First Fridays December 2025
Schedule
Fri Dec 05 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Elmer L. Andersen Library, 222 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455 | Minneapolis, MN
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The 2025–2026 season of First Fridays continues as we explore the things you can see, hear, touch, taste or smell in Archives and Special Collections. This December program in the First Fridays season features presentations from the University of Minnesota Archives and the Social Welfare History Archives.This hybrid event takes place in person and online. Light lunch at 11:30 a.m. Presentations begin at noon. A tour of the archival caverns will take place after the event concludes. ASL interpreters will be present for all First Fridays events.
PRESENTATIONS
”Sensational Stories from the Student Newspaper”
Archivists Katelyn Morken and Rebecca Toov will share stories from the Ariel and The Minnesota Daily featured in the University of Minnesota Archives exhibit, “Beyond the Page: Preserving the Spirit of the University Through An Independent Student Press,” on view in Elmer L. Andersen Library from Oct. 13 to Jan. 30, 2026.
“Making Music Together: Community Music Collections in the Social Welfare History Archives” presented by Linnea Anderson, Archivist, Social Welfare History Archives
From the first notes of children’s music classes and recitals to the sweeping sounds of orchestral, choral, and opera performances, there is a long history of music in community centers across the U.S. Hear stories of how community music schools and neighborhood organizations were a space for musical expression, education, and experimentation. See photographs, sheet music, programs, and scrapbooks from the Social Welfare History Archives that document this vibrant world of community-created sound.
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Where is it happening?
Elmer L. Andersen Library, 222 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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