Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P1541 Title A name given to the resource John Karl Daniels collection, 1913-1958 Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <div class="element-text"><span>About the work of the noted Minnesota sculptor, born Nordland, who emigrated with his family in 1884. His best-known works are: statue of Senator Knute Nelson on the capitol grounds, St. Paul (1928); the Pioneer Square monument (Mpls) (1936); the Leif Erikson statue (1949) also on the capitol grounds. A copy of the last was installed in Duluth in 1956. Also: the buffalo in front of the former North American Life Insurance Building near the Walker Art Center, Mpls.; a portrait bust of Dr. William Mayo at the Univ. of Minnesota; a statue of Washington in Austin, Minn. (1937); statues of General John B. Sanborn and Col. Alexander Wilkin in the rotunda of the capitol; a Spanish-American war monument in Grafton, ND; Civil War monuments (copies in Andersonville, Georgia; Memphis, Tenn.; Little Rock, Ark.). He also worked on various projects with Frank Lloyd Wright.<br /><br />Clippings (original and photocopy), June 23, 1913-July 31, 1958. The collection includes a letter (Feb. 10, 1916) to John Mohn of Northfield thanking him for an article Mohn had written and inquiring quote (about the movement on foot to erect a statue of St. Olaf on the campus of St. Olaf College.) Some clipping titles include: Work Proceeds on Statue to Honor Memory of Senator Knute Nelson (May 2, 1928); Statue Depicting Pioneer Heroism Is Nearly Ready (Aug. 29, 1936); City Gets Preview of Ericson Statue (New York Times, May 4, 1949); No Leggings for Leif Ericsson? (The Minneapolis Star, May 13, 1949); 17de Mai 1814-1949 Minneapolis Posten Supplement, with photo of Leif Erikson statue on cover (May 13, 1949); Division Of Germany, with section about Leif Erikson, A Symbol (St. Paul Pioneer Press, Oct. 8, 1949); Statue of Leif Erikson Unveiled at State Capitol (Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, Oct. 10, 1949). One clipping gives Daniels' view on the Kensington Runestone.<br /></span></div> </div> <div class="element"></div> Location: 12/B/6 Type The nature or genre of the resource Clippings Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1913-1958 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder