MACY'S (FIRM):
An Inventory of Its Dayton's Downtown Minneapolis Department Store Event Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
Creator: | Macy's (Firm), creator. | |
Title: | Dayton's Downtown Minneapolis department store event files. | |
Dates: | 1902-2016 (bulk 1960-2016). | |
Language: | Materials in English. | |
Abstract: | Event records, posters, photographs, image files, and video files of holiday shows and flower shows held for many years in the 8th floor auditorium of the Dayton's department store in downtown Minneapolis. Includes videos of fashion shows, menus and photographs of the store's Candy Kitchen, and files and a video documentary about the history of the company. | |
Quantity: | 14.75 cubic feet (15 boxes and 5 oversize folders, unboxed); 4 video files: MP4 (439 MB); and 340 image files: JPEG (683.9 MB). | |
Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
Dayton's, an upscale Midwestern department store chain, was founded in Minneapolis in 1902 by George Draper Dayton. The business had its beginnings in 1878 with the establishment of a dry goods business known as Goodfellow and Eastman. Dayton constructed a large store building at Nicollet Avenue and Seventh Street in downtown Minneapolis, which opened in 1902 with R.S. Goodfellow & Company as tenant. Dayton became a partner in the firm, which became Dayton's Dry Goods Company in 1903 after he bought out his business partners.
In 1922 the name of the business was changed to The Dayton Company, and it became Dayton-Hudson Corporation in 1969. In 1990 Dayton-Hudson acquired Marshall Field's department stores. Dayton-Hudson became Target Corporation in 2000. In 2001 Dayton's department stores were renamed Marshall Field's, and in 2004 Target Corporation sold the Marshall Field's department store group to May Department Stores, which in 2005 merged with Federated Department Stores, owners of Macy's. In 2006 the Marshall Field's stores took the Macy's name. The downtown Minneapolis store, re-branded as Macy's, closed in 2017.
The Dayton's 8th floor auditorium shows began around 1963 and ran for more than 45 years, many of them under the direction of special events director John Gantert.
ARRANGEMENT
These documents are organized into the following sections:
8th Floor Auditorium Event Files | ||
Marketing Events Team Files | ||
Dayton's History and Photographs | ||
Food Division | ||
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Digitized originals are closed. Access and use requires the curator’s permission.
Some of these files are located off site in Remote Storage. Advance arrangements are required in order to view the files.
Please consult reference staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Macy's (Firm). Dayton's downtown Minneapolis department store event files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,515
Location of Master Files:
Digital masters of the image, video and audio files are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
The original videocassette, film, videodiscs, and audiocassettes were returned to the donor after being digitally reformatted.
Processing Information:
Digitized by: Minnesota Historical Society, August 2019
Image files received from the donor in formats other than JPG were transferred to JPG by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes, March 2018.
Digital video was transferred from a film, a videocassette, and two videodiscs by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes, March 2018.
User sound discs were created from audiocassettes by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes, March 2018.
Catalog ID number: 990089415820104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
8TH FLOOR AUDITORIUM EVENT FILES
The auditorium was built in 1963 and was used for store events. Auditorium staff worked in tandem with the Marketing Events Team.
Holiday Shows
Originally called the Christmas show, it became known as the holiday show in the early 2000s. The first show was held in 1963. There were different themes from 1963 through 2008. The 2008 show was repeated annually thereafter through 2016. | |||||||||||||
Holiday event files frequently include brochures, invitations, press releases and coverage, planning sheets, and images. | |||||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Holiday auditorium themes and attendance from 1963-2016, 2016. | |||||||||||
Internet | Holiday compilation photographs, 1977-2008. 55 image files: JPEG (40.9 MB). | ||||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Sound compilations. 6 user sound discs in 1 folder: | |||||||||||
Includes cassette inserts with song lists and related information. Original sound played from loudspeakers in holiday shows. | |||||||||||||
Hudsons Christmas show original music soundtrack, 1991. 1 user sound disc: digital ; 4 3/4 in. | |||||||||||||
The Wizard of Oz: Daytons 1994 holiday show original music soundtrack, 1994. 1 user sound disc: digital ; 4 3/4 in. | |||||||||||||
The Wind in the willows: 1995 Hudsons holiday show original music soundtrack, 1995. 1 user sound disc: digital ; 4 3/4 in. | |||||||||||||
A Christmas carol: Daytons 1996 holiday show original music soundtrack, 1996. 1 user sound disc: digital ; 4 3/4 in. | |||||||||||||
Nutcracker: Daytons animated holiday display original music soundtrack, 1997. 1 user sound disc: digital ; 4 3/4 in. | |||||||||||||
The 12 days of Christmas: Daytons 1999 holiday show original music soundtrack, 1999. 1 user sound disc: digital ; 4 3/4 in. | |||||||||||||
Christmas budgets event file, 1966-1968. | |||||||||||||
Dickens Village event file, 1966-1967. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plans. | |||||||||||||
Peter Pan event file, 1969. | |||||||||||||
Santa's Television Studio event file, 1971. | |||||||||||||
Joy to the World event file, 1972. | |||||||||||||
The Nutcracker, 1973: | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Christmas in the Country, 1974: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Twas the Night Before Christmas, 1975: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 1977: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Once upon a Christmastime, 1978: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
Babes in Toyland: Posters, 1979. 2 items. | |||||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Alice's Christmas Wonderland: Event file, 1980. | |||||||||||
Pippi Longstocking look-a-like contest: Event file, 1982. | |||||||||||||
Event coincided with Pippi Longstocking-themed holiday show. | |||||||||||||
Babar and Father Christmas, 1983: | |||||||||||||
Event file. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Animalen: the Peaceable Kingdom: Event file, 1984. | |||||||||||
The Velveteen Rabbit, 1985: | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plan. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Santa Bear's First Christmas, 1986: | |||||||||||
Event file and press kit. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Santa Bear's High Flying Adventure, 1987: | |||||||||||
Event file and press kit. 2 files. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Polar Express: Event file and book, 1988. 1 folder and 1 volume. | |||||||||||
Cinderella, 1989: | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.3 | 7 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes animation and character list, as well as drawings of hairstyles, furniture, and props. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Peter Pan, 1990: | |||||||||||
Event file and animation bible. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.3 | 7 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes original full color renderings. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 1 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Pinocchio, 1991: | |||||||||||
Event file and scene bible. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plan. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.3 | 7 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes costume sketches. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Puss in Boots, 1992: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.3 | 7 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Beauty and the Beast, 1993: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.3 | 7 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | Wizard of Oz, 1994: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Artwork, animation bible, and gift shop. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.3 | 7 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | The Wind in the Willows, 1995: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Scenes and gift shop. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.3 | 7 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes animation and set drawings. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.1B | 1 | A Christmas Carol, 1996: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Scene and animation bible, hallway, and gift shop. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.4 | 8 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes color renderings. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | The Nutcracker, 1997: | |||||||||||
Inspired by Maurice Sendak. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.4 | 8 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 1998: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Scenes, illustrations, and gift shop. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.4 | 8 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes scene illustrations. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | Twelve Days of Christmas, 1999: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.4 | 8 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes scene color illustrations. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 2000: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.4 | 8 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes floor plan and display window drawings. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | Twas the Night Before Christmas, 2001: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.4 | 8 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes display window drawings. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | Paddington Bear and the Christmas Surprise, 2002: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Scene bible. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.5 | 9 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes floor plan drawing. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2003: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Press kit. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.5 | 9 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
Internet | Show images. 14 image files: JPEG (19.7 MB). | ||||||||||||
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Internet | Show build images. 4 image files: JPEG (1.76 MB). | ||||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | Snow White, 2004: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.5 | 9 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes color costume drawings. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | Cinderella, 2005: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.5 | 9 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes color costume drawings. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
Internet | Images of animation head sculpts. 9 image files: JPEG (2.67 MB). | ||||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | 15th million visitor to holiday auditorium shows, 2005. | |||||||||||
Mary Poppins, 2006: | |||||||||||||
Event file and animation bible. 1 folder and 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.5 | 9 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | The Nutcracker, 2007: | |||||||||||
Event file and animation bible. 1 folder and 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.5 | 9 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | A Day in the Life of an Elf, 2008: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.5 | 9 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+ Folder | 2 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | A Day in the Life of an Elf: | |||||||||||
Event files, 2009 and 2011. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 2 | Posters, 2009-2015. 6 items. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | Miscellaneous press kits and promotions: | |||||||||||
Holiday animated windows and landmarks, 1992. | |||||||||||||
Santa Bear production, promotions, and press kits, 1986-2003. 4 folders and 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
Holidazzle Parade, 2007: | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.5 | 9 | Floor plans and event related drawings. |
Flower Shows
The first year of the show was titled A World of Gardens and was located on the first floor of the Minneapolis store in 1960 in partnership with Bachman's Floral Gift and Garden stores. The show was held in the auditorium beginning in 1963 and continued, each year with a different theme, through 2016. | |||||||||||||
Flower show event files frequently include brochures, invitations, press releases and coverage, planning sheets, and images. | |||||||||||||
Internet | Flower show compilation photographs, 1977-2003. 118 image files: JPEG (37.92 MB). | ||||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | Flower show themes and attendance from 1960-2016, 2016. | |||||||||||
International theme event file, 1960. | |||||||||||||
Rose Show, 1963: | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Shelf Q-9-C (Room B.105-7) | Rose show and visitors, 1963. 1 master film reel (1 minute, 19 seconds): 16mm and 1 user video file: MP4 (12.5 MB). | ||||||||||||
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141.C.19.2F | 2 | Dayton's Easter Park: Event file, 1964. | |||||||||||
English Gardens: Event file, 1965. | |||||||||||||
Italian Gardens: Event file, 1966. | |||||||||||||
Southern Gardens: Event file, 1967. | |||||||||||||
A Dutch Garden: Event file, 1968. | |||||||||||||
Sculpture Gardens: Event file, 1969. | |||||||||||||
Springtime Park: Event file, 1970. | |||||||||||||
Camelot: Event file, 1972. | |||||||||||||
It's Cherry Blossom Time: Event file, 1974. | |||||||||||||
Japan theme. | |||||||||||||
California Flower Market: Event file, 1975. | |||||||||||||
Springtime on the Mississippi: Event file, 1976. | |||||||||||||
Scheherazade: Event file, 1977. | |||||||||||||
Moroccan theme. | |||||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | A Flowering Woodland: Photographs, 1978. | |||||||||||
Hollywood in Bloom: Photographs, 1979. | |||||||||||||
Gardens of the Midnight Sun: Event file, 1981. | |||||||||||||
Bourbon Street in Bloom, 1982: | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Gardens of the Aegean: Event file, 1983. | |||||||||||
Minnesota Wild, 1984: | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | An English Garden: Event file, 1985. | |||||||||||
Based on Beatrix Potter. | |||||||||||||
Flower and Form, The Gardens of Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1986: | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes scale model photographs. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Guthrie Gardens, 1987: | |||||||||||
Designed by set and costume designer Desmond Heeley as a salute to the Guthrie Theater. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | A Sculpture Garden, 1988: | |||||||||||
Tied in with the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, which opened the same year. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plan and sketches. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | A Child's Garden of Verses, Songs, Games and Other Things, 1989: | |||||||||||
An homage to Children's Theater Company, designed by children's book author/illustrator Tomie DePaola. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plan and sketches. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.7 | 10 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Character sketches. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Babar's Kingdom of Flowers, 1990: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.7 | 10 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes color illustrations. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Fiori D' Italia, 1991: | |||||||||||
Italian-inspired theme. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.7 | 10 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Flowers and Fjords, 1992: | |||||||||||
Norway-inspired theme. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Scenes, props, design, and hallway. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.7 | 10 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | An English Country Garden, 1993: | |||||||||||
English-inspired theme. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Flores Mexicanas, 1994: | |||||||||||
Mexico-inspired theme. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes props and set drawings. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Tivoli Gardens, 1995: | |||||||||||
Themed after Tivoli Gardens amusement park and pleasure garden located in Denmark. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plan. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Garden Varieties, 1996: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.7 | 10 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | The Gardens of Vienna, 1997: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.8 | 11 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Beatrix Potter's Lakeland, 1998: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.8 | 11 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Alice in Wonderland, 1999: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.8 | 11 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Curious George, 2000: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.10.8 | 11 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes original color rendering of the spring flower show campaign. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Linnea in Monet's Garden, 2001: | |||||||||||
Based on a children's book by Christina Bjork. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Box | |||||||||||||
142.D.10.8 | 11 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Provence in Bloom, 2002: | |||||||||||
Designed by florist Christian Tortu. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plan. | |||||||||||||
Box | |||||||||||||
142.D.10.8 | 11 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Flower Fairies, 2003: | |||||||||||
Designed by florist Paula Pryke. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Garden of Make Believe, 2004: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plan. | |||||||||||||
Box | |||||||||||||
142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Music in the Garden, 2005: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plan. | |||||||||||||
Box | |||||||||||||
142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Avantgarden, 2006: | |||||||||||
Designed by florist Daniel Ost. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plan and drawings. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes illustrations and correspondence. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Gadina Africana, 2007: | |||||||||||
Africa-inspired theme. Show was held on the first floor. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Box | |||||||||||||
142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes detail drawings of show set. | |||||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Floranova, 2008: | |||||||||||
South America-inspired theme. Show was held on the first floor. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Dream in Color, 2009: | |||||||||||
Held in 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Spring is in the Air, 2010: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Towers of Flowers, 2011: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Includes floor plan. | |||||||||||||
Box | |||||||||||||
142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Brazil, 2012: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | The Painted Garden, 2013: | |||||||||||
India inspired. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Box | |||||||||||||
142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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142.D.6.6 | 12 | The Secret Garden, 2014: | |||||||||||
Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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142.D.6.6 | 12 | Art in Bloom, 2015: | |||||||||||
Inspired by famous artists and artworks. | |||||||||||||
Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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142.D.6.6 | 12 | America the Beautiful, 2016: | |||||||||||
Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||||
Folder | |||||||||||||
+355 | 3 | Poster. |
Flea Market
Multi-year event. Merchandise was brought in from French and English flea markets and set up like a European style flea market in the auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Event file, 1999-2006. | |||||||||||
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142.D.6.6 | 12 | Floor plans, set drawings, renderings and budgets, 1999-2006. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 4 | Posters, 2000-2003. 4 items. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.3B | 3 | Flea market clearance event file, 2007. |
MARKETING EVENTS TEAM FILES
The events team was separate from the 8th floor auditorium team and was part of the marketing group responsible for planning events.
Miscellaneous Fashion-themed Events for 1990-2014
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307.C.15.8F | 4 | 2014. | |||||||||||
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Oval Room Fashion Shows
RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
Event was held in the Skyroom restaurant and later in the auditorium or other locations. | |||||||||||||
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307.C.15.8F | 4 | Benefits from 1949-2000, 2016. | |||||||||||
Includes date of event, name, and location for each year. | |||||||||||||
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Fashion advertisements from Daytonian newsletter, 1946-1951. | |||||||||||||
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Junior League benefit fashion tea event file, 1949. | |||||||||||||
Held in the Skyroom. | |||||||||||||
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Friends of the Institute of Arts benefit fashion show events: | |||||||||||||
Assorted national and international designers, 1950-1959, 1973-1988, 2001-2002. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
Held in a variety of locations. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Galanos fashions featured, 1960. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Pauline Trigere fashions featured and personal appearance, 1961. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Norman Norell fashions featured, 1962. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Ben Zuckerman fashions featured, 1963. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Bill Blass fashions featured, 1964. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Rudi Gernreich fashions feature, 1965. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Pucci fashions featured, 1966. | |||||||||||||
Held in the auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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Assorted British fashions featured, 1967. | |||||||||||||
Held in the auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Bill Blass fashions featured, 1968. | |||||||||||||
Held in the auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Oscar de La Renta fashions featured, 1969. | |||||||||||||
Held in the auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Donald Brooks fashions featured, 1970. | |||||||||||||
Held in the auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Chester Weinberg fashions featured, 1971. | |||||||||||||
Held at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Bill Blass fashions featured, 1972. | |||||||||||||
Held at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Geoffrey Beene fashions featured, 1989. | |||||||||||||
Held in the auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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Designers Workers for Freedom featured, 1990. | |||||||||||||
Held in the auditorium for Fall season. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Mary McFadden fashions featured, 1991. | |||||||||||||
Held in the auditorium for Fall season. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Linda Allard for Ellen Tracy fashions featured, 1993. | |||||||||||||
Held at Minneapolis Institute of Arts for Spring season. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Dana Buchman fashions featured, 1994. | |||||||||||||
Held at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Michael Kors fashions featured, 1995. | |||||||||||||
Held at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Bill Blass fashions featured, 1996. | |||||||||||||
Held at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Chanel fashions featured, 1997. | |||||||||||||
Held in auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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Designer St. John fashions featured, 1998. | |||||||||||||
Held in auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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Designers Badgley Mischka fashions featured, 1999. | |||||||||||||
Held at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. | |||||||||||||
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Designer Carolina Herrera fashions featured, 2000. | |||||||||||||
Held at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. | |||||||||||||
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Sierra Club benefit, 1990. | |||||||||||||
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Children's Cancer Research Fund benefit, 1991. | |||||||||||||
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Dayton's and Minneapolis Institute of Arts partnership press, 1992. | |||||||||||||
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Isaac Mizrahi trunk show, 1993. | |||||||||||||
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Friends of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Richard Avedon photography show, 1995. | |||||||||||||
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Symphony Ball
Held at various locations and hosted by the Women's Association of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (WAMSO) benefiting the Minnesota Orchestra. | |||||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Stars of the North, Stars of Fashion, 1998. | |||||||||||
An Evening of Elegance, 2000. | |||||||||||||
Have a Ball, 2001. | |||||||||||||
A Night on the Orient Express, 2002. | |||||||||||||
Cirque du Centennial, 2003. |
Fash Bash
The Fash Bash began as a benefit for the Detroit Institute of Arts and then expanded in 1992 to include Minneapolis where it benefited Children's Cancer Research Fund. The Bash consisted of a fashion show performance followed by a party. | |||||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Benefit: | |||||||||||
Event file, 1991, 1995, 1996. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Floor plans and event related drawings, 1996. | |||||||||||
Fashion show event was held at Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Posters, 1989, 1995, 1996. 3 items. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Fashion Takes Off: Event file, 1997. | |||||||||||
British Isle Style, 1998: | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | World Odyssey, 1999: | |||||||||||
The Detroit event benefited the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Minneapolis event benefited the Children's Cancer Research Fund, and the Chicago event was added this year to the line-up, which benefited the Chicago Institute of Arts. | |||||||||||||
Travel themed. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes drawings for Minneapolis party held in the 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Night Life, 2000: | |||||||||||
Disco theme. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes drawings for Minneapolis party held in the 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | With Vanity Fair, 2001: | |||||||||||
Hollywood and celebrity themed. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes drawings for Minneapolis party held in the 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. |
Glamorama
In 2002, the name of the annual benefit was changed from Fash Bash to Glamorama. The Detroit event was eliminated. | |||||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Las Vegas, 2002: | |||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Internet | Party images. 14 image files: JPEG (101 MB). | ||||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Floor plans and event related drawings for party in auditorium. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Us Nitely, 2003: | |||||||||||
Celebrity theme. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes drawings for Minneapolis party held in the 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
Internet | Show recap video, 2003. 1 video file: MP4 (40.9 MB). | ||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | With Ford models, 2004: | |||||||||||
The color red was the theme. | |||||||||||||
Show recap, press and related materials. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
Internet | Show recap video, 2004. 1 video file: MP4 (38.2 MB). | ||||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes drawings for Minneapolis party held in the 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Glam Rocks, 2005: | |||||||||||
Rock opera theme. | |||||||||||||
Video and production estimate. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
Includes snapshots of shows from prior years of Glamorama. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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144.E.2.1B-2 | 15 | Inspiration packet. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes drawings for the party held in the 8th floor auditorium with the fashion event taking place at the State Theater in Minneapolis. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Glamosphere, 2006: | |||||||||||
World beat theme. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes drawings for Minneapolis party held in the 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful, 2007: | |||||||||||
Western theme. | |||||||||||||
Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||||
Includes drawings for Minneapolis party held in the 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. | |||||||||||
Pop Candy Arcade, 2008: | |||||||||||||
1980s theme. | |||||||||||||
Internet | Photographs. 13 image files: JPEG (27 MB). | ||||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||
Includes drawings for Minneapolis party held in the 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. | |||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Come Together+Fashion+Music, 2009: | |||||||||||
Floor plans and event related drawings. | |||||||||||||
Includes drawings for Minneapolis party held in the 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Poster. |
Passport Presents Glamorama
Event combined with Macy's Passport to become Passport Presents: Glamorama. Minneapolis benefit supported Children's Cancer Research Fund (CCRF). Chicago benefit supported Ronald McDonald House Charities. Event benefits in Los Angeles and San Francisco supported several local HIV/AIDS organizations. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.7 | 13 | Fashion Fantasy, Music, Magic: Floor plans and event-related drawings, 2010. | |||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Artrageous: Poster, 2011. | |||||||||||
Fashion in a New Light: Poster, 2013. | |||||||||||||
Fashion Rocks: Poster, 2014. |
Miscellaneous Events
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Centennial Minnesota art contest, 1949. | |||||||||||
Fine art contest sponsored by Dayton's and the Minnesota Historical Society in celebration of the centennial of the founding of Minnesota Territory. | |||||||||||||
Picasso show at the Walker Art Center internal sales promotion and press releases, 1980. | |||||||||||||
Several events took place at Dayton's in celebration of the Picasso show at the Walker. | |||||||||||||
One World concert event file, 1986. | |||||||||||||
Personal appearance by Jehan Sadat, former First Lady of Egypt. | |||||||||||||
Explore Antarctica auditorium show, 1989. | |||||||||||||
In celebration of Minnesota-born Will Steger and team beginning their Trans-Antarctica Expedition. | |||||||||||||
An Evening with Louis Rukeyser men's night event, 1993. | |||||||||||||
Victor/Victoria opening, 1995. | |||||||||||||
World premier in Minneapolis of Broadway-bound musical starring Julie Andrews. Julie Andrews and other cast members made personal appearances at Minneapolis and Southdale Dayton's stores. | |||||||||||||
Minnesota Children's Museum black tie gala preview, 1995. | |||||||||||||
In celebration of the new location of the museum. | |||||||||||||
Dayton's Aquatennial: The Big Oooh Aaah Fireworks show, 1995-1999. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
Dayton's sponsored fireworks during The Minneapolis Aquatennial festival. | |||||||||||||
Lion King world premiere Broadway musical celebration party, 1997. | |||||||||||||
Orphan Animal Sale, 1998: | |||||||||||||
Event for Humane Society held in Minneapolis at the 8th floor auditorium. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
Internet | Photographs. 6 image files: JPEG (2.81 MB). | ||||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Dining by Design, 1998. | |||||||||||
Event benefited Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS and was held at the Southdale Home Store, coinciding with remodel and grand reopening. | |||||||||||||
Science Museum grand opening, 1999. | |||||||||||||
Dayton's Regards members were invited to an exclusive event at the museum. | |||||||||||||
Internet | Oriental Rug sale and event photographs, 2000. 6 image files: JPEG (6.11 MB). | ||||||||||||
Oriental rug event held in the auditorium annually. | |||||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Dayton's Bridge model unveiling, 2002: | |||||||||||
Partially sponsored by Dayton's, model for a potential 3rd Avenue bridge in Minneapolis was created based on a never-built design by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. | |||||||||||||
Event file. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.8 | 14 | Drawings. | |||||||||||
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | Marshall Field's and Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of Links, Incorporated fall and holiday fashion show and luncheon, 2003. | |||||||||||
Held in the Skyroom restaurant located in the Minneapolis store. | |||||||||||||
Macy's launch, 2006. | |||||||||||||
Marshall Field's to Macy's rebranding events and campaign. | |||||||||||||
Children's Museum benefit gala, 2008. | |||||||||||||
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the museum. | |||||||||||||
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+355 | 5 | Guthrie prop and costume sale poster, 1972. |
International Merchandise Promotions
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141.C.19.5B | 5 | International theme promotion file, 1958-1960. | |||||||||||
First international merchandise event. | |||||||||||||
Includes photographs, examples of passports, media releases, press, and related materials. | |||||||||||||
Scandinavian Fair promotion, 1959. | |||||||||||||
Includes slide images. | |||||||||||||
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141.C.19.6F | 6 | Boulevard International import promotion, 1959-1960. | |||||||||||
Mexican Fiesta promotion, 1965. | |||||||||||||
Safari Across Africa promotion and ball, 1967. | |||||||||||||
Creative Scandinavian promotion, 1968. | |||||||||||||
Holiday in Bali promotion, 1969. | |||||||||||||
The British are Coming promotion, 1974. | |||||||||||||
King of Sweden visit promotion, 1975. | |||||||||||||
Carl Gustaf, King of Sweden made a personal visit to Dayton's during this trip. |
Miscellaneous Holiday Promotions
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141.C.19.6F | 6 | Miscellaneous holiday promotions, 1980-1985. | |||||||||||
The count down begins, 1985. | |||||||||||||
To our wild and gentle friends Christmas, 1981. | |||||||||||||
The season to dazzle, 1982. | |||||||||||||
Christmas 1985, undated and 1986. |
DAYTON'S HISTORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS
Internet | The History of Dayton's, 1991. 1 video file: MP4 (347 MB) ; 36 minutes. | ||||||||||||
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141.C.19.6F | 6 | Clippings, 1948-1989. |
Corporate histories, fact sheets, and related materials, 1946-1972. |
Photographs of stores, Dayton family and upper management, and related, circa 1902-1950s. |
Internal and exterior photographs of Dayton's stores, undated, 1967. |
Southdale Shopping Center and Dayton's news, press releases, and related miscellany, as well as photographs, 1954-1985. |
Radisson ramp at downtown Minneapolis Dayton's press releases, 1958. |
Press releases, publicity, photographs and related miscellany of Dayton's downtown Saint Paul store, 1962. |
Distribution Center construction announcements, press releases, and correspondence, 1968. |
Saint Cloud store construction press releases, publicity, correspondence, and photographs, 1976. |
Minneapolis store remodels: | |||||||||||||
700 under the wall, 1984. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.8 | 14 | 8th floor remodel floor plans, 1995. | |||||||||||
1st floor/ Louis Vuitton remodel floor plans and drawings, 2005. |
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141.C.19.6F | 6 | Miscellaneous Dayton's publications, 1932, 1949, 1973, 1975. | |||||||||||
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142.D.6.8 | 14 | Progressive packaging award for rigid box competition, 1966. |
FOOD DIVISION
The Food division oversaw store restaurants, snack bars, the Candy Kitchen, and catering.
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144.E.2.1B-2 | 15 | Restaurant menus: | |||||||||||
Miscellaneous, 1985-2000. | |||||||||||||
Includes non-restaurant branded dessert menus and wine lists. | |||||||||||||
700 Express, 1995, 1998, 1999. | |||||||||||||
Bubbling Kettle, 1978, 1988, 1989. | |||||||||||||
Includes 1978 Braille menu. | |||||||||||||
Holiday, 1986-1994. | |||||||||||||
Includes Santa Bear menus. | |||||||||||||
Oak Grill restaurant and bar, 1988- 2005. | |||||||||||||
Includes holiday menus. | |||||||||||||
Southdale, Ridgedale, and Brookdale, 1994-1999. | |||||||||||||
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142.D.6.8 | 14 | Tiffin Room luncheon menu, 1951. |
Internet | Candy Kitchen photographs, undated, circa 1910-2016. 45 image files: JPEG (121 MB). | ||||||||||||
Include Candy Kitchen equipment, candy types, and employees. | |||||||||||||
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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:
- Department stores -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Fashion shows -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Flower shows -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Holidays -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Retail trade -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Organizations:
- Dayton's (Department store), author.
- Marshall Field's (Department store), author.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
- Sound recordings.
- Video recordings.