AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY:
An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota State Agricultural Society. | |
| Title: | Miscellaneous Records. | |
| Dates: | 1883-2005. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Posters, postcards, handbills, displayable items from scrapbooks, building specifications, a map, and other items pertaining to the Minnesota State Fair and fairgrounds. | |
| Quantity: | 0.75 cubic feet (2 partial boxes and 1 partial drawer). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Mainly items retained after the State Fair scrapbooks were microfilmed, kept in the original because of their displayable value, or loss of interpretation on microfilm. In addition to the scrapbook materials, the records contain handbills, posters, postcards, publications, building specifications, and a map, all pertaining to the Minnesota State Fair and the fairgrounds, located in St. Paul, Minnesota. They are added to from time to time with miscellaneous printed items received from other sources.
ARRANGEMENT
These documents are organized into the following sections:
| Scrapbook Materials, 1883-2005 | ||
| Posters and Advertisements, 1907-1997 | ||
| Serial Publications, 1908-1982 | ||
| State Fairgrounds Building Specifications, 1945-1954 | ||
| Map, circa 1970 | ||
| Miscellaneous Items, 1917-1991 | ||
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Agricultural Society. Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 985-125; 987-169; 989-17; 997-104; 13,527 or 13,705; 2017-16
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001713925
Appraisal Information:
Specifications have been retained due to the uniqueness of fairgrounds buildings and the possibility that the fairgrounds may be declared an historic district.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 118.A.3.8F | Scrapbook Materials, 1883-2005: | ||||||||||
| Many of these materials were retained from microfilmed scrapbooks. They are augmented from time to time with miscellaneous printed items received from other sources. | |||||||||||
| Advertisements/Sponsors, 1907-1999: | |||||||||||
| CitiLink Internet, 1999. | |||||||||||
| Daytons, 1934. | |||||||||||
| Hackett, Walther, Gates Hardware Company, 1909. | |||||||||||
| KDWB et al., 1999. | |||||||||||
| KUOM newsletter, 1949. | |||||||||||
| Pioneer Press Company, 1909. | |||||||||||
| Wyman, Partridge and Company, 1907. | |||||||||||
| Automobile and motorcycle races, 1910-1968: | |||||||||||
| Official programs, 1913-1934, 1968. | |||||||||||
| Official entry blank, 1910. | |||||||||||
| Bicycle Day entry blank, 1895. | |||||||||||
| Cat show catalogue, 1932. | |||||||||||
| County exhibits pamphlets, 1913-1923. | |||||||||||
| Directories and Maps, 1911-1941. | |||||||||||
| Dog (bench) show catalogs and premium lists, 1912-1915. | |||||||||||
| Education and schools, 1915-1959: | |||||||||||
| Spelling bees, 1923-1925. | |||||||||||
| Premium list for the Consolidated Schools and State Graded School Exhibit, 1915, 1923, 1925, 1948. | |||||||||||
| Premium list for the Agricultural and Industrial Schools Exhibits, 1915. | |||||||||||
| "Know Your Minnesota" quiz contest, 1942. | |||||||||||
| Education Department program schedule, 1959. | |||||||||||
| Fair brochures, general, 1911-1914. | |||||||||||
| Includes Facts About Minnesota pamphlet (1911). | |||||||||||
| Fair brochures, general, 1950-1998. | |||||||||||
| [Minnesota] Federation of County Fairs, 1922-1925. | |||||||||||
| Fine arts entry blanks, brochure, and tags, 1931-1938, 1979, 1992. | |||||||||||
| See also "Collection of Minnesota State Fair Annual Fine Arts Exhibition catalogs" in the MHS Library. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota State Fair Foundation brochures, 2005. | |||||||||||
| Handbills, undated and 1922-1940. | |||||||||||
| History Museum, undated and 1990s. | |||||||||||
| Horse racing programs and lists of entries, undated, 1883, 1907-1949. | |||||||||||
| Horse show programs and prize lists, 1885, 1909-1942, 1953. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Other State Fair horse racing and horse show programs are cataloged in the MHS Library. | |||||||||||
| Horseshoe pitchers pamphlet, 1921. | |||||||||||
| Horticulture premium list, 1920, 1922. | |||||||||||
| Livestock, 1906-1969: | |||||||||||
| Advertisements, 1906-1915. | |||||||||||
| Awards [for] horses and cattle pamphlet, 1924. | |||||||||||
| Contest: Grand Champion Dairy Cow, 1914-1915. | |||||||||||
| Entry blanks, 1930-1934. | |||||||||||
| Premium lists, 1923-1930, 1969. | |||||||||||
| Marketing brochures, 1911-1966. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota State Agricultural Society, 1888-1934. | |||||||||||
| Includes rules of the governing board (1912), annual meeting reports (1888, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1934), invitations to the State Fair (1890-1934), Minnesota’s Educational Opportunities (1913), compilation of laws of Minnesota relating to the State Agricultural Society and county and district agricultural societies (1921) and president's annual addresses (1926-1927). | |||||||||||
| Norse-American Centennial Convention pamphlet, 1925. | |||||||||||
| Programs, various, 1909-1944. | |||||||||||
| Sports, 1925-1956: | |||||||||||
| Wrestling poster, 1956. | |||||||||||
| Program for indoor games, 1925. | |||||||||||
| Stationary examples, 1910-1914. | |||||||||||
| Temperance mailings, 1939, 1946-1956. | |||||||||||
| Women, 1913-1930: | |||||||||||
| Baby health contest brochures, 1913-1915. | |||||||||||
| Helpful hints for the kitchen and laundry, 1913. | |||||||||||
| Kitchen wisdom pamphlet, undated. | |||||||||||
| Mother's Institute brochure, 1913. | |||||||||||
| Premium list women's activities, 1930. | |||||||||||
| Program guide Women's Department, 1913. | |||||||||||
| Rest Cottage brochure, 1913. | |||||||||||
| Youth: Boys' and Girls' 4-H Club work, 1921-1941, 1972, 1974. | |||||||||||
| Includes programs and premium lists. | |||||||||||
| Youth: Miscellaneous. | |||||||||||
| Region 10 Boy Scouts flyers (1930, 1939); Farm Boys Camp brochure (1922). | |||||||||||
| 116.A.5.2 | Posters and Advertisements, 1907-1997: | ||||||||||
| Handbills, sponsored, 1921-1941. | |||||||||||
| Postcards, 1907-1910. | |||||||||||
| Posters, 1908-1956: | |||||||||||
| Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, 1908. | |||||||||||
| Territorial Pioneers, 1909. | |||||||||||
| Twin City Rapid Transit Company, 1956. | |||||||||||
| Posters, general fair, 1904-1923. | |||||||||||
| A3/ov4 Drawer 6 | Posters, 1950-1997. 7 items in an oversize folder: | ||||||||||
| Auto races, 1954. | |||||||||||
| General, 1950, 1979, 1997. 4 items. | |||||||||||
| Includes copies of the same poster which advertised the Twin City Lines on one side and publicized the fair, listing events and times, on the reverse. | |||||||||||
| Horse show, 1955. | |||||||||||
| Motorcycle races, 1950. | |||||||||||
| 116.A.5.2 | Serial Publications, 1908-1982: | ||||||||||
| Minnesota, 1910-1915. 2 folders: | |||||||||||
| Volumes 4.1, 5.2-7, 6.1-6. | |||||||||||
| Volumes 7.1-4, 8.1-5, 9.1. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Editor, 1923-1925. | |||||||||||
| Volumes 1.1-5, 2.1. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota State Fair News, 1924-1930. | |||||||||||
| Volumes 1.1-2, 5.2, 4, 7.1. | |||||||||||
| State Fair News, 1908-1910. 3 folders: | |||||||||||
| Volumes 1.1-6. | |||||||||||
| Volumes 2.1-9. | |||||||||||
| Volumes 3.1-6. | |||||||||||
| State Fair Magazine: The Great Minnesota Get Together, 1980-1982. 3 volumes. | |||||||||||
| State Fair Daily News, 1982. | |||||||||||
| 118.A.3.8F | State Fairgrounds Building Specifications, 1945-1954: | ||||||||||
| Retained due to the uniqueness of the fairground buildings and the possibility that the fairgrounds may be declared an historic district. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for the General Construction of the Agriculture-Horticulture Building, 1945. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for the General Construction of the Hippodrome Building, Kindy C. Wright, 1947. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for the General Construction of the Livestock Coliseum, Kindy C. Wright, 1949. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for the General Construction for an Administration Building, Kindy C. Wright, 1951. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for Construction of 8" [sic] Deep Well, prepared by Sidney A. Frellsen, Director, Division of Waters, Department of Conservation, 1954. | |||||||||||
| A3/ov 4 Drawer 6 | State fairgrounds map, circa 1970. 1 oversize folder. | ||||||||||
| A map showing locations of streets, entrances, buildings, exhibit and vendor sites, and other facilities. Xerographic copy. | |||||||||||
| 116.A.5.2 | Miscellaneous Items, 1917-1991: | ||||||||||
| Newspaper sponsored raffle, 1958-1961. | |||||||||||
| Includes printed cards, ticket books, and stubs, for the raffle of trips to the state fair (for boys). | |||||||||||
| 118.A.3.8F | Program for the 58th annual meeting of the Minnesota State Agricultural Society and Minnesota Association of Federated County Fairs, 1917. | ||||||||||
| Printed recommendations to the Minnesota Legislature, 1917. | |||||||||||
| Includes printed booklet with mimeographed cover letter from the society secretary Thomas H. Canfield. | |||||||||||
| Exhibitor/Concessionaire Service Manual, 1974. | |||||||||||
| Information Manual, 1982. | |||||||||||
| Space Rental Rules and Regulations, 1982. | |||||||||||
| Economic Impact Analysis, 1991. | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIAL
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:
- Agriculture -- Minnesota -- Societies, etc.
- Exhibition buildings -- Specifications -- Minnesota.
- Fairs -- Minnesota.
- Horse racing -- Minnesota.
- Horse shows -- Minnesota.
- Wells -- Specifications. -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota Association of Federated County Fairs.
- Meetings:
- Minnesota State Fair -- Buildings -- Specifications.
- Minnesota State Fair.
- Document Types:
- Maps -- Minnesota.
- Postcards.
- Posters.
- Specifications -- Minnesota.
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