From the creator: "My husband, Andrew Broadmoore, is a doctor (hospitalist at Essentia). With the PPE (personal protective equipment) shortage, several people, including his parents, brought him masks."
Creator:
Broadmoore, Amy
Created:
2020-04-01
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of two people walking on a sidewalk, one of whom is breathing out coronavirus molecules. The drawing also includes: the title, "Breathe"; the artist's name, "Toko Nakajima"; and the date "3-30-2020". The artist is 11 years old. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series...
Creator:
Nakajima, Toko
Created:
2020-03-30
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of lungs with labeled parts. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (faculty and staff), as well as Duluth community educators, artists, students of all levels, and hobbyists, brought together by our share...
Creator:
Twu, Krista Sue-Lo
Created:
2020-04-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of a human head and shoulders in profile, with a cloud containing stylized blue virus particles emanating from its nose. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (faculty and staff), as well as Duluth commun...
Creator:
Minor, Elizabeth C
Created:
2020-04-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
From the creator: "This picture was taken during my trip to the Plaza Super One grocery store (15 S 13th Ave E, Duluth, MN 55802) on Friday, April 10, 2020. When I checked out I was pleased to see a transparent plastic shield between customers and the cashier; there was also a sign on it encouraging the use of credit and debit cards as they are ...
Creator:
Vavrosky, Laura
Created:
2020-04-10
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This painting was commissioned and created in August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In her interview for Stories of Wisdom from Bodies in Seperation (SWaBS) Burns, a visual artist, discusses how during this pandemic time her creativity has increased and she has had more time to paint. The original painting is acrylic on canvas, and is of a ...
Creator:
Burns, Amber
Created:
2020-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Ink and crayon drawing of two figures walking. Two rocket ships above them are flying a banner that reads "Cautious". The drawing also includes the date and the artist's name: "4/27/20 Toko N." The artist is 11 years old. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing pr...
Creator:
Nakajima, Toko
Created:
2020-04-27
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of a mouse standing on a disc, done in black, gray, and pale pink ink. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (facul...
Creator:
Twu, Krista Sue-Lo
Created:
2020-05-24
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A head and shoulders drawing of a person wearing a face mask. Black ink on grid paper. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and science...
Creator:
Minor, Elizabeth C
Created:
2020-05-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
From the creator: "This was on the sidewalk at the Essentia Health hospital employee entrance. I saw it when I was leaving after a 5 day stretch of call in the beginning of the COVID pandemic. It unexpectedly brought tears."
Creator:
Murphy, Darcy
Created:
2020-03
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is one of a series of seven diptychs showing the experiences of the creator and her family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic. These photographs were created as a final project for a University of Minnesota Duluth class in the spring of 2020. The two images in this diptych show two boys playing on a trampoline. One image is a wide sho...
Creator:
Munkeby, Mae
Created:
2020
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
From the creator: "While working and schooling at home, our family has stepped up our letter-writing. We've also received some very heart warming mail and packages from friends and family. We couldn't do any of this without our dedicated and hard-working mail carriers, postal workers and delivery drivers. We wanted to thank our local mail carrie...
Creator:
Myers, LeeAnn
Created:
2020-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Chuayi Yang was born in Gien, France in 1978 and lived in a small town, Aubigny-sur-Nere, with her family until 1990. That year, her parents moved their family to St. Paul, Minnesota in the United States. Chuayi studied in the St. Paul public school district and graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a bachelors degree in En...
Creator:
Yang, Chuayi
Created:
2020-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
Molly Lyons, the Director of Communications, Marketing and Special Events at CHUM gives a daily report for Monday, April 27, 2020. This video includes information about how to donate food and other resources, the statewide Minnesota Food Share Food Drive, distribution of food boxes from the CHUM food shelf, opportunities for contacting legislato...
Creator:
Churches United in Ministry (CHUM); Lyons, Molly
Contributor:
University of Minnesota Duluth
Created:
2020-04-27
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Molly Lyons, the Director of Communications, Marketing and Special Events at CHUM gives a daily report for Wednesday, April 8, 2020. This video includes information about an isolation quarantine facility, plans for ringing bells on Easter Sunday, the donation of a new refrigerator to the food shelf, donations of breakfast bags to the residents o...
Creator:
Churches United in Ministry (CHUM); Lyons, Molly
Contributor:
University of Minnesota Duluth
Created:
2020-04-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Sign reads: "ATTENTION! This playground is CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. For more information, please visit duluthmn.gov/covid19/ or call the Parks and Recreation Alternate Main Line at: 218-221-6638 Sec. 35-9.3"
Creator:
Melton, Lori
Created:
2020-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Sign stating “Attention! This playground is closed to the public to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” at the Franklin Tot Lot at South 12th Street & Minnesota Avenue on Park Point in Duluth, MN
Creator:
Brown, Aimee
Created:
2020-03-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Grant Park at 901 East 11th Street in Duluth, MN with a sign stating “Attention! This playground is closed to the public to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”
Creator:
Jenson, Maija
Created:
2020-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
These press releases were published on the City of Duluth website and document the City's responses to the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, 2021, and 2022. Topics include closures of city buildings, playgrounds, and libraries; school closures; limitations on gatherings; mask mandates; CARES funding; and vaccines; as well as information on the reop...
Creator:
City of Duluth
Created:
2020-03-06 - 2022-06-09
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Three completed murals designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. The three murals depict George Floyd, a raised fist, and Breonna Taylor. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with additions made by majority BIPOC [B...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Three murals designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. The three murals depict George Floyd, a raised fist, and Breonna Taylor. The top image shows the murals in the beginning stages, and the bottom image shows the completed mu...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of a museum interior, with paintings on the wall, and a figure sweeping the floor with a broom. Black ink. The drawing includes the title, date, and the artist's name: "Clean 4/25/20 Toko N." The artist is 11 years old. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of draw...
Creator:
Nakajima, Toko
Created:
2020-04-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of a spray bottle and sponge. Blue ink on grid paper. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (faculty and staff), as...
Creator:
Minor, Elizabeth C
Created:
2020-05-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Colorful drawing of a "Mr. Clean" type figure, with a beard and glasses. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (faculty and...
Creator:
Twu, Krista Sue-Lo
Created:
2020-05-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
View looking in to the closed dining room. Chairs stacked on tables are visible, as well as a social distancing decal on the floor. Various signs are also visible but not legible. This Dairy Queen is located at 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Chairs are stacked on tables, preventing customers from using the dining room. Several signs about social distancing are visible, but difficult to read. This Dairy Queen is located at 307 Canal Park Dr, Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Caution tape and paper sign reading "Playground Closed to the Public Until Further Notice." Playground equipment is visible in the background. This photograph was taken at around 5 pm from Oneida Street.
Creator:
Jones, Kayleen
Created:
2020-03-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Caution tape and paper sign reading "Playground Closed to the Public Until Further Notice." Playground equipment is visible in the background. This photograph was taken at around 5 pm from Oneida Street.
Creator:
Jones, Kayleen
Created:
2020-03-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A handwritten sign in the window reads: "WE ARE CLOSED. Be Back As Soon As We Can. STAY SAFE! BE HEALTHY!" This business is located at 2332 West 3rd Street, Duluth, MN 55806.
Creator:
Brown, Aimee
Created:
2020-04-18
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The side of the building is damaged and has been repaired with plywood and a blue tarp. This business is located at 2332 West 3rd Street, Duluth, MN 55806.
Creator:
Brown, Aimee
Created:
2020-04-18
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is the second of a series of three photographs. From the creator: "These are three digital photographs depicting homemade face masks and the supplies and tools used to create them The photographs were taken on Monday, April 6, and Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in my home in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota. [The second photograph] s...
Creator:
Vavrosky, Laura
Created:
2020-04-06 - 2020-04-07
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Photograph of many homemade cloth face masks drying on a laundry drying rack. The creator describes the photograph: "a photo of our laundry drying which is almost all masks."
Creator:
Rehbein, Rachel
Created:
2020-05-29
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This talk discusses multiple methods for clustering high-dimensional data, and explores the delicate balance between utilizing data density and data geometry. I will first present path-based spectral clustering, a novel approach which combines a density-based metric with graph-based clustering. This density-based path metric allows for fast algo...
Creator:
Little, Anna (The University of Utah)
Created:
2020-10-27
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
Ink drawing of a mug full of some hot beverage, with steam coming off the top. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (facul...
Creator:
Minor, Elizabeth C
Created:
2020-04-14
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of a person sitting on a chair, with screens, pictures of animals, and musical notes surrounding them. Black ink. The drawing includes the title, date, and the artist's name: "Comfort 4/3/20 Toko N." The artist is 11 years old. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series...
Creator:
Nakajima, Toko
Created:
2020-04-03
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Ink and wash drawing of the U.S. Naval Hospital Ship Comfort. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (faculty and staff), as...
Creator:
Twu, Krista Sue-Lo
Created:
2020-04-16
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of three hockey players wearing red and white jerseys, on a skating rink. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (fa...
Creator:
Twu, Krista Sue-Lo
Created:
2020-05-12
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of two people standing on opposite sides of a roadway, waving at each other. Text on the road reads: "Stay 6' Apart". Black ink on grid paper. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. DICT...
Creator:
Minor, Elizabeth C
Created:
2020-04-27
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of a street scene with various shops, people, and animals. Some of the shops are labeled "Clothes", "eggs", and "FOOD". Black ink. The drawing includes the title, date, and the artist's name: "Community 4/18/20 Toko N." The artist is 11 years old. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendem...
Creator:
Nakajima, Toko
Created:
2020-04-18
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In the last few years, several papers have leveraged a connection between graph cuts and total variation to derive nonlinear relaxations of combinatorially hard problems, which yield algorithms that have proved to be effective, scalable, and theoretically tractable. In particular, Hu et al. showed that the modularity maximization problem that is...
Creator:
Boyd, Zach (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Created:
2020-09-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
Community members adding to murals designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. The three murals depict George Floyd, a raised fist, and Breonna Taylor, and all three are visible in this photograph. The Clayton Jackson McGhie Memo...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of a small figure wearing a top hat, surrounded by animals. The drawing also includes: the title, "Company"; the artist's name, "Toko N."; and the date "5/9/20". The artist is 11 years old. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginn...
Creator:
Nakajima, Toko
Created:
2020-05-09
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global crisis. Increased urbanization, global travel, climate change and a generally older and immuno-compromised population continue to make the problem of pandemic planning and control challenging. Recent advances in computing, AI and data science have created new opportunities for real...
Creator:
Marathe, Madhav (University of Virginia)
Created:
2020-06-23
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
Drawing of a person standing with one foot on a small table and one foot on a bed. The person is holding a small stringed instrument in one hand and a smartphone in the other. A thought bubble coming out of their head contains the planet Earth. The drawing also includes: the title, "Connection"; the artist's name, "Toko Nakajima"; and the date "...
Creator:
Nakajima, Toko
Created:
2020-03-29
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of electrical poles and wires against a partly cloudy sky. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (faculty and staff), as well as Duluth community educators, artists, students of all levels, and hobbyists,...
Creator:
Twu, Krista Sue-Lo
Created:
2020-04-02
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of two hands clasping each other. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (faculty and staff), as well as Duluth community educators, artists, students of all levels, and hobbyists, brought together by our ...
Creator:
Minor, Elizabeth C
Created:
2020-04-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In this short video, UMD freshman Brody Baysinger discusses the transition from living in dorms to moving back in with his parents due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and his feelings about online classes. From the creator: "One students [sic] thoughts and feelings on how COVID-19 affected them."
Creator:
Baysinger, Abby
Created:
2020-05
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In this short video, UMD freshman Jenna Kettner discusses the transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the challenges of living in a household where the rest of her family is also working from home. From the creator: "No one expected that after spring break of 2020 we would be completing the rest of our school year remotel...
Creator:
King, Rebekah
Created:
2020-05
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of animals and other figures in a castle with towers and a drawbridge. The drawing also includes: the title, "Cooperate" spelled out on flags hanging from the towers; the artist's name, "Toko N"; and the date "4/19/20". The artist is 11 years old. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendem...
Creator:
Nakajima, Toko
Created:
2020-04-19
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing in the style of a Soviet-era poster, showing two people holding a crossed hammer and sickle over a sheaf of wheat, an open book, a chemistry flask, and a mathematical compass. The word "COOPERATE" appears across the bottom of the image. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project,...
Creator:
Twu, Krista Sue-Lo
Created:
2020-05-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of stylized coronavirus particles. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (faculty and staff), as well as Duluth community educators, artists, students of all levels, and hobbyists, brought together by our...
Creator:
Minor, Elizabeth C
Created:
2020-03-30
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of Christ with a crown of thorns. Lettering below the image reads "Corona d'Espines." Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and ...
Creator:
Twu, Krista Sue-Lo
Created:
2020-03-31
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of several coronavirus particles. The drawing also includes: the title, "Corona"; the artist's name, "Toko N"; and the date "March 26, 2020". The artist is 11 years old. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic ...
Creator:
Nakajima, Toko
Created:
2020-03-26
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
From the contributor: "Corona Caroling [...] on the Western Hillside of Duluth, MN. Corona carolers visit friends who are lonely because of social distancing, and sing and dance following social distancing rules - masks and way more than 6 ft apart. Pat Farrell, Rebecca DeSouza, Lukas Nilsson (DJ 'Rona), Kristen Hylenski, Melissa Walls." The pho...
Creator:
St. George, Rebecca
Contributor:
Hylenski, Kristen
Created:
2020-04-26
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In this music video, the Jaakola-Ripley family plays a song written by Jagger Ripley-Jaakola and Xander Ripley-Jaakola entitled "Couch Potato." The video also contains an artist statement from Lyz (Elizabeth) Jaakola: "'Couch Potato' is a song we came up with during COVID-19 Stay-at-Home order. Hopefully our song and video will encourage others ...
Three posters containing digital art. The first poster shows a screenshot of a "Quarantine 2020" playlist of 117 songs. The song currently playing is "Lonely (Old Version) [Dirty]" by Akon from the album Trouble. The second poster shows a black-and-white digital drawing of 28 basketball jerseys containing the names of Black people who have been ...
Creator:
Dugas, Derek
Created:
2020-09
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The creators describe this item: "Winter evenings during pandemics can get long, so we decided to rewrite some familiar Christmas carols. We sent them to family and friends." The re-written Christmas carols have sometimes humorous lyrics related to the pandemic, and many include sheet music. The original carols are "Twelve Days of Christmas," "...
Creator:
Rauvola, Suzanne; Rauvola, Brian
Created:
2020-12
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
From the creator: "This is a video diary that I filmed in Duluth in the year 2020 during the COVID-19 outbreak. It embodies a sense of the strange and uncanny feeling of life during this global pandemic. Images, Words (voiceover), and Editing by Allen Killian-Moore. The music is from an old public domain recording, though I don't know who is sin...
Creator:
Killian-Moore, Allen
Contributor:
University of Minnesota Duluth
Created:
2020-03
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In this short video, Herb Fineday Jr. speaks about the importance of staying at home to flatten the curve of COVID-19, as well as safety precautions to take when going out for essentials, such as wearing a face mask and washing hands. Fineday is dressed in pow wow regalia, and he dances at the beginning and end of the video. This video was creat...
Creator:
Fineday, Herb Jr.
Created:
2020
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Each of these three posters highlight a regulation to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The first poster reads "Wear A Mask" and "I'm Wearing It For You. Are You Wearing It For Me?" The second poster reads "6 Feet Apart" with a very stylized number six. The third poster shows a line drawing of a handshake crossed out with a thick red line. All t...
Creator:
Maynard, Samantha
Created:
2020-09
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The paper signs are on a glass door. They read: "SCHOOL IS CLOSED UNTIL MAY 5. *Only ISD 709 staff and childcare families allowed onsite. *Please visit office if you need additional assistance." "DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING ONLY ONE FAMILY IN VESTIBULE AT A TIME THANK YOU!" and "CHILDCARE DIRECTIONS: FOLLOW SIDEWALK BEHIND YOU TO THE PLAYGROUND DOOR."
Creator:
Jenson, Maija
Created:
2020-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Sign on the front doors of the Bent Paddle Brewing Company taproom in Duluth, Minnesota. The sign reads: "Bent Paddle Brewing Company COVID-19 Response. Stop! Do not enter as a couple or group. One person at a time. No exceptions!"
Creator:
Jenson, Maija
Created:
2020-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Signs on the front doors of the Bent Paddle Brewing Company taproom in Duluth, Minnesota. The signs read: "Bent Paddle Brewing Company COVID-19 Response. Stop! Do not enter as a couple or group. One person at a time. No exceptions!" and "Bent Paddle Brewing Company COVID-19 Response. Trail Head. Stop! Your 'adventure' begins here. Please read al...
Creator:
Jenson, Maija
Created:
2020-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A spray paint mural on plywood, featuring a face wearing a mask, two smokestacks, and the word "COVID" in graffiti style lettering. From the creator: "On Tuesday March 31st I decided I was going to paint something for the public to not only display my art in hopes of getting commissioned for a local wall, but also to help my community find solac...
Creator:
Pendleton, Kevin
Created:
2020-03-31
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A man working on a spray paint mural on plywood, with a can of spray paint in his hand and additional cans on his belt. Visible on the mural is a face wearing a mask, and some graffiti style lettering. From the creator: "On Tuesday March 31st I decided I was going to paint something for the public to not only display my art in hopes of getting c...
Creator:
Pendleton, Kevin
Created:
2020-03-31
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Compartmental models for epidemiological modeling are a classic tool. In this talk I will share work we did to understand the effects of various testing strategies using a straightforward SIR model. I will also cover an extension to the typical SIR model to account for geographic heterogeneity and the incorporation of mobility data. Natalie She...
Creator:
Sheils, Natalie (UnitedHealth Group)
Created:
2020-12-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
This poster was created as part of COVID-19 response and outreach programming for the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) in Duluth, Minnesota. Karen Savage-Blue was one of many artists contracted by AICHO and the Minnesota Department of Health to design artwork for public health posters around COVID-19 safety protocols. The a...
Creator:
Savage-Blue, Karen
Created:
2020-05-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Documentary filmmaker Mike Scholtz presents nine short documentaries featuring visual artists and a musician from the Northeastern Minnesota region as they discuss making art during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. In these short videos, each artist talks about how the pandemic, or the killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed, af...
Creator:
Scholtz, Mike
Created:
2020-08
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
Delilah Savage is wearing a cloth face mask and holding a plastic container with six frosted cupcakes. The lid of the container reads: "Joon, 3 Raspberry - Blue, 3 Reg green." This photo was taken when Savage was delivering cupcakes to the photographer curbside. Vainio describes the image: “In May, my husband and I purchased online an order of w...
Creator:
Vainio, Ivy
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Description from the creator: "This photo was taken on the afternoon of April 16, 2020. It shows the front of Love Creamery, a local ice cream parlor in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth. There is a large sign in the window explaining their curbside pickup procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic." The sign reads: "Put a little LOVE in your...
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2020-04-16
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Sandwich board sign in the snow in front of Perk Place Coffeehouse in Duluth, Minnesota. The sign reads: "Perk Place Coffeehouse Curbside Pickup Here" and includes the phone number for the business.
Creator:
Jenson, Maija
Created:
2020-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A paper checklist with columns for James and Connor. Activities include: eat breakfast; change clothes; school work; art; reading; walk/bike; brush teeth. Below the checklist is a list of rules for screen time. From the creator: "My kids (ages 10 and 6) needed some structure before remote learning began to keep them from being on screens all day...
Creator:
Nelson, Becky
Created:
2020-04-01
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
From the creator: "This is a video of myself performing the hymn "How Long, O God?" on the viola in an empty sanctuary. I created this video and content for a daily devotional for First Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Duluth, MN. I am currently serving as the pastoral intern at this congregation (internship dates August 15, 2019-August 15, 2020)." Thi...
Creator:
Grainger, Daniel
Created:
2020-03-28
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Daily pen-and-ink mandalas drawn by the contributor during April and May, 2020. Description from the contributor: "I began these in late March when most things closed for the shut-down in the Twin Ports area. These were free hand, with pen or marker, forcing me to free my mind and not focus on perfection. During this time, the mandalas were one ...
Creator:
Rehbein, Rachel
Created:
2020-04-27 - 2020-05-21
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Sale items include: "Drink of the Day Caramel Hazelnut Latte $1.00 off" and "Panini Special Bricklayer $1.50 off." The sign also states that the coffeehouse is open for seating. Twisted Pastries Coffeehouse is located at 1418 Tower Ave #2, Superior, Wisconsin. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
From the creator: "This picture was taken during my trip to the Plaza Super One grocery store (15 S 13th Ave E, Duluth, MN 55802) on Friday, April 10, 2020. It shows a circular sign on the floor urging shoppers to 'Social Distance for Your Health.' (A similar message came on over the PA system repeatedly during my visit.)"
Creator:
Vavrosky, Laura
Created:
2020-04-10
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Digital image created for an online gaming group. The image shows a cartoon icon for a creator, "Blue," and two cartoon images of a green pear with the word "Pears" beneath it. One of the images of a pear is pixelated. The background of the image is white and pink. This item is related to "Interview with Brittany V. Hecker."
Creator:
Hecker, Brittany V.
Created:
2020
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
From the creator: "This picture was taken during my trip to the Plaza Super One grocery store (15 S 13th Ave E, Duluth, MN 55802) on Friday, April 10, 2020. It shows signs and arrows indicating the one-way shopping Super One was trying to implement, so shoppers wouldn't pass each other in the aisles and come close to each other. (I saw this bein...
Creator:
Vavrosky, Laura
Created:
2020-04-10
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
From the creator: "This picture was taken during my trip to the Plaza Super One grocery store (15 S 13th Ave E, Duluth, MN 55802) on Friday, April 10, 2020. It shows signs and arrows indicating the one-way shopping Super One was trying to implement, so shoppers wouldn't pass each other in the aisles and come close to each other. (I saw this bein...
Creator:
Vavrosky, Laura
Created:
2020-04-10
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Decal reads: "Walk this way." This Dairy Queen is located at 307 Canal Park Dr, Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Phase retrieval is a difficult inverse problem, with three types of intrinsic symmetries. These symmetries can fail even the classic methods, e.g., HIO on complex-valued images when the object support is not precisely known --- allowing free translations. Do these symmetries cause learning difficulty if one deploys the deep learning approach? We...
Creator:
Sun, Ju (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Created:
2020-09-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
This painting was commissioned and created in August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In her interview for Stories of Wisdom from Bodies in Seperation (SWaBS) Burns, a visual artist, discusses how during this pandemic time her creativity has increased and she has had more time to paint. The original painting is acrylic on canvas, and is of a ...
Creator:
Burns, Amber
Created:
2020-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is one of a series of seven diptychs showing the experiences of the creator and her family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic. These photographs were created as a final project for a University of Minnesota Duluth class in the spring of 2020. The two images in this diptych show Mae's father doing yard work, digging with a shovel near ...
Creator:
Munkeby, Mae
Created:
2020
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Customers are visible in the coffeehouse. Twisted Pastries Coffeehouse is located at 1418 Tower Ave #2, Superior, Wisconsin. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A series of drawings from Brian Barber's drawing tutorial videos. These daily videos were posted to the Facebook group Virtual Duluth in the Spring of 2020, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. These items are related to "Interview with Brian Barber."
Creator:
Barber, Brian
Created:
2020
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Photograph of a woman holding sanitizing supplies in front of Laura MacArthur Elementary School. The Twin Ports Mask Brigade "started up as a volunteer-led community response to the PPE shortage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic." (Description from the organization's website.) It organized the collection of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE...
Creator:
Twin Ports Mask Brigade
Created:
2020-03-31
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
