IRON RANGE RESEARCH CENTER ARCHIVES

Manuscript Collections

Manuscripts is a term used to describe the papers and records of individuals and organizations. The Research Center houses manuscript collections that document Minnesota's iron ranges. Manuscript collections fall into the following three categories:

Personal Papers

Letters, diaries, and other personal records

Business & Industry Records

Records from the region's industries and businesses. The mining industry records include many maps, production, and operating records.

Church & Organization Records

Social, religious, and civic organization records. Examples include the records of churches, Lions clubs, Sons of Norway, Boy Scouts, Izaak Walton League, etc.

Finding Aids and Abstracts

Finding aids and abstracts for a portion of our manuscripts collections are available online. We also maintain an A-Z listing of our manuscript collections. We work to provide more information regarding our collections here daily, but to date, access to many of our collections is not available online.

Access to the archival manuscript, photograph and map collections requires assistance from the Archivist. Researchers intending to utilize these collections are advised to email or call ahead and make an appointment to ensure availability.

yourroots@mndiscoverycenter.com
(218) 254-1222