gr00054 Public Safety Department: Commissioner's Office An Inventory of Its Correspondence at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Cheri Thies. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, December 2009. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Department of Public Safety. Commissioner's Office. Correspondence. 1976-2005. Materials in English. General correspondence with citizens and with local civic and law enforcement officials regarding all aspects of the department's operations and public interactions, including traffic and motor vehicle laws, reports of observed traffic violations, citizens' objections to citations for traffic violations and complaints about treatment by state patrol officers, vehicle ownership and title matters, vehicle licensing and insurance requirements, changes in road signage, requests for additional state patrol coverage, requests for information, law enforcement educational activities by the department, and miscellaneous highway safety matters. 18.5 cu. ft. (18 boxes and 1 partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

A few letters concern other matters under Public Safety Department supervision, such as liquor control, littering, mobile homes, disaster assistance, search and rescue operations, and police and fire protection at civic events.

Some copies of governor's office correspondence on these matters are included.

ARRANGEMENT

Arranged by year; alphabetical by correspondent's surname thereunder.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Alcoholic beverage industry -- Minnesota. Automobile insurance -- Minnesota. Disaster relief -- Minnesota. Fire prevention -- Minnesota. Law enforcement -- Minnesota. Liquor industry -- Minnesota. Litter (Trash) -- Minnesota. Mobile homes -- Minnesota. Motor vehicles -- Minnesota -- Registration. Motor vehicles -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota. Police -- Minnesota. Search and rescue operations -- Minnesota. Signs and signboards -- Minnesota. Spectator control -- Minnesota. Traffic police -- Minnesota -- Complaints against. Traffic regulations -- Minnesota. Traffic signs and signals -- Minnesota. Traffic violations -- Minnesota. Organizations: Minnesota. Governor. Minnesota State Patrol. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Dept. of Public Safety. Commissioner's Office. Correspondence. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Provenance

Correspondence for 1983 was inadvertently destroyed by the agency.

Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 982-167; 983-86; 984-129; 987-1; 987-121; 989-175; 991-21; 992-21; 992-181; 997-59; 998-64; 999-112; 2001-32; 2003-48; 2007-49; 2008-4; 2009-58; 2010-42

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001710508

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 127.L.14.1B 1976-1978. 127.L.14.2F 1978-1979. 127.B.10.14F 1980. 2 folders. A-L, 1981. 2 folders. 127.B.10.15B M-Z, 1981. 2 folders. 1982. 4 folders. 127.E.17.9B 1984. 5 folders. 127.E.18.4F 1985. 19 folders. 102.D.5.1B 1986. 6 folders. 102.D.5.2F 1987. 7 folders. A-F, 1988. 4 folders. 102.D.5.3B G-Z, 1988. 10 folders. A-M, 1988-1989 (bulk 1989). 9 folders. 104.C.10.1B N-Z, 1988-1989 (bulk 1989). 6 folders. 1990. 13 folders.

Commissioner Paul Tschida.

104.C.10.2F 1991. 14 folders.

Commissioners Ralph Church and Tom Frost.

A-H, 1992. 8 folders.

Commissioner Tom Frost.

104.C.10.3B I-Z, 1992. 10 folders.

Commissioners Tom Frost and Michael S. Jordan.

A-N, 1993. 15 folders.