gr00267.xml Becker County: Auditor An Inventory of Its County Auditor Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
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Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, April 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Becker County (Minn.). County Auditor. County auditor records. 1879-1986. Materials in English. Register of orders and warrants redeemed, 1879-1897; Emergency Relief Administration correspondence, 1935-1936; courthouse construction records, 1941-1942; seed grain records, 1889-1897; and trial balance reports, 1907-1920, 1975-1986. 0.65 cu. ft. (3 partial 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: Courthouses -- Minnesota -- Becker County -- Design and construction. Finance, Public -- Minnesota -- Becker County. Seed distribution -- Minnesota -- Becker County. Organizations: United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Becker County (Minn.). County Auditor. County Auditor Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Provenance:

Originally part of the collections of the North Central Minnesota Historical Center, Bemidji.

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: RAN1571; 995-47; 2011-50

 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: 001712246

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 112.D.20.7B-1 Register of county orders, 1879-1986.

Information recorded: date of payment; number of the county order; orders on county funds; number of county auditor's warrant; warrants on city, redemption, school, and town funds; and total amount of orders and warrants deposited with the county auditor.

 129.I.8.3B Emergency Relief Administration correspondence, October 1935-May 1936. New courthouse records, 1941-1942.

Contains resolutions, affidavits, contracts and orders relating to a new courthouse building.

129.G.4.7B-2 Seed grain record and register of applications, 1889-1897. 1 volume.

Includes name of applicant, residence, description of land, amount of each type of grain and cost, as well as balances due.

Trial balance reports:

Arranged chronologically, includes financial information on county taxes and penalties, state loans, county bonds, school funds, and total revenue.

1907-April 1920. 1 volume. 1975-1986. 1 volume.

Also includes amounts spent on roads and bridges, county parks, waste services, and building projects.