P2298 WALTER HALL WHEELER An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Kathryn A. Johnson Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by Lyda MorehouseDecember 13, 1999 Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008 Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Wheeler, Walter Hall, 1883-1974. Walter Hall Wheeler papers, 1943-1944, 1960. Correspondence (1943-1944) and newspaper clippings (1943-1944) documenting Wheeler's (a Minneapolis engineer) interests in synthetic gasoline production during World War II, and three items (1960) concerning his attempt to save the Metropolitan Building in Minneapolis. 1 folder, containing 10 items. P2298 SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Correspondence (1943-1944) and newspaper clippings (1943-1944) documenting Wheeler's (a Minneapolis engineer) interests in synthetic gasoline production during World War II.

Correspondence (1943) between Wheeler and United States Senator Joseph H. Ball and Air Force General George E. Stratemeyer document Wheeler's knowledge of the construction of synthetic gasoline plants in pre-war Germany, and two newspaper clippings describe the destruction of these plants by the British Royal Air Force.

Two letters and one newspaper clipping (1960) detail Wheeler's attempts to prevent the razing of the Metropolitan Building, Minneapolis, which was the first skyscraper west of Chicago. There is information on Leroy S. Buffington, the building's architect, details on its construction, and efforts by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to save the building, which was later demolished.

CATALOG HEADINGS

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: Architecture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Modern, 19th century. Buildings -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Gasoline -- Germany. Gasoline, Synthetic. Historic buildings -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. World War, 1939-1934 -- Aerial operations. World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects. Persons: Ball, Joseph H. (Joseph Hurst), 1905-. Buffington, Leroy Sunderland, 1848-1931. Stratemeyer, George E., 1890-1970. Organizations: Metropolitan Building (Minneapolis, Minn.). Places: Minneapolis (Minn.). Occupations: Engineers ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 8926; 9012

Processing Information:

Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson.

Catalog ID number: 09-00321314