The Archives Room was made possible by The 1984 Iron Ore Centennial Commission and Sonju Motors Inc. and was dedicated in March 1991.
Reservations
Reserve the room by calling 218-834-3148 or emailing thpl@alslib.info.
A reservation can be used for viewing archival materials during library business hours.
Collection
Collection Policy
Overview
Two Harbors High School Yearbooks
Local Books
Non-circulating books of local history and interest are available for viewing. Cataloged books are viewable in the Two Harbors Library Catalog.
Microfilm Reader
The Archives Room has a Microfilm ScanPro 2200 connected to a Windows computer. Our microfilm collection of local Two Harbors newspapers are viewable by this device. You can save newspapers images digitally or print them out at the library.
This Microfilm Reader was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Art and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Newspapers
Microfilm
Title |
Newspaper Run Dates
|
Detailed Date Span
|
| Two Harbors Iron Port | 1890 - 1891 | Apr 19 1890 - Nov 5 1891 |
| The Iron Trade Journal | 1897 - 1909 | Nov 4 1897 - Oct 28 1909 |
| The Journal-News | 1909 - 1920 | Sep 29 1909 - Jul 29 1920* |
| Two Harbors Socialist | 1915 - 1918 | Feb 13 1915 - Dec 26 1919 |
| Lake County Chronicle | 1918 - 1930 | Oct 4 1918 - Jul 31 1930 |
| Two Harbors Chronicle | 1930 - 1943 | Aug 7 1930 - Dec 30 1943 |
| Two Harbors Chronicle and Times | 1944 - 1974 | Jan 6 1944 - Dec 25 1974 |
| Lake County News-Chronicle | 1975 - 2007 | Jan 1 1975 - Dec 28 2007 |
*Missing Two Harbors Journal News 1919
Microfilm Not Available at the Archives
Title |
Newspaper Run Dates |
| Two Harbors Iron News |
1897 - 1909 |
| Two Harbors Iron Port | 1909 |
| Two Harbors Iron Port-Advocate | 1909 - 1911 |
| The Harbor Beacon | 1930 |
| Two Harbors Times | 1940 - 1943 |
| The Rah! Rah! |
1921 - 1927 |
| Lake County News-Chronicle |
2008 - May 22 2020 |
| North Shore Journal |
1958 - current |
| Lake County Press |
Jan 29 2022 - current |
Title |
Archives Holdings
|
Further Notes
|
| Two Harbors Iron Port-Advocate | 1909 - 1911 | Sept 10 1910 - May 13 1911 |
| The Iron Trade Journal |
1906 - 1909 | Apr 19 1906 - Oct 28 1909 in storage boxes; missing: 1897 - 1906 |
| Two Harbors Iron News |
Oct 29 1909 | Final Issue of Apr 16 1897 - Oct 29 1909 run |
| The Journal-News |
1909 - 1920 | Nov 4 1909 - Dec 30 1920 in storage boxes; missing: Sep & Oct 1909; Jul 11, 18 1912; Jul 8, 15, 22, 29 1915; Dec 25 1919; Jan 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 1920 |
| Lake County Chronicle |
1921 - 1930 | 1921-1930 in storage boxes; missing: 1918 - 1920; Jan 6 1921; Dec 25 1930 |
| Two Harbors Chronicle |
1931- 1943 | 1931-1932 in a storage box; missing: 1930 |
| Two Harbors Times |
1941 - 1943 | missing: 1940 |
| Lake County Chronicle and Times |
1944 - 1974 | Jan 6 1944 - Dec 25 1974 |
| Lake County News Chronicle |
1975 - 2020 | 1975 first year of run, but bound book reads VOL. 2 |
Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
The Minnesota Historical Society has an ongoing project of digitizing microfilm. Newspapers from all across Minnesota are available at the Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub. Currently, Two Harbors Iron News is available on the Newspaper Hub through this link.
Two Harbors Iron News: Apr 16 1897 - Oct 29 1909
Two Harbors High School Yearbooks
Our collection of Two Harbors High School Yearbooks spans over 100 years. We accept donations of gently used yearbooks.
Does Not Own |
Year |
Owns |
| x | Any Earlier | |
| 1917 | 1 | |
| x | 1918 | |
| 1919 | 3 | |
| 1920 | 3 | |
| x | 1921 | |
| 1922 | 2 | |
| 1923 | 3 | |
| 1924 | 4 | |
| 1925 | 1 | |
| x | 1926 | |
| x | 1927 | |
| x | 1928 | |
| x | 1929 | |
| x | 1930 | |
| x | 1931 | |
| x | 1932 | |
| x | 1933 | |
| x | 1934 | |
| x | 1935 | |
| x | 1936 | |
| x | 1937 | |
| x | 1938 | |
| x | 1939 | |
| x | 1940 | |
| x | 1941 | |
| x | 1942 | |
| x | 1943 | |
| x | 1944 | |
| x | 1945 | |
| x | 1946 | |
| x | 1947 | |
| 1948 | 2 | |
| 1949 | 2 | |
| 1950 | 2 | |
| 1951 | 2 | |
| 1952 | 1 | |
| 1953 | 1 | |
| 1954 | 2 | |
| 1955 | 1 | |
| 1956 | 1 | |
| 1957 | 2 | |
| 1958 | 2 | |
| 1959 | 1 | |
| 1960 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 1 | |
| 1964 | 2 | |
| 1965 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 2 | |
| 1970 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 2 | |
| 1973 | 2 | |
| 1974 | 2 | |
| 1975 | 3 | |
| 1976 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 2 | |
| 1978 | 1 | |
| x | 1979 | |
| 1980 | 3 | |
| 1981 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 4 | |
| 1983 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 2 | |
| x | 1993 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| x | 2013 | |
| x | 2014 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | ||
| 2022 | ||
| 2023 |
Yearbook holdings updated 10/07/2022