gr00554.xml Electricity Board: An Inventory of Its Records 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, March 2012. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. State Board of Electricity. Records. 1899-2009. Materials in English. Records of this board endowed with the statutory authority to adopt the electrical code, including any amendments; adopt rules that regulated the licensure or registration of the electrical industry; and issue final interpretation of the electrical code. 4.7 cubic feet (5 boxes and 1 partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The files cover such topics as registration and licensing of electricians, legislation, board finances and administration, electrical inspectors, and code. Included are laws and regulations; directories/registers of licenses electricians, inspectors, and electrical contractors; attorney generals opinions; conviction reports; a 1959 board history; and a photograph of the board's March 1950 50th anniversary banquet.

 ARRANGEMENT

These records are arranged into the following sections:

Annual and Biennial Reports Minutes Subject Files Published Records and Reports 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: Attorneys general's opinions -- Minnesota. Electric industry workers -- Minnesota -- Registers. Electric wiring -- Inspection -- Minnesota. Electric wiring inspectors -- Minnesota -- Registers. Electricians -- Minnesota -- Registers. Electricians -- Minnesota -- Discipline. Electricians -- Licenses -- Minnesota. Electricity -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota. Organizations: Minnesota. State Board of Electricity -- Accounting. Minnesota. State Board of Electricity -- Anniversaries, etc. Minnesota. State Board of Electricity -- History. Document Types: Photographs. Registers. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. State Board of Electricity. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 256; 980-155; 982-1; 988-150; 2011-43

 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: 001704294

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Annual and Biennial Reports 103.I.13.9B Annual reports to the Governor, 1899-1939. 2 folders. Financial reports to the State Auditor, 1937-1941. Annual/biennial financial reports to the Governor, 1946-1969. 2 folders. 1962 annual report to the State Board of Electricity. 1 volume.

Staff's comprehensive report on procedures developed and objectives reached during the past 6 years.

 Report to the Civil Administration Committee, November 1965. 1 volume.

Includes list of personnel, organizational chart, rules and regulations, and various inspection and financial data for 1964.

Biennial reports, July 1, 1996-June 30, 2004. 4 items in 1 folder. Minutes

Deal with the registration and licensing of electricians (sometimes including lists of those licensed), legislation, finances of the board, electrical inspectors and codes, and related matters.

 101.G.14.4F July 1899-1942. 8 volumes and 9 folders. 101.G.14.5B 1943-1959. 29 folders. 101.G.14.6F 1960-1967. 10 folders. Published Records and Reports 101.G.14.6F Alarm and Communication System: Examination Code Section and Memory Section, undated. 2 items in 1 folder. Analysis of Significant Changes Found in the NED [National Electrical Code], 1993, 1996, 1999. 3 items in 1 folder.

Titles may vary slightly.

 Brochures, undated and 1999. 6 items in 1 folder. Bulletins: 1953-1968. 12 folders.

Missing No. 1, 1953.

 101.G.14.7B 1969-1983. 13 folders.

Possibly incomplete in 1970s and 1980s.

 Class A Journeyman License Examination Code; Memory; Class A Master License Examination; Power Limited Technician License Examination, undated and 2003-2004. 7 items in 1 folder. Laws and Rules Regulating Licensing of Electricians and Inspection of Electrical Installations, 1937, 1961, 1989-2007. 2 folders.

Incomplete.

 Minnesota Directory of Licensed Electricians, 1959, 1961, 1962. 3 items in 1 folder. Minnesota Directory of Licensed Master Electricians, 1966. Minnesota Directory of State Contract Inspectors and Municipal Inspectors, 1987-1999. 10 items in 1 folder.

Incomplete.

 Minnesota Licensed Electrical Contractors, 1974-1975. Minnesota Wiring Standards, 1953. National Electrical Code Changes, 1987, 1990. 2 items in 1 folder. Newsletters: Minnesota Electricity Board Newsletter, 2001-2005. 5 items in 1 folder.

Incomplete.

 Electrify: Jan's Newsletter for Contract Electrical Inspectors, June 2004-June 2005.

[0.4 cubic feet empty, letter]

 Subject Files 103.I.13.9B Attorney General Opinions:

Relate to the laws, rules, and regulations that concern the board.

 Nos. 1-56, 1937-1951. 3 folders. Miscellaneous, 1925, 1940-1961. Blank forms, undated and 2000-2009. Carnivals, 1996-2007. Conviction reports, 1970, 1974-1982. 10 folders.

Reports, correspondence, copies of legal documents, and related papers concerning individuals who violated the electrical code.

 Electrical contractor listing, 1996-2007. Electrical Inspector correspondence, memorandum and policies, 1987-2000. History of the Electricity Board, 1959. Information Guide for Contract Electrical Inspections, 1977-1997. 2 folders. 108.D.12.3B License Register: Master, Journey, and Special Electricians, 1899-1928. 1 volume.

Lists name, date, name of business, license number, and address of all master, journeyman, and special electricians who applied for licenses.

 103.I.13.9B Maintenance rules, 1981-1995. 108.D.12.3B Photograph, Electrical Convention Banquet, March 8, 1950. 1 folder.

6 inch x 16 inch, black and white. Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Hotel St. Paul.

103.I.13.9B Photograph, Departmental Exhibit, 1997-1998. 4 photographs in 1 folder.

3 inch x 4 inch, color. Individuals are identified.

 108.D.12.3B State property inventory list, 1999-2005.