MAC MARTIN ADVERTISING AGENCY: An Inventory of Its Advertising Scrapbooks and Films at the Minnesota Historical Society

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MAC MARTIN ADVERTISING AGENCY:

An Inventory of Its Advertising Scrapbooks and Films at the Minnesota Historical Society


OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
	Creator:	Mac Martin Advertising Agency (Minneapolis, Minn.).
	Title:	Advertising scrapbooks and films.
	Date:	1903-1982 (bulk 1920-1960).
	Abstract:	Advertising proofs, brochures, booklets, catalogs, photographs, and films of more than 130 different companies, headquartered mainly in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, which were clients of this Minneapolis advertising agency. Flour, coffee, canned vegetables, farm machinery, building products, financial services, tourism, real estate, household products, and political campaigns are featured in the advertising materials.
	Quantity:	13.0 cu.ft. (13 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

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HISTORY OF THE MAC MARTIN ADVERTISING AGENCY

Mac Martin was a prominent figure in the advertising and business community of Minneapolis for more than fifty years. The Mac Martin Advertising Agency, which he established in 1904, was at one time one of the largest advertising agencies in the country. In 1931 it merged with the Erwin Wasey Agency and the firm became known as the Erwin, Wasey and Company, with Mac Martin as its president.

A native of Wabasha, Minnesota, Martin graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1903. Always interested in raising business and advertising standards, he was instrumental in founding the Publicity Club in 1907. This group later developed into the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce and the Minneapolis Advertising Club. He also was instrumental in the founding of the first Better Business Bureau, established in Minneapolis in 1914. From 1911 to 1921, before the establishment of the business school, Martin lectured on advertising at the University of Minnesota and worked for the establishment of the American Association of Advertising Agencies.

Martin retired from advertising in 1956, but worked as a consultant to his old firm for a time before passing away on April 10, 1958 at the age of 77. He was survived by his wife, Alice; two stepsons; one stepdaughter; and one niece. The name of his advertising agency was changed to White, Herzog & Nee, Inc. in 1958, and finally to Peterson, Herzog & Nee in 1972.

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION

Among the companies that have extensive advertising samples in this collection are the Andersen Lumber Company, the Commander-Larabee Corporation, the Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Company, the Minnesota Valley Canning Company (later renamed the Green Giant Corporation), the Nash Coffee Company, The Soo Line Railroad Company (Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sioux St. Marie Railroad Company), and the Washburn-Crosby Company. More local companies include the Cream of Wheat Company, The Insulite Company, Investors Syndicate (now part of American Express Company), the J.R. Watkins Company (Winona), the Perfection Manufacturing Company (Minneapolis), and the Midland National Bank and Trust Company (Minneapolis).

Also present are tourism advertisements and brochures of the Minnesota Department of Business Development (1964-1967); newspaper advertising and posters of Karl Rolvaag's 1966 campaign for governor of Minnesota; films related to the political campaigns of Karl Rolvaag, Eugene McCarthy, and others; and real estate brochures and booklets lauding farm land and orchards in Oregon, Montana, and North Dakota (1910s). Also of note is an anonymous diary of a trip to Japan in 1903 and radio scripts of the Nancy Foster's Cooking School (1931-1932) sponsored by Nash Coffee.

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ARRANGEMENT OF THE COLLECTION
	The records were originally glued and taped into scrapbooks, often with several companies represented in each volume. Items that had become loose or that could be easily removed were foldered and arranged in an alphabetical sequence by company name in boxes one through six. Also, items were removed so that the resulting volumes contained the records of only one company. Boxes seven through nine contain volumes in relatively good condition with no or few loose items. Loose items that could be removed and flattened are contained in boxes ten through twelve. The detailed description that follows lists each company in alphabetical order and its records in chronological order, even if that company's proofs are contained in several different boxes. At the front of the sequence are two folders containing ads and clippings relating to the Mac Martin Agency and Erwin, Wasey and Company. Folders containing color images also are noted in the inventory. Sixteen millimeter films are described at the end of the inventory in box thirteen.

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INDEX TERMS
	This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
	Topics:
		Afro-Americans in advertising.
		Color in advertising.
		Comic books, strips, etc. in advertising.
		Commercial art.
		Radio advertising.
		Women in advertising.
		Advertising--Agriculture.
		Advertising--Beer.
		Advertising--Automobiles.
		Advertising--Banks and Banking--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
		Advertising--Beverages.
		Advertising--Biscuits.
		Advertising--Building materials.
		Advertising--Cereals, Prepared.
		Advertising--Computers.
		Advertising--Financial service industry.
		Advertising--Insulating materials.
		Advertising--Mink fur industry.
		Advertising--Photographers--Minnesota.
		Advertising--Public utilities--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
		Advertising, Magazine.
		Advertising, Newspaper.
		Advertising, Political--Minnesota.
		Advertising Agencies--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
		Advertising--Food.
		Advertising--Confectionary.
		Advertising--Tourist trade--Minnesota.
		Advertising--Farm produce.
		Advertising--Insurance--Minnesota--Waseca.
	Places:
		Japan--Decription and travel.
	Persons:
		Allen, Ida Cogswell Bailey, 1885-1973.
		Fraser, Don.
		McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916-.
		Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-.
		Wenstrom, Gene.
	Organizations:
		Erwin, Wasey and Company.
		Aladdin Laboratories.
		American Gas Machine Company.
		Andersen Lumber Co. (Bayport, Minn.).
		B.F. Nelson Manufacturing Company.
		Baker Importing Company. (Minneapolis, Minn.).
		Carney's Cement Company.
		Char-Lynn Company.
		Commander-Larabee Corporation.
		Cream of Wheat Corporation (Minneapolis, Minn.).
		Eagle Roller Mill Company (New Ulm, Minn.).
		Economics Laboratory, Inc.
		Farmers Union Central Exchange (Saint Paul, Minn.).
		Federal Schools (Minneapolis, Minn.).
		Insulite Company.
		Investors Syndicate.
		J.R. Watkins Company.
		Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc. (Shakopee, Minn.).
		Midland National Bank and Trust Company.
		Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Company.
		Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company.
		Minnesota. Dept. of Business Development.
		Minnesota Rural Electric Association.
		Minnesota Valley Canning Company.
		Nash Coffee Company.
		Perfection Manufacturing Company.
		Salisbury & Satterlee Co.
		Soo Line Railroad Company.
		Washburn-Crosby Co.
		Waters-Genter Company.
	Types of Documents:
		Photographs.
		Catalogs.
		Brochures.
		Proofs.
		Motion pictures.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
	Preferred Citation:
		[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Mac Martin Advertising Agency Scrapbooks and Films. Minnesota Historical Society.
		See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
	Accession Information:
		Accession number: 15,505; 15,981
	Processing Information:
		Processed by: Richard Arpi, April 2001 and October 2005
		Catalog ID number: 1737040

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below.

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148.F.3.6F

Mac Martin Advertising Agency, 1910-1925.

Erwin, Wasey and Company, 1948-1951.

A.C. Bohrnstedt Company, ca. 1915.

629 Palace Building, Minneapolis. "What We Do and Why We Do It" brochure on cooperative orchards and farms.

A.M. Ramer Company, ca. 1920.

St. Paul. "Rough Roosters" candy.

Adriane, Inc., 1954.

Park Square, St. Paul. Manufacturer of unusual gifts and a memo index.

Aladdin Laboratories, Inc., 1948-1958. 8 folders.

Minneapolis. Manufacturer of the Jon-E handwarmer. See also Orbex, Inc.

American Ditching Machine Company, ca. 1920.

West Minneapolis. "The American Ditcher" catalog of road machinery.

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148.F.4.3B

American Drug and Chemical Company, ca. 1920.

420 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis. Maker of pariogen tablets and other feminine hygiene products.

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148.F.3.6F

American Gas Machine Company, 1946-1950. 6 folders.

Albert Lea, Minnesota. Gas stoves, heaters, and camping stoves.

American Harvester Company, 1920.

Madison Street N.E., Minneapolis. Ronning Ensilage Harvester and other farm machinery.

Andersen Lumber Company, 1920-1928. 16 folders.

No. 1-37, September 1920-April 1922.

No. 40-51, trade paper ads, 1920s.

A-L, 200 line newspaper ads, 1920.

"N" series ads, 1920s (nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, 10).

Window frames, 1920s.

1920-1921.

1922-1923.

1922 brochures.

1923: numbers 1-12 (two sets).

1924: numbers 1-12.

1925: numbers 1-12.

One set in color, one in black and white.

1926: numbers 1-12.

One set in color, one in black and white.

1927: numbers 1-12.

Black and white, one for realtors, one for dealers, one for architects and one for the consumer (48 in all).

1927: numbers 1-12

Color, one for realtors, one for dealers, one for architects, and one for the consumer (48 in all).

1923-1928: miscellaneous.

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142.G.10.2F-2

1923: numbers 1-12.

Glued into an oversize booklet; in good condition.

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148.F.3.6F

Andrew Engineering, 1975-1978.

5520 County Road 18, Hopkins, Minnesota. Maker of precision tool and die machinery.

Astrocom Corporation, 1970-1975.

15012 Minnetonka Industrial Road, Minnetonka, Minnesota. Modems for computers.

Automatic Chemical Closet Company, 1913.

Minneapolis. "Auto-Kem-Clo True Progressive Sanitation"; 12-page pamphlet.

Location

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148.F.4.3B

B.F. Nelson Manufacturing Company:

401 Main Street N.E., Minneapolis. Home roofing contractor.

1921-1925, 1936.

1921-1925. 1 volume.

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148.F.3.6F

1936.

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Box

148.F.4.3B

Baker Importing Company:

Minneapolis-New York. Soluble Barrington Hall Coffee.

1920-1921. 1 volume

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148.F.3.6F

"What Baker-izing has done for Coffee" (brochure), undated.

Bishopric Manufacturing Company, 1925.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Stucco construction company.

Black Swan Company, ca. 1920.

Tenth Avenue South, Minneapolis. Power and light machinery.

Bull's Eye, 1922.

3104 Snelling Avenue, Minneapolis. BB gun shot.

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148.F.4.3B

Carney's Cement Company:

Includes ads for architectural publications, 1922 (1-12); ads for contractors publications, 1922 (13-24); ads for lumber publications, 1922 (25-28); for architectural publications, 1923 (A1-12); contractors publications, 1923 (C1-12); trade papers, 1923 (D1-4); architectural publications, 1924 (A1-9); contractors publications, 1924 (C1-12); and dealer publications, 1924 (D1-4).

1922-1924. 1 volume.

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148.F.3.6F

1922.

Cedar Lake Ice and Fuel Company, 1941-1942.

Three locations in Minneapolis.

Celotex Products Company, 1921.

Office in Minneapolis and mill in New Orleans. Ad is folded page from the November 20, 1921 issue of the Minneapolis Journal.

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142.G.10.2F-2

Cenex, 1976, 1980. 2 oversize folders.

South St. Paul, Minnesota. 1976: Color magazine ads from The Dakota Farmer, The Farmer, Idaho Farmer-Stockman, Montana Farmer-Stockman, Successful Farming, Washington Farmer-Stockman, Wisconsin Agriculturist, Nebraska Farmer.

1980: Agricultural Chemical Tie-in ads, arranged by chemical (Bladex, Banvel, Eradicane, Roundup, etc.).

Location

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148.F.3.6F

Char-Lynn Company:

15151 Highway 5, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Manufacturer of hydraulic horsepower products. Company appears to have been renamed Eaton Fluid Power Products in 1972. Some ads are in color.

1950-1960. 8 folders.

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142.G.10.3B-1

1969-1970. 1 oversize folder.

1969-1973. 1 scrapbook.

1974-1979. 1 oversize folder.

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148.F.3.6F

Cold Spring Granite Company, 1926-1927.

Cold Spring, Minnesota. Some use of color in the ads.

Commander-Larabee Corporation, 1931-1932. 8 folders.

Minneapolis and Kansas City grain milling.

Miscellaneous ads, 1931.

Newspaper ads, 1931.

Oversize folded items, 1931.

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148.F.3.7B

Oversize folded items, 1932.

Air Fairy Cake Flour ads, 1931.

Commander Milling Company semolina ads, 1931.

Minneapolis Milling Company ads, 1931.

Northland Milling Company ads, 1931.

Compo-Board Company, undated.

Minneapolis. Wood core board manufacturer.

The Conley Company, Inc. 1934.

Rochester, Minnesota. Manufacturer of products to extract fat safely.

Crane Ordway Company, 1920-1921.

St. Paul, Minnesota. Pamphlets and brochures on the Crane-Ordway Water System.

Location

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148.F.4.3B

Cream of Wheat Company:

Some items in color. 1920-1923. 1 volume.

1920-1924, 1938.

Location

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148.F.3.7B

1922-1924.

Some items in color.

Cooky Croc proofs, 1938.

Cronstroms Heating and Air Conditioning, 1961.

4410 Excelsior Boulevard, Minneapolis.

Cushmans Tropical Fruit Nectar Company, undated.

124 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis. "Tropical Fruit Nectars: The Juices of Oranges, Lemons, Pineapples, and Figs," booklet of sketches and recipes.

David C. Bell Investment Company, ca. 1920.

Real estate brochure for the Homewood neighborhood of Minneapolis entitled "Homewood-Eighty Improved and Restricted Wooded Acres Adjoining Glenwood Park."

Deltak Corporation, 1976.

6950 Wayzata Boulevard, Minneapolis. Company was involved with heat recovery.

DeVac, Inc., ca. 1979.

10130 Highway 55, Minneapolis. Window manufacturer.

Dodson-Fisher Company, 1927-1930.

Minneapolis. Company which made harnesses, collars, and shoes for horses.

Eagle Roller Mill Company:

New Ulm, Minnesota. Miller of Daniel Webster flour.

1934-1936.

1937-1939.

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142.E.10.8

"A Brand New Untapped Market for Daniel Webster Flour," oversize booklet with some color art sketches, ca. 1934.

Location

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148.F.4.3B

Economics Laboratory, Inc.:

St. Paul manufacturer of cleaning products.

1928-1934. 1 volume.

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148.F.3.7B

1937-1938.

Federal Publishing Company, 1921.

500 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis. Publisher of baby care books.

Location

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148.F.4.3B

Federal Schools, Inc.:

Minneapolis commercial art school also known as Federal School of Illustrating, Federal School of Applied Cartooning, and Art Instruction, Inc.

1919-1928. 1 volume.

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148.F.3.7B

1929-1935.

1938-1942.

Flour City Ornamental Iron Company, ca. 1911.

27th Avenue and 27th Street South, Minneapolis. Three pamphlets entitled, "Ornamental Lighting as an Advertisement," "Bronze the Imperishable Memorial," and "Proposal and Contract Form."

Forman Ford & Company, 1950.

Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Des Moines. Makers of paint products.

Gas Traction Company, ca. 1915.

28th and University avenues in Minneapolis. "A catalog of gas traction engines."

Gold-Stabeck Company, ca. 1920.

Minneapolis investment company [?].

Gordon and Ferguson, 1911-1912.

St. Paul, Minnesota. "The Gordon Fur Book," ca. 120 pp. catalog.

Harry Franklin Baker, Landscape Gardener, 1912.

4629 Lake Harriet Boulevard, Minneapolis. Spring 1912 catalog.

Haskins Brothers and Company, undated.

Omaha, Sioux City, and St. Paul. Soap and Blue Barrel Petrolene products.

Hawley Manufacturing Company, undated.

Minneapolis. Brochure for automobile pistons.

Holland Piano Manufacturing Company, ca. 1914.

Minneapolis. Makers of the George B. Norris and Holland pianos.

The Insulite Company, 1934-1946. 7 folders.

1181 Builders Exchange, Minneapolis. Makers of wood-fiber insulating board. Around 1942 they became a division of the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company.

Investors Syndicate, 1932-1935. 4 folders.

Minneapolis. Later became the financial planning division of the American Express Company.

J.M. Bennett Company, ca. 1920.

627 First Avenue North, Minneapolis. Makers of bronze service tablets.

J.R. Watkins Company:

Winona, Minnesota. Makers and retailers of vitamins, vanilla, lotions, farm and household products. Some ads are in French. Features newspaper column entitled "I was just figuring," by Cy Watkins.

1952-1956. 12 folders.

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148.F.3.8F

1957-1966. 22 folders.

The Jack Rodman Company, Inc., ca. 1911.

Eugene, Oregon. Brochure for Fern Ridge Orchards. Eastern representative of this company was the Patton-Madison Land Company of St. Paul.

Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc.:

Shakopee, Minnesota. Distributor of Rock Spring sparkling water and other beverages.

1937-1938.

1942-1944.

1945-1952.

Contains some photographs.

Japan trip diary, March 16-April 3, 1903.

28-page booklet by an anonymous author.

John Morrell & Company, 1917.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Recipe booklet by Ida C. Bailey entitled "Delicious Ham and Bacon Recipes."

Location

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142.E.10.8

Karl Rolvaag gubernatorial campaign, 1966:

Sales tax ads.

Veterans and general ads.

General ads.

Location

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148.F.3.8F

The Kettle River Company, ca. 1915.

KR Security Kulverts brochure; KR Wood Preserver brochure; Creosoted Wood Block Flooring booklet; The New and More Economical Creosoted Wood Block Pavement booklet.

King Ventilating Company, ca. 1925.

120 Cedar Street, Owatonna, Minnesota.

Klad-ezee Garment Company, 1930-1932.

243 First Avenue North, Minneapolis. Maker of children's snowsuits; also known as Martin Brothers Company.

Kondon Manufacturing Company, 1932-1938.

Minneapolis. Maker of nasal jellies and other cold remedies.

L.S. Donaldson Company, ca. 1910.

Booklet of a Minneapolis department store entitled "Donaldson's Secret of Success Being a Collection of Pictures Which Show the Superior Service Offered by the L.S. Donaldson Company."

LaCrosse Tractor Company, 1920.

Catalog of the LaCrosse, Wisconsin company.

Lakewood Cemetery Association, 1940-1949.

Located in south Minneapolis.

Lavoris Chemical Company, 1929.

918 North Third Street, Minneapolis. Mouthwash manufacturer.

Lindsay Brothers Company, 1920-1921.

North Third Street, Minneapolis. Farm machinery wholesaler.

Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, ca. 1915.

Minneapolis baker. Booklet entitled "A Travelogue to the Home of Sunshine by Mary Sunshine."

Manchester Biscuit Company, 1933.

Baker of Waldorf Crackers and saltine crackers.

Manhattan Petroleum Company, 1920.

Located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Marquette National Bank, 1950.

Minneapolis.

McLaughlin-Gormley-King Company, 1923.

Minneapolis. Makers of raspberry nectar and other fruit drinks.

The Meadows, ca. 1980.

Alcohol treatment center located in Wickenburg, Arizona.

Medart Patent Pulley Company, ca. 1910.

Potomac and DeKalb Streets, St. Louis, Missouri. Brochure on wood split pulleys.

Micro Control Company, 1974-1979.

1364 Buchanan Place, Minneapolis. Manufacturers of computer equipment.

Midland National Bank and Trust Company:

Second Avenue and Fourth Street, Minneapolis.

1935-1942. 8 folders.

Location

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148.F.4.5B

1943-1945. 3 volumes.

Location

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148.F.3.8F

The Mill City Company, ca. 1920.

823 Plymouth Building, Minneapolis. Brochures for an auto luggage carrier and a timing system for Ford automobiles.

Location

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142.G.10.2F-2

Minneapolis Brewing Company, 1940.

"A Case of Friendship" advertising booklet containing 14 newspaper ads for Grain Belt Beer, aimed at the North and South Dakota market.

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148.F.3.8F

Minneapolis General Electric Company, ca. 1912.

Brochure entitled "The Power Behind Minneapolis."

The Minneapolis Journal, 1911.

Carriers' greeting booklet containing poetry about Minneapolis scenes.

Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Company:

1929-1930.

Twin City engines, 1929-1931.

1930. 3 folders.

Brochures and pamphlets, undated.

Minneapolis Retail Auto Dealers Association, 1948-1949.

Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company:

Trade paper ads, 1929.

Twin City tractors-treshers: Farm journal ads 1-6

Automototive merchandising, 1929.

Engine ads, 1929-1930.

Minneapolis Tank and Manufacturing Company, 1960-1961.

Located at 1201 Winter Street, N.E., Minneapolis.

The Minneapolis Typothetae, ca. 1921.

Printing industry trade association ads.

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148.F.3.10F

Minnesota Department of Business Development:

Tourism ads, 1964-1967.

Vacation Information Center ads, 1964-1966.

"Minnesota Brainpower Builds Profits" ads, 1964-1967.

Tourism brochures, 1964-1967.

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142.G.10.2F-2

Media advertising, 1964. Oversize booklet.

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148.F.3.10F

Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company, 1924. 2 folders.

International Falls, Minnesota and Ft. Francis and Kenora, Ontario, Canada.

Minnesota Rural Electric Cooperatives, 1980.

Minnesota Title Insurance & Trust Company, 1905.

Historical booklet entitled "After Twenty Years the Development of a New Idea in Insurance and Finance."

Minnesota Valley Canning Company:

LeSueur, Minnesota. Producers of canned peas, corn, and other vegetables.

American Cookery ads, 1930-1931.

Chain Store Management ads, 1930-1931.

Del Maiz corn, 1929-1931. 2 folders.

1930-1931. 2 folders.

Good Housekeeping and Ladies Home Journal ads, 1930-1931.

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142.G.10.3B-1

Del Maiz corn and peas, 1929-1930. 3 oversize folders.

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148.F.3.10F

Monite Waterproof Glue Company, 1922-1923.

1628 North Second Street, Minneapolis.

Motor Institute, Inc., ca. 1920.

2628 University Avenue, S.E., Minneapolis. Auto mechanics' school.

Murray Brothers and Ward Land Company, 1910.

Palace Building, Minneapolis. "Evidence" booklet on real estate in North Dakota.

Nash Coffee Company:

1929-1933. 10 folders.

Ned and Nan cartoons, 1929-1933.

1-17 BR and CR, 1929-1933.

Nancy Foster's Cooking School weekly radio scripts, October 16, 1931 - March 11, 1932.

1940-1942. 3 folders.

1945-1947. 2 folders.

1949-1953. 5 folders.

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148.F.4.5B

1943-1944. 1 volume.

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142.E.10.8

Oversize materials, undated, 1943, 1946-1948, 1951-1952. 7 folders.

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148.F.3.10F

National Association of Master Bakers, 1911.

2111 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Booklet on bread entitled "The Story of the Staff of Life."

The National Auto Show, February 5-12, 1921.

Brochure from a show held in Minneapolis.

National Milker Company, ca. 1920.

Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis.

Nilson Tractor Company, ca. 1915.

Brochure from a Minneapolis firm.

Northern Immigration Association, ca. 1911.

Fargo, North Dakota. Booklet entitled "Why They Move to North Dakota."

Northern Pine Manufacturers Association, undated.

Northrup, King & Company, ca. 1920.

Minneapolis seed company.

Northwestern Automotive & Industrial Exposition, February 15-22, 1919.

Brochure from a show held in Minneapolis.

O.W. Kerr Company, ca. 1910.

Andrus Building, Minneapolis. Brochure on orchards and real estate in the Bitter Root Valley of Montana entitled "The Mrs. Daniel Boone of Today."

Orbex, Inc., 1980.

620 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis. Maker of the Jon-E handwarmer and other products, including blades. See also: Aladdin Laboratories, Inc.

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148.F.4.1B

Paul Bunyan Bait Company, 1950-1957.

Minneapolis. Fishing and archery equipment.

The Pencraft Company, ca. 1925.

1331 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis. Mechanical pencil ads 11-18.

The Perfection Manufacturing Company:

2125 East Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis. Makers of milking pumps and other farm equipment.

1919-1931. 2 folders.

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148.F.4.3B

1920-1929. 1 volume.

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142.G.10.3B-1

1919-1920. 1 oversize folder.

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148.F.4.1B

Pittsburgh & Ashland Coal and Dock Company, 1931-1934.

Foshay Tower, Minneapolis. Manufacturer of charcoal briquets.

R.J. Menz Lumber Company, 1910.

Seattle, Washington. "Pacific Coast Timber Profits" booklet.

Radisson Inn at Christmas Lake, Minnesota, ca. 1920.

Excelsior, Minnesota. Two brochures from an Inn formerly known as the Glen Morris Inn.

Research, Inc.:

Box 24064, Minneapolis.

Process Systems Division, 1977-1980.

Energy Systems Division, 1973-1980.

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148.F.4.5B

Teleray Data Systems Division, 1973-1979. 1 volume.

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148.F.4.1B

Russell-Miller Milling Company, 1909.

Minneapolis. Booklet entitled "Occident is no Accident, Being the History of the Progress of a New Idea in Milling Introducted by the Russell-Miller Milling Company."

St. Paul Electric Company, 1920.

145-147 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota.

St. Paul Pioneer Press, ca. 1925.

Full-page ads for the Sunday paper.

Salisbury and Satterlee Company:

Sleep Specialists brochure, ca. 1930.

1947.

1948.

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148.F.4.4F

1920-1926. 1 volume.

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148.F.4.1B

Sanex, Inc., 1945.

Minneapolis. Manufacturer of feminine hygiene products.

Scheffer and Rossum Company, ca. 1920.

104 East 10th Street, St. Paul, Minnesota. Tire repair shop.

Scott-Atwater Manufacturing Company:

Minneapolis dealer of outboard motors.

1946-1947.

1948.

Security National Bank, 1908.

Fourth Street and Second Avenue South, Minneapolis. Historical booklet printed for the bank's twentieth anniversary.

Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, 1913.

29th Convention Program for show held in Minneapolis, published by the Minneapolis Florists Club, ca. 120 pages.

Soo Line Railroad Company:

1929-1945. 15 folders.

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148.F.4.5B

1943. 1 volume.

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148.F.4.1B

Southern Alberta Farming Company, ca. 1917.

24-page booklet entitled "A Farm of Science System and Size in Sunny Southern Alberta."

Sweet Photographic Studios, ca. 1920.

8-page pamphlet of Minneapolis studio entitled "Atmospheric Photography...Studios of Sweet."

Technical Systems, Inc., 1976-1977.

2256 Terminal Road, St. Paul, Minnesota. Audio-visual equipment.

Telex Products Company, 1941-1945. 2 folders.

Minneapolis. Makers of a vacuum tube crystal hearing aid.

Thomas Robertson & Company, ca. 1920.

Minneapolis designer and manufacturer of interior building fixtures. "Bank Interiors" booklet, ca. 40 pages.

Tom Sweeny, Inc. at the Radisson, undated.

Minneapolis. 30-page cigar brochure entitled "The Witchery of the Weed."

Twin City Automobile, Truck, Tractor and Industrial Exposition, January 21-February 7, 1920.

Exposition brochure.

Underwood Farms, 1920.

Lake City, Minnesota.

University of Minnesota Hospitals, 1968-1974.

Minneapolis; ca. 20 ads.

Victor Orchards Company, 1910.

Eastern office located at 415 Plymouth Building, Minneapolis. 34-page booklet on orchards located in Clarks Fork Valley, Montana.

Vikron, 1979-1980.

St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Maker of cassette heads.

Waconia Sorghum Mills, undated.

Waconia, Minnesota. Manufacturer of syrup products.

Waldo Hills Orchards, ca. 1910.

Salem, Oregon; under the management of the A.C. Bohrnstedt Company of Minneapolis. 20-page booklet.

Ward-Harrison Mortgage Company, ca. 1913.

Ft. Worth, Texas. 15-page booklet on farm mortgages.

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142.G.10.2F-2

Waseca Mutual Insurance Company, 1963-1966.

Waseca, Minnesota. Ads for The Farmer magazine for May 4, 1963; May 1, 1965; May 7, 1966.

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148.F.4.4F

Washburn Crosby Milling Company:

1921. 1 volume.

Newspapers and trade papers, 1922. 1 volume.

Magazines, 1923-1925. 1 volume.

Washburn-Crosby. 1 volume.

Trade papers, 1923-1924. 1 volume.

Newspapers and magazines, 1923-1925. 1 volume.

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148.F.4.2F

Waters-Genter Company, 1933-1936. 5 folders.

213-223 North Second Street, Minneapolis. Toaster division of the McGraw Electric Company of Minneapolis.

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142.G.10.2F-2

Webb Publishing Company, 1933-1934.

"The Farmer's Wife" ads for Fortune Magazine, some in color.

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148.F.4.2F

Wedge Nursery, 1921-1926. 2 folders.

Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Winona Wagon Company, undated.

Winona, Minnesota. 19-page booklet entitled "The Legend of the Indian Maiden Wenonah."

Wix Company, 1936-1939.

Minneapolis and Hollywood, California. Hygiene products.

X-Ray Incubator Company, 1922-1924.

Des Moines, Iowa. Chicken hatcheries.

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152.I.13.2F

Sixteen millimeter films:

Gene Wenstrom for Congress, 1978.

Includes three 60-second campaign advertisements for the DFL candidate from Fergus Falls for the U.S. Congress. The color advertisements feature Wenstrom, the farmer; Wenstrom, the family man; and Wenstrom, the legislator (with an appearance by Rudy Perpich).

Karl Rolvaag, primary election, 1966.

Short interviews with ordinary people on the street on what they think of Rolvaag and the job he is doing as governor. Black and white and about five minutes in length.

Eugene McCarthy for United States Senate, 1958.

McCarthy is asked 6-7 questions by an anonymous news reporter. Black and white. Tape is in 6 to 7 sections and needs splicing. About 15 minutes in length.

McCarthy for United States Senate, 1964.

Interviews with several ordinary citizens on the street who were asked what they think of Senator McCarthy. Black and white; around one minute.

Eugene McCarthy for President, 1968.

McCarthy is interviewed by Garry Moore shortly before the Nebraska primary election in the spring of 1968. Black and white and about 30 minutes in length.

McCarthy for Rolvaag, 1966.

Short statement by Eugene McCarthy in support of Karl Rolvaag's re-election as governor of Minnesota. Black and white; 5 minutes.

Don Fraser for Congress, ca. 1962.

Short statement by Fraser during his campaign. Black and white; around one minute. In two pieces; needs a splice.

Cenex seed corn, undated.

Promotion piece in color; around one minute. PSI, producer.

Cenex name change, 1973.

60-second promotion piece, in color; features farm scenes set to music.

Minnesota Rural Electric Association, April 1982.

Features two 30-second announcements involving a gas station and a board of directors meeting. In color but rather poor quality.

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