State Archives Collection

Collecting and preserving local government records with permanent historical value is a strength of the State Archives collection, and records added this month enhance that strength.  The transferred records will be especially useful for local and family history research. 

The Cottonwood County Recorder transferred permanent pupil cards (dated 1916-1960s) and pupil census cards compiled in the 1960s of the now defunct county Superintendent of Schools;  complement other records of the office preserved in the State Archives collection.  Also transferred are birth, death and marriage records (dated 1946-1981) on microfilm (positive use copies and duplicate negatives).  The Royalton Township (Pine County) Clerk transferred burial and corpse transportation permits dated 1907-1949 and 1959;  complement the township’s birth and death records, dated 1880-1953, preserved in the collection.  And the Grey Cloud Island Township (Washington County) Clerk transferred planning commission meeting minutes dated 2001-2022;  complement the township’s records, dated 1899-2022, preserved in the collection.

Programmatic evaluation reports and financial audits (dated 1977-2023) of the Office of the Legislative Auditor preserved in the collection are valuable for documenting key functions, policies and activities of Minnesota state government.  The Office transferred correspondence of the Legislative Audit Commission chairs, dated 1984-2016, that complement these records.

• Cottonwood County.  Permanent pupil cards (dated 1916-1960s) and pupil census cards compiled in the 1960s of the now defunct county Superintendent of Schools.  Birth, death and marriage records (dated 1946-1981) on microfilm.  5 boxes.
• Legislative Audit Commission.  Correspondence of the Legislative Audit Commission chairs dated 1984-2016.  1 folder.
• Pine County.  Royalton Township.  Burial and corpse transportation permits dated 1907-1949 and 1959.  1 folder.
• Washington County.  Grey Cloud Island Township.  Planning Commission meeting minutes dated 2001-2022.  1 folder.

Records added this month to the State Archives collection are useful to document a number of important state and local government functions, and also are valuable for family and local history research.  The City of Maple Plain transferred village/city council minute books dated 1912-2012; planning commission minute books dated 1962-2012; civil and criminal docket books dated 1929-1962; birth and death records dated 1907, 1912-1952; village treasurer and village clerk financial records dated 1912-1946; ordinance record dated 1912-1983.  These are the first records the State Archives has received from the city, and are valuable for local and family history research.

Staff of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System transferred Board of Trustees minutes, dated July 1995-December 2008, which continue a set of minutes of the now defunct State University Board.  Also, State Board of Vocational-Technical Education minutes dated August 1983-June 1995 which fill in gaps and complement the existing set of minutes in the State Archives.  The law creating the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System was passed by the Minnesota Legislature in 1991 and went into effect July 1, 1995. The law merged the state's community colleges, technical colleges and state universities into one system. Instead of three separate governing boards and three chancellors, there is now one board and one chancellor for the entire system.  Valuable for documenting the governance of the state colleges and universities system, these records are a welcome addition to the State Archives.

Natural Resources Department staff transferred off highway vehicle (OHV) management program files, dated 1977-2012 (bulk dated 1999-2012), concerning the regulation and use of all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, dirt bikes and other off highway vehicles on state forest lands and other public lands.  Include correspondence, memoranda, reports and white papers, planning and development documents, position papers, newspaper clippings (photocopies), maps, and legal documents (copies).  A collecting priority of the State Archives is documenting how the State of Minnesota protects the natural environment, and these records help fulfill that priority.

MNHS Development and Membership Department staff coordinated the donation of records of the Horace Mann School and Edgcumbe School (St. Paul School District) which include scrapbooks, class photographs and PTA Board meeting minutes dated 1931-2007.  The records complement existing records of the two schools preserved in the State Archives.  The Steele County District Court transferred corpse transportation permits, dated 1957, for remains of soldiers who died outside of Minnesota and returned home for reburial.  Also, an Ellendale Township burial permit dated 1948, and Owatonna (city) burial permits dated 1946-1953.  The corpse transportation permits filed with the District Court complement similar permits (dated 1948-1949) for the remains of soldiers who died overseas during World War II, and the burial permits for the City of Owatonna complement the the city’s set of birth and death records (dated 1871-1953) preserved in the State Archives.  These records will be useful for local and family history research.

August 2024 Acquisitions

• Hennepin County. Maple Plain (village/city). Records, dated 1907, 1912-2012. 4 boxes.
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. Minutes dated 1983-2008. 2 boxes.
• Natural Resources Department. Trails and Waterways Division. Off highway vehicle management program files, dated 1977-2012 (bulk dated 1999-2012). 1 box.
• Ramsey County. Independent School District No. 625 (St. Paul). Horace Mann School scrapbooks, and subject files including class photographs dated 1931-2007. Edgcumbe School records, dated 1931-1975, including PTA board meeting minutes, class photographs and scrapbooks. 8 boxes.
• Steele County. District Court. Burial and corpse transportation permits dated 1946-1953, 1957. 5 folders. 

A wide range of topics and functions are represented in state and local government records added to the State Archives collection this month.  The records will be useful to document important functions and governance of the Minnesota government, and will be valuable for family and local history research.  The Gambling Control Board transferred meeting minutes and agenda packets dated 2000-2010, and issues of Gaming News (newsletter) dated 2008-2020.  The records continue existing records, dating from 1984, preserved in the State Archives collection.  The Board regulates the state’s charitable gambling industry (pull-tabs, raffles, bingo, paddlewheels, tip boards) which is the largest in the country. 

The Secretary of State’s Office transferred Session Laws dated 2024 that continue the existing set dating from 1858.  These are the acts of the Minnesota Legislature as passed in each year's legislative session including resolutions and concurrent resolutions of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate. Laws of a permanent nature are subsequently incorporated in the Minnesota Statutes that are coded laws. The Laws of Minnesota include uncoded laws, including appropriations, proposed constitutional amendments, local laws, and effective date sections.  Each Session Law includes original signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, Secretary of the Senate, Governor, Revisor of Statutes, and Secretary of the State.

City of Elk River staff transferred Elk River Township meeting minutes dated 1907-1976 and a road record book dated 1877-1939;  Village/City of Elk River board minutes dated 1890-1968.  The records complement Elk River Township records, dating from 1883, preserved in the collection.  The Green Isle Community School (Sibley County) transferred board of directors meeting minutes and agenda packets, and subject files dated 2004-2024.  During the period 2004-2005 the organization and development of the Green Isle Community School occurred, with the school opening in September 2005.  The kindergarten to grade six charter school was a tuition free public school serving students from the surrounding cities of Arlington, Belle Plaine, Gaylord, Hamburg, Henderson and Norwood Young America.  The school’s mission statement was to foster a positive and respectful multiage environment that promoted education excellence, service learning, community connections, and responsible citizenship.  The school closed effective July 1, 2024. Grey Cloud Island Township (Washington County) transferred board meeting minutes dated 2001-2022 which complement an existing set of records dating from 1899.

July 2024 Acquisitions

• Gambling Control Board.  Meeting minutes and agenda packets dated 2000-2010, and issues of Gaming News (newsletter) dated 2008-2020.  2 boxes.
• Secretary of State.  Session laws dated 2024.   6 boxes.
• Sherburne County.  City of Elk River.  Records dated 1877-1976.  2 boxes.
• Sibley County.  Green Isle Community School (School District No. 4144-07).  Board of directors meeting minutes and agenda packets, and subject files dated 2004-2024.  3 boxes.
• Washington County.  Grey Cloud Island Township.  Board meeting minutes dated 2001-2022 which complement an existing set of records dating from 1899.  1 box.

Records of Minnesota government operated institutions, such as state and municipal hospitals, tuberculosis sanatoria, veterans homes, nursing homes, prisons and reformatories are a collecting strength of the State Archives collection.  This month the records added to the collection greatly enhance that strength and will be useful to document the governance, policies and procedures of the institutions, and are valuable for local and family history research.  The Gale Family Library website has a particularly useful research guide concerning institutional records https://libguides.mnhs.org/institutions.

Staff at the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center had gathered a large quantity and variety of records for several years from other regional treatment centers (formerly known as state hospitals), and contacted State Archives staff for assistance.  Records, dated 1880-2013, of several state hospitals (Anoka, Brainerd, Cambridge, Fergus Falls, Rochester, St. Peter) were transferred which complement and continue existing sets of records preserved in the collection.  The records include patient index cards, patient photos and selected patient records (incomplete), subject files and published records.  Since the 1980s all of the state hospitals have either closed or significantly downsized but, fortunately, they are  well-documented in the State Archives. 

Minneapolis Veterans Home staff transferred meeting minutes (dated 1987-2000) of the admission, care planning, infection control, interfacility and intrafacility forms, quality improvement, registered nurse supervisor, and tardive dyskinesia committees.  The records complement records dating from 1887 when the Minnesota Soldiers Home, as it was previously known as, was established.

Staff of the Hastings Veterans Home transferred meeting minutes (dated 2016-2019) of the admissions and utilization review committees.  The Hastings Veterans Home opened on May 4, 1978 after the Hastings State Hospital, in the same location, closed in early 1978.  The hospital opened in 1900 and is well documented in the State Archives.

June 2024 Acquisitions

• Human Services Department.  Records of state hospitals (Anoka, Brainerd, Cambridge, Fergus Falls, Rochester, St. Peter), dated 1880-2013.   14 boxes.
• Minnesota Soldiers Home (now known as the Minneapolis Veterans Home).  Committees’ meeting minutes dated 1987-2000. 1 box.
• Veterans Affairs Department.  Hastings Veterans Home.  Committees’ meeting minutes dated 2016-2019.  5 folders.

State and local government records added this month to the State Archives collection document a variety of functions and activities, and will be valuable for a wide range of research topics.  

Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board staff transferred records that continue existing sets of records preserved in the State Archives collection. Included are campaign finance files (dated 2018-2020) for terminated principal campaign committees, political committees, political funds and party units; economic interest statements (dated 2018-2020) for terminated public officials and agencies.  Also, campaign finance files for terminated political action committees (dated 2012-2013) that inter-file with an existing record series;  annual reports (dated 2018-2019);  lobbyist summaries (dated 2018-2019);  and campaign finance summaries (dated 2017-2018).  The Board https://cfb.mn.gov/, previously known as the Ethical Practices Board, established in 1974, was the first of its kind in the country.  

A donor, and former student in the Edina school district, donated a variety of records that document student life and activities in the Edina schools.  The records complement Edina school district governance records (dated 1869-2000) preserved in the State Archives.  Included are directories, school newsletters and newspapers, programs, poetry booklets, memory books and yearbooks (dated 1976-1989), for the Creek Valley and Highlands elementary schools, Valley View Junior High School, and Edina High School. http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr02713.xml

The Mille Lacs County Historical Society transferred from its collections the Princeton (village/city) birth and death register dated 1900-1907.  The bound volume pre-dates the village’s birth and death records preserved in the State Archives http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr01657.xml.  

The Grey Cloud Island Township clerk transferred records (dated circa 1910s-2018), including township newsletters, petitions, and planning commission meeting minutes.  The records complement the township’s records, dating from 1899, preserved in the State Archives:  http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr01170.xml

• Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.  Records dated 2012-2013 and 2018-2020.  29 boxes.
• Hennepin County.  Independent School District No. 273 (Edina).   Records dated 1976-1989.  2 boxes.
• Mille Lacs County.  Princeton (village/city).  Birth and death register dated 1900-1907.  1 bound volume.  
• Washington County. Grey Cloud Island Township.  Records dated circa 1910s-2018.  5 folders.

Government records added this month to the State Archives will be useful for a variety of research topics, and document key functions and activities at the state and local level.

Minnesota State Fair staff transferred Century Farm applications, dated 2024, that continue an existing set dating from 1976 which has been digitized http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00094.xml; this new acquisition will also be digitized.  The application forms are from residents who wished to have their farms declared century farms, signifying that the farm had been in the same family for 100 or more years. For the 2024 year there were 97 honorees. The applications provide biographical and genealogical information and ownership history of the farm, and some include additional supporting documentation and/or reminiscences. This was begun as a joint project between the State Fair and Farmer magazine; later the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation became the co-sponsor. Beginning in 2009, sesquicentennial (150 years) farms’ applications are included in the set.

Received from the Health Department/Environmental Health Division are Well Program Management records concerning the department’s regulation of well drillers and pump installers. Include meeting minutes, reports, correspondence and memoranda. As part of the program some cities and counties (local delegation) had a delegation agreement with the department to issue permits and rules, collect fees, and provide well code enforcement.  In 1995 the department placed a moratorium on any new well program delegations, and local delegation workgroups evaluated the local programs and recommended changes to the program. 

Meeker County staff transferred agenda packets, dated 1987-2023, of the Board of County Commissioners.  The records are valuable to document the governance of the county, particularly its key functions, major activities, policies and decisions. 

• Agricultural Society.  Century farm applications dated 2024.  4 folders.
• Health Department.  Environmental Health Division.  Well Management Program.  Records dated 1990-2018. 1 box.
• Meeker County.  Board of Commissioners.  Agenda packets dated 1987-2023. 

Records added this month to the State Archives collection will be valuable for a variety of research topics particularly to document key functions of the state government, and for family and local history research. 

A former legislative staff member transferred records, dated 1993-1996, of the House Regulated Industries and Energy Committee concerning nuclear waste storage at the Prairie Island nuclear generating plant.  Also, Senate Governmental Operations Committee records, dated 1987-1990, regarding a bill (Senate File No. 722) calling for the State of Minnesota not to invest in any corporation doing business in Northern Ireland that does not adopt the MacBride Principles, designed to require fair employment practices in business and industry.  The records include committee proceedings and testimony, correspondence, reports, statements, bill drafts, background information and handwritten notes

Annual reports, dated 2021-2022, of the Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Council were added to the collection, and these are the first records of the Council received by the State Archives.  The Council is composed of Minnesota citizens recruited from around the state and representing various ethnicity groups, ages, disabilities and backgrounds.  Members are appointed by the Governor to serve a one-, two- or three-years term. The main responsibilities of the Council are to develop, monitor, review and evaluate a State Plan for Independent Living.

For many years the Winona County Historical Society has collaborated with the State Archives to transfer any school district records it receives to the State Archives.  The county historical society transferred records, dated 1895-1970, of seven (now defunct) rural school districts:  nos. 4/2545, 17/2558, 39/2573, 65/2591, 72/2596, 79/2603 and 86/2609 located in Dresbach, Homer, New Hartford, Rollingstone, Warren, and Wilson Townships.  The school districts consolidated with the Winona and Lewiston independent school districts in the 1960s.  Useful for family and local history research, the records include governance and student related information, and complement existing school district records preserved in the State Archives.

• Legislature.  House Regulated Industries and Energy Committee records dated 1993-1996; Senate Governmental Operations Committee records dated 1987-1990. 1 box.
• Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Council annual reports dated 2021-2022.  1 folder.
• Winona County.  Records, dated 1895-1970, of school district nos. 4/2545, 17/2558, 39/2573, 65/2591, 72/2596, 79/2603 and 86/2609.   3 boxes.

Local government records are a collecting strength of the State Archives and records added this month complement existing sets of records preserved in the collection, and are useful to document key functions and activities at the local government level.

Transferred from a manuscripts collection is a student handbook, dated 1960, for  Independent School District No. 411 (Balaton) in Lyon County.  During a State Archives volunteer project to re-house Ramsey County District Court criminal case files preserved in the State Archives, our volunteers discovered several district court land registration files that had been misfiled prior to transfer many years ago.  The land registration case files, dated 1907-1908, include applications, judgments and decrees, findings and decisions, affidavits, certificates, abstracts of title, and related legal documents concerning real property in the City of St. Paul.  The City of Madelia transferred resolutions (dated 1920-1959) and a village record book (dated 1898-1949) including deeds (copies), liquor license applications and bonds, building permits, agreements, election summary statements and village election minutes, ordinances and financial statements. The records complement other city records dating from 1873 preserved in the collection.  

County state aid apportionment reports, dated 2007-2008, 2013-2020, issued by the Transportation Department were transferred from the MNHS serials unit, and complement the department’s published records and reports preserved in the State Archives.  Minnesota counties receive formula-based state assistance for construction and maintenance of county highways within the state-aid system.  The county state-aid highway system is a collection of key highways under county jurisdiction. It covers roughly 30,700 centerline miles throughout all Minnesota counties, composing over two-thirds of county highway miles.

• Lyon County.  Independent School District No. 411 (Balaton).  Student handbook dated 1960.  1 folder.
• Ramsey County.  District Court.  Land registration case files dated 1907-1908.  4 folders.
• Transportation Department.  County state aid apportionment reports dated 2007-2008, 2013-2020.  1 box.
• Watonwan County.  Madelia (village/city).  Records dated 1898-1959.  1 box.

Background:

Records added this month primarily document important activities of state
government, such as the care of Minnesotans with developmental disabilities,
regulation of key healthcare industries, and oversight of important state
government functions. A member of the legal team that represented Patty Welsch
in the Welsch v. Noot lawsuit, donated seven photographs depicting the types of
restraint used with four persons at the Moose Lake and Brainerd State Hospitals.
Included with the photographs are extracts of the hearing transcripts (copies)
relating to the photographs. The photographs also contain information concerning
what happened to the people depicted in the photographs after the case was
dismissed in 1989. The Welsch Consent Decree was a landmark court case (dated
1972-1989) which led to major changes in the treatment of Minnesota’s
institutionalized citizens with developmental disabilities. The consent decree
lawsuit is well documented in the State Archives, and these exhibits are a valuable
complement.

The Human Services Department transferred records of the Faribault State
Hospital which closed in 1998. The records were held in storage by the
department, and only recently eligible for transfer to the State Archives. Included
are administrative files (committees and boards meeting minutes, subject files)
dated 1970-1998 of the chief executive officer; governing board minutes and
meeting files dated 1987-1998; hospital regulations dated circa 1976-1997;
published records and reports dated 1987-1997; and Human Services Department
published records and reports dated 1954-1998. The records complement existing
records of the state hospital dating from 1879.
Health Department staff transferred minutes and meeting files (dated 1983-2019)
of the Hearing Instrument Dispenser Advisory Council, the Olmstead Plan
Specialty Committee, the Mortuary Science Advisory Council, and the Speech
Language Pathology and Audiology Advisory Council. Received from the
Legislative Auditor are audit reports, dated 2023, of the Financial Audits Division;
program evaluation reports, dated 2023, of the Program Evaluation Division; and
investigation reports and reviews dated 2023-2024. The reports continue existing
sets of reports dating from 1972 preserved in the State Archives.

Hennepin County school districts are fairly well documented in the State Archives,
but there is little documentation for the Bloomington Ferry school district. The
school was established in 1862, and consolidated with Independent School District
No. 271 (Bloomington) in 1917. An individual donated a Bloomington Ferry
School Old Timers Association minute book dated 1974-1991 which includes
meeting minutes, lists of school pupils and teachers, and written reminisces. This
little gem is valuable for family and local history research.

• Attorney General. Public Welfare Division. Litigation file: Welsch v. Noot. Photo exhibits with hearing transcript excerpts dated May 1980. 1 folder.
• Faribault State Hospital. Records dated 1954-1998 (bulk dated 1983-1998). 15 boxes.
• Health Department. Various committees. Records dated 1983-2019. 1 box.
• Hennepin County. School District No. 14 (Bloomington Township). Bloomington Ferry School Old Timers Association minute book dated 1974-1991. 1 volume in folder.
• Legislative Auditor. Reports dated 2023-2024. 3 folders.

Background:

Key functions of Minnesota state and local government are documented in records added this month to the State Archives collection.  Minnesota Management & Budget staff transferred position descriptions (dated 1976-1980) for former governors Rudy Perpich and Albert H. Quie.  Information includes position purpose, reportability and dimensions; principal responsibilities, tasks and performance indicators; relationships, knowledges, skills, abilities, problem solving, and freedom to act.  Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB).  The documents help illustrate the sweeping statutory and constitutional authority and responsibilities the Minnesota governor holds.

Helena Township (Scott County) transferred clerk’s and treasurer’s books and registers of receipts and disbursements (dated 1873-2006), road records (undated, 1859-1942), and birth and death records (dated 1871-1953).  These records are valuable to document township governance and finances, and the birth and death records are very useful for family history research.

Staff of the Secretary of State’s Office transferred Session Laws, dated 2023, that continue an existing set preserved in the State Archives dating from 1858.  The Acts of the Minnesota Legislature, as passed in each year’s legislative session, include resolutions and concurrent resolutions of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate.  Laws of a permanent nature are subsequently incorporated in the Minnesota Statutes that are coded laws.  The Laws of Minnesota also include uncoded laws, including appropriations, proposed constitutional amendments, local laws, and effective date sections.  While the statutes and laws are published and widely available, these are the true “archival” records and include the signatures of the House and Senate leadership, the Secretary of State, and the Governor.

November 2023 Acquisitions

• Personnel Department.  Position description (dated 1976-1980) for former governors Rudy Perpich and Albert H. Quie.  1 folder.
• Scott County.  Helena Township.  Clerk’s and treasurer’s books and registers of receipts and disbursements (dated 1873-2006), road records (undated, 1859-1942), and birth and death records (dated 1871-1953).  6 boxes.
• Secretary of State.  Session Laws dated 2023.  7 boxes.

Background:

Continuing a collecting strength of the State Archives, many local government records were added this month to the collection and will be valuable for local and family history research and to document the governance, policies and major activities of the local government entities. 

Received from the Edina school district are superintendent’s reports to faculty (dated 1934-1947), board minutes and superintendent’s reports (dated 1936-2000), school district newsletters (dated 1989-1995), and enrollment statistics (dated 1950s-1970s).  The minutes and superintendent’s reports continue existing records in the State Archives dating from 1917.  Also, a school district record book (dated 1869-1897) for School District No. 17 which was the predecessor of the Edina independent school district.  The St. Louis Park Historical Society donated records that complement other records donated by the historical society several months ago.  Included in the donation are annual reports of the supervisor of elementary instruction (dated 1942-1948); include photographs and color illustrations by unnamed students.  Also, high school graduate follow-up surveys (dated 1953, 1960-1973, 1976).  

The Steele County Auditor transferred a school district plat book dated 1880-1971.  For each school district, includes a plat depicting the school district’s boundaries, plus each school district’s date of establishment, along with attachment, dissolving, reorganization and consolidation dates and related information.  Wright County transferred board of commissioners’ records including board agenda packets (dated 1977-2011), board committees’ minutes (dated 1980-2011), resolutions (dated 1975-2009), and annual reports of several county departments (dated 1977-2010).  Also, minister ordination credentials (dated 1957-1992) of the District Court which continue an existing set of records dating from 1881.  

Finally, the state Human Services Department transferred bulletins dated 2017-2019.  The bulletins continue an existing set, dating from 1937, concerning such topics as statutes, regulations, and operating procedures that affected services and programs administered by the department and the counties, particularly those involving administrative services, finances, personnel, information systems, and various aid programs, especially those dealing with children, disabled, aged, mentally ill, and chemically dependent.  Digital copies were transferred and have been posted online via the Library catalog.

Acquisitions:

• Hennepin County.  Independent School District No. 273 (Edina).  Records dated 1869-2000.  29 boxes.
• Hennepin County.  Independent School District No. 283 (St. Louis Park).  Records dated 1942-1976.  3 folders.
• Human Services Department.  Bulletins dated 2017-2019.  1 box and digital copies. 
• Steele County.  Auditor.  School district plat book dated 1880-1971.  1 bound volume.
• Wright County.  Board of Commissioners.  Records dated 1957-2011.  40 boxes.

Background:

Local government records are a collecting strength of the State Archives
collection, and records added this month will be valuable for local and family
history research. Many of the records added to the collection are the result of the
ongoing and positive relationships State Archives staff have cultivated with
Minnesota government agencies over the years.

Beltrami County transferred assessment rolls (dated 2000) and tax lists (dated
2010) of the Auditor; extension committee meeting minutes (dated 2010-2020),
and minutes and agenda packets (dated 2012-2016) of the Board of
Commissioners. The records continue existing records series, dating from 1876,
preserved in the State Archives. Received from the Nicollet County Assessor are
assessment rolls for the sample years 1950-1951, 1960-1961, 1970, 1980-1981,
1990-1991, and 2000-2001; the 1971 year is not included. This is the first transfer
of the county’s assessment rolls to the State Archives. The Kerrick Township
Clerk (Pine County) transferred birth and death records dated 1913-1953 of the
township, and School District No. 125 (Kerrick) clerk’s register of receipts and
disbursements dated 1947-1953. Neither the township nor the school district are
represented in the State Archives collection.

The Public Safety Department commissioner’s office transferred legislative
mandate reports dated 2016-2017 that continue an existing series dating from
2009. The reports, mandated by the Minnesota Legislature, concern such topics as
auto theft prevention, emergency assistance to victims, fire safety, Minnesota
crime information, motor vehicle insurance coverage, permit to carry, pupil
transportation, response to accidents related to the transportation of high level
radioactive waste, and much more.

Acquisitions:

• Beltrami County. Assessment rolls (dated 2000) and tax lists (dated 2010) of the Auditor; extension committee meeting minutes (dated 2010-2020), and minutes and agenda packets (dated 2012-2016) of the Board of Commissioners. 17 boxes.
• Nicollet County. Assessor. Assessment rolls for the sample years 1950-1951, 1960-1961, 1970, 1980-1981, 1990-1991, and 2000-2001; the 1971 year is not included. 32 boxes and 38 loose oversize volumes.
• Pine County. Kerrick Township. Birth and death records dated 1913-1953 of the township, and School District No. 125 (Kerrick) clerk’s register of receipts and disbursements dated 1947-1953. 2 boxes.
• Public Safety Department. Commissioner’s Office. Legislative mandate reports dated 2016-2017. 4 expansion folders.