ZOOLOGICAL BOARD: DIRECTOR'S OFFICE

An Inventory of Its Subject Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota State Zoological Board. Director's Office.
Title:Subject files.
Dates:1967-2006.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Correspondence, reports, and background materials documenting the zoo's relationship with the federal and state governments, other Minnesota organizations, and Minnesota, national, and international zoos. Government agencies dealt with include the federal agriculture and interior departments and the Minnesota attorney general, governor's office, legislative auditor, Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Transit Commission, Pollution Control Agency, and departments of administration, economic development, finance, natural resources, and transportation. There are also substantial files dealing with the Science Museum of Minnesota; the Minnesota Valley Veterinary Medical Association; the City of Apple Valley; Dakota County; Como Zoo; Duluth Zoo; Oxbow Park Zoo (Rochester); Lion Country Safari; the National Zoological Park; the Toronto Zoo; other zoo's policies and operational documents; and staff travel to other zoos.
Quantity:2.5 cubic feet (3 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The collection is organized into the following sections:

Federal government
Minnesota government
Minnesota organizations
Minnesota zoos
Other zoos


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Zoological Board. Director's Office. Subject Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 987-57; 999-74; 2005-15; 2007-42

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001731493


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseFEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Location
116.H.14.4FAgriculture Department, 1970-1975.
Agriculture Department, North Central Experimentation Station, 1971-1974.
Congress, 1971.
Interior Department, 1973-1976.
U. S. Government permits, 1987-1995.

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Location
116.H.14.4FAdministration Department, 1971-1991. 2 folders.
Attorney General, 1969-2003. 7 folders.
Arbitration, 1983-1984.
General, 1969-1978, 1985-2003. 2 folders.
Opinions, 1974-1989.
Relationships with Zoological Society and Foundation, 1976-1991. 2 folders.
Title opinions [to Zoo property], 1974-1975.
Building Commission, 1970.
Includes 1970 request to Legislative Building Commission.
Economic Development Department, 1967-1976.
Includes annual reports to the department.
Energy Department, Report to, January 1975.
Finance Department, 1974-1984, 1998-2004. 3 folders.
Governor's Office, 1967-1978, 1994-2006. 4 folders.
Legislative Auditor, 1973-1998. 7 folders.
Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources [LCMR], 2001-2003.
Location
116.H.14.5B Legislature, 1987-2005. 4 folders.
Lieutenant Governor, 1975.
Metropolitan Council, 1978-1987.
Metro Transit Commission, 1971-1978.
Miscellaneous state agencies/departments, 1987-1989, 2002. 2 folders.
Natural Resources Department, 1971-1995. 2 folders.
Pollution Control Agency, 1970-1978.
Transportation Department, 1975-1987, 1995. 3 folders.

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Expand/CollapseMINNESOTA ORGANIZATIONS

Location
116.H.14.5BApple Valley [AV] Planned Unit Development [PUD], 1973-2001. 2 folders.
Arts Council, 1970.
Children's Museum, 1975.
Metropolitan Development Guides, 1970-1975.
Minnesota Valley Veterinary Medical Association, 1976-1988.
Science Museum of Minnesota, 1968-1975.
Miscellaneous city and state agencies, 1979-1982.
Cities/chambers, 1981-1987.
Apple Valley (city), 1982-1989. 3 folders.
Dakota County, 1978-1989.

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Location
116.H.14.5BMinnesota Zoo Association, 1972.
MZG/Como collaboration, 1974-2004. 4 folders.
Includes 1974, 1978 Como Zoo master plans.
Apple Valley [AV] Planned Unit Development [PUD], 1973-2001. 2 folders.
Duluth, 1969-1977, 2004-2006. 2 folders.
Little Falls, 1970-1971.
Mankato, 1970.
Redwood Falls, 1970-1981.
Rochester, 1970-1975.
Location
102.E.4.5B St. Paul, 1970-1975.

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Expand/CollapseOTHER ZOOS

Location
102.E.4.5BArizona Sonora Desert Museum, 1971.
Columbia Zoological Garden, 1976.
Lincoln Park Zoological Garden, 1973, 2003.
Lion Country Safari (Florida), 1970-1971.
National Zoological Park, 1973-1977, 1989.
Toronto Zoo, 1972-1980, 1994.
Winnipeg Zoo, 1974.
Miscellaneous zoo policies, operations, 1971-1976.
Non U.S. zoo correspondence, 1968-1996. 2 folders.
U.S. zoo correspondence, 1970-1997. 3 folders.
Zoo travel, 1970-1976.
[0.5 cu. ft. empty]

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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:
Zoo directors -- Minnesota.
Zoos -- Minnesota -- Administration.
Organizations:
Como Zoological Society (Saint Paul, Minn.)
Duluth Zoo (Duluth, Minn.)
Lion Country Safari (Animal park : West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Metropolitan Toronto Zoo.
Minnesota State Arts Council.
Minnesota Valley Veterinary Medical Association.
National Zoological Park (U.S.)
Oxbow Park Zoo (Rochester, Minn.).
Science Museum of Minnesota.
Places:
Dakota County (Minn.)
Apple Valley (Minn.)

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