CITIZENS' COMMITTEE FOR THE TACONITE AMENDMENT #1 (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.):

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Citizens' Committee for the Taconite Amendment #1 (Minneapolis, Minn.), creator.
	Title:	Committee records.
	Dates:	1963-1964.
	Abstract:	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.
	Quantity:	1.0 cubic feet (1 box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf location.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

These records comprise the alphabetically arranged central office files kept by the Committee's executive secretary, Rita Shemesh, who directed its operations.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Citizens' Committee for the Taconite Amendment #1 (Minneapolis, Minn.) Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples

Accession Information:

Accession number: 12,374

Processing Information:

Processed by: Bonnie Beatson Palmquist

Catalog ID number: 990017340800104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
151.K.12.2F		Chamber of Commerce, 1964.


		Cina-Grittner debate, 1964.


		DFL, 1964.


		Educational groups' participation, 1964.


		Endorsing organizations, 1964. 3 folders.


		Executive Committee minutes, 1964.


		General files, November 1963-October 1964.


		Individual Endorsements Committee, 1964.


		Jingles, 1964.


		Letters to the editor, 1964.


		Minnesota AFL-CIO, Federation of Labor, 1964.


		Minnesota Congress of Parents and Teachers, 1964.


		Minnesota Farmers Union.


		Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs, 1964.


		Minnesota Food Retailers Association, 1964.


		Minnesota State Bar Association, 1964.


		Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association, 1964.


		Miscellaneous, 1964.


		Montague's analysis of taconite amendment.


		News conferences, April 1964.


		Newspapers: General, 1964.


		Pending, 1964.


		Public relations, 1964.


		Progress report, 1964.


		Questions and answers, 1963.


		Radio and TV, 1964.


		Railroads, 1964.


		Range Coordinating Committee, 1964.


		Religious groups, 1964.


		Rooster Boosters.

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:: Citizens' associations -- Minnesota.; Iron industry and trade -- Government policy -- Minnesota.; Taconite -- Taxation -- Minnesota.; Constitutional amendments -- Minnesota.

Organizations:: Minnesota. Constitution. Taconite Amendment (Proposed).

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CITIZENS' COMMITTEE FOR THE TACONITE AMENDMENT #1 (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.):

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS