A chronological compendium of remarkable and curious events in the history of the North Star State

"Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society for the Year 1867" by A. J. Hill, Charles Edwin Mayo, Henry M. Rice, and Gideon H. Pond is a history of Minnesota written by politicians and writers. The book served as a reference for the larger population as to the inner workings of the historical society. It includes the annual reports for the year 1867 from the society's scretary, as well as notes about the landscape, geography, and historical notes about the United States Land Office.

Describes the Archive of Folk Culture's unpublished ethnographic collections that document the traditional music and other aspects of Minnesota folklife.

"Original artwork and materials explore children's literature and its impact in society and culture over time. A favorite childhood book can leave a lasting impression, but as adults we tend to shelve such memories. For fourteen months beginning in June 2013, more than half a million visitors to the New York Public Library viewed an exhibition about the role that children's books play in world culture and in our lives. After the exhibition closed, attendees clamored for a catalog of The ABC of It as well as for children's literature historian Leonard S. Marcus's insightful, wry commentary about the objects on display. Now with this book, a collaboration between the University of Minnesota's Kerlan Collection of Children's Literature and Leonard Marcus, the nostalgia and vision of that exhibit can be experienced anywhere. The story of the origins of children's literature is a tale with memorable characters and deeds, from Hans Christian Andersen and Lewis Carroll to E. B. .