PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT: COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE:

An Inventory of Its Correspondence at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator:Minnesota. Department of Public Safety. Commissioner's Office.
Title:Correspondence.
Dates:1976-2014.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:General correspondence with citizens and with local civic and law enforcement officials regarding all aspects of the department's operations and public interactions, including traffic and motor vehicle laws, reports of observed traffic violations, citizens' objections to citations for traffic violations and complaints about treatment by state patrol officers, vehicle ownership and title matters, vehicle licensing and insurance requirements, changes in road signage, requests for additional state patrol coverage, requests for information, law enforcement educational activities by the department, and miscellaneous highway safety matters.
Quantity:23.7 cubic feet (22 boxes and 3 partial boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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A few letters concern other matters under Public Safety Department supervision, such as liquor control, littering, mobile homes, disaster assistance, search and rescue operations, and police and fire protection at civic events.

Some copies of governor's office correspondence on these matters are included.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Arranged by year; alphabetical by correspondent's surname thereunder.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Public Safety. Commissioner's Office. Correspondence. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Provenance

Correspondence for 1983 was inadvertently destroyed by the agency.

Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 982-167; 983-86; 984-129; 987-1; 987-121; 989-175; 991-21; 992-21; 992-181; 997-59; 998-64; 999-112; 2001-32; 2003-48; 2007-49; 2008-4; 2009-58; 2010-42; 2014-23; 2019-06; 2021-24

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001710508


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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127.L.14.1B 1976-1978.
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127.L.14.2F 1978-1979.
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127.B.10.14F 1980. 2 folders.
A-L, 1981. 2 folders.
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127.B.10.15BM-Z, 1981. 2 folders.
1982. 4 folders.
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127.E.17.9B 1984. 5 folders.
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127.E.18.4F 1985. 19 folders.
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102.D.5.1B 1986. 6 folders.
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102.D.5.2F 1987. 7 folders.
A-F, 1988. 4 folders.
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102.D.5.3BG-Z, 1988. 10 folders.
A-M, 1988-1989 (bulk 1989). 9 folders.
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104.C.10.1BN-Z, 1988-1989 (bulk 1989). 6 folders.
1990. 13 folders.
Commissioner Paul Tschida.
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104.C.10.2F 1991. 14 folders.
Commissioners Ralph Church and Tom Frost.
A-H, 1992. 8 folders.
Commissioner Tom Frost.
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104.C.10.3BI-Z, 1992. 10 folders.
Commissioners Tom Frost and Michael S. Jordan.
A-N, 1993. 15 folders.
Commissioner Michael S. Jordan.
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104.C.10.4FO-Z, 1993. 7 folders.
Commissioner Michael S. Jordan.
A-R, 1994. 20 folders.
Commissioner Michael S. Jordan.
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114.A.19.1BS-Z, 1994. 6 folders.
Commissioner Michael S. Jordan.
1995. 20 folders.
Commissioner Michael S. Jordan.
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114.A.19.2F 1996. 20 folders.
Commissioner Michael S. Jordan.
Log of correspondents names, 1999.
January-March 1999.
Commissioner Charlie Weaver.
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107.E.4.7B April–December 1999. 2 folders.
Commissioner Charlie Weaver.
A-O, 2000. 20 folders.
Commissioner Charlie Weaver.
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107.E.4.8FP-Z, 2000. 9 folders.
Commissioner Charlie Weaver.
A-L, 2001. 10 folders.
Commissioner Charlie Weaver.
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107.E.4.9BM-Z, 2001. 7 folders.
Commissioner Charlie Weaver.
Correspondence, 1998-2002.
Alphabetically by surname; correspondence with members of the public as well as government officials.
A-G, 2003. 4 folders.
Commissioner Richard Stanek.
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107.E.2.8FH-Z, 2003. 6 folders.
Commissioner Richard Stanek.
A-Z, 2004. 4 folders.
Commissioners Richard Stanek and Michael Campion.
B-D, 2005. 1 folder.
Commissioner Michael Campion.
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107.F.4.10F 2005-2006. 2 folders.
Commissioner Michael Campion.
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113.G.1.1B 2007-2008. 4 folders.
Commissioner Michael Campion.
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115.B.20.4F 2008-2010. 6 expansion folders.
Commissioner Michael Campion.
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115.B.20.5B 2010-2011. 4 expansion folders.
Commissioner Michael Campion (2010), Acting; Commissioner Mary Ellison and Commissioner Ramona Dohman (2011).
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115.B.20.6F 2012-2013. 6 expansion folders.
Commissioner Ramona Dohman.
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115.B.20.7B 2014. 3 expansion folders.
Commissioner Ramona Dohman.

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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:
Alcoholic beverage industry -- Minnesota.
Automobile insurance -- Minnesota.
Disaster relief -- Minnesota.
Fire prevention -- Minnesota.
Law enforcement -- Minnesota.
Liquor industry -- Minnesota.
Litter (Trash) -- Minnesota.
Mobile homes -- Minnesota.
Motor vehicles -- Minnesota -- Registration.
Motor vehicles -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
Police -- Minnesota.
Search and rescue operations -- Minnesota.
Signs and signboards -- Minnesota.
Spectator control -- Minnesota.
Traffic police -- Minnesota -- Complaints against.
Traffic regulations -- Minnesota.
Traffic signs and signals -- Minnesota.
Traffic violations -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
Minnesota. Governor.
Minnesota State Patrol.

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