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Collections

Telephone: 651-259-3252   ·  Fax: 651-296-9961
E-mail: collections@mnhs.org

Collections Department staff members serve the people of Minnesota by documenting the history and culture of the state. Using their special knowledge, they build the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society through the selection and acquisition of art, books, government records, maps, personal papers, organizational records, 3D objects, film, video, historical and fine art photographs, and music.

Jennifer Jones
651-259-3246
jennifer.jones@mnhs.org
Head of Collections & Reference Department

Diane Adams-Graf
651-259-3251
diane.adams-graf@mnhs.org
Photographs, Moving Images, Sound

Marcia Anderson
651-259-3254
marcia.anderson@mnhs.org
3D Objects

Matt Anderson
651-259-3256
matthew.anderson@mnhs.org
3D Objects

Dan Cagley
651-259-3253
daniel.cagley@mnhs.org
Collections Manager, Repository Archaeology

Patrick Coleman
651-259-3245
patrick.coleman@mnhs.org
Books, Newspapers, Maps, Pamphlets, Printed Material

Lizzie Ehrenhalt
651-259-3268
lizzie.ehrenhalt@mnhs.org
Mondale Collection Assistant

Nancy Hoffman
651-259-3367
nancy.hoffman@mnhs.org
Special Projects

Nicole Delfino Jansen
651-259-3272
nicole.delfino@mnhs.org
Central Registrar

Lesley Kadish
651-259-3275
lesley.kadish@mnhs.org
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Archival Maps

Carol Kussmann
651-259-3262
carol.kussmann@mnhs.org
NDIIPP Collections Assistant

Linda McShannock
651-259-3255
linda.mcshannock@mnhs.org
3D Objects

Charles Rodgers
651-259-3266
charles.rodgers@mnhs.org
State Archives Acquisitions, Local Government Records, Microfilm Testing

Shawn Rounds
651-259-3265
shawn.rounds@mnhs.org
Assistant Head of Collections & Reference Department

Deborah Sher
651-259-3260
deborah.sher@mnhs.org
General State Archives Information, State Archives Acquisitions

Duane Swanson
651-259-3318
duane.swanson@mnhs.org
Manuscripts

Brian Szott
651-259-3244
brian.szott@mnhs.org
Fine Art, Fine Art Photography, Posters

Lori Williamson
651-259-3252
lori.williamson@mnhs.org
Books, Other Printed Materials, General Questions or Multiple Holding Types