Recent State Archives Acquisitions: May 2009

Background Information

Two collecting priorities are fulfilled with records added this month to the State Archives collection. One priority is documenting the state’s protection of the environment, and records transferred by the Attorney General/Environmental Protection Division helps fulfill this priority. The records include administrative rules proceedings files (dated 1980-1989) concerning the adoption of rules about hazardous and solid waste disposal, individual sewage treatment systems, waste acceptance and other topics; and litigation files (dated 1961-1988) regarding the State of Minnesota v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lawsuit about a federal proposal to establish a nuclear waste disposal site in Minnesota.

The second priority is acquiring records useful for family history, and records transferred by Beltrami County and Marshall County will be especially valuable for genealogical research. Beltrami County transferred comprehensive sets of school censuses (dated 1920-1969) and jail registers (dated 1899-1998), which will greatly enhance family history sources regarding Beltrami County. The Marshall County District Court has for a long time been underrepresented in the State Archives collection, and the court transferred records helpful for genealogical research; the records include civil case files (dated 1881-1896), registers of civil action (1881-1982), coroner’s records (dated 1953-1988), and registers of probate action (dated 1883-1982).

Acquisitions

1. Attorney General/Environmental Protection Division. Administrative rules proceedings files (1980-1989); litigation files (1961-1988) regarding the State of Minnesota v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lawsuit. 5 boxes.

2. Beltrami County. School censuses (1920-1969) of the Superintendent of Schools; jail registers (1899-1998) of the Sheriff; meeting packets (1993-2001) of the Board of Commissioners; meeting packets (1977-1997) of the Board of Equalization; selected subject files (1945-2007) of the Auditor; minutes (1969-2005) of the Community Health Services/Public Health Nursing Services. 17 boxes.

3. Marshall County. Civil case files (1881-1896), registers of civil action (1881-1982), coroner’s records (1953-1988), justice’s criminal conviction records (1903-1952), land registration docket (1918-1981) and minutes (1900-1917) of the District Court; registers of action (1972-1982) of the County Court/Civil and Family Divisions; probate record (1888-1897) and registers of probate action (1883-1982) of the Probate Court. 32 boxes.

4. Public Safety Department. Published records and reports (dated 1960s-2000s) of the department, as well as other Minnesota state agencies. The records and reports fill in gaps in existing sets. 2 boxes.

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June 9, 2009