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The Moorhead Public Library was established in 1904, when the Women’s Club of Moorhead, Minnesota persuaded the Moorhead City Council to establish an annual library fund. Andrew Carnegie, retired steel magnate and philanthropist, donated $12,000 for the construction of the first library building which opened in 1906.
The Moorhead [Minnesota] Federated Women's Club was formed in 1893 as an outgrowth of the Columbian Exposition's Women's Auxiliary, which had a branch in Moorhead, Minnesota. Also there already was a women's club in Fargo, North Dakota and this encouraged the Moorhead women to form their own club.
Planned as a weekly community newspaper devoted to events and news in Moorhead, the Monitor began publication on February 4, 1982. Financial difficulties forced the paper to cease publication in February 1983, while the business was reorganized. The Monitor returned to print in May 1983, and continued until continued shortage of revenue forced the management to end publication in March 1984.
The Agassiz Chapter of National Organization for Women (NOW) was organized June 20, 1978. “The purpose of NOW is to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all the privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men.”
The Moorhead [Minnesota] Federation of Republican Women was founded as a local branch of the National Federation of Republican Women in 1958. In 1968, the Club changed its name to the Moorhead Republican Women’s Club. Its objectives include increasing women’s active political participation, promoting the principles and ideals of the Republican Party, and working for the election of Republican Party nominees.
The Business and Professional Women Club of Moorhead organized in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1952. The club was dedicated to the betterment of conditions for women. It took an active interest in social, educational, economic, and political problems at both the local and national levels. The club was represented at district and state conferences.
The Moorhead-Kurtz Township Farm Bureau unit was one of several Farm Bureau units in Clay County, Minnesota. All units were affiliated with the Clay County Farm Bureau, which in turn was affiliated with the Minnesota Farm Bureau and the National Farm Bureau.
The Moorhead [Minnesota] Drug Company Records are a collection of correspondence, blue prints, building permit, invoices, and ledgers which relate to the construction of the Moorhead Rexall Drug Company. The year covered most extensively is 1951 with much of the construction taking place during this time.
Established in 1975 to actively promote the interests of wheat growers in Minnesota, the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers is headquartered in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. It shares its facilities with a companion organization, the Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council. Both organizations devote their efforts to a variety of activities including sponsoring research on wheat cultivation, promoting legislation for wheat prices and supports, marketing of Minnesota wheat in the nation and abroad, and acting as a clearing house of information for wheat farmers in the region.
This collection contains committee meetings, legislative records, projects, newspaper clippings, and other related Chamber material. There are also several volumes of scrapbooks related to the Greater Moorhead Days. The majority of the material is in excellent condition.