00924.XML SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HISTORICAL ASSEMBLY: 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 Meagan Kellom and David B. PetersonJuly 2011 Finding aid written in English. July 2011 Brought forward from Word document to EAD by Meagan Kellom OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Southern Minnesota Historical Assembly. Assembly records. 1950s-1994. Materials in English. Constitution, articles of incorporation, bylaws, correspondence, minutes, reports, news clippings, programs, photographs and related materials of the Southern Minnesota Historical Assembly, formerly known as the First District Historical Assembly, organized to preserve, disseminate, and stimulate interest in local history in the Southeastern Minnesota counties. 0.50 cubic feet (1 box). 143.B.10.12F: See Detailed Desciption 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: History -- Societies, etc. Local history. Women historians -- Minnesota. Women museum curators -- Minnesota. Persons: Fridley, Russell W. Nydahl, Theodore L. (Theodore Ludwig), 1902- Younger, Lewis I., 1904-. Organizations: Association of Historical Agency Administrators (Minn.). First District Historical Assembly (Minn.). Minnesota Historical Society. Document Types: Photographs. HISTORICAL NOTE

The First District Historical Assembly was created with the assistance of the Minnesota Historical Society in 1951 to "...aid the cause of state history by the collecting, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge of local history...", and to stimulate interest in local history throughout Southeastern Minnesota including the counties of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Winona. The name of the organization was changed in 1977 or 1978 to the Southern Minnesota Historical Assembly.

The Association of Historical Agency Administrators, organized in 1969, was developed to foster closer communication and understanding among historical agencies in the state, through exchange of ideas, planning, programs, and financial and legal aid. The concept of the organization was first developed by three women directors of county historical societies: Lee Kellett (Brown), Elizabeth Greene (St. Louis), and Virginia Brainerd Kunz (Ramsey). The first meeting was held in New Ulm on July 21, 1969, with representatives from Brown, Olmsted, Pipestone, and Winona counties, and Russell W. Fridley, the director of the Minnesota Historical Society.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Southern Minnesota Historical Assembly. Assembly records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 14,873 16,242

 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: 001729417

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 143.B.10.12F Articles of incorporation, bylaws, and constitution, 1950s-1983.

Includes articles of incorporation and bylaws from the Southern Minnesota Historical Assembly and the Southeastern Minnesota Historical Assembly.

 Historical background, 1976. Correspondence, minutes, news clippings and related records, 1954-1994. 12 folders. Association of Historical Agency Administration minutes and related records, 1969-1971. Annual meeting programs, 1976-1984. Photographs, 1965-1975.

Includes photographs of attendees at annual meetings (1965, 1970, and 1972), and of school children touring the Winona County Historical Society (1975).

[0.5 cubic feet empty, legal]