What's New -- August 2023

This month more content was added to the Hazel Belvo papers, we've added a new collection of Sherburne County birth and death records, the Twin Cities Dunkers records have now been cataloged, the first group of Rochester State Hospital patient case books have been digitized, all digital finding aids and catalog records for both Kittson and Watonwan County courts have been either created or updated, the Davidson Family papers have a new finding aid, and the main finding aid for the Hubert Humphrey collections has been updated with many new series finding aids containing the papers of many of his staff members.

Name/Abstract	File No.
Adjutant General: An Inventory of Its Annual and Biennial Reports	gr01321
The annual and biennial reports of the Adjutant General contain extensive information on military events involving Minnesotans from territorial days on.
Adjutant General: An Inventory of the Compiled Rosters of Minnesota Civil War Regiments	gr02560
Two separate sets of compilations (approximately 1865 and approximately 1915) of service information on individuals who served in Minnesota regiments during the Civil War.
Anoka County: Auditor: An Inventory of Its Subject Files	gr02578
Includes materials relating to incorporation of villages, consolidation of school districts, the proposed Ham Lake airport, civil defense, the county extension committee, the county library, the Anoka County Historical Society, the hospital district, highway 35W in Blaine, the Metropolitan Transit Commission, The Minnesota Municipal Commission, the North Suburban Sanitary Sewer District, the Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Control, and land subdivision.
Beltrami County: Northern Township: An Inventory of Its Records	gr02567
Clerk's books (1900-1970), treasurer's records (1932-1976), justice of the peace docket books (1909-1919), road records (1900-1921), election records (1952-1977), photos of the town hall and school, a township map, and miscellaneous files.
Hazel Belvo: An Inventory of Her Papers	01365
Personal papers of painter and educator Hazel Belvo. Belvo's papers include her subject files, business records, biographical data such as resumes/vitas, Belvo's undergraduate thesis, and press mentions; and select catalogs from exhibitions. Subject files document Belvo's public engagements, such as teaching and exhibitions, as well as her personal research and interests, and select exhibition and personal files regarding colleagues, mentors, students, and former spouse George Morrison and partner Marcia Cushmore. Includes digital content.
Benton County: Superintendent of Schools: An Inventory of Its Records	gr02579
Superintendent's record (1886-1901), including lists of superintendents, school district officers, teacher applicants, and teachers employed, and information on teacher examinations and financial accounts; school district register (1874-1918); record of examination for teacher's certificates (1913-1915); teacher's retirement fund ledger (circa 1917-1931); register of reading circle certificates (1913-1916); School Survey Committee reports (1948, 1953); school consolidation/dissolution papers (circa 1958-1972); and annual reports to state education department (1963-1970).
Carlton County: Barnum: An Inventory of Its Records	gr02580
Clerk's books (1902-1971), treasurer's registers (1919-1979) and annual statements (1891-1922, 1942-1982), audit board report (1917), ordinances (1889-1960), election registers (1968-1970), city plan (1970), centennial celebration program (1989), and municipal liquor store license (1940).
Mary Britton Clouse: An Inventory of Her Papers	01353
Personal papers of artist and animal rights activist Mary Britton Clouse. Includes documentation of her work promoting animal rights in various capacities. This includes records of her tenure as President of the Minnesota-based Animal Rights Coalition (ARC), her leadership with Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection (LEAP), and her founding of the Chicken Run Rescue (CRR). The collection also includes audiovisual recordings.
Dakota County: West Saint Paul: City Council: An Inventory of Its Minutes and Agenda Packets	gr02581
Missing January-May 1977, 1986, and January-February 1987. Volume 1 (1889-September 1895) includes city ordinances (Nos. 1-101; 1889-1917).
William F. Davidson and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	01513
Business and personal papers of William F. Davidson, steamboat entrepreneur and real estate and grain elevator owner who made his headquarters in Saint Paul and Saint Louis; those of his son, Edward E. Davidson, who assisted in managing the numerous Davidson firms after his father's death in 1887; and those of his son-in-law, Watson P. Davidson, who owned and managed extensive real estate enterprises in Saint Paul, Oregon, and elsewhere in the Middle West and Far West and as well as the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
William E. Frenzel: An Inventory of His Papers	00036
Congressional papers and office files (1970-1992) of a third district Republican congressman from Minnesota (1971-1991) who later (1990-) served as a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution. The material focuses largely on Frenzels work on the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Trade and the House Administration Committee, and his efforts at Brookings to secure passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (1993). Brookings Institution files (1990-2000) include information about Frenzels efforts to secure passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (1993). There is a small amount of material from Frenzels years in the Minnesota House of Representatives (1963-1969). Includes digital content.
Health Department: An Inventory of Its State Trauma Advisory Council Meeting Minutes and Agenda Packets	gr02550
Meeting minutes and agenda packets of this Health Department advisory council.
Health Department: Commissioner's Office: An Inventory of Its Files of Dr. Edward Ehlinger	gr01626
Includes copies of the speeches, talking points, and/or the agenda for the engagement at which the commissioner was speaking. Also includes subject files.
Hennepin County: Independent School District No. 283, Saint Louis Park: An Inventory of Its Records	gr02577
Records documenting the administration of this Hennepin County school district. Included are annual reports, board minutes, clerk's books, clerk's receipts and disbursements registers, payroll registers, student activities general account ledger, student records, treasurer's books, treasurer's receipts and disbursement registers, and a 125th anniversary poster (2015).
Highway Department: Bridge Division: An Inventory of Its Arrowhead Bridge Plans	gr02549
Bridge plans for the Arrowhead Bridge, including the lift bridge or draw bridge located in the central span of the bridge.
Hubert H. Humphrey: An Inventory of His Papers	00720
Papers of a Democratic United States senator from Minnesota and Vice President of the United States. Include sets of files detailing various aspects of Humphrey's life and career, including his service as mayor of Minneapolis (1945-1948), his first tenure as United States Senator (1949-1964), his service as Lyndon B. Johnson's Vice President (1965-1969), his final terms as United States Senator (1971-1978), materials pertaining to election campaigns, and to his family and personal life. Includes digital content.
Kittson County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Records of Convictions in Justice Court	gr02553
Records of convictions in Justice Court from the Kittson County District Court.
Kittson County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Registration and Certificate Records	gr02554
Records or registers for dentists, veterinarians, physicians, optometrists, ministers' ordinations, and basic science certificates.
Kittson County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Final Decrees	gr02556
Include miscellaneous orders for 1916-1923.
Kittson County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Insanity Records	gr02557
Reports of investigations of insanity, commitment warrants, and related documents.

What's New -- August 2023

New and Updated Finding Aids

New and Updated Catalog Records

Archives - New Finding Aids