AHS Rondo Neighborhood: Other References List

"Before There Was Interstate 94 … There Was Rondo," by Mary Sanders.
In Voices: A Collection of Writings and Stories for a Diverse Community, written and compiled by Mark Clark, et al.
St. Paul, Minn: St. Paul Dept. of Planning and Economic Development, 1992.
MNHS call number: F613.S3 V65 1992

Remember Rondo: Celebrating the People, Their Lives and Times, July 1, 2, 3, 1983: History of Rondo Avenue, written by David V. Taylor.
St. Paul, Minn: Rondo Avenue, Inc., 1983.
MNHS call number: F613.S93 R674 1983

The Politics of Building Urban Interstates: A Contextual Analysis of Twin Cities Cases, written by Patricia Kay Cavanaugh. 
University of Minnesota. Thesis. 2008.  
MNHS call number: HE356.5.T8 C382 2008

Remember Rondo: A Tradition of Excellence, edited by Vikki Sanders.
St. Paul, Minn: Remember Rondo Committee, 1995.
MNHS call number: F613.S9 A277 1995

Past Choices/Present Landscapes: The Impact of Urban Renewal on the Twin Cities, written by Judith A. Martin and Antony Goddard.
Minneapolis, Minn.: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, 1989. 
MNHS call number:HT177.T9 M37 1989

Remember Rondo Ave. Days, July 11-17: 10th Anniversary Commemorative.
St. Paul, Minn.: Rondo Avenue, Inc., 1993.
MNHS call number: F613.S93 R674 1993

The Days of Rondo, by Evelyn Fairbanks.
St. Paul, Minn: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1990.
MNHS call number: F605.1.F353 A3 1990, also available for purchase. 

Growing Up in St. Paul: The Rondo Years, 1948-1950, by Susanne Sebesta Heimbuch. 
In Ramsey County History, Vol. 46, no. 2 (summer 2011). 
MNHS call number: Reading Room F612.R22 R3 v.46:2

Rondo Avenue: A Story of Change and Continuity, by David V. Taylor.
In Roots, vol. 17 (Fall 1988), p. 18-22.  
MNHS call number: Reading Room F602 .A28 v.17:1

Ghosts Along the Freeways: The Story of a Film, by Christine Craton and Tim Schwab. 
In Hennepin History, vol. 50 (Summer 1991), p. 12-17.  
MNHS call number: F612.H52 H42 v50:3

The Effects of a Freeway Displacement on Racial Housing Segregation in a Northern City, by F. James Davis
In Phylon, vol. 26 (Fall 1965), p. 209-215.  
MNHS call number: HD7304.S25 D22

Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Redevelopment Project Files, 1953-1969.
 The portions related to Rondo neighborhood can be found in the Western Redevelopement Area appraisal files.  Properties were appraised for city acquisition and future demolition. Folders are arranged by street name and address and dates range from June 1953-January 1957, certain fodlers contain photographs of properties.
MNHS call number: Digital Finding Aid

Union Gospel Mission Administrative Records
Organizational records of a St. Paul evangelistic and social service institution that provided religious services, meals, shelter and other programs for the transient and homeless (1902-1992). Papers include information about freeway construction, property relocation and urban renewal activities for the Ober Boys Club, a Mission property located in the Rondo neighborhood. Maps, photographs and legal documentation are included.
Restriction: Access to records less than 25 years old requires written permission.
MNHS call number: Digital Finding Aid

Rondo Avenue, Inc. Records

Annual reports, articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes of board and committee meetings, reminiscences, a few photographs, and some project files of an organization involved in commemorating and resurrecting the memory of the historic Rondo community.  Materials include files on annual Rondo Days festivals held in the early 1980s and in 2003 and 2008.
MNHS call number: Digital Finding Aid

Hallie Q. Brown Community House Records

Records of an African American community center which had its beginnings in 1908 when African American members of the Odd Fellows and Masons fraternal lodges purchased six lots on Aurora Street between Kent and Mackubin located within St. Paul's largely African American Rondo neighborhood.

MNHS call number: Digital Finding Aid

Northern Lights & Insights: Evelyn Fairbanks.
Hennepin County Library,Minnetonka, Minn.1990.
In this film, Evelyn Fairbanks, author of Days of Rondo, reminisces about the neighborhood that was Rondo and what it was like to grow up there.
MNHS call number: Videotape 375

Rondo Ave., 1865-1966: Echo of the Past, Herald to the Future
Produced by Edward Harris Jr. and Steve Wilson
H/W Productions, 1990.  
Examines the history of the Rondo Avenue neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota. Former residents are interviewed including David V. Taylor and James Griffin.
MNHS call number: Videotape 211

St. Paul's Past: River, Railroads and Rondo
Written and Produced by Brendan Henehan
St. Paul: Twin Cities Public Television, 1991.< br /> Explores the history of St. Paul, Minnesota through stories of four key places in St. Paul: Lower Landing, Merriam Park, Summit Avenue and Rondo. Later released under title: St. Paul past.
MNHS call number: Videotape 404

"Rondo Ave., 1865-1966: Echo of the Past, Herald to the Future," Edward Harris, Jr., and Steve Wilson, producers.
Minnesota: H/W Productions, 1990.
This video recording examines the history of the Rondo Avenue neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota. Former residents are interviewed including David V. Taylor and James Griffin.
MNHS call number: Videotape no. 211

St. Paul's Rondo Neighborhood, 1920-1960, by James Peter Gerlich. 
Includes descriptive indexes to historic landmarks and businesses, location map, and 6 illustrations.  
MNHS call number: Map 6F G4144.S4:2S8 2008 .G47

Researchers may also wish to consult general maps of Saint Paul before and after freeway construction. See Maps Research Guide for more information.  

Growing Up in St. Paul: The Rondo Years, 1948-1950, by Susanne Sebesta Heimbuch. 
In Ramsey County History, Vol. 46, no. 2 (summer 2011). 
MNHS call number: Reading Room F612.R22 R3 v.46:2

Kathryn Coram Gagnon: Operettas, Dancing, Parties, and a Growing Love of Music, an interview with Kate Cavett. 
In Ramsey County History, Vol. 39, no. 3 (fall 2004).
MNHS call number: Reading Room F612.R22 R3 v.39:3

Buelah Mae Baines Swan Remembers Piano Lessons and ’a Nice Vegetable Garden’ Out Back, an interview with Kate Cavett. 
In Ramsey County History, Vol. 39, no. 2 (summer 2004).
MNHS call number: Reading Room F612.R22 R3 v.39:2

The Days of Rondo, by Evelyn Fairbanks.
St. Paul, Minn: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1990.
MNHS call number: F605.1.F353 A3 1990, also available for purchase. 

Voices of Rondo: Oral Histories of Saint Paul’s Historic Black Community.
Minneapolis, MN: Syren Book Co., c2005.
MNHS call number: F613.S68 S887 2005 

Children of Rondo: Transcriptions of Rondo Oral History Interviews, edited by Kimberly Zielinski. 
Saint Paul, MN : Hamline University, Hamline University Press, c2006.
MNHS call number: F613.S68 S818 2006