CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT. FORESTRY DIVISION.

An Inventory of Its Central Subject Files: Forester (F) Files

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Division of Forestry.
Title:Central subject files: Forester (F) files.
Dates:1909-1962.
Abstract:Subject files consisting of correspondence, memos, notes, reports, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous materials originating from or received by the state forester, commissioner, or director of forestry (title change) or other members of the forestry division office.
Quantity:26.75 cubic feet (27 boxes).
Location:See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

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Subject files consisting of correspondence, memos, notes, reports, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous materials relating to proposed and enacted state and federal laws, bills, investigations, and appropriations; fire claims, arrests and prosecutions, roads and easements, attorney general opinions; cooperation with various state and federal agencies and individuals; materials used for lectures, movies, exhibits, photographs, and other means of educating the public; game refuges and animal protection; Itasca Park; and forest policies, originating from or received by the state forester, commissioner, or director of forestry (title change) or other members of the forestry division office.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:

F - Legislation, Minnesota, 1909-1961
F - Legislation, Congress, 1922-1959
F- Legal, 1913-1960
F - Cooperation, 1914-1962
F - Education, 1911-1958
F - Game & Fish Department, 1914-1952
F - Information, 1914-1922
F- Forest Policy, 1914-1940


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Expand/CollapseOTHER FINDING AIDS

A printed version of this inventory is available in the repository; filed in State Archives notebooks under Conservation Department: Forestry Division.

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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited series, folder, and item here]. Minnesota. Division of Forestry. Central Subject Files: Forester (F) Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: None; 978-14

Processing Information:

Processed by: processing staff

RLIN ID No. MNHV92-A257

Catalog ID No.: 09-00023205


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseF - LEGISLATION, MINNESOTA, 1909-1961:

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127.I.16.10F Undated; 1909-1921.
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127.I.10.4F 1922-1930.
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127.I.10.5B 1931-1937.
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127.I.10.6F1937Session (cont.); 1937-1939 Interim Commission
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127.I.10.7B>1939 Session
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127.I.10.8FInterim Commission; 1941 Session
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127.I.10.9B1941 Session Index to Status of Bills; 1943 Session
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127.I.10.10F1943-1945 Interim Commission
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127.I.10.11B1945 Session
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127.I.10.12F1947 Session
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127.I.10.13B1949 Session
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127.I.10.14F1951 Session
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127.I.11.1B1953 Session; 1953 Forestry Study Commission; 1955 Session
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127.I.11.2F1955 Session (cont.); 1955 Forestry Study Commission; 1957 Session
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127.I.11.3B1958 Special Session; 1959 Session; 1959 Special Session
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127.I.11.4F1961 Session

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Expand/CollapseF - LEGISLATION, CONGRESS, 1922-1959:

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127.I.11.5B 1922-1938.
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127.I.11.6F 1939-1943.
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127.I.11.7B 1944-1959.

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Expand/CollapseF - LEGAL, 1913-1960:

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127.I.11.7B 1914-1931.
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127.I.11.8F1932-1960; Attorney General Opinions, 1913-1924.
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127.I.11.9BAttorney General Opinions, 1925-1949.

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Expand/CollapseF - COOPERATION, 1914-1962:

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127.I.11.10FA-M:
Agricultural Department, 1915-1923.
American Forestry Association, 1914-1925. 2 folders
American Legion, School Patrol Schedule, 1925-1962.
American Legion, Auxiliary, 1946-1960.
American Red Cross, 1947-1953.
American Tree Association, 1925-1926.
Baudette Harbor Project, 1946.
Boy Scouts, 1948-1955.
Boy Scouts, 1956-1962.
Boy Scouts, Fire Protection Projects, 1954.
Bureau of Information - Department of Conservation, 1942-1955.
Bureau of Information - Department of Conservation, 1956-1963.
Business Research and Development, 1949.
Civil Defense, 1955-1959.
County Agents, 1920-1923.
Federation of Womens Club, 1916-1926.
Forestry Buildings and Equipment, Use of, 1956-1961.
Game & Fish Department, 1925.
Game & Fish Division, 1944-1955.
Game & Fish Division, Department of Conservation, 1956-1960.
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Association, Duluth, Minnesota, 1920.
Headwaters Forest Research Center, Grand Rapids, 1946-1961.
Health Department, 1944-1953.
Highway Department, 1922.
Highway Department, 1944-1955.
Historic Sites and Markers Commission, Minnesota, 1949-1960.
Industrial Commission, 1923-1924.
Industrial Commission, 1927.
Insurance Department, 1914-1920.
Izaak Walton League Cabin, 1937.
Lake States Forest Experiment Station, 1947-1955.
Lake States Forest Experiment Station, 1956-1960.
Lake States Forest Experiment Station, 1962.
Lands & Minerals Division, 1950-1962.
McFarland Lake Cabin, 1957-1961.
Minneapolis Civic & Commerce Association, 1920-1923.
Minnesota Historical Society, 1956-1958.
Minnesota Reclamation League, 1917-1919.
Miscellaneous, 1921-1925.
Miscellaneous, 1925-1926.
Miscellaneous, 1946-1955.
Miscellaneous, 1956-1960.
Mississippi Valley Association, 1919.
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127.I.11.11BN-Z:
Opsahl, J. J., 1919.
Parks Division, Department of Conservation, 1956-1960.
Parks Division, 1946-1955.
Pinchot, Gifford, 1918-1922.
Soil Survey, 1915-1921.
United States Engineer Office, 1937-1956.
United States Forest Service, Chippewa Forest, Cass Lake, Minnesota, 1942-1955.
United States Forest Service, Chippewa Forest, Cass Lake, Minnesota, 1956-1961.
United States Forest Service, Milwaukee / Washington, 1956-1960.
United States Forest Service, Milwaukee / Washington, 1960-1961.
United States Forest Service, Superior [National] Forest, Duluth, Minnesota, 1938-1955.
United States Forest Service, Superior National Forest, Duluth, Minnesota, 1954-1962.
University Farm, 1938-1960. 2 folders
University of Minnesota, Extension Forester, Parker O. Anderson, 1935-1961.
Warroad River Drainage, 1948.
Waters Division, 1946-1955.
Waters Division, State Dam Inspection, 1954-1960.
Waters Division, 1961.
Williams-Blair Incident, Beltrami Island Forest, 1952.

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Expand/CollapseF - EDUCATION, 1911-1958:

Two series of alpha subject files, 1911-1928; 1934-1958.


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127.I.16.10FA-E, 1911-1928:
American Forest Week, 1926.
American Forest Week, 1928.
Appointment, Addresses, 1911-1926. 3 folders
Arbor and Bird Day, 1915-1924.
Articles for Magazines and Newspapers, 1914-1922. 2 folders
County Fairs, 1925-1928.
Exhibits, 1925-1928.
Exhibits at Automobile Shows, 1926-1927-1928.
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127.I.16.11BF-R, 1911-1928:
Fair Exhibits, 1916-1928. 3 folders
Films, Picture, Cuts Loaned, 1925-1928.
Forest Protection Week, 1924.
Illustrated Lectures, 1914-1917.
Lantern Slide Lectures, 1925-1928. 2 folders
Lecture Tour, 1921-1925.
Lectures, 1925-1928.
Lists of Foresters, Mailing Lists, 1924-1928.
Miscellaneous, 1924-1928.
Movie Films, Lantern Slides, 1917-1928. 4 folders
News Items from Rangers, 1925-1928.
Norsk Centennial, 1925.
Photographs, 1914-1928. 3 folders
Posters, Signs, Pamphlets, 1922-1927. 2 folders
Publicity, 1915-1928. 2 folders
Ranger Districts, 1915-1928. 5 folders
Ranger's Correspondence School, 1928.
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127.I.11.12FS-Z, 1911-1928; A-Z, 1934-1958:
Sign Posting, 1927-1928.
Special Publicity, O. R. Levin, 1927-1928.
United States Forest Service, Panels, 1928.
Wheeler, H. N., 1924-1927. 2 folders
Articles and Speeches, 1942-1956.
Articles, H. G. Weber, 1940-1946.
Bibliography, Forest, 1950.
Conservation Curriculum Guide, 1955.
Conservation Television Series, 1960.
Conservation Tours, 1960-1961.
Essay Contest, 1950-1956.
Exhibit County Fair, 1941-1957.
Exhibit State Fair, 1941-1957.
Exhibit Building, State Fair Grounds, Logging Camp and Equipment, 1934-1947.
Exhibits and Exhibit Materials, 1941-1955.
Fair Exhibits, 1950.
Films - All Areas, 1955.
Lectures and Movies, 1941-1957.
Literature Distributed, 1956-1962. 2 folders
Miscellaneous, 1942-1957.
Motion Pictures, Hill Foundation, 1957.
Pictures, Films, Cuts, Posters, 1941-1958.
Pictures, Slides, Film, Television, 1954-1962.
Publications We Request, 1940-1953.
Squirrel Card, 1938-1950.
Visitor Records-Towers, 1941-1953.
Wilson, C. S., 1956.
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127.I.11.13BNewspaper Clippings, 1944-1958.

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Expand/CollapseF - GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT, 1914-1952:

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127.I.16.13BSubject Files:
Beaver, 1916-1922.
Birds, 1916-1933. 2 folders
Bird Refuges, 1934-1945.
Correspondence re: Game Protection, 1915-1922.
Correspondence with Leading Authorities, 1932-1937.
Deer Control, Itasca Park, St. Croix Park, 1945-1952.
Deer Feed, 1940-1948.
Elk, 1914-1918.
Game Birds, Nesting and Egg Laying, 1932.
Game Refuges and Protection, 1934-1950.
Indian Reservations, 1931-1932.
Insects as Trout Food, 1934.
Itasca Park, 1914-1923. 3 folders
Itasca Park, Beaver, 1930-1932.
Itasca Park, Deer-Moose-Buffalo, 1931-1933.
Itasca Park, Game Protection, 1931-1933.
Miscellaneous, 1914-1925. 3 folders
Raising Game and Fur Bearing Animals, 1914-1922.
Rangers, 1915-1922.

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Expand/CollapseF - INFORMATION, 1914-1922:

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127.I.16.13BClippings, 1914-1922.
Editors, 1914-1922.
Rangers and Supervisors, 1914-1922.

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Expand/CollapseF - FOREST POLICY, 1914-1940:

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127.I.16.13BCentral States Forestry Conference, 1921.
Forest Policy for Minnesota, 1930-1932.
Minnesota, 1925.
Miscellaneous, 1920-1933.
Miscellaneous, 1935-1940.
National and Miscellaneous, 1920-1923.
National Forest Fire Prevention Committee, 1920-1921.
National Forest Policy, 1923-1927.
Policy Adopted by State Forestry Board, 1921.
Private Lands, 1914-1919.
Standardization Fire Protection, 1921.
State Lands, 1914-1920.
Suggestions, P. O. Anderson, 1922-1925.
Union League Club, 1922.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG 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:
Forests and forestry -- Social aspects -- Minnesota.
Forest fires -- Minnesota.
Game reserves -- Minnesota.
Forest fires -- Prevention and control.
Forest policy -- Minnesota.
Forestry law and legislation -- Minnesota.
Liability for fire damages -- Minnesota.
Forest roads -- Minnesota.
Attorneys general's opinions.
Fire investigation -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
Itasca State Park.
Minnesota. Division of Forestry -- Appropriations and expenditures.
Minnesota. Department of Conservation.

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