INDIAN CRAFTS OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN MINNESOTA:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Indian Crafts of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota, creator.
Title:Organization records.
Dates:1952-1977.
Abstract:Records of an Episcopal Church project started by Karen Petersen to help the Indians in northern Minnesota become self-supporting.
Quantity:0.75 cubic feet (1 box).
Location: 149.B.18.14F

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The collection includes historical information, minutes, correspondence, financial records, clippings, craft patterns, and other records of an Episcopal church project started by Karen Petersen in the early 1950s to help the Indians in northern Minnesota become self-supporting.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here] Indian Crafts of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota Organization Records. Minnesota Historical Society

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples

Accession Information:

Accession number: 12,509; 12,959; 15,614

Processing Information:

Processed by: Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, November 1999

Catalog ID number: 990017338280104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
149.B.18.14F1Historical background and minutes, 1952-1964.
Includes minutes of the Deanery Committee on Indian Handwork and the Indian Crafts Board and an essay on the origins of the Indian Crafts project by Karen Petersen.
Committee and staff lists, 1953-1956.
Ideas for utilizing traditional skills.
Notes and clippings on baskets, dolls, and other items that Petersen collected as a source of ideas.
Petersen correspondence with Indians, 1952-1964. 4 folders.
Petersen correspondence, 1956-1962.
Mixture of Karen Petersen's correspondence with Indians and with individuals who purchased Indian crafts. The letters also reveal the relationship developed with several Native American women.
Petersen correspondence with non-Indians, 1952-1962.
Petersen's correspondence with individuals who purchased Indian crafts and with members of various church organizations and committees about administrative matters.
Craft patterns.
Financial records, 1952-1956..
Invoices, inventory lists with prices, and other financial records.
Ledgers, 1953-1955, 1964-1977. 2 volumes.
Miscellaneous.

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An extensive collection of records of the Minnesota Diocese of the Episcopal Church is separately cataloged in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.

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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:
Indians of North America -- Minnesota -- Economic conditions.
Indian business enterprises -- Minnesota.
Church work with Indians -- Minnesota.
Handicraft.
Persons:
Petersen, Karen Daniels.
Organizations:
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Minnesota.

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