WHEELOCK WHITNEY:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Whitney, Wheelock, 1926-2016, creator. | |
| Title: | Wheelock Whitney papers. | |
| Dates: | 1930s-2016. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Personal papers of businessman, sports executive, educator, politician, and philanthropist Wheelock Whitney. Includes Whitney's personal files on helping to obtain and working for the Minnesota Twins and his partial ownership of the Minnesota Vikings, as well as records from his failed run for U.S. Senate campaign in 1964 and Minnesota gubernatorial campaign in 1982. Collection includes papers with correspondence, clippings, photographs, audiovisual materials, and several scrapbooks. | |
| Quantity: | 13.05 cubic feet (14 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Wheelock Whitney Jr. was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota on July 30, 1926 to parents Wheelock and Katharine Whitney. Whitney attended Phillips Academy and joined the U.S. Navy after his graduation in 1944. After his military service, he attended Yale University and graduated in 1950.
Whitney first pursued a career as an investment banker, becoming the CEO of J.M. Dain and Co., and was elected president of the Investment Bankers Association of America (1963 to 1972). In the 1960s, Whitney also spearheaded efforts to bring major league franchises of the Minnesota Twins and North Stars to the state and served in ownership and sports executive roles for both franchises. He also served as part owner of the Minnesota Vikings in the 1980s.
Post banking career, Whitney pursued educational and philanthropic interests, including teaching management courses at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and donating heavily to the Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He and his wife Irene Hixon also helped co-found the chemical dependency treatment center of the Johnson Institute, and helped create the National Council on Alcoholism and the Minnesota Council on Health. In addition, he served in leadership roles for the Minnesota Council on AIDS, InnerCity Tennis, and the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Whitney also pursued a political career, serving as the mayor of Wayzata, Minnesota (1963-1986), and ran as a Republican unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1964 and Minnesota governor in 1982.
Whitney first married Irene Hixon in 1948, and had four children together: Wheelock III; Pennell; Joseph; and Ben. Irene Hixon passed in 1986. Whitney married Penny Lewis in 1990, but divorced in 1994. He later married former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Kathleen Blatz in 2005.
Wheelock Whitney Jr. passed away at the age of 89 in Independence, Minnesota.
ARRANGEMENT
These documents are organized into the following eleven sections:
| Sports | ||
| Politics | ||
| Biographical and personal | ||
| Business records | ||
| Education | ||
| Health care | ||
| Awards and recognitions | ||
| Speeches | ||
| Photographs and ephemera | ||
| Scrapbooks | ||
| Audiovisual acquisitions | ||
| Digital acquisitions | ||
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Audiovisual acquisitions and digital acquisitions are unavailable until processed.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Wheelock Whitney Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,750
Processing Information:
Processed by: Leif Kopietz, January 2021.
Catalog ID number: 9989783640104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
SPORTS
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.1B | 1 | Minnesota Vikings, 1997-2005, 2014. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Dennis Green book, 1997-1998. | |||||||||||||
| Horse racing, 1967-2016. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins, 1960-2014. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Branch Rickey, 1959-1965, 1995-2000. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Squash, undated, 1964, 1985-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Hockey, 1966, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Augusta National Golf Club, 1980-2013. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.2F | 2 | Brock Lesnar, 2009-2015. | |||||||||||
| Golf, 1966-1974, 2000-2002, 2012. | |||||||||||||
POLITICS
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.2F | 2 | Antiwar, 1969-1973. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota United for All Families, 2011-2012. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Marriage amendment reactions, 2011. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Gay marriages, February 28, 2004. | |||||||||||||
| Marriage constitutional amendment, 2011-2012. | |||||||||||||
| The Bush family, 1990, 2004, 2010-2014. | |||||||||||||
| Bush-AIDS, May-June 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Giuliani for president, 2007. | |||||||||||||
| Mayor of Wayzata, 1962-1970. | |||||||||||||
| Lieutenant governor race, 1962. | |||||||||||||
| Articles and opinion editorial, 2001-2016. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Articles by Wheelock Whitney, 1980s, 2001, 2010. | |||||||||||||
| Iron Range article, January 1985. | |||||||||||||
| Senate campaign, 1964. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.3B | 3 | Senate campaign, 1964. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| Gubernatorial campaign, 1977-1982. 9 folders. | |||||||||||||
BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.4F | 4 | Biography, May 2015. | |||||||||||
| Irene's death, February 1986. | |||||||||||||
| Penny Lewis marriage, June 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Holiday cards, 1957-2016. | |||||||||||||
| Wheelock Whitney death and funeral, May-June 2016. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| U.S. Navy records, 1943-1946, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Keep moving: a memoir, by Wheelock Whitney, 2012. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Naval journal, 1943-1946. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Yale thesis, regulations, and program, 1948-1950. 1 folder and 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Wheelock and Irene special occasions, undated, 1974. | |||||||||||||
| List of Promise Hill parties, 1996-2015. | |||||||||||||
| Wedding, 2005. | |||||||||||||
| Wedding anniversary party, April 17, 2015. | |||||||||||||
| Wheelock Whitney's birthday celebrations, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2015. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Neighbor party, September 19, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Andover 50th reunion, Phillips Academy, 1942-1944, 1979, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.5B | 5 | Special friends eulogies, 1963, 1988, 1999-2013. | |||||||||||
| Special letters, 1957-2013. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| James Binger clippings and eulogy, 2003-2004. | |||||||||||||
| Craig Cullinan obituary, March 2004. | |||||||||||||
| Cris Carter clippings and correspondence, 2013. | |||||||||||||
| Elmer Andersen correspondence, clippings, and remembrances, 1989-2004. | |||||||||||||
| George Pillsbury remembrances, 2012. | |||||||||||||
| Merrill Cohen correspondence, clippings, and eulogy, 1963. | |||||||||||||
| Chris Christie presidential bid and correspondence, 2015. | |||||||||||||
| Arne Carlson clippings and correspondence, 1988-1999, 2016. | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Satir poem and eulogy, undated, 1976. | |||||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings and press of Whitney Wheelock, 1970s-2000s. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
BUSINESS RECORDS
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.5B | 5 | Investment Bankers Association, 1969-1971. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Harvard Business Review interview, 1975. | |||||||||||||
| Corporate governance, Caux, Carlson School of Business, 1971, 2003-2005, 2016. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Gamble-Skogmo, Inc., 1970s. | |||||||||||||
| Robert W. Fischer incident, 1975-1976. | |||||||||||||
| Anti-war and securities industry, 1969-1970. | |||||||||||||
| Dain, Kalman, and Quail (J.M. Dain and Co.), 1950s-1980s. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.6F | 6 | Dain, Kalman, and Quail (J.M. Dain and Co.), 1950s-1980s. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Letters to Ron Clark concerning Rudy Perpich budget, February 1983. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 108.G.16.8F-2 | 8 | International Bankers Association, 1970-1971. | |||||||||||
EDUCATION
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.6F | 6 | University of Minnesota teaching, 1973-1980. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Wheelock Whitney Hall at the Minneapolis College and Technical College (MCTC), 2001-2004. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
HEALTH CARE
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.6F | 6 | Freedom Fest, 1976-1986. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Johnson Institute, 1966-1978, 2005. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Council on Health, 1977-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Governor's Council on Health Promotion and Wellness, 1981-1982. | |||||||||||||
| National Council on Alcoholism, 1985-1986. | |||||||||||||
| Chemical dependency, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS), 1997-2016. | |||||||||||||
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
SPEECHES
PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.H.1.7B | 7 | Photographs and slides, undated, 1930s-2000s. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| Senate campaign ephemera and Navy hat, undated, 1964. | |||||||||||||
| [0.20 cubic feet empty, legal sized] | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 108.G.16.8F-2 | 8 | Miscellaneous family, business, and political photographs, 1930s, 1960s, 1983, 1994. | |||||||||||
| Freedom Fest posters, June 26, 1976. | |||||||||||||
SCRAPBOOKS
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 108.G.16.8F-2 | 8 | Wheelock Whitney, President, International Bankers Association of America, 1971. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 108.G.17.7B-1 | 9 | Clippings scrapbooks, 1958-1960. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Wheelock Whitney, Dain, Kalman, and Quail, farewell dinner, April 12, 1972. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 108.G.17.7B-2 | 10 | Clippings scrapbook, 1964. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 108.G.17.8F-1 | 11 | Clippings scrapbook, 1964. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 108.E.12.5 | 12 | Wheelock for governor scrapbook, 1982. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Wheelock Whitney campaign poster with George Bush signature, July 27, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| United States Squash Racquets Association (USSRA) Alexander Hamilton Life National Men's Double tournament bracket, March 19-21, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney Wheelock, Arne Carlson, and friends photograph, approximately 1998. | |||||||||||||
| [0.75 cubic feet empty, double-oversized] | |||||||||||||
AUDIOVISUAL ACQUISITIONS
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| Shelf S-9-B (Room B105.7) | 13 | Audio recordings: | |||||||||||
| University of Minnesota pharmaceutical alumni annual dinner, May 25, 1972. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| England, July 18, 1972. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| St. Johns University, St. Cloud, July 1972. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Speech to Twin Cities Purchasing Management Association, November 16, 1972. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Speech, time bank, January 8, 1973. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Meeting with Wheelock Whitney, Curt, Andy L., counter budget discussion, March 30, 1973. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Board of Directors speech, Concordia College; Concordia Rap part 1, Q and A session, April 12, 1973. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Economic development dinner, April 25, 1973. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| ATO speech, April 27, 1973. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| New Ulm, jobs in outstate Minnesota, May 8, 1973. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Montevideo Int., September 5, 1973. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney family, July 29, 1975. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Commencement address, 1976. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Summit meeting on health, Duluth, tape 2, October 7, 1977. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Roger Whittaker, Imagine, 1978. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| RCA corporation. | |||||||||||||
| Irene and Wheelock; campaign strategy session before primary; strategy session; opening press conference, March 2 and 15 and undated, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Kramer; vision, JFK, jobs, campaign strategy, March 4, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney campaign, opening press conference; Daily press conference, March 15 and May 19, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Campaign breakfast with strategy committee; weekly meeting with Monty, May 6 and 27, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney campaign breakfast, strategy committee, Northstar Inn; Thursday meeting with Monty, May 6 and 27, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Press conference at UM Daily; review of July poll with Alex Gage of M.O.R., May 19 and August 6, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Campaign conference with ad agency on TV spot, June 3, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Debate rehearsal session with Sarah VanderZanden and Arnold; conference with ad agency on TV spot, June 3 and July 28, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis and Duluth economy press conferences, June 22, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| 2 copies. | |||||||||||||
| Rehearsal for candidacy announcement (primary); TV spot shooting, July 24 and undated, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Debate coaching session with Sarah VanderZanden, July 28, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Review of July poll with Alex Gage, M.O.R., August 6, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Independent Republican candidate debate, August 16, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney Perpich, September 18, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Perpich, October 13, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Irene and Wheelock interview, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney song and guitar, singing campaign, from Betty Wilson, 1982. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| H.E.A.R.T., 6th annual benefit, Minneapolis, May 2, 1986. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| 2 copies. Sammy Davis Jr. as guest. | |||||||||||||
| Good neighbor, 1989. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| St. Olaf college chemical dependency, 1990. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| St. Olaf College chapel, March 7, 1991. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| 72nd birthday celebration at the Governor's residence, April 28, 1999. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney Hall dedication ceremony, May 2, 2003. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Charge at Gulfstream Park, April 7, 2004. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Race dates are March 13 and 30, 2003 and January 30, 2004. | |||||||||||||
| The Caron Experience, undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Container note: This is a failed promo tape (it scared people) but I like its reality. | |||||||||||||
| Freedom Fest 86, Together, undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| 2 copies. Words and music by Hal Atkinson. | |||||||||||||
| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| News 2 Houston, undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Sid Hartman, undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Talk at Spring [?] on the Metro Comrail [sp?], undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney Perpich debate; Minnesota issues debate; outtakes; commercials, undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney profile, undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney's hits by John Franzen, undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| W. W., undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| W. Whitney, undated. 1 audiocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Video recordings: | |||||||||||||
| Freedom Fest 1976, 50th birthday tape, [1976]. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| The Making of Freedom Fest, [1976]. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Wheelock's 50th birthday gift from Irene. | |||||||||||||
| Press conference, March 15, 1982. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney outtakes, 1982. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Funny and then real ads. | |||||||||||||
| Whitney profile, WCCO News, July 11, 1983. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| MCDA Presidents' Award banquest, June 1, 1989. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| MCTC Wheelock Whitney Hall ground breaking, April 18, 2001. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| The Mary Hanson Show, Governor Elmer Anderson on leadership, February 2004. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Interview part of MN Leaders TPT series. | |||||||||||||
| Wheelock Whitney on top management perspectives, 2004. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| 90th birthday celebration of Elmer L. Andersen, undated. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Another chance, undated. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| With S. Wegscheider. | |||||||||||||
| Christian ethics in business, undated. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Dain Rauscher 90th anniversary celebration, undated. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Dain Rauscher history video, undated. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Freedom Fest 76, undated. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| Freedom Fest 76, interview, undated. 1 videocassette. | |||||||||||||
| 2 copies. Interview with Whitney and Betty Triligei about Freedom Fest 76 to county coordinators throughout Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
DIGITAL ACQUISITIONS
Restricted.
Unprocessed.
| Box | |||||||||||||
| B152.6.F.4 | 14 | Press, awards, celebrations, biographical information, and commemoration, undated, 1997-2016. 3 compact discs (CD) and 9 videodiscs (DVD). | |||||||||||
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:
- Political campaigns -- Minnesota.
- Political candidates -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Griffith, Calvin, author.
- Organizations:
- Johnson Institute (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Investment Bankers Association of America, author.
- Minnesota Twins (Baseball team), author.
- Minnesota Vikings (Football team), author.
- J.M. Dain & Co., author.
- Minneapolis Community College, author.
- Minnesota North Stars (Hockey team), author.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
- VHS.
- DVDs.
- Audiocassettes.
- Compact discs.
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