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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University Archives

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Bird's Eye view of Duluth, Minnesota from Boulevard Drive
Bird's Eye View of Duluth, Minnesota From Boulevard Drive

The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives in the Kathryn A. Martin Library collects, preserves, and provides access to materials that document the history of University of Minnesota Duluth and northeastern Minnesota, including the city of Duluth and Minnesota's four northeastern counties - St. Louis, Lake, Cook, and Carlton. Records of the University of Minnesota Duluth include publications, photographs, memorabilia, and university records from its early days as the Duluth Normal School and Duluth State Teachers College (DSTC), up to records from the present day. Regional history collections include photographs, maps, manuscripts, business records, and other documents that tell the history of Duluth and northeastern Minnesota.

The UMD Archives collections in the Minnesota Digital Library include images of the Duluth Normal School including buildings and classroom scenes; Normal School and DSTC catalogues and bulletins to 1948; and three Normal School scrapbooks spanning 1901-1921. Also included are a wide range of photographs and maps of Duluth and northeastern Minnesota, including: images and blueprints of the Aerial Lift Bridge; photographs of Cloquet and Moose Lake after the Fires of 1918; historic maps of the City of Duluth dating back to 1865; and photographs of many Duluth buildings, businesses, and organizations.

Contact Information

University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library
416 Library Drive
Archives and Special Collections
Duluth, MN 55812
United States

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