WILDLIFE SOCIETY. MINNESOTA CHAPTER:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Wildlife Society. Minnesota Chapter, creator.
Title:Minnesota Chapter records.
Dates:1951-2023 (bulk 1967-2010).
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Records of the Minnesota chapter of a national organization concerned with wildlife and habitat conservation and management and that advocated for legislation, worked to educate the public, and provided services and resources to scientists, managers, educators, and others.
Quantity:4.0 cubic feet (4 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Wildlife Society. Minnesota Chapter Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,793; 17,925

Processing Information:

Processed by: David B. Peterson, October 2013; Leif Kopietz, June 2023

Catalog ID number: 990077488890104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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153.I.5.12F1Administrative files:
Annual calendar of events, 2006.
Minnesota Chapter of the Wildlife Society (MN-TWS) archive, 1998.
Materials compiled by MN-TWS historian John Moriarty.
By-laws, articles of incorporation, and related miscellany, 1966-1992. 5 folders.
College contacts, January 1999.
Operations manuals, 1995-2010. 2 folders.
Memorandum of understanding, 2006.
Professional development, 2001.
Awards, 1971-2010. 6 folders.
Includes a compiled account listing winners from 1958-2010.
Board meeting minutes, agendas, and related materials, 1959-2010, 2019-2020. 26 folders.
Incomplete; contents may be related to materials in annual meetings/conferences file.
Miscellaneous minutes, correspondence, publications, pamphlets, and clippings, 1970s-1990s.
Committees and alliances:
Committee membership lists, 2007-2010.
Caribou Committee, 1988.
Deer Feeding Committee, 1988.
Farmland and Prairie Committee, 1989-1994, 2007-2010. 2 folders.
Fish and Wildlife Legislative Alliance (FWLA), 2006-2009. 2 folders.
Forest Committee, 1990-1993, 2007. 2 folders.
Student Relations Committee, 2007-2008.
Wetland Committee, 1988-1994, 2005, 2008. 2 folders.
Correspondence:
Incomplete. File also includes memoranda, announcements, and other papers; may interfile and overlap with materials held in both board meeting minutes, agendas, and related miscellany, as well as material relating to annual meetings/conferences, workshops, and related events.
1967-1968, 1979-1986. 3 folders.
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153.I.5.13B2 1987-2010. 28 folders.
Financial records, 1969-2010. 8 folders and 1 volume.
Includes reports, annual summaries, and dedicated funding requests.
Habitat project proposals, 2005-2010. 2 folders.
Letterhead and logos, undated and 2004-2009.
Listserv, 2010.
Annual meetings/conferences, workshops, and related events:
Mainly materials related to the MN-TWS annual meetings but also includes materials from local wildlife-related events. Contents are related to Board meeting minutes, agendas, and related miscellany file.
1968-1995. 12 folders.
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153.I.5.14F31995-2010, 2023. 34 folders.
Membership, 1951-2010. 10 folders and 1 volume.
Includes membership lists and directories, a record of dues paid, ballots, and miscellaneous ephemera.
Newsletter:
1961-2011. 6 folders.
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153.I.6.1B4 2007, 2012, 2014-2022. 2 folders.
Position statements, 1967-2010. 21 folders.
Presidents files:
Don Burkalow, 1968.
Gary Huschle, 2001-2002. 3 folders.
Edward Lindquist, 1980-1987.
John Loegering, 2005-2010. 2 folders.
Reports, 1978-2002.
Includes articles and published reports released by the MN-TWS.
Topical files:
Bear hunting, 2001.
Bird conservation, 2006.
Canada geese, 1956-1979.
Mainly correspondence with Louis W. Hill, Jr.
Celebrating our Wildlife Conservation Heritage (COWCH), 2000.
Hybrid poplar, 2001-2002. 2 folders.
Website, 2002-2010.
MN-TWS materials, 1992, 2016, 2019.

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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:
Environmental law.
Habitat (Ecology) -- Minnesota.
Habitat conservation -- Minnesota.
Wildlife conservation -- Minnesota.
Wildlife habitat improvement.
Wildlife management -- Minnesota.

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