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Name/Abstract	File no.
Cable Communications Board: An Inventory of Its Contested Cases Files	cable02
Records regarding the application for and awarding of the cable television franchises in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Camden Area Community Concerns Council: An Inventory of Its Records	00549
Records of an organization founded in 1975 to promote positive activities in Camden Community (located in north Minneapolis) and to address community concerns.
Cameo Social Club: An Inventory of Its Records	P2443
Minutes (1925-1928), scrapbooks (mainly 1950s and 1960s), photographs, and other memorabilia of an African American social club formed in 1925.
Campaign 90S (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Organizational Records	00415
Miscellaneous records of Campaign 90s and its predecessor groups, Campaign 90 and Yes For Human Rights, which campaigned for a human rights ordinance protecting gay rights in the city of St. Paul.
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Annual Reports	cfpdb009
Includes reports of its predecessors, the Ethics Commission (1974-1975) and Ethical Practices Board (1975-1997).
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Campaign Finance Files, Constitutional Ballot Question	cfpdb006
Reports of receipts and expenditures of political funds (category 21) and by political committees (category 22) in support of or opposition to proposed amendments to the state constitution that were voted on in state general elections.
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Campaign Finance Files, Political Committees and Funds	cfpdb004
Reports of receipts of political committees and funds, and of their contributions (transfers) to candidates, to committees and funds supporting candidates, and to committees and funds organized to promote or defeat a ballot question.
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Campaign Finance Files, Political Party Units (Category 2)	cfpdb002
Summaries of receipts and expenditures by political party committees and funds other than the principal campaign committees of individual candidates.
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Campaign Finance Files, Principal Campaign Committees (Category 1)	cfpdb003
Detailed reports of receipts and expenditures by the campaign committee for each candidate for a state office (constitutional officers, legislators, statewide and district courts), accompanied by a statement of organization for the committee.
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Complaint Files	cfpdb007
Records concerning the investigation of alleged violations of the state’s ethical practices law, including board findings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, legal documents, and related papers. The majority cover cases involving fair campaign practice regulations.
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Conciliation Agreements and Findings	cfpdb011
Materials documenting conciliation agreements to campaign finance clients who make excess expenditures or have made or received excess contributions.
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Economic Interest Statements	cfpdb001
Annual personal financial statements filed by candidates for state executive and legislative offices and by appointees to boards and commissions.
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Legal Files	cfpdb010
Alphabetical set of legal files (ca. 1976-1993) concerning alleged violations of the state’s ethical practices law.
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Minutes and Agenda Packets	cfpdb005
Minutes (1974-2005) and agenda packets (1979-1985) detailing the organization and administration of the board and its predecessors, the Ethics Commission (1974-1975) and Ethical Practices Board (1975-1997).
Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records.	cfpdb008
The records contain summary and other data on campaign finance activity and the board's oversight of it.
Cantine Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	P863
Transcripts of World War II letters (Oct. 28, 1944-Nov. 4, 1945) selected from a Cantine family weekly newsletter entitled, "Cantine Corn Consuming Corporation Chronicle."
Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board: An Inventory of Its Capitol Building Annex Design Competition Records	caapb02
Records documenting a 1976-1977 competition to design an annex to the state capitol building to house a public hearing room, auditorium, visitor’s center, parking, and the Minnesota Historical Society.
Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board: An Inventory of Its Minutes	caapb01
Incomplete set of minutes documenting the activities and duties of this board, particularly its role in various building design competitions in the area and in zoning regulations.
Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports	caapb04
Reports, newsletters, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the board (and its predecessor, the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Commission).
Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board: An Inventory of Its Subject Files	caapb03
Files documenting the activities and duties of the CAAPB, particularly zoning regulations, parking ramp (1970) and landscape (1986) competitions, a contested board seat (1974), and the Veterans Memorial Rose Garden (1955-1969).
Frank A. Carle: An Inventory of His Papers	P2261
The collection documents Carle's career as a journalist in Indianapolis, St. Paul, Portland (Ore.), and Minneapolis; his acquaintances with many prominent politicians, journalists, and artists; his attendance at national political conventions beginning in 1876; his European and other foreign travels (1911-1913); his philosophy of life; and his reactions to the many events of his lifetime.
Grace Carlson: An Inventory of Her Papers	00215
Biographical information, correspondence, newspaper clippings, speech transcripts, lecture notes, photographs, and miscellaneous materials relating largely to Carlson's activities in the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) (1939-1949) and as a professor of psychology at St. Mary's Junior College, Minneapolis (1954-1986). Carlson resigned from the party in the early 1950s, and retired from St. Mary's in 1979, but remained on its faculty as a volunteer.
Carlton County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records	SAM009
Includes indexes, declarations of intention, interrogatories and depositions, orders, and final papers.
Carpenters and Joiners Brotherhood of America. Local No. 87 (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records	P316
Minutes, membership and dues records, journals, daybooks, forms, circulars, and correspondence from a carpenters' union local in St. Paul, Minnesota.
William L. Carss: An Inventory of His Papers	00018
Correspondence, invitations, newsletters, printed materials, and related papers regarding Carss' activities as a (Farmer-Labor) U.S. representative from Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District (1919-1921, 1925-1929).
Theodore G. Carter and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	P1433
Correspondence, diaries, survey notebooks, legal documents, account books, and other personal and business papers of Carter, a St. Peter (Nicollet County, Minn.) banker, surveyor, land examiner, and insurance and real estate agent.
Denzil A. Carty: An Inventory of His Papers	P1725
Biographical information, correspondence, minutes, newspaper clippings, reports, and printed materials documenting activities of Black Episcopal priest Denzil Carty in the Protestant Episcopal Church and in many racial, interracial, and interdenominational organizations in St. Paul (Minn.). Carty, born in the British West Indies in 1904, was educated and ordained in New York City, served as a chaplain in World War II, and came to St. Paul in 1950 as rector of St. Philip's Episcopal Church, remaining there until his 1975 retirement.
Carver County. Assessor: An Inventory of Its Assessment Rolls	gr00028
Computer printouts of assessments payable in 1900 listing total real and personal property valuation.
Carver County. Auditor: An Inventory of Its Records	gr00027
Warrant registers, trial balances, and town and school officer's register.
Carver County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records	SAM106
Index to naturalization records (incomplete), declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, and loose naturalization papers.
Cass County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records	SAM177
Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record (final papers), lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), and loose declarations of intention.
Catholic Workman: An Inventory of Its Records	00645
Records documenting the insurance services, activities, and membership of the Catholic Workman (Katolick Delnk), a fraternal benefit society founded by Czech Americans in Minnesota in 1891. Includes articles of incorporation, minutes, membership registers, death claims, histories, and promotional material, as well as records acquired during mergers.
Center for the Documentation and Preservation of Places of Worship: An Inventory of Its Project Records	00590
Photocopies of historical data sheets and background and supporting information collected by local volunteers on more than 150 Protestant and Catholic congregations, church buildings, Sunday schools, "preaching places," and missions located in Cass County, Minnesota. Includes photocopies of historical data collected from the late 1930s to mid-1940s by Kustaa A. Lehto, perhaps as part of his work on a Work Projects Administration historical documentation project.
George Cerny: An Inventory of His Papers	P1673
An oral history interview transcript, university term papers, printed articles and booklets, and other materials documenting George Cerny's lengthy career (1930s-1960s) in cooperatives in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and the southern United States and his long-standing interest in cooperative activities.
Clarke A. Chambers: An Inventory of His World War II Papers	00601
Correspondence and a few other papers documenting the WWII experiences of historian Clarke Chambers, who served as a weather observer (1943-1945) with the U.S. Army Air Forces in the Western Pacific.
Alvin Del Chamblee: An Inventory of His Papers	00420
Scrapbooks and audio-taped recitals of an African-American singer, actor, playwright, and painter.
Josiah B. Chaney and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	P1331
Papers of a St. Paul printer and Minnesota Historical Society librarian and his family.
S. Stephen Chapman: An Inventory of His Papers	00248
Personal files of a White Bear Lake (Minn.) biologist and environmental activist relating to his work with the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) and to other environmental activities and issues in the Upper Midwest.
Solon K. Cheadle: An Inventory of His Family's Papers	00421
A soldier's diary (1864), letters, photographs, genealogical information, and other papers of a LeSueur County, Minnesota man who served in the Civil War with the Second Minnesota Infantry and later moved to Colorado, where he owned a lumber business and a general store, and worked as a guard in a silver mine.
Cherokee Heights Bakery (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Sales Ledger	00417
Ledger of a West St. Paul bakery detailing each day's sales of bakery items.
Chippewa County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records	SAM051
Indexes to final papers and petition and record, declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take the oath of allegiance, and loose naturalization papers.
Children's Cabinet: An Inventory of Its Records	childcab
Records of two independent bodies, the Children's Cabinet (1992-1995) and the Action for Children Commission (1991-1995).
Chisago County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records	SAM164
Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), and loose naturalization papers.
Chisago Lake Lutheran Church (Center City, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Parish Records	m0637
Microfilmed minute books, parish registers, and ministerial record books of one of the earliest Swedish-American Lutheran congregations in Minnesota. Most of the material is in the Swedish language.
Connee L. Chivers: An Inventory of Research Files On Women at the Phyllis Wheatley Settlement House	P2287
Material collected or created by a Minneapolis woman conducting research on African American women involved with the Phyllis Wheatley Settlement House in Minneapolis.
Chong Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	P2660
Immigration documents, photographs, correspondence, military enlistment and discharge papers, inventories, clippings, and other miscellany pertaining to Stanley V. and Marvel Hum Chong's lives, business activities, and involvement in the Chinese American community in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
Victor Christgau: An Inventory of His Papers	00175
Correspondence, campaign materials, speeches, work diaries, and clippings documenting the personal and professional life (1920s-1960s) of a populist politician, legislator, and government administrator from Minnesota.
David B. Christie and Family: An Inventory of Their Correspondence	P1283
Correspondence of the David B. Christie family who farmed in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota (1868-1886), and raised sheep near Bozeman, Montana (1886-1920).
James C. Christie and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	P1281
Correspondence, diaries, writings, clippings, printed matter, and other papers documenting in rich detail several generations of the James Christie family of Dodge County, Wisconsin; Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; and Stevens County, Washington.
Thomas and Carmelite Christie and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	P1282
Correspondence, diaries, and other papers documenting the lives of a family of Protestant missionaries from Minnesota serving in the Turkish cities of Marash and Tarsus.
Church of the Messiah (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records	00435
A small collection of records of a St. Paul Episcopal church, including minutes, financial records, correspondence, and membership lists.
Church Women United In Greater Minneapolis: An Inventory of Its Records	00021
Histories, membership directories (1935-1986), and scrapbooks (1945-1990) of an ecumenical organization of Protestant women and, later, Catholic and Jewish women, in the Twin Cities (Minn.). The organization was affiliated with the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches.
Church Women United In Minnesota: An Inventory of Its Records	00472
Records of an ecumenical organization of Protestant women, and later, Catholic, Orthodox, and other Christian women in Minnesota.
Richard Chute: An Inventory of His Papers	00105
Correspondence and papers of a pioneer Minneapolis businessman and his family. Includes information about Chute's involvement in the fur trade and his association with the Ewing and Chouteau fur trade interests; real estate deals in Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota; the construction of the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad line; the promotion and development of Princeton, Minnesota with associate John S. Prince; the activities of the St. Anthony Falls Water Power Company, including the development of water power at Saint Anthony Falls; and the family's involvement in Twin Cities real estate through its Chute Brothers and Chute Brothers Company.
Cigar Makers' International Union of America. Local No. 98 (St. Paul, Minnesota): An Inventory of Its Records	00585
Minutes (1870-1921); account books showing loans to members and expenditures for sickness and strike benefits; records of membership and payment of dues; a list of union prices for cigars and labor; and a union label record. The minutes mention the payment of sickness and death benefits, the agitation committee's efforts to promote the use of the union label, the activities of other unions, and social events.
Circle of the Witch: An Inventory of Its Records	P1406
Correspondence, financial records, grant proposals, subject files, historical information, and files pertaining to plays and workshops produced throughout the Midwest by this socialist feminist theater, which existed in Minneapolis/St. Paul from 1973 to 1978.
Citizens' Committee for the Taconite Amendment #1 (Minneapolis, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records	00270
Correspondence, executive committee minutes, subject files, and ephemera documenting the administration of a citizens' group organized to secure the passage of an amendment to the Minnesota constitution. The amendment sought to revitalize the taconite (low grade iron ore) industry by changing its tax structure.
Citizens League: An Inventory of Its Records	00164
Minutes (1971-1981), correspondence, reports (1958-1984), subject files, notebooks, financial information, and printed materials relating to this nonpartisan citizens, public affairs research, and educational organization based in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The group is organized into committees that research current affairs issues affecting various aspects of community life.
Civil and Indian War History Commission: An Inventory of Its Records	civwar02
Proceedings of this commission that arranged for publication of Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, accompanied by a report on its investigation of statements regarding the battle of Nashville, and related miscellany.
Civil Defense Department: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records	civdef02
Correspondence and miscellaneous records of the Department of Civil Defense pertaining to natural disaster preparedness and civil defense under enemy attack.
Civil Defense Department: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports	civdef03
Annual and biennial reports, newsletters, orders and circulars, handbooks, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Civil Defense Department.
Civil Defense Department: Survival Plan Project Records	civdef01
Plans for the civil defense procedures for counties and municipal areas, Mobile Support Areas, UNICOM Divisions, Duluth, and the state of Minnesota in general.
Civil Service Department: An Inventory of Its Annual and Biennial Reports	civser01
The annual and biennial reports of the Minnesota Civil Service Department document, in some detail, the growth and structure of state government in Minnesota from 1939 through 1972.
Civil Service Department: An Inventory of Its Records	civser02
Reports, correspondence, and related materials documenting a wide variety of the department's activities.
Civil Service Department: An Inventory of Its Salary Plans and Job Specifications	civser03
Annual salary and classification schedules for the various job titles in the state civil service and explanation of job specifications for various appointments to positions on the state staff.
Civil War Memorial Commissions, Minnesota Monument Commission: An Inventory of Its Reports	civwar03
Reports of the commission summarizing the activities of the commission, the memorial dedication ceremonies, and the battle or event being commemorated.
Civil War Memorial Commissions, Shiloh Monument Commission: An Inventory of Its Report	civwar04
Report of the commission established to plan and erect a monument to commemorate the service of the First Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery during the Battle of Shiloh (or Pittsburgh Landing) Tennessee, on April 6-7, 1862.
Civil War Memorial Commissions, Vicksburg Monument Commission: An Inventory of Its Reports and Drawings	civwar01
Reports of the two commissions appointed to plan a monument to Minnesota soldiers who participated in the Vicksburg campaigns during the Civil War, and blueprints and sketches of the monument and markers.
Civilian Defense Division: An Inventory of Its Information Office Circulars and Bulletins	civdd02
Collection of circulars and bulletins distributed by or available from the information office.
Civilian Defense Division: An Inventory of Its State and Federal Bulletins, Orders, and Other Issuances.	civdd01
Print and near-print materials documenting civil defense activities.
Edwin Clark: An Inventory of His Papers	P0790
Correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the life of a Minnesota pioneer who published the Falls Evening News, the first daily newspaper in St. Anthony (1857); was a clerk in the U.S. House of Representatives (1863-1865); served as an Indian agent for the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indians in Minnesota and Dakota (1865-1867); was instrumental in the establishment and early development of the town of Melrose (Minn.); and helped found the Territorial Pioneers associations of Minnesota and Hennepin County.
George Washington Clark: An Inventory of His Reminiscences	P2232
Reminiscences (holograph, 54 p.) of the first settler in Wabashaw Prairie (now Winona), with details on his journey from New York to Minnesota (1851) and information on various aspects of his experiences as a pioneer in Winona County.
William Clark: An Inventory of His Papers	m0677
Microfilm reproduction of 28 volumes containing records (1807-1855) of William Clark and other superintendents of Indian affairs, Indian agents, and sub-agents of the Louisiana Territory and the Missouri, St. Louis, and Central superintendencies of the United States Office of Indian Affairs. The collection also includes two volumes of records (1812-1814, 1817) of the Missouri Fur Company, of which Clark was president of the board of directors.
Clay County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Civil and Criminal Case Files	claycase
Civil and criminal cases, filed as a single integrated set.
Clay County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records	SAM053
General index to declarations, final papers, petition and record, declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, and applications to take the oath of allegiance.
Clearwater County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Natualization Records	SAM205
Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, and applications to take oath of allegiance.
Club Montparnasse: An Inventory of Its Records	00455
Records of a St. Paul arts club organized in 1930.
Coalition For Education Reform and Accountability: An Inventory of Its Records	cera01
Records covering all aspects of the coalition's study and review of the education system.
Thomas Cochran and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	00469
Family correspondence, diaries, photographs, and a few business records largely documenting the family and personal lives of three generations of a wealthy family from St. Paul, Minnesota.
John Cassilis Cockburn: An Inventory of His Papers	P0324
Physician's birth and death records (1880-1905), ledger (1875-1879), and daybook (1880-1882) of Cockburn, Minneapolis city physician and health commissioner (1882-1889) and professor of physiology at Hamline University, St. Paul. Includes List of Studies in Materia Medica (printed, undated) from Cockburn's student days at Harvard Medical College (graduated 1872), and two letters from a friend, J. P. Bancroft, who was visiting the British Isles (1875).
The Coffeehouse Collective: An Inventory of Its Records	P1971
Records documenting the history of one of the first women's coffeehouses in the U.S. The coffeehouse was promoted as "a chemically-free meeting place for all women which supports and nurtures the social, cultural, and political life of the Twin Cities lesbian community."
George H. Colgrave and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	P207
The collection contains correpondence and miscellaneous papers and documents relating to brothers George H. Colgrave, Jr. and Albert Colgrave and to the Colgrave family.
Commerce Department: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports	commrc18
Reports and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Commerce Department.
Commerce Department, Banking Division: An Inventory of Its Bank Establishment Application Records	commrc10
Records documenting the regulation of state banks in Minnesota, including charter application forms with accompanying correspondence, legal documents, maps, photographs, and hearing transcripts for financial institutions chartered by the State of Minnesota.
Commerce Department, Banking Division: An Inventory of Its Examiners’ Reports	commrc09
Reports of twic annual inspections of the State's banks and other financial institutions.
Commerce Department, Commissioner’s Office: An Inventory of Its Cyrus E. Magnusson Files	commrc12
Correspondence, reports, subject files, and related files kept by Cyrus E. Magnusson, Commissioner of Commerce Department (1959-1966).
Commerce Department, Consumer Services Office: An Inventory of Its Records	commrc01
Files of the office’s director and assistants and of its residential utility consumers unit, and sampled consumer complaints.
Commerce Department, Insurance Division: An Inventory of Its Insurance Commissioner’s Rulings	commrc17
Notices distributed to the state’s licensed insurers documenting changes to Minnesota Administrative Rules relating to the insurance industry.
Commerce Department, Insurance Division: An Inventory of Its Insurance Companies' Annual Financial Statements	commrc04
Annual financial statements of insurance companies, township mutuals, mutual hail and cyclone companies, and assessment, life, fraternal, and casualty companies.
Commerce Department, Insurance Division: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records	commrc16
Attorney general opinions, reports, and related materials documenting the Insurance Division's archives.
Commerce Department, Securities Division: An Inventory of Its Investors Syndicate Case File	commrc11
Correspondence and subject files regarding the operation of and sale of securities by Investors Syndicate, later Investors Diversified Services [IDS].
Common Cause/Minnesota: An Inventory of Its Records	00223
Records of a local branch of Common Cause (U.S.) which lobbies for government accountability, ethics, and open records.
Community College System: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports	ccsys02
Newsletters, news releases, reports, catalogs, and various print and near-print materials documenting the activities of the community college system.
Community College System, Chancellor’s Office: An Inventory of Its Weekly Bulletin	ccsys01
Mainly administrative information covering such topics as legislation, meetings, rulings and directives, personnel, and finance.
Community Colleges Board: An Inventory of Its Minutes and Agenda Packets	ccb01
Minutes (1963-1988) and agenda packets (1965-1983) of the Community College Board and its predecessor, the Minnesota State Junior College Board (pre-1973).
COMPAS ArtsWork Program: An Inventory of Its Photograph Collection	sv000009
Photographs created by apprentice artists from the COMPAS ArtsWork Program, focusing on residents living in the three communities around the St. Paul State Capitol: Mount Airy, Capitol Heights, and Frogtown.
Compensation Review Board: An Inventory of Its Governor's Commission on Compensation of Unclassified Personnel Records	crbd01
Records relating to the commission's survey of major unclassified state government positions.
Conference of Gay/Lesbian Elected and Appointed Officials: An Inventory of Its Records	P2399
Records and audio-taped proceedings from a nonpartisan conference focusing on the mutual concerns and experiences of lesbian and gay elected and appointed officials, candidates, potential candidates, and campaign workers.
Congregational Church of Excelsior: An Inventory of Its Records	m0077
Original and microfilmed records of a church founded in July 1853 in Excelsior, Hennepin County by members of the Excelsior Pioneer Association, organized in New York City in November 1852 for the purpose of migrating as a body to Minnesota Territory to establish a settlement on the southern shore of Lake Minnetonka.
William James Connell: An Inventory of His Papers	00163
Correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and other material compiled by William Connell, executive assistant to Hubert Humphrey (1959- 1972).
Timothy Connelly: An Inventory of His Papers	00347
A Minnesota Vietnam War veteran's papers documenting his experience with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Carol Connolly: An Inventory of Her Papers	00149
The Carol Connolly papers include correspondence, minutes, memoranda, legal documents, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other printed material documenting the activities of St. Paul poet, playwright, columnist, activist, and politician, Carol Connolly.
Conservation Department: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records	cons027
Assorted reports, correspondence, testimony transcripts, speeches, maps, circulars, indexes, and related materials mainly documenting various aspects of departmental administration.
Conservation Department: An Inventory of Photographs By Napoleon N. Nadeau	cons017
Photographs taken by Napoleon N. Nadeau as Conservation Department photographer from 1932 through 1937. The collection mainly documents the activities and buildings of the forestry division.
Conservation Department: An Inventory of Photographs Relating to Soil and Water Conservation	cons019
Assorted sized black and white photographs assembled by the Conservation Department mainly documenting the role in Minnesota of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Soil Conservation Service (SCS).
Conservation Department: An Inventory of Its Photographs of State Parks, Monuments, and Recreational Areas	cons016
Assorted sized black and white photographs mainly documenting buildings, scenery, ersonnel, special events and developments, particularly pool and road construction, in the state parks and related recreational and historical areas.
Conservation Department: An Inventory of Photographs by Commissioner Chester S. Wilson	cons018
Photographs, largely taken by Wilson, of departmental projects in which he was interested as commissioner of conservation.
Conservation Department: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports	cons074
Reports and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Conservation Department.
Conservation Department. Commissioner's Office: An Inventory of Its General Correspondence	cons008
Correspondence and related materials of conservation commissioners H. C. Wenzel (1937-1938), William L. Strunk (1940-1942), Chester S. Wilson (1943-1954), George Selke (1955-1962), Wayne H. Olson (1963-1966), and Jarle Leirfallom (1967-1970). Also contains correspondence of various deputy commissioners, including Clarence Prout and Robert Herbst.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Administrative Files, Miscellaneous	cons060
Files documenting the administration and activities of the Forestry Division.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Administrative Subject Files	cons062
Subject files documenting the administrative aspects of the division's activities and duties.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of the Records of Leslie R. Beatty	cons038
Files kept by Leslie R. Beatty, an employee of the Minnesota Forest Service (1911-1930) and Department of Conservation (1931-1942) detailing his work with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) programs.
Conservation Department. Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Central Subject Files: Silvicultural Investigation (Si) Files	cons007
Subject files relating to forest acquisition and management, originating from or received by the state forester, commissioner, or director of forestry (title change) or other members of the forestry division office.
Conservation Department. Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Central Subject Files: Forester (F) Files	cons002
Subject files consisting of correspondence, memos, notes, reports, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous materials originating from or received by the state forester, commissioner, or director of forestry (title change) or other members of the forestry division office.
Conservation Department. Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Central Subject Files: Land (L) Files	cons003
Subject files consisting of correspondence, memos, reports, surveys, maps, and miscellaneous materials specifically involved with land matters, originating from or received by the state forester, commissioner, or director of forestry (title change) or other members of the forestry division office.
Conservation Department. Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Central Subject Files: Miscellaneous (Z) Files	cons004
Subject files consisting of correspondence, reports, memos, publications, statistics, and miscellaneous materials relating to the Association of State Foresters, Society of American Foresters, and other organizations; forestry and fire control programs; Canadian forestry; Christmas trees; timber prices and markets; sawmills and wood using industries; and publications, originating from or received by the state forester, commissioner, or director of forestry (title change) or other members of the forestry office.
Conservation Department. Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Central Subject Files: Operational (O) Files	cons005
Subject files originating from, or received by, the state forester, commissioner, or director of forestry (title change) or other members of the forestry division office.
Conservation Department. Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Central Subject Files: Planting (Sp) Files	cons006
Subject files consisting of correspondence, memos, reports, circulars, brochures, and other miscellaneous materials relating to various tree planting matters, originating from or received by the state forester, commissioner, or director of forestry (title change) or other members of the forestry division office.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Financial Records	cons053
Financial records covering such issues as forest management and planting cooperation, forest fire protection (Clarke-McNary), and planning.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Land Classification Records	cons063
Land classification records relating to survey on the Cloquet Valley, Finland, Foot Hills, George Washington, Grand Portage, Kabetogama, Savanna, Third River, and White Earth state forests to be used to formulate an administration policy for forest areas.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Land Exchange Files (No. 337).	cons069
Correspondence, memoranda, land and timber appraisals, valuations, lists of lands, and related materials documenting exchanges, or proposed exchanges, of lands between the state of Minnesota and the federal government or private landholders.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Land Ownership Maps	cons065
Maps coded to show state, federal, tax-forfeited, and private lands in Aitkin (2 copies), Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater (2 copies), Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pine, and St. Louis counties.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records and Reports	cons026
An assortment of correspondence, reports, statistical and survey data, and miscellany kept by or attributed to specific Forestry Division commissioners and other administrators, particularly E. V. Willard, G. M. Conzet, and Chester S. Wilson.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Photographs	cons072
Black and white snapshot photographs (and negatives) of items and events relating to all aspects of the division.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Photographs of Buildings	cons039
Undated and unattributed black and white photographs of forestry buildings and towers.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Pine Island Settler Relocation and Development Project Records	cons020
Records of this resettlement and development project to purchase 25,000 acres of cut-over and virgin land on which a comprehensive development program would be carried out with a view to applying the most approved practices in forestry and wildlife.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Timber Management and Sales Records	cons071
Files and record books regarding the appraisal of timber on state lands for quality and sale value, the issuance or sale at auction of timber cutting permits, other aspects of the management of state timber lands, and timber trespass (unauthorized or illegal logging).
Conservation Department, Forestry Division, Cooperative Forestry Section: An Inventory of Its Administrative Subject Files	cons058
Files dealing with nurseries, forest development and management, soil conservation, watersheds, tree seed research, forest protection, cooperative forestry programs, federally-funded programs for reforestation and conservation, public outreach and assistance, and other organizations active in these endeavors.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division, County and Private Forest Management Section: An Inventory of Its Tax-forfeiture Files	cons057
Documents kept by the division relating to the classification, appraisal, and public sale of land and timber on tax-forfeited lands both in and outside conservation areas.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division, Director’s Office: An Inventory of Its Bachmann [Elizabeth] Files	cons061
Files of Elizabeth Bachmann, Secretary to the Forestry Division Director.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division, Director’s Office: An Inventory of Its Records	cons052
Files documenting the administrative activities and duties of the division.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division, Forest Development and Recreation Section: An Inventory of Its Subject Files	cons056
Subject files covering mainly land acquisition, sale of state land, release of state forest land for sale, tax-forfeited land, forest statistics, and leases and permits.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division, Forest Fire Protection Section: An Inventory of Its Records	cons059
Records relating to fire protection and prevention activities of the division.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division, Forest Protection and Public Relations Section: An Inventory of Its Records	cons054
Correspondence, reports, plans, statistical data, fire tower manning reports, and minutes kept by departmental committees of Don Wilson and, later, Richard S. Story, section supervisors.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division, State Forests and Recreation Section: An Inventory of Its Reading Files	cons055
Outgoing letters of Harold Ostergaard, Willard E. West, and R. W. Hosfield, assistant section chief and staff foresters, documenting all aspects of the duties and activities of this section.
Conservation Department, Forestry Division, State Land Management Section: An Inventory of Its Records	cons051
Documents relating to timber management and sale, forest resource development, acquisition and sale of public land, state forest maintenance and use, and relations with other forest resource groups.
Conservation Department. Game and Fish Division: An Inventory of Its Correspondence and Reports	cons012
Includes files of the director; files of the assistant supervisor of the fisheries section (Norman L. Moe, 1958-1959); youth conservation education files (ca. 1962); legislative files (1965); files of James A. Lee, technical assistant to the director (1958-1959); and, apparently, general files of the division as a whole.
Conservation Department, Game and Fish Division: An Inventory of Its Pittman-Robertson Program Records	cons050
Records relating to the Conservation Department's implementation of the Pittman- Robertson Act (Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act), approved by Congress in September 1937 and functional in July 1938.
Conservation Department, Game and Fish Division, Fisheries Section: An Inventory of Its Investigational Reports	cons001
A numbered set (1-374) of research reports on various aspects of fish population, propagation, and management.
Conservation Department, Game and Fish Division, Game Section: An Inventory of Its Land Acquisition Files	cons049
Files documenting the acquisition of private land by the Minnesota Department of Conservation’s Game and Fish Division in order to establish game refuges throughout the state.
Conservation Department, Game and Fish Division: Warden Service Section: Firearm Safety Section: An Inventory of Its Records	cons041
Subject and correspondence files of directors Lee Kuluvar (1955-1959) and J. P. Liemandt (1960), documenting the section’s activities.
Conservation Department, Lands and Forestry Division: An Inventory of Its Land Use Classification Maps	cons064
Maps coded to show land use classification (urban, agricultural, mining, recreation, lake access, etc.); information includes recommended disposition and state or county jurisdiction.
Conservation Department, Lands and Minerals Division: An Inventory of Its Abstracts of Title and Land Patents	cons070
Abstracts of title for Conservation Department land acquisition projects, particularly in Kabetogama State Forest, St. Louis County; and original land patents from the St. Cloud office.
Conservation Department, Lands and Minerals Division: An Inventory of Its Director’s Reading File	cons037
Carbon copies of outgoing letters and memos relating to all aspects of the management and disposition of state-owned lands and their mineral and timber resources.
Conservation Department, Lands and Minerals Division: An Inventory of Director's Subject Files	cons011
Files of Frank A. Wildes (1935-1937) and Ray D. Nolan (1937-1966) as directors of the Lands and Minerals Division, reflecting all aspects of the management of non-forest state lands and their mineral and other resources.
Conservation Department, Lands and Minerals Division: An Inventory of Director's Subject Files	cons013
Office files of Frank A. Wildes, reflecting the creation of the Division of Lands and Minerals within the newly established Conservation Department and the formulation of policies and procedures for managing state-owned lands and mineral resources.
Conservation Department, Lands and Minerals Division: An Inventory of Its Mine Inspection Reports	cons067
Correspondence regarding mine lease provisions, mining companies' activities under those leases, and measurement or calculation of royalties paid and ore tonnage mined.
Conservation Department, Lands and Minerals Division: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records	cons066
Miscellaneous materials documenting the wide variety of issues and topics involved in the management of non-forest state lands and their mineral and other resources.
Conservation Department, Lands and Minerals Division: An Inventory of Its Ore Royalty Shipments	cons068
Ore royalty shipment reports and correspondence, showing tonnage or ore shipped by mine and royalties paid.
Conservation Department, Parks and Recreation Division: An Inventory of Its Photographs	parks008
Assorted sized black and white photographs, mainly documenting buildings, scenery, personnel, special events, and development in the state parks and related recreational and scenic areas.
Conservation Department, Parks and Recreation Division: An Inventory of Its Records Relating to the Charles A. Lindbergh House	cons040
Records regarding the restoration, preservation, and maintenance of the Charles A. Lindbergh House located in the Charles A. Lindbergh State Park in Little Falls, Minnesota.
Conservation Department, Parks and Recreation Division: An Inventory of Its State Parks Project Files	parks007
Files kept by Wesley G. Wells, who worked for both the National Park Service and the Minnesota Conservation Department on state park survey and improvement projects.
Conservation Department, Waters Division: An Inventory of Its County and Judicial Ditch Files	cons044
Records detailing the construction, improvement, and maintenance of county and judicial ditches, including the main ditches, and any branches and laterals.
Conservation Department, Waters Division: An Inventory of Its County Drainage Systems Files	cons047
Records gathered from the counties by the Conservation Department to prepare a watershed map of each county.
Conservation Department, Waters Division: An Inventory of Its Land Acquisition Records	cons042
Land acquisition records for projects initially set up in the 1930s with the State Emergency Relief Program to bring about drought relief and to create employment.
Conservation Department, Waters Division: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Ditch Records	cons045
Miscellaneous ditch records of the Conservation Department’s Division of Drainage and Waters/Division of Waters, including materials created under its successor, the Natural Resources Department’s Waters Division (1971- 1979).
Conservation Department, Waters Division: An Inventory of Its Records	cons043
Records of the Conservation Department’s Division of Drainage and Waters/Division of Waters, including materials created under its predecessors, the Drainage Commission of the State of Minnesota (1901- 1919) and Department of Drainage and Waters (1919-1931), and its successor, the Natural Resources Department’s Waters Division (1971-1979).
Conservation Department, Waters Division: An Inventory of Its State Ditch Files	cons048
Waters Division files documenting the establishment, improvement, and maintenance of state ditches.
Conservation Department, Waters Division: An Inventory of Its Watershed District Files	cons046
Files documenting both the division’s administration of the state’s watershed district system, including its organization and maintenance and related drainage and legislative issues.
Joseph Le Conte: An Inventory of His Reminiscences	P2258
The manuscript is a typeset copy of LeConte's reminiscences of a journey through the Old Northwest and down the Mississippi River. Introductory note with title: "Frontier vacation," edited by June Drenning Holmquist.
Control Board: An Inventory of the Correspondence of the Supervisor of Institution Libraries	contrl03
Correspondence of the supervisors of the libraries at the various state institutions dministered by the Board of Control, primarily dealing with book ordering, but also concerning library administration in general.
Control Board: An Inventory of Its Payrolls	contrl06
Payrolls for officers and employees of state institutions: state hospitals, asylums, schools, and correctional institutions.
Control Board, Soldier Welfare Division: An Inventory of Its Guardianship Files	contrl04
Primarily case files for veterans of World War I who were wards of the state during 1928-1931; with a few administrative files.
Conwed Corporation: An Inventory of Its Records	00477
Records of a St. Paul-based manufacturer of commercial ceiling and interior products, building construction and remodeling products, insulation and padding materials, wooden office furniture, and other products. Includes records of predecessor Wood Conversion Company.
Cook County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Natualization Records	SAM010
Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, and loose declarations of intention.
Corrections Board: An Inventory of Its Records	corrbd01
Publications and subject files documenting the duties and activities of this board responsible for the parole and supervised releases of the state's prisoners.
Corrections Department: An Inventory of Its Historical Materials	corr008
Materials documenting the history of corrections and correctional institutions in Minnesota.
Corrections Department: An Inventory of Its Restitution Unit Records	corr011
Records documenting an alternative to incarceration for selected property offenders through the opening of the Minnesota Restitution Center, a limited residential program with 22 beds in Minneapolis.
Corrections Department: An Inventory of Its Quarterly Reports	corr012
Detailed narrative and statistical reports submitted to the deputy commissioner's office from the various facilities and units of the department.
Corrections Department: An Inventory of Its Willow River Camp Files	corr003
Records documenting the Willow River Camp opened in 1951 as a minimum security prison for young men under the jurisdiction of the Youth Conservation Commission.
Corrections Department, Assistant Commissioner’s Office: An Inventory of the Subject Files of Howard J. Costello	corr013
American Indian services files and Minnesota State Prison investigation files kept by Howard J. Costello, Assistand and/or Deputy Commissioner.
Corrections Department, Commissioner’s Office: An Inventory of the Subject Files of Jack G. Young	corr009
Subject files of Jack G. Young, Commissioner (1979-1983) documenting various aspects of the department's administration.
Corrections Department, Community Services Division: An Inventory of the Community Corrections Program Agency Files	corr006
Records documenting subsidy grants awarded to counties or groups of counties under the Community Corrections Act of 1973 [Laws 1973 c622] for the provision of local correctional services.
Corrections Department, Community Services Division: An Inventory of Its Subject Files	corr007
Administrative records of the division documenting its various activities and responsibilities, particularly in the implementation of the Community Corrections Act.
Corrections Department, Deputy Commissioner’s Office: An Inventory of the Subject Files of Orville B. Pung	corr014
Subject files kept by Orville B. Pung, Deputy Comissioner and Commissioner, mainly documenting Pung's oversight of the state's correctional institutions.
Corrections Department, Deputy Commissioner’s Office: An Inventory of the Subject Files of Donald G. Tomsche	corr010
Subject files of Donald G. Tomsche, associate warden, Minnesota State Prison (pre-1979), Deputy Commissioner (1979-1982), and Coordinator of Industry, Safety and Workers Compensation (1983-1995).
Cottonwood County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Natualization Records	SAM179
Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, applications to take oath of allegiance, applications for transfer of petition for naturalization, and a loose declaration of intention.
Council on Asian-Pacific Americans: An Inventory of Its Records	capm01
Records of this council created in 1985 to ensure that Asians in Minnesota are more fully incorporated into the governmental and policy-making process.
Gratia A. Countryman: An Inventory of the Gratia A. Countryman and Family Papers	P0315
Correspondence, speeches, diaries, newspaper clippings, diplomas and appointments, and other papers of Gratia Countryman, head librarian (1904-1936) of the Minneapolis Public Library. Includes some materials relating to her parents, Levi and Alta Countryman, her brother Theophilus, and other family members.
Levi N. Countryman: An Inventory of the Levi N. Countryman and Family Papers	P2591
Diaries, correspondence, genealogical correspondence, newspaper articles, and miscellaneous materials of Levi N. Countryman, a farmer who emigrated to Minnesota in 1855 and settled near Hastings.
County Attorneys Council: An Inventory of Its Records	cattyc1
Records relating to a survey project to conduct an analysis of the county attorney's function in Minnesota.
Court of Appeals: An Inventory of the Davies (Judge Jack) Correspondence	ctapp01
Correspondence of Judge Davies, appointed to the Court on July 1, 1990 by Governor Rudy Perpich.
Franklin J. Covell: An Inventory of His Photograph Collection	sv000028
Snapshots and copy prints of Split Rock Lighthouse, interiors, the Covell family, their friends, and the surrounding area.
George Gray Cowie: An Inventory of His Papers	00640
Correspondence, legal records, printed matter, genealogical charts, and family photographs related to George Cowie, a Scottish immigrant, who moved to St. Paul in 1884. Cowie became chief clerk of the Minnesota State Board of Corrections and Charities a year later.
Marjorie Herrmann Cox: An Inventory of Her Papers	00646
Correspondence (bulk 1943-1945), scrapbooks, photographs, and other memorabilia pertaining to Marjorie Herrmann Cox's education, family life, performing arts activities, teaching career, and involvement in politics.
Brian J. Coyle: An Inventory of His Papers	00020
Personal, political, and official papers documenting the life and career of a gay activist and Minneapolis (Minn.) city council member.
Earl D. Craig: An Inventory of His Papers	00165
Personal, political, business, and official papers documenting the life and career of an African American educator, politician, and consultant from Minneapolis (Minn.). The papers include correspondence, memoranda, notes, agendas, minutes, financial statements, tax returns (1972-1974), legal documents, questionnaires, reports, transcripts (1986-1987), speeches, syllabi (1970-1975), press releases (1970), flyers, brochures, posters, newsletters, newspaper and magazine clippings, audio tapes (1970), and a video tape (1970).
Crane Island Association: An Inventory of Its Records	P1611
Records of an organization of summer home owners on Crane Island in Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Credijafawn Social Club: An Inventory of Its Club Records	P732
Constitution, officer and member lists, minutes, reports, financial records, correspondence, announcements, and other papers relating chiefly to the social activities of this black recreational club founded in 1928. Included also are some personal papers of John R. Lawrence, a club founder and president, and some financial records of the Club's Credjafawn Credit Union.
Charles A. Cressy: An Inventory of His Papers	00611
Diaries written by Cressy while serving in the 1st Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers (June-Aug. 1861, 1 v.) and the 4th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers (Sept. 1861-1863, 2 v.) during the Civil War; materials relating to 4th Regiment reunions (1899-1904); a few warmly personal letters (1874)--almost "love letters"--written by Cressy to his wife, Lizzie, while he was traveling and preaching in various towns in New Hampshire and in Brooklyn (N.Y.); letters (1898-1899, 0.5 cu. ft.) written by Cressy while serving as chaplain for the 13th Regiment, Minnesota Volunteers, during the Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection; scrapbooks (3 v., 1898-1899) and other materials concerning the 13th Regiment and the Spanish American War; lectures and memorial addresses (1875-1914); sermons (1868-1916, 1.0 cu. ft.) written and delivered by Cressy while serving as a Methodist minister in New Hampshire and Minnesota; letters and obituaries relating to Lizzie Cressy's parents, Rev. Abel Allton and Mrs. Allton, and her sister, May Fisk Allton; several photographs, primarily of Cressy family members; and one issue of "The Crank Journal," an informal publication of essays and poems (duplicated from handwritten originals), edited by Cressy.
Crime Control Planning Board, Region D: An Inventory of Its Records	ccpb02
Correspondence, minutes, subject files, and grant files of this criminal justice planning agency that covered central Minnesota.
Crow Wing County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Natualization Records	SAM119
Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take oath of allegiance, and loose naturalization papers.
William M. Cummings: An Inventory of His Diaries and Related Papers	00107
Diaries and miscellaneous papers documenting the life of a St. Paul, Minnesota native who also lived in California (1957-1980, 1987-1995) and Florida (1983-1986). The collection provides a day-to-day account of the lives of a 20th century working class man and his family.
Gold Thompkins Curtis and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	00305
Correspondence and related legal and financial papers (1842-1901), Washington County (Minn.) township plats (undated), diaries (1854-1859), daybook and ledgers (1843-1862), cash books (1853-1861), and other material (1853-1862) created by a pioneer lawyer, Gold T. Curtis, and his wife Mary Curtis of Stillwater, Minnesota.
Kandiyohi County, Central Lakes Education District No. 61-6022, Willmar: An Inventory of Its Records	CLEdDist
Records of this district established to increase educational opportunities for learners by increasing cooperation and coordination among school districts, other governmental units, and post-secondary institutions, and to replace other existing cooperative structures.
Lieutenant Governor, Dyrstad, Joanell M.: An Inventory of the Files of Joanell Dyrstad	carl08
Schedule (1991-1992) and speech (1991-1994) files of Lieutenant Governor Joanell M. Dyrstad.