A new group of Prohibition-related materials was recently added to the Norwegian-American Historical Association's collection in the Minnesota Digital Library.
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On Tuesday, June 28th at 11 am, MDL Outreach Coordinator Molly Huber and the American Swedish Institute's Collections Manager Inga Theissen will host Minitex Conversations: Weird and Wonderful Collections Objects. At this event, they will virtually share unusual and interesting objects from the collections they work with and then open up the discussion for attendees to share information about weird and wonderful items they are responsible for.
Jolie Graybill has departed Minitex to become Dean of Libraries at North Dakota State University. Minitex thanks her for her leadership of the Digital Initiatives & Metadata Education unit and wishes her well as she embarks on this new endeavor.
Minnesota Digital Library staff attended the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums Annual Conference on April 24-26. While there, they connected with MDL contributors and gained some key insights from the conference sessions.
The Dakota County Historical Society continues to add to its MDL collection with a second set of early suburban photos by noted editor and newspaper photographer Del Stelling.
The Minnesota Digital Library published a new online exhibit titled “Quotable Minnesota.” This exhibit features several quotes from Minnesota’s artists, authors, musicians, leaders, and more. Their inspiring words are illustrated by some of our favorite images from MDL collections.
The Mille Lacs County Historical Society recently shared seven short films of Princeton, MN soldiers leaving for and in basic training for the Korean War.
The Minnesota Digital Library recently added 75 quarterly member newsletters produced by the Weavers' Guild of Minnesota to its online collection.
The Minnesota Digital Library has released its Biennium Report for fiscal years 2020-2021. The report offers a snapshot of MDL's accomplishments from the last two fiscal years, in alignment with its two-year Legacy Amendment funding.
The Minnesota State Academy for the Blind is a new contributor to the Minnesota Digital Library. They have shared images from sixty four of their graduating classes.
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