TWIN CITIES DUNKERS (CLUB :
MINN.):
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota
Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
Twin Cities Dunkers (Club : Minn.),
creator.
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| Title: | Twin Cities Dunkers
records. |
| Dates: | 1938-2016. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Records of the Twin Cities Dunkers (formerly Minneapolis
Dunkers), an organization which recognizes individuals and groups for their athletic
achievements and provides financial support to area high school sports teams.
Includes: event, meeting, and yearly programming materials and photographs; rosters
and rule books; biographical files, correspondence, and photographs regarding
co-founder and longtime member of the organization Norm McGrew, and scrapbooks and
miscellany for the organization. |
| Quantity: | 6.75 cubic feet (5 boxes, including 7
volumes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf
locations. |
Originally the Minneapolis Dunkers, the organization began in 1948 as a breakfast
club to honor and recognize the accomplishments of local athletes and sports figures
of prominence visiting Minneapolis. The idea of the organization was born from
businessman Chet Roan, who sought out sports columnists, the Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce, and business and civic leaders to organize the group to help promote the
drive to establish major league baseball and football in Minnesota, and the building
of a new stadium.
In 1992, the organization changed its name to the Twin Cities Dunkers to emphasize
the larger metro area membership of the organization, and its broader partnerships
with various sports related organizations withing the Twin Cities.
The breakfast club is organized into "seasons and games" for its yearly programming,
and the meetings that honor the accomplishments of athletes and sports related
groups at various levels of amateur, college, and professional sports. The Dunkers
continues strong ties with the major league franchises of Minnesota, and maintains
various funds to financially support high school athletic programs within the
region.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Twin
Cities Dunkers Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,910
Processing Information:
Processed by: Leif Kopietz, August 2023
Catalog ID number: 9989839740204294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| 143.G.13.5B | 1 | Seasons 44-68, 1992-2016. 25 folders. |
| | | Meeting programs organized by games within each season. |
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| | Rosters, rules, and photographs, 1948-1975. 4 folders. |
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| | "Sid Hartman's close personal friends," 1953-2009. |
| | | Scrapbook of captioned photographs of sports journalist Sid Hartman with
various Minnesota related sports executives, sports icons, civic leaders,
and business leaders. |
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| | Dunker Golf Seasons, 1950-2010. |
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| | Meeting photographs, 300-500 series, early 1990s. |
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| | Photographs: Norm McGrew and friends, 1950s-1980s. |
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| | Roster and rule books, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1983-1997. 2 folders. |
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| Location | Box |
| 143.G.13.6F | 2 | Roster and rule books, 2000-2017. 2 folders. |
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| | Norm McGrew: |
| | | Founder and lifetime member of the organization. Served as a longtime general
manager of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, and key figure in bringing
major league sports teams to Minnesota, and served in various business
roles, including helping to retain Northwest Airlines in Minnesota. |
| | | Norm McGrew files, 1930s-1990s. 4 folders. |
| | | Norm McGrew photograph and scrapbook albums, undated, 1950s-2001. 2 volumes and 2 folders. |
| | | | One binder was disassembled. |
| | | Norm McGrew news clippings, articles, and Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce materials, 1940s-1990s. |
| | | Norm McGrew Dunkers Scholarship Fund, 1997-1999. |
| | | Norm McGrew letters of recommendation, press releases, undated, 1980. |
| | | Norm McGrew correspondence, 1960-1993. |
| | | Twin Cities Communication Council rosters, 1993-1996. |
| | | Norm McGrew Recognition Luncheon, 1985. |
| | | Norm McGrew business cards, membership cards, passes, 1970s-1990s. |
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| Location | Box |
| 142.E.1.1 | 3 | Attendance sign-in boards and game meeting signatures, undated, 1985-1986, 2009-2016. |
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| | First season scrapbook, 1948. 1 volume. |
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| | Sixteenth season scrapbook, 1964. 1 volume. |
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| Location | Box |
| 142.E.1.3 | 4 | Game meeting posters and signatures, January 18, 1989-December 9, 2009. 1 volume and 13 folders. |
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| Location | Box |
| 142.E.1.4 | 5 | Twenty-second season scrapbook, 1970. 1 volume. |
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| | Twenty-ninth season scrapbook, 1977. 1 volume. |
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:
- Men -- Minnesota -- Societies and clubs.
- Sports -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis --
History.
- Sports -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
-- History.
- Persons:
- McGrew, Norman A., author.
- Hartman, Sid, 1920-2020,
author.
- Organizations:
- Minneapolis Dunkers (Club :
Minneapolis, Minn.), author.
- Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce,
author.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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