Living Room Conversations: History & Society
Sophie Hunt2020-11-18T21:31:34+00:00Join students from Minneapolis College for small-group dialogues designed by Living Room Conversations, a non-profit aimed at bridging divides through conversation.
Hayward and Effie McKerson
beckarahn2019-01-15T19:24:15+00:00Archival donations come to the museum through a variety of sources. This past spring the archive received a donation from Walker Methodist Care Center. Dr. Hayward McKerson had passed away in December 2017 and with no known surviving family members, the care center reached out to the archive to see if [...]
Not Just Superheroes Wear Capes: Cora Stahn’s Fairview Hospital Nursing Cape
beckarahn2018-03-15T14:40:35+00:00This navy colored, wool cape was worn by Cora Eleanor (Hanson) Stahn during her years as a nursing student (1942-1944) at the Fairview Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis. Capes were given out to nursing students in the 1940s and early 1950s, [...]
From the Office of the President: William Watts Folwell’s Desk
beckarahn2017-08-30T10:40:27+00:00By Evan Walker Today’s Object Lesson might be one of the most exciting objects so far--at least to photograph. At almost 5 feet wide by 3 feet deep, the only way to fit the entire desk in the camera frame was to [...]