00832.xml MINNESOTA READING ASSOCIATION: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Alex KentJanuary 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Reading Association Minnesota Reading Association records. 1952-2007. Materials in English. Records of the Minnesota branch of a national and international organization which advances literacy through the promotion of teaching standards and teacher training, encouraging research, and serving as a clearinghouse for information on literacy. The records include constitutions and bylaws, board and committee records, presidential files and local council records. 9.25 cubic feet (10 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This 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: Books and reading -- Minnesota. Education -- Minnesota. Literacy -- Minnesota. Reading -- Minnesota. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Reading Association Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,182

 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: 007263703

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 131.I.19.1B 1 Constitution and bylaws, 1950s-2006. Policies and procedures, 1982-2005. 3 folders. History, 1957 and 1988. 2 folders. Presidential Files:

Arranged chronologically by presidential term.

 Lohmann, Victor, 1955-1957. Raygor, Alton, 1957-1959. Conference correspondence, 1958. Duluth meeting materials, 1958. Berry, Dean, 1959-1961. 3 folders. Spring conference committee plans, 1959. Spring conference, 1959, 1960, 1962. Minnesota Reading Association [MRA] correspondence, 1959-1962. Balow, Bruce, 1961-1962. Minnesota Education Association [MEA], 1962. Smith, Dorothy, 1962-1963. State conference, 1962-1963. Martinetto, Leonard, 1963-1964. Spring conference correspondence, 1964. Duluth spring conference, 1964. Campbell, Eleanor, 1964-1965. 2 folders. MEA section, 1964. Legislative committee, 1964-1965. Gordon, Bernice, 1965-1966. 2 folders. MEA section requirements, 1965. MRA spring conference, Red Wing, 1966. 131.I.19.2F 2 Johnson, Dorothy, 1966-1967. 2 folders. Sloan, Margaret, 1967-1968. 2 folders. Goins, Jean Turner, 1968-1969. 2 folders. Simula, Vernon, 1969-1970. Sather, Verlie, 1970-1971. 2 folders.

Missing years 1971-1972, [Jacobson, Victoria].

 Googins, Duane, 1972-1973. Dreyer, Hal, 1973-1974. Grasmoen-Olsen, Laverne, 1974-1975. Erickson, Ann, 1975-1976. Schreiner, Robert, 1976-1977. Classen, Leona, 1977-1978. International Reading Association [IRA] conference, 1977. Murray, Howard, 1978-1979. 3 folders. Traut, Lorrayne, 1979-1980. Smith, Dorothy, 1980-1981. 131.I.19.3B 3 Martin, Gretchen Starks, 1981-1982. O'Shaughnessy, Peg, 1982-1983. Miller, Mary Donald, 1983-1984. Cahill, Kathleen, 1984-1985. 9 folders. Crawford, Leslie W., 1985-1986. 4 folders. Reading Licensure Task Force, 1985. 131.I.19.4F 4 MRA proposal for computer applications, 1984-1985. Minutes, correspondence and publications, 4 folders. Eberwein, Lowell, 1986-1987. 7 folders. Swenson, Charmaine, 1987-1988. 5 folders. IRA coordinator elections, 1987. Correspondence and miscellany, 1987-1988. MRA fall conference, 1987.

Includes photographs.

 131.I.19.5B 5 St. Cloud State conference papers, 1987. Elections and nominations, 1987-1988. Conference book and samples, 1987-1988. Carnegie report, 1987-1988. Topp, Mary, 1988-1989. 6 folders. Anderson, Beverly, 1989-1990. 4 folders. Kelley, Carol, 1990-1991. 2 folders. MRA workshop, 1991. 19th Plains Regional IRA conference, 1991. 3 folders. Guentzel, Evelyn, 1991-1992. Martinson, Bonnie, 1992-1993. 2 folders. 131.I.19.6F 6 Brady, Phyllis, 1993-1994. Dalhouse, Doris Walker, 1994-1995. Nuckles, Janet Watt, 1995-1996. Handbook, 1995-1996. Bowker, Michelle, 1996-1997. Sherman, Thomas, 1997-1998. Fields, Nugget, 1998-2000. 2 folders. Walz, Jacqueline, 2000-2001. Nelson, James W., 2001-2002. Schroeder, Lucia, 2002-2003. Gale, Roberta Douglas, 2003-2004. Betlewski, Terri, 2004-2006. 2 folders. Boehm, Eva, and Hansen, Dawn, 2006-2007. Redfern, Anne, 2007-2008. 131.I.19.7B 7 Local Councils: Arrowhead Reading Council, 1957-2000s. 3 folders. Central Minnesota Reading Council, 1957-2000s. 3 folders. Metro South Reading Council, 1991-1996. 2 folders. Minnesota Post-Secondary Special Interest Council, 1973-1989. North Star Reading Council, 1976-2000s. 2 folders. Northwestern Minnesota Reading Council, 1978-2010. Pine Area Reading Council, 1985-1990. Red River Reading Council, 1958-2010. Secondary Reading Special Interest Group, 1992-2007. Southeast Minnesota Reading Council, 1958-2003. 2 folders. Southwest Minnesota Reading Council, 1959-2007. 4 folders. Early Twin Cities Area Reading Council, 1957-1967. 2 folders. Twin Cities Area Reading Council, 1967-1975. 2 folders. 131.I.19.8F 8 Twin Cities Area Reading Council, 1975-2007. 19 folders. Twin Cities Area Reading Council awards, undated, 1985-1996. Vikingland Reading Council, 1981-1997. West Central Minnesota Reading Council constitution and bylaws, 1967-1972. West Central Minnesota Reading Council, 1967-1991. 2 folders. 131.I.19.9B 9 West Central Minnesota Reading Council, 1979-2003. 7 folders.

[.75 cubic feet empty, letter]

 131.I.19.10F 10 West Central Minnesota Reading Council, 1966-1991. 3 volumes. Awards scrapbook, 1984.