DAVE THUNE:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Thune, Dave, creator. | |
| Title: | Dave Thune papers. | |
| Dates: | 1991-2015 (bulk 2004-2007). | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence and subject files relating to Saint Paul City Council member Dave Thune's successful campaign for a citywide smoking ban in bars and restaurants. The collection also includes some biographical information, correspondence concerning the controversial Gopher State Ethanol plant operating in Saint Paul's former Schmidt brewery, and some of Thune's appointment schedules. | |
| Quantity: | 2.5 cubic feet (3 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Thune was born in Fargo, North Dakota, and grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota. He came to Saint Paul in 1974 to work as an exhibit coordinator at the Minnesota Historical Society. He served twenty years on the Saint Paul City Council as a member and as president. A press account described him as the most colorful and unorthodox Saint Paul elected official in years. He led the successful fights for the city's gay rights ordinance and its ban on smoking in bars and restaurants. He worked for years to preserve and convert the abandoned Schmidt brewery into affordable housing for artists.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Dave Thune papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,234
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990089529700104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 141.A.19.4F | 1 | Biographical information, 2015. | |||||||||
| Saint Paul smoking ban ordinance files: | |||||||||||
| Correspondence: | |||||||||||
| 2004. 10 folders. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 141.A.19.5B | 2 | 2004-2006. 4 folders. | |||||||||
| Subject files: | |||||||||||
| Apartments, smoke-free, 2001-2003. | |||||||||||
| Articles, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Ban implementation, 2004-2007. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Cessation programs, 1999-2004. | |||||||||||
| Clean Air Minnesota press kit, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Fact sheets/talking points, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Flavored tobacco products issues book, 2015. | |||||||||||
| Graphs, undated. | |||||||||||
| Health Department, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Kelly (Mayor), 2004. | |||||||||||
| Letters to editor, 2003-2004. | |||||||||||
| Liquor licenses information, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis meeting, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis Task Force, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous notes, 2004-2005. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Montgomery, undated. | |||||||||||
| Ordinance regulations, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Ordinance, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 143.B.17.2F | 3 | Otto, Nancy, 2004. | |||||||||
| Patio-Fluery, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Press kits and handouts, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Public hearing, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Public testimony, 2004. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Resolutions, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Restaurants, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Scheibel (Mayor), 1992. | |||||||||||
| Survey: Baseball, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Statewide smoking ban, 2007. | |||||||||||
| Thune chuckles, 2004-2008. | |||||||||||
| File of miscellaneous items Thune found amusing. | |||||||||||
| Tobacco Law Center, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Ventilation, 2004. | |||||||||||
| Gopher State Ethanol correspondence, 2000. | |||||||||||
| Appointment schedules, 2003-2004. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
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:
- City council members -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Ethanol fuel industry -- Minnesota.
- Smoking -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Gopher State Ethanol, LLC (Saint Paul, Minn.).
- Places:
- Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Politics and government.
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