This collection contains the papers of Anna Wiecking including notes, outlines, drafts, and published writings as well as letters and other records (1868-1973).
Summary Information
Collection Title: Wiecking, Anna Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1868-1973
Quantity:
Books: 8 Volumes
Manuscripts: 2 Boxes
Photographs: 1 Folder
Repository: Blue Earth County Historical Society
Abstract:
This collection contains the papers of Anna Wiecking including notes, outlines, drafts, and published writings as well as letters and other records (1868-1973).
Language: English
Finding Aid URL: https://blueearthcountyhistory.com/slug/wiecking-anna-papers/
Biographical / Historical:
Anna M. Wiecking was well known in Mankato as an educator and historian. She was born in Mankato in 1887. In Mankato, she graduated from Mankato High School and the Mankato State Normal School. She further pursued education and earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota, her master’s degree from Columbia University, and her doctorate degree from the University of Iowa. She taught in Amboy and Mankato Public Schools before coming to Mankato State College where she taught from 1917-1956. She was also a historian who wrote for all ages.
Subject Terms:
Wiecking
Contents List
Books
Blue Earth County From 1700 to 1900: a history written for upper grade children by Anna M. Wiecking (1957)
Bulletin of the State University of Iowa: A Handbook of Dental Health Education for the Elementary School Teacher by Anna M. Wiecking and C. L. Drain (1934)
Education Through Manual Activities by Anna M. Wiecking (1928)
Helping Children to be Better Citizens by Anna M. Wiecking (1960)
Industrial Education for Kindergarten and Primary Grades by Anna M. Wiecking (1920)
The Elementary English Review: Teaching the Language Arts in a Democracy by Dora V. Smith, Marion Edman, Lou LaBrant, Frances R. Horwich, Sophia C. Camenisch, Bernice Baxter, Anna M. Wiecking (1943)
The Preparation of Units in the Social Studies by Anna M. Wiecking (1943)
University of Iowa Studies Studies in Education: Doctoral These in Education II by Harry K. Newburn, Roswell C. Puckett, Edward Frank Voltmer, Anna M. Wiecking (1934)
Manuscripts-Bibliography
Anna Wiecking’s 12-page mimeographed copy of a bibliography for “Headings in Minnesota History”.
Manuscripts-Bookmark
Anna Wiecking’s bookmark “Literary Landmarks” around the state.
Manuscripts-Card
Anna Wiecking’s card for the Minnesota Centennial shaped like the state of Minnesota.
Manuscripts-Card, Greeting
Anna Wiecking’s Christmas card.
Manuscripts-Card, Prayer
Anna Wiecking’s prayer card “Minnesota Women’s Centennial Prayer”.
Manuscripts-Certificate, Achievement
Anna Wiecking’s certificate of “Order of the North Star” in recognition of her contribution to the Centennial program.
Manuscripts-Draft
Anna Wiecking’s hand-written draft of her report on the Industries Operating in the First 50 years.
Anna Wiecking’s typed and hand-written draft of her report on the Industries Operating in the First 50 years.
Anna Wiecking’s typed draft of her report on the Industries Operating in the First 50 years.
Manuscripts-Essay
Anna Wiecking’s 2-page typed essay “The Tourtellotte Story”, written 1971.
Anna Wiecking’s copy of an essay written by Mrs. L. G. M. Fletcher titled “Early Days in the Mankato State Normal School”.
Anna Wiecking’s essay about the family’s trek through Glacier Park in 1917, written 1965.
Anna Wiecking’s typed article about Gilbert Fletcher’s life 1883-1933.
Manuscripts-Letter
Anna Wiecking’s copy of a letter from George Gage to Susie M. Dyer (Mrs. L. G. M. Fletcher) offering her the position of Head Assistant, dated October 3, 1868.
Anna Wiecking’s letter from Jane (Gilbert Fletcher’s sister) concerning Anna’s article about her brother.
Anna Wiecking’s letter from Lois Fawcett concerning Swan Lake in Nicollet County, dated March 1, 1957.
Anna Wiecking’s letter from Shirley Broden about the history of musical entertainment in Mankato.
Manuscripts-List
Anna Wiecking’s hand-written list of possible resources and people for her Industries project.
Manuscripts-Magazine
Anna Wiecking’s copy of the magazine “The Delineator” a journal of Fashion Culture and Fine Art published by the Butterick Publishing Co.
Manuscripts-Manual
Anna Wiecking’s manual “The Minnesota Statehood Centennial Planning Manual”.
Manuscripts-Manuscript
Anna Wiecking’s 6-page typed copy of “Avenue of Memories”, a historical musical style fashion review 1858 – 1958, written by Laurene Tibbetts.
Anna Wiecking’s 7-page copy of “From Door to Door”, stories she wrote about people that went from town to town selling things.
Anna Wiecking’s 22-page copy of “Sunday Living in Days Gone By”.
Anna Wiecking’s 28-page typed carbon copy of the manuscript for the radio program “The Mankato State Teacher’s College Hour”.
Anna Wiecking’s 35-page copy of “Some Stories of Pioneer Times in Mankato and Blue Earth County” written by her.
Anna Wiecking’s 45-page mimeographed copy of her draft of the “History of Blue Earth County Chapter American Red Cross”.
Anna Wiecking’s 86-page typed draft of the book “As We Once Were”.
Manuscripts-Newsletter
Anna Wiecking’s 4-page copy of the Chamber of Commerce News for Mankato, MN for Sept 1961 about all the new building going on.
Manuscripts-Newspaper
Anna Wiecking’s copy of a newspaper article of Gilbert Fletcher’s poem “Grandmothers Bonnet”.
Manuscripts-Note
Anna Wiecking’s 7 typed note cards with information about Minneopa & Sibley parks.
Anna Wiecking’s notes from Thomas Hughes’s History of Blue Earth County about the schools.
Manuscripts-Pamphlet
Anna Wiecking’s 8-page pamphlet “Minnesota’s Centennial Commemoration” Women’s Division.
Anna Wiecking’s 10-page pamphlet “Music Suggestions for Statehood Centennial Productions and Music Festivals”.
Anna Wiecking’s 12-page copy of a booklet “School Progress” bulletin of Practical Aids to Teachers in the field published by Mankato State Teachers College.
Anna Wiecking’s 27-page pamphlet “The Preparation of Units in the Social Studies” with handwritten corrections and changes.
Manuscripts-Paper
Anna Wiecking’s mimeographed sheets for the “Minnesota Centennial” especially from the Women’s Division.
Anna Wiecking’s newspaper & magazine pictures glued on scrapbook pages and on manila folders.
Anna Wiecking’s outline for the Industries Project.
Anna Wiecking’s page number 293 taken from an issue of the MN Historical Society’s magazine “Minnesota History”, about some of Dr. Wiecking’s writings.
Anna Wiecking’s page number 293 taken from an issue of the MN Historical Society’s magazine “Minnesota History”, about some of Dr. Wiecking’s writings.
Anna Wiecking’s poems & pages taken from a book.
Anna Wiecking’s 2 scrapbook pages about a woman farrier from the September 25, 1966 issue of the Sunday Picture magazine.
Anna Wiecking’s 3 scrapbook pages of fashion cut from magazines and glued on brown paper.
Anna Wiecking’s typed paper about the Industries project, the purpose, and what it can be used for.
Manuscripts-Program
Anna Wiecking’s program for the Mother-Daughter Banquet at First Methodist Church, Lake Crystal, with the theme “Minnesota Centennial”, 1958.
Manuscripts-Report
Anna Wiecking’s “Survey of Recreation Opportunities for Children &Youth in the Mankato Area”, May 1970.
Anna Wiecking’s typed report on the Industries Operating in the First 50 years.
Manuscripts-Sheet, Instruction
Anna Wiecking’s 3-page mimeographed copy of an instruction sheet for “unit on Candle Making Fourth Grade”.
Photographs
Quarries and Quarrying
