gr00476.xml Soldiers Home: An Inventory of Its Commandant/Administrator Subject Files at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Shelby Edwards National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

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Finding aid encoded by Shelby Edwards December 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Soldiers Home (Minneapolis, Minn.). Commandant/administrator subject files. circa 1914-1985. Materials in English. The files cover the daily operation of the home and its relationship with various private organizations and government agencies, including the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the state Department of Health, Veterans Administration, Minneapolis Star/Tribune, Vietnam Veterans' Awareness Council, and Works' Progress Administration. Topics covered include other national and state soldiers homes, a pheasant day dinner, chemical dependency, engineer's reports, and legislation. Also included are 1931-1934 materials recovered from the Building 9 (hospital) cornerstone in 2009. 5.75 cubic feet (6 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Organized in 3 sections:

(1) Commandant, circa 1914-1963 (2) Administrator, 1918-1985 (3) Administrator, 1980-1981 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: Soldiers' homes -- Minnesota -- Administration. Veterans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Minnesota. Veterans -- Substance abuse -- Minnesota. Organizations: American Legion. Minnesota Veterans Home (Minneapolis, Minn.) Minnesota Work Projects Administration. Minnesota. Dept. of Health. United States. Veterans Administration. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Vietnam Veterans' Awareness Council. Titles: Minneapolis star and tribune. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Some files contain private data that is restricted for 50 years from date of last entry; they are noted in the folder list. Researchers may apply to use these files in accordance with the State Archives access statement.

 Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Soldiers Home (Minneapolis, Minn.). Commandant/Administrator Subject Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 978-58; 990-30; 2010-32

 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).

Processed by: Shelby Edwards, December 2011

Catalog ID number: 001730207

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Commandant, circa 1914-1963 (bulk 1940-1963) 102.D.19.6F American Legion Auxiliary. American Legion. American Red Cross. Attorney General. Auditorium and Chapel construction. A correspondence. Baseball clubs (Minneapolis and St. Paul). 102.D.19.8F Building 9 Cornerstone materials, 1931-1934.

Records were recovered from the time capsule contained in the cornerstone of Building 9 (hospital building). When Building 9 was demolished, the time capsule was opened in a public ceremony on July 7, 2009.

 Reports of Legislative Committee concerning the Soldiers Home, February 26 and June 17, 1931. Radio broadcast script, September 8, 1932.

Aired on radio station WRHW; written by Emma W. Campbell, Member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Building Committee.

Home Topics, Volume I, Nos. 1-12, August 1933-July 1934; Volume II, Nos. 1-3, August-October 1934.

Newsletter.

 Minnesota Soldiers Home, [1933].

Signed by F. W. Pederson, Commandant, 1933; includes a brief history of the soldiers home, photographs, and roster of residents.

 Quote from Governor Floyd B. Olson’s keynote speech, October 6, 1934.

Newspaper clipping.

 Building 9 Cornerstone Laying Ceremony records, November 11, 1934.

Includes ceremony program and invitation, artist’s rendering of the building, distinguished guests list, Soldiers Home membership list, newspaper clipping (partial) describing the ceremony, history of the Soldiers Home, promissory notes for the purchase of the Soldiers Home land (copies), and photographs taken at the ceremony. The latter include former Governor S. R. Van Sant; Emma W. Campbell (Board of Trustees); Rev. Claude E. Ireland, Chaplain; Michael Picker, Quartermaster; Dr. O. R. Bryant, Chief Medical Officer; Glen R. Davis, secretary of the board; F. W. Pederson, Commandant; and Samuel E. Mahan, past national vice commander of the Grand Army of the Republic [GAR].

 106.E.12.2F-1 Soldiers Home Hospital (Building 9) Project History, November 11, 1934.

Hand lettered with color; brief history of the effort to plan and construct Building 9.

 102.D.19.6F Bulletins. B correspondence. Coleman, James (trustee). C correspondence. Daughters of Union Veterans. Department of Administration. Deeds. DeGonda, Louis. Disabled American Veterans. D correspondence. Emsley Estate. E correspondence. Fire prevention: Fire Marshall. Flag codes: Regulations, cleaning, and preserving. F correspondence. GAR data. Governor, State of Minnesota. G correspondence. H correspondence. I correspondence. J correspondence. K correspondence. Lakewood Cemetery. Lincoln Day: Banquet programs, etc. L correspondence. Mc correspondence. Members maintenance: Charging. Memorial Day. Menus: Holidays. 102.D.19.7B Miscellaneous memos, 1930‑1961. 5 folders. Milligan, John. Military Order of the Cooties/Military Order of Lady Bugs. Military Order of the Purple Heart. Minneapolis, City of. Minnesota Territorial Pioneers. 12th Minnesota Volunteers. 13th Minnesota Volunteers. 14th Minnesota Volunteers. 15th Minnesota Volunteers. M correspondence. National Association of State Veterans Homes. National and state soldiers homes. 2 folders. National Cemetery. National Flag Day Association. Nelson, Morris. N correspondence. Order of the Eastern Star. O correspondence. Pheasant Dinner, 1962‑1964. 3 folders. Pheasant Day, correspondence. 2 folders. Shave, Ed (Pheasant Day Dinner). Photographs. P correspondence. Q correspondence. Reau, Oscar. River Bank photographs, 1933. River Bank Project. River Bank Survey, 1941, 1944. Rules and regulations. R correspondence. 102.D.19.8F Soderling, Richard. S correspondence. Sons of Union Veterans. T correspondence. Union correspondence. U correspondence. U.S.W. Veterans. Veterans of Foreign Wars: 1939 Encampment. Posts. Auxiliary. Roster, Minnesota Chapter, 1955‑1956. Old Veterans Administration (Federal aid, etc.). Veterans Administration. Villars, Mrs. Wendell D. V correspondence. Womens Relief Corps reports and correspondence. 3 folders. World War I Auxiliary. W correspondence. Zuhrah Temple Shrine. X‑Y‑Z correspondence. Administrator, 1918-1985 102.D.19.9B Administration Department, 1972‑1975. AGS/Registered nurses meetings, 1985. Alcoholic Program, 1971. Application Review, 1975‑1976. Audit, 1973‑1977. Boiler specifications, 1929. Building construction program, 1965‑1968. Building program, 1974. Building projections, 1976‑1980. Building remodel, 1965‑1966. Capital improvement planning, 1979‑1980. Certificate of Need, 1976‑1978. 2 folders. Chaplaincy, 1974‑1978. Chemical dependency programs, 1973‑1978.

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 Congressional letters, 1975‑1978. Drugs, 1974.

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 EBS Management Associates, 1968. Engineer's reports, 1950‑1967. Funerals, 1934‑1935. Hastings Annex Schematic Program, July 1978. Hastings Hospital, 1974‑1978. Hastings license, 1978‑1979. Health Department, 1949‑1969. 2 folders. Health Department regulations and reports, 1971‑1977. 2 folders. Historical information, 1977‑1978. Historical Society, 1918‑1935. Home Topics, 1933‑1934. Hospital Directors' conference, 1977. Hospital license. Infirmary Activity Department, 1977. Information booklet, circa 1977. Injury, 1969. Legislative bills, 1975. Legislative Building Commission, 1967‑1970. Legislative Commission, 1967. Life safety, 1976‑1979. Long Range Program, 1968. Metropolitan Federation of Senior Citizens, 1975‑1976. Mini‑museum, 1983. Minneapolis Park Board, 1967‑1968. Minneapolis‑St. Paul Sanitary District, 1941. Minneapolis Tribune and Star Journal, 1950‑1969. National Cemetery, circa 1970. Nursing Care Unit, 1973. Nursing Unit Building reports, 1976. 102.D.19.10F Pappenfus Assignment, 1984‑1985. Personnel, 1981‑1983. Pheasant Dinner, 1972‑1975. Prodigal House: Drug Dependency Therapeutic Community, 1972‑1976. 2 folders. Public law, 1965. Service organizations, 1973‑1977. Social Services, 1976. Staff projections, 1978‑1979. Survey/inspection, 1978‑1979. Unions, 1982‑1983. 2 folders. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1976‑1979. United Veterans' Committee, 1974‑1977. Veterans' Administration, 1973‑1978. Veterans' Administration: Correspondence, 1974. Reports, 1976‑1979. Statistics, 1976‑1979. Surveys, 1978. Veterans Affairs, 1978‑1979. Vietnam Veterans' Awareness Council [VVAC], 1982‑1983. 2 folders. Works Progress Administration files, 1935‑1942. 10 folders.

Includes correspondence, committee, and project files.

 Administrator, 1980‑1981

Files of Jean Donaldson.

 123.E.17.1B Activities. Admissions and discharges.

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 Audiology. Building 16. Building 17. Canteen Program. Chemical dependency.

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 Commissioner's Work Plan. Corrective Therapy. Department policies. Dietary. Energy. Executive Order. Food costs. Half‑Way House. Health Department. Infection control. In‑service. License. Medical records. Memo: Commissioner Pinkham. Nursing. Personnel. Plant Management. Power plant. Public Relations. Research Program. Safety Committee. Social Service. State Home Report.

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 Table of Organization. Transportation. Union. 2 folders. Veterans' Administration. 2 folders. Veterans' Advisory Committee. Vietnam Veterans' Awareness Council [VVAC]. We Care Club. Work Program.