MINNESOTA OFFICE OF TOURISM:

An Inventory of Its Films at the Minnesota Historical Society

Sound and Visual Collection

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.


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Creator: Minnesota Office of Tourism.
Title:Minnesota tourism video collection.
Dates:1984-1994.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Includes programs and segments promoting Minnesota tourism. Various sites, seasons, and activities are showcased. Some of the ad campaigns show all the versions of the ad.
Quantity:12 master video files: MOV (9.3 GB) and 12 user video files: MP4 (659.1 MB).
Location:I.408: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions:

Items in this collection are for viewing purposes only.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Office of Tourism. Minnesota Tourism Video Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV2009.55

Location of Master Files:

Digital masters of the videocassettes are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.

The original videocassettes were disposed after the material was digitally reformatted into mov files.

Processing Information:

Legacy Amendment logo

Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, October 2009.

Digitization and encoding by April Rodriguez, March 2026.

Digital video transferred from the master videocassettes by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes (March 2026).

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990069632920104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
I.408.1Minnesota tourism, produced by Colle & McVoy, October 3, 1984. 1 master video file (1 minute, 24 seconds): MOV (320.5 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (20.1 MB).
Container notes: Fall colors, (10 seconds). Winter tourism, (10 seconds)
I-408-1, October 3, 1984Digital video
Location
I.408.2Minnesota tourism, produced by Colle & McVoy, March 12, 1985. 1 master video file (1 minute, 49 seconds): MOV (414.1 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (27.9 MB).
Container notes: Fall colors, (10 seconds). Lighthouse, (30 seconds). Plane (outdoor) out of state, (30 seconds).
I-408-2, March 12, 1985Digital video
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I.408.3Minnesota tourism, produced by Carmichael-Lynch, August 10, 1987. 1 master video file (3 minutes, 40 seconds): MOV (837.9 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (57.3 MB).
Container notes: Summer '87, (30 seconds), (60 seconds), (90 seconds).
I-408-3, August 10, 1987Digital video
Location
I.408.4Louie Anderson/Fall explorer '87, produced by Carmichael-Lynch, August 18, 1987. 1 master video file (4 minutes, 28 seconds): MOV (1 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (69.7 MB).
Includes 5 30-second clips.
I-408-4, August 18, 1987Digital video
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I.408.5Minnesota tourism, produced by Colle & McVoy, April 15, 1988. 1 master video file (6 minutes, 3 seconds): MOV (1.3 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (94.5 MB).
Container notes: Fall colors. Winter. Summer/Minneapolis/Lighthouse. Summer/Minneapolis/Icicle. Winter fun. Plane/Outdoor/Minnesota. Sunset/Mix/Minnesota.
I-408-5, April 15, 1988Digital video
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I.408.6Minnesota tourism, produced by Carmichael-Lynch, April 20, 1988. 1 master video file (3 minutes, 41 seconds): MOV (839 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (57.5 MB).
Container notes: Leo's road trip/Summer '88 (90 seconds). Leo's road trip/Summer '88 (60 seconds). Leo's road trip/Summer '88 (30 seconds).
I-408-6, April 20, 1988Digital video
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I.408.7Minnesota tourism, produced by Carmichael-Lynch, February 6, 1990. 1 master video file (5 minutes, 14 seconds): MOV (1.1 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (81.6 MB).
Container notes: Shoreline/Wrap (60 seconds). Time/Wrap (60 seconds). Instate/Wrap (30 seconds). Instate/Wrap (60 seconds). Celebrate (30 seconds). Heritage (30 seconds).
I-408-7, February 6, 1990Digital video
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I.408.8Minnesota tourism, produced by Carmichael-Lynch, February 13, 1990. 1 master video file (2 minutes, 39 seconds): MOV (605.9 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (41.3 MB).
Container notes: Leo's road trip/Summer '88 (90 seconds). Leo's road trip/Summer '88 (60 seconds). Leo's road trip/Summer '88 (30 seconds).
I-408-6, February 13, 1990Digital video
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I.408.9Minnesota tourism, produced by Carmichael-Lynch, February 21, 1990. 1 master video file (1 minute, 34 seconds): MOV (360.8 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (24 MB).
Container notes: Celebrate (30 seconds). Heritage (30 seconds).
I-408-9, February 21, 1990Digital video
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I.408.10Minnesota tourism, produced by Carmichael-Lynch, January 31, 1991. 1 master video file (2 minutes, 51 seconds): MOV (649.3 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (24 MB).
Container notes: Promises/Fulfillment (60 seconds). Promises/Fulfillment (60 seconds).
I-408-10, January 31, 1991Digital video
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I.408.11Minnesota tourism, produced by Carmichael-Lynch, July 2, 1992 1 master video file (4 minutes, 20 seconds): MOV (986.9 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (67.5 MB).
Container notes: Arrow/Slide (60 seconds). Arrow/Slide (60 seconds).
I-408-11, July 2, 1992Digital video
Location
I.408.12Minnesota tourism, produced by Carmichael-Lynch, January 25, 1994. 1 master video file (2 minutes, 40 seconds): MOV (618.2 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (42.2 MB).
Container notes: Autumn '93 (30 seconds). Winter '93 (30 seconds). Wrap '94 (30 seconds).
I-408-12, January 25, 1994Digital video

Expand/CollapseCATALOG 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:
Tourism -- Minnesota.
Places:
Minnesota -- Description and travel.
Document Types:
Video recordings.

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