MINNEAPOLIS STAR AND TRIBUNE COMPANY:

An Inventory of Its Minnesota Poll and Metro Poll Data Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
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Creator: Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company, creator.
Title:Minnesota Poll and Metro Poll data collection records.
Dates:1944-1982 (bulk 1960-1973).
Abstract:Data collection and statistics used to produce the Metro Poll and the Minnesota Poll for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company.
Quantity:113.5 cubic feet (109 boxes).
Location:See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Questionnaires, tabulations, and computer printouts used to produce the "Minnesota Poll," the "Metro Poll," and the "Metro Survey" for the Minneapolis Star and Minneapolis Tribune newspapers. Most material dates between 1960 and 1973. There are also files pertaining to newspaper readership, election surveys, University of Minnesota surveys, and some miscellaneous reports and memos.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

These records are divided into the following eight sections:

Minnesota Poll, 1960-1979
Metro Poll, 1960-1974
Metro Survey, 1957, 1960-1973
Election Surveys, 1944-1982
University of Minnesota Surveys, 1953-1968
Readership Surveys, 1944-1969
Miscellaneous Surveys, 1944-1982
Miscellaneous Files, 1944-1976


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Restrictions:

Use and Reproduction: Quotation or publication of anything in or based on the papers must be accompanied by an appropriate credit line identifying the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company. Minnesota Poll and Metro Poll data collection records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 12,241 and 13,503

Processing Information:

Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, April 1985

Catalog ID number: 990017353540104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseMINNESOTA POLL, 1960-1979

Questionnaires and tabulations arranged by poll number. Some polls are accompanied by computer printouts of the collected data. There is no subject index to the questions asked on the questionnaires. There are also newspaper clippings, and poll releases, which include indexes.


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152.L.17.8F1Poll numbers 188 to 201, January 15, 1960-January 13, 1961.
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152.L.18.1B2Poll numbers 201 to 215, February 17, 1961-September 21, 1962.
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152.L.18.2F3Poll numbers 215-S to 228, September 21, 1962-October 31, 1963.
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152.L.18.3B4Poll numbers 229 to 240, December 6, 1963-Nov. 20, 1964.
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152.L.18.4F5Poll numbers 241 to 253, January 8, 1965-February 11, 1966.
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152.L.18.5B6Poll numbers 253 to 259, March 18, 1966-September 1966.
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152.L.18.6F7Poll numbers 260 to 264, October 1966-February 1967.
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152.L.18.7B8Poll numbers 265 to 269, March 1967-Augugust 1967.
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152.L.18.8F9Poll numbers 270 to 272, September 1967-December 1967.
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152.L.19.1B10Poll numbers 273 to 275, January 1968-March 1968.
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152.L.19.2F11Poll numbers 276 to 277-S, April 1968-May 1968.
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152.L.19.3B12Poll numbers 278 to 280, June 1968-September 1968.
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152.L.19.4F13Poll numbers 280 to 282, September 1968-October 1968.
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152.L.19.5B14Poll numbers 283 to 285, December 1968-February 1969.
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152.L.19.6F15Poll numbers 286 to 288, March 1969-May 1969.
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152.L.19.7B16Poll numbers 289 to 294, July 1969-January 1970.
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152.L.19.8F17Poll numbers 295 to 299, February 1970-June 1970.
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152.L.20.1B18Poll numbers 300 to 301-S, August 1970-October 1970
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152.L.20.2F19Poll numbers 302 to 305, October 1970-February 1971.
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152.L.20.3B20Poll numbers 306 to 310, March1971-August 1971.
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152.L.20.4F21Poll numbers 311 to 315, September 1971-February 1972.
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152.L.20.5B22Poll numbers 316 to 320, March 1972-October 1972.
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152.L.20.6F23Poll numbers 321 to 324, October 1972-January 1973.
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152.L.20.7B24Poll numbers 325 to 335, February 1973-April 1974.
Poll numbers 332 and 233 are in box 90.
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152.L.20.8F25Poll numbers 336 to 338, May 1974-August 1974.
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144.D.11.7B(ov)90Poll numbers330 to 339, September 1973-September 1974.
Contents overlap boxes 24 and 25.
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151.B.9.1B26Poll numbers 339 to 340, September 1974-January 1975.
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144.D.11.8F(ov)91Poll numbers 340 to 342, January 1975-June 1975.
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151.B.9.2F27Poll numbers 341 to 352, March 1975-July 1977.
Poll numbers 343 to 347 are in box 92, number 348 and 349 are in box 93.
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144.D.12.1B(ov)92Poll numbers 343 to 347, October 1975-October 1976.
Contents overlap box 27.
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144.D.12.2F(ov)93Poll numbers, 348 to 355, November 1976-November 1977.
Contents overlap box 27.
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152.L.14.1B94Poll numbers 356 to 359, February-June 1978.
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152.L.14.2F95Poll numbers 360 to 363, August-November 1978.
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144.D.12.3B(ov)96Poll numbers 363, January 1979.
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151.H.9.7B72Poll releases, 1969-1972.
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152.L.14.6F101Poll releases, November 1972-August 1973.
Includes 1971, 1972, and 1973 indexes.
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152.L.14.7B102Poll releases, September 1973-June 1974.
Includes 1974 index.
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152.L.14.8F103Poll releases, July 1974-November 1975.
Includes 1975 index.
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152.L.15.1B104Poll releases, December 1975-October 1977.
Includes 1976 and 1977 indexes.
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152.L.15.2F105Poll releases, November 1977-February 1979 and November-December 1979.
Includes 1978 index.
Booklet, 1973.
Includes all releases and related information.
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152.L.14.4F98Clippings, 1944-1949, 1970-1971. 4 scrapbooks.
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152.L.14.5B100Clippings, 1972-1976. 3 scrapbooks.
Inquiries about Minnesota Poll releases, undated.
Interviewers for the September 1982 Minnesota Poll. undated. 2 copies.
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144.D.12.5B(ov)106Poll marginals, October 1979-November 1980. 3 items.

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Expand/CollapseMETRO POLL, 1960-1974

Questionnaires and tabulations arranged by poll number. Some polls are accompanied by computer printouts of the collected data. There is a file of indexed questionnaires, numbers 1-45 (1964-1973), poll releases, and some miscellaneous files.


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151.B.9.3B28Poll numbers 1 to 5, December 1964-October 1965.
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151.H.5.4F29Poll numbers 6 to 13, January 1966-June 1967.
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151.H.5.5B30Poll numbers 14 to 16, September 1967-January 1968.
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151.H.5.6F31Poll numbers 17 to 20, February 1968-November 1968.
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151.H.5.7B32Poll numbers 21 to 24, January 1969-June 1969.
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151.H.5.8F33Poll numbers 25 to 29, August 1969-June 1970.
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151.H.5.9B34Poll numbers 30 to 33, August 1970-May 1971.
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151.H.5.10F35Poll numbers 34 to 38, May 1971-April 1972.
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151.H.6.1B36Poll numbers 39 to 42, June 1972-January 1973.
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151.H.6.2F37Poll numbers 43 to 44, April 1973-July 1973.
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144.D.12.6F(ov)107Poll numbers 45, October 1973.
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152.L.15.3B108Poll numbers 45-S to 46, October-December 1973.
Poll release files, 1970-1974.
Poll releases, 1965-1974. 5 notebooks.
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152.L.15.4F109Poll releases, July 1969, December 1970-May 1972.
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152.L.15.3B108Miscellaneous files:
Booklets, 1968-1970, 1972-1973.
Includes all releases and related information.
General file, 1960-1973.
Indexed questionnaires, numbers 1-45, 1964-1973.
Civic leaders luncheon, March 25, 1971.
Description of sampling procedures, Jeanne Schleh, October 1972.
"Think Young" column clippings, 1968-1969. 1 scrapbook.

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Expand/CollapseMETRO SURVEY, 1957, 1960-1973

Subject files and tabulations arranged by poll number. Some polls are accompanied by computer printouts of the collected data. There is no subject index to the questions asked on the questionnaires.


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151.H.6.3B38Survey numbers 54, 74 to 81, December 1957-May 1961.
Poll numbers 55 to 73 are missing.
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151.H.6.4F39Survey numbers 81 to 89, May 1961-April 1962.
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151.H.6.5B40Survey numbers 90 to 106, April 1962-January 1964.
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151.H.6.6F41Survey numbers 107 to 124, February 1964-September 1966.
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151.H.6.7B42Survey numbers 125 to 150, September 1966-February 1967.
Survey number 143 is missing.
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151.H.6.8F43Survey numbers 151 to 171, March 1967-June 1967.
Survey numbers 155, 162, and 163 are missing.
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151.H.6.9B44Survey numbers 172 to 182, July 1967-October 1967.
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151.H.6.10F45Survey numbers 183 to 197, November 1967-December 1967.
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151.H.7.1B46Survey numbers 198 202, February 1968.
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151.H.7.2F47Survey number 202, February 1968.
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151.H.7.3B48Survey number 203, April 1968.
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151.H.7.4F49Survey numbers 203 to 208, April 1968-September 1968.
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151.H.7.5B50Survey numbers 209 to 217, September 1968-February 1969.
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151.H.7.6F51Survey numbers 218 to 221, April 1969-October 1969.
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151.H.7.7B52Survey numbers 221 to 225, October 1969-February 1970.
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151.H.7.8F53Survey numbers 226 to 231, March 1970-July 1970.
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151.H.7.9B54Survey numbers 232 to 234, July 1970-December 1970.
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151.H.7.10F55Survey numbers 235 to 237, February 1971-April 1971.
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151.H.8.1B56Survey number 237, April 1971.
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151.H.8.2F57Survey numbers 237 to 240, April 1971-October 1971.
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151.H.8.3B58Survey number 241, October 1971.
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151.H.8.4F59Survey numbers 241 to 247, October 1971-May 1972.
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151.H.8.5B60Survey numbers 248 to 261, May 1972-April 1973.
Survey number 250 is missing.
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151.H.8.6F61Survey numbers 262 to 265, May 1973-November 1973.

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Expand/CollapseELECTION SURVEYS, 1944-1982

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151.H.9.7B721944-1952.
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151.H.9.8F731954-1964.
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151.H.9.9B741966-1971.
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144.D.12.3B(ov)961954-1970. 1 notebook.
Elections: General.
Election models: 1964. 3 copies.
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152.L.14.3B97Elect ion models: 1974. 5 folders.
Elect ion models: 1978. 4 folders.
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144.D.12.4F(ov)99Election models: 1978. 4 copies.
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144.D.12.3B(ov)96Election models, 1982. 6 folders.
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152.L.14.3B97Election poll, 1978.
Tabulations, September 1978.
Panelback I tabulations, September 1978. 2 copies.
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152.L.14.4F98Election poll, 1978.
Panelback I tabulations, September 1978. 2 copies.
Panelback II tabulations, October 1978. 2 copies.
Panelback III tabulations, November 1978. 2 copies.
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152.L.14.2F951974 Precinct Caucus Project. 6 folders.
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152.L.14.3B971974 Precinct Caucus Project. 3 folders.

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Expand/CollapseUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SURVEYS, 1953-1968

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151.H.9.1B661953-1956.
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151.H.9.2F671956-1959.
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151.H.9.3B681960-1963.
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151.H.9.4F691964-1968.

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Expand/CollapseREADERSHIP SURVEYS, 1944-1969

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151.H.8.7B621944-1950.
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151.H.8.8F631951-1955.
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151.H.8.9B641956-1961.
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151.H.8.10F651962-1969.
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151.H.11.4F89Readership files, 1953-1967.

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Expand/CollapseMISCELLANEOUS SURVEYS, 1944-1982

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151.H.9.5B70Special Surveys, 1944-1955.
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151.H.9.6F71Special Surveys, 1956-1965.
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144.D.12.6F(ov)107American Family and Health tabulations, December 1978.
Minneapolis Poll on Pensions and Retirement, M-698, August 23, 1978.
Unidentified Computer Printouts, 1976-1982. 11 folders.
Possibly Minnesota Polls data.
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152.L.14.5B100Foreign policy telephone study, April 1976.
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152.L.15.2F105Harper's Magazine: Research and correspondence, RDC, 1967-1973.

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Expand/CollapseMISCELLANEOUS FILES, 1944-1976

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151.H.10.8F83Advisory board, 1944-1970.
Advisory board dinner, 1954-1970.
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152.L.15.2F105Advisory board, 1971.
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151.H.10.5B80Background folders, 1949-1962.
Includes image studies and attitude surveys.
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151.H.10.6F81Background folders, 1963-1974.
Includes Harpers' studies and attitude surveys.
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151.H.10.7B82Background folders, 1965-1974.
Includes attitude surveys.
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152.L.15.2F105Bower Hawthorne, 1966-1972.
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152.L.14.5B100General files, 1959-1968. 8 folders
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151.H.10.8F83Gideon Seymour Lecture Series, 1954-1961.
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152.L.15.2F105HTD initial notes, June 1-11, 1976.
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151.H.10.1B76Memos, 1952-1961.
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151.H.10.2F77Memos, 1962-1966.
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151.H.10.3B78Memos, 1967-1969.
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151.H.10.4F79Memos, 1970-1972.
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152.L.14.5B100Memos, 1969-1973. 4 folders
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151.H.10.10F85Miscellaneous files, A-P, 1958-1969.
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151.H.11.1B86Miscellaneous files, R-Z, 1957-1970.
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151.H.10.9B84Miscellaneous reports, 1944-1973.
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151.H.10.4F79Newspaper attitudes, 1947-1949.
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151.H.10.5B80Newspaper attitudes, 1949-1954.
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152.L.15.2F105Newspaper Research Council membership roster, April 1982. 2 copies.
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151.H.11.2F87Related papers, 1949-1958.
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151.H.11.3B88Related papers, 1953-1973.
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151.H.9.10F75Research reports, 1944-1965.
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151.H.10.1B76Research reports, 1966-1967.
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152.L.15.2F105Warren E. Miller, 1969-1973.

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Expand/CollapseRELATED MATERIALS

Minnesota Poll results, 1944-1984 [microform] is available in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collection microfilm.

Metro Poll 1972 and Twenty Years of Minnesota Opinion 1944-1964: Minneapolis Tribune's Minnesota Poll are available in the Minnesota Historical Society book collection.

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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:
Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1945-1980.
Public opinion -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
Public opinion -- Minnesota.
Public opinion polls -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
Public opinion polls -- Minnesota.
Places:
Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minn.).
Organizations:
Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company.
University of Minnesota.
Types of Documentation:
Questionnaires.
Statistics.
Titles:
Metro Survey.
Metro Poll.

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