MINNESOTA STATE DENTAL
ASSOCIATION:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota State Dental Association, creator. | |
| Title: | Association records. | |
| Dates: | 1873-1977. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Records documenting the history and development of this statewide dental organization. They include historical and biographical data, organizational documents, correspondence, annual meeting minutes and programs, subject files, lecture and speech transcripts, articles about or by Minnesota dentists, membership lists, district dental societies files, and Monson Research and Clinic Club (St. Paul) materials. | |
| Quantity: | 3.75 cubic feet (9 boxes, including 2 volumes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
The first Minnesota statewide dental organization, known as the "Old State Association," was founded in 1871. Its main purpose, the passage of a state dental practices law, was never attained and the organization ceased to exist in 1876.
On November 21, 1883, an organizational meeting was held to form a new statewide dental association. A constitution and bylaws were drawn up and adopted January 16, 1884, at the first Minnesota State Dental Association [Minnesota State Dental Association] meeting. The articles of incorporation were filed July 16, 1884.
Headed by a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, the association was to elevate the standard of dental science, art,and literature; promote among dentists mutual improvement, social intercourse, and good feeling; and collectively, to have cognizance of the common interests of the dental profession in Minnesota.
The association was greatly instrumental in the passage of the first state dental law (1885) which created the State Board of Dental Examiners and required the registration of all dentists practicing in the state. During its existence the association has continued to work actively for the further regulation of dentistry through legislation.
In August, 1914 the association underwent a reorganization through the adoption of a seven district society plan. The plan divided the state into seven districts--Southern, Southeastern, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Northwestern, West Central, and Duluth--and also created an executive council. The council, consisting of the original four officers and a representative from each district, was endowed with managerial control of the association. In 1970 the organization's name was changed to the Minnesota Dental Association.
The association publishes North-West Dentistry, the official journal of three state dental associations: Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Historical information was taken from the collection.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Dental Association. Association Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 2389; 2769; 3975; 12,186; 12,339; 14,392; 985-221 (Archives); 14,490
Processing Information:
Processed by: Cheryl N. Thies, December 1982
Catalog ID number: 990017156570104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| P1403 | 1 | Historical data, undated and 1892-1958. 2 folders. | |||||||||
| Undated notes concerning various aspects of Minnesota State Dental Association's history; and historical sketches of the University of Minnesota (U of M) dental college (1911, 1926), Minnesota State Dental Association Veterans Association (1929), and Minnesota State Dental Association itself, including two written by E. R. Hilden and H. L. Cruttenden (1958). | |||||||||||
| Organizational records, 1888-1954. | |||||||||||
| Constitution and bylaws (1888, 1912, 1917), statutes (1908), articles of incorporation and bylaws (1947), proposed articles revision (1949), and amendments (1954). | |||||||||||
| Transactions of the Minnesota State Dental Association, 1873-1875. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Contains annual meeting proceedings. | |||||||||||
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| P1403 | 9 | Volume 1. Minute book, 1884-1905. 1 volume. | |||||||||
| Contains the constitution, bylaws, code, membership list, organizational meeting minutes (January 16, 1884), and annual meeting minutes (1885-1905). | |||||||||||
| Volume 2. Minute book, 1906-1910. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Contains annual meeting minutes. | |||||||||||
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| P1403 | 1 | Proceedings: Annual meetings, 1911-1923, 1926. 5 folders. | |||||||||
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| P1403 | 2 | Lectures: Annual meeting, 1926. | |||||||||
| Proceedings: Annual meeting, 1927. | |||||||||||
| Lectures: Annual meeting, 1927. | |||||||||||
| Proceedings: Annual meetings, 1928-1929. | |||||||||||
| Lectures: Annual meeting, 1929. | |||||||||||
| Proceedings: Annual meeting, 1930. | |||||||||||
| Lectures: Annual meeting, 1930. | |||||||||||
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| P1403 | 3 | Proceedings: Annual meetings, 1931-1932, 1956, 1958-1959. 3 folders. | |||||||||
| Programs: Annual meetings, 1875, 1884-1959. 3 folders and 25 items. | |||||||||||
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| P1403 | 4 | Programs: Annual meetings, 1960-1977. 20 items. | |||||||||
| Preliminary programs: Annual meetings, 1956-1967. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and related materials, undated and 1881-1917. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| Letters, notes, reports, articles about or by Minnesota dentists, certificates, meeting notices, invitations, circulars, articles, and membership lists. Includes the U.S. Public Health Service dental exam form; dental society district map; text of a law regulating dentistry in Minnesota (1889); correspondence dealing with numerous cures, procedures, and types of equipment; announcement of the first annual Minnesota State Dental Association meeting (1884); correspondence concerning American Dental Association (ADA) meetings in Minneapolis (1885, 1907, 1928) and St. Paul (1934); materials from the Ninth International Medical Congress (1887) and Minnesota State Dental Association annual meeting in Winona (1896); Minnesota Post-Graduate School of Dental Surgery brochure (1898); Fourth International Dental Congress program (1904); and correspondence about the Army Medical and Navy Dental Corps (1917). | |||||||||||
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| P1403 | 5 | Correspondence and related materials, 1918-1961. 2 folders. | |||||||||
| ADA silver anniversary (1921); dedication of the U of M dental college building, with Thomas E. Weeks's address (October 1932); Minnesota State Dental Association 50th anniversary banquet and frolic program (1933); list of licensees accepted by the Minnesota State Board of Dental Examiners (1917-1934); formation of the history and necrology committee (1950); and list of life and deceased members (1930-1957). | |||||||||||
| Subject files: | |||||||||||
| American Association of Dental Schools, 1937-1938. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, clippings, financial records, and program from the organization's 15th annual meeting held in Minneapolis, March 14-16, 1938. | |||||||||||
| Cobb, Dr. Frederick Emory, 1895, 1921-1955. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, biographical data, clippings, tributes, and related papers detailing the life of Cobb (1866- ), Minneapolis dentist, U of M faculty member, Minnesota State Dental Association secretary (1905-1910) and Minnesota State Board of Dental Examiners member (1910-1917, 1923-1929). Includes a letter refusing appointment to the state examiners board (1921), letters and invitation to his Minnesota State Dental Association sponsored birthday party (1936), and his ADA life member certificate (1948). | |||||||||||
| Dental Centenary Celebration, Baltimore, Md., 1940. | |||||||||||
| Includes correspondence, invitations, admission cards, clippings, programs, commemorative stamps, and brochures from this March 18-20 celebration. The majority of the materials belonged to William F. Lasby, honorary vice-chairman of the centennial committee. | |||||||||||
| Originally a scrapbook, this volume was dismantled in December 1982 due to its deteriorating condition. All clippings were photocopied, the originals discarded, and the photocopies and repaired non-clipping materials refiled in their original order. | |||||||||||
| Dental fees, schedules, rates, 1938-1977. | |||||||||||
| Lists established for various social welfare agencies and county welfare boards, public assistance recipients, insurance companies, Veterans Administration, Medicare, and selected public agencies. | |||||||||||
| G.V. Black Dental Club, Inc., St. Paul, 1898-1911, 1951, 1958. | |||||||||||
| Organized May 20, 1898, to study and promote the methods of Black, innovative Chicago dental surgeon. Contains the constitution and bylaws (1900, 1906), annual midwinter clinic invitations and programs (1901-1908, 1911), a letter detailing the club's history (1951), and a North-West Dentistry article about the club by E. R. Hilden, DDS (1958). | |||||||||||
| History and Necrology Committee, 1950-1966. | |||||||||||
| Organized in 1950. Consists mainly of letters requesting historical information from members, reports, and a membership directory. | |||||||||||
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| p1403 | 6 | Kremer, Dr. Frederick B.: | |||||||||
| Papers, 1903-1949. | |||||||||||
| Detailing the life of Kremer (1861-1949), Caledonia, Minnesota dentist, U of M faculty member, and Minnesota State Dental Association president (1909), the papers include a 1903 Trinity Baptist Church, Minneapolis, membership list; his wife Lillias's acceptance as a national Daughters of the American Revolution [DAR] member (1904); a letter from Lillias to the Minneapolis District Dental Society Women's Auxiliary membership concerning Red Cross work (1918); a biographical sketch of Kremer, North-West Dentistry (1949); a series of clippings, particularly family obituaries; and photographs of their Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis home (1914) and a trip to the East coast (1917). | |||||||||||
| Scrapbook materials, 1880-1928. | |||||||||||
| Contains the Kremers' wedding (1881) and George E.'s birth (1882) announcements; obituaries of numerous relatives, including Lillias's mother, Julia E. Bailey Ambrose (1880); a listing of Kremer's University of Iowa Dental Department graduating class (1890); clippings concerning the Minnesota State Dental Association, conventions, U of M dental college procedures, the 1907 ADA convention in Minneapolis, Kremer's trip to Montana (1908), and articles written by Kremer about the dental profession; correspondence and clippings detailing his retirement from dentistry to become president of Kremer Motor Company (1917-1920) and construction of the company's Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis garage (1927); Kremer's Minnesota Outers Club presidency (1925); letters from George E. in Sedalia, Missouri to Kremer (1896-1897); George E.'s commencement program, U of M law department (1907); and a series of clippings and programs covering Lillias's involvement in the Women's Auxiliary of the Minneapolis District Dental Society of Minnesota (1916-ca.1919), Nationwide Child Welfare Campaign (1918-1919), Clio Club, DAR, and Woman's Christian Association. | |||||||||||
| Originally a scrapbook, this volume was dismantled in December 1982 due to its deteriorating condition. All clippings were photocopied, the originals discarded, and the photocopies and repaired non-clippings materials refiled in their original order. | |||||||||||
| Lasby, Dr. William Frederick, 1903-1943. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, speeches, biographical data, clippings, and related papers detailing the life of Lasby (1876- ) U of M faculty member (1907- | |||||||||||
| Lectures, undated and 1922-1926. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Legislative Committee, 1934-1935. | |||||||||||
| Includes notes, minutes, and meeting notices. | |||||||||||
| Lists, undated and 1893, 1919, 1964. | |||||||||||
| Includes an undated list of dentists in each Minnesota State Dental Association district, state dental registrations (1889-1893), 1919 U of M dental college graduating class, and St. Paul District Dental Society 1964 roster. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Board of Dental Examiners, 1927-1952. | |||||||||||
| Letters concerning the state hygienist law (1927), hygienist and dental exam forms (1931), the board's 50th anniversary annual report (1934), a listing of all board members (1892-1952), and a list of Minnesota licensed dentists (1885-1952). | |||||||||||
| National Association of Dental Examiners, 1909, 1933-1934. | |||||||||||
| Mainly correspondence between the association and H. D. Aldrich, chairman of the local committee on contracts and entertainment, concerning the group's 1934 meeting in St. Paul. Also contains the association's 1909 annual meeting program. | |||||||||||
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| P1403 | 7 | Newspaper clippings, 1884-1958. 7 folders. | |||||||||
| The majority of the clippings detail Minnesota State Dental Association annual meetings and clinics, Minnesota sponsored ADA meetings, U of M dental college activities, various dental procedures and equipment, the Minnesota State Dental Association's Woman's Auxiliary, the Minnesota Dental Hygienist Association, and the deaths of several Minnesota dentists. Includes articles on the 1893 court case brought by W. X. Suddeth, U of M dental college dean, against the Minneapolis Dental Society, following the society's unethical practices claim against Suddeth; appointment of Lasby as U of M dental college dean (1929); and the opening and dedication of the new U of M dental building (1932). | |||||||||||
| Radio talks, 1930-1943. | |||||||||||
| The majority were delivered by Lasby over Twin Cities stations under sponsorship of the Minnesota State Dental Association. | |||||||||||
| University of Minnesota. Dental College: 50th Anniversary, 1939. | |||||||||||
| Originally a scrapbook, this volume was dismantled in December 1982 due to its deteriorating condition. All clippings were photocopied, the originals discarded, and the photocopies and repaired non-clipping materials refiled in their original order. Includes clippings, programs, invitations, admission cards, correspondence, and itineraries from this October 19-20 celebration. | |||||||||||
| World's Columbian Dental Congress, Chicago, 1890-1893. | |||||||||||
| Consists mainly of questionnaires submitted to Minnesota dentists and their answers; correspondence of Thomas E. Weeks, Minnesota state chairman; and a report of the congress' general executive committee secretary (October 15, 1890). This congress was held in conjunction with the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. | |||||||||||
| District Dental Societies: | |||||||||||
| County Dental Advisory Committee, 1955-1957. | |||||||||||
| Includes lists, by district, of the chairmen for each county. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis District Dental Society: | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and related papers, 1885-1886, 1895-1896, 1940-1953. | |||||||||||
| Includes an undated map of the seven state districts, list of officers (1909-1952), articles about various members, and series of letters concerning committee appointments and historical committee activities (1952). | |||||||||||
| Programs: Annual clinic days, 1886-1888, 1912-1915, 1929-1934, 1939, 1952. | |||||||||||
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| P1403 | 8 | St. Paul District Dental Society, | |||||||||
| Correspondence and related papers, 1908, 1912-1929. | |||||||||||
| Contains the constitution and bylaws; oral hygiene committee correspondence and reports, particularly concerning public school programs (1917); correspondence with the Miller Hospital trustees urging establishment of a free dental clinic (1916); and incomplete United Charities adult dental clinic monthly reports (1917). | |||||||||||
| Programs: Annual meetings and clinic days, 1895, 1921-1922, 1927-1934, 1937, 1939-1940, 1955. | |||||||||||
| Southern District Dental Society, | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, minutes, and related papers, 1886-1889, 1094-1932. | |||||||||||
| Consists mainly of constitution and bylaws, organizational meeting minutes (January 15, 1886), minutes (1904-1932), 14th annual meeting syllabus (1899), membership list, and the statutes and minutes (1910-1919, 1922) of the Mankato Dental Club, Mankato, Minnesota. | |||||||||||
| Programs: Annual clinics, 1887-1891, 1894, 1896, 1900, 1902, 1905-1910, 1912, 1922, 1932-1942. | |||||||||||
| Southeastern District Dental Society, 1913-1914, 1932-1942, 1956. | |||||||||||
| Contains correspondence (1913-1914) and annual meeting programs (1932-1942, 1956). | |||||||||||
| West Central District Dental Society, 1930, 1932-1934, 1936-1944, 1955, 1957-1958, 1960-1966, 1969-1977. | |||||||||||
| Consists of annual meeting and convention programs. | |||||||||||
| Northwestern District Dental Society: Annual meeting programs, 1885-1887, 1933-1937, 1939, 1969. | |||||||||||
| Duluth District Dental Society: Annual meeting program, 1934. | |||||||||||
| Monson Research and Clinic Club, St. Paul: | |||||||||||
| Named for George S. Monson, DMD, St. Paul, this club was organized in 1913 to "solve the problems involved in the restoration of function lost by reason of any deformity or breaking-down of the dental mechanism, to organize knowledge and information on the aforementioned and disseminate it, and to promote scientific study and research of dental subjects in the United States." | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, minutes, and related papers, 1917-1942. | |||||||||||
| Contains financial data, meeting notices, articles of incorporation and bylaws, clippings, a series of letters concerning United Charities speeches (1917-1918), annual meeting minutes (1923-1925, 1927), and meeting agendas (1935-1936). | |||||||||||
| Programs: Annual meetings, 1924-1925, 1927, 1931-1932, 1942. | |||||||||||
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| P1403 | 9 | Lecture notes and speech transcripts, undated and 1919-1932. 3 folders. | |||||||||
| Delivered at Monson Research and Clinic Club annual meetings. | |||||||||||
| Dental and medical journal articles, 1898, 1920-1935. | |||||||||||
| Mainly concerns Monson and his techniques. | |||||||||||
| Photographs, 1920, 1924-1925, 1942. | |||||||||||
| Includes 1924 and 1925 annual meeting attendees. | |||||||||||
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:
- Dental hygienists -- Minnesota.
- Dental laws and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Dentistry -- Societies, etc.
- Professional associations.
- Professional education.
- Women -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Cobb, Frederick Emory, 1866-
- Cruttenden, Henry Louis, 1856-
- Hilden, E. R.
- Kremer, Frederick B., 1861-1949.
- Kremer, George Everett, 1882-
- Kremer, Lillias Mary Ambrose, 1863-1931.
- Lasby, William Frederick, 1876-
- Monson, George S., 1869-1933.
- Suddeth, William Xavier, 1853-1915.
- Weeks, Thomas Edwin, 1853-1938.
- Organizations:
- American Association of Dental Schools.
- American Dental Association.
- G. V. Dental Club, Inc. (Saint Paul, Minn.).
- George S. Monson Research and Clinic Club (Saint Paul, Minn.).
- Kremer Motor Company (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Mankato Dental Club (Mankato, Minn.).
- Minneapolis District Dental Society. Women's Auxiliary.
- Minnesota Dental Association.
- Minnesota State Board of Dental Examiners.
- National Association of Dental Examiners (U.S.)
- University of Minnesota. College of Dentistry.
- Meetings:
- Dental Centenary Celebration (1940 : Baltimore, Md.).
- World's Columbian Dental Congress (1893 : Chicago, Ill.).
- Occupations:
- Dentists -- Minnesota.
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