gr00093 Agricultural Society An Inventory of Its Annual and Related Reports at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, October 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota State Agricultural Society. Annual and related reports. 1887-2007. Materials in English. Annual reports (1887-1980) contain the society secretary's report; financial transactions and balance sheet for the year; synopsis of proceedings of board and committee meetings; narrative and statistical reports of all judging and operations departments of the state fair, including lists of all premiums awarded; and the proceedings of the Agricultural Society's annual meeting. Also the State Fair's reports to the society's annual meeting (1972-2007, incomplete) and miscellaneous reports (1910-1980), including secretary's narrative and financial reports and selected appendices that are known or suspected to contain information that was condensed for or not included in the published reports, particularly itemized voucher lists and property inventories. 4.8 cu. ft. (5 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. 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: Agricultural exhibitions -- Minnesota -- Awards. Agriculture -- Minnesota -- Societies, etc. -- Finances. Agriculture -- Minnesota -- Societies., etc. Organizations: Minnesota State Fair. Functions: Disbursing. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Agricultural Society. Annual and Related Reports. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 256; 5613; 2010-39

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001704696

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 119.E.2.5B Invitation to 39th Annual State Fair, September 1898. Annual Reports: 119.E.2.5B 1887-1894. 1 volume. 1895-1901. 1 volume. 1902-1917. 16 volumes. 119.E.2.6F 1918-1937. 20 volumes. 119.E.1.1B 1938-1980. 42 volumes. State Fair, Reports to Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Agricultural Society: 119.E.1.1B 1972-2007. 6 folders.

Missing 1987, 1899, 1993, 1997, 2005.

 Miscellaneous reports:

Mainly secretary’s reports.

 119.E.1.2F 1910-1928. 21 folders. 119.E.3.5B 1929-1945, 1950, 1958-1959, 1961-1970, 1966-1980. 20 folders.

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