Recent State Archives Acquisitions: October 2007
Several great resources for family historians were added this month to the State Archives collection, including civil and criminal cases files, selected tax lists and assessment rolls, selected superintendent of schools (now defunct) records, and Korean War bonus files.
Koochiching County District Court transferred civil and criminal case files, selected probate court records, and other records; the county is now very well represented in the State Archives collection for genealogical research purposes.
Goodhue County transferred a wide variety of records (dated 1854-1989) of the auditor (tax lists), assessor (assessment rolls), county commissioners (county home/poor house daily registers), and the now defunct superintendent of schools (classification record, teachers examination record), and other records.
The state Veterans Affairs Department transferred bonus files for denied beneficiaries, appealed cases, and educational rehabilitation (1950s-1970s). These records are an adjunct to the Korean War veterans’ bonus files already preserved in the State Archives.
Documenting the major activities and functions of state government, selected subject files (1993-2002) of the Administration Department Commissioner’s office, and transcripts and audiotape interviews (1979-1983) of former Governor Albert Quie and colleagues were added to the State Archives.
Also, selected state agency printed reports were received from the Legislative Reference Library, and continue an existing series. A unique function, that of the Minnesota State Band, is documented in selected subject files of the band’s conductor, the late Joe Komro.
1. Koochiching County. Records (1907-1991) of the District and Probate Courts, including civil and criminal case files (1931-1950), indictment record (1907-1991), judgment record (1919-1924), and minutes (1947-1976) of the District Court; final decrees (1910-1976), miscellaneous order books that include final decrees (1907-1967), and insanity records (1909-1973) of the Probate Court; and jail registers (1907-1937) of the Sheriff. 49 boxes.
2. Goodhue County. Records (1854-1989) of various county departments, including assessment rolls (1860 – 1872) of the Assessor; school district record books (ca. 1860s – 1970), tax lists (1862 – 1921) and a delinquent war poll tax list (1862) of the Auditor; temporary poor aid list (1877 – 1884), poor list (1884 – 1900), and County Home/Poor House daily register (1874 – 1927, 1952 – 1963) of the Board of County Commissioners; proceedings (1881-1886) of the Board of Equalization; index to deeds (1854 – 1856) of the Recorder; civil judgment record (1975 – 1979), and criminal judgment record (1975 – 1989) of the County Court; business and trade name certificates (1924 – 1983), indictment record (1923 – 1974), minutes (1971 – 1982), register of dentists and dental surgeons (1886 – 1887) of the District Court; minute book (1860 – 1866) of the Probate Court; dockets (1878 –1879, 1929 – 1944) of the Pine Island Justice of the Peace, and dockets (1946 – 1972) of the Pine Island Municipal Court; criminal and civil judgment records (1935 – 1975) of the Red Wing Municipal Court; annual financial reports (1899 – 1914), classification record (1903 – 1914), and teachers examination record (1899 – 1909) of the Superintendent of Schools. 20 boxes.
3. Veterans Affairs Department. Korean War bonus records including transfer files regarding educational rehabilitation benefits for Korean War era veterans, with index (dated 1950s-1960s); beneficiary denied bonus files (1950s-1960s); Board of Review (appeals board) bonus files (dated 1950s-1970s); Attorney General rulings (1945-1959) concerning veterans and their beneficiaries eligibility status; and a warrant register (dated 1959) which serves as a sort of index to the approved bonus files already in the State Archives collection. 25 boxes.
4. Administration Department. Commissioner’s Office. Subject files (1993-2002) of Commissioner David Fischer and Assistant Commissioners Kent Allin and Robert Schroeder concerning such topics as former Governor Jesse Ventura’s Big Plan, procurement reform, and the senior drug program. 1 box.
5. Governor. Albert Quie. Transcripts and interviews (1979-1983) of oral histories conducted with former Governor Al Quie, and members of his administration, including Lt. Governor Lou Wangberg, state Finance Commissioner Wayne Burgraff, State Economist Hal Lofgren, Speaker of the House Rod Searle, and the governor’s spouse, Gretchen Quie. 1 box.
6. Legislative Reference Library. State agency publications (2001-2006) inter-filed with existing series. 2 boxes.
7. Minnesota State Band. Records (1939-2004; bulk dated 1963-1998), of the late conduction, Joe Komro, including organizational documents (bylaws, meeting minutes), membership information, concert programs, posters, and photographs. 4 boxes.
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December 4 , 2007
