gr00537.xml Control Board: Children's Bureau: An Inventory of Its Minnesota Council on Adoptions Files 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, February 2012. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Children's Bureau. Minnesota Council on Adoptions files. 1903-1952 (bulk 1934-1939). Materials in English. Records of this group, including the minutes which cover monthly meetings held between September and May, where membership visited facilities and heard speeches on various topics relating to the adoption of children. 0.5 cu. ft. (16 folders in partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. HISTORICAL NOTE

The Minnesota Council on Adoptions gathered, studied, and evaluated information relative to the placement of children in permanent homes and made the material available to the community. Active membership was limited to those individuals (case workers and case supervisors) actually working with the adoption of children or those involved with the supervision of children at state institutions. Associate members were considered upon application. Membership was drawn from various agencies in the Twin Cities area as well as the St. Cloud Orphan Home and the Owatonna State School. Prior to April, 1936, the organization was known as the Child Placement Council.

 SCOPE AND CONTENTS

There is also documentation of committees on conferences, educational issues, research, the monthly program, and correspondence concerning licensure and inspection of private adoption agencies and orphanages in the Twin Cities area. No information on individuals is included, however, anonymous cases were sometimes used as illustrations of problems, situations, and current practice.

 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: Adoption -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota. Child welfare -- Minnesota. Children -- Institutional care -- Minnesota. Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Minnesota. Foster home care -- Minnesota. Organizations: Child Placement Council (Minn.). Minnesota Council on Adoptions. Minnesota. State Public School. Minnesota. State Board of Control. St. Cloud Orphan Home (Saint Cloud, Minn.). ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Children's Bureau. Minnesota Council on Adoptions Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 2012-20

 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: 001709044

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 109.F.13.8F Constitution, officer, and membership lists, 1935-1938. Minutes, September 1934-June 1939. 4 folders. Correspondence, September 1934-August 1939. 3 folders. Institutes and regional conferences, 1935-1936, 1938-1939. Nucleus of mailing lists, 1936-1937. Pamphlet material and correspondence, 1935-1936. Program Committee minutes, 1934-1936. Various committee minutes, 1936-1939. Various papers and articles, 1930-1952. Bibliography of adoption articles, 1920-1936. Correspondence with private adoption agencies and orphanages, 1903-1915.

Concerning the licensing and inspection of private adoption agencies and orphanages located in the Minneapolis and St Paul area. Names of individuals are not present in the correspondence.