"North Side party honors older folks". Minneapolis Tribune., July 1972

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 29

Identifier: 014.01.29.2a

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:

"People usually forget the older folks," Ray Wells said Sunday afternoon. "They just tend to take grandma and grandpa for granted." But the older generation was not being forgetten by Wells and other residents of north Minneapolis yesterday. More than 500 Twin Cities senior citizens were walking around his backyard attending the 3rd annual Elderly Picnic sponsored by residents along the 1000 block of Washburn Av. N.

Dates

July 1972

Conditions Governing Access

Restrictions regarding access to the physcial materials are in place due to COVID precautions.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.58 Linear Feet (1 container) : This scrapbook, composed of 37 pages, front and back, with a front cover and a back cover. Each page also features two punch holes along one, short edge. This scrapbook has been unbound, with each page placed in a protective sleeve. An acid-free, archival folder containing photocopies of the newspaper and article clippings is also contained within the box. The front and back covers of the scrapbook are forest green in hue, with gold detailing. The center of the front cover features a sigil of a green lion in a gold shield, standing on his hind legs. The condition of individual materials pasted, clipped, or stapled to each page is generally good, but does feature adhesives such as tape, glue, staples and clips. Photographs have some fading and discoloration, otherwise the condition is good. General condition of the scrapbook is good. ; Each contruction paper-like page is a deep violet, almost burgundy color, with the following dimensions: 40 cm by 26 cm.