Evelope from the letter from Private First Class Arthur L. Bentzen to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, asking to recieve a copy of the local newspaper in England.
Handwritten in black ink. Mr. Smith comments about every day life as a teenager growing up in St. Cloud and attending Technical High School. Mr. Smith wrote portions of this journal from April 6, 1917, to April 15, 1917, from November 28, 1918 to December 3, 1918, and from February 12, 1919, to July 31, 1919. This is a bound leather, hard cover diary.
Handwritten in blue pen, a diary of a St. Cloud Technical High School senior recalling his daily experiences while attending school classes and extracurrcular activities. Attached to the pages of this book are photographs, letters, tickets, newspaper clippings and ribbons that relate to his school life.
Mr. Smith writes about his impressions of his close friends. He also talks about attending the circus and a musical concert. School remains the focus of his writing. Two photos of friends are interspersed with a musical composition penned by the diarist which is located in the back of the diary.
Mr. Smith comments about his adventures while staying at his family's cottage on Grand lake and his impressions about his first month and half as a senior at Tech High.
Handwritten in blue pen, a diary of a St. Cloud Technical High School senior recalling his daily experiences while attending school classes and extracurrcular activities. Attached to the pages of this book are photographs, letters, tickets, newspaper clippings and ribbons that relate to his school life.
Smith, Glanville W., 1901-1987; Smith, Howard B., 1909-2000
Date Created:
1911-03-20 - 1921-03-09
Description:
Handwritten in pencil, the first diary of Glanville Smith as a ten-year-old boy. He comments about his home and school life, also vacationing at the family's Pleasant Lake cottage. Towards the back of the diary, there are, written, in pencil, from 1921-02-16 to 1921-03-09, ten pages of entries by Mr. Smith's twelve-year-old brother, Howard. They are brief and discuss Howard's home life and play time. This is a bound leather, hard cover diary.
Handwritten in blue ink. Mr. Smith comments on the final days of his high school career which include a state Civics exam and commencement exercises. This is a bound leather, hard cover diary.
Mr. Smith comments about his experiences with his fellow students and teachers at Tech. He also comments about Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. Photo attachments in the front and back of the diary include the Tech 1919 football team (all identified), notes and photo portraits.
Group photo showing the oldest living graduate from the Winona Normal School, the college president, and the homecoming queen and court during the Winona State College 1948 Homecoming, Winona, Minnesota.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private First Class Arthur L. Bentzen asking to recieve a copy of the local newspaper while in England.
Home video of three area parades. Movie includes: 00:26 First Parade - Johnsburg, Minnesota 1940; 06:45 Second Parade - Meyer, Iowa 1955; 12:56 Third Parade - Johnsburg, Minnesota 1959. The parade was in celebration of the centennial of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Johnsburg, Minnesota. The final portion of the tape is of Gilbert Heimer�s Christmas decorations. Nordeen Torgerson (1880-1965) was a lifelong Adams, Minnesota resident and home movie enthusiast. He made films of local events and travelled beyond Adams to film parades and other celebrations.
Home movie taken by Nordeen Torgerson, showing various family members outside of his house in Adams, Minnesota; 3:43 Unknown campus; 4:20 Unknown neighborhood with family members in various activities including swimming and boating; 6:50 Weddings of Nordeen's two sons, Vance and Muriel Torgerson (1946) and Roy and Lorraine Torgerson (1947) at Little Cedar Lutheran Church in Adams, Minnesota; 9:40 Family vacation Nordeen Torgerson (1880-1965) was a lifelong Adams, Minnesota resident and home movie enthusiast. He made films of local events and travelled beyond Adams to film parades and other celebrations.
Home movie taken by Nordeen Torgerson "Our Great Lakes Cruise, 1938" includes Grand Hotel in Michigan, Canada, ticker tape parade. Nordeen Torgerson (1880-1965) was a lifelong Adams, Minnesota resident and home movie enthusiast. He made films of local events and travelled beyond Adams to film parades and other celebrations.
Home movie of Aquatennial Parade in Minneapolis, Minnesota, including marching bands and floats. Nordeen Torgerson (1880-1965) was a lifelong Adams, Minnesota resident and home movie enthusiast. He made films of local events and travelled beyond Adams to film parades and other celebrations.
Home movie of parade of old cars and a float of the Rochester Centennial Queen. Rochester Centennial was in 1954. Nordeen Torgerson (1880-1965) was a lifelong Adams, Minnesota resident and home movie enthusiast. He made films of local events and travelled beyond Adams to film parades and other celebrations.
Home movie taken by Nordeen Torgerson. Family vacation including, boating, waterskiing, fishing; 3:00 Zoo and stage performances; 6:45 Adams High School Cheerleaders; 7:00 Boating, Fishing; 8:30 Parade with marching bands including the Adams High School marching band; 10:00 Farming/harvesting; 11:30 Memorial Day service at Marshall Lutheran Church in rural Adams, Minnesota; 13:20 Snowplowing and shoveling; 14:00 Wind damage or tornado in unknown location; 16:00 Parade-location unknown; 16:30 Zoo; 17:30 Iceskating; flower gardening, backyard pond, horseback riding. Nordeen Torgerson (1880-1965) was a lifelong Adams, Minnesota resident and home movie enthusiast. He made films of local events and travelled beyond Adams to film parades and other celebrations.
Home movie taken by Nordeen Torgerson. 1937 Ice Carnival probably in St. Paul, Minnesota. Parade includes floats from 3M, Brown and Bigelo, Ford dealers; 6:10 Circus Days featuring the Cole Brothers Circus most likely at the fairgrounds in Austin, Minnesota; 12:30 Clyde Beatty Circus most likely at the fairground in Austin, Minnesota. Nordeen Torgerson (1880-1965) was a lifelong Adams, Minnesota resident and home movie enthusiast. He made films of local events and travelled beyond Adams to film parades and other celebrations.
Home movie of Aquatennial Parade in Minneapolis, Minnesota, including marching bands and floats. Nordeen Torgerson (1880-1965) was a lifelong Adams, Minnesota resident and home movie enthusiast. He made films of local events and travelled beyond Adams to film parades and other celebrations.
Home movie taken by Nordeen Torgerson. White Horse Show probably at the fairgrounds in Austin, Minnesota-stage show, horses; 5:40 Air show at Decker Field at the Austin Municipal Airport in Austin, Minnesota. Nordeen Torgerson (1880-1965) was a lifelong Adams, Minnesota resident and home movie enthusiast. He made films of local events and travelled beyond Adams to film parades and other celebrations.
