NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION:
An Inventory of Its Itasca State Park Guest Registers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Division of Parks and Recreation. | |
| Title: | Itasca State Park Guest Registers. | |
| Dates: | approximately 1921-1978. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Information includes date, guest's name and address, and occasional observations and comments regarding the park's amenities. Two volumes appear to include guests at Douglas Lodge, as well. One volume also contains a photograph of state attorney general and forestry board member Wallace B. Douglas, for whom the lodge was named, and a brief history of the park. | |
| Quantity: | 0.7 cubic feet (6 volumes in box). | |
| 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. Division of Parks and Recreation. Itasca State Park Guest Registers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 977-23; 991-218
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017301870104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 113.D.2.4F | Itasca Park Guest Book, approximately 1921-1978. | ||||||||||
| The first few pages include a photograph of Wallace B. Douglas, who as a member of the state Forestry Board was instrumental in preserving Itasca State Park; text of a dedication statement by Douglas; and a brief history of the park by Thomas S. Roberts, Director, Zoological Museum, University of Minnesota. “Douglas Lodge” is written on the first page, and this may be a register for lodge guests, plus park visitors. | |||||||||||
| Itasca Park Guest Book, approximately 1932-1958. | |||||||||||
| Same type of bound volume as the above guest book; probably a register for Douglas Lodge guests, plus park visitors. | |||||||||||
| Guests: Itasca State Park, Minn., approximately June 1957 - approximately October 1958. | |||||||||||
| Hinged, inlaid wooden cover. | |||||||||||
| Guests: Itasca State Park, Minn., approximately August 1957 - approximately September 1958. | |||||||||||
| Hinged, inlaid wooden cover, broken. | |||||||||||
| Guest Register, approximately 1958-1961. | |||||||||||
| 1 volume in folder; wooden board covers retained. | |||||||||||
| Visitor Register, 1932-1945. | |||||||||||
| Register for unidentified location. The majority of the signatures are from 1932-1934. The volume itself is labeled “Itasca County Commissioners’ 4th District Jury Book.” | |||||||||||
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.
- Persons:
- Douglas, Wallace Barton, 1852-1930 -- Pictorial works.
- Organizations:
- Douglas Lodge (Itasca State Park, Minn.)
- Minnesota. Department of Conservation.
- Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources.
- Places:
- Itasca State Park (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Guest registers.
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