THOMAS CORWIN MYERS AND SAMUEL ISAAC MYERS:

An Inventory of Their Family Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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	Creator:	Myers, Samuel Isaac, creator.
	Title:	Thomas Corwin Myers and Samuel Isaac Myers and family papers.
	Dates:	1880-2006 (bulk circa 1900-1933).
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Biographical and background data, photographs, architectural plans, and maps drawn by Samuel Isaac Myers and Thomas Corwin Myers relating to Itasca State Park, Park Rapids, and surrounding areas. Especially significant are Hubbard County land ownership maps. Plans for the Ponsford school in Becker County are included, as are plans for homes and other buildings. Some folders were numbered by the donors and those numbers have been retained for the finding aid. The donors have included explanations of the materials in some of the folders. Both Myers were builders and draftsmen.
	Quantity:	1 cubic foot in 1 box and 1 double oversize folder.
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Myers, Samuel Isaac. Thomas Corwin Myers and Samuel Isaac Myers and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,470

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: 990073750370104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS

Location

142.H.12.7B-1

Built by Thomas Corwin Myers and Samuel Isaac Myers, 1880s-2006.

Compilation of articles, photocopies of clippings, photographs and photocopies of photographs related to buildings constructed by T.C. (1848-1916) and S.I. (1874-1935) Myers. Includes Douglas Lodge in Itasca State Park, schools, churches, businesses, and private homes in Park Rapids, Verndale, Wadena, and Hubbard, and the Ponsford School.

Folder 2. Biographical data, undated.

Includes photocopies of compiled data, T.C. Myers' obituary (1916), and a brochure by Sidney Sanford on the wheat trail from Park Rapids to Verndale that brought wheat to the Myers-built grist mill.

Folder 15. Biographical details, undated.

Includes a biography, a poem, and photographs about Samuel Isaac Myers, including some of the quilts he made.

Photograph album, circa 1905-1918. 1 volume in folder.

Includes photographs of the Patrick, North Harrison, and Harrison mines near Nashwauk; farm scenes near Harvey, North Dakota; Myers' claims in Hubbard County; and Douglas Lodge.

Folder 12. Photographs, undated.

Includes Myers' cabin and Douglas Lodge.

Folder 13. Itasca State Park-related items, undated, 1904-1996.

Includes biographical articles, Douglas Lodge and Itasca State Park historical compilations, and photographs of Itasca scenes painted by S.I. Myers.

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ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS

Location

142.H.12.7B-1

Folder 3. Railroad buildings and data, 1899-2005.

Includes Great Northern water tower in Park Rapids.

Folder 8. Kissock residence, undated.

Folder 4. Summer cottages and material bill, undated.

Folder 5. House and Albert's bungalow, undated.

Unnamed bungalow, undated.

Lake cottage, undated.

Folder 6. Widdifield barn and material list, undated.

Folder 7. Boys and girls bathroom at East Side School, Park Rapids, 1933.

Folder 9. Haradon cottage, undated.

Folder 10. Agricultural buildings and implements and miscellaneous buildings, undated, 1922.

Includes poultry house, hog house, speeder house for State Forest Service, store fronts in Sebeka, a foot powered jig saw and egg crates and trays.

Badoura Church, undated.

Includes bill of material.

Ponsford School, undated.

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MAPS DRAWN BY SAMUEL MYERS

Location

142.H.12.7B-1

Folder 11:

Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Becker, Wadena, Otter Tail and Todd counties, undated. 1 map: black & white, linen; 53 x 68 cm.

Itasca County Fishing Region, 1933. 1 map: tinted; 53 x 86 cm.

Itasca State Park, Hubbard County, 1915. 1 map: black & white, paper; 43 x 45 cm.

Mantrap Lake, 1925. 1 map: black & white, linen; 33 x 35 cm.

Itasca State Park, Mantrap Lake region, 1927. 1 map: black & white; 36 x 49 cm.

Location

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Hubbard County, January 29, 1927. 1 map: black & white; 43 x 58 cm.

With annotations presumably by S.I. Myers.

Itasca County Fishing Region, 1933. 1 map: black & white; 86 x 83 cm.

Drawn for Fuller's Tackle Shops, Grand Rapids, printed.

Hubbard County land ownership map, August 1, 1905. 1 map: tinted; 52 x 89 cm.

Hubbard County land ownership map and advertising letter, February 1, 1927. 2 items including 1 blueprint map: 63 x 120 cm.

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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.

Topics:: Architecture -- Minnesota -- Designs and plans.; Parks -- Minnesota -- Maps.; Recreation areas -- Minnesota.

Persons:: Myers, Thomas Corwin.; Myers family.

Places:: Itasca State Park (Minn.) -- Maps.; Park Rapids -- History.; Ponsford (Minn.); Hubbard County -- Maps.

Document Types:: Architectural drawings (visual works).; Blueprints.; Photographs.

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