Available for use in the Manuscripts Division reading room. Advance notice is requested.
There are no restrictions on the use of materials in this collection. Copies can be requested if the condition of the originals warrants it.
Historic American Buildings Survey collection (N 65), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
The Historic American Building Survey (HABS) was established as a Depression relief organization in 1934 to permanently record architectural and historical landmarks by name, location, date of construction and structural information. The project continues to the present day and its original records, consisting of measured drawings and photographs, are kept in the Library of Congress.
The collection consists of microfilm of the measured drawings of 146 residences, churches, public buildings, schools, bridges and other historic structures in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, prepared by HABS between 1934 and 1941.
An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.