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		<titlestmt> 
		  <titleproper>LAW ADVOCATES OF MINNESOTA: </titleproper> 
		  <subtitle>An Inventory of Their Records at the Minnesota Historical
			 Society</subtitle> 
		  <author>Finding aid prepared by Rich Arpi.</author> 
		</titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher encodinganalog="Publisher">Minnesota Historical Society</publisher><address><addressline>St. Paul MN.</addressline></address></publicationstmt> 
		 
	              <seriesstmt><p>Manuscripts Collection</p></seriesstmt>         </filedesc> 
	 <profiledesc> 
		<creation>Finding aid encoded by Dennis Meissner, 
		  <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">May 20, 2005.</date> </creation><langusage>Finding aid written in<language langcode="eng">English</language></langusage> 
	 </profiledesc> 
  <revisiondesc><change><date>August 2008</date><item>Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman.</item></change></revisiondesc></eadheader> 
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	 <did id="a1"> 
		<head>OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION</head> 
		<unitid countrycode="US" repositorycode="MnHi"> </unitid> 
		<repository label="Repository:">Minnesota Historical Society</repository>
		
		<origination label="Creator:" encodinganalog="110">Law Advocates of
		  Minnesota.</origination> 
		<unittitle label="Title:" encodinganalog="245$a">Organization
		  records.</unittitle> 
	 	<unitdate label="Date:" encodinganalog="245$f" type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1961/2000">1961-2000.</unitdate> 
		<abstract label="Abstract:">Constitutions, bylaws, minutes, annual
		  reports, membership directories, newsletters, correspondence, subject files,
		  news clippings and photographs of a statewide organization of wives of lawyers
		  and judges. The organization is devoted to the betterment of the legal
		  profession, social activities, community issues, and pro bono work.</abstract> 
		<physdesc label="Quantity:" encodinganalog="300">0.75 cu. ft. (1
		  box).</physdesc> 
		<physloc label="Location:">See <ref target="a9">Detailed Description</ref> for shelf
		  location.</physloc> 
	 </did> 
	 <bioghist encodinganalog="545"> 
		<head altrender="history" id="a2">HISTORY OF LAW ADVOCATES OF
		  MINNESOTA</head> 
		<p>The organization was founded in 1961, under the name Lawyers' Wives of
		  Minnesota, to extend the aims and purposes of the legal profession; to
		  encourage acquaintances among wives and families of lawyers and judges; to
		  assist in fund raising, social, and other activities of the Minnesota State Bar
		  Association; and to charter local groups in areas served by a local bar
		  association. It is a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Minnesota State
		  Bar Association and the American Lawyers Auxiliary. In 1981 they changed their
		  name to Lawyers, Advocates and Wives of Minnesota, and in 1991 to Law Advocates
		  of Minnesota. </p> 
	 </bioghist> 
	 <scopecontent encodinganalog="520"> 
		<head id="a3">SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION</head> 
		<p>The eleven folders of minutes contain agendas, financial reports, and
		  related materials from the board of directors, executive committee, and annual
		  meetings. They contain information on membership growth, scholarship programs,
		  and, in the 1960s, programs relating to delinquent youth. The minutes also
		  describe the work of local chapters, mainly those in Ramsey and Hennepin
		  County, and in Duluth. There is also information on its tax status, nomination
		  of officers, social and fund raising events, and routine administrative
		  matters. </p> 
		<p>The minutes reflect the changing interests of the organization,
		  beginning in the 1970s, as it emphasized the dissemination of law information,
		  particularly among high school and elementary students through printed matter
		  and programs; on providing legal information to low income groups through pro
		  bono aid and legal clinics; and on cooperation among law schools in the Twin
		  Cities area. There is also some information on the organization's participation
		  in Law Day USA and the Manitoba/Minnesota Convention (1987), and on a group
		  called Law Related Education, which was part of the educational mission of the
		  group. The minutes are fairly complete; the 1981-1985 and 1988 years are
		  missing. </p> 
		<p>The remaining materials include organizational documents, annual
		  reports (1968-1994), lists of directors (1967-1993), membership directories
		  (1963-1964, 1991-2000), newsletters (1961-1964, 1981-1997), correspondence,
		  clippings, and photographs. </p> 
	 </scopecontent> 
	 <relatedmaterial> 
		  <head id="a5">RELATED MATERIALS</head> 
		  <p>Records of the Law Advocates of Ramsey County are in the Minnesota
			 Historical Society manuscript collections. </p> 
		</relatedmaterial> 
	 <controlaccess> 
		<head id="a7">CATALOG HEADINGS</head> 
		<p>This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should <extref linktype="simple" show="new" href="http://mnhs.mnpals.net">search the catalog</extref> using these headings.</p> 
		<controlaccess> 
		  <head>Topics:</head> 
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Juvenile
			 delinquency--Minnesota--Prevention. </subject> 
		  <subject>Lawyers' spouses--Minnesota--Societies, etc. </subject> 
		  <subject>Legal aid--Minnesota. </subject> 
		  <subject>Legal assistance to juvenile delinquents. </subject> 
		  <subject>Women--Minnesota--Societies and clubs. </subject> 
		  <subject>Youth--Minnesota--Information services. </subject> 
		</controlaccess> 
		<controlaccess> 
		  <head>Places:</head> 
		  <geogname encodinganalog="651">Duluth (Minn.). </geogname> 
		  <geogname>Hennepin County (Minn.). </geogname> 
		  <geogname>Ramsey County (Minn.). </geogname> 
		</controlaccess> 
		<controlaccess> 
		  <head>Organizations:</head> 
		  <corpname encodinganalog="710">Minnesota State Bar Association.
			 </corpname> 
		</controlaccess> 
		<controlaccess encodinganalog="656"> 
		  <head>Occupations:</head> 
		  <occupation>Lawyers--Minnesota. </occupation> 
		</controlaccess> 
	 </controlaccess> 
	 <descgrp type="admininfo"> 
		<head id="a8">ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION</head> 
		<prefercite> 
		  <head>Preferred Citation:</head> 
		  <p><emph render="italic">[Indicate the cited item and/or series
			 here]</emph>. Law Advocates of Minnesota Records. Minnesota Historical
			 Society.</p> 
		  <p><emph render="italic">See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
			 examples.</emph></p> 
		</prefercite> 
		<acqinfo> 
		  <head>Accession Information:</head> 
		  <p>Accession number: 15,202; 15,718</p> 
		</acqinfo> 
		<processinfo> 
		  <head>Processing Information:</head> 
		  <p>Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson and Rich Arpi, December 1995 and
			 May 2005</p> 
		  <p>Catalog ID number: 1732897</p> 
		</processinfo> 
	 </descgrp> 
	 <dsc type="combined"> 
		<head id="a9">DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION</head> 
		 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <physloc>147.G.5.10F</physloc> 
			 <unittitle>Constitutions, bylaws, and historical information, ca.
				1963-1992. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Minutes and related records, 1961-1997. </unittitle> 
			 <physdesc>11 folders. </physdesc> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Annual reports, 1968-1977, 1990-1994. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Lists of Directors, 1967-1977, 1992-1993. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Membership lists, 1963-1964, 1991-2000. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Newsletters, 1961-1964, 1981-1997. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Constitutions and bylaws for related groups,
				1962-1966.</unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		  <scopecontent> 
			 <p>For Lawyers' Wives of the First District Bar Association, 1964;
				Sixth District, 1966; Seventh District, 1965; Eighth District, 1966; Ninth
				District, undated; 10th District, undated; 11th District, 1962; 12th District,
				1966; 13th District, undated; 14th District, undated; and 17th District,
				undated. </p> 
		  </scopecontent> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Clippings and photographs, 1986-1995. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Correspondence, 1990-1998. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Events and invitations, 1986-1989. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Hennepin County: Law Briefs newsletter, 1987-1992.
				</unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Law Day, 1985, 1989. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Law Day luncheon, 1999. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Law in Action, cable television show, 1992-1993.
				</unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Laws, Rights and Responsibilities, undated. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		  <scopecontent> 
			 <p>School work done by a multi-age class room, grades 1-3, Elmore
				Elementary School, Elmore, Minnesota. Jean Cowlin and Arlyee Holland, teachers.
				</p> 
		  </scopecontent> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Lawyers, Advocates and Wives of the 11th District Bar
				Association newsletter, 1987-1992. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Juvenile Crime Prevention Curriculum (JCPC), 1992-1996.
				</unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Teacher of the Year Award, 1991-1993. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Teacher of the Year Award handbook, 1988-1994.
				</unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
		<c01> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Miscellaneous items, 1965-1993. </unittitle> 
		  </did> 
		</c01> 
	 </dsc> 
  </archdesc>
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