STANLEY ROBERT MAXEINER, SR. AND FAMILY:

An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Maxeiner, Stanley Robert, Sr., creator.
Title:Stanley Robert Maxeiner, Sr. and family papers.
Dates:1903-1965.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Biographical data (1938-1965); World War I papers, photographs and diaries (1917-1919); a scrapbook (1903-1936); medical papers authored by Maxeiner (1920-1956); and family photographs (approximately 1910s-1930s) of a Minneapolis physician who served with the British Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
Quantity:0.4 cubic feet (8 folders in 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Stanley Robert Maxeiner, son of John R. and Clara (Stanley) Maxeiner, was born June 17, 1885, in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1909 having completed premedical and medical school. He joined the surgical practice of Dr. Robert E. Farr. In 1917 Dr. Maxeiner joined the medical corps attached to the British Expeditionary Forces and served in France until 1919. He joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota in 1930 and was active in the Hennepin County Medical Society, the Minnesota State Medical Association, and numerous state and national surgical organizations. He married Madeline Teas Wood in 1922 in Billings, Montana. Maxeiner died March 2, 1988, in Hennepin County, Minnesota.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Stanley Robert Maxeiner, Sr. and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 17,595

Processing Information:

Processed by: Duane Swanson, June 2018; Leif Kopietz, July 2025

Catalog ID number: 9989883740104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
P24511Biographical and miscellany, undated, 1938, 1942, 1962, 1965.
Includes a biographical sketch (1962) portrait photographs of Maxeiner, photographs of Dr. and Mrs. Maxeiner in Italy, and a letter (1938) from Harold Stassen with an admission ticket to the Republican National Convention.
World War I papers, 1917-1919.
Includes military service documents and letters from Maxeiner to his mother while he was in the service.
World War I diary, June 29-December 17, 1917. 1 volume in folder.
Handwritten entries in notebook.
World War I diary, December 18, 1917-March 2, 1919.
Typed entries.
World War I photographs, 1917-1919.
Includes soldier portraits, tourist views, views of surgical rooms, and group shots of soldiers.
Scrapbook, approximately 1903-1936. 1 volume in folder.
Includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, Westminster Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis) soldier newsletters, and programs. Kept by Maxeiner's mother.
Medical papers authored by Maxeiner, 1920-1956.
Family photographs, approximately 1910s-1930s.
Mainly of the Teas family.

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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:
World War, 1914-1918.
Medicine -- Practice -- Minnesota.
Medicine -- Societies, etc.
Persons:
Maxeiner family.
Teas family.
Organizations:
Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force.
Document Types:
Photographs.
Diaries.
Occupations:
Physicians -- Minnesota.

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