Manuscripts Collection
While in Congress Minge sponsored 54 bills, of which two were enacted: H.R. 614, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Minnesota the New London (Minnesota) National Fish Hatchery production facility, and H.R. 2484, which provided that land owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota, but not held in trust by the United States for the Community, might be leased or transferred by the Community without further approval by the United States. Most of the other bills introduced by Minge dealt with agricultural, environmental, tax, budget, and deficit reduction issues. He also introduced measures recognizing the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, Minnesota as a national symbol of the contributions of Americans of German heritage.
These documents are organized into the following sections:
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics
should
Access to records less than 20 years old requires written permission. News releases, speeches, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, commonly available publications, audio and videotapes, scrapbooks, and like material of a public nature are excluded from this restriction.
Copyright reserved by Minge for papers less than 20 years old. Quotation or publication, beyond the fair use provisions of the copyright law, from records less than 20 years old requires written permission.
Accession number: 16,596
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project
grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Processed by; Carol Kussmann and Meagan Kellom
Catalog ID number: 007422093
Correspondence, legislation, clippings, research. Each staff member organized his or her work differently and collected different amounts of the above materials.
Includes topics such as agriculture, conservation, environmental protection agency, the Farm Bill, and water resources.
Including final status report on AG Portfolio.
Includes agriculture, conservation, dairy, ethanol, Farm Bill, environmental issues, water resources, transportation, rural economy, trip files, pesticides and insecticides and wetlands.
Organized alphabetically by folder name. Includes biofuels, energy, and agriculture.
Organized by topic. Includes health care, social security, housing, social and justice issues, budget and taxes.
Alana Petersen, known earlier as Alana Christensen, also served as staff assistant of Indian Affairs. Includes antitrust, agriculture, environment, water, and conservation.
Includes education, immigration, and census 2000.
News clippings and press releases make up the majority of this content for a variety of topics.
Includes correspondence, legislation, advisory group, and information on disaster relief for banks.
Includes dear colleague correspondence, amendments, appropriations, and concerns about spending.
Includes federal funding, network of progressive elected officials, press releases and correspondence.
Includes legislation, clippings, and information on renewable energy.
Includes correspondence, dear colleague, legislation, press files and news clippings.
Includes correspondence, dear colleague, legislation, press files and news clippings.
Bosnia, Haiti, Honduras, Peru.
Includes legislation, correspondence, and disaster relief and background information on 1993/1994 and 1997 flooding in Minnesota.
White House Small Business Conference.
Includes legislation, clippings, and information on Highway 212 and the highway trust fund.
Includes precinct targeting, electoral analysis, reports and general information on how to run a effective campaign.
FEC Reports.
Arranged alphabetically.
FEC Reports, and tax returns.
Covers December 7-11, 2000.
Selected sampling showing different types of ballots and reasons they were disputed.
Records include Banner Books, Voting Record Index, Record Analysis, Time Series, and Survey of Voters. These all relate in some manner to how Minge voted, what voters think, and who voters will vote for.
Conference for new members.
From others.
Includes a report on appropriation process. Organized by fiscal year.
Legislation Minge signed onto, but did not originally sponsor or cosponsor.
Includes S.2447, HR5069 (Comprehensive Rural Telecommunications Act), and related.
Related to HR1060 "Distorting Subsidies Limitation Act of 1997." State to state competition for jobs. Also related to stadium funding.
Related to HR590 "Give Fans a Chance." Relates to Competition Bill.
Includes press releases, opinion letters (non-solicited), and written and phone solicited opinion surveys.
These letters were printed in 2000, but may have been written years earlier. Each letter has its own date on it.
Memos from staff.
Includes a copy of a note on the cover of "Soil Survey of Big Stone County, Minnesota" from the Department of Agriculture.
Organized by date.
1997 Deficit Hawk Award. Photographs show more awards and certificates.
Collection of materials from cities for a website.
Organized alphabetically by topic. Includes some clippings.
Some folders are organized by week or month.
Some folders are organized by week or month.
Some folders are organized by week or month.
Includes "In Session Show."
Includes 30 second spots.
Includes interviews, TV appearances, town meetings, forums, debates, flood coverage and bicycle trips.
"Rep. Minge: Fighting for our future."
"In Session Intro, audio 1 and 2."
"In Session Show."
Includes: 1994: campaign, bike ride, Waconia Good Samaritan Center visit; 1995: Farm Fest; 1996: President Clinton; 1998: David and Karen Minge in Bosnia; 1999: Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel, NATaT Minnesota reception, Chaplain James Ford Retirement party; 2000: Recognition breakfast for Chaplain James Ford, President Clinton's visit to Haver Farm in Shakopee, Patients Bill of Rights meeting with President Clinton, Visit to Camp Ripley, and Visit to Minneapolis Viking Materials Inc.
Includes staff photographs, and group photographs.
Includes 1997 Deficit Hawk award, 1999 Fiscal Responsibility Award, US Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award, Farmers Union Award, and other award events.
Letter from President Clinton asking Minge to support the bipartisan campaign finance reform bill. A photocopy of this letter is found in the legislative files series.
Four letters signed by President Clinton, one by Vice President Al Gore. President Clinton's letters express thanks in voting for budget legislation. Vice President Gore's expresses birthday wishes. Photocopies of these letters are found in the correspondence series.