BURNETT J. BERGESON:
An Inventory of His Legislative Papers at the Minnesota Historical
Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
Bergeson, Burnett J., 1915-2011,
creator.
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| Title: | Legislative papers. |
| Dates: | 1951-1977 (bulk 1954-1962). |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, subject files, speeches, news releases,
copies of legislative bills and acts, and an oral history interview on audiocassette
of a legislator serving Mahnomen and Norman counties (1955-1962), whose principal
interests were agriculture and cooperatives. Includes a file on the Farmers for
Kennedy-Johnson movement during the 1960 presidential election. |
| Quantity: | 0.75 cubic feet (2 boxes). |
| Location: | P3174: See Detailed Description for
shelf locations. |
Burnett J. Bergeson, son of Lauritz and Lena (Risdahl) Bergeson, was born March 25,
1915, in Hammer Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. His family subsequently
moved to Twin Valley, Minnesota. In 1936 he graduated from the University of
Minnesota, Northwest School of Agriculture at Crookston. Bergeson worked for the
Farm Security Administration and engaged in grain farming and raising turkeys. He
served as president of the Norman County Farmers Union. In 1942 he married Adeline
Juntenen. In 1954 Bergeson was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives
from District 64, representing Norman and Mahnomen counties in the 59th-62nd
sessions (1955-1962). He was a member of Liberal caucus, and served on the
Agriculture and Cooperatives and Marketing committees. Bergeson retired from farming
in 1977, and died in Reno, Nevada on February 2, 2011.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here].
Bergeson, Burnett J. Legislative papers. Minnesota Historical
Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,176
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990088957870104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| P3174 | 1 | Agriculture: |
| | | Farmers for Kennedy-Johnson, 1960. |
| | | Reports and announcements, 1954-1960. |
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| | Correspondence, 1951-1962. 9 folders. |
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| Location | Box |
| P3174 | 2 | Education, 1957, 1960. |
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| | House author's index, 1955, 1957. |
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| | Judicial/courts, undated. |
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| | Legislative committee statements and proposals, 1954-1962. |
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| | Legislative resolutions, 1953-1961. |
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| | Miscellaneous, 1954-1968. |
| | | Includes certificate of nomination (1954), programs, and some non-legislative
materials. |
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| | News clippings/political advertisements, 1954-1959. |
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| | News releases, legislative, Farmers Union and capitol news, 1957-1961. |
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| | Petitions supporting bills, undated. |
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| | Tax information, bulletins, 1957-1959. |
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| | Oral history interview, July 7, 1977. 2 audiocassettes. |
| | | Interviewed by Jerry Anderson at Moorhead State University History
Department. Bergeson discusses his legislative career, issues that concerned
him, and the legislative process in general. |
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:
- Agriculture -- Minnesota.
- Cooperative societies -- Minnesota.
- Legislators -- Minnesota.
- Presidents -- United States -- Election --
1960.
- Persons:
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald),
1917-1963.
- Places:
- Minnesota -- Politics and government --
1951-.
- Document Types:
- Audiocassettes.
- Oral histories (document genres).
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