ARC GREATER TWIN CITIES:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Arc Greater Twin Cities, creator.
Title:Arc records.
Dates:1946-2007.
Abstract:Records documenting the first sixty years of one of the nation's first advocacy groups for the developmentally disabled. The collection includes board of directors' documents, financial records, biographical files, publications, subject files, speeches, news clippings, motion pictures and videorecordings, and scrapbooks and photograph albums.
Quantity:10.75 cubic feet (11 boxes), 2 master film reels: 16mm., 21 master video files: MOV (181.5 GB), and 23 user video files: MP4 (11.6 GB).
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseHISTORICAL NOTE

Arc Greater Twin Cities is an advocacy agency for the developmentally disabled that traces its history back to 1946. At a holiday party at the Hammer School in Minneapolis, one of the few schools at the time that accepted children with mental retardation, parents organized a group and elected Reuben Lindh chairman. Calling themselves the Association of Friends of the Mentally Retarded, they hoped to arouse public interest in reforms for the care of and educational standards for the mentally retarded through research, public meetings, and legislation. Officially incorporating in 1948 as a nonprofit corporation, the association's first major project was a gift campaign for individuals living in the state hospitals, who were often forgotten during the holidays. Reuben Lindh met with local newspaper columnist and radio personality Cedric Adams, who promoted the campaign in his column. As a result, over 30,000 gifts poured in, and people began to discuss openly issues facing people with mental retardation. The project continues as the annual fund campaign.

Similar parent organizations were forming around the country at this time. On September 28, 1950, the first national gathering of parent organizations met at the Radisson Hotel in Minneapolis, where ninety-three representatives from fourteen states formed the National Association of Parents and Friends of the Mentally Retarded. In 1953 this national organization changed its name to the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC) while the Minneapolis group changed its name to the Minneapolis Association for Retarded Children (MARC).

By 1955 membership in MARC had grown to 250, and the executive board felt it was time to move from a strictly volunteer organization to one with some professional staff. Jerry Walsh was hired as MARC's first executive director, and the first office was opened in the Kresge Building in downtown Minneapolis. MARC was quite active in the 1950s: it established the first community-based Boy Scout troop, Troop 166, for boys with mental retardation in the United States (1951), opened one of the first day activity programs for children with severe disabilities (Eliot Park Neighborhood House in 1954), and several MARC members, led by Reuben Lindh, traveled the state, organizing other local chapters. As a result a state organization, the Minnesota Association for Retarded Children (MnARC), was incorporated in October 1955.

In 1957 MARC opened Indian Chief Camp (later renamed Eden Wood Camping and Retreat Center) in Eden Prairie as a camping and recreational facility and organized weekly dances, bowling, and swimming opportunities at the Minneapolis YWCA. MARC members and staff worked for legislation that mandated special education for educable students and provided funding for teacher training, day activity centers, and research into the causes of mental retardation. In 1961 MARC became a United Fund agency, which lessened the fund raising burden on MARC volunteers. In 1964 MARC helped secure services for trainable students within the Minneapolis Public School system, eleven years before national legislation mandated public education services for all handicapped children.

In 1974 NARC changed the last word of its name from "Children" to "Citizens" to reflect their support for teenagers, adults, and seniors. The state and local chapters also made this change. MARC members and staff were heavily involved in the Welsch vs. Likens case, which ruled that disabled people had a constitutional right to treatment and care in the least restrictive environment, a ruling that led to an egress from the state hospitals and the establishment of residential home facilities. In 1982 MARC opened the Value Village thrift store in Richfield (and another in New Hope in 1993), which raised money for the organization, allowing it to continue to promote self-advocacy and semi-independent living for retarded and disabled people.

In 1983 MARC became the Association of Retarded Citizens of Hennepin County, which reflected the fact that its programs were county-wide and included more than the city of Minneapolis. In 1990 seven metro ARC chapters agreed to eliminate "Association for Retarded Citizens" from their names, using instead the moniker Arc. There were concerns that the label "retarded" and the reference to disability was more prominent than the reference to personhood. One year later, the Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States, the national counterpart, changed its name to The Arc of the United States. In 2001 Arc of Hennepin County and Arc of Carver County merged to form Arc Hennepin-Carver, Inc. In 2007 the name changed yet again, to Arc Greater Twin Cities.


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Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

This collection contains board of directors' documents (annual meetings and reports, articles of incorporation and bylaws, board rosters, and minutes and agenda packets), financial records, biographical files, publications, subject files, speeches, news clippings, motion pictures and videorecordings, and scrapbooks and photograph albums that document the first sixty years of Arc Greater Twin Cities. The annual reports date from 1955 through 1996 (with some gaps in the 1970s) and are a good place to find summaries of Arc's activities and goals as well as a financial statement. The board of directors' minutes, while widely scattered for the organization's first twenty years and missing for much of the 1970s, appear to be complete from 1980 through 1995. The financial records contain annual financial statements, balance sheets, budget papers, and audit reports from 1957 through 1995 (again with gaps in the 1970s).

The biographical files (1954-1996) consist mainly of research notes on individuals, likely as background for the publication, Visions & Victories: Celebrating 50 Years of Creating Opportunities (1996).

The publications contain items published or collected by the organization and are chronologically arranged (1952-1996), with several undated items filed first. They include directories of services for the mentally retarded in Hennepin County, as well as various other reports and studies. The subject files are arranged alphabetically by folder title and contain brochures, information on day activity centers and camps managed by Arc Greater Twin Cities, and material on mental retardation issues collected at various conferences. Also included are notes, articles, and booklets on the history of Arc Greater Twin Cities; two theater scripts; membership rosters; and newspaper articles documenting various activities of the organization, such as the Value Village stores. Also included are various position statements, reports, pamphlets, and convention programs of the National Association for Retarded Citizens.

The speech files (1950 to 1979) contain commentary on issues facing the mentally retarded from two Minnesota governors (Luther W. Youngdahl and Karl F. Rolvaag), Arc presidents, executive directors, and members. The news clippings (sorted chronologically) and motion pictures and videorecordings also document the organization's activities and history. Of special note are a speech by Minnesota's Senator Paul Wellstone, a story by Ed Bradley of CBS News, interviews with Arc pioneer Reuben Lindh, Arc of Hennepin County's fiftieth anniversary, and the holiday gift promotion featuring Cedric Adams.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:

Board of Directors' Documents
Financial Records
Biographical Files
Publications
Subject Files
Speeches
News clippings
Motion Pictures and Videorecordings
Scrapbooks and Photograph Albums


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

The video recordings in copyright in this collection are not available online, but can be accessed upon request for use in the Gale Family Library reading room. Please consult reference staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Arc Greater Twin Cities. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 15,704; 15,797; 16,160

Location of Master Files:

Digital masters of video and film recordings are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.

The original videocassettes were disposed after the material was digitally reformatted into mov files.

Processing Information:

Processed by: Richard W. Arpi, October 2004, and Christopher Welter, December 2008.

Digitization and encoding by April Rodriguez, November 20, 2025.

Digital video transferred from the master videocassettes by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes (November 2025).

Legacy Amendment logo

Box 115.K.16.12F was vacated after videocassette disposal.

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990029568460104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseBOARD OF DIRECTORS' DOCUMENTS

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151.I.7.10F1Annual meetings, 1966, 1981-1988, 1991. 5 folders.
Annual reports, October 1955-1996. 7 folders.
Articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1948-1991. 3 folders.
Board rosters, 1955-1971, 1992-1994.
Minutes and agenda packets, 1946-1982. 19 folders.
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151.I.7.11B2Minutes and agenda packets, 1983-1994. 23 folders.
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151.I.7.12F3Minutes and agenda packets, 1995. 2 folders.

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Expand/CollapseFINANCIAL RECORDS

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151.I.7.12F3Budgets, balance sheets, and financial statements, June 1957-1971. 11 folders.
Audit reports, 1977, 1982-1995. 7 folders.
1983, 1988, 1992 missing.

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Expand/CollapseBIOGRAPHICAL FILES

Includes research notes prepared for the organizational history Visions & Victories: Celebrating 50 Years of Creating Opportunities (1996), news clippings, and files on board members.


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151.I.7.12F3Bach, Dickie (poster boy), 1965.
Bjerke, Delores, April 12, 1985.
Blager, Mildred, undated.
Blodgett, Dr. Harriet, 1955-1967.
Carlson, Evelyn, undated, 1964, 1983.
Christian, Gordon, 1962-1964.
Cook, Jerre, undated.
Doll, Mary Lou, 1961-1986.
Correspondence.
Gill, Barbara, October 1995.
Guthrie, Dr. Robert, 1995.
Hart, Mary, undated, 1962-1967.
Henry, Anne, 1996.
Jellison, Diane, undated.
Klobuchar, Jim, 1971-1993. 2 folders.
Includes correspondence.
Lindh, Reuben T., 1954-1982. 2 folders.
Oden Jr., Chester W., 1979.
Omodt, Donald, 1964-1966.
Correspondence as MARC president.
Poetz, Cliff, 1973-1974.
Rischmiller, John, October 1, 1994.
Ross, Bette, circa 1985].
Schwinn, Jim, 1993.
Sewall, Myrtle, 1969, circa 1985].
Skwarek, Jeff, September 1993.
Smith, Peter K., circa 1980s.
Swallen, Sally, 1961-1967, 1976. 2 folders.
Includes newsletter columns.
Thomson, Mildred, undated.
Walsh, Jerry, 1966, 1969, 1996.
Youngdahl, Luther, 1964, 1996.

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151.I.7.12F3Metropolitan Area Directory of Resources for People who are Mentally Retarded, undated.
Joint project sponsored by Anoka County ARC, Dakota County ARC, Minneapolis ARC, and St. Paul ARC.
A Study of the Institutional Needs for the Mentally Retarded in the State of Minnesota, 1952.
Special Day Care Center-Eliot Park Neighborhood House, July 1955.
First annual report.
A Guide for Establishment of Special Classes for Mentally Retarded Children in Minnesota, 1956.
A Report on Philosophy and Historical Background Relative to Charges for Care of Mentally Retarded in State Institutions, March 1956.
Report Number 12.
A Report on Needs and Recommendations Relative to the Education of Mentally Retarded Children in the State of Minnesota, March 1956.
Report Number 13.
A Report on Needs and Existing Services for the Mentally Retarded in Hennepin County, May 10, 1956.
Report Number 14.
A Study of Programs and Services for Mentally Retarded in Hennepin County, October 23, 1956.
Our Mentally Retarded: A Committee Report of the Family & Child Welfare Division, December 1956.
Produced by Community Welfare Council of Hennepin County.
Looking Ahead: Suggestions for Parents of Mentally Retarded Children, 1956.
Produced by Minnesota Department of Public Welfare.
Health, Education, Welfare, and Other Health Services for the Mentally Retarded in Minneapolis and Hennepin County, February 1, 1959.
Directory of Health, Education, Welfare, and Allied Services for the Mentally Retarded in Hennepin County, April 15, 1960.
Report of the Committee on the Mentally Retarded, October 1961.
Published by the Community Health and Welfare Council of Hennepin County, Inc.
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151.I.7.13B4Directory of Services for the Mentally Retarded in the Metropolitan Minneapolis Area, circa 1957-1963].
School Age Trainable Mentally Retarded in Minneapolis: A Report, October 8, 1963.
Presented to the Minneapolis Board of Education.
Survey of Daytime Activity Centers for the Mentally Retarded in Minnesota, February 1965.
Services for the Mentally Retarded of Hennepin County, June 1965.
Doesn't Anyone Care....About the Mentally Ill and the Mentally Retarded?, October 1965.
Published by the Jaycees.
Action Speaks Louder...A Plan for Minnesota's Mentally Retarded, circa 1966].
Effectiveness of Day Activity Center Participation in Development of Social Competence in Mentally Retarded Children, 1968.
By Sheldon R. Schneider.
Recreational Programs in Hennepin County: A Guide for People who are Mentally Retarded, January 1, 1978.
Family Unit Task Force report, May 1978.
Published by the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare.
The Community Imperative: A Refutation of All Arguments in Support of Institutionalizing Anybody Because of Mental Retardation, 1979.
Respite Care for Handicapped People in the Twin Cities Area, February 1980.
Published by the Metropolitan Council.
Developmental Disabilities and Public Policy, January 1983.
Published by Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities.
The Lives of Mentally Retarded People (excerpts), 1983.
From a book by Daryl Paul Evans published by Westview Press.
A Position Paper About Mentally Retarded People who are Residents of State Hospitals and ICF/MRs, February 1985.
By John L. Holahan, father of Peter J. Holahan, resident of Faribault State Hospital since 1950.
Services to Minnesotans with Developmental Disabilities: The 1990-1991 State Plan, January 1990.
Published by the Department of Human Services.
A Road Map to Transition: A Guide to Help High School Students with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families Plan and Prepare for Adult Life, 1992.
Rocketing Into the Future! Participation in Postsecondary Education: Opportunities for Student with Disabilities, March 2, 1993.
Summary report of conference for students in grades 10-12 held at Mankato State University.
Report to the President: The National Reform Agenda and Citizens with Mental Retardation: A Journey of Renewal for All Americans, 1994.
Published by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and President's Committee on Mental Retardation.
Report on the Closure of Portland Residence, June 24, 1996. 2 folders.

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151.I.7.13B4Action alerts, 1989-1990.
African Americans: advocacy and outreach, undated.
Arts programs (news clippings), 1956-1966.
Association of Friends of the Mentally Retarded, 1948.
Autism resource packet, circa 1995].
Barnes and Noble, Inc., Children with special needs collection, circa 1991].
Boy scouts, 1952-1996.
Brochures:
Agency brochures, undated.
MARC, circa 1952-1982].
Arc of Hennepin County, circa 1983]-1996. 2 folders.
Miscellaneous, undated, 1990s. 3 folders.
Arc Greater Twin Cities, circa 2007].
Camp Friendship, 1967-1970.
Charles Bronstein Home, 1971-1972.
Christmas poster, circa 1970].
Christmas for People, 1963, 1971, 1989-1994. 2 folders.
Church programs news clippings:
Miscellaneous, 1955-1968.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1968.
Church of St. Stephen, 1995-1996.
Elim Church, 1963-1966.
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 1967.
Westwood Lutheran Church, 1968.
Normandale Lutheran Church, 1965.
Westminster Church, 1967-1968.
Clusters in Minnesota: A Sourcebook, circa 1983]. 2 folders.
Coalition for Rights of Children and Adults with DD, 1994-1995.
Coffee day, 1971.
Commissioner Home Visits, 1990-1993.
Community Advocates Program, 1994-1996.
Community and Family Living Amendment of 1983, February 27, 1984.
Testimony of Melvin D. Heckt.
Community transition interagency committee, undated.
Conferences:
Metro consumer conference, April 25, 1987.
Conference for self advocates, April 1988, April 1989.
Empowering parents through partnerships, March 1993.
Meeting the challenges in developmental disabilities, May 1993.
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151.I.7.14F5Daytime Activity Centers (DACs):
DACs, 1963-1965. 2 folders.
Bill before the legislature, 1965.
Correspondence, 1960-1968.
Elliot Park DAC, 1961.
Hennepin County DAC finances, 1964-1971. 2 folders.
Holy Nativity DAC finances, 1969-1971.
Model Neighborhood DAC finances, 1970-1971.
Mt. Olivet DAC finances, 1969-1971.
Oak Park DAC, 1964.
Westminster DAC finances, 1969-1971.
Director’s Forum on Developmental Disabilities, 1990.
Eden Wood Camping and Retreat Center:
See also Indian Chief Camp.
Brochures, undated, 1991-1993.
Camp and trip catalogs, 1985-1993.
Integrated Kids' Week, 1986-1988.
Miscellaneous, 1984-1994.
Shareholders' reports, 1984-1993.
Summaries, 1985-1988.
Education committee, 1990-1992. 2 folders.
Employment/Labor news clippings, 1956-1980.
Estates, gifts to MARC, 1969-1986.
Executive committee, 1958-1971, 1986-1990. 4 folders.
Agendas, notes, and scattered minutes.
Fact sheets, 1959-1960, 1964.
Family forums, 1987-1989.
Family oversight of services at the state and local levels: family support councils, circa 1993].
Faribault Regional Center, 1971, 1995.
Fetal alcohol syndrome symposium, March 22, 1996.
Film director interviews, 1991-1992.
Firm contributions, 1956-1957.
First MARC bank book, 1955-1974.
Fraser School, 1954-1967.
Foster grandparent project, undated.
Fund raising news clippings, 1954-1972.
Guardianships and commitments, 1964-1966.
Hammer School, Incorporated, 1946-1947, circa 1969], 1986.
Meeting minutes, bylaws and articles of incorporation, and a history (1923-1974).
Holiday campaigns news clippings, 1962-1982.
Housing committee, undated. 2 folders.
Housing program, 1994.
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151.I.8.1B6Inclusiveness committee, 1991. 2 folders.
Indian Chief Camp:
See also Eden Wood Camping and Retreat Center.
Brochures, 1966-1984.
New clippings, 1963-1989.
Profiles, 1958-1984.
West Bloomington Lions Club booklet, October 26, 1996.
Institutions news clippings, 1962-1969.
Legislative information, undated, 1971, 1973.
Legisletter, 1965-1971.
Let Heaven and Nature Sing script, 1996.
Second draft of play by Bob Beverage for Great North American History Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Letterheads and general information, 1960s-1990s.
Little Shoes brochure, circa 1948].
Made in the Shade walk/run, 1992-1996.
MARC Mart report, February 25, 1981.
See also Value Village thrift store.
Medicaid action alert, 1990.
Member contributions and pledges, 1957.
Membership drive, 1963.
Membership rosters, 1961-1982. 3 folders.
1977 and 1980 are missing.
Metro region ARC president's meetings, 1964-1965.
Minneapolis public schools: Classes for trainable children, 1957-1965.
Name change, 1983.
National Association for Retarded Citizens:
ARC facts, 1986-1993.
ARC's government report, October 1982.
Committee reports, 1973-1974.
National convention program, October 1970.
In Minneapolis.
National convention program, October 1974.
In Milwaukee.
National convention material, 1992.
In Minneapolis.
National convention materials, November 1996.
In Louisville.
National poster boy (Richie Bach), 1964.
Pamphlets, undated.
Position statements, 1987-1991.
Report card to the nation on inclusion in education of students with mental retardation, October 1992.
Strategic plan for the ARC, October 23, 1991.
To Our Future...and Theirs: A Handbook on Involving Young Parents in the ARC, 1985.
Twenty questions: NARC and federated financing, April 1964.
Miscellaneous, 1965-1992.
Native Americans: advocacy and outreach, undated.
News releases, 1984-1993.
North central regional conference of NARC, February 1968.
Officers and directors, 1957-1986.
Scattered address lists and statement of duties.
Office manual, 1988-1990.
Organizational histories and notes:
History notes for 1956-1963 by Darlys, 1996.
History display boards, 1956-1985.
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151.I.8.2F7Miscellaneous history notes, 1955-1992.
History of Minneapolis ARC as recalled by R.T. Lindh, 1986.
History of the education of retarded children in Minnesota, circa 1987].
Historical retrospective, circa 1994].
Historical timeline, 1950-1994.
50th anniversary media campaign, 1995-1996.
Interviews and stories, 1995-1996.
Visions and Victories: Celebrating 50 Years of Creating Opportunities ARC of Hennepin County 1946-1996, 1996.
Opportunity Workshop, Inc., 1956-1966.
Parent profiles, 1954, 1965-1967.
People First Day at the Capitol, March 26, 1992.
People First, 1993. 2 folders.
Personnel policy and practices manual (draft), undated.
Photographs, undated, 1967, 1999. 2 folders.
Plan (1980-1985) for MARC, February 19, 1980.
Portland Secondary Center programs, 1979.
Position statements, 1980-1982.
Positive Learning: An Alternative to Behavior Management, 1989. 2 folders.
Prevention of mental retardation news clippings, 1964-1968.
Problems and consequent stress and strain on having a retarded child in one's family, undated.
Public policy advocacy clippings, 1966-1969.
Quilt, [1975?].
Real estate papers, 1962-1984.
Recreation news clippings, 1962-1967.
Religion classes for the mentally retarded, 1959-1967. 3 folders.
Religion: Christian character study, undated.
Materials from the Liguorian Publication Center, Liguori, Missouri.
Remembering with Dignity project, 1996.
Residential homes news clippings, 1966-1970, 1984.
Residential services committee, 1980-1984.
Sabbath Sunday, undated.
Santa House, 1989-1991. 2 folders.
Self-advocacy conference, 1994.
Siblings of children with special needs, undated.
Speakers bureau program, 1974-1986.
Special Olympics, 1991, 1998-1999. 3 folders.
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151.K.16.5B8State of California vs. Evelyn Kirchner, 1964-1965, 1971-1972.
State transition interagency committee, 1993.
Sticks and Stones video documentary, May 18, 1993.
Teen-Y-Toppers, 1963.
United Way/United Fund, 1961-1968.
University of Minnesota news clippings, 1955-1979.
University of Minnesota: Dr. Maynard Reynolds, 1955-1961.
Value Village thrift store, 1981-1993.
See also MARC Mart report.
Voiceless and Vulnerable special report, 2001.
Volunteer Quarterly, 1990-1993.
Walk Through My Heartbreak script, April 1971.
Welsch vs. Noot consent decree, September 1980.
Welsch vs. Likens news clippings, 1972-1981.
Willowbrook Developmental Center (New York), 1972-1974.
Women's Auxiliary Spring Fling, 1971-1978.
Youth activism news clippings, 1965-1968.
Youth MARC, October 1968.
Miscellaneous, 1958-1990s. 5 folders.

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151.K.16.5B8Governor Luther W. Youngdahl, September 30, 1950.
At Parents and Friends of the Mentally Retarded first national convention.
Mildred Thomson, April 6, 1959.
At a Rice County ARC meeting in Faribault, Minnesota.
John L. Holahan, undated and June 8, 1962.
Governor Karl F. Rolvaag, December 5, 1964.
The State's Responsibility to the Mentally Ill and the Mentally Retarded, before the DFL Women's Forum.
Melvin D. Hecht, April 28, 1965.
At a Golden Valley Republican club.
Donald J. Omodt, November 15, 1965.
Community Needs of the Mentally Retarded, before the Edina Jaycees.
Melvin D. Hecht, 1965.
Various speeches given by the Minnesota ARC president during 1965.
Governor Karl F. Rolvaag, June 10, 1966.
Championing the Rights of the Retarded, at the Minnesota ARC state convention.
Donald H. Berglund, October 28, 1966.
By the NARC regional vice president in Evansville, Indiana, before the Southern Regional Workshop on Mental Retardation.
Gerald F. Walsh, 1962-1966.
Various speeches given by the first MARC executive director.
Melvin D. Hecht, October 1979.
Marriage, Parenting, Birth Control and Sterilization for Citizens who are Mentally Retarded.
Miscellaneous, circa 1960s]. 4 folders.
Correspondence, notes, and rough drafts related to speeches, probably by some of the above people, but largely unidentified.

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Expand/CollapseNEWS CLIPPINGS

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151.K.16.5B8[undated], 1950, 1962-1983. 16 folders.
Mostly from Twin Cities daily newspapers.
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151.K.16.6F91984-2002. 22 folders.

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Expand/CollapseMOTION PICTURES AND VIDEORECORDINGS

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Shelf Q-11-C (Room B-105.7)Almost Forgotten Children, 1956. 1 master film reel (11 minutes, 1 second): sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (171 MB).
In copyright
Cedric Adams appeal for Christmas gift donations for children in state institutions.
In the Name of Humanity, undated. 1 master film reel (13 minutes, 20 seconds): sound, B&W; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (207 MB).
In the Name of Humanity, undated Digital version
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InternetARC public service announcement, undated. 1 master video file (1 minute, 2 seconds): MOV (237.8 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (13.5 MB).
ARC public service announcement, undated Digital video
Diverse Ability: Epilepsy, 1993. 1 master video file (30 minutes, 43 seconds): MOV (7 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (481 MB).
Diverse Ability: Epilepsy, 1993 Digital video
In the Sunshine: ARC Minnesota, 1989. 1 master video file (14 minutes, 19 seconds): MOV (3.2 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (224 MB).
In the Sunshine: ARC Minnesota, undated Digital video
Outreach Special: Arc, undated. 1 master video file (11 minutes, 13 seconds): MOV (6.1 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (175 MB).
Outreach Special: Arc, undated Digital video
The Second Type, undated. 1 master video file (28 minutes, 39 seconds): MOV (6.5 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (449 MB).
In copyright
By Bill Kern.
Value Village (Richfield), 1990. 1 master video file (22 minutes, 15 seconds): MOV (5 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (348 MB).
Segment on KSTP-TV Good Company television show, about 12 minutes into tape.
Value Village (Richfield), 1990 Digital video
Are We Ready to Listen?, June 12, 1986. 1 master video file (30 minutes, 45 seconds): MOV (7 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (479 MB).
In copyright
Guardianship-Conservatorship, [1988?]. 1 master video file (38 minutes, 18 seconds): MOV (8.7 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (600 MB).
By Legal Advocacy.
Guardianship-Conservatorship, 1988 Digital video
WCCO-TV's Time to Share Special: Volunteers, October 29, 1989. 1 master video file (6 minutes, 30 seconds): MOV (1.4 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (101 MB).
In copyright
Mothers' Retreat, 1989. 1 master video file (53 minutes, 27 seconds): MOV (12.1 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (838 MB).
First annual (second stage) Arc Retreat in Cambridge, Minnesota, including personal growth, spiritual growth, tour of retreat center, and video evaluation of weekend.
Mothers' Retreat, 1989 Digital video
Segments about Value Village, circa 1990-1993. 1 master video file (10 minutes, 24 seconds): MOV (2.3 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (162 MB).
Includes KSTP-TV Good Company episodes at Richfield (1990) and New Hope (1993), plus commercials.
Segments about Value Village, circa 1990-1993 Digital video
Santa House public service announcement, November 29 - December 15, circa 1990-1994. 1 master video file (1 minute, 22 seconds): MOV (314.8 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (20.3 MB).
Features Sean Salisbury, Minnesota Vikings quarterback, and Sam Saarelainen, Arc board member.
Santa House public service announcement, November 29 - December 15, circa 1990-1994 Digital video
Saint Paul This Week from Southview, June 26, 1992. 1 master video file (58 minutes, 59 seconds): MOV (444 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (925 MB).
In copyright
Arc of Hennepin County Promo from Tapemark, 1992. 1 master video file (11 minutes, 13 seconds): MOV (2.5 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (175 MB).
Arc of Hennepin County Promo from Tapemark, 1992 Digital video
Senator Paul Wellstone speech, Rights and Power, October 16, 1992. 1 master video file (38 minutes, 18 seconds): MOV (8.7 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (600 MB).
Given at the ARC national convention and apparently sold for $37 by Arc of Hennepin County as a fund raiser.
Senator Paul Wellstone speech, Rights and Power, October 16, 1992 Digital video
Ed Bradley's Street Stories, 1993. 1 master video file (15 minutes, 09 seconds): MOV (3.4 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (237 MB).
Features the Peter Anderson Group Home in Welch (Dakota County), Minnesota, and one of its residents, who is a convicted child molester.
Special Education Under Attack, April 10, 1995. 1 master video file (1 hour, 9 minutes): MOV (15.8 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (1 GB).
Features Paul Marchand and Senator Paul Wellstone.
Special Education Under Attack, April 10, 1995 Digital video
Dr. Elizabeth Boggs [interview], July 13, 1995. 1 master video file (2 hours, 20 minutes): MOV (31.8 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (237 MB).
Dr. Elizabeth Boggs [interview], July 13, 1995 Digital video
Circle of Life, 1995. 1 master video file (11 minutes, 13 seconds): MOV (5.8 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (422 MB).
Circle of Life, 1995 Digital video
Reuben Lindh [interview], February 11, 1996. 1 master video file (2 hours, 28 minutes): MOV (33.8 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (2.2 GB).
Reuben Lindh [interview], February 11, 1996 Digital video
Visions and Victories: Celebrating 50 Years of Creating Opportunities, 1996. 1 master video file (25 minutes, 36 seconds): MOV (5.8 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (401 MB).
Visions and Victories: Celebrating 50 Years of Creating Opportunities, 1996 Digital video
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Shelf Q-11-C (Room B-105.7)Bigger, Brighter, Better, Together!, May 18, 2006. 1 master DVD (7 min., 40 sec.):sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. and 1 user video file: MP4 (142 MB).
Annual meeting and sixtieth birthday celebration.
Bigger, brighter, better, together, May 18, 2006 Digital video

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149.C.6.9B11Anoka County ARC, 1972-1977, 1981-1988. 6 volumes.
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149.C.7.1B12Scott County ARC, 1963-1974. 3 volumes.
Dakota County ARC, 1978-1980.

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Arc of Hennepin County's newsletters are in the Minnesota Historical Society book collection.

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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:
Children with mental disabilities-Minnesota-Associations, institutions, etc.
Developmentally disabled-Minnesota-Hennepin County-Societies, etc.
Day care centers for people with mental disabilities.
Camps for children with mental disabilities.
Religious education of people with mental disabilities.
Persons:
Adams, Cedric, author.
Holahan, John L., author.
Omodt, Donald J., author.
Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-, author.
Walsh, Gerald F., author.
Wellstone, Paul David, author.
Youngdahl, Luther W., 1896-, author.
Organizations:
Association of Friends of the Mentally Retarded, author.
Minneapolis Association for Retarded Children, author.
Minneapolis Association for Retarded Citizens, author.
Association of Retarded Citizens of Hennepin County (Minn.), author.
National Association for Retarded Citizens, author.
Arc of Hennepin County (Organization), author.
Types of Documents:
Motion pictures.
Speeches.
Video recordings.

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