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
From the contributor: "The material is a Letter of Closing by the Schroeder Area Historical Society for the Cross River Heritage Center museum for the year 2020." The letter explains the decision not to open the museum for the 2020 season due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes plans for 2021. The contributor, Erik Simula, ...
Creator:
Schroeder Area Historical Society (SAHS) Board of Directors
Contributor:
Simula, Erik
Created:
2020-05-27
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This email addresses concerns from library staff about implementing a curbside pickup service at Duluth Public Library during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was sent to Library Director Carla Powers and then forwarded to all library staff.
Creator:
Larson, Emily
Created:
2020-04-16
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Email sent to members of AFSCME Local 66 in response to layoffs from the City of Duluth, and outlining further cost-cutting measures proposed by the city to the union. The layoffs were a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Creator:
Wohlwend, Wendy; AFSCME Local 66
Created:
2020-04-22
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This letter was written by a University of Minnesota Duluth librarian. It expresses safety concerns around the City of Duluth's plans to begin offering curbside pickup service at the Duluth Public Library, and urges the Mayor to reconsider these plans. This is the first of two letters.
Created:
2020-04-03
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This letter was written by a University of Minnesota Duluth librarian. It expresses many safety concerns around the City of Duluth's plans to begin offering curbside pickup service at the Duluth Public Library, and strongly urges the Mayor to reconsider these plans. This is the second of two letters.
Created:
2020-04-21
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This letter was sent to all Library Technicians at the Duluth Public Library, providing notice that they will be laid off effective Friday, May 8, 2020, due to workforce reductions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter includes a signature page.
Creator:
City of Duluth Department of Human Resources
Created:
2020-04-21
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Letter from the Joint Baltic American National Committee to President George Bush regarding the declarations of independence by Estonia and Latvia, signed by Valdis Pavlovskis, President of the American Latvian Association, Juhan Simonson, President of the Estonian American National Council, and Grozvydas Lazauskas, President of the Lithuanian A...
Creator:
Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc.
Created:
1991-08-23
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Letter from author Ralph Ellison to R. Frederick Allen, thanking him for a kind letter that was sent around the time of Ellison's birthday and the publication of the 30th anniversary edition of "Invisible Man."
Creator:
Ellison, Ralph
Contributor:
Allen, R. Frederick (correspondent)
Created:
1982
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Letter to Philip Hitti (residing in Princeton, New Jersey) from his brother (Joseph) Yusuf K. Hitti (residing in Beirut, Lebanon) written on January 20th, 1977.
Creator:
Hitti, Yusuf
Contributor:
Hitti, Philip (recipient); Barakat, Sarah (transcription, translation)
Created:
1977-01-20
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Letter from Jay Leyda to Arthur Kleiner. This letter refers to the score for Mikhail Kaufman's In Spring (indicated to be a sequel to Man With a Camera). Also mentioned; Walter Ruttmann's (?) Opus I, Max Butting, Mr. Brecht, Shostakovich - New Babylon, Meisel - October.A selection of letters from this file of 21 letters can be found in the follo...
Creator:
Leyda, Jay
Created:
1976-02-09
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Letter from Jay Leyda to Arthur Kleiner. References include; Meisel, Potemkin, October, Piel Jutzi, Eisler scores, Colin Ford, Max Butting, Walter Ruttman (?) Opus I, Hans Feld, Wolfgang Zeller's score for Prinz Achmed, Walter Aschaffenburg. German magazine articles are listed that Jay Leyda thought would be of interest to Arthur Kleiner.A selec...
Creator:
Leyda, Jay
Created:
1976-02-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Letter from Jay Leyda to Arthur Kleiner. References include; Max Butting, Walter Ruttman, Mikhail Kaufman, N. Kaufman, Vesnol, The Man With the Camera, Pacific Film Archive, Herbert Birett's Stumm-film-musik, Deutsche Kinemathek in West Berlin.A selection of letters from this file of 21 letters can be found in the following links; B58F05_01 http...
Creator:
Leyda, Jay
Created:
1975-08-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
A letter from A. William J. Becker III, Chairman of the Board for Janus Films, congratulating Arthur Kleiner on his travel research grant form the National Endowment for his book "Music for Film".
Creator:
A. William J. Becker III
Created:
1974-04-26
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Note from Michael Murphy for the Starrett Memorial Library that accompanied the photograph of Starrett. According to this note the photograph of Starrett was a reproduction "limited to 150 copies."
Created:
1973
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Letter from Jay Leyda to Arthur Kleiner describing the two archives Eisenstein material had resided in; the Museum of Film History in the U.S.S.R. and then the Archive of Arts and Literature.A selection of letters from this file of 21 letters can be found in the following links; B58F05_01 http://purl.umn.edu/142726 , B58F05_02 http://purl.umn.ed...
Creator:
Leyda, Jay
Created:
1971-03-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Letter to Arthur Kleiner form Donald Leavitt, Head, Recorded Sound Section the Library of Congress, setting up a time to record music for silent films owned by the Library of Congress. The list of movies referenced in this letter can be found in B50F02_04 http://purl.umn.edu/140911.
Creator:
Leavitt, Donald L.
Created:
1970-04-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Letter to Arthur Kleiner from Donald Leavitt, Head, Recorded Sound Section at the Library of Congress thanking him for his time and soliciting his advice.
Creator:
Leavitt, Donald L.
Created:
1970-02-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Letter to Dr. John Kuiper, Head, Motion Pictures Section, Reference Department Library of Congress discussing a list of silent movies under consideration for a recording session with Arthur Kleiner. Written by Donald L Leavitt. The letter that this was enclosed with can be found in B50F02_05 http://purl.umn.edu/140912
Creator:
Leavitt, Donald L.
Created:
1970-03-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Letter from Jay Leyda to Arthur Kleiner referencing photo-copies of the musical score from Potemkin that are being created.Also refers to Meisel and his widow Elisabeth Meisel who later married Louis Blattner (creator of the Blattnerphone). Letter also mentions Hans Feld, Piscator and his film The Kaiser's Coolies.A selection of letters from thi...
Creator:
Leyda, Jay
Created:
1968-12-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
A letter to Arthur Kleiner from the Midwest Film Academy notifying him that he has been approved as a Fellow of the academy. Signed by (The Rev.) Gustav Kopka, Jr. Ph.D.
Creator:
Gustav Kopka, Jr. Ph.D.
Contributor:
Midwest Film Academy
Created:
1968-07-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Letter from Jay Leyda to Arthur Kleiner listing several journals (many noted as being held in the West Berlin archive Deutsche Kinemathek) referencing silent film history.Journals listed are: Der Deutsche Lichtbildtheater, Kinematographiche Wochenschau, Lichtbild Buheen (?), Film-Kurier, Iskusstvo Kino.A selection of letters from this file of 21...
Creator:
Leyda, Jay
Created:
1967-04-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Letter from Jay Leyda to Arthur Kleiner. Films mentioned include Potemkin, Berlin, Prince Achmed, October, New Babylon, King of Jazz. People mentioned include Meisel, Willy Schmidt-Gettner, Hans Feld, Zeller, Kozintsev, Shostakovich, Myrtil Frida, Friedrich Feher. The text in this scan that is obscured by a deep fold reads as follows "It would b...
Creator:
Leyda, JAy
Created:
1966-10-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Copy of a letter written by Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President of the United States, as a reply to Osvalds Akmentins' concerns for self-determination of the Baltic states.
Creator:
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Created:
1966-06-09
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Letter (page two) to Arthur Kleiner from Mrs. Justine Ward regarding the delivery of "The Immortal Swan" via the ocean liner "France". Page one of this letter can be found in B59F04_22 http://purl.umn.edu/143884. The luggage label for this film can be found in B59F04_19 http://purl.umn.edu/143871
Creator:
Ward, Justine B.
Created:
1964-08-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Letter (page one) to Arthur Kleiner from Mrs. Justine Ward regarding the delivery of "The Immortal Swan" via the ocean liner "France". The film was being hand delivered by Count Armand Marquiset, whose name can be seen on the luggage label in B59F04_20 http://purl.umn.edu/143873.Page two of this letter can be found in B59F04_23 http://purl.umn.e...
Creator:
Ward, Justine B.
Created:
1964-08-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Copy of a letter written by Peter Lejins, American Latvian Association President, to John F. Dulles, Secretary of State, concerning the visit of a Soviet statesperson, Anastas Mikoyan.
Creator:
Lejins, Peter P. (Peter Pierre), 1909-
Contributor:
American Latvian Association (ALA) in the United States
Created:
1959-01-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Copy of a letter written by Peter Lejins, American Latvian Association President, to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, conveying ALA's support of the administration's current position on events in the Middle East.
Creator:
Lejins, Peter P. (Peter Pierre), 1909-
Contributor:
American Latvian Association (ALA) in the United States
Created:
1958-07-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.