OWATONNA STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL:

An Inventory of Its Record of Children at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.


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Creator: Minnesota. State Public School.
Title:Record of Children.
Dates:1887-1945.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Record of children's release from the school's custody, categorized by type of release: became of age, restored to parents, self supporting, adopted, married, returned to county, or died.
Quantity:1.2 cubic feet (1 box and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Entries are chronological within each category.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Access to adoption records less than 100 years old is available only with a court order. Please consult the library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. State Public School. Record of Children. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 984-174

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001704548


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
114.G.2.2F-1Volume 1, 1887-1932.
Includes entries for becoming of age (1891-1932) and all other categories (1887-1914). In this and the other volumes, the becoming of age entries are recorded one page per month, listing the day and child's record number, and usually the child's name, placement status, and date; name, number, and date are recorded in each of the other categories: restored to parents, self supporting, adopted (also name after adoption), married (also name after marriage), returned to county (also county and remarks on the child's behavior), and died (also place and cause of death).
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114.G.2.2F-1Volume 2, 1907-1945.
Includes entries for becoming of age (1932-1945) and all other categories (1915-1934). Also a list of children coming of age, recording name, number, date, address, remarks (usually contract settled or no money clause).
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114.G.2.2F-2Volume 3, 1938-1945.
Includes entries for becoming of age (1938-1945) and all other categories (1934-1945). Also includes entries for children transferred to Childrens Bureau.

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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:
Adoption -- Minnesota.
Children with social disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Registers.
Children -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.
Places:
Owatonna (Minn.).
Document Types:
Registers (lists).

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