ROBERT J. TENNESSEN:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Tennessen, Robert J., 1931-, creator. | |
| Title: | Robert J. Tennessen papers. | |
| Dates: | 1969-1997. | |
| Abstract: | Papers documenting Tennessen's career as a DFL Minnesota state senator; a director of the Washington Federal Savings Bank, Stillwater; a committee member of the Basilica of Saint Mary, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Foundation, Minnesota Constitutional Study Commission, and the Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control; a trustee of Groves Learning Center, St. Louis Park; and as one of the principal advocates of data privacy legislation in the Minnesota legislature. | |
| Quantity: | 33.5 cubic feet (34 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Robert Tennessen was born August 24, 1939 in Lismore, Minnesota. After serving in the U.S. Air Force (1957-1961), he attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a B.A. (economics, 1965) and a law degree (1968). He was elected to the Minnesota Legislature in 1970 as a Democratic-Farmer-Labor senator from Minneapolis district 56. Tennessen served on the Commerce (chair), Finance, Judiciary, and Rules and Administration committees, and chaired the Judiciary subcommittee on Privacy Rights of Individuals, for which work he was best known. Tennessen retired from the legislature at the end of the 1982 legislative session.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Legislative files cover all aspects of legislation in which Tennessen was involved, with emphasis on the Minnesota Constitutional Study Commission and privacy legislation. Minutes and financial records of the Washington Federal Savings Bank contain information on the institution's financial problems that ultimately resulted in its liquidation. Also included are monthly financial reports (1987-1988) of the related Washington Service Corporation. Minutes, financial records, and property files document Tennessen's tenure on the finance council of the Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis.
Tennessen's tenure on the board of Groves Learning Center, a private, special education school for children with various learning disabilities, is documented by minutes and related materials, annual reports, correspondence, and other records.
ARRANGEMENT
These papersa are organized into the following sections:
| Correspondence Files | ||
| Legislation Files | ||
| Personal and Political Files | ||
| Non-Government Organizations | ||
| Privacy Legislation Files |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Robert J. Tennessen Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 13,145; 14,039; 14,569; 14,902; 15,602
Processing Information:
Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, June 1993; Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, June 2001
Catalog ID number: 990017200230104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
CORRESPONDENCE FILES
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.19.6F | 1 | Chronological File: Set I: | |||||||||||
| November 1970- November 1972. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| July 1978-November 1982. 8 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Subject Files: Set I: | |||||||||||||
| Abortion, 1973-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.19.7B | 2 | Advisory Task Force on Minnesota Corporation Law, 1979-1981. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| "A" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1974-1982. | |||||||||||||
| "B" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Chiropractic Care, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Colleges, State and Private, 1975-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Commission on Minnesota's Growth (including Commission on Minnesota's Future), 1974-1975. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Community Colleges, 1975-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Community Health Services, 1975-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Computer Law Association, 1977. | |||||||||||||
| Congress, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Corrections, Department of, 1972-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.19.8F | 3 | Corrections, Department of, 1972-1981. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Corrections, Senate Select Committee on, 1975. | |||||||||||||
| Courts, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| "C" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Day Care, 1973-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Drinking Age, 1977-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Dutch Elm Disease, 1974-1979. | |||||||||||||
| "D" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Education, Miscellaneous (including Department of Education), 1973-1981. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Education: V.I.P. Program, 1979-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Educational Law, Court Opinions, and Other Papers, 1970. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.19.9B | 4 | Elections, 1973-1980. | |||||||||||
| Employee Relations, Department of, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Energy, 1974-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Equal Rights Amendment, 1973-1979. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Ethical Practices Board, 1974-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Family Planning, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| Farming, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Finance, Senate Committee on, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| "F" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Gay Rights, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Governor, State of, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Gun Control, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| "G" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Hennepin County Offices, 1974-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Higher Education Coordinating Board, 1973-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Highway 1-394, 1973-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Hospitals, State, 1973-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.19.10F | 5 | Housing, 1973-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Human Rights, 1970-1977. | |||||||||||||
| Initiative and Referendum, 1979-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Judicial Planning Commission and Miscellaneous Subcommittees, 1977-1982. 12 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.C.6.8F | 6 | Judiciary, Senate Committee on, 1973-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Juvenile Offenders, 1974-1980. | |||||||||||||
| "K" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative Audit Commission, 1981. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative Wrap-Up, 1973-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Light Rail Transit, 1979-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Liquor Legislation: | |||||||||||||
| General file, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 143.B.11.12F | 32 | Wholesale Liquor Law Revision, SF1076: Miscellaneous Papers, 1977. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Transcripts of Hearings, Senate Commerce Committee, SF1076, December 5, 1977. 2 folders, 190 pp. | |||||||||||||
| Transcript of Hearings, Senate Commerce Committee, SF1076 and HF1216, June 18, 1979. 2 folders, 258 pp. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.C.6.8F | 6 | "L" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||
| Marijuana Legislation, 1973-1980. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Mental Health (including mental retardation), 1973-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.C.6.9B | 7 | Minneapolis: | |||||||||||
| City Council/Mayor, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Housing Program, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Northside Issues, 1973-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Property Taxes, 1975-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Public Schools, 1973-1982. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| School Closings, 1981-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Teachers, 1973-1979. | |||||||||||||
| Urban Coalition, 1973-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Vocational Technical Institute, 1976-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Educational Computer Consortium, 1973-1979. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Occupational Information Services, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| "M" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1975-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| National Conference of State Legislatures, 1977-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Natural Resources, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Nursing Homes, 1974-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Nursing Legislation, 1974-1981. | |||||||||||||
| "N" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.C.6.10F | 8 | Obscenity Legislation, 1979. | |||||||||||
| Pensions, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Press Releases, 1974-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Public Defenders, 1975-1979. | |||||||||||||
| "P" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Railroads, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Recycling, 1973-1981. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Regional Planning, 1972. | |||||||||||||
| Resource Conservation, 1981-1982. | |||||||||||||
| "R" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Science and Technology, 1977-1981. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, 1973-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Senate Counsel Reports and Other Papers, 1978-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Senate Majority Research, 1980-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Senators' Correspondence (includes correspondence between Tennessen and other senators), 1973-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.C.7.1B | 9 | Senior Citizens, 1973-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Sex Offenders, 1973-1976. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Stadium, Metropolitan, 1973-1979. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Strand, Theodore, 1974-1982. | |||||||||||||
| "S" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1974-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Taxes, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Transportation, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Transportation, Department of (Minn.), 1973-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Unemployment Compensation, 1975-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Uniform Probate Codes, 1973-1975. | |||||||||||||
| University of Minnesota Budget, 1973-1982. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.C.7.2F | 10 | University of Minnesota: | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1973-1982. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Hospitals, 1981-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Institute of Technology, 1981. | |||||||||||||
| Law School, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, 1973-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Outstate Campuses, 1974-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Regents, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Urban Concerns Workshop: Project 120, 1980-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Welfare, Department of: | |||||||||||||
| General File, 1973-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Categorical Aids, 1973-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Appropriation Requests, 1973-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Workers' Compensation, 1973-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| "W"-"Z" Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1973-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Subjects: Barnes, James - Reapportionment, 1972-1982. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.C.7.3B | 11 | Miscellaneous Subjects: Rent Control - Zoo, 1973-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Subject Files: Set II: | |||||||||||||
| General, February 1974-November 1975. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Abortion, 1971. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Advisory Task Force on Minnesota Corporation Law, 1979-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Commission on Minnesota's Future, 1974-1976. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Contested Elections, [1970?]. | |||||||||||||
| Court Plans, 1972. | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), 1977. | |||||||||||||
| Education, 1971. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Human Rights, 1972. | |||||||||||||
| Interstate 1-394 Study, 1971, 1980. | |||||||||||||
| Judiciary, 1971. | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis: | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis and Hennepin County, 1971. | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis Age & Opportunity Center, Inc., 1969-1972. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.C.7.4F | 12 | Minneapolis Age & Opportunity Center, Inc., 1973-1981. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Public Schools, Metro II, 1972-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Subjects, 1971-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Institute on Black Chemical Abuse, 1977-1981. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota State Budget, 1981-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Reappportionment, 1970-1971. | |||||||||||||
| Senior Citizens and Nursing Homes, 1970-1972. | |||||||||||||
| Taxes, 1971. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Transportation, 1971. | |||||||||||||
| Other Subjects: | |||||||||||||
| Senate Voting Records Survey (Senate Majority Research), 1977-1978. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.C.7.5B | 13 | Senate Voting Records Survey, 1979-1980. | |||||||||||
| Senate Files, 1973-1981. 11 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Subjects: American Indians - Public Service Options, 1970-1982. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
LEGISLATION FILES:
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| 147.C.7.5B | 13 | Bill Files, 1971: | |||||||||||
| SF9-SF2584 (copies of bills). 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Papers Regarding Legislative Bills. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.C.7.6F | 14 | SF154. Campaign Spending and Ethics. | |||||||||||
| SF548. Snowmobiles. | |||||||||||||
| Housing and Redevelopment Authority Loans. | |||||||||||||
| SF1564. HRA (General): Counties. | |||||||||||||
| SF2581. Censorship of Mail, State Correctional Institutions. | |||||||||||||
| Bill Files, 1973: | |||||||||||||
| SF95-SF2266 (copies of bills). 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Bill Drafts A2855-A5886. | |||||||||||||
| Bill Drafts (unnumbered.): Campaign Reform. | |||||||||||||
| SF6. Mechanics Lien. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF69. Railroads: Tax. | |||||||||||||
| SF187. Courts: Use of Video Tape. | |||||||||||||
| SF222. Drug Advertising. | |||||||||||||
| SF2980. Motor Vehicles: Drunk Drivers. | |||||||||||||
| Hospitals: Board of Health. | |||||||||||||
| Drugs and Marijuana. | |||||||||||||
| SF410. Township Relief and Welfare. | |||||||||||||
| SF465. Carroll Robinson: State Prison. | |||||||||||||
| SF665. Hospitals, Administration; Nursing Homes. | |||||||||||||
| SF746. Securities. | |||||||||||||
| SF806. Firearms. | |||||||||||||
| SF907. Automobile Seat Belts. | |||||||||||||
| SF961. Building Codes. | |||||||||||||
| SF965. Landlords and Tenants: Loans and Interest | |||||||||||||
| SF1225. Communications: Media and Prisoners. | |||||||||||||
| SF1245. Handicapped Children. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.C.7.7B | 15 | SF2300. Aid to Blind and Disabled. | |||||||||||
| SF2409. Transfer of Liquor Licenses. | |||||||||||||
| SF2601. Marijuana Penalties. | |||||||||||||
| Unnumbered. Technological Assessments. | |||||||||||||
| Bill Files, 1974: | |||||||||||||
| SF1597-SF3582 (copies of bills). | |||||||||||||
| Bill Drafts A5195 - B2604. | |||||||||||||
| SF2251. Supplemental Aid to SSL. | |||||||||||||
| SF2563. Warranties on Sale of New Dwellings. | |||||||||||||
| SF2690. Rules of Criminal procedures. | |||||||||||||
| SF358L1. Law School Bill, University of Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
| See also: Senate File 1253, 1975-1976. | |||||||||||||
| Unnumbered. News Media. | |||||||||||||
| Bill Files, 1975-1976: | |||||||||||||
| SF43-SF2449 (copies of bills). 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Bill Drafts 3446, 3523. | |||||||||||||
| SF10. Uniform Commerical Codes. | |||||||||||||
| SF74. Securities: Margin Accounts. | |||||||||||||
| SF471. Condominimum Regulation. | |||||||||||||
| SF505. Marijuana. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF581. Chiropractors. | |||||||||||||
| SF762. Warranties on New Housing. | |||||||||||||
| SF776. Public Libraries Assistance Act. | |||||||||||||
| SF815. Selection of Judges. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| See also SF311, 1977-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.J.1.1B | 16 | SF815. Selection of Judges. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| SF840. Private Right of Action. | |||||||||||||
| SF942. Privacy: Data Banks. | |||||||||||||
| SF1080. Minimum Prices. | |||||||||||||
| SF1097. Dentistry: Senior Citizens Pilot Program. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF1251. Minority Interests in Insurance Companies. | |||||||||||||
| SF1252. Blind: Vending Regulations. | |||||||||||||
| SF1253. University of Minnesota Law School Appropriations. | |||||||||||||
| See also: SF3581, 1974. | |||||||||||||
| SF1292. Grants to Non-profit Legal Assistance Corporations. | |||||||||||||
| SF1364. Condominium Act. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF1386. Juvenile Records. | |||||||||||||
| SF1588. Advertising. | |||||||||||||
| SF1657. Legal Services Corporation. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF2079. Garnishment. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF2208. Courts: Continuous Terms. | |||||||||||||
| SF2346. Collection and Dissemination of Data. | |||||||||||||
| Bill Files, 1977-1978: | |||||||||||||
| Copies of Legislative Bills and Related Papers, 1977-1978. | |||||||||||||
| SF296-SF963. Copies of bills. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.J.1.2F | 17 | SF964-SF2301. Copies of bills. | |||||||||||
| SF143. Crime Against Property & Employees. | |||||||||||||
| SF143, SF222. Subsidies for Local Shade Tree Disease Control. | |||||||||||||
| SF311. Courts. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF429. Restrictions in Taking of Life During Arrests. | |||||||||||||
| SF437. Assumed Business Names. | |||||||||||||
| SF707. Displaced Homemakers. | |||||||||||||
| SF811. Privacy Legislation. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF997. Breach of Promise Suits. | |||||||||||||
| SF1049. State Legal Services Corporation. | |||||||||||||
| SF1199. Pilot Dental Health Programs. | |||||||||||||
| See also: SF1730, below. | |||||||||||||
| SF1586. Increasing Judges in Second and Fourth Judicial Districts. | |||||||||||||
| SF1730. Pilot Dental Health Programs. | |||||||||||||
| See also: SF1199, above. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers Regarding Miscellaneous Legislation. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers Regarding Workers Compensation, including No Fault Insurance and SF2219. | |||||||||||||
| Bill Files, 1979-1980: | |||||||||||||
| SF140-SF2367. Copies of bills. | |||||||||||||
| Bill Drafts Nos. BD80-0357 - BD1381. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.J.1.3B | 18 | SF636. Homeowners Insurance. | |||||||||||
| SF651. Social Development: Social Service Bill. | |||||||||||||
| SF685. Energy Assistance for Homeowners. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF913. Regulating Open End Loan Accounts. | |||||||||||||
| SF992. Liquor: Proof of Responsibility. | |||||||||||||
| SF1028. Blind Bidding for Motion Pictures. | |||||||||||||
| SF2331. Photographic Adoption Exchange. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and Related Papers Regarding Miscellaneous Legislation. | |||||||||||||
| Bill Files, 1981-1982: | |||||||||||||
| SF10-SF2222. Copies of bills. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF57. Public Utilities Interest Rate Changes. | |||||||||||||
| SF93. Licensing Precious Metals Dealers. | |||||||||||||
| SF181. Revising Small Loan Act. | |||||||||||||
| SF206. Real Estate Improvement Liens to Certain Farmers. | |||||||||||||
| SF352. Separate Regulation of Motor Vehicle Franchises. | |||||||||||||
| SF358. Dram Shop Act. | |||||||||||||
| SF407. Protected Status of Mourning Doves. | |||||||||||||
| SF443. Defining and Regulating Franchises. | |||||||||||||
| SF470. Privacy Legislation. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.J.1.4F | 19 | SF477. Regulating Trade Practices of Collection Agencies. | |||||||||||
| SF568. Permitting Banks to Make Adjustable Mortgage Loans. | |||||||||||||
| SF778. Energy Rates and Conditions for Cogenerators. | |||||||||||||
| SF831. Consumer Credit and Finance Charges. | |||||||||||||
| SF832. Establishment of Certain Branch Banks. | |||||||||||||
| SF897. Regulating Interest Rates: Insurance Policies. | |||||||||||||
| SF953. Regulations for Operators of Savings Associations. | |||||||||||||
| See also: SF986, below. | |||||||||||||
| SF975. Federal Usury Preemptions. | |||||||||||||
| SF986. Savings Associations. | |||||||||||||
| See also: SF953, above. | |||||||||||||
| SF1087. Insurance Regulations. | |||||||||||||
| SF1094. Hennepin and Ramsey County Municipal Courts. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF1252. Insurance Regulations. | |||||||||||||
| SF1328. People For Whom Counties are Responsible: Funding Levels. | |||||||||||||
| SF1575. Health Planning Authority Transferred to Commissioner of Health. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers Regarding Legislative Bills: | |||||||||||||
| Bills Authored by Tennessen, 1973-1975, 1977-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Legislation, 1971. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative Bill Suggestions by Tennessen, 1971-1974. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Papers, December 1970-April 1971. | |||||||||||||
| Pending Senate Business, 1973. | |||||||||||||
| Summary of 1971 Legislation Affecting Various State Departments, 1971. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Topics: Appointments - Standing Committees, 1971-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.G.5.9B | 27 | Utility Costs: Relief Issues Hearing ("Rate Break"), 1978-1979. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Special Legislative Files: | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Constitutional Study Commission: | |||||||||||||
| Minutes and Related Papers, October 13, 1971-December 6, 1972. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.J.1.5B | 20 | Suggested Areas of Study for the Commission, 1971. | |||||||||||
| Final Report, 1972. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Files, 1971-1972. | |||||||||||||
| Committee Files: | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Papers, 1972. | |||||||||||||
| Amendment Process Steering Committee, 1972. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Structure and Form, 1972. | |||||||||||||
| Transportation Committee: | |||||||||||||
| Minutes and Related Records, February 3-September 20, 1972. | |||||||||||||
| Report, 1972. | |||||||||||||
| Railroads, 1971-1972. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Papers, undated and 1971-1972. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Commission Papers: | |||||||||||||
| General, 1971-1974. | |||||||||||||
| Copy of State Constitution with Notations. | |||||||||||||
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL FILES
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| 147.J.1.5B | 20 | General Correspondence, 1971-1982. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 147.J.1.6F | 21 | Political Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980-1981. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 149.G.5.9B | 27 | Personal Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 1970-1976, 1981. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.J.1.7B | 22 | Personal Correspondence, 1972-1983. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Papers, 1974-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Includes biographical sketches and Congressional Record extracts relating to privacy legislation. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative Budgeting in Minnesota, 1979. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Appointment Books, Calendars, Planning Schedules, and Pocket Organizers, 1973-1982, 1985-1987. 18 volumes and 3 unbound items. | |||||||||||||
| Speech Transcripts and Correspondence: The Banzof Study on Forestry, 1918. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.J.1.6F | 21 | Speech Files, undated and 1971-1982. 8 folders. | |||||||||||
| Invitations, 1980-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Campaign Literature, 1980. | |||||||||||||
| Includes copies of The 1980 Campaigner, published by the DFL State Senate Campaign Committee. | |||||||||||||
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| 149.G.5.9B | 27 | Campaign Correspondence and Related Papers, 1970-1974. | |||||||||||
| Conferences and Seminars, September-December 1981. | |||||||||||||
| Questionnaires from Various Organizations, 1970, 1976, 1980. | |||||||||||||
NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
These files document Tennessen's work with a variety of organizations outside of government, usually as a board member or in some other leadership capacity.
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| 149.G.5.9B | 27 | Citizens League. Development Financial Committee. Minutes and Related Records, 1977-1985. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 149.E.3.9B | 28 | Washington Federal Savings Bank (Stillwater, Minn.): | |||||||||||
| Minutes and Related Materials: | |||||||||||||
| Board of Directors, 1987-1988. 13 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Executive Committee, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||||
| Annual Meeting of Shareholders, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Director's Digest, and the Board Members's Annual, 1984, 1987. 1 folder, containing 3 printed items. | |||||||||||||
| Financial Records: | |||||||||||||
| Asset Summary Information, 1987. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Audit Committee Minutes, March 16, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Budget, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Business Plan, 1987. | |||||||||||||
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| 149.E.3.10F | 29 | Business Plan, 1987. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Examination Report, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Financial Policies, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Lending and Appraisal Policies, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Monthly Financial Reports, 1987-1988. 10 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Report on Examination of Financial Statements and Additional Information, March 31, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Savings: Quarterly Report, March 31, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 1986-1988. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Washington Service Corporation: | |||||||||||||
| Nonperforming Loan and REJ/REO Reports, July 1987-April 1988. 8 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 149.E.4.1B | 30 | Nonperforming Loan and REJ/REO Reports, May-August 1988. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis, Minn.): | |||||||||||||
| Constitutions, 1984-1985. | |||||||||||||
| Constitutions of the Financial Council and Pastoral Council, and a copy of the constitution of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 1881. | |||||||||||||
| Finance Committee: | |||||||||||||
| Minutes, 1981-1985. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Papers, 1982-1984. | |||||||||||||
| Finance Council: | |||||||||||||
| Minutes and Related Records, 1985-1989. 12 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Building and Grounds, 1986-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Capital Campaign and Steering Committee, 1989-1990. | |||||||||||||
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| 149.E.4.2F | 31 | Finance and Membership Committee Assignments, 1983-1986. | |||||||||||
| Long Range Planning Financial Task Force, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||||
| Undercroft Steering Committee, 1983-1988. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Committees, 1985-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Director of Finance and Administration Position, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Budget Materials, 1983-1989. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Financial Papers, 1984-1987. | |||||||||||||
| Property and Buildings: | |||||||||||||
| 2719 Girard Avenue North Property, 1979-1988. | |||||||||||||
| Laurel Avenue Lot Acquisition, 1982-1988. | |||||||||||||
| Convent Building, 1987-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Papers, 1984-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Tennessen Speeches, 1984-1986. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Papers, undated and 1988-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Contracts, 1984-1985. | |||||||||||||
| Parish Survey: Campaign Feasibility and Readiness Study for the Basilica of Saint Mary, November 29, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control, Inc. Minnesota Chapter: | |||||||||||||
| Minutes, Correspondence, and Related Papers, 1983-1988. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Newspaper Clippings, Magazine Articles, and Other Printed Materials, 1982-1987. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Manuscript: "Talking Points--Current Issues/Alternative Solutions," [undated]. | |||||||||||||
| Unidentified Manuscript on Arms Control, [undated]. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.J.1.6F | 21 | Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Foundation: | |||||||||||
| Minutes and Related Materials, April 1975-December 1980. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Board of Directors, Executive Board, and Regional Outreach Committee. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.J.1.7B | 22 | Minutes and Related Materials, January-July 1981. | |||||||||||
| Also includes material on the "Ciulei Challenge" Ticket Sales Campaign. | |||||||||||||
| Corporate Renewal Campaign, 1979-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Financial Papers, 1974-1981. | |||||||||||||
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| 152.C.18.5B | 34 | Groves Learning Center: | |||||||||||
| Tennessen served on the board of trustees of this private special education school for children with learning problems of many different sorts. The files largely document his tenure as board chair. Incorporated in 1972, the Learning Center comprises several entities: Groves Academy (a day school for grades 1-12), Diagnostic Center, Summer School, Tutorial Program, Community Outreach, and Stepping Stones (preschool and kindergarten). Located originally in Minnetonka, the institution moved to St. Louis Park in 1982. | |||||||||||||
| Trustees Minutes and Related Materials, 1992-1997. 9 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Annual Reports, 1990/91-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1993-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Brochures and Promotional Material, [199-]. | |||||||||||||
| Policies, 1971-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Financial Statements, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Development Committee, 1996-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Amendments, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Blue Ribbon School Award, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Board Orientation Packet, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Endowment Campaign, 1992-1996. | |||||||||||||
| 16th Annual Scholarship Benefit, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Groves Day with the Minnesota Twins, November 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Board Materials, undated and 1994-1996. | |||||||||||||
PRIVACY LEGISLATION FILES
Legislation relating to the protection of individual privacy vis-a-vis the government's increasing creation and accumulation of data about individual citizens became the focus of Tennessen's work on the Judiciary Committee of the Minnesota Legislature.
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| 147.J.1.8F | 23 | Federal Legislation Study Commission: | |||||||||||
| Background Information. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, July 1974-February 1979. 8 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Subject Files: | |||||||||||||
| Advanced Management Research, Including Privacy Legislative Conference, 1978. | |||||||||||||
| Agencies Interested in Federal Privacy Study Commission, 1973-1976. | |||||||||||||
| Congressional Bills, 1971-1979. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Employee Personal Information and Privacy, 1976-1978. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Final Recommendations of Privacy Commission, 1977. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.J.1.9B | 24 | Governor's Commission on Individual Privacy, September 1975-September 1976. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Health Care Providers and Institutions, 1975-1976. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| News Summaries, 1975-1976. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Recommendations and Appointments, 1975. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Regional Social Security Officers Conference, Denver, November 29-30, 1977. | |||||||||||||
| Resumes and Applications, 1974-1976. | |||||||||||||
| Supportive Materials, 1974-1978. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Workshop, St. Paul, October 13-15, 1976. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes tape recording. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Legislation: | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 1974-1976. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.J.1.10F | 25 | Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 1977-1982. 9 folders. | |||||||||||
| Subject Files: | |||||||||||||
| Information Notebook, 1974-1976. | |||||||||||||
| Joint Legislative Committee on Science and Technology, 1978-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative Bills: | |||||||||||||
| HF738. Conference Committee Report, 1979. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF1213, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| SF2039 and HF2040, 1980. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| SF2345. Limiting Use of Certain Information on Commercial Mailing Lists, 1976. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Bills and Amendments, 1976-1980. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Committee for Privacy Studies Conference, 1978. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 147.J.2.1B | 26 | Program: Public Knowledge vs. Personal Privacy, Hibbing, March 15, 1975. | |||||||||||
| American Bar Association Files: | |||||||||||||
| Science and Technology Section. Privacy Committee. Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, November 1975-November 1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Also includes some materials on the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. | |||||||||||||
| Science and Technology Section. Subcommittee on Federal and State Legislation. Papers, 1977-1979. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws: | |||||||||||||
| Reports, Part I: Vol. II, 1978-1980. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 6 miscellaneous printed items and newspaper clippings, 1971-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Other Privacy Legislation: | |||||||||||||
| Alan F. Westin, "Computers, Health Records, and Citizen Rights," 1973. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Papers, 1982. | |||||||||||||
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| 143.B.11.13B | 33 | Data Privacy Legislation: | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, undated and 1977-1982. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Privacy Subcommittee. Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 1980-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Examples: Corrections and Detention Data, 1978 and 1979. | |||||||||||||
| Newspaper Clippings, 1953 and 1981. | |||||||||||||
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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:
- Bank failures -- Minnesota -- Stillwater.
- Banks and banking -- Minnesota -- Stillwater.
- Business enterprises -- Minnesota -- Stillwater.
- Catholic Church -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Finances.
- Catholic institutions -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Buildings.
- Church maintenance and repair -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Disarmament.
- Education -- Minnesota -- Law and legislation.
- Nuclear arms control -- Minnesota.
- Politicians -- Minnesota.
- Privacy legislation.
- Savings banks -- Minnesota -- Stillwater.
- Economic history -- Minnesota -- Stillwater
- Church buildings -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Catholic
- Learning disabled children -- Education -- Minnesota.
- Learning disabilities -- Treatment -- Minnesota.
- Private schools -- Administration.
- Organizations:
- American Bar Association.
- Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Catholic Church. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
- Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
- Groves Academy (Saint Louis Park, Minn.).
- Groves Learning Center (Saint Louis Park, Minn.).
- Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control.
- Minnesota. Legislature. Senate.
- Minnesota Constitutional Study Commission.
- National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
- Guthrie Theater. Foundation.
- Washington Federal Savings Bank (Stillwater, Minn.).
- Washington Service Corporation (Stillwater, Minn.).
- Places:
- Minneapolis (Minn.).
- Stillwater (Minn.).
- Occupations:
- Legislators.
- Lawyers.
- Private school trustees.
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