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Large Organizations and Businesses

The Minnesota Historical Society holds the records of such major organizations as:

  • 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing)
  • American Crystal Sugar Company
  • Communication Workers of America
  • Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) state central committee
  • Great Northern Railway
  • Independent-Republicans of Minnesota (IR) state central committee
  • Izaak Walton League
  • National Organization for Women of Minnesota
  • Northern Pacific Railway
  • Northwest Airlines
  • Republican Party state central committee (1935-1977)

More information about records of large organizations can be found on the business page.

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