History

The MHS has its own set of Research Guides about Minnesota-related topics to help you get started on your next research project. All resources listed are available for use through the Minnesota Historical Society Library. Check the Augsburg Library for the books and article mentioned in this guide. We have many of them in our collection.

MNopedia is an online encyclopedia about Minnesota created by the Minnesota Historical Society

This is a link to the library catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society.

This link connects you to the vast online resources of the Minnesota Historical Society.

This "mostly" full-text database provides the best access to the backfiles of Minnesota History. The full text for the last five years are not available online but are available in the library.

Immigrant Oral Histories presents a collection of over 250 oral history interviews conducted between 1975 and 2004 with recent immigrants to Minnesota and their American-born children.

This site contains biographical sketches of Minnesota's governors and information about the the office of the governor.

This is a guide to the Oral History Collections at the Minnesota Historical Society. The collection's contents range from interviews with polka band members to medical device pioneers.

This site contains online resources that pertain to the 1920 Duluth Lynchings.

Minnesota Reflections is a treasure trove of resources pertaining to Minnesota history. You'll find more than 52,000 images and documents from nearly 200 cultural heritage organizations across the state.

Minnesota Legislators Past & Present is the only comprehensive list of legislators who have served in the Minnesota Legislature since territorial times. This is a work in progress.

Selected Inaugural addressees, "State of the State" addresses, and selected special messages to the Legislature by Minnesota governors.

This "mostly" full-text database provides the best access to the backfiles of Minnesota History. The full text for the last five years are not available online but are available in the library.

The Minneapolis Tribune is a good source for information on early Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota. It is one of the states oldest daily newspapers. Searching is a bit clunky but worth the effort.

First published as the Evening Journal in 1878, it was eventually acquired by Hershel Jones who gained the support of Minneapolis business interests and instrumental in developing the market page which documented the importance of Minnesota as a major wheat producer and Minneapolis as the milling center of the nation.

This searchable archive includes all issues of the Labor Review published from April 1907 through May 2004. If you are researching labor history in Minneapolis or in Minnesota-you must search this newspaper!

The Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub is a searchable website of Minnesota Newspapers. The earliest dates are from 1856, but coverage is limited by copyright.

This is a link to the description of the Newspaper Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. You can access newspapers in two ways: ordering through interlibrary loan, or reading the microfilm of individual newspapers on-site.

The Winona Newspaper project includes the full text for the following newspapers: The Winona Argus; The Winona Daily Republican; The Winona Republican-Herald; The Winona Daily News. Coverage ranges from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.

The Daily Globe, The St. Paul Daily Globe and the St. Paul Globe all provide coverage of local, state, national and international events. Searching the Globe, the Daily Globe, and the St. Paul Globe is clunky!