What's New -- January 2025

Newly added accessions this month include the David D. Alsop Papers; the Clay County, Kurtz Township Records; the Tony Glover Papers; the U.S. Dakota War of 1862 Oral History Project Oral History Interviews; and the Wright County, City of Maple Lake Records.

Collections with additions or added digital content include the Clay County Auditor Tax Lists; the Passport of Charles Augustus Collier (1837); the Credjafawn Social Club Records; the Governor Orville L. Freeman Audiovisual Materials; the Hubert H. Humphrey Sound Recordings; the Minnesota Historical Society Institutional Archives; the Health Department, Hospital Services Division, McDonald House Hospital register; the St. Paul Winter Carnival Association Film Collection; the Steele County District Court Registers of Civil and Criminal Actions; and the Study Club Records.

Name/Abstract	File No.
Donald D. Alsop: An Inventory of His Papers	01572
Papers of lawyer and United States District Court of Minnesota Justice Donald D. Alsop. Includes subject files, background information on judgeship appointments, correspondence, and his criminal and civil case files during his 50 year tenure on the Minnesota District Court.
Attorney General: Charities Division: An Inventory of Its Charitable Corporations Files	gr03252
Registration materials, including financial reports or statements, articles of incorporation, registration statements on Attorney General forms, lists of officers, tax returns (IRS form 990), and related documents, submitted to the Attorney General by Minnesota charitable corporations or state branches of national organizations, in compliance with Minn. Stat. 309.52.
Clay County: Auditor: An Inventory of Its Tax Lists	gr00372
Tax lists for the civil divisions of Clay County, recording the taxes accessed and paid on real and personal property owned by the residents.
Clay County: Kurtz Township: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03263
Town record/clerk's books (1892-1972), treasurer's books (1903-1977), road record book (1906-1933), road papers (1900-1957), birth (1913-1951) and death (1915-1953) records, annual meeting proceedings (1901-1918), audit board annual reports (1901-1962), audit board minutes (1908-1962), poll lists (1917-1962), and treasurer's annual statements (1901-1957).
Council on Black Minnesotans: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports	gr03257
Reports and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Council on Black Minnesotans.
Credjafawn Social Club: An Inventory of Its Club Records	01370
Constitution, officer and member lists, minutes, reports, financial records, correspondence, announcements, and other papers relating chiefly to the social activities of this black recreational club founded in 1928. Included also are some personal papers of John R. Lawrence, a club founder and president, and some financial records of the Club's Credjafawn Credit Union. Includes digital content.
Economic Development Department: An Inventory of Its Chronological File (Reading File)	gr03254
Copies of letters sent by department staff to business leaders, government officials, retail merchants, the general public, and others concerning trade law violations, information requested by the public and the staff, industrial development in Minnesota, government programs, and related subjects. There is much more correspondence for 1960 than for 1961, and the 1956 files include a few letters from 1947 to 1955. Also included is one folder of interoffice memoranda, 1948-1955.
Economic Development Department: An Inventory of Its Publicity Files And Related Materials	gr03255
Newspaper clippings, press releases, research bulletins, newsletters, reports, and numerous department publications documenting the department's activities; newspaper clippings and magazine articles detailing Minnesota economic development; and Minnesota Minnetours news releases.
Economic Development Department: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports	gr03256
Reports, newsletters, brochures, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Economic Development Department.
Tony Glover: An Inventory of His Papers	01567
Personal papers of musician and music critic Tony Glover. Includes recordings on multiple formats; contracts, press, and other music business records; correspondence; photographs; and other ephemera related to Glover's personal and professional life. Includes digital content.
Governor: An Inventory of Its Proclamations	gr00486
Proclamations and executive orders, primarily executive office copies of those issued during 1901-1978. Includes printed copies and some miscellaneous typescripts for the years 1850-1927 and occasional later years, primarily for holidays and other celebratory occasions, and indexes for the years 1901-1965 and 1977-1978. Of particular interest are proclamations declaring the creation of new or partitioned counties, 1895-1912. Includes digital content.
Governor Carlson, Arne: An Inventory of His Audiotapes	gr03259
Audiotapes documenting a wide variety of issues dealt with during the Carlson administration.
Governor Carlson, Arne: An Inventory of His Subject Files	gr03260
Materials covering a wide variety of topics relating to public policy issues, governor's office administration, state agencies, legislation, business and economic development, environment, and similar matters.
Governor: Freeman, Orville L.: An Inventory of His Audiovisual Materials	gr02968
Audio discs, sound tapes, and television and motion picture film produced during Freeman's gubernatorial campaigns and tenure. They cover such topics as education, agriculture, conservation, tourism, business development, youth, senior citizens, health, taxes, and natural resources. Included is footage of Hubert H. Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy, John F. Kennedy, and Estes Kefauver. Includes digital content.
Health Department: Health Services Division: An Inventory of Its Maternity Hospital Records	gr00174
Records for maternity hospitals scattered throughout the state; a list (post-1917?) of maternity hospitals licensed by the state Board of Control; and additional records for the Iverson Maternity Home in Echo.
Hubert H. Humphrey: An Inventory of His Sound Recordings	01098
Sound reels, discs, and cassettes of numerous speeches, remarks, addresses, and appearances by Hubert Humphrey. Some recordings made by other politicians and family are also included. Includes digital content.
Isanti County: An Inventory of Its Birth Registers	gr03250
One-line entries for each birth, arranged within each volume first by jurisdiction (township/village/city) and then chronological. Includes name, date of birth, sex, condition (legitimate, illegitimate, twin), color, place of birth, full name and birthplace of each parent, occupation of father, and date registered.
Isanti County: An Inventory of Its Death Registers	gr03251
One-line entries for each death, including name of deceased, date of death, sex, color, marital status, age (years, months, days), place of birth, date arrived in Minnesota (rarely filled in; exists only through 1896), cause of death, place of death, occupation, names and birthplaces of parents, and date registered. From 1897 on, name and address of attending physician are included. From 1900, contributing cause of death and duration of both primary and contributing causes are added. By 1909, some burial locations are included in a column entitled "Late Residence."
Isanti County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Insanity Records	gr03246
Petitions in insanity, reports of jury or board of examiners, and related orders and commitment documents.
Isanti County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Register Books	gr03247
Registers of judges Stephen Hewson, H. W. Davis, Lyman Brown, and Willard P. Clark. Includes record of appointments, administrators and executors, and general guardians of infants and insane persons and spendthrifts (1867-1874).
Isanti County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Registers of Probate Actions	gr03248
Registers of documents filed and actions taken in individual probate, guardianship, and insanity cases. Includes title of case, case number, list of documents filed, and citations to volume and page where selected documents are recorded (transcribed). The case number seems to be the same as the register page number; however, since some register pages are continuations (and still received new page numbers), not all page numbers may correspond to a case file.
Isanti County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Will Books	gr03249
Copies or transcriptions of the complete texts of wills probated by the courts, accompanied by certifications of authenticity and of filing signed by witnesses and clerks of court. Original wills are found in the probate case files.
Minnesota Historical Society: An Inventory of Its Institutional Records	00513
The archives of the Minnesota Historical Society contains historically valuable records from all of its administrative and program units. They reflect and document the history of the organization from its 1849 beginning as the first private corporation chartered by the territorial legislature. Includes digital content.
Norman County: Juvenile Court: An Inventory of Its Record Books	gr03264
Record of actions taken on each case.
Public Welfare Department: Social Welfare Division: Public Assistance Unit: An Inventory of Its Alien Aid and Civilian War Assistance Files	gr03253
Case files and general correspondence of the Social Welfare Division as the agency designated to administer two federal wartime emergency assistance programs: 1) aid to enemy aliens and others in need because of restrictive actions of the U.S. government (primarily relocated Japanese-Americans); and 2) aid to U.S. citizens evacuated or repatriated from areas under the direction of U.S. civil or military authorities (primarily the Philippines and Hawaii), or in need as a result of enemy action.
St. Paul Winter Carnival Association: An Inventory of Its Film Collection	sv000114
Films document the activities of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, a city-wide festival featuring parades, sporting events, carnival royalty, ice sculptures and social events. Collected and created by the Saint Paul Winter Carnival Association. Includes digital content.
Steele County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Registers of Civil and Criminal Actions	gr02321
Civil action registers (1856-1984) and criminal action registers (1858-1984). All volumes are indexed. Early registers may contain civil and criminal case files. Includes digital content.
Study Club: An Inventory of Its Records	01548
Minutes, programs/membership directories, and historical material of a Minneapolis women's study and social club established in 1913. Includes digital content.
U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Oral History Project: An Inventory of Its Oral History Interviews of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862	oh183
Minnesota Historical Society staff members collected fifty-two stories from Dakota people throughout Minnesota, the Midwest and Canada as well as from settler descendants in southwestern Minnesota during 2011 and 2012. Oral History is a way for many cultures from around the world to remember and relay history throughout generations. Ancestors have passed down oral history for thousands of years and no one oral history is more valid than the other. They are the personal feelings and oral history of each person interviewed. They are all honored and respected in a good way, with a good heart. Includes digital content.
United States Surveyor General of Minnesota: An Inventory of Its Contracts for Surveys	gr03258
Contracts between the surveyor general and deputy surveyors for the survey of specified tracts of public land in Minnesota.
Washington County: Auditor: An Inventory of Its Real Estate Tax Judgment Books	gr03265
Some volumes appear to be missing.
Washington County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Civil Case Files for Torrens Actions	gr03266
Civil case files for torrens actions of the Washington County District Court.
Washington County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Criminal Dockets	gr03267
Criminal dockets of the Washington County District Court.
Washington County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Minutes	gr03268
Minutes of the Washington County District Court.
Washington County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Natualization Records and Index	gr03269
Personal name index, declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, and loose naturalization papers.
Washington County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Special Assessment Case Records	gr03270
Four case files (1891-1892) pertaining to assessments for street and sidewalk improvements in the city of Stillwater, and two docket books of contested special assessments (1899-1913). The case files do not appear to have been numbered as part of the regular district court civil case files. The docket books note, for each case, the nature of the assessment, the property involved, a list of papers filed, and the date a judgment was entered; the result of the judgment is not recorded.
Washington County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Final Decrees of Distribution	gr03271
Final decrees of distribution for the Washington County District Court.
Wright County: Maple Lake: An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Records	gr03262
Birth and death registers, (1893-1900, 1904-1940); birth (1941-1948) and death (1941-1953) certificates; and burial permits (1939).
Wright County: Maple Lake: Justice of the Peace: An Inventory of Its Dockets	gr03261
Justice dockets (1888-1915); civil and criminal dockets (1905-1939); and criminal dockets (1930-1942, 1959).

What's New -- January 2025

New and Updated Finding Aids

New and Updated Catalog Records

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