OWATONNA STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL:
An Inventory of Its Photographs, Baptismal Certificates, Diplomas, and Diaries at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. State Public School. | |
| Title: | Photographs, Baptismal Certificates, Diplomas, and Diaries. | |
| Dates: | undated and 1890-1933. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Photographs of certain Owatonna students and their families, including Thomas Allen, the John Funk family, [Ivan Gomers?], Elsie Wiltse, Sylvia Rockwell, Herman Krese, and Katharine Stark; photographs of the school buildings and grounds (ca. 1895-1900) and school library (1933); baptismal certificates, diplomas, and certificates of award for school attendance apparently kept as samples (1913-1933); and diaries (1890, 1907) identified as belonging to Walter Rhodes but probably not both of his own writing. Also a photograph of Clara and Mary Radintz taken when admitted, August 17, 1892, with accompanying note and poem. | |
| Quantity: | 0.25 cubic feet (5 folders). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. State Public School. Photographs, Baptismal Certificates, Diplomas, and Diaries. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: None; 984-75; 990-107
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001704555
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 109.F.15.8F | Photographs, undated, 1892, 1914-1920. 13 items in 1 folder. | ||||||||||
| Thomas Allen, undated. 1 photograph. | |||||||||||
| John Funk Family, Case File Nos. 6458, [6463?]). 2 photographs and enclosure letter. | |||||||||||
| [Ivan?] Gomers, Case File No. 4795, undated. 1 photograph. | |||||||||||
| Elsie Wiltse, 1920. | |||||||||||
| Sylvia Rockwell, Case File No. 5690, April 1919. 2 photographs. | |||||||||||
| Herman Krese, December 22, 1914. 1 photograph. | |||||||||||
| Family photograph. | |||||||||||
| Katherine Stark, Case File No. 5928, circa April 10, 1919. 1 photograph. | |||||||||||
| Photographed in coffin. | |||||||||||
| Clara and Mary Radintz, August 17, 1892. 1 photograph. | |||||||||||
| Taken upon admission; with accompanying note and poem. This photograph was used in the school’s 6th and 8th biennial reports, and in Peg Meier’s Bring Warm Clothes, published in 1981 by the Minneapolis Tribune. | |||||||||||
| Diaries of Walter Rhodes, 1890, 1907. 2 volumes in 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| 108.I.19.2F | Baptismal certificates, diplomas, and certificates of award for school attendance, 1913-1933. 1 oversize folder. | ||||||||||
| School photographs, circa 1895-1900. 3 photographs in 1 oversize folder, black & white. | |||||||||||
| Overviews of the school’s buildings and grounds. | |||||||||||
| Library, March 1933. 1 item in1 oversize folder, black & white. | |||||||||||
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:
- Children -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.
- Children with social disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Public institutions -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- School libraries -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Persons:
- Allen, Thomas.
- Funk, John.
- Krese, Herman.
- Radintz, Clara.
- Radintz, Mary.
- Rhodes, Walter.
- Rockwell, Sylvia.
- Stark, Katherine.
- Wiltse, Elsie.
- Places:
- Owatonna (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Baptismal certificates.
- Diaries.
- Diplomas.
- Photographs.
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