CAROL CRAWFORD RYAN:
An Inventory of her Star Island Research Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Ryan, Carol Crawford, creator. | |
| Title: | Star Island Research Files. | |
| Dates: | 1915-1999. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Research files (1976-1999), Star Island Oral History Project files (1976-1995), ONPAWE Lodge diary (1915), and Star Island Protective League records (1918-1991) relating to a vacation community located on an island in Cass Lake in northern Minnesota. | |
| Quantity: | 1.4 cubic feet (4 boxes) | |
| Location: | P2732: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
Star Island is a 1,163-acre island in Cass Lake, located about twelve miles east of Bemidji, Minnesota. Most of the island is part of Chippewa National Forest, but since 1909 privately-owned cabins have been built along the island’s shoreline, primarily as summer residences for families from Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Ryan, Carol Crawford. Star Island Research Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,342
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 990073667410104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| P2732 | 1 | Star Island history research files: | |||||||||
| Research notes, photocopies of research materials, and correspondence gathered by Carol C. Ryan while researching the history of Star Island for her thesis, Summering: everyday life in a vacation community, 1909-1985, and her book, Star Island: a Minnesota summer community. | |||||||||||
| Field notebooks, July-October 1985. 2 volumes in 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Abstract, 1987. | |||||||||||
| Artifacts, undated. | |||||||||||
| Boats and boating, undated and 1977. | |||||||||||
| Camp Kawajiwin, undated. | |||||||||||
| Cass Lake times, undated. | |||||||||||
| Chippewa National Forest, undated. | |||||||||||
| Community personalities, undated. | |||||||||||
| Conclusions, undated. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence with islanders, 1981, 1983, 1999. | |||||||||||
| Electricity to the island, 1976. | |||||||||||
| Everyday life, undated. | |||||||||||
| Fishing, undated. | |||||||||||
| Forestry correspondence regarding proposed road, undated. | |||||||||||
| Includes copies of correspondence with forestry officials and congressmen, 1931-1937. | |||||||||||
| Forest Service history of Star Island, undated. | |||||||||||
| General history, undated and 1982. | |||||||||||
| Going to the lake, undated. | |||||||||||
| History and geography, undated. | |||||||||||
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| P2732 | 2 | Housing charts, 1987-1999. | |||||||||
| Includes lists of owners of cabins from 1909. | |||||||||||
| Inn and lodge on the island, undated. | |||||||||||
| Insertions in book, undated. | |||||||||||
| Letters and newsletters, 1980s-1990s. | |||||||||||
| Loon pieces, undated. | |||||||||||
| Maps, undated. | |||||||||||
| Marina at Cass Lake, undated. | |||||||||||
| Pictures and Loon material, undated. | |||||||||||
| Pictures from thesis, undated. | |||||||||||
| Photographs, undated. | |||||||||||
| Plats of the island, undated. | |||||||||||
| Pollution and water levels, undated. | |||||||||||
| Promotional materials, undated. | |||||||||||
| Reunion, 1986. | |||||||||||
| Road, undated. | |||||||||||
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| P2732 | 3 | Second homes, undated. | |||||||||
| Song of Star Island, undated. | |||||||||||
| Special events, undated. | |||||||||||
| Star Island history, undated. | |||||||||||
| Star Island Lodge, undated. | |||||||||||
| Star Island Protective League, undated. | |||||||||||
| Town of Cass Lake, undated. | |||||||||||
| Wildlife and plants, undated. | |||||||||||
| Windigo, undated. | |||||||||||
| Youth activities, undated. | |||||||||||
| Star Island Oral History Project files: | |||||||||||
| General, 1976-1995. | |||||||||||
| Starr, Ralph: Interview notes, undated. | |||||||||||
| Unistar/William Anderson family interview notes, 1985. | |||||||||||
| Utley, Grant: Interview transcript, 1977. | |||||||||||
| Wagler, Mary Starr and Jack Starr: Interview transcript, 1976. | |||||||||||
| ONPAWE Lodge diary, 1915. Typescript. | |||||||||||
| Kept by the Claude Copley Flansburg family at their cabin on Star Island, with an introduction dated 1991. | |||||||||||
| Star Island Protective League records: | |||||||||||
| Minutes, 1918-1953, 1976-1978. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
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| P2732 | 4 | Correspondence, 1950-1970. | |||||||||
| The loon, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967-1976, 1987, 1991. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| Annual newsletter of the Star Island Protective League. 1940, 1942, and 1944 issues are photocopies. | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIALS
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:
- Flansburg family.
- Topics:
- Leisure -- Minnesota -- History.
- Vacation homes -- Minnesota -- History.
- Organizations:
- Star Island Oral history Project.
- Star Island Protective League (Cass Lake, Minn.).
- Places:
- Cass Lake (Cass County and Beltrami County, Minn. : Lake)
- Minnesota -- Social life and customs.
- Star Island (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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