NORTH STAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
(MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.):
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | North Star Research and Development Institute (Minneapolis, Minn.), creator. | |
| Title: | North Star Research and Development Institute records. | |
| Dates: | 1962-1971. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Articles of incorporation and founding documents, minutes of board of directors and executive committee meetings, financial reports, presidents annual reports, subject files and reports of a Minneapolis-based nonprofit research and development institute headquartered at the University of Minnesota. | |
| Quantity: | 1.0 cubic feet (1 box, including 4 volumes) | |
| Location: | 141.F.18.10F: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
The North Star Research and Development Institute was formed in 1963 under the Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act. It was formed from a joint study of the Upper Midwest Research and Development Council and the University of Minnesota and designed to promote the economic development of the area comprising the Ninth Federal Reserve District. Its purpose was to carry on scientific research in the physical, biological, and social sciences, in engineering and in the mechanic arts, and in other areas. The board of directors included regents of the University of Minnesota and business officials from the region.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. North Star Research and Development Institute Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Provenance:
Many of the files appear to have been retained in the office of O. Meredith Wilson, president of the University of Minnesota.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,210
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990089226900104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 141.F.18.10F | 1 | Articles of incorporation, by-laws, and founding documents, 1962-1969. | |||||||||
| Board of directors minutes and related documents, 1963-1970. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Executive Committee minutes and related documents, 1963-1971. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Financial reports, 1963, 1969-1970. | |||||||||||
| Presidents annual reports, 1963-1965, 1967. | |||||||||||
| General correspondence and reports file, 1962-1969. 10 folders. | |||||||||||
| Subject files: | |||||||||||
| A proposed center for the information sciences, 1963. | |||||||||||
| Dr. John W. Clegg correspondence, 1963-1966. | |||||||||||
| Life Sciences Engineering Center, 1963-1964. | |||||||||||
| National Resources Institute, 1963. | |||||||||||
| Valley Industrial Park, 1964-1968. | |||||||||||
| Reports: | |||||||||||
| Factors influencing the economic growth rate of Montana by Dale E. Roth and William V. Williams, August 28, 1964. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Preliminary proposal on a novel approach to the urban mass transit problem to the Housing and Home Finance Agency, September 22, 1964. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| The Development of outdoor recreation in the Upper Midwest by Donald E. Lodge, December 1964. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Space and defense spending cutbacks: the economic role of space and defense spending in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area, August 24, 1970. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
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:
- Economic development.
- Nonprofit organizations--Minnesota.
- Research.
- Organizations:
- University of Minnesota.
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