New Collections in Minnesota Reflections

This summer and fall we saw an influx of new materials to Minnesota Reflections, including the addition of seven exciting new contributing organizations. Minneapolis Institute of Arts The MIA has shared 130 museum exhibit catalogs in Minnesota Reflections. This collection documents the museum’s rich history of interpreting and sharing art with Minnesota. Jones-Harrison Residence Located on the shores of Minneapolis's Cedar Lake, the Jones-Harrison Residence was established in 1888. It is believed to be the longest continuously operating home for senior citizens in Minnesota. The Residence contributed 56 images and text-based materials that document life at Jones-Harrison. Northern Lights: A Look at Minnesota Books and Writers Perhaps you remember this television program which was sponsored by the Hennepin County Library and Metronet? It originally aired on Metro Cable Channel 6 from 1988-2002. Over the course of 15 years this series featured interviews with numerous Minnesota authors, illustrators, artists and members of the literary arts community. The video interviews have been digitized from the original media held in the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society. To date we have added 119 interviews, with more coming in the next few months! Saint Paul Almanac The Almanac is a Saint Paul-based literary organization that creates opportunities for relationship-building through the sharing and dissemination of people’s stories. Every year they publish the Saint Paul Almanac, and all issues to date are now available in Minnesota Reflections. Quatrefoil Library The Quatrefoil Library is a Minneapolis-based lending library that collects, documents and circulates gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer materials in a safe and accessible environment. They have contributed issues of their newsletter Focus Point as well as the run of the newspaper The GLC Voice. The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Minnesota Reflections now contains materials from the library of these two Catholic and Benedictine residential liberal arts colleges located four miles apart in Central Minnesota. The college library contributed 117 text-based materials that document early Minnesota history, missionary work, and the history of the Diocese of St. Cloud. Plymouth Congregational Church The Archives of the Plymouth Congregational Church collects, preserves, organizes and shares the church’s history. Documents submitted to Minnesota Reflections include church records 1858–1882 and newsletters that report the involvement of church members in World War I.