STANLEY JAMES HARPER:
An Inventory of His Photograph Album Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
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| Creator: |
Harper, Stanley James, 1894-1971.
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| Title: | Stanley J. Harper photograph album collection. |
| Dates: | [circa 1870-1950]. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Photograph albums of the family of Stanley James and Margaret L. Harper, Minneapolis. Mainly views of their children: Josephine, Helen, Elizabeth, Ruth, Kathryn and James, from 1920-1945. Includes portraits of the children and other family members, views of the children playing, family gatherings, Christmas scenes, school activities, trips to various locations in the Midwest, Florida, California and Idaho. Also views of the Harper homes at 2424 Colfax Avenue South, 1821 Dupont Avenue South, 2212 Oliver Avenue South, their summer home on Lake Minnetonka, and a farm in Wright County, Minnesota. |
| Quantity: | 12 albums : 29 x 39 cm. and smaller. |
| Location: | III.35: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Harper, Stanley James. Stanley J. Harper Photograph Album Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV1994.117
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990016878680104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.1 | 1 | Family/ancestors of Margaret Andrews Harper (Mrs. Stanley J.), circa 1870-1900. |
| | | Includes cartes-de-visites and tintypes. |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.2 | 1 | Stanley J. Harper, 1907-1912. |
| | | Views of Stanley, his sister Josephine, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Harper, and views of Harper's Lake Minnetonka summer home (referred to as Summerville & Cottagewood) and their home at 2424 Colfax Avenue South, Minneapolis. Also views of sailing on Lake Minnetonka, the Minnetonka Yacht Club, Minnehaha Falls, Northwestern Tennis Tournament (1909 and 1911), the Burton tennis courts at Deephaven, garden views, family(?) photos, West High School (Minneapolis), Stanley's fraternity brothers (1911-1912), and views of a trip to the eastern U.S. (Sault Ste. Marie and Niagra Falls) and a trip to Hollywood, California and the University of California campus. |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.3 | 1 | Stanley J. Harper, 1912-1919. |
| | | Views of the campus and student activities at the University of California, sailing and boating on Lake Minnetonka, Stanley and friends on a hike to Hopkins (1912) and at Minnehaha Falls (1913), family gathering at Prescott, Wisconsin, Stanley and friends at a cabin near Bruno, Minnesota, Delta Upsilon fraternity at the University of Minnesota (1913), trip to eastern U.S. (Princeton, New Jersey, New York City, Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, New Jersey), Medicine Lake hike (1915), Stanley in military uniform, University of Minnesota campus (1915), Harper garden, house at 1821 Dupont Avenue South, trip to Western U.S. (Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Panama Pacific International Expo, San Diego Exposition, Beverly Hills, Hollywood)(1915), Loring Park and St. Mark's Church (Minneapolis), University of Minnesota Cap and Gown Day (1916), Scabbard & Blade Convention inspection and drills, sailing and swimming at Birch Lake, Northwestern Tennis Tournament (1916), Health Week parade (1917), buildings and animals at Bass Lake farm (near Clearwarter, Minnesota?), Lyndale Park peony garden, picnic at Ten Mile Lake. |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.4 | 2 | Josephine Louise Harper, Volume I, 1920-1925. |
| | | Views of Josephine (born May 22, 1920) with her parents (Margaret and Stanley J.), her grandparents, and her sister Helen (born 1923). |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.5 | 2 | Josephine Louis Harper, Volume II, 1925-1935. |
| | | Views of Josephine with her parents, her sisters (Helen, Elizabeth, Ruth and Kathryn), her brother James, grandparents, and various relatives. Includes trips to Taylors Falls and Iowa, Josephine on a tricycle, children playing, Christmas scenes, Northrup Collegiate School activities (including May Fete), trip to Lake Superior and Port Arthur, Harper home at 2212 Oliver Avenue South, Minneapolis, trips to Michigan, wedding of James Bennett and Jean Andrews (Margaret's sister). |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.6 | 2 | A book of enlargements, presented to mama, Christmas 1931. |
| | | Views of Minnehaha Falls and Lyman Lakes, Northfield and a portrait of Emily Crippen Felt (1907). Portraits of Stanley and Margaret's daughters: Josephine, Helen, Elizabeth, Ruth and Kathryn. |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.7 | 3 | A book of large prints, presented to mama, November 22, 1932, Volume II, 1931-1932. |
| | | Mainly portraits of Harper daughters, including 1931 and 1932 Christmas photographs and Ruth and Kathryn with their Easter "baskets." Also portraits of Harper family relatives, including Mrs. R.A. Pollard, Patty Pollard, Eva and John Crippen and views of Lake of the Isles and Oliver Avenue and Harper home at 2212 Oliver Avenue South. |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.8 | 3 | Family pictures, Christmas 1933-August 1938, |
| | | Views of Harper family, including James (born 1934). Includes family gatherings, visits with relatives, wedding photos of Jean Andrews and James Bennett, trips to Michigan, Duluth and North Shore and Illinois, Harper home at 2212 Oliver Avenue South (Minneapolis), Lake of the Isles, activities at Northrup Collegiate School, Christmas scenes, Josephine's 1938 graduation from Northrup and a visit to Rockford College (Illinois). |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.9 | 3 | Harper family, 1938-1942. |
| | | Views of Harper family outings and activities (including Christmas), trips to Michigan and the Black Hills. Also covers Josephine's four years at Rockford College. Includes views of Harper family relatives, including the Bennetts. |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.10 | 4 | Harper family, 1943-1949. |
| | | Views of the Harper family, including weddings of Helen and Elizabeth, Christmas scenes, Kay (Kathryn) entering Carleton College (1948), Josephine graduating with her Ph. D. (1949), Margaret and Stanley's 30th wedding anniversary (1949), views of Harper's first grandchild (Charles Davis), Harper home on Oliver Avenue South, Lake of the Isles Boulevard, and trips to various Midwest locations. |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.11 | 4 | Harper family, 1946-1948. |
| | | Views of Harper family including Elizabeth's graduation from Winona Teacher's College in 1946; Ruth's senior class activities in 1947, Christmas scenes, Breck Horse Shows, family gatherings, and many views of a family trip to Florida in 1947. |
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| Location | Box |
| III.35.12 | 4 | Family pictures, January 1948-circa March 1950. |
| | | Views of Harper family, including Kay's graduation from Northrup Collegiate School in 1948 and views of her at Carleton College, views of Breck School, and a family trip through the Western U.S. to visit dauther Helen Davis in Boise, Idaho. Many views of grandchildren, Charles and Margaret Davis (children of Charles and Helen Davis). |
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 -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Photographs.
- Christmas -- Photographs.
- Dwellings -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Photographs.
- Families -- Photographs.
- Farms -- Minnesota -- Wright County -- Photographs.
- Outdoor recreation -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Sailing -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Vacations -- Photographs.
- Persons:
- Andrews family
- Darling, Josephine Harper, 1920- -- Photographs.
- Davis, Helen Harper -- Photographs.
- Harper, Elizabeth -- Photographs.
- Harper, James L., 1934- -- Photographs.
- Harper, Kathryn -- Photographs.
- Harper, Margaret L., 1894-1980 -- Photographs.
- Harper, Ruth, 1928- -- Photographs.
- Harper, Stanley James, 1894-1971 -- Photographs.
- Places:
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Social life and customs -- Photographs.
- Minnetonka, Lake (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Document Types:
- Photograph albums.
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