December 6, 2016 By Heather Hoagland, HHM Collections Manager Bob Dylan's Chair In 1959, a 19-year-old University of Minnesota student finally got his first gigs playing his guitar and singing the tunes he wrote himself—and for which he would later win [...]
November 13, 2016 By Heather Hoagland, HHM Collections Manager This chair was made to suit the special needs of a disabled child who attended the Dowling School in Minneapolis. While we don't know what those needs were, the desk lifts on [...]
November 8, 2016 This fez belonged to Henry Sparby, who was a member of the Zuhrah Temple and the Minnesota Consistory No. 2 as early as 1920. The model for Mr. Sparby’s fez is our own George H. Christian—first owner and [...]
