HUMANE SOCIETY OF RAMSEY COUNTY:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Humane Society of Ramsey County (Minn), creator.
	Title:	Society records.
	Dates:	1936-1998 (bulk 1971-1996).
	Abstract:	Organizational records documenting the latter 20th century administration, financing, and activities of a local humane society formed in 1878.
	Quantity:	1.5 cubic feet (2 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Bylaws (1958, 1977-1996), annual meeting minutes (1971-1997), board of directors minutes (1968, 1972-1994), executive director and year end reports (1980-1997), financial records (1954-1995), committee files (1978-1994), and subject files (1936-1998) pertaining to an organization formed as the St. Paul Society for the Prevention of Cruelty in 1878, renamed the St. Paul Humane Society in 1955, and renamed the Humane Society of Ramsey County in 1978.

Included within the subject files are statistical data (1971-1973, 1982-1995) regarding the operation of the Society's shelter and information regarding cruelty investigations (1974-1998).

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ARRANGEMENT

Administrative Records

Financial Records

Subject Files

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Humane Society of Ramsey County Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 15,635

Processing Information:

Processed by: Monica Manny Ralston, February 2002

Catalog ID number: 990017374270104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS

Location

Box

151.E.18.10F

Bylaws, undated, 1958, 1977-1996.

Annual meeting minutes, 1971-1997. 2 folders.

Board members, 1962-1985, 1987-1997.

Board minutes, 1968, 1972-1994. 6 folders.

Executive director's reports, 1980-1984, 1988-1994.

Year end reports, 1994-1997. 3 folders.

Mission and policy statements, undated, 1945, [circa 1971]-1996.

One year plans, 1989-1996.

Strategic plans, 1984-1996.

Committees:

Budget and Finance Committee, 1980-1983.

Care and Shelter Committee, 1980-1987, 1989-1994.

Community Relations/Education Committee, 1979, 1982, 1985-1989, 1991-1992. 2 folders.

Fund raising Committee, 1980-1988.

Membership Committee, 1978.

Nominating Committee, 1988-1994.

Special Events Committee, 1987-1992.

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FINANCIAL RECORDS

Location

Box

151.E.18.10F

Audits, 1954-1995. 4 folders.

Reports to management, 1977, 1980-1983, 1994-1995.

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SUBJECT FILES

Location

Box

151.E.19.1B

Adoption packet, 1989.

American Humane Association: Standards of excellence, 1989-1992.

Animal statistics, 1971-1973, 1982-1995.

Blueprints/Plans, 1969-1994.

Brochures and pamphlets, [circa 1965]-1996.

Cruelty investigations information, 1974-1998.

Fund raising campaigns:

Capital campaign, 1986.

Power House telemarketing campaign, 1989-1991.

Purina Pets for People program, 1983, 1992-1994.

Grand opening information, 1988.

Legislation/Bills, 1965-1991.

Media coverage/Newspaper clippings, 1936, 1947, 1980-1991.

Pet cemetery, 1989-1994.

Volunteer newsletter, 1991-1995.

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RELATED MATERIALS

Annual reports, biennial reports, newsletters, and other serial publications of the Humane Society and its predecessors, the St. Paul Society for the Prevention of Cruelty and the St. Paul Humane Society, are in the Minnesota Historical Society serials collection.

Archival records of the Minneapolis Humane Society are in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscripts collections.

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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:: Animal welfare -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County -- Societies, etc.; Animal shelters -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.; Nonprofit organizations -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.

Organizations:: St. Paul Humane Society.; St. Paul Society for the Prevention of Cruelty.

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