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Names starting with the letter F

Name/Abstract	File no.
F. A. Bean Foundation: An Inventory of Its Records	00278
Grant files and other records of a philanthropic foundation (1918-1979) founded by Francis Atherton Bean, Sr., of New Prague and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Fairview Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing: An Inventory of Its Records	00028
Minutes (1888-1986) of the board and several subunits, some correspondence, scrapbooks (1939-1972), photographs, miscellaneous financial and patient information, newspaper clippings, and printed material relating to the nursing program of a hospital founded in 1888 by the Deaconess Society of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.
Faith United Church of Christ (Minneapolis, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records.	00367
Membership, baptism, marriage, burial, and other official records of Faith United Church of Christ.
Faribault County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records	SAM203
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.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Admission Records	fsb11
Records documenting both regular (1866-1964) and summer (1907-1963) sessions at the school.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Annual and Biennial Reports	fsb02
Annual and biennial reports (1863-1908); biennial reports (1910-1952, incomplete).
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Financial Records	fsb03
Records documenting the financial and accounting aspects of the school.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Library Records	fsb09
Accession records and register documenting the school library’s holdings and acquisitions.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Photographs	fsb08
Photographs and drawings documenting both the physical school and the activities and lives of its students and staff.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports	fsb07
Print and near-print items of or about the Faribault School for the Blind.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Scrapbooks	fsb10
Volumes mainly documenting events and activities at the school.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Store Records	fsb06
Ledger accounts for receipts and disbursements of food, clothing, and other supplies.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Student Records	fsb01
Individual student files which may contain optical and physical examination reports, interview notes, psychological reports, academic progress sheets, photographs, public school records, and correspondence with parents, school districts, and county and state welfare bodies.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Student Records, Miscellaneous	fsb05
Records documenting various aspects of the students’ lives at the school.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Subject Files	fsb04
Files documenting a wide variety of the activities and administration of the school, including campus buildings, clubs, fire safety, lighting, supplies, repair and maintenance, and teachers.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Superintendents Records	fsb12
Correspondence and reports kept by the school’s superintendents.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Annual and Biennial Reports	fsd17
Annual and biennial reports on the operation and administration of the school.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Class Journals	fsd02
Classification register and class journals including names of students and record of work done during each school term.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Eyes and Ears Record	fsd16
Record of eyes and ears examinations; includes patient name, date, age, occupation, residence, recommended by, nationality, previous health history, family history, and results of testing.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Financial Records, Miscellaneous	fsd14
Account register, trial balance, and assorted records of the athletic association, Noyes Literary Society, and Junior Literacy Society.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Inventories	fsd04
Annual and supplemental inventories of all materials used at the school.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Journals	fsd05
Entries relating primarily to expenses for materials and supplies used by and articles produced by the various shops.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Ledgers	fsd06
Covering the years 1875-1876, 1896-1898, and 1901-1918.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Reports	fsd07
Weekly and monthly reports documenting such topics as the school farm, population, and supplies.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Photographs	fsd08
Photographs of the library and students and staff.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Pupil Account Ledgers	fsd09
Documents each student’s personal accounts, mainly covering clothing, postage, transportation, and incidentals.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Related Associations	fsd15
Teacher’s Association of the Minnesota School for the Deaf minutes and Minnesota Association of the Deaf records.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Salary and Wage Records	fsd10
Signed contracts, written annually in April or May, primarily for teachers, officers, and employees.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Store Records	fsd01
Ledger accounts for receipts and disbursements of food, clothing, and other supplies.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Student Records	fsd18
Individual student files that may contain hearing and physical examination reports, interview notes, psychological reports, academic progress sheets, photographs, public school records, and correspondence with parents, school districts, and county and state welfare bodies.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Student Records, Miscellaneous	fsd12
Student indexes, weekly student status and progress record, pupil record, statistical record books, and grade reports.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Time Records	fsd03
Divisions of sections and time schedules and daily time record, listing schedules for class and shop time for each school term.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Voucher and Order Registers.	fsd11
Record of appropriations for various funds; often including date, voucher/order number, amount, and fund.
Faribault School For The Deaf, Superintendent: An Inventory of Its Correspondence	fsd13
General correspondence and communications with the Board of Control, Borad of Directors, and Public Welfare Department.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Architectural Drawings	fsh005
Elevation drawings, floor plans, plot plans, and architectural details of buildings no longer extant at the Faribault State School and Hospital site
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Audio-Visual Materials	fsh004
Audio-visual materials documenting the hospital's patients and staff.
Farm School Aviators (St. Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records	P2238
Records documenting a social organization for veterans of World War I U.S. Army engineering units World War I who were trained at the University of Minnesota's agricultural school in 1918.
Farmers Union Central Exchange (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records	00340
Subject files, news clippings and scrapbooks, printed materials, photographs, product catalogues, motion pictures, and phonograph records relating to a farmer-owned cooperative based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota that provides farm and home supplies to member coops in the North Central and Northwestern states. The Central Exchange (CENEX) was incorporated in 1931 and for most of its existence was headquartered in South St. Paul, Minnesota.
Reuben Farnum: An Inventory of His Civil War Letters	P0036
Farnum's letters to his wife Roxanna during his Civil War service with the First Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery, in Mississippi, Georgia, North and South Carolina, describing military and camp life, maneuvers, and battles.
Louis Joseph Faucher: An Inventory of His Papers	P2444
Edited typed transcript of a diary (1942-1944) kept by a White Bear Lake, Minnesota man while serving with the United States Navy in the South Pacific aboard the cruiser USS Cleveland during World War II. The collection includes Faucher's discharge papers, and a book about the Cleveland, its officers and sailors, and its exploits during World War II.
Feeders, Inc.: An Inventory of Its Records	00159
Financial records and subject files of a Jackson County family farm corporation owned by agribusiness executive Arthur D. Hyde. Feeders' major subsidiary, Wilder Farms, was located east of Heron Lake (Minn.) and was developed by Hyde into a large farming and cattle feeding operation and a showcase for Harvestore brand silos.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Admission and Discharge Records	ffsh001
Daily, county, and monthly admission and discharge records.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Annual and Biennial Reports	ffsh007
Biennial reports for multiple institutions, including the Fergus Falls State Hospital and biennial and annual reports for only the Fergus Falls State Hospital (and its successor, the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Casebooks	ffsh013
Personal and medical histories of each patient admitted to the hospital.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Commitment Papers	ffsh003
Commitment papers for individuals admitted to Fergus Falls State Hospital.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Dietary Table Records	ffsh005
Detailed record of daily food menus served to patients and staff.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Farm Records	ffsh006
Records documenting the institution's farm, which began operation in 1891 and closed in 1969.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Financial Records	ffsh010
Records documenting various financial transactions of the hospital.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Patient Records	ffsh011
Records containing information on patients, many with data on individual patients.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Photographs	ffsh016
Photographs of hospital staff and residents and various aspects of the hospital facility.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports	ffsh015
Reports, newsletters, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Fergus Falls State Hospital.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Staff Records	ffsh009
Staff member lists, daily time records, and minutes of the monthly and weekly staff meetings.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Statistical Records	ffsh014
Records containing such information as admission date, patient’s name and residence, length of time in state, gender, age, marital status, nativity, parents’ nativity, occupation, habits, number of attacks, alleged cause, duration before admission, number of admissions, previous hospital residence, form of sanity (numerical code), discharge date, condition on discharge, and remarks.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Subject Files	ffsh008
Files relating to all aspects of the institution's management, including general administration, personnel, patients, and medical service.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Superintendent’s Correspondence	ffsh012
Correspondence of superintendents Dr. G. O. Welsh (1893-1926) and Dr. William L. Patterson (1926-1968).
Richard L. Ferrell: An Inventory of His Flour Milling Industry History Collection	00699
Collected by Richard Ferrell who once managed the Pillsbury's historic A Mill. Includes flour milling advertisements, marketing materials, promotional items, cookbooks, newsletters, periodicals, architectural drawings, moving images, sound recordings and photographs. Items produced by Minnesota-based millers form the core of the collection, but it also includes materials from companies in neighboring states, the Pacific Northwest, and Canada.
Fillmore County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records	SAM023
Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted, and loose naturalization papers.
Film In the Cities: An Inventory of Its Records	00195
Administrative and programmatic records of a gallery and resource center formed in 1970 to sponsor exhibitions and provide education in the media arts.
Finance Department: An Inventory of Its Biennial Budgets	fin003
Budgets and budget proposals presented by the governor to the state legislature, and related documents and instructional materials prepared by the Finance Department.
Finance Department: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports	fin009
Reports, newsletters, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Finance Department.
Finance Department, Commissioner’s Office: An Inventory of Its Chronological Files	fin006
Commissioners' and assistant commissioners' correspondence and memoranda, primarily outgoing, regarding all aspects of the administration of the Finance Department.
Edgar F. Finegan: An Inventory of His Railroad Timetables and Calendars	00029
Passenger timetables, illustrated wall calendars, and miscellaneous brochures issued by several railroads serving Minnesota, by Amtrak, and by some other companies, including the Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Pullman Company, W.H. Miner, Inc., Fruit Growers Express Company, and Western Fruit Express Company. There is also information about Glacier National Park, and about excursions there and to other points offered by the Great Northern Railway Company.
First Avenue & 7Th Street Entry: An Inventory of Its Band Files	00233
Band files for First Avenue, a rock and alternative rock music venue in downtown Minneapolis. The files contain some correspondence with bands and/or agents, contracts, attendance and "take" or "numbers" sheets (financial breakdowns), photographs of performers and other promotional materials, tickets, post-performance reviews, and other miscellany.
First Midwest Corporation (Minneapolis, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Corporate Records	00030
Records of a Minneapolis-based holding company that provided venture capital to small businesses through a small business investment subsidiary, First Midwest Capital Corporation, and its predecessor, First Midwest Small Business Investment Company.
Rudolph H. Fitz and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers	P1259
Family letters and memorabilia of Fitz, a St. Paul (Minn.) carpenter and builder, his wife Elmina, and their son Edgar Howard Fitz, discussing daily life, religious matters, and temperance activities; diaries of Rudolph (1854-1855) and Edgar (1874); family expense books (1861-1863); Edgar's school papers (1873-1879); and 3 structural plans by Rudolph or Edgar (undated).
Francis S. Flint: An Inventory of the Francis S. Flint and Family Papers	P2349
Correspondence, legal documents, a school district record book, soldier's diaries, and other papers relating to Benton County, Minnesota farmer and Civil War veteran Francis S. Flint; his father, Schuyler Flint; and his war-time comrade, William A. Spaulding.
Foreign Policy Association of Minnesota: An Inventory of Its Records	00607
Correspondence, minutes, membership and financial information, and printed materials relating to the Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota branches of an organization promoting educational activities for the understanding and development of international relations and American foreign policy.
Forest History Society: An Inventory of Interviews With Pioneer Lumbermen	P2385
Transcripts (typewritten carbon copies) of interviews between pioneer lumbermen and relatives of lumbermen of the Upper Midwest and members of the Forest History Society staff. The interviewees are: Paul Caplazi, Leonard Costley, Walter Ernest Dexter, Maud Mullen Calgren, George W. Dulany, Herman Heitman, Julius Joel, James Arthur Mathieu, Hope Garlick Mineau, Wirt Mineau, George Neils, Walter Neils, L. J. Olson, Margaret Orr O'Neill, Hugo Schlenk, Orrin W. Sinclair, and James Stevens.
Clarence M. Forester: An Inventory of His Papers	P1822
Photocopies of photographs, military documents, menus, and newspaper clippings of a Minnesota volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade of the Spanish Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War; and photographs and news clippings of a 1996 reunion of Brigade veterans in Spain.
Forestry Board: An Inventory of Its Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records	forbd04
Correspondence, speeches and articles, reports and resolutions, rangers' reports and correspondence, and related materials documenting the activities of the Forestry Board.
Forestry Board: An Inventory of Its Fire Wardens’ Reports and Maps	forbd03
Township fire wardens' annual reports and reports of fires submitted under the 1895 Forest Preservation Act.
Forestry Board: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records	forbd01
Maps and timber surveys, lists of forest rangers, and expenses for patrol and fire prevention work, and other forestry and fire prevention miscellany.
Forestry Board: An Inventory of Its Photographs Complied By C. C. Andrews	forbd02
Photographs compiled by Christopher C. Andrews during his career as the states Chief Fire Warden, 1895-1905, and State Forestry Commissioner, 1905-1911.
Mary M. Forsythe: An Inventory of Her Legislative Files	00031
Correspondence (1975-1990), legislative committee files (1973-1990), legislative subject files (1972-1988), campaign files (1972, 1981-1988), National Conference of State Legislatures files (1976-1983), audio cassettes, and miscellaneous papers of a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Independent-Republican, Edina, 1971-1991).
Fort Snelling: An Inventory of Its Negative Collection	sv000020
Includes views of Fort Snelling. Exterior and interior views of several buildings are shown. Many views feature construction and rehabilitation work done on the Fort as part of Works Progress Administration projects.
Fort Snelling State Park Association: An Inventory of Its Records	P2396
Records documenting the activities of an organization established in 1961 to promote the development of a state park on the Fort Snelling Reservation (Minn.).
Joseph Fortier: An Inventory of His Papers	P1575
A book of miscellaneous accounts (1865-1897) kept by Fortier at his stores in the now nonexistent town of Yellow Medicine and in Granite Falls (Yellow Medicine County, Minn.), giving prices of food and of hides and furs bought and sold; historical notes and other data on the 1862 Dakota Conflict, including its causes and Gabriel Renville; biographical data; and a few items (1878-1890) related to Fortier's life after the Civil War.
Syd Fossum: An Inventory of His Papers	00032
Correspondence (1934-1978), subject files, scrapbooks (1933-1965), art show catalogs (1930-1960s), minutes of the Minnesota Artists Association (1935-1938), writings (1947-1970), and mimeograph army newspapers (1945) of an artist and an activist for artists' concerns.
Fourteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry: An Inventory of Photographs	sv000051
Contains views of companies, officers and other soldiers associated with the Fourteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.
Edward Marx Franey: An Inventory of His Papers	00033
The papers document the League's and Franey's involvement in a number of conservation issues including the discontinuance of fox bounties, enactment of a ban on tagged fishing contests, the "Save Minnesota Wetland" campaign, creation of the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood Forest, preservation of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and creation of the Voyageurs National Park.
Arvonne S. Fraser: An Inventory of His Papers	00034
Personal papers pertaining to the life, voluntary activities, and professional career of a Minneapolis feminist.
Freeborn County. District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records	SAM024
Index to declarations of intention, 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.
Freeman for Governor Volunteer Committee and DFL: An Inventory of Their Film Collection	sv000016
Includes footage of Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman campaigning for re-election using paid programming. Some footage of Jane Freeman, wife of Governor Freeman, discussing the campaign for Senator John F. Kennedy for president with Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Arvonne Fraser, is also included. Other prominent politicians featured are John F. Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey and Eugene J. McCarthy.
Michael O. Freeman: An Inventory of His Papers	00531
Legislative and campaign files, including correspondence and memoranda, newspaper clippings, speeches, minutes, notes, legislative bills, reports, and related papers created by Democratic state senator, Hennepin County Attorney, and two-time Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Michael Freeman.
Orville L. Freeman: An Inventory of His Papers	00372
Correspondence and other papers of a Minneapolis attorney who served as a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Governor of Minnesota (1955-1961) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1961-1969), worked for a research and counseling company specializing in economic, social, and political issues (1970-1984), and was a member of a Washington, D.C. law firm specializing in international law (1985-1995).
Freemasons. Capital City Lodge No. 217 (St. Paul, Minnesota): An Inventory of Its Records	00643
Lodge minutes, 1895-1924, 1930-1972 (12 volumes); photo album of past Masters of the Lodge, 1895-1982, 1995; roster of members for 1980; and a 100th anniversary commemorative booklet documenting the activities of a masonic lodge formed in 1895 by employees of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad.
William E. Frenzel: An Inentory of His Papers	00036
Congressional papers and office files (1970-1992) of a third district Republican congressman from Minnesota (1971-1991) who later (1990-) served as a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution. The material focuses largely on Frenzels work on the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Trade and the House Administration Committee, and his efforts at Brookings to secure passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (1993). Brookings Institution files (1990-2000) include information about Frenzels efforts to secure passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (1993). There is a small amount of material from Frenzels years in the Minnesota House of Representatives (1963-1969).
Froula Reading Circle: An Inventory of Its Records	00705
Organizational records of the Froula Reading Circle, a women's social club based in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota that focuses on subject study and reading. Records include minutes, annual meeting programs, photographs, the constitution, and bylaws.
Lawrence Fuller: An Inventory of His Fort Snelling Research Materials	P2394
Papers related to the history and operation of the U.S. Army post and historic site at Fort Snelling, Minnesota compiled by a Minneapolis newspaper reporter.