ROBERT ASHBACH:

An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Ashbach, Robert O., 1916-1990, creator.
	Title:	Robert O. Ashbach papers,
	Dates:	1971-1982 (bulk 1978-1980).
	Abstract:	Legislative files of a Minnesota state senator (Republican-Arden Hills) who served as Minority Leader and was an expert in state finances.
	Quantity:	12.0 cubic feet (12 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description section for shelf location.

Ashbach's files consist largely of subject files (1973, 1978-1982) and bill files relating to a wide variety of issues that came before the senate during his tenure as minority leader. Many of the files relate to issues affecting his district, which included the northern suburbs of St. Paul. Other notable files concern the Metropolitan Council and other metropolitan affairs.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Robert O. Ashbach Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 13,143

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017334550104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
149.I.1.10F	1	Subject Files No. 101-142, 1973:
			Index.
			Arden Hills.
			Double Bottom Trucks.
			Education.
			Equal Rights Amendment.
			Gun Control.
			LEAP.
			Miscellaneous.
			New Brighton.
			Party Designation.
			Personal.
			Republican Party.
			Roseville.
			Snowmobiles.
			State Colleges.
			Studded Tires.
			Taxes.
			Winter Carnival.
			Unemployment Compensation Benefits.
			University of Minnesota. 2 folders.
			Senate Organization.
			Governor's Budget.
			Land Management.
			Metropolitan Sewer Board.
			Veteran's Bonus.
			Experimental City.
			Invitations.
			Chiropractors.
			Driver's Licences.
			Minimum Wage Bill.
			Press Releases.
			Requests for Hearings.
			Public Employees Bargaining Bill.
			Utilities Bill.
			Tax Relief, Elderly.
			Abortion.


Location	Box
149.I.2.1B	2	Subject Files No. 144-180, 1973:
			Health and Welfare.
			Indians.
			Libraries and Librarians.
			Natural Resources.
			Psychologists.
			Public Employees.
			Teachers Retirement.
			Wolves.
			Junior Colleges.
			Land Use.
			Bills Introduced.
			Credit Union Bill.
			Local Cartage Carriers.
			Ban the Can.
			Ethics.
			Pollution.
			Open Code Dating.
			Dairy Products.
			Ramsey County.
			Surveillance.
			Gas Tax Division.
			News from Senate: Advance Summary of Meetings.
			News from Senate: Press Releases.
			Requests from Students.
			No Fault Insurance.
			Marijuana.
			Tenants Rights.
			Licensing of Lawyers.
			Energy.
			Highways.
			Shoreview.
			Smoker Restrictions.
			C.R.S.S. (Committee for Responsible State Senate).
			Legislative Audit Committee.
			Legislative Payraise.
			Miscellaneous Subject files, 1972-1973.


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149.I.2.2F	3	Subject Files, 1977-1978:
			Abortion.
			Administration, Dept. of.
			Administrative procedures.
			Appropriations Review, 1975-1977 Biennium.
			Arden Hills.
			Ban the Can.
			Banking.
			Bethel College: Job Corps.
			Bonding.
			Building.
			Building Space Needs.
			Campaign for 1980.
			Capitol Area Ad Hoc Committee.
			Circuit Breaker.
			Collective Bargaining.
			Consumer Credit Bill.
			Consultant Contracts.
			Corrections.
			Correspondence. 3 folders.
			Determinate Sentencing.
			Economic Development, Dept. of.
			Education, Elementary and Secondary.
			Election laws.
			Electronic Fund Transfers.
			Energy.
			Environment.
			Environmental Quality Council.
			Ethics Commission.
			Fiscal Disparities.
			Fuzzbusters.
			Governor.
			Governor's Appointments.
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149.I.2.3B	4		Gun Control.
			Health.
			Highways.
			Housing Finance Agency.
			Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.
			Legislative Audit Commission. 2 folders.
			Legislative Costs.
			Legislative Salaries.
			Legislative Travel and Per Diem Regulations.
			LCMR (Minnesota).
			Liquor.
			Local Government.
			Lotteries.
			McCutcheon Proposal.
			Metropolitan Council.
			Metropolitan Open Space.
			Metropolitan Airports.
			Metropolitan Land Use.
			Minnesota Horizon II.
			Mirror Lake Manor.
			Miscellaneous.
			Natural Resources, Dept. of.
			New Brighton.
			Nursing Homes.
			Parking.
			Parking Ramp: Central Building.
			Pensions and Retirement.
			Commissioner of Personnel.
			Philbrook.
			Pie Charts.
			Pollution Control Agency.
			Power Line Controversy.
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149.I.2.4F	5		Product Liability.
			Public Employee Bargaining.
			Public Safety Department.
			Public Service Commission.
			Public Utilities.
			Public Welfare.
			Questionnaires and Polls.
			Ramsey County Delegation.
			Reciprocity.
			Revisor of Statutes.
			Roseville.
			Salaries, State.
			Senate, U.S. Election.
			Senate, District 13: Election.
			Senate, District 48: Information.
			Senior Citizens.
			Shoreview.
			Speeches.
			St. Anthony.
			Stadium: Correspondence.
			State Employees.
			State Universities.
			Successor Bill.
			Taxes, General.
			Tax Bill, Pension Letters.
			Transportation, Dept. of.
			Unclassified State Positions.
			Unemployment Compensation.
			U.S. Steel Strike.
			University of Minnesota.
			Usury.
			Voting Records.
			Workmen's Compensation.
			Zero Based Budgeting.


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149.I.2.5B	6	Senate Files, 1978-1980:
			SF 178. Remodeling of Memorial Stadium.
			SF 184. Lake Johanna Firemen Relief Association.
			SF 211. St. Anthony, Permitting Agreement for Joint Assessments.
			SF 413. Providing Payment of Property Tax Refunds, Nels Lee.
			SF 427. Marine Dealers.
			SF 454. Eliminating Odometer Disclosure Requirements.
			SF 683. Co-Author, Department of Administration, Computer Services Budget.
			SF 915. Workers Compensation Provides for Apportionment.
			SF 1107. Requiring Annual Report on State Finances.
			SF 1594. Special Investigator.
			SF 1605. Space to indicate "no" for allocating state money to finance state election campaigns.
			SF 1606. Pelra: Teachers Exclusive Representation.
			SF 1614. Roseville Firefighters Relief Association.


		Senate DFL Caucus, 1978-1980.


		I-R Staff Requests and Memoranda.


		Caucus Minutes.


		Caucus Members Memoranda.


		Caucus Fund Raisers.


		I-R Press Releases: Johnson.


		Summaries of Legislation, 1979.


		Minority Leader Press Releases.


		Community College Faculty Salary Dispute.


		Pro-Life/Death Legislation.


		Job Legislation.


		Subject Files, 1979-1980:
			Abortion.
			Amtrak.
			Correspondence.
			Independent Republicans of Minnesota.
			Initiative and Referendum.
			Legislative Per Diem.
			Metropolitan Council.
			Metropolitan Municipalities, Association of.
			Motorcycle Helmets.
			Minnesota Occupational Information System Board.
			Mounds View School District.
			National Resources, Dept. of.
			New Brighton.
			Northwest Suburban Youth Service Bureau.
			Nurses.
			Nursing Homes.
			People Mover.
			Personnel Board.
			Personnel, Dept. of.
			Pie Charts.
			Polls and Questionnaires.
			Pollution Control Agency.
Location	Box
149.I.2.6F	7		Pre-1973 Retirees.
			Product Liability.
			Public Employee Labor Relations.
			Public Safety.
			Public Service Commission.
			Public Welfare.
			Railroads.
			Ramstad.
			Ramsey County.
			Reapportionment.
			Republican National Committee.
			Revenue, Dept. of.
			Roseville.
			St. Anthony.
			St. Paul, City of.
			Senate Districts Nos. 16, 41, 66. 3 folders.
			Shade Tree Program.
			Stadium: Correspondence.
			State Employees.
			State Planning Agency.
			State University System.
			Shoreview.
			Taxes.
			Taxes: Miscellaneous Reports.
			Taxes, Pensions.
			Taxes, Taconite.
			Transportation, Dept. of.
			Unemployment Compensation.
			University of Minnesota.
			University of Minnesota. Board of Regents.
Location	Box
149.I.2.7B	8		University of Minnesota: Minnesota Daily.
			Women.
			Workmen's Compensation.
			Correspondence, 1979-1980. 1 packet.


		Subject Files, 1980-1981: Broken series.
			Correspondence, A-Z. 21 folders.
			Revisor of Statutes.
			Rochester State Hospital. 2 folders.
			Roseville.
			Roseville School District.
			Round Lake.
			St. Anthony.
Location	Box
149.I.2.8F	9		Senior Citizens.
			Speeches.
			Taxes, Governor's Bill, 1981.
			Taxes and Spending.
			Transportation, Dept. of.
			University of Minnesota.


		Senate Files:
			SF 133. Motor Vehicles, 1976-1979.
			SF 215. Centrally Located Offices for Licenses, 1976-1978.
			SF 216. Tort Claims, 1976-1978.
			SF 236. Usury Claims, 1977.
			SF 402. Exempt Social Security Tax from State Tax, 1977.
			SF 600. Brightwood Hills Golf Course, 1976-1977.
			SF 814. Prohibits Insurance Company from Discriminating Against Handicapped in Assurance of Insurance.
			SF 1028. Personal Property Installed in Home of Handicapped Person, 1977.
			SF 1041. Licensing and Regulation of Locksmiths, 1977-1978.
			SF 1026. Aircraft Liability Insurance Coverage, 1978.
			SF 2304. Pioneer Aircraft, 1978.


		Senate IRC Fundraiser, October 15, 1977.


		Senate District 49 Election.


		Federal Aid Coordinating Commission.


		Federal Funds A-95 Review, 1976-1978.


		Unemployment Compensation: Notify Employers Periodically of Benefits Received by Former Employees, 1976.


		Subject Files, 1981-1982:
			Abortion.
			Administration, Dept. of.
			Attorney General.
			Ban the Can.
			Building Codes.
			Business and Jobs.
			Catastrophic Health.
			Citizen's League.
			Congressmen, Minnesota.
			Consultant Service Contracts.
			Correspondence.
			Education, Elementary and Secondary.
			Education School Aids and Student Loans Correspondence.
			Energy, Planning and Development, Dept. of.
			Ethics Commission.
			Falcon Heights.
			Finance, Dept. of.
			Fund Raisers.
Location	Box
149.I.2.9B	10		Governor, General.
			Governor, Appointments.
			I-R of Minnesota.
			Legislative Commission on Employee Relations.
			Local Government.
			Metropolitan Waste Control Commission.
			Metropolitan Council.
			Mounds View School District.
			National Conference of State Legislatures.
			Natural Resources, Dept. of.
			New Brighton.
			Plant Closings (Hostage Bill).
			Perla, 1981-1982.
			Public Service.
			Public Welfare, Dept. of.
			Ramsey County.


		Metropolitan Council and Related Materials, 1973-1975. 2 folders, 1 packet.


Location	Box
149.I.2.10F	11	Metropolitan Council and Related Materials, 1971-1976.


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149.I.3.1B	12	Metropolitan (Minnesota) Zoo, 1973-1980. 3 packets.


		Energy, 1979-1980.


		Ashbach, Robert O., 1977-1981.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Legislation -- Minnesota.; Minnesota -- Politics and government.; Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minn.) -- Politics and government.

Places:: Arden Hills (Minn.).; New Brighton (Minn.).; Roseville (Minn.).; Shoreview (Minn.).

Organizations:: Minnesota -- Legislature -- Senate -- Minority leader.; Independent-Republicans of Minnesota.; Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area.

Occupations:: Legislators -- Minnesota -- Arden Hills.

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ROBERT ASHBACH:

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