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John Rolczynski Papers, 1919-1988

Collection Overview

Title: John Rolczynski Papers, 1919-1988

ID: OGLMC/1341

Creator: Rolczynski, John (1929-)

Extent: 15.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 05/07/1997

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

Chronicler and historian of Minto, North Dakota

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The John Rolczynski Papers were extensively damaged during the 1997 Red River Valley Flood. On May 8, 1997, the day after the donation of John Rolczynski Papers, the entire collection was delivered to a frozen food locker in Hope, North Dakota.  The materials remained there for a year until they were shipped from Hope to Grand Forks Grocer in East Grand Forks, Minnesota.  Working with two to three boxes at a time, the Department of Special Collections unfroze and dried each document prior to appraisal and processing. The John Rolczynski Papers have been divided into five series as follows:

Series 1:  Minto Subject Files

Series 2:  Minto History Book

Series 3:  General Correspondence

Series 4:  Legal Materials

Series 5:  Photographs

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: John Rolczynski, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc.97-2110

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). John Rolczynski Papers.  OGLMC 1341, Box #, Folder #.  Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in August 2014.


Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Minto Subject FilesAdd to your cart.
This series consists of information about prominent Minto residents, businesses, events, the founding of the city, as well as many other various files, arranged alphabetically.  Some of the files were previously arranged by Mr. Rolczynski and the original folder number is included in the Box and Folder Inventory alongside the collection's folder title.  Additionally, identifiable newspaper articles, the majority of which came from the Minto Journal, included in the collection were separated, indexed chronologically within each subject, and disposed of because of their deteriorated condition.  The index of these articles is included in each folder.  Non-identifiable newspaper articles remain in the collection and are in the subject folders. 
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Listing of Microfilm rolls of Minto Journal, 1905-1942 (see also separations record) and Newspaper Index Abbreviation KeyAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: American Legion History and Archives (Rolczynski original file #1)Add to your cart.
Folder 3: American Legion Financial 1920-29 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 4: American Legion Financial 1930-39 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 5: American Legion Financial 1940-49 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: American Legion Financial 1950-59 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 7: American Legion Financial 1960-69 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 8: American Legion Financial 1970-73 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 9: American Legion Membership 1921-29 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: American Legion Membership 1930-39 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 11: American Legion Membership 1940-49 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 12: American Legion Membership 1950-59 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 13: American Legion Membership 1960-69 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 14: American Legion Membership 1970-76, undated (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 15: American Legion Correspondence 1919-24 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 16: American Legion Correspondence 1925-29 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 17: American Legion Correspondence 1930-39 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 18: American Legion Correspondence 1940-49 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 19: American Legion Correspondence 1950-59 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 20: American Legion Correspondence 1960-69 (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 21: American Legion Correspondence 1970-79, undated (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Ardoch HistoryAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: Automobile Advertising (Rolczynski original file #3)Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Automobile Sales and Service (Rolczynski original file # 4)Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Automobile Sales and Service (Rolczynski original file # 4)Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Mrs. George BabinskiAdd to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Bank of Minto (Rolczynski original file # 5)Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Bank of Minto (Rolczynski original file # 5)Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Banks (Rolczynski original file # 30)Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Baptist Church History and Activities (Rolczynski original file # 6)Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Barber Shops (Rolczynski original file # 7)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: James Barclay FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Bars (Rolczynski original file # 8)Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Corinne Forbert BeaupreAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: James Bell and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Blacksmith and Wagon Shops (Rolczynski original file # 9)Add to your cart.
Folder 11: J.W. Boeing FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Mrs. Boese PapersAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Mrs. BordayAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Brickyard (Rolczynski original file # 10)Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Buildings on Minto Main StreetAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Bus ServiceAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Michael ByrneAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Carnegie Regional LibraryAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: Carpenters and Painters (Rolczynski original file #11)Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Centennial TidbitsAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: ChaboillezAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: Changes in Indian LifeAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: ChildrenAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: George CoffeyAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Commercial Club Organization and Activities (Rolczynski original file # 13)Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Commercial Club Organization and Activities (Rolczynski original file # 13)Add to your cart.
Folder 27: Commercial Club Organization and Activities (Rolczynski original file # 13)Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Confectionaries and Candy Stores (Rolczynski original file # 14)Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Fr. ConsidineAdd to your cart.
Folder 30: Arthur Griswold CraneAdd to your cart.
Folder 31: Creamery-Produce Operations (Rolczynski original file # 15)Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Crops (Rolczynski original file # 16)Add to your cart.
Folder 33: Dakota Herald 1883Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Dakota Territory (Rolczynski original file # 17)Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Dick TracyAdd to your cart.
Folder 36: George DikeAdd to your cart.
Folder 37: Doctors and Dentists (Rolczynski original file # 18)Add to your cart.
Folder 38: DollsAdd to your cart.
Folder 39: Dray Lines/Transfer Lines (Rolczynski original file # 19)Add to your cart.
Folder 40: DuVall FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 41: Early Area Life: Indians and Exploration (Rolczynski original file # 21)Add to your cart.
Folder 42: Early Area Life: Indians and Exploration (Rolczynski original file # 21)Add to your cart.
Folder 43: Early Drugstores (Rolczynski original file # 20)Add to your cart.
Folder 44: Early Minto HistoryAdd to your cart.
Box 3Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Early Settlement (Rolczynski original file #22)Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Early Settlement (Rolczynski original file #22)Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Early Settlement (Rolczynski original file #22)Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Early Settlement (Rolczynski original file #22)Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Early Transportation (Rolczynski original file # 130)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: ElectricityAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Entertainment and Amazement (Rolczynski original file # 23)Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Entertainment and Amazement (Rolczynski original file # 23)Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Essays on Minto and Walsh CountyAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Dr. R.M. Evans and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Farm Machinery (Rolczynski original file # 24)Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Farm Machinery Dealers, Owners, and Operators (Rolczynski original file # 25)Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Farming (Rolczynski original file # 28)Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Farming Awards (Rolczynski original file # 26)Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Farming: Livestock and Poultry (Rolczynski original file # 27)Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Fashion over the years (Rolczynski original file # 118)Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Martin FederowiczAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Fire Department (Rolczynski original file # 29)Add to your cart.
Folder 19: FiresAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Floods, Blizzards, etc. (Rolczynski original file # 103)Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Flora and Fauna (Rolczynski original file # 31)Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Flora and Fauna (Rolczynski original file # 31)Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Flora and Fauna (Rolczynski original file # 31)Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Food and CookingAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Forest River (Rolczynski original file # 32)Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Forest River HistoryAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: Forest River: Names, Early Exploration (Rolczynski original file # 33)Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Fraternal Organizations (Rolczynski original file # 34)Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Furniture Stores (Rolczynski original file # 35)Add to your cart.
Folder 30: General/Grocery Store Ads (Rolczynski original file # 37)Add to your cart.
Folder 31: General Stores (Rolczynski original file # 38)Add to your cart.
Folder 32: A.S. Gilbertson and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 33: Gillespie FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 34: William GrahamAdd to your cart.
Folder 35: Grain Elevators (Rolczynski original file # 39)Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Grain Price Trends (Rolczynski original file # 40)Add to your cart.
Folder 37: Great Depression (Rolczynski original file #129)Add to your cart.
Box 4Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Ben GudajtesAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Mrs. John D. HaleyAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Hardware Stores Owners and Operators (Rolczynski original file # 42)Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Dr. N.A. Hardy and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Harness Shops (Rolczynski original file # 43)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: George P. HarveyAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Haus-Community (Public and Private)Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Harry Hewitt and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Lorne Hewitt and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: John HewittAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: W.J. Hewitt and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: History of Ancestors, M.G. GillespieAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Horse Racing (Rolczynski original file #46)Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Horses and Oxen for Farm Operations (Rolczynski original file # 45)Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Horses for Transportation (Rolczynski original file # 44)Add to your cart.
Folder 16: HotelsAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Household Chores (Rolczynski original file # 124)Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Hudson's BayAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: Patrick Leo HughesAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Ice Cream ParlorAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: ImmigrationAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: InksterAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: Inventors-PatentsAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: Jewelry StoresAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Andy JonesAdd to your cart.
Folder 26: Michael Kearns FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: Kids Amusement and Games (Rolczynski original file # 119)Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Kids Amusement and Games (Rolczynski original file # 119)Add to your cart.
Folder 29: The King Concept, Wallace E. KingAdd to your cart.
Folder 30: Ambrose LangowskiAdd to your cart.
Folder 31: Lawrence Koehmstedt FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 32: Valentine Koehmstedt FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 33: Land AcquisitionAdd to your cart.
Folder 34: Vincent Langowski and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 35: LawyersAdd to your cart.
Folder 36: James LindlyAdd to your cart.
Folder 37: Livery Stables (Rolczynski original file #53)Add to your cart.
Folder 38: Lumber YardsAdd to your cart.
Folder 39: John Wesley Major FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 40: Materials from Dorothy SpelhaugAdd to your cart.
Folder 41: John McGlinch and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 42: Neil McIntyreAdd to your cart.
Folder 43: A.E. McKay and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 44: Migrants (Rolczynski original file # 133)Add to your cart.
Folder 45: MillineryAdd to your cart.
Folder 46: Archibald F. Miller, Sr.Add to your cart.
Folder 47: A.J. and Guy MillerAdd to your cart.
Folder 48: John MillerAdd to your cart.
Folder 49: The Mint 1962, Minto High School YearbookAdd to your cart.
Folder 50: 1981 Minto All-School Reunion BookletAdd to your cart.
Folder 51: Minto Baseball (Rolczynski original file # 122)Add to your cart.
Folder 52: Minto CentennialAdd to your cart.
Box 5Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Minto City HallAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Minto Diamond JubileeAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Minto Government: Village to CityAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Minto High School Graduation Exercises (Rolczynski original file # 120)Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Minto Journal (Rolczynski original file #71)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Minto Journal: Ads and CartoonsAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Minto Opera House Uses and Attractions (Rolczynski original file # 73)Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Minto Park Facilities: Land Acquisitions and Buildings (Rolczynski original file # 74)Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Minto Park Festivities (Rolczynski original file # 75)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Minto Park Pavilion (Rolczynski original file # 76)Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Minto People in Government (Rolczynski original file # 77)Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Minto Police Staff and Activities (Rolczynski original file # 78)Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Minto Post Office General History (Rolczynski original file # 79)Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Minto Public Schools (Rolczynski original file # 83)Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Minto Public Schools: Outstanding Graduates (Rolczynski original file # 84)Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Minto Public School Plays (Rolczynski original file #123)Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Minto Public Works Projects (Rolczynski original file # 85)Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Minto Public Works Projects (Rolczynski original file # 85)Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Minto Streets and Roads (Rolczynski original file # 106)Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Minto Townsite DevelopmentAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Minto in 1882Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Dan Moga FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: Mrs. E.S. MottAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: Move to New Townsite (Rolczynski original file #72)Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Movies (Rolczynski original file # 86)Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Musical Organizations (Rolczynski original file # 87)Add to your cart.
Folder 27: B.J. Narloch and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 28: North Dakota HistoryAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: North Dakota Historical SocietyAdd to your cart.
Folder 30: North Dakota: A Last FrontierAdd to your cart.
Box 6Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Old Crossing CelebrationAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Old Minto-Sandy's Corner Location (Rolczynski original file # 88)Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Kay OrchitrowAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Order of Pythias (Rolczynski original file #94)Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Origin of Minto Name (Rolczynski original file # 131)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Original ArtAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Anton Osowski and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Alan Patterson FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Petrified Man Case: Holmes vs. McPharren (Rolczynski original file # 98a)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: W.R. (Bill Bob) PhelpsAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Photographers and Gallery Use (Rolczynski original file # 89)Add to your cart.
Folder 12: PoemsAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Polish in MintoAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Pool Halls (Rolczynski original file #90)Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Potato Farming in Minto Area (Rolczynski original file # 91)Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Potato Farming in Minto Area (Rolczynski original file # 91)Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Presbyterian Church Activities (Rolczynski original file # 92)Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Presbyterian Church History (Rolczynski original file # 93)Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Progress 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Progress 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Progress 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Railroads (Rolczynski original file #95)Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Red River DevelopmentAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: Red River Valley Fur TradeAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Religious Order Followers: Priests, Nuns, Missionaries (Rolczynski original file # 96)Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Restaurants and Cafes (Rolczynski original file # 97)Add to your cart.
Folder 27: H.A. RobinsonAdd to your cart.
Folder 28: Rolczynski ArticlesAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: Leon Rolczynski and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 30: John Rolczynski FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 31: Roller Mill (Rolczynski original file # 98)Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Peter Rose and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 33: Sylvester RoseAdd to your cart.
Folder 34: Sacred Heart Church History (Rolczynski original file # 100)Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Sacred Heart Church History (Rolczynski original file # 100)Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Sacred Heart Church Activities (Rolczynski original file # 99)Add to your cart.
Box 7Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Sanborn Maps of MintoAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Scotch Festivities (Rolczynski original file # 121)Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Selkirk CountyAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Service Stations (Rolczynski original file # 36)Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Shoe and Boot Shops (Rolczynski original file # 101)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Dexter Sitzer FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Sowka FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Speculators/InvestorsAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Sports (Rolczynski original file # 102)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: John J. Sprafka and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: St. Patrick's Church Activities (Rolczynski original file # 104)Add to your cart.
Folder 12: St. Patrick's Church History (Rolczynski original file # 105)Add to your cart.
Folder 13: St. Patrick's Church History (Rolczynski original file # 105)Add to your cart.
Folder 14: StagecoachAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Mrs. Jack StewartAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: James Donald StewartAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: The Story Behind the Dikes, John RolczynskiAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Street Departments (Rolczynski original file #106)Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Sugar BeetsAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Robert Szczys FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Tailors and Cleaners (Rolczynski original file #109)Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Telephone and Telegraph (Rolczynski original file # 110)Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Alexander ThomsonAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: Charles Thomson and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: David Thompson-Trading Post and Salt FactoryAdd to your cart.
Folder 26: M.S. Titus and FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: Tobacco and Cigar Factory (Rolczynski original file # 12)Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Tow Mill (Rolczynski original file # 111)Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Tractors (Rolczynski original file # 112)Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Turtle Mountain ChippewaAdd to your cart.
Folder 31: James Twamley FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 32: UFO'sAdd to your cart.
Folder 33: UNDAdd to your cart.
Folder 34: UNDAdd to your cart.
Folder 35: Undertakers and Funeral Directors (Rolczynski original file # 113)Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Charles D. Vernon FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 37: Hazel "Gypsy" VernonAdd to your cart.
Folder 38: Voss HistoryAdd to your cart.
Folder 39: H.H. Walker FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 40: George H. WalshAdd to your cart.
Folder 41: Walsh CountyAdd to your cart.
Folder 42: Walsh County Development (Rolczynski original file # 115)Add to your cart.
Folder 43: Walsh County History (Rolczynski original file # 114)Add to your cart.
Folder 44: Walsh County in the World War, no authorAdd to your cart.
Folder 45: Frederick C. WaltherAdd to your cart.
Folder 46: Max Warczak FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 47: Warsaw Church (Rolczynski original file # 131)Add to your cart.
Folder 48: Warsaw SchoolAdd to your cart.
Folder 49: Waterworks and Sewer System (Rolczynski original file # 115)Add to your cart.
Folder 50: R.B. Welch FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 51: Julius WirkusAdd to your cart.
Folder 52: Women's Organizations (Rolczynski original file # 116)Add to your cart.
Folder 53: World War IAdd to your cart.
Folder 54: World War IIAdd to your cart.
Folder 55: Joe WysockiAdd to your cart.
Folder 56: Zuelsdorf FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 57: 1st ND Company C (Rolczynski original file # 126)Add to your cart.
Box 12Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5715: The Minto Journal: 1905-1908 (Missing Issues: September 19, 1907; November 7, 1908; October 15, 1908)Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5716: The Minto Journal: 1909-1912Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5717: The Minto Journal: 1913-1915 (Missing Issues: January 2, 1913; June 12, 1913)Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5718: The Minto Journal: 1915-1918 (Missing Issues: January 4, 1917; February-August 23, 1917)Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5719: The Minto Journal: 1919-1921 (Missing Issue: Sept. 8, 1920)Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5720: The Minto Journal: 1921-1923 (Missing Issue: August 9, 1923)Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5721: The Minto Journal: 1924-1926Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5722: The Minto Journal: 1926-1929 (March 24, 1927; October 25, 1928)Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5723: The Minto Journal: 1929-1932Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5724: The Minto Journal: 1932-1934Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5725: The Minto Journal: 1935-1937Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5726: The Minto Journal: 1937-1940Add to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 5727: The Minto Journal: 1940-1942Add to your cart.
Series 2: Minto History BookAdd to your cart.
This series primarily consists of six volumes of the unfinished history book written by Mr. Rolczynski, entitled Tubers, Taps, and Triticum Too: The Minto Story.  Additional materials include the notes detailing the writing of the book and permission slips.
Box 8Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Tubers, Taps, and Triticum Too: The Minto Story, Volume 1Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Tubers, Taps, and Triticum Too: The Minto Story, Volume 2Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Tubers, Taps, and Triticum Too: The Minto Story, Volume 3Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Tubers, Taps, and Triticum Too: The Minto Story, Volume 4Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Tubers, Taps, and Triticum Too: The Minto Story, Volume 5Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Tubers, Taps, and Triticum Too: The Minto Story, Volume 6Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Tubers, Taps, and Triticum Too: The Minto Story, IndexAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Day by Day Record of Minto History ProjectAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Day by Day Record of Minto History ProjectAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Writing of Minto History BookAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Writing of Minto History BookAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Permission SlipsAdd to your cart.
Series 3: General CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.
Materials in this series consist primarily of correspondence, arranged chronologically, written to or from Mr. Rolczynski, while compiling information on the history of Minto.
Box 8Add to your cart.
Folder 13: General Correspondence, 1970-73Add to your cart.
Folder 14: General Correspondence, March-May 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 15: General Correspondence, June-October 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 16: General Correspondence, November 1975Add to your cart.
Box 9Add to your cart.
Folder 1: General Correspondence, December 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 2: General Correspondence, January 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 3: General Correspondence, February-March 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 4: General Correspondence, April-May 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 5: General Correspondence, June 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 6: General Correspondence, July-December 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 7: General Correspondence, 1977-79Add to your cart.
Folder 8: General Correspondence, January-August 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 9: General Correspondence, September-December 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 10: General Correspondence, January-May 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 11: General Correspondence, June-December 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 12: General Correspondence, 1982-83Add to your cart.
Folder 13: General Correspondence, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 14: General Correspondence, undatedAdd to your cart.
Series 4: Legal MaterialsAdd to your cart.
This series consists of legal materials pertaining to the writing of the Minto history book, such as contracts and agreements, expenses incurred as a result of the book, as well as correspondence.
Box 9Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Legal Materials: Contracts and AgreementsAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Legal Materials: Contracts and AgreementsAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Legal Materials: ExpensesAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Legal Materials: ExpensesAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: Legal Materials: CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Legal Materials: NotesAdd to your cart.
Series 5: PhotographsAdd to your cart.
This series contains various photographs, primarily of Minto.  A majority of the photographs are unidentified and undated.  The photographs were placed in broad subject folders.  Some of the files were previously arranged by Mr. Rolczynski and the original folder number is included in the Box and Folder Inventory alongside the collection's folder title.
Box 10Add to your cart.
Folder 1: American Legion (Rolczynski original file # 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Automobile Sales and Service (Rolczynski original file # 9)Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Bank of Minto (Rolczynski original file # 5)Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Banks (Rolczynski original file # 30)Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Bars (Rolczynski original file # 8)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: 1976 Bicentennial ParadeAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Blacksmith and Wagon Shops (Rolczynski original file # 9)Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Brickyard (Rolczynski original file # 10)Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Carpenters and Painters (Rolczynski original file # 11)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Ch.1 PhotosAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: ChurchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Confectionaries and Candy Stores (Rolczynski original file # 14)Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Crops (Rolczynski original file # 16)Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Dakota Territory (Rolczynski original file # 17)Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Doctors and Dentists (Rolczynski original file # 18)Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Drugstores (Rolczynski original file # 20)Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Early Settlement (Rolczynski original file # 20)Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Early Transportation (Rolczynski original file # 30)Add to your cart.
Folder 19: ElectricityAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Entertainment (Rolczynski original file # 23)Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Farm Machinery (Rolczynski original file # 24)Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Farming (Rolczynski original file # 28)Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Farming: Livestock and Poultry (Rolczynski original file # 27)Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Fashion (Rolczynski original file # 118)Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Fire Department (Rolczynski original file # 29)Add to your cart.
Folder 26: FiresAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: First State Bank (Rolczynski original file # 30)Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Floods, Blizzards, etc. (Rolczynski original file # 103)Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Forest River (Rolczynski original file # 32)Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Fraternal Organizations (Rolczynski original file # 37)Add to your cart.
Folder 31: General Stores (Rolczynski original file # 38)Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Grain Elevators (Rolczynski original file # 39)Add to your cart.
Folder 33: Hardware Stores (Rolczynski original file # 42)Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Harness Shops (Rolczynski original file # 43)Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Horse racing (Rolczynski original file # 46)Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Horses and Oxen for Farming (Rolczynski original file # 46)Add to your cart.
Folder 37: Horses for Transportation (Rolczynski original file # 49)Add to your cart.
Folder 38: HotelsAdd to your cart.
Folder 39: Jewelry ShopsAdd to your cart.
Folder 40: LawyersAdd to your cart.
Folder 41: Livery StablesAdd to your cart.
Folder 42: LumberyardsAdd to your cart.
Box 11Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Main Street MintoAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Main Street: Firms, OwnersAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Methodist ChurchAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Millinery ShopsAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Minto Baseball Teams (Rolczynski original file # 122)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Minto Government - Village to CityAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Minto Journal (Rolczynski original file # 71)Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Minto Opera House (Rolczynski original file # 75)Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Minto Park Facilities (Rolczynski original file # 74)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Minto Park Festivities (Rolczynski original file # 75)Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Minto Park Pavilion (Rolczynski original file # 76)Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Minto Police (Rolczynski original file # 78)Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Minto Post Office (Rolczynski original file # 79)Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Minto Public Celebrations (Rolczynski original file # 80)Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Minto Public Schools (Rolczynski original file # 83)Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Minto Public Schools (Rolczynski original file # 83)Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Minto Public Schools - Outstanding Graduates (Rolczynski original file # 84)Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Minto Public Schools Plays (Rolczynski original file # 123)Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Minto Public Works Projects (Rolczynski original file # 85)Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Move to New Town Site (Rolczynski original file # 72)Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Movies (Rolczynski original file # 86)Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Musical Organizations (Rolczynski original file # 87)Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Old-Crossing CelebrationAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: Old Sundy’s Corner Location (Rolczynski original file # 88)Add to your cart.
Folder 25: People: A-GAdd to your cart.
Folder 26: People: H-KAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: People: MAdd to your cart.
Folder 28: People: N-TAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: People: V-ZAdd to your cart.
Box 12Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Photographers (Rolczynski original file # 89)Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Pool Halls (Rolczynski original file # 90)Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Potato Farming - Minto Area (Rolczynski original file # 91)Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Railroad History (Rolczynski original file # 95)Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Restaurants and Cafes (Rolczynski original file # 97)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: H.A. RobinsonAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Sacred Heart Church (Rolczynski original file # 100)Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Scotch-Irish SettlementAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Service Stations (Rolczynski original file # 36)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Sowka StoreAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Sports (Rolczynski original file # 102)Add to your cart.
Folder 12: St. Patrick’s Church (Rolczynski original file # 105)Add to your cart.
Folder 13: St. Stanislaus Catholic ChurchAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Street ScenesAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Sugar BeetsAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Tow MillAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: UNDAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: World War IAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: World War IIAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Misc.Add to your cart.
Oversize Folder 1: PhotographsAdd to your cart.
These oversized photographs were separated and place in the Oversize File Cabinets
Photograph 1: Minto Baseball Team, 1909Add to your cart.
Photograph 2: Grafton Military Band  (in two pieces)Add to your cart.
Photograph 3: Minto street scene with band in the background, 1898Add to your cart.
Photograph 4: Minto Baseball Team, 1905Add to your cart.
Photograph 5: Street scene of Minto looking west, 1908Add to your cart.
Photograph 6: Minto bandAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape :Add to your cart.
Separated and added to the Audio Tape Collection
Cassette Tape 2045: Recording of James Bell, Minto, talking about his family history, as well as Minto history, in the late 1970s.Add to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2046: Recording of Caroline Lipinski discussing her family history, as well as Minto history, in the late 1970s.Add to your cart.