnic group defined and chronicled in "They Chose Minnesota." In addition to the types of materials listed above, many of these files, particularly the Asian materials, also contain interview notes, some of which are based on more in-depth oral histories that were done at the time.

21.5 cu. ft. (22 boxes, 1 oversize folder, and 1 microfilm reel).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota Ethnic History Project.

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The Minnesota Ethnic History Project (MEHP) operated under the auspices of the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) from 1973 to 1981, and culminated in the book, They Chose Minnesota: A Survey of the State's Ethnic Groups . As explained in the preface, the project's main objective was to "bring together in a single volume information on the major ethnic populations that have resided in Minnesota during the 130 years from 1850 to 1980," but also to act as a launching point for further...

Holmquist, June Drenning

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De Gryse, Louis M.

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Organization of American Historians. Meeting

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Saloutos, Theodore.

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Hoover, Marjorie A., 1928-

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Qualey, Carlton C. (Carlton Chester), 1904-....

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Under a grant from the Hill Family Foundation of St. Paul MN, 11 University of Minnesota faculty members and Professor C.C. Qualey from Carleton College were able to spend a month studying life in the USSR. From the description of Carlton C. Qualey papers, 1958. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63314453 Historian, educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Carlton Chester Qualey : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the ...

Immigration History Society (U.S.)

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The Immigration History Society was organized in 1965 "to promote the study of the history of immigration to the United States and Canada from all parts of the world..." Its membership is comprised mainly of academic specialists in the field of immigration history. It publishes the semi-annual Immigration History Newsletter and organizes sessions on programs for scholarly conferences, among other activities. From the description of Records. 1968-1988. (University of Minnesota, Minnea...

Diebold, Susan M.

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Miller, Deborah L., 1948-

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Renkiewicz, Frank, 1935-1993

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Fridley, Russell W.

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Mason, Sarah R.

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