Frances Kannowski Papers, 1933-2004

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Personal Materials

Box 1

Folder 26: Frances Kannowski Newspaper Clippings and Honors

Folder 27: Funeral and Obituary of Frances Kannowski, 2004

Folder 28: Correspondence - Madelyn Bates to Rose Raymond, 2001-2002

Folder 29: Kannowski, Frances - Diary of Trip Around the World, September-November 1959

Folder 30: News Article about Kannowski's 104th Birthday, January 4, 2002

Series 2: Grand Forks Park Board

Frances Kannowski began her career as the Superintendent of Parks in 1933. The Grand Forks Park Board materials contain several notebooks dating from 1933-1954. One notebook contains personal records including a daily log of her activities when Kannowski began her career. There are four notebooks containing information about trees, shrubs, flowers, and grass and how to care for them. In these notebooks are also women's and men's softball team names. Lastly, there is a small notebook containing notes and records of activities in the Parks in 1953, a larger notebook containing miscellaneous notes, and the 1946 President's Report.

Box 1

Folder 1: Park Board Publications

Folder 2: Greater Grand Forks hockey album

Folder 3: Personal Records, 7/31/33-1941

Folder 4: Notes and records of activities in the Parks, 1953

Folder 5: Miscellaneous Notes, undated

Folder 6: Notes and correspondence on trees, shrubs, and flowers planted in North Dakota

Folder 7: Cultural information on growth of flowers and plants

Folder 8: Information on flowers for Parks, records of men's softball leagues, snow modeling, and miscellaneous records

Folder 9: Information on growth of trees, shrubs and grass. List of women's softball teams

Folder 25: Presidential Report, 1946

Series 3: North Dakota Peony Society

This series documents the North Dakota Peony Society.  Kannowski was an active and long-time member of the society.

Box 1

Folder 10: Membership

Folder 11: Membership card into The American Peony Society

Folder 12: Correspondence, 1949-1981

Folder 13: Meeting notes

Folder 14: Newspaper articles, press release, and Peony Prattle

Folder 15: Brochures for ND Peony Show, 1957-1964

Folder 16: Registration Blanks, 1959 & 1964

Folder 17: Peony Show Schedule, Peony show winners, 1978, 1973 & 1975

Folder 18: Peony color classification and group E artistic division rules

Folder 19: Donations to ND Peony Society, 1973

Folder 20: Planting and care directions for peonies

Folder 21: Guest book

Folder 22: Shelterbelt information, 1937-1940

Series 4: Miscellaneous

Box 1

Folder 23: Prairie Rose Garden Club, 1975-1976

Folder 24: Victory Garden Harvest Shows, 1944-1945

Photographs :

Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets

Photograph 1: Side entrance to Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park, late 1930s

Photograph 2: Deep snow in Lincoln Park, Winter 1942-1943

Photograph 3: Peonies growing by Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park, Mid to Late 1930s

Photograph 4: Peonies growing at Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park, Mid to Late 1930s

Photograph 5: Peonies growing at Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park, Mid to Late 1930s

Photograph 6: Peonies growing at Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park, Mid to Late 1930s

Photograph 7: Cow in pasture in Lincoln Park. Photo taken from Superintendent's residence, 1930-1935

Photograph 8: Skiing at Lincoln Park, 1945 or 1946

Photograph 9: Skiing at Lincoln Park, 1945 or 1946

Photograph 10: Skiing at Lincoln Park, 1945 or 1946

Photograph 11: Water lilies growing in pond at Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park, 1940s

Photograph 12: Lincoln Park Superintendent's residence, 1927-1929

Photograph 13: Barn and shops in Lincoln Park from the Superintendent's residence, Mid 1930s

Photograph 14: Superintendent's home after the barns were taken down (negative only)

Photograph 15: Superintendent's home after the barns were taken down (negative only)

Photograph 16: Lincoln Park Golf Course #18 from the Superintendent's residence, Mid 1930s

Photograph 17: Barn and shops in Lincoln Park, 1941

Photograph 18: Lincoln Park home. David Kannowski entering home, 1941

Photograph 19: Workmen planting garden at Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park, June 1943

Photograph 20: Lincoln Park–Superintendent's residence, 1941

Photograph 21: Lincoln Park–team of horses and workman with snow scraping equipment, 1940

Photograph 22: Snow plow in Lincoln Park

Photograph 23: Snow plow in Lincoln Park

Photograph 24: Workman, Edward Kennedy, by barn in the shop area below the Superintendent's residence, Jan or Feb 1946

Photograph 25: Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park, March 22, 1941

Photograph 26: Flooding in Lincoln Park Golf Course between 13th and 17th Ave. S.

Photograph 27: Flooding in Lincoln Park Golf Course between 13th and 17th Ave. S.

Photograph 28: Dog swimming in Red River. Taken from Lincoln Park. Showing the Minnesota side of the river, Mid 1930s

Photograph 29: Unknown man by the edge of the flooded Red River (negative only)

Photograph 30: Golf groups at Lincoln Park (negative only)

Photograph 31: Golf groups at Lincoln Park (negative only)

Photograph 32: Golf groups at Lincoln Park (negative only)

Photograph 33: Statue on Belmont Triangle (negative only), 1930s

Photograph 34: Statue on Belmont Triangle (negative only), 1930s

Photograph 35: A display of craft and recreational activities in Grand Forks Parks, 1950

Photograph 36: Playground in Riverside Park shows flooding

Photograph 37: Cabins in Riverside Park located at the end of 2nd St.

Photograph 38: Cabins in Riverside Park at the end of 2nd St. --shows flooding

Photograph 39: Shows the cabins in Riverside Park at the end of 2nd St.

Photograph 40: Flooding of the Clifford and Benwell (right) houses at the north end of Central Park South 3rd St.

Photograph 41: Eugene Lovejoy, golf pro, at Lincoln Park with a golf class (negative only), Late 1930s

Photograph 42: Eugene Lovejoy, golf pro, at Lincoln Park with a golf class (negative only), Late 1930s

Photograph 43: Eugene Lovejoy, golf pro, at Lincoln Park (negative only), Late 1930s or Early 1940s

Photograph 44: #10 green and Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park (negative only), 1930s

Photograph 45: Carport on Superintendent's residence–Lincoln Park (negative only), 1925-1927

Photograph 46: Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park (negative only), 1930s

Photograph 47: Barn–shows area from Superintendent's residence in Lincoln Park (negative only), 1925-1927

Photograph 48: Workmen removing a large cottonwood tree in Lincoln Park (negative only), 1930s

Photograph 49: Team of horses in Lincoln Park (negative only)

Photograph 50: Flower beds in Central Park (negative only), 1940s

Photograph 51: Flower beds in Central Park (negative only), 1940s

Photograph 52: Flower beds in Central Park (negative only), 1940s

Photograph 53: Flower beds in Central Park (negative only), 1940s

Photograph 54: Steamboat taken from Central Park (negative only)

Photograph 55: Flooding in Grand Forks, Spring 1943

Photograph 56: Steamboat on the Red River, 1936

Photograph 57: Snow sculpture in Grand Forks. Part of the annual Winter Carnival (negative only), 1930s

Photograph 58: Snow sculptures in Grand Forks. Probably part of annual Winter Carnival (negative only), 1930s

Photograph 59: Snow sculpture in Grand Forks. Probably part of an annual Winter Carnival (negative only), 1930s

Photograph 60: Flagpole by Central High School. The lower flag appears to be a war bond flag (negative only), 1942-1945

Photograph 61: Terminal building at Grand Forks Airport, July 1943

Photograph 62: Terminal building at Grand Forks Airport, July 1943

Photograph 63: Military training plane at Grand Forks Airport, July or August 1943

Photograph 64: Northwest Airlines airplane at Grand Forks Airport–the inauguration of service

Photograph 65: Northwest Airlines at Grand Forks Airport, 1941

Photograph 66: Northwest Airlines airplane at Grand Forks Airport–the inauguration of service

Photograph 67: Someone getting on the Northwest Airlines airplane (negative only)

Photograph 68: The remains of the Dakotah Hotel after the fire, January 1944

Photograph 69: Dakotah Hotel remains after the fire, January 1944

Photograph 70: Dakotah Hotel remains after the fire, January 1944

Photograph 71: Dakotah Hotel remains after the fire, January 1944

Photograph 72: Dakotah Hotel remains after the fire, January 1944

Photograph 73: Allen S. King family: Allen, Louise, and son George

Photograph 74: Peony Society Show in Grand Forks. The winning Peony, Mid 1940s

Photograph 75: Central Park, 1948

Photograph 76: 103rd birthday for Frances Kannowski. Molly Ferguson, Art Raymond and St. Paul's Episcopal Interim Priest Susan Hewitt, January 4, 2001

Photograph 77: 103rd birthday for Frances Kannowski. Paul Kannowski, Henry Tomasek, Barbara Polovitz, Harriet Thorson, January 4, 2001

Photograph 78: 103rd birthday for Frances Kannowski. Henry & Ann Tomasek, GF Herald reporter Doreen Yellowbird, Paul Kannowski & Art Raymond., January 4, 2001

Photograph 79: 103rd birthday for Frances Kannowski. Frances Kannowski, Harriet Thorson, Ruth Bustin, and Jean Fillmore, January 4, 2001

Photograph 80: 104th birthday for Frances Kannowski. Frances Kannowski and Paul Kannowski, January 4, 2002

Photograph 81: 106th birthday for Frances Kannowski. Frances Kannowski and Paul Kannowski, December 29, 2003

Photograph 82: 106th birthday for Frances Kannowski. Frances Kannowski, Paul and Phyllis Kannowski, and daughter Kathy, December 29, 2003

Photograph 83: 106th birthday for Frances Kannowski. Seated- Ruth Barney, Alpha Scott, Art Raymond, Betty Carey. Standing- Barb and Mike Polovitz & Jim and Katherine Preston, December 29, 2003

Photograph 84: 106th birthday for Frances Kannowski. Frances Kannowski and Martha Hoghaug, December 29, 2003