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Every size and type of business archives ranging from 17th century fur trade contracts to records of international corporations headquartered in Minnesota are found in the collections.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.mnhs.org/collections/manuscripts/business.htm">Partial listing of corporate records</a></li></ul><h3>Foundation records</h3><p>Did you know that the the Minnesota Historical Society is one of only a handful of repositories in the nation that actively documents modern philanthropy?</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.mnhs.org/collections/manuscripts/phil.htm">Philanthropy Holdings</a></li></ul><h3>Research tools</h3><p>The Minnesota Historical Society has many online tools to find information.</p><ul><li><a href="http://search.mnhs.org/">Collections Online</a></li><li><a href="https://mnpals-mhs.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01MNPALS_MHS:MHS&sortby=rank">Library Catalog</a></li><li><a href="http://search.mnhs.org/?brand=findaids">Finding Aids</a></li></ul></div> 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