AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
An Inventory of Its Annual and Related Reports at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota State Agricultural Society. | |
| Title: | Annual and related reports. | |
| Dates: | 1886-2007. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Annual reports (1887-1980) contain the society secretary's report; financial transactions and balance sheet for the year; synopsis of proceedings of board and committee meetings; narrative and statistical reports of all judging and operations departments of the state fair, including lists of all premiums awarded; and the proceedings of the Agricultural Society's annual meeting. Also the State Fair's reports to the society's annual meeting (1972-2007, incomplete); and miscellaneous reports (1886-1888, 1910-1980), including a biennial report, secretary's narrative and financial reports and selected appendices that are known or suspected to contain information that was condensed for or not included in the published reports, particularly itemized voucher lists and property inventories. | |
| Quantity: | 4.8 cubic feet (5 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Agricultural Society. Annual and Related Reports. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number(s): 256; 5613; 2010-39; 2017-16
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 001704696
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
INVITATION TO 39TH ANNUAL STATE FAIR
ANNUAL REPORTS
| 119.E.2.5B | 1887-1894. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| 1895-1901. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| 1902-1917. 16 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| 119.E.2.6F | 1918-1937. 20 volumes. | ||||||||||||
| 119.E.1.1B | 1938-1980. 42 volumes. | ||||||||||||
STATE FAIR, REPORTS TO ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS
Mainly secretary's reports.
| 119.E.1.2F | Biennial report: Board of Auditors, 1886-1888. | ||||||||||||
| 1910-1928. 21 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 119.E.3.5B | 1929-1945, 1950, 1958-1959, 1961-1970, 1966-1980. 20 folders. | ||||||||||||
| [0.2 cubic feet empty, legal] | |||||||||||||
CATALOG 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:
- Agricultural exhibitions -- Minnesota -- Awards.
- Agriculture -- Minnesota -- Societies, etc. -- Finances.
- Agriculture -- Minnesota -- Societies., etc.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota State Fair.
- Functions:
- Disbursing.
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