New Collections: July 2016

Our most recent graduate assistant, Josh Smith, processed several collections during his time with the University Archives. Listed below are a few collections we felt were worth highlighting. Don't worry, there will be more collection highlights in the future!

Republican Women of Mankato. Collection, 1949-1961. SMHC Manuscript Collection 249.
http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc249.html

A sample of the collection materials. Photo courtesy
 of University Archives at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

This collection consists of materials associated with the Republican clubs and individuals in the

Mankato area. The collection is focused on the Republican Party in Minnesota, and the Mankato and Blue Earth County area more specifically, but there is a considerable amount of documents involving the party on the national level. The collection contains newsletters, pamphlets, letters, and party policy papers.

Materials in this collection appears to come from Mrs. June Ogle, as there are letters addressed to her and her name appears multiple times at the top of documents. Mrs. Ogle was the wife of Republican State Representative and lawyer Arthur H. Ogle, who represented Blue Earth County in District 8. Mrs. Ogle was a member of the Mankato Federation of Republican Women, which is a branch of the Minnesota and National Federation of Republican Women. The Mankato branch no longer exists.

Tri-Sigma Sorority, 1989-2010. SMHC Manuscript Collection 253.
http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc253.html

This collection consists of scrapbooks put together by the Tri-Sigma sorority over the years and documents the sorority’s history at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The scrapbooks are broken into two types, with some being focused on events and others focused on member profiles.

The Mankato chapter is known as Epsilon RHO. Some of the other big events and days for the sorority throughout the year are bid day, homecoming, and their numerous trips and charity days. Today the Mankato chapter of Tri-Sigma continues to be an active part in the community and at the university.



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Mee Xiong is an Archives Technician at Minnesota State University, Mankato.