Brown Print Company Roof Rebuild April 11, 1988. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: color photo showing two workers crawling around on the metal framing grid, securing the roof bar joists and trusses as they continue to rebuild a section of the printing plant after the roof collapse of January 23.

Brown Print Company Roof Rebuild April 18, 1988. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: color photo showing a crane and large equipment and workers in place as they continue to rebuild a section of the printing plant after the roof collapse of January 23; a worker walks in the foreground is using a surveying scope; the presses are sheltered in the background with blue tarps.

Brown Print Company Roof Rebuild April 25, 1988. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: color photo showing a crane and large equipment and workers in place as they continue to rebuild a section of the printing plant after the roof collapse of January 23; pre-cast concrete wall panels are being placed forming the south wall.

Brown Print Company Roof Rebuild April 25, 1988. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: color photo showing a crane and large equipment and workers in place as they continue to rebuild a section of the printing plant after the roof collapse of January 23; specialists install ventilation ducts among other things.

Brown Print Company Roof Rebuild May 2, 1988. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: color photo showing heavy equipment sitting in front of the recently installed pre-cast concrete section as they rebuild a section of the printing plant after the roof collapse of January 23; the new section is within a couple weeks of completion.

Brown Print Company Roof Rebuild February 8, 1988. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: color photo showing the completed interior of the section of the printing plant rebuilt after the roof collapse of January 23; the presses are once again uncovered as workers and inspectors examine the press equipment.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church Vivian Township Records: death records, birth records, marriage records, and membership information.

Brown Printing Company Employee Updates February 1-May 9, 1988. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: (a-m) cream colored copy paper bearing the heading "Brown Rebuilds" with a brick background; 14 weekly updates concerning the status of the rebuilding of the printing room after its roof collapsed on January 23, 1988, killing two employees, destroying the company pressroom and disrupting the operation of the production facilities; the update sheets are dated February 1,15, 22, 29 ... more

Brown Printing 25 Years, 1957-1982 Anniversary Tour. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: white glossy booklet with a silver sunburst within the number 25. Contents: 32 numbered pages containing history of the company and instructions to visitors for their safety, as well as detailed description of all of the printing processes and materials, including 1) Bemis ink, 2)Pressroom--Hantscho Mark IV; 3) Rack storage; 4)Paper storage; 5) Mail room; 6) Supply room; 7) Machine shop ... more

Governor Pawlenty Certificate of Commendation to Brown Printing Company. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: white paper printed with the Minnesota State Seal and the words, Certificate of Commendation, In recognition of the outstanding contributions of manufacturing to the Minnesota economy and your commitment to making Minnesota a better place to live and work...with the appreciation and respect of the people of Minnesota...October 22, 2007, Tim Pawlenty, Governor; gold foil seal ... more

Governor Mark Dayton Certificate of Commendation to Brown Printing Company. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: white paper printed with the Minnesota State Seal and the words, Certificate of Commendation, In recognition of the outstanding contributions of manufacturing to the Minnesota economy and your commitment to making Minnesota a better place to live and work...with the appreciation and respect of the people of Minnesota...October 23, 2011, Mark Dayton, Governor; gold foil sea ... more

Dan Nitz Biological Sketch. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: Brown Printing Company news release with July 1990 naming Nitz as president and chief operating officer at the company; short bio follows; 2 pages.

Waseca Boy Scout Pack 86 Photos. Material: paper, metal. Size: 9 1/2" x 11". Description: blue vinyl padded cover with gold title: "Album". Contents: 1978-1979 Scout Pack 86 photos and clippings. Doreen Burditt, Publicity Chairperson.

Waseca Boy Scout Pack 86 Photos. Material: paper, metal. Size: 9 1/2" x 11". Description: blue vinyl padded cover with gold title: "Album". Contents: 1979-1980 Cub Scout Pack 86 photos and clippings. Doreen Burditt, Publicity Chairperson.

Waseca Boy Scout Pack 86: Photos. Material: paper, metal. Size: 9 1/2" x 11". Description: blue vinyl padded cover with gold title: "Album". Contents: 1979-1980 Cub Scout Pack 86, photos and clippings. Doreen Burditt, Publicity Chairperson.

Myron Lee Wendt Family History. Material: paper, plastic, metal. Size: 10" x 11 1/2". Description: blue vinyl three-ring binder with cover title sheet: Myron Lee Wendt Family History, Starting with Great-Great Grandparents Charles Bernard Wendt & Ida Witte Wendt, Compiled by Caryn Wendt, Waseca, Minnesota, July 2, 2020. Contents: family data researched and up to date as of July 2, 2020, family trees, photos, copies of newspaper clippings, indices of places and individuals. ... more

Dorothy Wynnemer High School Memories. Material: paper, metal, textile. Size: 7 1/2" x 10". Description: dark blue hard cover album tied with a yellow cord; cover title: "My Memories of School Days". Contents: a collection of paper mementos such as programs, school newspapers, cards, hand-written classmate autographs, friend addresses and phone numbers, party favors, letters, newspaper clippings reflecting Dorothy Wynnemer's days as a Waseca High School student.

Letter to Henrietta Wynnemer from Connie Everett. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 7". Description: (a, b, c) white stationery, black printed heading with return address, "Constance Everett, 206 Ninth Street Northeast, Waseca, Minnesota"; black ink, handwritten message dated April 6, 1937. Letter Contents: three pages, double sided message addressed to "Dear Tommy"; she writes about her love for Girl Scouting, reasons to be in scouting, a possible lunch date and scheduling more time together; s ... more

Organ Dedication and Dedicatory Concert St. Paul Lutheran Church. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: buff colored card stock cover with a sepia photo of the new Zimmer pipe organ. Contents: 5 double sided pages of print includes the service of worship and praise rite of dedication led by the pastor with congregational responses; listed are all the names of service participants; the evening dedicatory concert; program notes; history of the former Wangerin organ purchased in ... more

Henrietta Wynnemer's Handwriting Analysis Letter from Graphologist Jeanne French. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white stationery with signature blue horizontal bar Jeanne French letterhead, "Internationally Famous Graphologist, Cleveland, Ohio", dated July 3, 1937. Contents: typewritten correspondence to Henrietta Wynnemer in which French responds to the submitted handwriting for analysis; French comments on Wynnemer's handwriting style and interprets her personality as ... more

Aughenbaugh/Masonic Temple Christmas Tea Announcement. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: pink copy paper with decorative black holiday border and black printed information. Contents: "Joins us for a 'Christmas Cup of Tea' as you view this beautiful Victorian Mansion"; a short history of the mansion and the John Augenbaugh and EACO Flour Milling Company follows.

37th Annual Commencement of the Waseca County Rural Schools. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9 1/2". Description: white paper folder with front page information: "The Thirty-Seventh Annual Commencement of the Waseca County Rural Schools at the Waseca High School Auditorium, Friday, June 13, 1941". Contents: Program, class creed, motto, colors and flower; list of graduating students from each rural district and their teachers; back page lists pupils having perfect attendance.

Waseca High School Football Team 1938. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 10". Description: black and white photo showing the entire Waseca High School Team and coaches; they posed in front of the school with the front row kneeling with their helmets in front of them. Photo by Lewis of Waseca.

Henrietta Prange Holtz Kraeling. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: sepia portrait of an older woman, white hair pulled straight back from her face; she is wearing wire rimmed glasses, high necked dark dress with a lighter v-neck insert and a small brooch at her neckline; identified as Henrietta Holtz Kraeling 1854-1926. Photo by George Kopmann, Waseca.

Alien Registration Card of William Poplow. 3 1/2" x 5 3/4". Description: buff colored card stock folder with title, United States of America Department of Justice Alien Registration Card", seal of the Department of Justice, signed by William Poplow, address Waseca, MInn.; inside contains the date, February 18, 1918, name, address of William Poplow and signed by the postmaster, Charles Spillane; last page contains the signed identification photo of William Poplow, signed by Charles Spillane, P. ... more