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Minnesota Historical Society
Deming, Janet M., 1935- .
Janet M. Deming papers.
1939-2012.
Materials in English.
Personal papers of the owner and president of a Minneapolis-based employee-assistance firm, reflecting her personal interest in and study of social services, feminism, and civil rights in the 1960s and 1970s.4.7 cubic feet (5 boxes).
See [Detailed Description](a9) for shelf locations.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Janet Munson Deming grew up in south Minneapolis, and graduated from Roosevelt High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Minnesota, and a master's degree in urban and regional studies from Mankato State University. Deming worked for Hennepin County Social Services as a social worker, and as a probation officer. She later was owner and president of DOR (Delivering Organizational Results), a Minneapolis-based employee-assistance firm that she founded in 1978 with psychologist Diane Olson. She was a longtime community activist and volunteer, a member of the Minnesota Women's Economic Roundtable, and a national board member of the Employee Assistance Professionals' Association. She was active in the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Minneapolis Urban League, and the United Neighborhood Centers of America.
SCOPE AND CONTENTSThe collection includes scrapbooks, correspondence, cards, programs, class notes and assignments, and other miscellany from Deming's high school and college years. There are also papers relating to social services, feminism, and civil rights, and to organizations and functions in which Deming participated. Other material appears to be largely informational, having been collected by Deming out of personal interest. Some correspondence and files pertain to her working life, though little relates to DOR.
CATALOG HEADINGSThis collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics
should search the catalog using these headings.
Topics:Civil rights.Feminism.Social service.
Document Types:Diaries.Photographs.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATIONPreferred Citation:[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Deming, Janet M., Janet M Deming Papers.
Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:Accession number: 15,998; 16,735
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant
awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
(NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 007254962
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
131.B.18.6F
Correspondence,
undated and 1944-1974.
34 folders.
Includes notes and letters from school, friends,
co-workers and family. Also included are World War II-era letters from and to Janet's
father, John M. Munson, while he was stationed with the navy.
131.B.18.8F
Diaries,
undated and 1947-1953, 1976-1986.
36 volumes.
Includes diaries kept by Deming as a teenager, as well as personal
goals, and notes relating to DOR.
School and youth:
Figure skating and dance fliers,
undated and 1939-1948.
Homework and grades,
undated and 1941-1950.
My School Day autobiography,
1943.
1 volume.
School homework and clubs,
undated and 1946.
Dance,
undated and 1948-1959.
Homework and report cards,
undated and 1949-1950.
Sewing, personal appearance notes and homework,
undated and 1951.
Homework,
undated and 1952-1953.
131.H.17.8F
Homework,
undated and 1953.
2 folders.
Grades and school related papers,
undated and 1953, 1963.
University of Minnesota School of Social Work papers and personal
statement,
undated and 1964-1966.
Economics of Urban Problems coursework and related materials,
undated and 1971-1973.
3 folders.
Day care center project,
undated and 1973.
Health care advocacy papers and assignments,
1973.
Internship paper,
1974.
Urban and Regional Studies coursework,
1974.
University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
certificate,
July 1975.
School of Social Service notes,
undated and 1975.
Scrapbooks and photo albums:
Photographs,
undated and 1946.
Modeling souvenirs,
undated and 1951.
Scrapbook,
undated and 1951.
Receipts, notes and souvenirs,
undated and 1953-1963.
2 folders.
Grammar school,
undated and 1958-1959.
Young Single Adults clippings, fliers, and notes,
undated and 1966.
142.H.12.1B-1
Drawings and Flying Cloud certificate,
undated and 1956-1960.
Photo albums and scrapbooks,
undated and 1941-1958.
3 folders.
131.H.17.8F
Subject Files:
Affirmative Action Program,
undated and 1972.
2 folders.
Coalition of Concerned Women and Minorities,
undated and 1972.
Day Nite care,
1973-1976.
DOR & Associates, inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.), undated and 1928.
131.H.17.9BEmployment,
1956-1958.
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA),
1973.
Failing Families,
undated and 1973-1974.
Full Employment Action Council,
undated and 1976-1977.
General Mills Industries (GMI),
undated and 1973.
3 folders.
Grant proposal and supporting documentation,
undated and 1972-1973.
Human rights,
undated and 1968-1992.
2 folders.
Illegitimacy and adoption,
undated and 1973-1974.
Internship coordinator file,
1973-1974.
Loring-Nicollet Center Roundtable,
1963.
Loring Park development,
undated and 1971.
Minnesota employment,
1975-1976.
National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers,
1974.
National Organization for Women (NOW),
undated and 1973-1974.
2 folders.
Native American studies and issues, 1973-1994. 5 folders.Some of the material relates to urban studies coursework undertaken by Deming at the University of Minnesota.
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center,
1976.
Renaissance School,
1974.
Resume and supporting documentation,
undated.
Revenue sharing,
1970-1973.
Social issues papers,
undated and 1956.
Social Outreach Service for Youth (SOS),
1976.
Sports cars,
1958-1959.
Recipes,
undated.
Urban Coalition,
undated and 1971-1972.
Urban life styles,
1973.
Urban patterns and change,
undated.
Welfare reform and employment notes,
undated and 1978.
White House Conference on Small Business,
1979.
Women's Equity Action League (WEAL),
undated and 1973.