Research Guides: Interstate 35 in Duluth: Home

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Introduction

Use this guide to identify archival resources related to the construction of Interstate 35 (I-35) through Duluth. These resources are not available online, but may be accessed by contacting the UMD Archives at libarchives@d.umn.edu or (218) 726-8526.

Resources

Interstate 35 oral history interviews, 2014
The collection consists of audio and/or video recordings of individuals who were involved with planning, opposition to, or design and construction of Interstate 35 (I-35) through Duluth in the 1960s through the 1990s. Interviews included discussion of associated features of the project such as the lakewalk and the rose garden.The collection also includes brief biographical information and photographs of the narrators and transcripts of the interviews. All materials are in digital format.

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Narrators:

Tom M. Black

John Fedo

Harold Frederick

Jerry Kimball

Helen Lind

Dick Loraas

Bill Majewski

Dan McClelland

Koni Sundquist

Kent Worley
Helge A. Gustafson Photograph Collection (U6195)
This collection includes photographs of the I-35 extension through downtown Duluth, from pre-demolition through construction, including the construction of west side approaches and tunnels. Dates are 1983-1988.
Lakeshore Bypass Committee records, 1975-1983 (S4477)
The collection consists of a small quantity of notes, research materials, incorporation papers, financial records, legal briefs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
Virginia Hyvarinen papers, 1880-1988 (S4441)
The collection contains topic and research files compiled by Ms. Hyvarinen on a wide range of subjects, including the following files on I-35: Interstate 35; Interstate 35, continued; Interstate 35-Minnesota Highway Department Report on Historical Buildings
Lyman E. Nylander photograph collection, 1950-1972 (S2420)
Box 1 folder 2 contains images of the Blatnik Bridge (High Bridge) under construction, as well as the Arrowhead Bridge or the Old Interstate that it would replace.
Subject file: Interstate 35
Contains mostly newspaper clippings.
Subject file: Stop the Freeway (includes Citizens for the Integration of Highways and the Environment )
Contains mostly newspaper clippings.
"I-35, More than a Road" by Kim Lindberg, 1998
Student paper (essay file).

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