GIRL SCOUTS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN RIVER
VALLEYS:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys, creator. | |
| Title: | Records of predecessor councils. | |
| Dates: | 1915-2009. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Historical materials, annual reports, and minutes of annual, board of directors, and committee meetings of the five Girl Scout councils that merged in 2007 to form the Girl Scout Council of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys. The records cover the Girl Scout councils of the southern half of Minnesota and part of Wisconsin and Iowa. Records of several predecessors to these five councils are also included. | |
| Quantity: | 21.70 cubic feet (22 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ARRANGEMENT
These records are divided into the following five sections:
| Girl Scout Council of Cannon Valley and predecessors | ||
| Girl Scout Council of Greater Minneapolis | ||
| Peacepipe Girl Scout Council | ||
| River Trails Girl Scout Council and predecessors | ||
| Girl Scout Council of the St. Croix Valley and predecessors |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
These files are located off site in Remote Storage. Advance arrangements are required in order to view the files.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys. Records of predecessor councils. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 15,890; 17,685
Processing Information:
Processed by: Leif Kopietz, January 2020.
Catalog ID number: 990017380710104294
Provenance:
The records were organized and foldered by volunteers of the Heritage Group of the River Valleys Council prior to transfer to the Minnesota Historical Society.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF CANNON VALLEY AND PREDECESSORS
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| 310.K.13.9B | 1 | Dakota-Goodhue Area Girl Scouts: | |||||||||||
| Annual meeting, 1948. | |||||||||||||
| Development Committee annual meetings, 1949-1953. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Development Committee annual reports, 1947-1953. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1949 missing. | |||||||||||||
| Development Committee board meetings, 1947-1953. 19 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Northfield Girl Scout Council: | |||||||||||||
| Annual meeting, January 9, 1924. | |||||||||||||
| Annual reports, 1925-1955. 30 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Missing 1926-1928. Includes 1945 annual meeting. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors meetings, 1922-1927, 1943-1951. 88 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Cannon Valley Area Development Committee, 1953-1957. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Cannon Valley Girl Scout Council: | |||||||||||||
| Annual reports and annual meetings (intermingled), 1958-2006. 79 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors meetings, 1958-1961. 29 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.K.13.10F | 2 | Board of directors meetings, 1962-1990. 198 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 310.K.14.1B | 3 | Board of directors meetings, 1991-2007. 103 folders. | |||||||||||
GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF GREATER MINNEAPOLIS
Includes the following predecessor names: Girl Scouts of Minneapolis; Girl Scouts of Minneapolis and Hennepin County; and Greater Minneapolis Girl Scout Council.
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| 310.K.14.1B | 3 | Annual reports and annual meetings (intermingled), 1915-1979. 73 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 310.K.14.2F | 4 | Annual reports and annual meetings (intermingled), 1980-2007. 83 folders. | |||||||||||
| Board of directors minutes: | |||||||||||||
| Minute books A-D, March 1925-November 1953. 2 volumes and 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.K.14.3B | 5 | Minute books E-J, December 1953-November 1979. 2 volumes and 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Loose minutes, 1978. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minute book K, January 1980-December 1986. | |||||||||||||
| Loose minutes, 1983-1986. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minute book L, February 1987-April 1996. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Agenda materials, February 1987-November 1993. 40 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Foldered by meeting date. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.K.14.4F | 6 | Agenda materials, January 1994-September 2005. 68 folders. | |||||||||||
| Minute books M-N, June 1996-February 2005. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.K.14.5B | 7 | Executive Committee minutes and agenda materials, March 1967-August 2007. 175 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 310.K.14.6F | 8 | Finance Committee minutes and agenda materials, January 1971-November 1997. 194 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 310.K.14.7B | 9 | Finance Committee minutes and agenda materials, January 1998-August 2007. 59 folders. | |||||||||||
| Nominating Committee minutes and agenda materials, September 1963-December 1992. 103 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.K.14.8F | 10 | Nominating Committee minutes and agenda materials, January 1993-October 2006. 81 folders. | |||||||||||
| In 2004-2006, they are intermingled with Board Development Committee. | |||||||||||||
| Properties Committee minutes and agenda materials, September 1972-July 2002. 61 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes Outdoor Programs and Property Task Force findings and recommendations, April 9, 2002. | |||||||||||||
| Minutes of miscellaneous committees: | |||||||||||||
| Alumni Organization Task Group, November 1981. | |||||||||||||
| Awards and Recognitions Committee, January 1980. | |||||||||||||
| Black Culture Task Group, April 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Board Structure Review Task Force, May 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Boundaries Task Group, 1980-1981. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Boundary change, June 1982. | |||||||||||||
| Bylaws Task Force, 1987. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Capital Fund Drive Task Group, 1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Cookie Sale Committee, April 1997, September 2004. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Council Campaign Committee, 1978. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Council Performance Assessment Task Group, 2003. | |||||||||||||
| Diversity Task Group, 1992. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Education Committee, 1978-1979. 9 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Financial Assistance Task Force, July 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Fund Development Planning Committee, July 1981. | |||||||||||||
| Future Task Force, 1978-1982. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Future Focus Speakout, March 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Marketing Task Force, October 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Office Space Task Group, 1981. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Pluralism Task Group, February 1982. | |||||||||||||
| Pluralism Committee, 1992. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Policies and Standards Task Group, May 1981. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.K.14.9B | 11 | Program Services Committee, 1965-1978. 32 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes Program Advisory Committee (1975-1976). | |||||||||||||
| Program Committee, November-December 1991. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Service Team Speakout, 1978. | |||||||||||||
| Special Advisory Committee, July 1967. | |||||||||||||
| Volunteer Personnel Service Committee, 1977. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous historical materials, 1941-1947, 1961-2000. | |||||||||||||
| Chronologies; a journal article; informational and promotional leaflets, fliers, and pamphlets; a picture postcard; and other miscellany pertaining to the history of the Council and to Girl Scout programs and activities in the Greater Minneapolis area. | |||||||||||||
PEACEPIPE GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL
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| 310.K.14.9B | 11 | Red Rock Area minute book, February 1947-April 1964. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Annual council meeting, 1972-2006. 36 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Annual council report, 1977-2005. 27 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors meetings, 1972-1995. 90 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.K.14.10F | 12 | Board of directors meetings, 1996-2004. 33 folders. | |||||||||||
| Finance Committee meetings, 1972-2004. 79 folders. | |||||||||||||
RIVER TRAILS GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL AND PREDECESSORS
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| 310.K.14.10F | 12 | Austin Girl Scout Council Board minute books, May 1928-June 1960. 4 volumes. | |||||||||||
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| 310.L.1.1B | 13 | Steele County/Owatonna Girl Scout Council Board minute books, 1923-April 1958. 3 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Winona Girl Scout Council Board minute books, November 1943-April 1954. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley Development Committee, 1958-1960. 20 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Rochester Girl Scout Council: | |||||||||||||
| Annual reports and annual meetings (intermingled), 1941, 1951-1960. 13 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Council minute book, 1935-1938. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| A few additional documents pasted in. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors minutes, 1939-1960. 126 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Executive Committee meeting, November 28, 1954. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.L.1.2F | 14 | River Trails Girl Scout Council: | |||||||||||
| Organizational meeting, October 10, 1960. | |||||||||||||
| Annual reports and annual meetings (intermingled), 1961-2007. 70 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors meetings, 1960-1976. 126 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.L.1.3B | 15 | Board of directors meetings, January 1977-January 2006. 123 folders. | |||||||||||
| Finance Committee meetings, 1999, 2007, 2009. 8 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Nominating Committee meetings, 1967-1969. 11 folders. | |||||||||||||
GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF THE ST. CROIX VALLEY AND
PREDECESSORS
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| 310.L.1.3B | 15 | Hastings Girl Scout Council: | |||||||||||
| Annual reports, 1936-1959. 24 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors meeting minutes: | |||||||||||||
| Volumes G-J, September 1934-September 1963. 3 volumes and 1 folder. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors agenda materials, 1960-1963. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes merger agreement, St. Paul, St. Croix Valley (Hudson), Stillwater, and Hastings councils (April 1963). | |||||||||||||
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| 310.L.1.4F | 16 | St. Croix Valley (Hudson) Girl Scout Council: | |||||||||||
| Annual meetings, 1955-1962. 10 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors meetings, 1954-1963. 74 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Camp Committee, 1956. | |||||||||||||
| Delegate meeting, 1957-1958, 1960. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| St. Paul Area Girl Scout Council: | |||||||||||||
| Annual meetings, 1924-1925, 1934, 1952, 1963. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Annual reports, 1924-1962. 37 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors meetings, 1924-1943. 166 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.L.1.5B | 17 | Board of directors meetings, 1944-1963. 196 folders. | |||||||||||
| Camp Committee meeting, June 1926. | |||||||||||||
| Delegate meetings, 1924-1925, 1961-1963. 9 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Executive Committee meetings: | |||||||||||||
| 1924-1925, 1932-1933. 15 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Book K, October 1950-November 1952. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| 1960. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Finance Committee meetings, May 1926, April 1932. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Nominating Committee meeting, October 1938. | |||||||||||||
| Public Relations Committee meeting, May 1963. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.L.1.6F | 18 | Leaders Association meetings, 1928-1948. 2 volumes and 63 folders. | |||||||||||
| Stillwater Area Girl Scout Council: | |||||||||||||
| Annual reports, 1925-1961. 30 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Incomplete. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors minutes: | |||||||||||||
| Volumes A-F, 1921-1963. 6 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellany from Volume F. | |||||||||||||
| Merger, 1963. | |||||||||||||
| Girl Scout Council of the St. Croix Valley: | |||||||||||||
| Annual meetings, 1964-2007. 40 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.L.1.7B | 19 | Board of directors meetings, October 1963-December 1984. 191 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 310.L.1.8F | 20 | Board of directors meetings, February 1985-June 1999. 144 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 310.L.1.9B | 21 | Camps, Inc., 1997-1998. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Delegate meetings, 1963-1979. 15 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Executive Committee meetings, 1979-2007. 35 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Finance Committee meetings, 1990-January 2001. 70 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Business Administration Committee meetings, 1963-1971. 63 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 310.L.1.10F | 22 | Business Administration Committee meetings, 1971-1981. 102 folders. | |||||||||||
| Nominating Committee meetings, 1999-2006. 41 folders. | |||||||||||||
| [0.30 cubic feet empty, letter sized] | |||||||||||||
RELATED MATERIALS
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:
- Girl Scouts -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Metropolitan Area -- History.
- Girl Scouts -- Saint Croix River Valley (Wis. and Minn.) -- History.
- Girl Scouts -- Iowa -- History.
- Organizations:
- Girl Scout Council of Cannon Valley, author.
- Girl Scout Council of Greater Minneapolis, author.
- Girl Scout Council of the St. Croix Valley, author.
- Greater Minneapolis Girl Scout Council, author.
- Peacepipe Girl Scout Council, author.
- River Trails Girl Scout Council, author.
- Document Types:
- Annual reports.
- History.
- Minutes (administrative records).
- Picture postcards.
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