CIVIL DEFENSE DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports at the Minnesota Historical Society

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	Creator:	Minnesota. Department of Civil Defense.
	Title:	Published records and reports.
	Dates:	1950-1972.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Annual and biennial reports, newsletters, orders and circulars, handbooks, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Civil Defense Department. The annual (1951-1953) and biennial (1954-1970) reports include information relating to the state plan for civil defense, various programs and operations, and department organization; essays regarding the need for civil defense; financial statements and budgets; and names of advisory council members. The other records also document various aspects of the department's duties and activities, particularly as relating to local planning and emergency operating centers, police reserves, blood donation program, fallout shelters, and natural disaster response plans.
	Quantity:	0.8 cubic feet (1 box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf location.

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The collection is open for research use.

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[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Civil Defense. Published records and reports. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession number: None.

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Catalog ID number: 001709565

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


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120.A.2.2F		Annual reports, 1951-1953. 3 volumes.


		Biennial reports, 1954-1970. 9 volumes.


		Bulletins, orders and circulars, 1950-1969. 2 folders.


		Civil Defense Department Newsletter. 6 items in 1 folder.
			Volume II, Nos. 11-12, 1959.
			Volume III, Nos. 1-2, 1960.
			Volume IV, Nos. 1-2, 1961.


		Civil Defense Newsletter. 6 folders.
			Volume IX, Nos. 8-10, [12], 1996.
			Volume X, Nos. 1-3, 5, 9-10, 1967.
			Volume XI, Nos. 1, 3, 5-7, 9-10, 1968.
			Volume XII, Nos. 1-9, 1969.
			Volume XIII, Nos. 1, 3-4, 1970.
			Volume XIV, Nos. 1-2, 1972.


General publications:
	Arranged chronologically.
	Planning and Reference Manual for Local Civil Defense Directors, circa 1951.
	Emergency Mass Feeding Handbook, March 1953.
	State of Minnesota Civil Defense Plan, Welfare Services, January 17, 1955.
	Draft State Plan, circa 1956.
	Training Manual for Civil Defense Police Reserves, circa 1958.
	Civil Defense Disaster Blood Program, April 1958.
		Issued by the Health Department in cooperation with the Civil Defense Department.
	Minnesota Highway Civil Defense Training Center, Civil Defense Training Courses, circa 1960s.
	Manual for Fallout Shelter Program, circa 1960.
	Minnesota Civil Defense Bulletins, December 1960-February 1961.
	Governor’s Manual for Civil Defense Emergencies, December 27, 1966.
	Natural Disaster Emergency Operations Plan, April 3, 1967.
	Civil Defense Department: Natural Disaster Emergency Operations Plan, April 3, 1968.
	Reports of Surveys for Emergency Operating Centers, 1969. 8 volumes.
		Summary. 1 volume.
		Mobile Support Areas I-VI. 6 volumes.
		State Capitol Complex. 1 volume.
	Directory of Emergency Telephone Numbers, February 24, 1969.

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:: Auxiliary police -- Minnesota.; Blood banks -- Minnesota.; Blood -- Collection and preservation -- Minnesota.; Disaster relief -- Minnesota.; Emergency management -- Minnesota.; Fallout shelters -- Minnesota.

Places:: Minnesota -- Civil defense.

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