Immigration History Research Center, University of MN

The Immigration History Research Center is located on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus in 311 Anderson Library, 222 21st Avenue South, a few blocks off of 35W. Again, parking is at street side meters (bring lots of quarters) or in the parking ramp or parking lots on campus.

Highlights of the collection are the Finnish American Family History Collection, 900 ethnic group newspapers, manuscripts, fraternal society materials, and church records with a focus on eastern European immigrant groups. Many of these records are in the native languages of the specific group. There is a spacious reading room and fairly quick delivery to your research table from the caverns housing the materials below the library.

The staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeble. The former director Dr. Rudolph Vecoli, who built the collection for many years and was very active in fund raising, just retired. Be sure you have a firm idea of what you want in your research goal to find before you go. You can access a more complete description at: http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/research/famhis/genihrc.htm