WILLIAM J. NEE:

An Inventory of His Migrant Worker Communities Photograph Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society

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Creator: Nee, William J. photographer.
Title:Migrant worker communities photograph collection.
Dates:approximately 1970.
Abstract:Collection documents migrant workers in Red River Valley and Minnesota River Valley communities circa 1970. Photographs were taken by William "Bill" Nee for a project related to migrant workers and feature the Minnesota and North Dakota communities of Appleton, Auburn, Clara City, Crookston, Forest River, Grafton, Hector, Hillsboro, Kennedy, Moorhead, Oslo, and Warren. Views include community events, opportunity centers, educational activities, and children playing.
Quantity:111 photographs: black and white; 8 x 10 inches.
Location:I.516 : See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

In copyright - rights holder(s) unlocatable or identifiable. Please contact the Reference Library for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Nee, William J. Migrant Worker Communities Photograph Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV2018.15

Processing Information:

Processed by: Karen Obermeyer-Kolb, April 2018

Catalog ID number: 8937402


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Selected images available in digital format.

Location
I.516.38-48Clara City. 11 photographs.
Clara City. I.516.38 - Digital version
Clara City. I.516.45 - Digital version
Location
I.516.49-52Crookston. 4 photographs.
Crookston. I.516.52 - Digital version
Location
I.516.53-56Forest River, North Dakota. 4 photographs.
Forest River, North Dakota. I.516.53 - Digital version
Forest River, North Dakota. I.516.56 - Digital version
Location
I.516.57-59Grafton, North Dakota. 3 photographs.
Grafton, North Dakota. I.516.58 - Digital version
Location
I.516.60-64Hector. 5 photographs.
Hector. I.516.60 - Digital version
Location
I.516.65-71Hillsboro, North Dakota. 7 photographs.
Hillsboro, North Dakota. I.516.70 - Digital version
Hillsboro, North Dakota. I.516.71 - Digital version
Location
I.516.72-79Kennedy. 8 photographs.
Kennedy. I.516.76 - Digital version
Kennedy. I.516.79 - Digital version
Location
I.516.104-109Oslo. 6 photographs.
Oslo. I.516.107 - Digital version
Location
I.516.110Warren. 1 photograph.
Warren. Digital version
Location
I.516.111Housing, location unknown. 1 photograph.
Housing, location unknown. Digital version

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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 -- Photographs.
Children -- North Dakota -- Photographs.
Children of migrant laborers -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Children of migrant laborers -- North Dakota -- Photographs.
Migrant agricultural laborers -- Minnesota -- Photographs
Migrant agricultural laborers -- North Dakota -- Photographs
Migrant labor -- Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.) -- Photographs.
Migrant labor -- Minnesota River Valley (S.D. and Minn.) -- Photographs.
Document Types:
Photographs.

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