gr00662.xml State Land Office: An Inventory of Its Indexes to State Land Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, October 2012. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. State Land Office. Indexes to state land records. undated. Materials in English. Indexes to State Land Office record books for selections, approvals, and patents of state trust fund and railroad grant lands. 0.5 cubic feet (2 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: Land grants -- Minnesota -- Indexes. Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Minnesota. Public lands -- Minnesota -- Indexes. Railroad land grants -- Minnesota -- Indexes. School lands -- Minnesota -- Indexes. Swamps -- Minnesota. Document Types: Indexes. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. State Land Office. Indexes to State Land Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Alternate Form Available:

All or part of three of the volumes have been microfilmed in conjunction with separately cataloged State Land Office series they index.

 Accession Information:

Accession number: 987-52

 Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001710727

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 106.K.11.3B Index, U.S. Land Grant, undated. 1 volume.

An index to State Land Office record books for indemnity school land approved lists and for swamp land selection lists, approved lists, patents, and record books.

This index has been microfilmed in segments, part of the separately cataloged State Land Office: Approved Lists (Microfilm SAM 45, Reels 33-34); Approved Lists for Congressional Railroad Land Grants (Microfilm SAM 45, Reel 57-58); Railroad Deed and Patent Records (Microfilm SAM 45, Reels 59-64); and Swamp Land Records (Microfilm SAM 45, Reels 35-39).

 Index to Approved Lists: Congressional Railroad Land Grants, undated. 2 items in 1 folder.

A handwritten copy and a typescript copy.

This index has been microfilmed as part of the separately cataloged State Land Office: Approved Lists for Congressional Railroad Land Grants (Microfilm SAM 45, Reel 57-58).

129.F.14.4F-1 Index to Railroad Right-of-Way Deeds, undated. 1 volume.

Index to the Railroad Deed Record, 1864-1942, and to Miscellaneous Deeds, 1887-1943 (two separate series). For lands west of the 4th and 5th Principal Meridian. In numerical order by range number. Information includes township and section number, legal description of land, acreage, amount paid, purchaser, and location of the deed in the Railroad Deed Book and Railroad Plat Book.

This index, or a portion of it, has been microfilmed as part of the separately cataloged State Land Office: Railroad Deed and Patent Records (Microfilm SAM 45, Reels 59-64).

Alphabetical Index of State Institution Land, undated. 1 volume.

In rough alphabetical order by name of state institution land (e.g., Agricultural Society, Duluth Normal School, Stillwater Prison). Information includes name of state institution land, grantee, grantor, type of legal instrument, and legal description of land.