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Newspapers clippings regarding travel of William B. Mitchell and other family members - Jean Gray (Grey) and Mary Mitchell Burbank.

The home sat on the current site of St. Cloud State's Mitchell Hall.

Henry Z. Mitchell, Elizabeth Mitchell, "Grandma's Garden" building, Mitchell home at 508 1st Avenue South, Henry Burbank, Mary Mitchell Burbank, William Augustus Whittlesey, Hattie Hobby, William B. Mitchell, Emily Whittlesey Mitchell, Maria Beebe, Will Beebe, Miss Goodman, Eleanor Mitchell, Jane Mitchell Herbert, Dorothy Mitchell Anderson

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Ruth Mitchell, L. Ruth Cadwell, Charles Richter; 1 7/8 speed, 10 minutes long or so

Includes letter of explanation from Charles Richter

These materials focus on the family of Henry Z. and Elizabeth Mitchell. They arrived in St. Cloud in 1857 and had three children - William B., Mary, and Charles.

The materials here focus on the Mitchell family in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Mitchell homes at 508 and 509 1st Avenue South play a prominent role. A scrapbook highlights the life of the tea rooms at Grandmother's Garden, established by Ruth Mitchell in 1922.  Grandmother's Garden was the first home of Henry Z. and Elizabeth Mitchell.

There are is a family photo album that contains images of the Mitchell extended family.  Other images include the Mitchell Home at 508 1st Avenue South, which sits on the site of the current Mitchell Hall residence hall.  There are also memories of that home written by Mitchell Family members.

Other materials in this collection include property records, the appointment certificate of William B. Mitchell as St. Cloud State's resident director, art lectures by Mary Mitchell Burbank, and clippings in a scrapbook of the travels of William B. Mitchell and Mary Mitchell Burbank.

509 1st Avenue South, former home of Henry Z. and Elizabeth Mitchell. It was open as a tea room in June 1922 by Ruth Mitchell, granddaughter of Henry Z. and Elizabeth Mitchell.
Scrapbook contains newspapers clippings about and from the Grandmother's Garden, as well as about events and gatherings held there. In addition, there are images of the home, both inside and it, and of people who visited.
Dating back to 1856, the home was demolished in 1957 as part of the expansion of the St. Cloud State campus. Garvey Commons today sits on the site of Grandmother's Garden.

https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/mitchell-family-papers/1