College Founding
Sub-committee Four Year State College in Western and Southwestern Minnesota (report) (St. Paul)
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Date Issued
1959
Description
This binder contains the minutes of meetings held by the committee as it decided where Southwest Minnesota State College would be located.
This document contains a summary made by Marshall, Minnesota, representative at the Four Year College hearing of the Legislative Sub-Committee in Marshall on February 8, 1960.
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Date Issued
1960-02-08
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This summary of information was written in support of the city of Marshall for the site of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Report of Liaison Committee on Higher Education in Minnesota, 1959-60 (St. Paul)
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Date Issued
1960 (year uncertain)
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This report summarizes the analysis of population trends in college-age youth in Minnesota. Evidence convinced the Liaison Committee that provisions be made for a marked increase in college enrollments.
Worthington Offers the Best: A Case for Creating a Four-Year College for Southwestern Minnesota at Worthington
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Date Issued
1960-11
Description
This document was submitted in support of the city of Worthington as the site of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
A study of the potential college age students in the Worthington area: including the counties, Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobels, Pipestone and Rock in Minnesota
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Date Issued
1960 (year uncertain)
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This study examines the enrollment potential of the area in southwestern Minnesota to answer some questions concerning the possibility of the establishment of a state college in Worthington, Minnesota.
A bill for an act authorizing the establishment of Worthington State College, Worthington, Minnesota
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1961-02-09
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A bill for an act authorizing the establishment of a Worthington State College in Worthington, Minnesota.
Letter from Don Braman, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Mr. Sandy Sanderson, Marshall, Minnesota
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1961-03-08
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Don Braman writes Sandy Sanderson about gathering and presenting information on the City of Marshall that would support the city as the location of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Suggested topic outline for presentation of the Marshall story to secure favorable consideration for the establishment of a four-year state college in Marshall, Minnesota
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Creator
Date Issued
1961-03-08
Description
This document, organized in an outline form, suggests topics for a presentation to be made in support of the city of Marshall for the site of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota. The suggestions were put together by the public relations firm Don Braman and Associates.
Speech given to College Site Selection Committee (in support of of the city of Granite Falls, Minnesota)
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Date Issued
1963 (year uncertain)
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This document is the text of speech given to the Site Selection Committee in support of the city of Granite Falls and the site of the proposed college in southwestern Minnesota. The unknown speaker questions the validity of newspaper reports on actions of and quotations from members of the Site Selection Committee.
Letter from Mrs. Clyde Korstad to O. Meredith Wilson, Boyd, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-09-05
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Mrs. Clyde Korstad write O. Meredith Wilson in support of the city of Granite Falls as the site of a proposed new state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Second speech given to College Site Selection Committee (in support of the city of Granite Falls, Minnesota)
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Date Issued
1963 (year uncertain)
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This is a transcript of a speech given as a followup to an earlier speech given in Granite in support of the city of Granite Falls as the site of the proposed college in southwestern Minnesota.
Suggestions and ideas how the people of our community can assist Granite Falls, Minnesota, in obtaining our college
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Date Issued
1963 (year uncertain)
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The first page of this document has a numbered list of ways people can support the effort to have the proposed state college built in Granite Falls. The second page, titled "Look what we could lose," lists community advantages that would not happen should the proposed state college be located elsewhere.
Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Orton Thorkelson, Granite Falls, Minnesota, to Meredith Wilson, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-09-05
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Mr. and Mrs. Orton Thorkelson wrote Meredith Wilson in support of Granite Falls as the site of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Memo from Sherwood O. Berg, Lamberton, Minnesota, to O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-08-21
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The memo from Sherwood O. Berg informs O. Meredith Wilson of a letter Berg received regarding how the Southwest Experiment Station in Lamberton might impact the site selection for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Letter from Mr. LeRoy Jacobson, Granite Falls, Minnesota, to Meredith Wilson, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-09-30
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LeRoy Jacobson wrote Meredith Wilson in support of Granite Falls as the site of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Letter from T.E. Kuehl, Lamberton, Minnesota, to O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-10-17
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T.E. Kuehl thanks O. Meredith Wilson and the Site Selection Committee for allowing Lamberton citizens to make a presentation in support of their city as the site for the proposed college in southwestern Minnesota.
Letter from Wallace W. Nelson, Lamberton, Minnesota, to Sherwood O. Berg, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-08-19
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Wallace W. Nelson reports to Sherwood O. Berg that the Site Selection Committee for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota visited Lamberton and toured the Southwest Experiment Station.
Letter from O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Elmer Vollmer, Lamberton, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-09-13
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O. Meredith Wilson tells Elmer Vollmer that the announcement of the site chosen for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota will come from Mr. Charles Mourin.
Letter from O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Arnold Paulson, Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-10-18
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O. Meredith Wilson tells Elmer Vollmer that the materials presented by Granite Falls to the Site Selection Committee are part of the historical record and that Wilson has asked that they be deposited in the University Archives.
Letter from O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to E.T. Messer, Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-09-13
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O. Meredith Wilson tells E.T. Messer that the announcement of the site chosen for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota will come from Mr. Charles Mourin.
Letter from James W. Clark, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Elmo Volstad, Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-09-25
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James. W. Clark writes to Elmo Volstad to announce an award for industrial development activities is to be awarded to Granite Falls.
Letter from O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Elmer O. Akre, Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-10-01
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Letter states the announcement of the site chosen for the proposed state in southwestern Minnesota college will come from Mr. Charles Mourin.
Letter from Roy C. Prentis, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Erling O. Johnson, Robert J. Keller and Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Creator
Date Issued
1963-09-04
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Roy C. Prentis tells Erling O. Johnson, Robert J. Keller and Meredith Wilson he is enclosing materials received from Charles Mourin that were allegedly passed around Granite Falls by the Granite Falls College Committee.
Letter from Arnold E. Paulson, Granite Falls, Minnesota, to O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-10-20
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Arnold E. Paulson tells O. Meredith Wilson that he approves keeping materials from the Granite Falls College Committee's presentation for archival purposes.
Letter from O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Arnold E. Paulson, Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-10-28
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O. Meredith Wilson thanks Arnold E. Paulson for his letter allowing the Site Selection Committee to place materials from the presentation made by the Granite Falls College Committee into the University Archives.
Letter from Elmer O. Akre, Granite Falls, Minnesota, to the State College Site Selection Committee for Southwestern Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-09-27
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Elmer O. Akre wrote that should Lamberton be chosen as the site of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County would donate their portion of the land.
High school communities situated within 50 road miles of Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963
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This illustration shows Granite Falls in the center of two concentric circles that mark the distance to communities with high schools within a 35 mile and within a 50 mile radius.
Letter from O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Mr. Harold Buhr, Clara City, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-09-13
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O. Meredith Wilson tells Harold Buhr that the announcement of the site chosen for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota will come from Mr. Charles Mourin.
Letter from Malcolm M. Willey, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Harold Buhr, Clara City, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-08-30
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Malcolm M. Willey thanks Harold Buhr on behalf of President Wilson for his letter.
Letter from E.T. Messer, Granite Falls, Minnesota, to O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-08-26
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E.T. Messer writes O. Meredith Wilson in support of Granite Falls as the site of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Letter from Aage O. Buhl and Arnold Paulson, Granite Falls, Minnesota, to O. Merideth (sic) Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Creator
Date Issued
1963-08-28
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Aage O. Buhl and Arnold Paulson question O. Merideth (sic) Wilson as to whether the Site Selection Committee for a Southwestern State College is following their own guidelines for choosing a site for the proposed state college in Southwestern Minnesota, and they ask when they might make a presentation on behalf of Granite Falls.
Letter from Harold Buhr, Granite Falls, Minnesota, to O. Meridith (sic) Wilson, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Creator
Date Issued
1963-08-28
Description
Harold Buhr writes in support of Granite Falls as the site of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Letter from O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to LeRoy Jacobson, Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Creator
Date Issued
1963-09-13
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O. Meredith Wilson tells LeRoy Jacobson that the announcement of the site chosen for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota will come from Mr. Charles Mourin.
Letter from O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Aage O. Buhl and Arnold Paulson, Granite City, Minnesota
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Creator
Date Issued
1963-09-05
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O. Meredith Wilson tells Aage O Buhl and Arnold Paulson that the announcement of the site chosen for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota will come from Mr. Charles Mourin.
Letter from Malcolm M. Willey, St. Paul, Minnesota, to E.T. Messer
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Date Issued
1963-08-28
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Malcolm M. Willey thanks E.T. Messer on behalf of President Wilson for his letter and for material included with it.
Letter from O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Mr. and Mrs. Orton Thorkelson, Maynard, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-09-13
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O. Meredith Wilson tells Mr. and Mrs. Orton Thorkelson that the announcement of the site chosen for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota will come from Mr. Charles Mourin.
Letter from Roy C. Prentis, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Charles F. Mourin, O. Meredith Wilson, Erling O. Johnson and Robert J. Keller, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Creator
Date Issued
1963-10-10
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Roy C. Prentis informs Charles F. Mourin, O. Meredith Wilson, Erling O. Johnson and Robert J. Keller that the Granite Falls College Committee has asked for permission to keep a copy of a presentation made by the Granite Falls College Committee to the Site Selection Committee for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Letter from Arnold Paulson, Granite Falls, Minnesota, to Roy C. Prentis, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-09-24
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Arnold Paulson expresses his appreciation to Roy C. Prentis for allowing the Granite Falls College Committee and the City of Montevideo to make presentations to the State College Committee supporting their respective cities as the site of the proposed college in southwestern Minnesota.
Letter from O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Mrs. Clyde Korstad, Boyd, Minnesota
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Creator
Date Issued
1963-09-13
Description
O. Meredith Wilson tells Mrs. Clyde Korstad that the announcement of the site chosen for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota will come from Mr. Charles Mourin.
Letter from unknown member of un-named committee in Lamberton, Minnesota to Roy C. Prentis, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963-08-09
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Letter informs Site Selection Committee member Roy C. Prentis that, should Lamberton be chosen as the site for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota, the un-named committee would donate 160-200 acres of land.
Information supporting Lamberton, Minnesota, for the site of a new state college
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Creator
Date Issued
1963
Description
This report from the Lamberton Commercial Club supports the city of Lamberton for the site of a new state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Letter from Elmer Volmer, Lamberton, Minnesota, to O. Meredith Wilson, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Creator
Date Issued
1963-09-06
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Elmer Volmer writes O. Meredith Wilson in support of the city of Lamberton as the site of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Why a four-year college should be located at Marshall, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963
Description
This document contains ten points addressing why the city of Marshall should be the site of a new state college in southwestern Minnesota.
This is Your Community, Redwood Falls, Minnesota
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Creator
Date Issued
1963-07 to 1963-08
Description
The photos and text of this photographic essay of the city of Redwood Falls were compiled in support of Redwood Falls as the site of a new state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Pictorial review of Marshall, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963
Description
These photos and text of the city of Marshall, Minnesota, were compiled by an unnamed source in support of Marshall as the location of a new state college in southwestern Minnesota.
A southwestern Minnesota state college at Granite Falls, Minnesota (transcript of presentation)
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Date Issued
1963
Description
This document is a manuscript of the presentation to the State of Minnesota State College Site Selection Committee by the Granite Falls College Committee, presented at 2:30 p.m., Granite Falls Civic Auditorium, 19th of September 1963, supporting the selection of the city of Granite Falls as the site of the proposed college in Southwestern Minnesota.
A southwestern Minnesota state college at Granite Falls, Minnesota (a report)
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Date Issued
1963 (year uncertain)
Description
This document, sent to the State Site Selection Committee by the Citizens Committee for Higher Education in Granite Falls, gives facts and information in support of the city of Granite Falls as the site of the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Letter from Lyle Barker, Fairmont, Minnesota, to Roy C. Prentis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a report supporting Fairmont as site for new state college
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Creator
Date Issued
1963-08-05
Description
This report supports the city of Fairmont as the location of a new state college in southwestern Minnesota. It was written by Lyle Barker, Chairman, Citizen's College Committee, Fairmont, Minnesota
A southwestern Minnesota state college at Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Date Issued
1963
Description
This document presents a statistical comparison of Granite Falls' demographics and community information with other cities in southwestern Minnesota, given in support of the City of Granite City as the site for the proposed state college in southwestern Minnesota.
Report of the Site Selection Committee for a Southwestern Minnesota State College, St. Paul
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Date Issued
1963-12
Description
The report describes the work of the committee and sets forth the reasons for the decisions reached by the committee.