COLLECTION INFORMATION FORM

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1. Catalog No. S2254

2. Accession No. 2223

NORTHEAST MINNESOTA HISTORICAL CENTER

3. COLLECTION TITLE: Aftenro Society Records .

INCLUSIVE DATES: ca. 1910-1976

4. DONOR (name & address):

5. Date Received: November 11, 1978

6. Restrictions: none

7. No. of Boxes: 2

8. No. of Vol. (in boxes): 20

9. Linear Inches or Feet: 2.5 ft

10. No. of Vol. (outside boxes):

11. Number of Items (Small Collection):

12. Donor Agreement Form Signed (date): January 11, 1978

ABSTRACT SUMMARY OF COLLECTION

The Aftenro Society was organized in 1908 by a group of Norwegian women to raise money for the construction of a good Christian old people’s home. Their first building was opened in 1921 with 30 residents and was named for the Norwegian word meaning “Evening’s Rest” (Aftenro). The Aftenro home presently continues its function as a home for the aged, in its location at 1423 N. 19th Ave. East.

The collection includes minutes of the Aftenro Society, 1910-1973, with the years 1910-1920 written in Norwegian; historical logs consisting of daily accounts of occurrences at the Aftenro Home; scrapbooks, containing newspaper clippings, photos, correspondence and constitution, articles of incorporation and bylaws 1911-1977; correspondence; annual reports; and photos. It also includes one tape cassette done by Mrs. Arnold Berg, Aftenro historian, wherein she recounts the history of Aftenro Society.

1. Container List

1. Box Volume Description

1 1 Minutes, 1910-1912
   2. Minutes, 1912-1918
   3. Minutes, 1918-1924
   4. Minutes, 1924-1933
   5. Minutes, 1933-1938
   6. Minutes, 1938-1942
   7. Minutes, 1942-1946
   8. Minutes, 1946-1950
   9. Minutes, 1950-1955
   10. Minutes, 1955-1959
   11. Minutes, 1960-1963
   12. Minutes, 1963-1966
   13. Minutes, 1966-1970
   14. Minutes, 1970-1973

2 1 Correspondence, 1916-1966
   2. Administrative Files, 1910-1942
   3. Administrative Files, 1944-1975
   4. Financial Records, 1918-1972
   5. Matron’s Log, 1922-1923
   6. Matron’s Log, 1923-1926
   7. Matron’s Log, 1927-1932
   8. Matron’s Log, 1932-1951
   9. Historical Essays, n.d.
   10. Photographs, 1934-1961
   11. Scrapbook, 1911-1976