In this Christmas letter to family and friends, Celia Domich reflects on the past year and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her life. Celia lives alone with her dog, Banks. The letter is full of humor, as Celia notes that she has had some COVID symptoms, such as brain fog and fatigue, for years, and that at the beginning of the pandemic sh...
Creator:
Domich, Celia A.
Created:
2020-12
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The photographer describes the image: “Arne Vainio, MD, is my husband of over 23 years. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Finland near the turn of the 20th century. He had/has so much love for his grandmother Amanda. She grew large gardens, picked blueberries, took sauna, made Finnish bread, spoke little English, and she sewed and knitted...
Creator:
Vainio, Ivy
Created:
2020-05
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Abbey DeLisle at a free community mask distribution event organized by the Duluth chapter of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). DeLisle is holding two plastic bags containing cloth masks, and is wearing gloves, a cloth mask, and a Black Lives Matter t-shirt. The photographer describes the image: “This photogr...
Creator:
Vainio, Ivy
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Photograph of a plastic cup of quarters at a laundry room. A handwritten sign in the cup reads: "Free to anyone who needs them, we are in this TOGETHER :)". Small handwritten notes near the cup read: "Thank you :)" and "Grateful for NICE neighbors :) Stay safe, everyone". The contributor describes this photo: "Act of Kindness we did for elderly ...
Creator:
Rehbein, Rachel
Created:
2020-05-29
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This essay by a University of Minnesota Duluth faculty member documents the day of September 23, 2020, six months into the COVID-19 pandemic. It is written in the style of a timeline, with activities described along with the time of day they occur. Included are details about working from home, assisting children with online schooling, exercise, ...
Creator:
Dauner, Kim
Created:
2020-09-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
These ten embroidered patches were created by Advantage Emblem & Screen Printing, a local business in Duluth, Minnesota. From the creator: "Advantage Emblem creates embroidered patches and lapel pins for organizations nationwide. As of 2020 we have we have over 5000 different patch designs. We create patches for different activities, historical ...
Creator:
Advantage Emblem & Screen Printing
Created:
2020
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Advertisement shows instructions for three at-home cocktail kits, which were available for pick-up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The kits are for Vikre Gals of November, Vikre Spruce Gin Gimlet, and Vikre Honor Brand Old Fashioned. Vikre Distillery is a local business in Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota.
Creator:
Vikre Distillery
Created:
2020-03-18
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Each of these three posters contains digital art offering a piece of advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first poster contains a digital drawing of a person with long blond hair sitting in a cross-legged position with their eyes closed. Text at the top of the poster reads: "meditation." Text at the bottom of the poster reads: "Take time out...
Creator:
Wertish, Sydney
Created:
2021-09
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Photograph of a colorful drawing that includes work-at-home activities such as student consultations, research help, and book selection, as well as "tea," "lunch," "snacks," and "girlfriend." From the creator: "I created this in response to library director Matt Rosendahl's suggestion that we use National Library Week as a way to highlight our s...
Creator:
David, Mags
Created:
2020-04-09
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In this short essay, Native elder Sharon Doolittle Shuck discusses driving, running errands, and gathering with family during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the essay describes a trip she took from Duluth to East Bethel, Minnesota to attend her niece's daughter's graduation party in July of 2020. Originally she had planned to take the bus and st...
Creator:
Shuck, Sharon Doolittle
Created:
2020-07
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
An instrumental song arranged and performed by Gaelynn Lea Tressler. In her interview for Stories of Wisdom from Bodies in Seperation (SWaBS) Gaelynn, a professional musician, discusses the role in her life of writing and performing music during the COVID-19 pandemic. This song was originally released in 2015. This item is related to "Interview ...
Creator:
Tressler, Gaeylnn Lea
Created:
2020
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A video of Israel Malachi flying his small plane on a route following the St. Louis River to the Thomson Dam in Thomson, Minnesota, then north and east back to the Duluth International Airport. Malachi wrote and recorded the original music in this video. In his interview for Stories of Wisdom from Bodies in Seperation (SWaBS) Malachi, a musician...
Creator:
Malachi, Israel
Created:
2020-05-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of a rocket ship full of people and animals, in black ink. A sign hanging from the rocket reads "Apollo 4/8/20", and the drawing also includes the artist's name "Toko N." The artist is 11 years old. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at t...
Creator:
Nakajima, Toko
Created:
2020-04-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth