gr00137.xml St. Cloud State Reformatory An Inventory of Its Building and Construction Files at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

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 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, December 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota State Reformatory for Men. Building and construction files. 1895-1951. Materials in English. Bids and specifications, contracts, agreements, and related correspondence pertaining to the construction of and improvements to Reformatory buildings and facilities. Projects include the construction of cell houses, the installation of terrazzo floors, additions to the Reformatory hospital, and the construction of a rock crushing plant and the installation of its machinery. Also photographs of the main entrance of the facility, building exteriors and grounds, construction, the Reformatory Band, tailor shop, farm colony, dining area, and superintendent's home. 0.4 cu. ft. (1 partial box). 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: Bands (Music) -- Minnesota -- Photographs. Crushed stone industry -- Minnesota. Prisons -- Minnesota -- Photographs. Prisons -- Minnesota -- Design and construction. Organizations: Minnesota. State Board of Control. Minnesota. Dept. of Administration and Finance. Places: Saint Cloud (Minn.) Document Types: Photographs. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Reformatory for Men. Building and Construction Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 991-90; 984-75; 2010-26

 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: 001730254

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 102.F.6.10F Cell House A terrazzo floors, 1951. Cell House D construction contracts and agreements, 1914-1915 Cell House E construction and equipment, 1924-1930. Construction contracts, 1915-1950. 2 folders. Kitchen and new dining room, construction and equipment, 1915-1933. 2 folders. New hospital construction and additions, 1914-1930. Photographs, 1895-circa 1940s. 3 folders. Plats, circa 1941. Power plant equipment and machinery, 1914-1932. Quarry equipment and machinery, 1917-1935. Quarters F construction and equipment, 1932. Rock crushing plant specifications and contract, 1917. Vocational training building construction and equipment, 1927-1928. Water, sewage and well construction, 1929-1933.