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Carl R. Betcher collection (N 34), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
The collection was donated to the Northwest Architectural Archives on June 21, 1975.
Carl Betcher was a developer and contractor of tract housing in the Twin Cities during the 1930s and 1940s. During his career, he collaborated with other professionals in the building trades, such as Robert R. Betcher, builder L.L. Lawson, architects Every Carlson and Charles A. Lawrence, and draftsmen Robert B. Coss and Richard W. Cathcart.
The papers contain blueprints for approximately 125 residences, most of which are undated and only partially identified. The majority of the buildings were probably built in Minneapolis and St. Paul on speculation.
An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.
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