Minnesota Collects

By Jack El-Hai

Book Overview

A colorful glimpse into the Minnesota Historical Society's vast collections--some 500,000 books, 37,000 maps, 250,000 photographs, 5,500 artworks, 1,650 oral history interviews, 4.5 million newspaper issues, 38,000 cubic feet of manuscripts, 45,000 cubic feet of government records, 165,000 museum objects, and nearly 800,000 archaeological artifacts--the "stuff" of history Experience Minnesota's heritage through hundreds of vignettes, told in readable narrative, in Minnesotans' own words, and in stunning photography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873512804
• ISBN13: 9780873512800
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.0" x 10.0"