JOSEPH EDWARD KARTH:

An Inventory of His Congressional Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Karth, Joseph E. (Joseph Edward), 1922-2005, creator.
Title:Joseph E. Karth Congressional Papers.
Dates:1959-1977.
Abstract:Congressional office files of a U.S. representative (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) from Minnesota's fourth district who served from 1959-1977.
Quantity:44.0 cubic feet (44 boxes).
Location:See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Joseph E. Karth, a U.S. representative (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) from the Minnesota fourth district, was born in 1922 in New Brighton, Minnesota. He was educated in Ramsey County elementary schools and North St. Paul High School, and studied engineering at the University of Nebraska. Karth served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1950 until 1958, when he was first elected to Congress. In Congress, Karth's committee assignments included Merchant Marine and Fisheries and, Ways and Means Committees. He chaired the Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications of the committee on Science and Astronautics. He announced his retirement before the 1976 elections.


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Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENT

These papers consist of files on Karth legislation, committee materials, inserts, voting records, and campaign materials. The collection is strongest in its documentation of labor issues, Minnesota commerce and industry, fourth district development, the U.S. space program, the Vietnam War, and resource conservation and development issues.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

These records are divided into the following five sections:

Personal/Political/Official Records, 1959-1976
Legislative Records, 1959-1976
Constituent Service Records, 1959-1976
Press Relation/Media Acitivities Records, 1959-1977
Office Administration Records, 1962-1964


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Joseph E. Karth Congressional Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 10,642; 11,130; 11,289; 11,402; 11,509; 11,604; 11,773; 11,966; 12,095; 12,276

Processing Information:

Processed by: Rob Teigrob, March 1997

Catalog ID number: 990017336390104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapsePERSONAL/POLITICAL/OFFICIAL RECORDS

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149.C.8.10F1Personal files:
1959-1966. 14 folders
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151.B.11.6F21967-1970. 9 folders
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151.E.4.5B31971-1974. 8 folders
Biographical files:
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151.E.5.6F41968-1972. 3 folders
Political and campaign files:
Campaign files, 1962; 1968-1977. 6 folders
Political: DFL, patronage, 1959.
Political, 1960.
DFL, 1960.
Political, 1962.
Lists, 1962.
DFL, 1962.
Democratic Study Group, 1962.
Political, 1963.
Political, 1964.
Vavoulis, George, 1964.
Radman, Mary Ellen 1965.
Lists, 1966.
Correspondence, 1967.
Lists, 1967.
DFL, 1967. 4 folders
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151.B.17.15B5Democratic National Party, 1967
Democratic Study Group, 1967.
Polls, 1967.
General, 1967.
Correspondence, 1968.
DFL meeting notices and minutes, 1968.
DFL newsletters, 1968.
Democratic National Party, 1968.
Democratic Study Group, 1968.
Lists, 1968.
Volunteers, 1968-1970.
Correspondence: DFL and miscellaneous, 1969.
Lists, 1969
Correspondence, 1970.
Democratic Club, 1970.
Correspondence, 1971.
DFL and miscellaneous, 1971.
Democratic Club, 1971.
Correspondence and miscellaneous, 1970-1972.
Political, 1971-1972.
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151.B.17.15B5Correspondence: DFL and miscellaneous, 1972.
Democratic Club, 1972.
Lists, 1972.
Correspondence: DFL and miscellaneous, 1973.
Lists, 1973.
Correspondence: DFL and miscellaneous, 1974.
Lists, 1974.
Correspondence: DFL and miscellaneous, 1975.
Lists, 1975.
Schedules and office appointments:
1969-1973. 7 folders
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151.B.20.11B61974-1976. 5 folders

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Expand/CollapseLEGISLATIVE RECORDS, 1959-1976

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151.B.20.11B6Bill files:
Karth legislation, master index, 86th-92nd Congress (1959-1972).
Karth legislation, 1959-1961.
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151.B.18.14F7Karth legislation, 1962-1964.
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151.B.20.5B8Karth legislation, 1965-1966.
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151.B.20.13B9Karth legislation, 1967-1968.
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151.E.4.6F10Karth legislation, January 1969-April 1969.
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151.E.4.7B11Karth legislation, May 1969- October 1971.
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151.E.7.2F12Karth legislation, October 1971-January 1973.
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151.C.6.10F13Karth legislation, January 1973-1974.
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149.C.8.9B14Karth legislation, 1975-1976.
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151.B.18.3B15Committee files:
Committee on Science and Astronautics:
1959.
Instruction, 1958-1959.
Correspondence, 1959.
Correspondence, 1960.
UFOs, 1961.
Correspondence, 1961.
Correspondence, 1963. 2 folders
Printed materials, 1963. 5 folders
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151.B.18.13B16Electronic Center: Minnesota, 1963. 3 folders
Subcommittee on Space Sciences Centaur Investigation, 1963.
Thermal vacuum chamber facilities, 1963.
NASA, 1962-1963. 9 folders
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151.B.19.8F17NASA, 1963-1965. 9 folders
Miscellaneous, 1964.
Communications satellite, 1964.
Solid propellant hearings, 1964.
Miscellaneous, 1965.
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 1965. 2 folders
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151.B.19.11B18Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 1966.
Committee on Science and Astronautics:
Miscellaneous, 1966. 2 folders
National Space Club, 1966.
Staff reports, 1966.
Science panel, 1966.
Office materials, 1967.
Information flow: NASA, 1967.
International space cooperation, 1967.
Launch vehicle, 1967.
Lifting bodies, 1967.
Planetary plans and options, 1967.
Sterilization, 1967.
Space Science and Applications Subcommittee, 1967.
Office correspondence, 1967.
Miscellaneous, 1967-1969. 2 folders
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151.B.20.6F19Correspondence, 1968.
Space Science Subcommittee: Biosatellite hearings, 1969.
General, 1969.
Administration, 1970.
Correspondence, 1970.
Publications, 1970.
NASA budget hearings, 1970.
Space Science Subcommittee: Administration, 1970.
Space Science Subcommittee: Publications, 1970.
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries:
Administration, 1971.
Correspondence, 1971.
Oceanography Subcommittee, 1971.
Panama Canal Subcommittee, 1971.
Committee on Science and Astronautics, 1971. 2 folders
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151.B.20.6F19Ways and Means Committee:
Correspondence, 1971.
Administration, 1971.
Publications, 1971.
Miscellaneous, 1971, 1973. 2 folders
Budget Limitations, 1973.
Education, 1973.
Taxes, 1973.
Revenue sharing, 1973.
Social security, 1973.
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151.B.20.12F20Congressional Record inserts: 1969-1975. 15 folders
Legislative subject files:
Vietnam, 1967:
Administration.
Hawks.
Doves.
Doves: Fulbright.
Negotiators.
Negotiators: Robert Kennedy.
Other views: Government.
Other views: Non-government.
Other views.
Karth Speeches, presentations and position letters.
Vietnam debate, October 13 (White Bear Lake High School).
United Nations.
Notebook, clippings.
Voting record:
1967-1968.

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Expand/CollapseCONSTITUENT SERVICE RECORDS, 1959-1976

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149.C.8.3B21Casework: Case log book, 1970.
Form replies: 1968.
Grants/projects: Releases from government agencies, 1967-1975. 14 folders
State and district issue mail and subject files:
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151.B.19.2F22Minnesota State Legislature, 1959.
Miscellaneous state matters, 1960.
Agriculture Department: Lake State's Experiment Station, 1962.
Miscellaneous state matters, 1962.
Minnesota taconite industry, 1962.
Minnesota state matters, 1963-1964. 3 folders
Electronic business development, 1964.
St. Paul matters, 1964. 3 folders
University of Minnesota, 1964. 2 folders
Veterans affairs: Fort Snelling Center, 1964.
Minnesota state matters, 1965.
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151.B.19.14F23St. Paul city matters, 1965.
Veterans affairs: Fort Snelling Center, 1965.
November 17, 1965 conference, federal-local district matters.
Teacher lists, 1965.
Tornado/flood disasters, 1965.
Ramsey County: Tornado victims, 1965.
Minnesota state matters, 1966.
Ramsey County League of Municipalities, 1966.
St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, 1966.
St. Paul city matters, 1966.
Schools: District, 1966.
University of Minnesota, 1966.
White Bear Lake, 1966.
Zupp, Billy, 1966.
R&D symposium, 1967. 4 folders
Labor unions, 1967.
Midwest Resources Association, 1967.
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151.B.10.6F24Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, 1967.
Arsenal noise, 1967.
Deer clippings, 1967.
Upper Midwest R&D Council report, 1967.
National Federation of Independent Businesses, 1967.
Minnesota state matters, 1967:
Miscellaneous.
Highways Dept.
Public Welfare Dept.
Agriculture Dept.
Civil Defense Dept.
Conservation Dept.
Economic Opportunity Office.
Education Dept.
Employment Security.
State Board of Health.
Rutchick, Harold, 1967.
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151.B.11.2F25University of Minnesota, 1967.
District schools, 1967.
Ramsey County: St. Paul matters, 1967.
Washington County, 1967.
St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, 1967.
St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, 1968.
Miscellaneous organizations, 1968.
Labor unions, 1968.
University of Minnesota, 1968.
National Federation of Independent Businesses, 1968.
Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, 1968.
Metropolitan Council, 1968.
Metropolitan Airports Commission, 1968.
Arsenal sand and gravel, 1968.
Civil Defense Dept., 1968.
Civil Service Dept., 1968.
Conservation Dept., 1968.
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151.B.11.2F25Economic Opportunity Dept., 1968.
Education Dept., 1968. 2 folders
Employment Security Dept., 1968.
State Board of Health, 1968.
Highway Dept., 1968.
Office of Local and Urban Affairs, 1968.
Public Welfare Dept., 1968.
Governor, 1968.
Ramsey County: Miscellaneous, 1968.
Ramsey County: TCOIC, 1968.
Ramsey County: City of St. Paul, 1968.
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151.B.20.14F26Agriculture Dept., 1969.
Civil Defense Dept., 1969.
Civil Service Dept., 1969.
Conservation Dept., 1969.
Education Dept., 1969.
Employment security, 1969.
Governor's office, 1969.
Health Dept., 1969.
Highway Dept., 1969.
Historical Society, 1969.
Metro Airports Commission, 1969.
Minnesota Committee for Environmental Information, 1969.
Minnesota legislature, 1969.
Miscellaneous, 1969. 3 folders
Public Welfare Dept., 1969.
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151.B.20.14F26Fourth district matters, 1969:
Housing authority.
Miscellaneous organizations.
University of Minnesota.
Chamber of Commerce.
City of St. Paul.
Labor unions.
Metropolitan Council.
Midwest Resources Association
National Federation of Independent Businesses.
Public schools.
Ramsey County.
Welfare board.
Post office.
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151.E.4.1B27Fourth district matters, 1970:
Chamber of Commerce.
City of St. Paul.
Federal courts bldg.
Housing authority.
Labor unions.
Metropolitan Council.
Ramsey County.
University of Minnesota.
Washington County.
Welfare board.
Post office.
State of Minnesota, 1970:
Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous Minnesota organizations.
Agriculture Dept.
Civil Defense Dept.
Conservation Dept.
Corps of Engineers.
Economic Development Dept.
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151.E.4.2F28Economic Opportunity Office.
Education Dept.
Governor's office.
Health Dept.
Highway Dept.
Historical Society.
Manpower service.
Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Public Welfare Dept.
State Planning Agency.
State of Minnesota, 1971:
Agriculture Dept.
Chamber of Commerce. 2 folders
Civil Defense Dept.
Colleges. 2 folders
Conservation Dept.
Corps of Engineers.
Economic Development Dept.
Education Dept. 2 folders
Health Dept.
Highway Dept.
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151.E.5.4F29Historical Society.
Housing authority, St. Paul.
Manpower administration.
Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Metropolitan Council.
Miscellaneous. 3 folders
Miscellaneous Minnesota organizations.
Pollution Control Agency.
Post office.
Ramsey County:
General.
St. Paul city government.
Welfare Department.
State Capitol: Executive offices. 2 folders
State Planning Agency.
Twin Cities Transit Commission.
State of Minnesota, 1972:
Agriculture Dept.
Chamber of Commerce.
Civil Defense Dept.
Colleges.
Corps of Engineers.
Economic Development Dept.
Education Dept.
Health Dept.
Historical Society.
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151.E.6.8F30Housing authority, St. Paul.
Highway Dept.
Manpower administration.
Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Metropolitan Council.
Miscellaneous. 3 folders
Post office.
Public Welfare Dept.
Ramsey County: St. Paul city government.
Ramsey County: Welfare Dept.
State capitol.
State Planning Agency.
South St. Paul.
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151.E.7.8F31State of Minnesota, 1973:
Agriculture Dept.
Chamber of Commerce: St. Paul.
Colleges.
Economic Development Dept.
Education Dept.
Health Dept.
Highway Dept.
Historical Society.
Metropolitan Council.
Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous Minnesota organizations.
Manpower administration.
Pollution Control Agency.
Public Welfare Dept.
Ramsey County: Welfare Dept.
St. Paul housing authority.
State capitol.
State Planning Agency.
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149.C.6.5B32City of St. Paul, 1974:
Miscellaneous.
City government.
Corps of Engineers.
Post office.
Housing authority.
State of Minnesota, 1974:
Agriculture Dept.
Colleges.
Economic Development Dept.
Education Dept.
Health Dept.
Highway Dept.
Historical Society.
Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Metropolitan Council.
Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous Minnesota organizations.
Pollution Control Agency.
Ramsey County: Miscellaneous.
Ramsey County: Welfare Dept.
State capitol.
State Planning Agency.
Welfare Dept.
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151.E.8.6F33City of St. Paul, 1975:
Corps of Engineers.
Housing authority.
Post office.
City government.
Miscellaneous.
State of Minnesota, 1975.
Agriculture Dept.
Civil Defense Dept.
Colleges.
Economic Development Dept.
Education Dept.
Health Dept.
Highway Dept.
Historical Society.
Manpower administration.
Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Metropolitan Council.
Miscellaneous.
Pollution Control Agency.
Miscellaneous Minnesota Organizations.
Ramsey County.
Ramsey Hospital.
State capitol.
State Planning Agency.
Welfare Dept.
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151.B.19.3.B34City of St. Paul, 1976:
Miscellaneous.
City government.
Corps of Engineers.
Housing authority.
Post office.
State of Minnesota, 1976:
Agriculture Dept.
Colleges.
Economic Development Dept.
Education Dept.
Employment Services.
Health Dept.
Highway Dept.
Historical Society.
Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous Minnesota organizations.
Pollution Control Agency.
Ramsey County: Miscellaneous
Ramsey County: Welfare Dept.
State capitol.
State Planning Agency.
Welfare Dept.
Minnesota companies:
This series also contains non-Minnesota companies with whom Karth communicated regarding legislative and other matters (many dealing with government contracts relating to the space program).
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151.B.19.3.B34Companies, 1964:
Honeywell.
Litton Industries.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing.
Sperry-Rand, UNIVAC.
Companies, 1965-1966:
Aerojet.
American Hoist and Derrick.
Comstat.
Control Data Corporation.
Economic Laboratories.
Fairchild Hiller Corporation.
Farwell, Ozum, Kirk Company.
Federal Cartridge Corporation.
Fiberite Corporation.
General Dynamics.
General Electric.
General Fabrication.
Honeywell.
Hughes Aircraft.
Linders Fabrication.
Litton Industries.
Lockheed Aircraft.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation.
Arthur G. McKee Company.
Martin Company.
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151.B.20.7B35Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing.
Northern States Power: St. Croix plant. 2 folders
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.
Pako Corporation.
Rutchick, Harold.
Rand Development Corporation.
Ray-Go Corporation.
TRW.
Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant.
Upper Midwest Development Corporation.
Vic Manufacturing.
Minnesota Companies: Miscellaneous.
Companies, 1967:
Aerojet General Corporation.
American Hoist and Derrick.
Arsenal Sand and Gravel.
C&H Chemical.
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151.B.20.7B35Corrosion Control Corporation.
Comstat.
Control Data Corporation.
Ellerbe Architects.
Economics Laboratory. 2 folders
Federal Cartridge Corporation.
Fairchild Hiller.
Fiberite Corporation.
General Electric.
General Dynamics.
Gould National Batteries. 3 folders
Honeywell.
Hughes Aircraft.
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151.B.10.1B36Interpro. 2 folders
Lear Seigler.
Litton Industries.
Lockheed Aircraft.
Midway Machine.
3M.
Miniature Instruments.
Minnesota Aerospace Corporation. 2 folders
Northern States Power.
North American Rockwell Corp.
North Star Research and Development Institute.
Nortronics.
Northwestern Bell Telephone.
Pentair Industries.
Physics Technology Laboratory.
Pillsbury.
Rand Development.
G.T. Schjeldahl.
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151.B.10.1B36Sperry Rand UNIVAC.
Tachtronic Instruments.
TRW.
Vic Manufacturing.
Companies, 1968:
American Hoist and Derrick.
Comsat.
Control Data Corporation.
Economics Laboratories. 4 folders
Educational Computer Corporation.
Ellerbe Architects.
Fairchild Hiller.
Federal Cartridge Corporation.
Fiberite Corporation.
Fil-Com Engineering.
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151.B.11.5B37General Electric.
Gould National Batteries.
Honeywell.
Hughes Aircraft.
Interpro.
Micro Data Processing.
Minnesota Aerospace.
3M. 3 folders
Pentair Industries.
Pillsbury.
Sperry Rand UNIVAC.
TRW.
Viking Drill and Tool.
Miscellaneous companies.
Bennet's progress reports.
Companies, 1969:
Miscellaneous Minnesota companies.
Early Bird Satellite Communications.
Fiberite.
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151.B.11.5B37General Dynamics.
General Electric.
Honeywell.
Hughes Aircraft.
Control Data Corporation.
Gould National Batteries.
Data 100.
Economics Laboratories.
Federal Cartridge Corporation.
3M.
National Heater.
Northwest Bell Telephone.
Northern States Power.
Swift.
Sperry Rand UNIVAC.
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151.B.11.4F38Companies, 1970:
Chris Craft Industries.
Control Data Corporation.
Donovan Construction.
Gould National Batteries.
Honeywell.
International Acoustical Testing Laboratories.
3M.
Miscellaneous companies.
Northern States Power.
Northwest Airlines.
Northwestern Bell Telephone.
Northwestern Refinery.
Pemtom.
UNIVAC.
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151.B.11.4F38Companies, 1971:
Northern States Power.
Northwest Airlines.
Companies, 1973:
Control Data Corporation.
Data 100.
Economics Laboratory.
Honeywell.
Koch Industries.
3M.
Northern States Power.
Northwest Airlines.
Northwestern Bell Telephone.
Sperry Rand Corporation.
Companies: Miscellaneous

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Expand/CollapsePRESS RELATIONS/MEDIA ACTIVITIES RECORDS, 1959-1977

LocationBox
151.E.7.1B39Newsletters and specialized mailings:
Newsletters, 1959-1975. 32 folders
Questionnaires, 1971-1975. 5 folders
Newspaper clippings:
1964-1977. 21 folders
Opinion editorials, columns, articles:
1966-1975. 10 folders
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149.C.9.3B40Photographs, undated.
Four folders of black and white photographs, all dates.
Press Correspondence, 1965-1975. 13 folders
Includes Karth response to questionnaires.
Press releases:
1959-1966.
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149.C.7.7B411967-1970.
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151.E.4.8F421971-1975.
Speeches and statements:
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149.C.9.2F431959-1968
(incl. index).
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149.C.9.1B441969-1975.
TV and radio files:
KSTP polls, 1967.
Radio program replies, 1967.
Radio tapes, 1967.
Television scripts, undated and 1963. 2 folders

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Expand/CollapseOFFICE ADMINISTRATION RECORDS

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149.C.9.1B43Karth staff, undated.
Office: St. Paul, 1962.
Karth trip to Far East, 1964.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG 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:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. 4th District (Ramsey County, Minn.).
Electioneering -- Minnesota.
Elections -- Minnesota.
Energy policy -- United States.
Environmental policy -- United States.
Ramsey County (Minn.).
Taxation -- United States.
United States. Congress. House Committee on Science and Astronautics.
United States. Congress. House Ways and Means Committee.
United States. Congress. House.
United States. Congress. House. House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
United States -- Economic policy.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Wilderness areas -- Minnesota.
Occupations:
Legislators -- United States.
Politicians -- Minnesota.

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