GUTTERSEN FAMILY:
An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Guttersen (Family : 1865- : Minn.), creator. | |
| Title: | Guttersen family papers. | |
| Dates: | 1885-1966. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Letters, dismantled scrapbooks, and photographs of Granville Guttersen, an aviation instructor during World War 1 in Texas who died of pneumonia in 1918, and his mother, Alma Guttersen, who lived to 100 years old (1865-1965) and was an active club woman in St. Paul for many years and matron for the Guttersen family. | |
| Quantity: | 0.75 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | P2677: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Papers of Granville Guttersen and his mother, Alma Guttersen (Alma Pattersen before marriage). The Granville Guttersen papers include letters written by Granville Guttersen in 1918 to his parents in St. Paul (Minn.) from the U.S. Army aviation school in Texas, where he was an instructor during much of World War I and where he died of pneumonia in 1918; and his diary for a part of the same period. A scrapbook (dismantled, foldered, and partially photocopied) contains additional letters, as well as pictures, programs, clippings, and other memorabilia that show his participation in school, Boy Scout, and University of Minnesota activities.
Alma Guttersen's papers consist of a dismantled scrapbook (ca. 1889-ca. 1965) and numerous photographs (1885-1950). The scrapbook includes news clippings about Guttersen family members, letters, her marriage certificate (1889), wedding invitations for various family members, Christmas letters, biographical information, and other miscellaneous material and family memorabilia.
The photographs include pictures of Alma Guttersen, her family including children and grandchildren, her husband Gilbert Guttersen, relatives, and friends. Also included are pictures of Guttersen homes in Minnesota and California. Also included are wedding photographs for Alma and Gilbert Guttersen (1889). There are two loose tintypes (1885, 1886) of Alma Guttersen included in the Guttersen family photographs.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Guttersen Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 2,822; 11,540
Processing Information:
Processed by: Alex Kent, October 2009.
Catalog ID number: 006962539
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P2677 | 1 | Granville Guttersen papers: | |||||||||
| Certificates, 1903-1918. | |||||||||||
| Letters, undated, January 1918-May 1919. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Diary, August 31-November 24, 1918. | |||||||||||
| Dismantled scrapbook pages, undated, circa 1908-1919. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| P2677 | 2 | Dismantled scrapbook pages, undated, circa 1908-1919. | |||||||||
| Alma Guttersen papers and photographs: | |||||||||||
| Dismantled scrapbook pages, circa 1889-1965. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes newspaper clippings, letters, certificates, and a photograph of Alma Guttersen at 100 years old. Also included is a signed card from President Lyndon B. Johnson congratulating Alma Guttersen on her 100th birthday. | |||||||||||
| Photographs: | |||||||||||
| Alma Guttersen and parents, friends, undated, 1885-1960. 29 photographs and 2 tintypes. | |||||||||||
| Includes individual portraits of Alma Guttersen and group shots. | |||||||||||
| Guttersen family, undated, 1887-1950. 25 photographs. | |||||||||||
| Includes wedding photographs, photographs of Alma Guttersen's children and husband Gilbert Guttersen, grandchildren, and others. | |||||||||||
| Guttersen extended family and friends, undated, 1931, 1947, 1950, 1952. 15 photographs. | |||||||||||
| Guttersen and extended family homes, undated, 1902, 1934. 10 photographs. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous: | |||||||||||
| Methodist Episcopal Church, Lake Crystal, Minnesota, undated. | |||||||||||
| The Lake Crystal Every Wednesday Woman's Club, undated. | |||||||||||
| Unidentified portrait, undated. | |||||||||||
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.
- Persons:
- Guttersen, Alma Amelia Pattersen, 1865- , author.
- Guttersen, Granville, 1897-1918, author.
- Topics:
- Boy Scouts.
- Flight schools -- Texas.
- Schools -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1939-1945.
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